The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-25
THE cLAUENE NEWS
ITEMS or THE PAST WEEK

shall not say anything about
rain this time, Tor Do sccm that
We are not going Co get any rain
until our time comes
Crops seems tO be- standing the
drouth pretty well and we are liv-
ing on that great pacifier, hopes.
Miss Berl Cheney spent Wednes-
day with Miss Robbie Swoford.
Mrs Lille Swofford returned last
Wednesday from months visit
with her parents at Topeka, Kan
sas. She reports a very nice VISIT
and says she never saw so much
fruit nj one time before, as she
saw on her visit
Several Moody people attended
the meeting IN progress az Ropes
Vile, Tuesday night.
Weldon league worked the past
week for Mr.. Pepper. Mr.. Pepper
is having his family Of prairie dogs
treated to a dose Of carbon.
Mr.. j. +. Houston, Of Seagraves,
was in our community prospecting,
one day last week.
Mr.. John Doyle, the newly elected
county judge, called at Mr. J. l..
Thorp's home Monday morning, on
his way TO Leveland
Ulis King, John Swofford and
Mrs. White, made business trip
10 Brownfield Wednesday
Mrs. Bob Swoford visited her
daughter, Mrs Hazel Evans q Rop-
esville, Friday.
Mrs Nickel and granddaughter,
Willie Mae Hice, visited Thursday IN
the j. l.. Thorp home.
M. Robert Harhcroad and fam
lis Of Slaton, were visiting in the
Moody vicinity the latter part Of
last week.
Mr.. win Mcares made a business
trip to Meadow Saturday
Leonard Pete Ravens, Of Lub-
book. IS spending several days with
his brother Claude, who IS on the
Slaughter ranch They are having
20 run gasoline engines 20 pump
water for the cattle. The wind
seems 20 be on a strike like most
all other workmen.
Mrs Bin Chism left Sunday for
Slaton 70 be with her sister, Mrs.
jess Wells.
Prospcctors seem 10 be very num-
erous now a-days One car load Of
prospectors campcd on the school
grounds last night, and three cars
took dinner there today
Mcssrs Pepper and Boyd were
transactIng business matters 10 Lub
book Saturday
Messrs j l. Leonard, John and
John Thorn, Jr, made a buriness
trim 10 Meadow Wednesday.
The families Of Bin and Gentry
Murray. went TO the Burrus Dncn
Sunday where they gathered quite
a bit Of fruit.
Mr.. John Swoford visited in the
home Of Mrs Cecil King, Thursday
Mr.. Wesley Williams and wife, re-
turned Wednesday from a several
days trip 90 Slaton and other points.
Mr.. George Thorp, " the John
Doyle ranch, was at the store Fri
day
Mr. Clay Walker left today -lr q
three weeks visit with his parents,
M Frederick, Oklahoma
We have just learned that Mrs
Irwin Patterson is iu sanitarlun. F.
bot failed t0 get the particular as 1
90 the seriousness Of her condition I
She. together with her husband. wn- 4
visiting their parents in Thr0,k- I
morton COUNT when she was taken /
60 the sanitarium.
Miss Robbie SwoTord visited Mise .
Bcryi Cheney Sunday evening
The people enjoyed "a Singing last /
Sunday night at the Harry Palmer /
home.
Mrs Ciofus Elliott wont to Rope
VIE Friday. where she expect.
take "a teachers examination. huf /
.he was greatly disappointed 20 learn
that no provision had been made
for the holding n the examination
No examiners have been appointed
and not even the questions gotten
Saturday was noted for prairie
fires The lightning set them. One
in the Slaughter pasture
Saturday evening. which did com
siderable damage by burning a great
amount Of grass, a windmill. scorch-
ing cattle. etc The people fought
20 put out the fire but
only got il under control about sun
down, when Il reached the green
fields qouth Of Moody Nv that time