The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29

laMtoA1y NoFs %f--Dihb-Hhb-llhb
daneABplinF. telephone. Helloi
. o'cloeh a IA. end that means fol
sbs Dany pHnArndls man 10 get az
snd get ready foR ihs local freight
for Tufia Texas. IL was a dark
morning and I had TO stumble all
ovor t:he Pecos Valley freight yards
"a find the caboose that belonged 10
cha train for rulia- I. with several
others, after a great deal Of diff
Guilty found tho right train, but
afasl We had to wait. me engine
wss aid ny IN tho hospital for re-
psirn and II was s o'clock before
W. started for Canyon City There
after a considerable wait We went
% our way "a me new town OF Hap
~. This is M yet. q small town,
win . lumber yard aud two stores
ana q fsv housoa. water tank and
pumping station on che Plainview
road, but II has a very beautiful
esuntry around II. Just as fine AZ
appaaTs anywhere in the Panhandls.
Well we took In tho town and
then made run for the boarding
house. Tt was about / y. m, and din
uer was over so got a lunch consist.
ing OF cold biscuit. cold boiled beef
ana some dried apple ME Then
back 20 the caboose We went and
ete our lunch and, you may know
81 lasted real good.
Az aboard now, we are off for
Tulia Iulia II q live city OF about
900 people aud the county site OF
Sdshar county and is building one
Of the best hotels N tho Panhandle.
Tho town IA growing New resi-
dencas arc going up in every direc-
tIou. also business houses. The con-
tract has been let for two largo two
story brick buildings
Tuiia is the center OF a large and
Gns farming country, that cannot
be begt IN the Panhandle or any 9TH
ar country. tho people arc as In.
telligent as can be found anywhere
an4 The majority Of them take the
Daily Panhandle which goes 20 prove
eghst I have just said. When through
sith my business. I went to the ho-
eel where met a Jolly crowd. ate
supper then sat aaround the office
stave and told Jokes for several
Aouss on tho Pecoa Valley. choctaw
snd Denver railroads. After all the
cid stories had run out we retired
Cor the night
"wednesday, Nov 40
clAnG-clang-clang! There goes the
hsnh-hammer. act up for breakfast.
After breakfast went out and got
norno more business for the Daily
Panhandle aud then took the extra
back for Plsinyiew
! found that the city is properly
Named, for It is plain yiow for
miles apd miles IN every direction.
But IA 40 back to the trip in the
hack. ! never saw a finer country !
or nicer cattle than saw that day. Ii
The country around Plainyiew is I
dotted with farm houses with orch /
ards and weeping willow groves, I
good barns ana windmlls. Every !
hoy seems blessed with plenty and 4
ere happy We took supper with II
Mr.. schaetcr and son. proprietors Z
and publishers OF the Hale County I
Herald, and 70 say that Mrs. schae-
FER Is a good cook Is putting It mild. 4
v. After supper we strolled around l.
Town Tor awhile then retired for the d
aisht--rand silent soundly, to the a
music 81 4 telephone wire that was v
fastened 10 the gable Of the house. a
fhe bod ! won't describe here for Ii
want of space. a
Thursday morning, NOV, Is. $500 Ia
Got UP, dressed and walked 4 block a
'ver to Mr.. schaefer's for breakfast. a
After breakfast II was get out and 81
sustls for tho Daily Panhandle and n
'uslneus was good. The people Of
his city appreciate what the Dailyl Ii
Panhandle IS doing and that Il Is a
paper for the whole plains country ii
md ! want 10 say right here that