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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
EXPERIMENTAL FARM.
{ Weaver, Of South Texas, Will Pu. in a Truck
Farm Near Town at Early Date.

Some of our enterprising busi-
ness men have secured the ser
vices of f. Weaver, of south
Texas, to put in an experimental
truck farm. 1t will be situated
a mile and a half west of town
and Mr.. Weaver will begin opera.
tions at once in order to raise a
fall crop. He will plant this crop
on sod land so that he may fully
demonstrate just what can be
done along this line. He came
from south Florida about seven
years ago and was for a time
connected with the A. e. NJ. Col
lege at Bryan, Since that time
he has engaged in the truck busi-
ness in south Texas and also at
Carlsbad, N. NJ, and in the Pecos
valley. He says that the condi-
tions for truck raising here are
superior to the latter named
place and he is very enth usiastic
about the outlook. He will plant
celery as one of the principal
crops, but will also raise lettuce,
mustard, tomatoes, turnipS, on
ions and etc. There is no doubt
but that this section will produce
abundant truck stuff and it is a
long step in the right direction
to establish a farm where peo-
pie can see just what can be done
in this industry. Intensive farm
ing means successful farming
and this section of the state will
be watched closely for its avail
ability for these purposes. Mr..
Weaver comes to Lubbock at a
very propitiouS time and the
people unite in hoping for his
farm a laage success. Lubbock
Avalanche.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
PRESBYTERIAN MEETING CLOSES.
GraAon-Ramsey Services End Tuesday Night
with Great Success in the Work.

What is possibly the greatest
revival series of meetings ever
held in this city came to a close
last Tuesday night at the taber-
nacle on the Baptist church
grounds. During the meeting
there were 152 conversions, the
greater number for any one
one service being the meeting
last Sunday night when there
were about forty professed.
The preaching has been done
by Rev. n. F. Grafton of Leo
nard who has made great sue
cess in his religious work, there
having been something like 1000
con versions under his preaching
in the past four years. He is a
forcible talker, is consecutive in
his thoughts and earnest in the
delivery of his sermons. The
people of this city will remember
him with kind ness for the good
work done in their midst. Rev.
Grafton left Wednesday morning
for Tulia where he went to
assist in a meeting with Rev.
Lockett Adair.
The song services have been
under the direction of Prof.
Ramsey, a singer of national rep
utation. having been connected
with Sam Jones and other great
revivalists, and the song services
have been a material aid to the
work.
During the meetings Rev,
Grafton inaugurated series OF
prayer meetings in various parts
the city and a great number of
these services will be continued
even though the meeting has
closed.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
Canyon Beats Hereford 10 TO 4.

Along with the rest of the eX-
element of last Saturday the
Hereford base ball team helped
to furnish the amusement. 1t
was announced early in the day
that there would be two games
played in the afternoon, but ow-
ing to the fact that the Hereford
team did not arrive until about
four O'Clock, there was but one
game played, which was a good
one up to the last half of the
sixth inning, when the local team
got their battling eye and ran the
score up to ten in the last half
of the seventh. The feature of
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13

A. Terrill represented Canyon
City before the board, Jasper n.
Haney, mayor of the city, also
being present. The principal
talks made were by L. E. Cowl-
ing and r. A. Terrill, Mayor
Haney presenting a written
argument for the location of the
school in this city.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13

the game was the pitching of
Filgo, for the local team, striking
out thirteen of the first fifteen
men up.
Hereford has a good bunch Of
men, especially in the "rooters'
and if there had been anything
to that part of the game, Here
ford would have won the game
in a walk-Over.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13

feature of the game was the bat
ting of Wilkes for the local team,
knocking two three baggers and
a home run, or a home walk, as
we all know that Fatty" is not
much on the sprint, but anyway
he covered the bags and made
the run with time to spare.
The score:
Channing-O 0 0 0 Q 0 0 Z 0
Canyon i 0 3 8 / l Q 0 y
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13

l.. f. Cowling, who went to
Fort Worth to attend the meet
ing of the locating board of the
West Texas State Normal, did
not return with the other mem
bers of the local committee. but
went to Sweetwater and other
points in West Texas for few
days visit.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13

Mrs. F. NJ. Lester. who.has
been visiting in Plainview for
some time, has returned home.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13

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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13

Rev. Henry Hoover and Nor
man Reece are reported to have
left Erath county last Thursday
in a wagon for an overland trip
to Randall county. They come
here on a prospecting tour.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
MAKES OFFER OF
HUNDRED THOUSAND
CITIZENS COMMITTEE PRESENTS CLAIMS
OF CANYON FOR LOCATION OF NORMAL.
Over Hundred Thousand Dollars is Promised
II the West Texas State Normal
Comes TO This Town.

