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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-23
HOME GOLF WINNER.

BELLAIR HEIGHTS, Fla. Jan.
23.-R)-A. NJ. Hoxie. golf editor ef
the Boston Post. won the annual Janu,
Gry open golf tournament which closed
here Friday. defeating III. X. d. Ia
Wis of New York, and >.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-23
NOTRE DAME PRETTY
GOOD ON COURT, TOO

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. %
Notre Dame won its eleventh victory
in u starts. 33 TO II. last night in a
listless game with Michigan State,
the second team playing three quar-
tiers Of the game. Coach George Keo-
gan started his second string to give
his crippled regulars a breathing spell.
The reserves were SO effective against
the visitors that they were leading at
the half, 1910.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-23
Inside Golf
By CHESTER HORTON
Maker Of 81 Golf Champlons. "Gslfst
most successful teaeheF." says
Chick Evan3.

The quick, speedy movement of the
clubhead away from the ball, regard
less of the club you are using, robs
the nlavPr at
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07
THIRD PRIZE
"MY MOST EMBARRASSING
MOMENTS,
MOMENT"
BY Arthur w. Houck, Jr.


To start out with 1 never did like
to dance. In High School I was very
seldom invited to any parties because
they always danced and the boys and
girls new that 1 could not dance so
was always a flower. In col
lege I had an experience that L can
remember to this day.
1t was my Freshman year in coll
lege when one of the boys who was
a good banjo player got another boy
and myself to make up a trio We
all played banjoes pretty well and
practiced three times a week so we
got up some pretty good music
1t was the night of the Senior Prom
and we got together and Vent up
where they were having the dance
and while they were having an in
termission every body was out on
the porch and we gave them sera-
made.
We thought that just as soon as we
finished we would beat it, but before
we had chance to get away some
of the Seniors GRABBED us and took
us in the dance hall where we were
introduced to several girls. I had al
ways been bashful and when that
happened I was blushing all over.
then tried to sneak away but the.T
had guards at all the doors and would
not let me out, so I was sitting in a
corner when I heard them announce
that the next dance would be Il
ladies' choice, and before I knew
anything about it some girls were ask
ng me for a dance. OF course l.
had to tell them that I did NOT know
how to dance. L was finally able
to get out and 1 was so mad at my
self that the next day 1 started tax
ing dancing lessons.
One of the girls that asked me for
dance that night is now my wife
and she still leases me about the
night at the Senior Prom.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07

ow that made my hair raise straight
on end. With tail erect and head
down he started toward me, letting
out loud bellows at every jump.
Did say that I had a pair of
legs? l think so, and those legs car
ried me for the lfAnce faster than
they had ever gone before. But 1
only had two legs and the bull had
four so he rapidly gained, gained on
me.
The bull sensing what 1 was go
ing to do and knowing that he would
lose a change to initiate my sweater,
swerved to head me off Seeing my
chance of escape cut off 1 started
back across the meadow with the
bull at my heels "Oh! man wouldn't
have gave something for tree or
fence then'
All of a sudden there loomed up
in front of me fence. And despite
my tired legs and my breath which
was now coming in gasps, Istarted uD
at a greater speed and reached it
just in time to have tho bull help
me over. Ho! Ho! Ho! came from one
corner of the pasture, I guess you
would like to try that again. Looking
up I saw old farmer John laughing
at me, my anger fairly seethed but
never again showed my sweater to
anybody who liked it so well as to
chase me.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07

