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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
7
Lubbock urged to organize a two day County and Children's Fair with barbecue and picnic attractions. Civic League and Chamber of Commerce back the effort, aiming for early date setting and broad citizen involvement to ensure a successful Plains and Panhandle event.
J W Cramp, visiting Avalanche office, warns rabbits now menace farms orchards and gardens after wolves were driven out. He urges organized drives to kill them and county purchase of wire to erect woven fences or wings to drive or slaughter rabbits. Cramp notes past wolf-control methods no longer apply.
The mayor urges residents along Ora Street to help in mowing weeds as a possible typhoid fever risk is noted if not cut promptly. A movement in Lubbock is mentioned about weed clearance.
A 1914 Lubbock agreement signed by druggists and confectioners limits Sunday hours to 2:59 PM to 7:34 PM with pharmacy services allowed. Patrons urged not to pressure stores for nonessential items and to prepare Saturday for Sunday needs. The notice emphasizes adherence to Texas Sunday laws and public rest.
J C Coleman died June 2 1911 at his son M M Coleman’s Ranger Lake New Mexico after a two week illness from a stroke of paralysis Born December 12 1856 in Mississippi he came to Texas as a boy married Sallie McKay Mobley in 1881 and lived on a Lubbock county farm He later moved to Ranger Lake to live with relatives Funeral held June 5 1911 at Mrs W S Norton’s home and burial in Lubbock Cemetery beside his wife He is survived by one son M M Coleman from Ranger Lake NM and was active in the Methodist church
A contract signs over the Hotel Nicolet to owner H. Witt who will manage starting the 20 th month. The building will undergo a thorough overhaul and repair to restore condition. Witt has experience at the Clyde Hotel and is expected to run Nicolet well.
A party of Santa Fe officials led by C. I. Seagraves visited Lubbock on a special train. They were met by Chamber of Commerce members and toured the Lubbock Irrigation Company's land, seeing the running pump and thriving crops. Their outing ended with a return to the train and a trip to the cut-off to view the node.
Local report notes 2900 acres in Lubbock county likely devoted to Sudan grass seed as researchers from Chillicothe and state stations mark wide adaptation. Plant described as tall annual, similar to Johnson grass but distinct, with multiple cuttings and hay yields, seed harvesting cautions, and crossbreeding considerations.
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