Canyon City doesn't want to
be in the rear in any proposition
of any kind and therefore when
the committee of citizens con-
sisting of l.. T. Lester, l.. E.
Cowllng and r. A. Terrill left
last Saturday for Fort Worth to
meet the locating committee for
the West Texas State Normal
college, the committee was au-
thorized to raise the offer pro
posed should the committee see
proper to do so. When they ar
rived upon the ground and began
Investigations it was decided that
in order to receive the proper
kind of Investigations the city
should go the limit and therefore
made proposition to donate
500, 100 in cash together with
the choice of seven different To-
cations in this city which was
done.
While no official statement
could be had as to the amounts
offered by other places it was
fairly understood that Canyon
City had offered the best propo-
sition of any of the towns for the
reason that not a single string
was tied to the proposition. 1t
was straight out offer for the
locating committee to accept OF
course the amount of money may
not cut so much figure in the To-.
cation but it certainly showed to
the locating board that the city
had educational matters at heart.
In presenting the claims of
the city before the board. l.. h.
Cowling spoke first, his time be-
ing devoted specially to the gen
eral conditions surrounding the
establishment of such a school
in this section of the state. After
Mr.. Cowling had finished. Il. 4.
Terrill spoke for the remaining
portion of the time, going more
into details relative to statistics
and conditions, explaining the
various propositions claimed for
Canyon City and Randall county.
While the time was somewhat
limited still the local committee
had prepared Il brief of its claims
which was filed with the offer
from this city which, together
with the addresses made, clearly
showed to the committe just
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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13

Canyon City and Randall
county did themselves proud last
Saturday in celebrating the fin
ishing of the new court house for
Randall county by giving a pic
mic on the public square and an
interesting program for the pur-
pose of dedicating the new
building
Early in the day wagons, bug
gies, automobiles, horses, trains
and every common means of con-
veyance was used in bringing
people into town for the purpose
of taking part in the jollification.
People were here from all over
the county and from every town
around here. BY noon the en-
tire square was crowded with
people and vehicles and when
dinner was announced there was
a great rush for the good things
that had been prepared. Long
tables had been erected on the
court house yard and the bar
becued meats, bread, pickles and
such like articles which had been
prepared by the committee, with
the generous food that had been
brought in baskets, the cakes,
pies and other tiniShings. pre-
sented to the eye of the hungry
multitude, a scene that was en-
tirely entrancing. There was
plenty to eat and to spare,
The crowd was jolly one all
day, the band played and the
people abandoned themselves to
the en- ioyments~of the occasion.
In the afternoon Hon. John w.
Veale of Amarillo, state senator
from this district, delivered the
principal address. Judge J. C..
Hunt of this city introduced Mr..
| Veale in a short talk calling at
tentiOn to the different conditions
in Randall county and the pres
ent. While talking he presented
COPY of the Echo of date
August s, 1890, and a copy of
the Randall County News of late
date, together with some inter
esting facts of the present and
future for our county.
Senator Neale began his ad-
dress amid the cheers Of the
assembled crowd in the district
court room of the new building.
He paid a glowing tribute to
Randall county and the Panhan-
die, declaring that it eXcelled any
portion of the world in many re
spects and expressed his conf
dence in its future and the future
of the State of TaXas. He spoke
for over an hour and held the
attention of the audience during
the entire time. He took up
some political matters in the lat
ter portion of his speech declar-
ing that he would not again be a
candidate for the Office of State
Senatorandurgedupon the voters
the necessity of careful action in
the selection of the man for this
important state office. He de
clared himself against two cent
passenger fare rate claiming that
the railroads of this state are
nat making enough to allow the
decrease and that the railroads
were bringing people into the
state and developing it rapidly
and that after the entire state
had been thickly settled, then
the railroads could stand for the
decrease but that the decrease
at this time was impractical.
He was also opposed to free
passes particularly to officials
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
LOCATING COMMITTEE METAT FORT WORTH
MONDAY AND HEAR FROM TOWNS.
Twenty-eight West Texas Towns are Ideal
Locations For New State School Canyon
City Represented.

