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anyon City VOL XI. CANYON CITY, RANDALL CO., TEXAS, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1907. NO. 24 c News. 1 V jt A A rf Jim A A A A -1 -J -J cry PHARMACY J. L. Prichard 1lU HEADQUARTERS FOR Pure Drugs and Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Brushes, Toilet Articles, Stationery, CoiJ Drinks, Ice Cream and All other things kept in a First Class Drug Store. PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALITY. West Side of the Square. Phone 32 ml I ' I I- j VVVTVTVVVVTVVVVVTTVVVVV' THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK STATE DEPOSITARY CAPITAL & SURPLUS, - -SHARK-HOLDERS LI A It I LIT V, 5, (('() . OFFICERS: L. T. LEST HU. President D. A. PAItK. Cashier JOHN 11UTS0X, VI President TK A VIS SHAW, Asst. Cash. .1. FRANK SMITH, Vice-President DIRECTORS: L. T. Lester, .lolin Hutsoii, R. G. Oldlin I. L. Howell, V. M. Lester, .1. Frank Smith, D. A Park. We invite you to open an account with tin. Wo guarantee an littoral accommodations :im are warranted by the account and pru dent bunking. EDWARDS & MONROE PLUMBERS AND TINNERS Steel Tanks, Bathroom Fixtures PATRONAGE SO LI CITE I WORK GUARANTEED Canyon Citjr, JOHN CONTRACTOR ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY FURNISH ED ON BRICK AND CEMENT WORK 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE GROWDUS BROTHERS & HUME 00. SUCCESSORS TO GO HER, HUME & KEN YON WE SELL Coal Seed Wheat soft and hard. Other Field Seeds Cotton Seed Prod ucts Hay All Kinds We Buy Hides Crowdus Bros. & HumrCo. A. B. AXTELL. C. E. AXTELL & CIVIL ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS Call Phone 135, Canyon City. Texas. EAKLE BLD'G, AMARILLO. TEXAS. VVVV?VVV?VVVVTVVVTVVVVTV' You Don't Need to emphasize the merits of your business or an nounce your special sales. A straight story toid in a straight way to the readers of this paper will quickly reach the ears of the thoughtful, intelligent buying public, the people who have the money in their pockets, and the people who listen to reason and not noise. Our books, will show you a list of t the kind of people you appeal to. A A A V S V V jju A S V Proprietor $135,000. 100,000. Texas BEG Blil AND BUILDER IN THE BUSINESS 3? S. D. MILLER, E. MILLER. fm fm t fm a Town Crier Call and see them r.t this office. '' So?" ?f The River of Rest. A bcuiilirul stream Is tlio Kivor or ltpst; Thu still, wltjn era swerp clear and cold, A tall must crosses a mar in thi; went, A whlto Hull Kleumf) In the went world's gold: It lcnnn to the uliore of the Hlver of Kent The Illy lined aliores of trio Hlver of Rest. The boutmun rises; lie reaches u hand; IIo knows you well; lie will steer you true And far, so far from ull Ills upon land. From hates, from fates that pursue and pursue, far over the lily lined Klver of Kcst Dear mystical, magical Klver of Itest. A storied, sweet stream Is this Klver of Kest; The bouIs of all time keep Us ultimate shore. And, Journey you east or Journey you west, Unwilling or willing, sure footed or sore, You surely will come to this Klver of Re3t This beautiful, benutlful River of Rest. Joaquin Mil." - SEEK LONG BURIED WEALTH. Gold Hunters Kill Trees and Turn Up Much Soil in Search. Ever since John Finn, a farm hand in Hanover Xeck. unearthed a small tin box with Mritish gold pieces in it the farmers in this sec tion: of the state have been annoyed by bands of treasure hunters, says the Xcw York Tribune. Tradition says that much treasure was buried about here by farmers' wives during the revolution to prevent the British soldiers from getting it. The sol diers learned, it is said, that a wom an named Tut tie had several hun dred pounds' hidden away. They never learned, however, where it was. She was put to death, so the story goes, and her home was burned. Xo one has ever found any of the treasure. Jt was said that the money was buried at the root of an old tree and the treasure seekers have dug around all the old trees in Hanover Xeck. .Many of the prop erty owners hope that the coin will 6oon be found, for many fine trees have been killed by the gold seek ers. Not only have the roots been exposed, but in some instances ex plosives have been used. Scarcely a tree in the immediate neighborhood of Hanover has escaped the seekers. Finn was compelled to leave town, as curiosity seekers annoyed him so that he was absolutely no use to his employers. He received many olTcrs for his coins, but he decided that if they were worth that much to olhers they were double the value to him. and he refused not only to sell but even to show them to strangers. One coin collector oll'ered $.100 for the nionev. A GIRL AND A LION. In Montana, one day last .Novem ber, a girl 12 years old, named Anna Davis, daughter of a ranchman, was riding her pony along a trail lend ing up a ravine, when a mountain lion sprang upon her from the limb of a tree. His spring carried her out of the saddle ami over a dill', where she lodged in a tree top. The lion also hung there for a moment and then bis bold gave way and l.c went down for a hundred fee' further and was smashed to pie .v on the rocks. Miss Anna managed to climb back iipu-Uie cliir and find and mount her pony, and an hour later she arrived home with onlv a few scratches to show for her thrill ing adventure. The body of the lion was found and skinned and the pelt given to her to make a rug for her bedroom. Had the beast leaped from some other place he would