The wind tossed me around like a
feather l was blowen about for
hours until l became so tired and
weak that l tainted.
When ] awoke 1 found myself on
a green lawn and everything looked
strange about me. In a moment two
men came down the road dressed in
armer. l thought sure this must be
studio for taking pictures. But to
mp surprise both men came up to me
and looked at me as though 1 was
some strange animal.
Yea Verely, what kind Of a boy
is this" said one
For the like of me l do not know"
said the other one.
81 suggest we take HIM to our
good King Arthur and see what he
has to say about him."
So saying they picked me up, much
against my will, and carried me
off 1 was taken down a road until
came to the castle. A wall sur
rounded the castle and they marched
to one of the gates in the wall. The
gate was opened and they walked in.
The knights all began to look at me
as IL were some great pndnOHIHd
Then L was taken into the CASTLE.
They took me into a big court where
at the head of a round table sat
King Arthur and his knights.
What have we here?" said King
Arthur.
"A strange boy found on the grass
outside the CASTLE" said one of the
men.
stand up lad and tell us where
you came from
'I came from United States the
greatest country in the World"
Omitted States! I have never heard
of it before. Me thinks you must
have lost your mind"
mo, 1 have not lost my mind. If
you have telegraph or telephone,
or even radio station, for I would
like to let my parents know where
/ am"
Yea verely he talks strange. A
telephone, a telegraph, a radio sta
ton, what does he mean. Twas best
we put him where he can do no harm
Me thinks he is surely out of his
head"
Saying this King Arthur ordered the
knights to put me in dungen. I
was dragged from the court and was
throwcn in a dungen. When 1 hit
the floor funny feeling came over
me and I awoke ofind myself in
bed
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07
Landers Writes the Best Essay In Eighth Grade

shoot So when Jack was ten years
old his father gave him a small cali
Der rifle so he could learn to shoot.
He practiced two or three hours a
day. Jacks father had told him as
soon as he shoot well he would
give him a better gun and put him
on the range to watch the cattle and
to shoot the animals that botherd the
cattle; so Jack practiced till he could
hit the mark every time.
Jack was out on the range one
day when he saw in the distance a
man on a horse coming at full speed
he was coming from the ranch so
Jack knew that something was wrong.
He went to meet the man and when
he got to him, he was told that his
badly by deadly enemy. The man
told he would have to go and get
doctor so Jack rode as fast as he
could. When he found the doctor
and started back he told him all
about what had happened, and said
he was going to hunt the man who
had shot his father.
After many weeks of hunting we.
found the man. He had hidden out in
cave up in the mountains. He
had been wanted for murder and
robbing When Jack caught him he
turned him over to the sheriff and
he was put in prison for the rest OF
his life.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07
"LIFE ON A RANCH"
BY Robert Johnston

Life on a ranch is not all fun as
most boys think But. there is quite
a bit of pleasure in riding and
roping.
When winter comes in the northern
part of the country on big ranches,
the cowboys have to stack up hay
for the cows and horses
Where there is good grass in the
summer the SHOWS in the winter pro-
tect it from whitening and drying up
and blowing away. So the horses
have feed in the winter because they
can paw through the snow and get
it, But the cows have to depend on
places sheltered from the snow to
get their feed The poor ones
to depend on the cured hay and have
to be fed by men in winter. When
they are fat the men turn them out
and get some more poor cattle, so
they have to have plenty of hay saved
up.
4 When the winter is over the cattle
men have their cowboys gather up
the cows and tally them, that is,
count them, and see how many they
have lost during the winter SHOWS
Then they gather up all their horses
and tally them. and pick out the ones
they want for saddle stock; and then
they brand the colts and turn them
all loose, excepting the ones they
want to break for the saddle stock.
The horses are now ready to be
broke by the broncho buster He
has two other men to help him with
the breaking. First they catch a
horse then throw him down, and put
hackamore and a blind on him.
When a horse is blindfolded he will
not move his front legs, but he will
kick with his hind legs.
When the men get the blind and
hackamore on they let him up, then
take saddle blanket and whip him
on the back so he will get used to
it. Next they put the saddle blank ket
on his back, then put the saddle down
over his back easy so he won't buck
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07

