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Newspaper
Canyon City News
Location
Canyon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
6
Weather note reports rain on Saturday night leaving Randall county with sufficient moisture for crops. Ground holds enough season to harvest all small grain by two weeks of fair weather, after which another rain may be discussed.
Dr and Mrs Ingham hosted a Tuesday evening gathering with five hundred as the entertainment. Refreshments of sherbet, ices and cake were served. Miss Charlotte Ingham showed hand painted tally cards. Guests included Miss Wittie Grimes Florence Grimes Ruth Bomparte Kate Cullum Pattie Cassedy Besse Haney and Messrs Oscar Gamble Roy Cullum Rector and Fred Luke.
The junior Epworth League schedules a Sunday program on June 14 led by Bennie Weller with the theme Eternal Life from 2 Tim. The service includes prayer, song, and Bible readings. Illustrations are by Gladys Rogers, Ldys Hitchcvelk, and others, with select readings by Lizzie Dates and Zera McReynolds.
A commissioners court appointed jury to view a proposed road from Shotwell school house to the county line reported a practical route and fair road bed. Damages total 325. The panel praised local crops and orchards seen along the route and noted a pleasant outing with Chas Long and T J Harter.
A and Jessie Pierce along with Will Cave and Joe Rhinehart bought a header. They plan to save their ripe wheat. Douglass Johnson arrived Sunday from Goodnight. Protracted service at Palodure draws crowds. Miss Winves Hitchcock provides music. Two cloud bursts last Saturday caused no serious damage. Mrs G R Stratton's brother, returning from school, visited last week. Miss Malvin of Amarillo visited Miss Bessie Johnson. F Hoffman cuts alfalfa this week. Tassie.
Misses Belle Shotwell Willie Sowder and Maud Brandon travel to Amarillo this week to attend summer normal.
A westbound freight wrecked Monday night just north of the Palo Duro bridge. Seven cattle cars loaded with railroad ties uncoupled and rolled down the high dump, smashing into kindling. The track was severely torn and morning trains were delayed. One Mexican suffered a broken leg in the accident.
J. 2. Blanten showed The News samples from eighty acres of wheat about five feet tall and estimated yield near 25 bushels per acre. He also presented oats, about 1 acre, described as excellent, to illustrate Randall County’s small grain status.
J O Bradenbaugh oversees a new elevator project in Tulsa while Mrs H Baggarly and Maurine head to Odessa Missouri for the summer. Mrs D Evans and her two daughters visit Happy, as W S Cook and daughters Edna and Sadie travel to Canyon. Dr Barr of Plainview visited on business, rains arrive, Mrs J Kelley visits Amarillo, Miss Carmen visits Miss Josie Belle Gatten, and Mrs J Gatten returns from Oklahoma. Happy baseball defeats Nina. wheat cutting season nears. June 0 UR, Happy.
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