The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-25
LOCAL ITEMS FROM
THE LYNN COUNTY NEWS

A petition was being circulated in
Tahoka the past week soliciting sub
scriptions to build a modern bathing
pooi. This is a good scheme on the
nart Of the men who are arranging TO
build the pool, will be erected by pop
ular subscription If 1t IS built. la
hoka can well afford to erect poo
and save those who engage in TINS
past time the expense and trouble
of going elsewhere. The pool will
probably be erected on the lake near
the cotton yard. and will contain two
separate pools for ladies and gentle
men. Tahoka can well boast of hav-
ing one of the most progressive citi-
zenships to be found in West Texas
when II comes to putting things over
Locate in Tahoka.
A free-for-all fight is said to have
taken place at Lamesa last week
when the Christy Bros. show visited
that town. Such came near being
the case when they showed in Ia
hoka. Any big circus always has con-
nected with it a few thugs that will
90 as far as to knock a man in the
head for a few dollars. A town Is
never benifitted by having one Of
these so-called circuses pay them
visit.
Tahoka, like all other towns OF
any size, is pestered with few auto
mobile speed maniacs, who usually
pull their stunts when they know an
officer is not in sight. Every good
citizen should help enforce the law
by reporting these speedsters to the
officials. who would enter their name
on the docket for small fine, and II
repeated make the fine still bigger.
II you want TO protect the lives OF
our women and children, here Is your
opportunity by reporting the drivers
TO the officers. Such speed fiends
have no right to make a practice OF
racing up and down our streets.
The O'donnell baseball team came
up for a game with Tahoka last Sat
urday and succeeded in defeating the
local team by score OF to 9. This
was the first game on the local
grounds for the season and a fairly
large crowd witnessed the contest.
The little 2-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Chance, who reside on the
II. VI. Larkin place southwest OF town
fell in a kettle Of hot water last Fri
day and was severely burned, and for
several days there was little hope for
his recovery, but at this writing the
little one is greatly improved.
W. G.. Jones, residing IN the Nc
Gonagil pasture, east Of Tahoka, had
the misfortune to lose his residence
and household effects, also his Ford
car, by fire Monday about noon. Mr..
Jones was enroute TO town with a
wagon load Of feed at the time OF the
fire originating and was unable to
reach home in time TO extinguish the
flames. 10 is not learned whether
he carried any insurance a relief
subscription was being circulated on
the streets Of Tahoka for Mr.. Jones
and family Monday afternoon, and a
goodly sum realized.
The News is informed by the presl-
dent Of the Tahoka school board, II.
NJ. Larkin, that the bonds were sold
the last week at par, and that the con-
tract had been let for the erection OF
the high school auditorium, construc-
ton 10 begin as soon as the present
term Of school closes. The auditor
ium will have a seating capacity OF
1000, and will be completed before
the 1922 term Of school begins in
September.
The term cotton picking is very
familiar term in this section Of the
country, but nail picking is a new
one on us. Two weeks ago, through