The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-22


curing second grade certificate
from that institution and will prob.
ably teach some where near Ahcf-
naihy this term ~ school.
Mcsfa y. y. Howell and Allen
Law. brother and hroihcr.in 81
Rev. j. r. Howell, I. &. Merrill,
brother Of Mrs. Howell, and Mr.
Bennett, were here from Dallas and
Benton counties last week prospect.
ing. They were well. pleased with
this section, and three Of them eS-
ect 20 return and invest here later
Charley Schulcr was In town from
Petersburg Monday, on business Tie
says the country h dry In his part
but that the cotton is holding up
fine In spite Of the drouth. The
farmers around his town say they
are safe for n quarter Of bale
per acre and some farms will make
more.
Mrs. j. T. Howell and children,
expect 20 leave for Dallas on n two
weeks visit next Monday morning
They will be accompanied by Mrs
Howell brother, Mr. T. G. Merrill,
who has been visiting IN this section
for the past week.
Alternately has been enjoying a
watermelon feast for the past week
with home grown melons. These
melons were raised by the farmer
near town and sell readily on the
street and to the merchants at a
very fair price.
Mrs j. o. Jones received and un-
loaded Monday a car Of corn ship
ped in from the north and is storing
for feed Mrs. Jones expects 60
put on full feed about 200 head of
hogs this fan. She has had made
and placed In her feed pens self
feeders for this purpose which will
eliminate considerable work in feed
ing.
The Methodist District Conference
will convene at Hale Center next
Tuesday, August %, az Q a. M, and
viii be In session until Wednesday
night. Several from this locality
expect to attend
Several of the young people of
Alternately, with two or three mar
ried couples as chapcrones, spent
70
for two days outing, enjoying the
scenery along the Cap Rock and Che
bathing in the swimming pool al
Post City
Messrs. Bartlett, Atkinson and
Higginbotham, were in Alternately
Monday. inspecting their lumber
yard at this lace. Mr. Smith, their
manager here, informs us that they
are considering some needed i'm
provements in this yard in the near
future, in the way of sheds, etc.
The seven ycar-old son Of Robert
Goule fell from a horse one day
last week and sustained a broken
wrist. He was brought 10 the doc
tor who dressed the arm and the lit
tie fellow is resting very well at
this time.
V. Stambaugh is being kept al
home these days suffering with q
bad foot. Some eight years ago
he had the misfortune Of sticking a
nail in the right foot which was
very painful at the time, and il is
thought this trouble now is caused
from the old wound
MIR S. r. Merrill and family. and
his brother, NJ f. Merrill and fam
lily of Lubbock, left Sunday for
few weeks visit 10 their old home
IN Missouri
Mr. and Mrs Troy Stamhaugh, en- |
tertained their friends. Mr. and Mrs. (,
Jack Miller, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
at dinner Sunday.
D.rr lut,.au II Hunt trrfil FfU hra
regular appointment next Sunday II
at IL o'clock, and all members ere .
expected to be present, AZ he vii I
leave in the afternoon 20 begin q
revival Turkey Sunday night. Hc
expects this meeting 20 last at least 4
a week.
The Ladies Aid Society will give
an entertainment at the church on /.
Monday, August %, for the purpose I
Of collecting donations for the Buck I
ner Orphan home They will en- I
terrain in the afternoon beginning l
at 3 o'clock and all who are inter I
ested IN this work are requested 90 II
be present and help In this good |
cause The home is in need Of Il
for children from 10 90 /
IL years Of age, and especially are
needing bed sheets, pillow cases and
other bed room supplies. The young
women are especially invit-
ed, as well as all others interested
In orphans in this home.
Miss Myrtle Embree is here for
the week end visit from her home
in Plainview, visiting with friends
IN Alternately
The many friends Of Mrs. ] o.
Jones will be glad TO hear that she
Is improving and will probably be
up in a few days.
Misses Lizzie and Eva Vineyard
returned home Saturday from a
visit with friends and rela-
tives in Oklahoma.