The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-02
CLAUENE LOCAL NEWS
OF THE PAST WEEK


As the old saying goesi 1T is
with great pleasure that take my
seat, my pencil in hand, TO write
YOU few lines 20 let you all know
that we are all mighty busy IN
crops. Though there is n slight "let
up" on work for few days until
another good rain comes.
Mrs. Ravens and her sister. Miss
Berry, Cheney were AZ the store
Tuesday.
John Swofford and Mr. White
went 10 Ropes Tuesday after a load
Of fence posts and wire and some
merchandise Tor the store.
Mr.. Bob Swofford has been doing
quite bit Of fencing on both his
new places and the J r. Grimes
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson have
moved TO town near the school build
ing.
Mcsdames white, Palmer and
Murray visited Mrs league Monday
afternoon.
We've just learned Of Miss John
nye Busby's getting married 10 a
Mr. Edd Green. Now ! hope no
one will think him the Edd Green
81 the long 5 ranch. For he Is
some way fur OFF" fellow whom
we do not know.
G.. W. Thorp made a trip 10
Brownfield Wednesday with a load
Of feed He returned Thursday.
Mrs. Elliott visited the school
Thursday
Mesdames Palmer. King, Murray
and Lille Swofford visited Mrs.
Elliott Wednesday
The community has just Installed
croquet set on the school ground.
II il constant source Of amuse-
ment for young and old. There Is
scarcely ever n time when the court
is idle
Mr.. John Doyle spent Saturday
night at the home Of Mrs. j. l..
Thorp.
Mrs. John Swofford and children
spent Saturday night with the fam
lily Of Bob Swofford.
The following parties took dinner
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gentry Murray
Sunday. Prof. league and family,
Ulis King and family, Fred Reeves
and Clay Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Murray also
served dinner 20 the following; Mr..
and Mrs. White, Mr. and Mrs Pat
terson, Nr. and Mrs. Palmer and
son, Teddie Joe. These dinners GER
tainly reflected credit on the cooks
and here's hoping well have many
more such feasfs.
am not cxactly inviting, but
Just telling you where 10 go when
you get actually hungry, for fresh
vegetables. Go 20 Bill Murrays
place. lie has the incest garden
we've seen for some time. The neigh
bors have been having all the greens
onions and lettuce they can use
from this garden and Sunday we
had the incest lot Of fresh Irish po-
tatoes you can imagine.
School will close here next FRI
day. The main term closed last
Friday, but Prof. league Is teach
ing an extra week In order 10 make
up a week which he taught on Sat-
urday's but which were so cold that
few pupils could come.
We planned TO put on a play the
last night Of school. So We bought
the play and assigned the parts.
Hut have since decided TO postpone
Il until some future time, as every
one (mcn charactersl are 50 busy
in their crops, that il Is next TO Inn
possible for them 10 be up 50 much
practicing.
Prof. league has been suffering
untold agony on account 81 puma
abscess on one % his teeth.
Our ball team matched Cor they
thought they hail game with
Ropes team for last SATURDAY,. but
when they got there hey had all
gone 10 Meadow. 50 our team
went 10 Meadow and mcecedlng IN
matching thr game With Ropes. the
writer was mol present, but al ~
port . very interesting game. ou!
hovs were Victorious. but a. usual
theirs were uul1|da players on both
ln.ma ~ taIaInIr feel EI1IIII|