Monday to meet the board which
had the locating of the new nor
NAL college in West Texas which
was provided in the last session
of the legislature. 1t was a
large, good natured crowd of
West Texas and Panhandle busi-
ness men that greeted Lieuten-
ant Governor Davidson, Super
intendent of Public instruction
r. B. Cousins and Speaker John
Marshall of the house of repre-
sentatives when they met those
who had come to boost for their
particular town.
And when the time came for
the proposals it was found that
there were no less than twenty
eight towns that were the cen
ter of the universe, had the best
supply of water. the most moral
people, the best railway facilities
and had the lowest death rate of
any place on the civilized globe.
Represented in that crowd of
western push and hustle, these
twenty eight towns located west
of the ninety eighth meridian
presented a deep determination
to have their respective towns
present the most attractive offer
and the best showing Of general
conditions before the board.
The towns which presented
propositions were Abilene.
Amarillo, Ballinger, Big Springs,
Brownwood, Canyon City, Cher
okee, Clarendon, Cisco, Coleman,
Colorado, Dublin, Haskell, Ham
lin, Iowa Park, Lubbock, Midland,
Merkel. Mineral Wells, Seymour,
Sweetwater, Snyder, Stanton.
San Angelo, Stamford, Tulia,
Vernon and Wichita Falls.
The bids for the location of
the school were sealed and were
not made public by the board
and therefore accurate state
ments of the various propositions
could not be had although repre-
sentatives from this city secured
fairly accurate statements, ac-
curate enough at least to know
that the proposition from this
city, so far as as actual bonus is
concerned, stands right at the
head if not the highest bid pre-
sented to the board. From the
bids presented the board will
select the towns which they will
visit and will, from the remain
ing towns. direct the location of
the school.
In order to stop any rab ble
and to give fairness to every
town, the representatives of the
various cities requested the
board that the board hear re-
representatives. of the various
towns in executive session bar
ring everyone except the board,
committeemen from the towns
being represented and the re
preventative of the press. Also
in order that the board might
not be tired to death, the time
for presentations of the claims
of each town was limited to
twenty minutes.
The hearing of the various
towns was begun Monday after
noon and was not completed un-
til late Tuesday. The board an
nounced that they would on
Wednesday open the bids and
determine which towns they
would visit and then announce
their itinery. 1t is expected
that they will come to the Plains
country first and visit the lower
cities later, and that the final
decision will be made before this
month is closed.
7, II T,ester. chairman of the
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-08

Col James Hayes Quarles, librarian
OF the a. and NJ college. was In the
city this afternoon and paid the Eagle
sanctum a pleasant call He reports
the 4. and ~ Summer School and
Summer Normal as progressing nicely
with an attendance OF about one hun
dred. He says matters are shaping up
nicely for next session and very
large attendance is confidently expe"-
ted. Additional tents will be procur
and Il is hoped that in this way room
can be provided for every Texas boy
who desires TO attend The Colonel
says the hot weather Is not noticeable
on, at College. and the fine breeze az
night makes a blanket comfortable
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-08
ELECTION ORDER.

Whereas. The city council Of the
City OF Bryan deems IL advisable TO
issue bonds of said city for the pur-
pose hereinafter mentioned.
Therefore. Il is hereby ordered by
the city council Of the city Of Bryan
that an election be held on the 10th
day OF August. 1909. at which election
the following proposition shall be sub
miited.
shall the city council OF the city
Bryan be authorized 10 issue the
bonds OF said city IN the sum Of ten
thousand dollars payable In forty
years after date with the option Of
redeeming same at any time after
five years from date bearing interest
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-08