or throw it off again, but ne generally
throws it off two or three times.
Then they put the saddle on and
cinch it up.
Now. the man who will ride the
horse, gets on gently, then the other
men pull the blind down, and get
out of the way. The horse probly
starts in pitching, but if the rider
is any good he will not get thrown.
When the man has ridden him about
three or four times he turns the horse
over to the other ranch hands to
teach him to be good roping horse,
and to be fairly gentle
When the summer is about over
the cowboys round up the cattle. and
tally them, then brand all the calves,
and pick out the fattest young steers,
generly about one or two years old,
and fatten them up and get them
ready to take to market.
The brand has to be dried or peeled
off or they cannot be taken. The
drive then starts to take them to a
shipping point or place.
After the cattle are inspected and,
loaded on the cars, some of the cow
boys have to go along with the stock
and look after them.
They have to water and feed them
every two days and load and unload
them each time.
When the ranchmen get their cat
tie to their destination, the cowboys
come back again to the ranch, and
go over almost the same thing again
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07
"MY MOST EMBARRASSING
NOMENT''
BY Elizabeth Stephenson


1t was in the summertime and
the weather was very warm.
l told Mother that l would like to
move my bed out of doors, and as
she offered no objections, 1 proceeded
to do so.
My older sister came up about the
time I was putting up the bed.
had selected an open place with thick
vines all around it, but none close
enough to touch the bed. The vines
were in bloom and had a very fra
grant odor and 1 imagined it would
be wonderful place to sleep in.
My sister said, "Why, Elizabeth, are
you going to sleep out here? Are not
you afraid Of .robbers?" she added
mischievously.
"Oh, no." 1 returned. 81 am not
afraid of anything"
1t was a-wonderful night, with all
the stars in the heaven shining bright
ly like SO many lamps.
1t was as delightful to sleep out
there as L had imagined, but l was
all alone, and I began to have a
Isinking at heart when I thought about
what my sister had said.
w hat IL lHGIe really Is et IODDeI
skulking around here" I said to my
self, and in short got myself so
frightened that 1 jumped at every
little noise.
l was just beginning to get drow-
sy and to forget my fears when there
was a rustling among the vines They
were SO thick that I could not see
through them, but I imagined it was
a burglar and my fears began to
revive full force.
The rustling sounded closer and
closer until 1 could see a shadow
which looked like that of a man
crouched down.
I did not wait to see what it was
but ran toward the house scream
ing.
If it were man and he was the
worlds champion runner he could not
have beaten me very much
My screams awoke the family and
Father went out to see who or what
it was that frightened me. He came
back with a large black dog that
belonged to one of the neighbors
Everybody laughed, but amid all
the laughter I heard my sister say,
you are not afraid of anything, are
you?" This was very embarrassing
to me, in fact most embarrassing
moment.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07
"LIFE ON A RANCH"
RY DOYIe Lee

When we first came to Douglas
not many years ago, the first place
we lived was on a ranch with some
friends of ours. They had three chill
dren two boys and one girl. The
girl was the same age as 1 and the
boys were two or three years older.
The first two weeks everything
was gloomy. Nothing to do and no
place to go. l wished many time
we had never come west often
thought, so this is West" Well it's
nothing like the East
June, the girl 1 was staying with
tried everything to make me enjoy
being on her ranch, but nothing would
do any good
One day she and her two brothers
decided to try to teach me how to
ride a horse. Well, they got me on
the horse and 1 stayed on until it
began to run. Then | came off. We
had MUCH FUN that day, and the next
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07

This past weeks contest marked
the third to be conducted this season
children of the sixth and seventh
grades having already competed. Next
week the contest will be held for the
pupils of the fifth grade.
Teachers select a group of ques-
tions each week and from these ques-
tions, a few are chosen on which the
competitors write their essays. Mrs.
Carl Lund, Mrs. Rex Rice and Rev.
e. w. Simonson have been acting as
judges each week.
Honorable mention for the essays
of the Eighth grade goes to Robert
Johnson, Thelma Larned, William
Carter, Doyle Lee, Elizabeth Stephen
son, Ismael Morales and John hAe-
guire. Their essays and those of the
three winners are published below.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07
'LIFE ON A RANCH"
By ThelTha Larned

