The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-10

spent sunday afternoon ~ frot.
leagues home.
Sunday School was not so well
attended on account OF the sand
storm that was In progress Al
though there were plenty present
TO have Sunday School.
Mr. White is very much elated
over the news that has just reached
him Of an oil well that has just
been brought in on a plot Of land
adjoining his. This well is in pay
ing quantity, ut only 1900 feet.
This land Is located in Arkansas
and Mr.. White is soon 70 20 back
there 20 look after his interests.
Mr.. white has received the Bill
Of Ladlng for his car load Of lum-
Der, which was shipped the "a.
This lumber is 90 be used for build
ing the store.
Fred Reeves. who has been work.
ing for Ulis King, now has n job
on the l.. +. u. ranch. His work
began Monday
Prof. Gum, who is both teacher
and preacher, Of Levoland, viii
preach at Moody next sunday ar
ternoon. We woulG ike 20 see a
large crowd present. Bro. Gum Is
pastor Of the Baptist church AT
Leveland.
Tax Assessor, Ulis +. King, start.
cd on bis rounds Of tax assessing
THE morning
r. G. Boocher aud Don Swofford
were at Lubbock Saturday T. q.
tiucked a load Of freight from lub-
book f0r the store a. Ropes.
Weldon and Whsle Tongue took
Mrs. Joe Gum and aer daughter,
Oree, % Lubbock Saturday whore
Gree was examined by DR.. Iutghin-
son. an ear specialist. Gree i 20
20 back In a few days and stay
two weeks with her brother, Glen,
30 the Doctor can give her treat
ment every day
Mr. r. c. Swofford visited his
sister, Mrs Hazel Evans. " Ropes,
Thuraday night He then made q
trip 20 Lubbock on Friday after
some freight for the Ropes store.
This business trip made him almost
too late Tor pie supper,
There was pie supper ct the
school house Friday night The
proceeds 20 toward cquIpplng our
baseball team Prof league made
the opening and closing remarks.
T. G. Swofford acted rs Secretary
and Treasurer and Bill Murray acted
as auctionecr. Sixteen dollars and
ninety cents were realized from the
pie sale.
Bill Murray Is one of the candi-
dates FOR Sheriff and should he be
elected and make as good an officer
aa an auciioncer he'd be all right.
he acts az auctioneer for all our
pic and box supper sales and not
many people get away without buy
ing something.
Last Friday evening was decided
upon by the men and boys as he
time for fixing up their ball dia.
mond. So they met at the ap.
pointed time and with teams. axes
grubbing hoes and drags, the dia'
mond was soon put in first class
condition. II was decided that there
was 90 be a fine attached 20 any
one who failed 10 be present and
help make the diamond So 7. G.
Swofford played hockey and had
20 be dealt with. But upon inyesti'
cation, L was found that his wa
not prcmeditated affair. but wa
unavoidable SO Prof league, as
SCISSOR Of the fine, rcmanded bis
punishment and put Il very light
he made him captain and genera
manager OF the team.
There was quite Jolly crowf
gathered az the home Of Mr.. ane
Mrs. John Swofford Saturday night
The social was given in honor o.
Miss Robbie Swofford's sixteenth
birthday There were various kind
Of amnscments, such as checkers
forty-two, and trying fortunes. Mrs
Pepper, who Is recently from Pen
nsylvania, had n number Of puzzle
that were new 10 us all and there
was great excitement "a each tric'
their skill In solving n puzzle. Mos
people who tried. learned 70 solv'
al except one, complicated affai
Of chain link. think only Johi
Swofford and Harry Palmer solve'
! this one. But the browning even
was reached when the women werI
auctioncd OF 70 the highest bidder
Most - the men were pleased will
their hargain-and Mr.. Bob Swof
ford was, too, until when the rob
was raised u revealed. not the wo
man Of his choice. but-Bill Muir
ray.