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Newspaper
The Randall County News
Location
Canyon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
3
The article notes a shift from large ranches to farming settlements as Jim Rogers sells the last part of his Ceta ranch. Over two years the property passed to fifteen men, eight already settled, four planning moves. Land prices ranged from 13 to 30 dollars an acre, spurring farmer settlement and higher revenue.
The eminent San Antonio divine Homer T Wilson spoke at the Opera House last Monday night under the Christian church. His address Sparks from the Anvil urged youths and parents to heed his eloquent logic and humor, promising strong guidance for child handling.
The body of Herman Schramm who died at his home south of town on Wednesday night last week was laid to rest in the cemetery south of town on Saturday afternoon. His brother and mother arrived Friday in time for the last rites as neighbors and friends joined the bereaved family in mourning this good man.
Frank E. Gough and Miss Frankie Garrett were married last Monday in a local restaurant by Rev. M. E. Hawkins. The couple arrived from Amarillo on the morning train and left for their new home that afternoon.
Clovis Post reflects on the omnipresence of God and urges readers to realize daily that they live under divine watch. It argues that acknowledgment would curb crimes and offenses, imagining a transformed world if all people grasped this reality.
Rev. Homer T. Wilson spoke at the Christian church last Wednesday night delivering his lecture America's Un crowned Queen. The forcible speaker charmed the audience with a lively delivery and many called the address unexcelled.
Builders push ahead on a brick residence for Travis Shaw in this city. The walls rise, and the completed brickwork will render the home one of the neatest in the Panhandle, with brick walls and pressed brick exterior. It promises to be a local ornament.
A four-year-old boy at his aunt’s house asks if God knows everything. When told yes, he presses for every little thing and concludes with the claim that God must know he is hungry.
In Amarillo Rev J M Harder filled the First Baptist pulpit last Sunday due to the absence of the pastor. Rev W H Younger preached at both hours in this city. C R Burrow returns from a Dallas trip praising the Plains. Earl Cullum and his wife arrive back in Abilene to settle here after their wedding. Prichard at Canyon Tin Shop advertises plumbing fixtures and services.
James R. Barker, formerly of Green Valley Illinois and now of Raymore Missouri, returns to Randall County after exploring other lands. He praises the county’s rapid development citing concrete sidewalks brick business houses and rising farms and predicts land will soon be worth 3900 per acre. He intends to buy land again after previously selling out.
J K Havens from Green Valley Illinois visited this city and helped start a public badger fight. The event drew bystanders who enjoyed the spectacle, though Havens testified he did not bet on either animal and acted as official starter.
The landowner contract states railroad certainty depends on subscription. Nine miles from Canyon City, eight sections of smooth land offered for sale as a single block at about half the regular price. Good title, easy payments, 7 percent interest. L L ConNeER.
Message warns to inspect old tiles prior to burning the house and notes Prichard will handle it with contact phone 152.
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