Last summer Dad sent me to Texas
to spend my vacation with my Grand
father. AS / got off the train at San
Antonio all i could see was a horse
and buggy and 1 began to get ex-
cited because 1 expected some one
to meet me. BY and by man came,
looked all around and got in the bug
gy. Then he saw me and he mo-
my Grandfather
1 saw the ranch house which was
very large with a porch running full
length, 1 noticed cattle horses, and
everything that takes to make a
ranch. My Grandfather showed me
a black mare which was to be my
own. l asked him if | might get
on my knickers and try her out. 1
mounted and rode along telling him
that 1 would explore for while. I
at once thought of a name which
might be suitable for her and called
her Lady" The next day it was
raining and Molly, Grandfather's old
cook, told me that / must not get
out doors. Oh! How I hated to stay
in the house but 1 must obey Grand
fathers orders.
After it had stopped raining, one
of the men told me that 1 might go
with them to round up some cattle.
Some of the cattle had strayed away
and Jones and L were to go for them,
It took us a long time, as the creek,
which we had to cross was full bank
and we had to wait for the water
to go down After we reached the
cattle we were not long in taking
them back to the rest of the herd.
I soon made friends with all the
calves and We froliced about every
morning before breakfast. My calf
was named 'Spotty' because she was
black and white spotted. After
breakfast 1 would take to Spotty a
pail of milk which she greedily drank.
Grandfather said that her mother was
a jersey COW and had been killed by
an angry Mexican man.
Molly had garden and she gave
me permission to raise flowers and
vegetables. I had to weed and cul
tivate my garden before 1 planted the
seed. When I cultivated 1 put on my
overalles and straw hat, hitched the
old plow horse up to the plow and
in this way cultivated my garden.
I raised flowers and many vegetables
that summer
1 think that if I had another chance
to go on the ranch 1 would take
it. Don't you?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07
FIRST PRIZE
"NEY MOST EMBARRASSING
NOOIENT''
nv Willie EanderS

1t was nice warm morning in
May The quail were calling to each
other, and the rabbits were hopping
about. Taking down a shotgun 1
started out to let the world see my
nice new red sweater
Where would l go? Out by the
COW pasture or down by Johns mead
ow? At last l decided to go through
the meadow, although I knew he
had bull grazing there. But what
could a bull do to me? I had a gun
and pair of legs, didn't I?
Off l started with my sweater
glstening in the sun and whistling
merry tune to the larks
Yes, there was the bull all right
and in the very district I wanted to
go through. slipped through the
fence and started toward him. But
10! when he saw me he let out bel
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07

stay and watch the cattle all day
long. At night fall they would drive
the cattle home again. Some OF the
men would built a small campfire,
Then they would all gather around
it and tell something's that happen
ed during, the day Some. would tell
stories of some Mexican hero.
Next day was Saturday and they
had brought a few wild horses from
the range. A short fat fellow tried
to ride one of the wild horses and
he almost got his neck broken. Some
of the men brought a branding iron
and heated it over a small fire they
had built in the corral. They brand
ed a few horses and cattle then the
days work was done.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07
''LIFE ON A RANCH"
Nv ISrnaNI Morales

Life on the ranch is very lone
some. When I went to a ranch in
Mexico I saw the cowboys watching
over the cattle that was in the pas
ture. In the ranch when dinner time
comes a Chinese cook begins to ring
Ia bell. The cowboys in the bunk
house rush out trying to beat each
other to the house.
When 1 awoke in the morning Id
open the window and see the cow
boys getting ready to drive the cat
tie to the pasture. The men would
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07
"LIFE ON "A RANCH"
nv JoLn Moguire

There was a boy who was born on
a ranch in Heferd, New Mexico, whose
name was Jack Stephens. When he
was two years old his father started
teaching him how to ride. About a
year afterwards he could ride almost
as good as his father, so his father
would take him out with him to
help round up. When he grew older,
his father would let him go alone,
and bring in a small herd of cattle
so as to get him in practice so when
he became older he could bring in a
larger herd alone.
Jack loved to ride, and he loved to
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07

day / was ready to try again. Each
day / could hold on a little bit longer,
but / always came Off
After a week or so / could ride
a horse. Every morning sfter i
had learned to ride, June and 1 would
take our lunch and ride until noon
then stop and eat then come home.
u had a wonderful time at the ranch
and when it came time to move to
town | thought,
SO this is west and not as bad
after all .
l wish that my life could be life
on ranch instead of life in Doug
las.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07
ROBERT HARDING And.
ARTHUR HOUCK NEXT.
IN DISPATCH CONTEST.

