Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-06-19

j. NJ. Vansant Sunday night. III
was on his way to the camp meeting
now going on at Hereford and wa
expecting to preach here Sunda.
night hut arrived here to late for AZ
announcement to be made.
j. II. Joel says that the new roat
| leading in the direction of Plainview
recently ordered opened by the Com
missioners court, has still got wire.
across it but that 1t would havenoW
been open ii he had had his nippers
with him Monday when he rug
against the fence.
Only one case Of sickness In town
that has come to the knowledge Ol
the News, that oi Mrs. j. Rusk. The
physicians treating the case say 1t Is
appendicitis. Last week it was
thought she was improving butnow
her condition is considered as crit teal.
Last week in giving the officers
elect Of the Masonic Lodge here. the
News had it L. G. Wilson, W NJ,
when it should have been f. p VIII
son.
The gratifying news comes now
that the total loss Of lives by the
flood at East st. Louis will not eX-
coed twenty-iive.-Ft. Worth Reg
lister.
Ii this be true what about the
truthfulness OF the big dailies?
Judge Harrison, of Cleburne, 81
brother OF our county Surveyor and
Deputy Clerk G. n. Harrison, is ex-
pected here today, having been in
duced to spend Il few week. recrea-
ton on the Plains, by his enthusiasts
tic brother. Claude has arranged Il
series of bear hunts, etc, on the Can
yon, for their mutual enjoyment.
Emmett Harris has resigned his
position as freight hustler at the de-
pot and after spending several days
in Amarillo, has decided to take a
situation in the railroad shops ut
that place. He came down Tuesday
to say good bye to his friends and
left for his new home Wednesday.
Wade Stephenson has accepted the
position at the depot formerly held
by Emmett.
A good deal OF sickness in Roswell.
The county Board OF Equalization
has sent out over 200 notices to Ran
dali county tax payers informing
them in effect that their valuations
have been raised. The 25th OF this
month is fixed as the day OF eckoning.
The raise made by the court about
all on lands.
j. j. Holcomb received the sad in
telligence Monday Of the death OF his
grandfather, NJ. 0. Cocker. who re-
sided at Comanche. Mr.. Cocker was
a veteran Methodist minister and
was OF the indefatigable stamp that
did not mind walking his circuit In
the frontier days OF Texas, when the
Indian was no respecter of persons,
with only his Bible as Il companion.
Such old landmarks OF Texas early
history are fast passing away and
making room for the more vivaciOus
youth.
Miss Rindah Delashaw, of Whites
boro, arrived here last week and has
decided to conduct a. private school
for children OF ages ranging from six
to ten years. The limit OF age has
been chosen with view of thorough
ly drilling the young ones in the es-
pecial course of kindergarten work
and all materials necessary for this
instruction have been supplied. Miss
Dclashaw is a member of the Whites
boro public school faculty and comes
to our patrons with the highest rec
concentrations. See her notice to
patrons which appears elsewhere in
this issue.
Mrs. N. A. Bentley, mother
of Mrs. w. D. Kirkland, left
yesterday for Silver City, N. M.
to meet her husband, who went
overland by private conveyance.
Miss Minnie Donohoo, recent
ly a student in Belmont college
at Nashville, Tenn, is spending
a we'll earned vacation at home
here, to the delight of her pa
rents and many friends.