Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-07-24
Local.


Vince Reeves left Monday ior Am
arillo where he. will resume work.
Judge BuIe paid Umbarser pop"
call Monday.
Miss Purcell IL up from Hereford
for few days visit. She IL stop
ping at the st. James.
The Reunion program covering
thefour days will be gotten out by
the News Office Saturday.
Miss Clara Moore OF Amarillo, WIS.,
tied Miss La Rose Bratton. Monday
Of this week.
The Hereford Band has been en-.
gagged to furnish music Tor the Re.
union.
Miss Mary Burrow left for ANA.
rlllo yesterday evening, where she
will spend few days with relatives
and friends.
Judge 4, n. Henson and Sheriff
Uphold went to Amarillo yesterday
and said they may possibly decide to
go from there to Clarendon.
Mrs. j. n. Donhoo and daughter,
Miss Minnie, are In Plalnvicw this
week visiting Mrs. Ware their
daughter and sister.
J. c. Pipkin. the hustlinS member
OF the Canyon Mercantile Co.. was
in Amarillo the first of the week
attending to business matters
The Base Ball privilege has been
sold to the Canyon City team and
1t promises an interesting program
for the Reunion.
We failed to make mention last
week of the departure Of Miss Ethel
Robinson. for California. She has
spent some three months quite pleas
antly with Mr.. and Mrs. a + Brown.
VIM. Willard enjoys the distinc.
ton OF having the only underground
cistein In town 1t Is five feet In
diameter, sixteen feet deep, cemented
on the natural earth bottom and
sides and finished on tob with brick
and will cost when completed about
sixty dollars.
Bishop L. X. Hendricks will con-
duct the detlicatory solemnities OF
the Methodist church ut this place
next Monday night, July eth.
Everybody cordially invited and In
obeisancc to the occasion we should
all attend.
Mcssrs. Dunlap and Frank Lester
and Arthur and Ora Cox composed
n party OF young niinrods who stalk
cd their tent in the Canyon last week
and went in pursuit OF the game.
They returned the first OF this week
anl report the bagglng OF gOOdly
quantity OF small game--no bear.
Ray Price of Tulia, passed through
here Monday en- route to Amarillo.
Mr.. Price informs us that Swlsher
county was very enthusiastic Tn eel.
cbrating their annual anniversary
on the nth, its only marrlng feature
being occasioned by the broadcast
gloom subsequent to the death Of
DR.. Barnes, who was highly esteem-
ed by all of Swisher citizens.
Those who left here Wednesday
evening for Clarendon to represent
Canyon City's claim for the Baptist
College before the Baptist Associa-
ton which convened there yesterday
were: Rev. d Ballard, l. G Lair,
DR.. Howell. l. II Lester, ] l. Prichard,
J w st. Clare and l. G Conner. Mes
danes J l. Howell and l. 4 Lester
accompanied the delegation as far
ms Amarillo, returning on yesterday
mornings train.
DR.. VIM Gray, of CaddO Mills,
Hunt county, has bought Chas. Ey-
ler's place, price $4,000.-ClarendOn
Chronicle.
DR.. Gray is an old friend of our
worthy townsman, Il. &. Oldham.
1t will be remembered bv many Of
our citizens that he and family spent
some time here II month or 80 ago
visiting Mr.. Oldham and family.
Wednesday, two OF The News force
in company with Judge Henson Wis
tied the Hoffman school and found
every thing progressing nicely. Miss
Lizzie Epplcr, the teacher. has the
work we'll in hand and IL giving sat
isfaction. The Judge made an eX-
cellent talk to the pupils after which
we enjoyed dinner ut the hOspitable
home of +. Hoffman. Mr.. Hoffman
was hauling in rye to stack and
says he will make some fifteen hun
dred bushels OF It, s.
We are indebted to G.. Q. Long for
information OF the shipment OF the