conducted in the eighth grade classes this past week
goes to Willie Landers who wrote the topic of "My
Most Embarrassing Moment"
Robert Harding who discussed "A Day In King
Arthurs Court" won second place. while Arthur w.
Houck Jr took third prize for his composition "Nly
Most Embarrassing Moment" The prizes each week
for the winners are $780, $500 and $780, respectively
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07
4 SECOND PRIZE
"A DAY IN KING ARTHUR''

BY Robert Harding
One day in summer when it was
very hot, I noticed the southern sky
began to get very black. In about
fifteen minutes the wind began. The
wind blew harder and harder until
finally I was blown up in the sky.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07
"a DAY IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT
BY William Carter

by William Carter
There was a clash of steel and a
cry of pain. L found myself look
ing out of one of the castle windows
Unto the courtyard below where two
knights were battling. One was
clothed in bright glistening ar
NOR. The other had black armor.
The Black Knight rode a black horse
while the White Knight rode spot
ted charger. The men and horses
were ihkavily armored. Both men
carried long lances and swords at
their sides.
The White Knight knocked the
Black knight off his horse In a
twinkling they were fighting with
their swords. The Black knight made
Ia lucky thrust and ran his sword
through the White Knights heart.
A few days before the White knight
had overpowered a bad knight that
was stealing my lady so I was en-
ragged when 1 saw him killed.
I ran down the steps and vowed
to kill this knight. We were soon
fighting but we broke our swords
We clinched and were fighting like
cats and dogs. He was getting the
best of me. I heard bells ringing
and people cheering him. Someone
was saying, Get up"
Just then L woke up. I had been
dreaming. The bell / had heard was
the alarm clock and my mother had
been shaking me and telling me to
get up.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-07

Carnival dates also mark the beginning of
the Spring Buying Season for merchants of
the Southwest. Railway fare refunded by EH
PasO Wholesalers on reasonable purchases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-29

The tabss was artisticalIy decorated
with coral color gladioiuses and green,
hardy fern leaves. Covers for 2sl
were laid. those present including:
Mrs. Thomas III. Baker. president Of
6tonewau jackson Chapter, No. 20
the Oldest chapter Of the District. who
acted AZ hostess and toastmietress:
Mira John L. Woodbury.. Miss Fanny
Washington Weeks, Mrs. w. o. Owen.l
Mrs. Wallace Streater, Miss Jessica
Randolph Smith. Mrs. George King.
Mrs. Norma Hardy Britton, Mrs,
Louvill Bilisoiy, :drs. Edward Camp
bell Shields, Miss Margaret l.. Hutch
inson, Mrs. Jessie Lee Webb, Mrs.
John l., Fowler. Mrs. Nathanial T.
Ames, Mrs. Harvey Ball. Mrs. P. r.
Carter, Mrs. Frank Morrison, Mrs. r.
Farrell. Mrs. Frank Long. Miss Pau
line Yates Long. Mrs. LeGage Pratt,
Mrs. Goodwin n. Ellsworth, Mrs.
John r. Tomlinson, Mrs. Julia Nolen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-29

Mrs. John Fielden Bolen, at 642 Lex.
ington place northeast, tn" Rev. ]. c.
Ball officiating at noon in e presence
of only the members of the two
families.
Mr. Joseph P. B. Barber announces
the marriage of his sister. Mrs. Viola
Barber Reus. to Mr.. George S. Carrick
at Rockville, Nd. Wednesday. July
IS. 1926.
Mr.. Stuart Cramer of Cramerton,
n. c.. who is spending a few days
at the Willard. entertained informally
at dinner last night on the roof.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben min Mfcou,
formerly of Washington. will close
their apartment In the Concord, on
East Grand boulevard In Detroit. and