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Newspaper
The Randall County News
Location
Canyon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
8
C N Harrison promotes John D Tower surface cultivators for dry farming. Office at First National Bank rear. McNiel Bros in Canyon Texas received a car load and invite inquiries. Whitewan Grocery Co offers the best soft wheat flour on the market.
New Matting Art Squares debut at Thomas Bros Furniture Store. Elegant decor for bedrooms or living rooms during the hot summer months.
An advertisement extols Harrells Ice Cream as the best and purest product formed from years of experience. It notes orders can be placed in any quantity at any time.
Visitors and local movements including Mrs McGeehee and Sallie S J McGeehee, W J luder family, Ola Mayo at John McGeehee’s. News of travels, health, rain needs, and upcoming box social at Umbarger schoolhouse on June 5. Various local residents plan visits to Canyon and Wakefield Nebraska, with church news and a horse illness incident resolved.
The Ceta column lists neighbors hosting friends and relatives including Jim Wesley Jr and wife with Silas and Willie Evans, Beasley family with G Lawson, Hushaw and Mrs. entertain G Davis and wife, Beasley of Tulsa visiting parents, and visits by Geo Hushaw and Hunt of Swisher County. Dennis Painton suffers a bad foot, Minnie Walters visits Canyon City, White Currie tours New Mexico, Ed Larne returns to Ceta, and Mrs. Hammond and Mrs. Buckner share calls. Local plans include a Wayside telephone meeting Saturday afternoon.
Umbarger notes a box social planned by the Young People’s Club at the school house. Nina residents report busy planting season, a new general supply store house being built, and plans for several small businesses including an elevator and blacksmith shop. Local sports mention Nina baseball’s ready diamond and a recent walk over.
People from Canyon and Canyon City attended church services in Happy last week. The Canyon Concert Band performed for a large crowd on Wednesday night. A commercial club meeting is planned for Friday night with a call issued. Visitors included Ester of Waco and Woods of Wildorado. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Will White on the 24th.
Health advertisement claims 80 percent of headaches come from defective vision. It urges thorough eye examinations and fitting of glasses for all defects with free examinations and guaranteed satisfaction by Health Ray.
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