Houston are guests OF Mrs. VIM. Rig.
by.
Miss EstelIe Dyess Of Harvey re
turned today from visit to Waco,
T. =. Mulhall returned today from a
business trip through South East Tex
as
Mrs. n. G. Rhodes and son Gholson
returned today from a visit 10 Mineral
Wells.
For Reni-Nice neat c0iioaee near
the Methodist church Apply TO Z. b.
Lomax. iS2
Mr. and Mrs r A. Caps OF Bench
hey. were visitors in the city this ar
ternoon.
Uncle Steve Harlan was IN the city
today from his home in the Alexander
community
w. A. Mckinney. a prominent citi.
zen OF wheelock community. was in
Bryan today
For Sale-A double Darrell Reming.
ton shot gun as good as new Apply
al this office 1872
Mrs J. p. Laney returned to Marlin
today after visit to Miss Mary Rob.
inson at Wixon.
Fresh bread. rolls and cakes always
ON hand. also nice line Of fancy can
dies. Mrs. Otto Boehme.
Charley Conlee Of Grimes county.
is the guest OF his brother. Sheriff
John ID. Conlee and family.
Mrs. Geo. A. Adams went to Austin
today 10 visit her mother Mrs. Lsstr
and sister. Mrs. G. b. Butler.
Anyone desiring ice delivered in the
evening. please get their orders In be-
fore 4 o'clock. Bryan Ice Co. 1917
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Parker and Miss
Mary Ross Parker left last night for
Mineral Wells where they win spend
some time.
A force OF hands has been busy the
past few days taking up old and worn
out plank crossings al different pla-
ces and replacing them with new ones
This was a good move and was badly
needed In many places.
The new well being sunk at the
! water works was down about $50 feet
at noon today. II Is hoped TO strike
] the ice factory water vein al about
. SOD feet II il does. II will greatly In
crease the water supply.
II you are proud OF your wife and
children. why don't you bring them Ia
US to be- photographed? We will give
you a picture that will make you
prouder still Telephone today Tor IN
! appointment Winter a Smith. iSa
|. Notice For one month We will sell
any picture frame In our studio OF
make up any size frame for 30 per
cent of Bring that old faded picture
! OF your loved ones and have a nice en-
! largement to remember them Win
ter a Smith, Studio. Bryan. Texas iSl
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-08

az the rate OF five per cent per annum.
payable semiannually. and 10 levy
tax sufficient TO pay the interest on
said bonds and create 4 sinking fund
sufficient 10 redeem them az maturity.
for the purpose OF erecting and build.
ing city hall building for the city Of
Bryan. and said bonds 20 be designa-
ted ~ Bryan City Hall Bonds.
Said election shall be held IN the
city OF Bryan at the court house Of
Brazos County. Texas. al which place
the polls shall be opened and the fol-
lowing named persons are hereby ap-
pointed managers OF said election:
J. l. Edge. presiding Judge; J. d.
Martin. assistant Judge; and o. s.
Johnson and r. J. Jenkins. clerks.
said election shall be held under
the provisions OF Chapter ii9 Acts OF
26th Legislature and only qualified
voters who are property tax payers OF
said city shall be allowed 10 vote and
all voters desiring 10 support the prop
osliion TO issue bonds shall have prin-
ted on their ballots the words For
the Issuance OF Bonds" and those OPP
posed shall have printed on their bal
lots the words Against the Issuance
OF Bonds"
The manner OF holding said election
shall be- governed by the laws Of the
state regulating general elections.
J.. T. MALoNEY. Mayor
J.. b. HINES. Secretary.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-08
DECLINED u ,.2e FOR COTTON

Special TO the Eagle.
Calvert. Texas. July Col +. ;.
Peters Is a firm believer In the higher
price OF cotton-so strong IN this be-
lief that he is holding large part OF
last years crop grown on his BraEos
bottom plantation. and he declined to
sell for ~ l.2 cents.
Col. Peters figures that this years
crop throughout the Southern states
viii be smaller than Is nov expected
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-08

VIII Terry was in the city today
from his home near Harvey.
Mrs. J. A. d. Robinson was a visitor
TO the city today from Wixon
f. u. Lloyd and Philip Endler we're
In the city today from Kurten.
Paul Merka Of Benchley, was among
the visitors TO the city today.
r. l.. Buchanan and w y. Bullock.
were Ia today from Steep Hollow.
,. ". Williams Of Greens Prairie.
was IN the city yesterday afternoon.
Mrs WIN Pearsh and children OF
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-08
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.

