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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
5
In speaking rounds across school communities, county candidates enjoyed meals at homes of notable residents. Attendees included IT Goodnight and others, with stops at Buell Croiu and Mined Creek as part of campaign social events.
The piece discusses public schools amid agitation and partisan voices. It notes shifting staff, boosters and critics, and argues for focused attention on public welfare, praising ongoing pursuit of both good and bad within the system.
A terse editorial note urges restraint in objections tied to personal or private motives. It argues mature conduct and knowledge are needed and warns that further agitation would worsen community tensions and revive old problems.
A court denied a request for a new hearing in a case before the Peru County court. The proceeding concerned the alleged actions of a local party or individual bearing the initials Paphos. Details remain unclear due to damaged text.
A high scoring Sunday contest featured tight pitching from Gribble Cocky Watkins Deans and Sullivan for the town squad as they battled River City. The game swung with late rallies and a tied score until the 14th when the town team pushed ahead for the win. Struck of St Louis umpired the match with Moore Dean Harper and Arnold delivering notable plays.
In Collingsworth county trustees and Superintendent R. H. Cocke praised local students and funds. They pledged countywide cooperation to raise education standards and make the county’s schools preeminent in the state.
A county educational gathering led by Dr. Cooke and Professor Nicholson discussed failures of rural schools, citing three VOR and local scholastic issues. The meeting criticized personal neglect and urged more efficient efforts for school improvement, with focus on community roles and rural education challenges.
A local school gathering featured a speech claiming schools are sixty percent more efficient this year and urged trustees teachers and patrons to renew cooperation. Dr J S Wilkins and J T Goodnight spoke on improving sanitary conditions and the need to beautify school grounds to attract and retain residents.
Students are applying ideas to their Buck Creek community school plot. The effort focuses on beautifying the grounds and conducting farm demonstration experiments, aiming to create Vie County’s most attractive school plot.
Two boys rode a horse from Memphis and moved to sell the animal here. Local suspicion grew over the boys claim to the nag and officials were notified to detain them while an escort and further examining action were arranged.
Janett Lieyearould, daughter of BLOW Measday, was bitten seven miles east of Alpine. After initial sickness and delayed treatment, neighbors learned the bite involved venom. The girl sucked the wound, kerosene was applied, and she later recovered without hospitalization.
Report of the Republican convention in Chicago describes loud uproar and partisan clashes as temper flares and temporary officers are targeted with jeers. Despite tension, no confirmed casualties or hospital needs are reported, while local resident Joe Beasley visits and hints at returning to Collingsworth.
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