Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-08-14
Local.

Mrs. NJ. j. Overhuls went to ANA.
rillo Wednesday evening in response
to- message to the effect that Mrs.
A. NJ. Lewis was very i'll.
Oscar Smith left last Friday even
Ing for GAINESVILLE, where lie went to
attend to some property interests
near there.
j. ii. Bonner left for his home at
Troy, last Friday, after playing a
very successful season of baseball
with Canyon City team.
Persons desiring to transfer their
children to Canyon City Independent
School district must do so before the
first day of September After Sep
tember no transfers cnn be legally
made.
Waters. Pierce Oil company are
building Il storage house about 100
yards Southwest Of the depot. We
notice NJ. f. Leonard, an old Canyon
City carpenter, in the list of con-
structers.
Amarillo will hold a free street fair
and carnival on August IS, 10, 20 and
81. The business men have secured
many attractions for the amusement
Of their guests on these four days.
Tuesday, VIM. Willard purchased
the lot on the west side of the public
square, joining and south of Judge
LARS office, paying the sum of three
hundred dollars for it,
S. c. Wilson, formerly of this city
butnOw manager OF the StringfellOw-
Hume Hardw are Co. S store at Lub-
book, Is greeting old friends. He
says Hereford looks better to him
than cver.-Hereford Brand
Mr.. Wilson spent the time during
the Reunion here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Z. Wilson and as
sisted the orchestra in furnishing
music at the evening entertainments
at the grand stand.
How does it strike you for our
town to be designated as the "Athens
of the Plains?' We believe that this
is equal in prominence to the Queen
City of the Plains" and otherposings
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Real estate has already begun to
exchange among our realty dealers,
some sales being reported on Mon
day, the first business day of the
week since receiving the intelligence
of our success in securing the college
and the good rains.
#. j. Nansant, OF Paris, n brother
of j. NJ. Nansant, is here and was in
attendance at the reunion. He will
remain here with his brother and
family for week or more.
Rev. Younger came down from
Chanting Monday and was all smiles
for he had heard of our success In Sc
curing the college, his denomination-
Ill school,.
Miss Matte Wommack of Whites
boro, Il sister Of j. A. Wommack, is
visiting her brother and family, hav-
ing come here during the reunion.
She is well pleased with the Plains.
All the visitors here during the Re-
union from central and east Texas
brought with them the report OF an
assured corn crop and cotton as
good as could he expected just at
this time. This will be u good year
for Texas.
Mrs. Oscar Hunt took advantage
of the excursion afforded the North
West Press Association which con-
vened in Amarillo the 9Th, and made
the entire route, which took in El
Paso and the beautiful summer re-
sort of Cloudcroft. She returned
yesterday.
A. J. Chaottc of the Dallas News
force, is in town for several days.
He stated to us that while here he
would lend his best efforts toward
organizing IL tribe OF Redmen. This
order Is q fraternal one of high rank
and should engage the attention es-
pecially of our young men.