SSE~e E'"S FGno6NNIo.
.
J. W. Massey was in today from Kur.
ten.
Miss Charlie jenkins is visiting in
Marlin.
Dr. W. F. odom was In today from
Kurten.
X. Griffith OF reliance was IN the
city today.
Charley Thomas was in today from
the bottom.
Jim Frances was IN town today from
Cottonwood.
J. A. Hagins was in the city today
from Rosprim.
J. S Francis OF Cottonwood. was in
the city today
Mrs. Lou Robinson lef, today FOR a
visit 90 Dallas
Oscar Wilcox OF Tabor was a visit.
or to the city today
Uncle Glib Foster OF Rosprlm. was a
visitor 10 the city today.
Librarian James Hayes Quarrels was
a visitor from College today
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-08

Johnnie Sims left today for a visit
10 HillsbOro.
Mrs. Il. } Roberts left today for a
visit TO Nayasota.
Mrs. y. Kaczer and daughter Miss
Mary returned today from a visit "a
Marlin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-01
FRENCH RESTAURANT
HAS CHANGED HANDS

The French restaurant has again
changed hands, Swearingen Bros.
having sold out TO j. M. Roger of
Pilot Rock. Though the papers were
not all signed up untri this afternoon,
the deal was really consummated yes
terday, and the new proprietor is now
IN charge.
While Pendleton patrons of this
popular eating house regret to see
the Swearingen brothers retiring
from the management, a warm well
come viii be extended to the new
proprietor and his family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Roger have been conducting the
Pilot Rock hotel at the town of that
name. and they have done so to the
universal satisfaction of the travel
ing public
In their new venture Mr.. Roger
will be the manager, Miss Roger win
be the cashier and Mrs Royer is in
charge of the rooms upstairs. They
will give their undivided attention to
the business and hope to retain the
popularity and the patronage which
the French restaurant has enjoyed in
the past.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-01

Walla Walla, Wash, June l.
Henry Heisler and wife, the former
proprietor Of the Valley house, fairly
touched death yesterday afternoon,
when their auto turned turtle at the
junction of the Blalock and county
roads, between College Place and
Walla WaIla.
Mrs. Heisler was injured internally
and is now in the Walla Walla hospi-
tai. 1t is thought she has a chance
to recover, Her husband is confined
to his bed and is suffering with a Sc
verfely bruised head. 1t is not be-
lieved he is seriously injured.
There were no eye witnesses to the
accident, although o. z. Skinner, a
local real estate man, and party had
just passed the Heisler car, and when
about 20 rods ahead one of the
women IN his car looked back and
saw the Heisler machine lying on one
side of the road.
Mrs. Heisler was driving, and sew
eralSfeet this side Of the curve the
Skinner car passed them. The wom-
an increased her speed to overtake
the lead car. When she reached to
slow down for the curve in the ex-
citement, she threw on more speed.
The car shot for the embankment at
the side of the road. and when Mrs.
Heisler did succeed in turning the car
the rear wheels skidded over the
three-foot embankment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-01
MANY SECTIONS GET
APPRECIATED Rain

According to reports which have
been coming in all day, the last eve
ming thunderstorm which visited sec
tions of Umatilla and Morrow coun-
ties has done untold good and no
harm whatever AS very little rain
fell in this city it was at first thought
that very little had fallen in the
county. Such however was not the
case.
Telephone reports from Pilot Rock
and Echo state that the rain came
,dewn in torrents at both those places,
while Section Foreman Lyon of
Horseshoe curve, declares the rain
pcred down at that place for three
honrs, as hard as he ever saw it. A
report from Stage Gulch also says
the ground was moistened to a depth
of nearly two inches.
Most of the rain evidently followed
around the mountains however, as re-
ports from Cayuse state that 1t rained
very hard there and in the mountains
to the south. east and north. Weston
aaso confirms the report of heavy
rains in the mountains, while ]. H.
Heitman who came down from Athena
declares the road between Adams and
Athena is still muddy this morning.
According to indications at press
time this afternoon another storm is
imminent and more good will result
With the present warm weather pre-
vailing and plenty of moisture a bum
per wheat yield is promised for the
county.