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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
1
The genial merchant Mr. Cook, a leading farmer on the northwest square, manages 960 acres with 800 under cultivation. He grows 600 acres of cotton and 200 acres of feed crops, six miles west of Lawn. Heavy rainfall this week left fields too wet to cultivate briefly, but prospects remain bumper.
Earl Rainey of Wichita Falls married Miss Frankie Pate in Henrietta on a Tuesday in June. The bride, a Wellington native and former Collingsworth school teacher, and the groom, a young man with sterling qualities, are connected with Amarillo firms. They will reside in Wichita Falls.
A S J Lockhart arrived in the city last Saturday and brought a fine batch of dewberries. The fruit was described as the largest and nicest seen, with Lockhart claiming his crop is doing well despite adverse weather.
On Friday June 18, 1913, Mr. and Mrs. T B Elkins of Gainesville Texas welcomed their 18th child. The newborn weighed 14 pounds at birth.
The program features Lara Jones and Soto-Violet Croad speaking on missions and Grace Good presenting on medical missions. Verne Thomas performs a piano solo, with Geo W Ellis noted as leader. Local vendors Hardy O'Neil Drag Co and Allen's Big Minstred advertise goods and services, including poultry, meat, and hair switches, with a Wellington event listed for Saturday June 1xth.
The Croquet Coterie of Wellington is pictured playing in winter cold and rain with coats gloves goggles and lanterns. They ignore the weather until show wagons with elephants pass the grounds drawing attention and breaking their focus amid hopes the sport stays healthy and lively.
A scrambled notice describes Shamrock events from Monday and a horse lost months ago, with a tip about a local ad in the Leader. It notes a caller claiming the horse is recovered and mentions a blanket find and a sales pitch for using the paper to reach the public.
Local ad lists Stall operating a new button making machine and invites customers to have their buttons produced. Other notices promote farm loans and abstract work by Cocke Jr. and RL OR. Sherwood, groceries by Pritchard Grocery, seeds from Amarillo Nursery and Seed Co, and a cashiered salesman position with weekly commissions, Box 182 Amarillo Tex.
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