Town and County Personal and Other Matters
Miss Lola Word returned from Waxahachie. J. W. Pipkin of Plainview visited town. R. G. Oldham and family returned from Plainview. W. H. Hicks reports his mother is no better. Mrs. C. N. Harrison came home from a long visit at Hutto. Rev. and Mrs. Groves returned from Silverton. Misses Law and Bryson left for Amarillo normal. Sallie McGehee left for Amarillo normal. M. S. Lusby recovered from rheumatic attack. Mrs. Dillon and children visited Mrs. I. C. Jenkins. Mrs. Rodgers of Shad dock returned home. Joe MacDougal joined Canyon City barbers. Office foreman Hibdon’s illness hurts the issue. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Thomas visit to see Conner and Charlie. Mrs. Daniels returned from Amarillo with Mrs. Faulkner. Wade Stephenson showed a huge rhubarb leaf. L. C. Lair building a large alfalfa barn. I. W. McClure is a carpenter. Wiley Robeson returned from New Mexico. Chas. Rollins of Beaumont visiting relatives. Rollins is county attorney’s elder brother and recently married. C. P. Hutchings and Travis Shaw campers at Palo Duro. John Bell plans reaping and expects help from J. E. Bell. Bell praises the Plains climate, water and crops. Beats Kansas all to pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bell
J. E. Bell
Mr. Bell
Kansas
Happy Items and Local Visits Spur Grain Harvest
In Happy and nearby towns residents report busy grain cutting with three headers active. Visitors and moves fill the week as Mrs J M Stone and Mrs J F Christian tour Canyon, families like Cook and Maulkey visit, W S Cook finishes wheat, and plans for a new bank and a new home progress. June 16, OR.
Palo Duro Park Delegates Elected for Shreveport Meeting
A citizens mass meeting at Canyon City courthouse selected Jasper N. Haney as Canyon City delegate to the Internal Improvement convention in Shreveport. Haney, Park Association president, left for Amarillo and then Shreveport with other delegates while Congressman Stephens plans to attend. A committee was named to prepare for a rural route to Deaf Smith County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens
Internal Improvement Convention
Shreveport
Palo Duro Park
Jasper N. Haney
Canyon City
Haney
The
Park Association
Amarillo
Shreve
Woodmen of the World Elect Officers and Install Members
On Thursday night the Woodmen of the World chapter elected officers L E Cowling as C C J J Taylor Adv Lieut P H Young clerk W E Lair banker I W McClure inner guard Tom Myers outer guard and J F Smith J J Taylor as managers Fourteen new members were admitted at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of the World
L. E. Cowling
C. C
J. J. Taylor
P. H. Young
W. E. Lair
I. W. McClure
Tom Myers
J. F. Smith
Card of Thanks for Kind Friends After Mother's Death
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends who helped during illness and after the death of our mother. Signed by S. R. Cox, C. H. Cox, Mrs. Ida Hart, Mrs. Dollie Hendrix, and Mrs. M. E. F. Slover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R
C. H. Cox
Ida Hart
Dollie Hendrix
M. EF. Slover
Harvest Progress With Dry Warm Week For Wheat and Oats
Weather has been dry and warm, aiding harvest as small grain cutting continues for three to four weeks. Headers are favored for wheat with reapers also in use. Farmers expect about 20 bushels per acre for wheat and 30 for oats, matching prior estimates. Other crops are prospering.
Democratic Primary Ordered in Randall County Tickets
The Randall County Democratic executive committee orders a full ticket for precinct county district and state levels to be submitted at the July primaries. Fees to cover primary costs: 310 for county judge assessor sheriff district and county clerk. 50 for county treasurer and county attorney. 5 for precinct offices. 1 for all state and district candidates. Payments to county chairman L. C. Lair by June 22. Committee to reconvene July 13 to arrange ticket and other primary matters.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Randall County
L. C. Lair
Headers Sold by Canyon City Hardware Firms
The Canyon Mercantile and Thompson Hardware Co. sold headers in the last two weeks. Deering headers were taken by L. A. Pierce, E. W. Reynolds, Wiggins & Roles, H. H. Gilliam, R. W. Bruce, Douglass & Stoddard, and W. E. Bates. McCormick headers were also claimed by several buyers, though names were not reported.
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Canyon City Hardware
Canyon Mercantile
Thompson Hardware Co
Deering
McCormick
L. A. Pierce
E. W. Reynolds
Wiggins & Roles
H. H. Gilliam
R. W. Bruce
Douglass
Insurance Companies Named in Liverpool Ledger
A list of insurers and underwriters appears, including C. N. Harrison & Co and Aetna among others. Firms such as New York Underwriters, North River, Northern Assurance, and Royal of London are referenced along with regional names and subsidiaries. The compilation resembles a directory or advertising column of insurance providers and related entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North River
North British & Mercantile Northern Assurance Co
National Union
Phenix of
Brooklyn
Phoenix of
Hartford
Providence of
Washington
Queen Insurance Co
Royal of London
Eng
Springfield
Shawnee
Enlarging Your Business Through Measured Advertising
The article urges business owners to invest a fixed annual advertising budget and track its impact on sales. It claims advertising is essential if done on business principles and proposes an annual contract for ad space to suit any budget, promising direct reach to the local community.
Baby Weldon Marvin Garner Born to Garner Family
Friday night last week a son weighing ten pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Marvin P Garner. The child has been christened Weldon Marvin Garner and announcement cards were printed by the News office on Saturday on the order of the grandfather.
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Marvin P. Garner
Weldon Marvin Garner
Malone visits Wolfe City and buys land near Lake Arthur
G W Malone of Wolfe City, cousin of J A Edwards, visited this week and traveled to Lake Arthur. He purchased J R Harter claims, fourty acres near Lake Arthur at MAC, with payment made in one hundred sixty acres patented land along the Arkansas River in Kansas.
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G. W. Malone
Wolfe City
J. A. Edwards
Lake Arthur
N. M
J. R. Harter
Mac
Arkansas River
Kansas
Canyon Mercantile Co Stocks Full Refrigerator Line
The Canyon Mercantile Co. advertises a full stock of refrigerators available for purchase. Shoppers can view a broad range of models and sizes as part of the store's current offerings.
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The
Canyon Mercantile Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lola Word
Waxahachie
J. W. Pipkin
Plainview
R. G. Oldham
W. H. Hicks
Stephenville
Law
Bryson
M.S. Lusby
Joe MacDougal
John Hibdon
W. J. Thomas
Dalhart
Conner
Charlie
Wade Stephenson
Wiley Robeson
New Mexico
Roswell
Chas. Rollins
Beaumont
Rollins
C. P. Hutchings
Travis Shaw
Palo Duro
Shaw-Bennett Farm
Happy
J. M. Stone
Canyon
Mae
Ora Cook
J. F. Christian
Maulkey
W. S. Cook
J. B. Christian
Tulia
B. Colman
H. Baggarly
J. B. Carlisle
A. E. Logan
June 16, OR
C. N. Harrison & Co
Aetna American Central Commercial Union
Commonwealth
Detroit
Kiremen
Home of
N.Y. Insurance Co
N. America
Liverpool, London & Globe Mechanics and Traders
Michigan Commercial
United Firemen’s Westchester
Smith
Canyon National Bank
U.S
Redemption Fund
Cash and Exchange
Ouch
R. W. Ob Eerr
L. G. Conner
Santa Fe
Chicago
California
Randall
Panhandle
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