The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-03-27
NEWS HAPPENINGS FROM
THE CANYON COMMUNITY

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Canyon, March 22.-Bro. Lynn
preached an excellent discourse to a
large crowd Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Flincher is breaking sod north
Of Idalou.
G. T. Crawford is still planting
wheat.
Saturday Afternoon was so bad that
very few Of the farmers went to town
Miss Luville Fowler was absent
from school several days last week
on account Of bad cold.
Mrs Walton spent Friday after
noon with her sister, Mrs j. B. Potts.
Miss Ona Fowler visited the school
Friday afternoon.
Tracy Tarver visited the school on
Friday.
John Grim was on the sick list last
week
Mesdames Fletcher Richardson and
Flincher and family visited in Idalou
last Tuesday.
On Tuesday night Miss Carter
Gammill entertained the young folk
Of Canyon, Idalou and Acuff, with
party All reported a nice time.
We are very sorry 10 hear that
Miss Viola Williams is not improving
very much from a bad case Of pneu-
monia. We were in hopes that she
would be with us at school this week
The Canyon girls have got their
basket ball goals fixed and are prac-
ticing They hope to win match
game some time soon.
Mrs. o. A. Jackson is visiting Mrs
Mabel Williams Of Ellis county
Misses Ona, Luville. and Johnnie
Fowler attended the singing at Idalou
Sunday evening.
We are glad to report a new pupil
at Canyon this week, Mr.. Tracy Tar
yer.
Mr.. Harland Fowler has gone to
Eastland
Mrs. Potts was a pleasant visitor
at school Tuesday afternoon.
r. c. Barnett was in town Monday
buying equipments for the school.
Mr.. Chris Harwell was in the COM
munity Monday looking after bust
ness interests
Mr. Moore went to Lubbock on bus
mess Thursday.
W. b. Burford went to ldalou aft
err some feed last Thursday
March 81 was equinoctial day and
Il came n light shower and is cloudy
and still showers on the %. maybe
we will have a good season to plant
and will stay so from nov 90. Here's
hoping
On Tuesday AFTERNOON the school
doors were opened to Judge Moore,
Messrs. Dulaney, Thompson, H. o.
Burford, Bryan. J. p. Webb. J. B.
Potts, John Allen. f. c. Barnett and
Mrs. J. B Potts. They were welcom-
ed by the teachers and pupils in the
auditorium. Close attention ~as Civ
en- by all the pupils and the talks Civ
en- by each one was enjoyed We were
in hopes that they would spend the
whole afternoon with us Mr. Dulan-
ey was the state inspector. We hope
he found our school up TO date and
will give us full credit for our work,
Of which he talked very favorable to
our teachers
C. A. Walton and Mrs Estes and
child were pleasant visitors at the
school Friday afternoon Mrs Wal
ton helped the girls to practice a song
for the social center
The social center met Friday night
and large crowd was present
The Acuff basket ball players came
TO Canyon last Friday afternoon to
give our boys good game. The
teachers Of Acuff were present. Mr.
McCasland and Miss Effie Eoff
Quite number Of Canyon young
folks were present TO give yells. The
girls and boys are both praeticing and
we hope to match a game with some
OF the other communities soon.
The Canyon school boys went to
Lubbock last Friday and played base
ball with the seventh grade.
Mr.. Wagner was shopping In Lub.
book Saturday.