surely have made her his victim. HITTING THE BULL'S EYE. A Georgian who has the reputa tion of Ix-ing a wretched shot recent ly invited the attention of his sport ing friends to a target painted on a barn door with a bullet hole exactly in the center of the bull's-eye. As his friends were incredulous he offered to bet a dinner on the proposition. Upon the acceptance by one of the friends of thewnccr the chap with the supposed had shooting eye produced witnesses whose veracity could not bo ques tioned, and they testified that he had, indeed, accomplished the feat. So the bet was paid. During the dinner the loser of the wager inquired how his friend had managed to fire such an excellent shot. "Oh!" exclaimed the latter with a smile, "I simply shot the bullet at the door at a distance of 800 yards. Then I painted a target around it." DEALT WITH THEM FRANKLY. Clergyman Outspoken In His Address to Young Couple. Jack London, before setting out on his world tour in a small boat, was the guest, of honor at; a dinner in San Francisco. "My friends have been very frank with me about this tour," Mr. Lon don said at the dinner. "They have told 1110 that I am a poor sailor, that I know nothing of navigation, that I won't get anywhere near around the world, that I'll be wrecked, that I'm a fool, and so on. "Frankness is a good thing, hut sometimes it is rather unpleasant. My friends, frankness reminds me of the unusual address that an ec centric Frisco clergyman made to a joung couple that he was about to marry. " 'George,' the clergyman began, 'from the bottom of my heart I con gratulate you on the wise slep you are about to take. It was sad, in deed, to see you wasting your youth in drunkenness. ?tit all's well that; ends well, and 1 nm glad to think that von lave bid an eternal fare well to drink, for of course, with you r prospects, nofso much as a weekly glass of beer, but only the barest necessities of life, will be within your means.' "He then turned to the young woman. "'And you, my poor Henrietta, I congratulate most heartily, for it is seldom that girls of your appear ance find husbands. Xever forget that you ought, by an unchangeable sweetness and a devotion without bounds, to try to make amends to poor George for your physical short comings. For you are, I repeat, a real blunder of nature. " 'And now, my dear children, I will proceed to unite you in the holy bonds of matrimony.' " NOT LIKELY. FIFTY MILES TO MOON. So far as seeing is concerned, thanks to John 1). Hooker, a phil anthropist living at Los Amrelcs, we may some day see photographs of the moon's surface distinguishing obieels 100 feet apart. In other words, anything they have up there half as loin: as the capitol building will be plainly discernible. All this and inanv greater wonders will he brought about hv means of a 1 00- inch mirror, which will he mounted in the Carnegie institution's new solar observatory on Mount Wilson, southern California. Hut it is'sev- eral years in the future, for first a four and one-half-ton block of glass, 13 inches thick, must be cast with out crack or blemish, and then four vears must be consumed in just irrindiiu: and polishing it. The cost of the big mirror and jts smaller auxiliaries will be -f ;l ."5,000. A lens of coual size costs $1,000,000. As she tiptoed into the bedroom, her husband raised his head from the pillow sleepily. "Mrs. Jay was here to see you," he murmured. "She said she'd call again some other cvcninr." "And what did you tell her, John?'' the wife asked, as she laid her money and latch-key on the bureau. "Oh," he answered, "I just gave her the address of your club." IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN. Adam I'm afraid you'll find your paucity of clothing a hit trying when winter comes. I've At all events. I'm well fixed ; - the opera ? -Wa'tcr Pulitzer, in .tic Bohemian. m bt r m "Who owns this store?" "I don't" No. "Dirt REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The Canyon National liank." At Canyon, in the State of Texas nt the close of business, August L'J, 1107. MKHOITKCKH. Loans and discounts $l:!!l,Si4 Ii!) Overdrafts, secured and un secured !),li".").:is U. S. bondsto secureclrcii- liition : iL:n(u() Pri'iiiiutiis on IT. S. bonds.. r0S.rt Hanking house, furniture, and tlx t mi's 7,0 1.1 24 Due from national hunks (not- reserveiigents) (i,(iis.:t7 Due from approved reserve agents iN.noii ': Checks & other cash items Notes of other national hunks L,,.s."..mi Fractional papercurreney, nickels nnd cents n:.,"i Lawful money reserve iu 1 tit n k . viz: Specie l,,.i-.,-.,.l." LcKJil-tcndcrnoles '.',7l(l.(KI 7,i!J 1.1 Keilempt ion fund witli U. S. Treasurer 5'i ofeir- eulatlon) (iil.Od Total .JH;.iM.il7 I I A Ull. I I'IKS. Capital stock paid In $ .lO.OiHUHl Surplus f ii ml 10,0110.(1(1 Undivided prolits, less ex penses nnd tuxes paid 11,4:17 -I-Natloiial hank notes out- xtundiiiu; l-J,.")ll(l.0O Due to Trust ('i)iupanies anil Savings Hunks S,1M.:!1 lue to approved reserve agents 1.1,1100.00 Individual deposits subject, to check 70,.'1K-.7N Time cert i lien tcs of deposit :!:!.2l7.Ki Hills pay nlile.l uel mil ngcer- tilieates of deposit for money borrowed I'O.OOO.uo Total $21,isl.i;7 State of Texas, (Ton n ty of Itandiill, ss: I, II. W. O'Kecfe, president, of the above named bank do solemnly swear that the above statement. Is true to Hie best, of my knowledge and belief. U. YV. O'KKKKK, President. Correct Attest: J. M. I lack ) V. V. Wilson. Director. W. C. P.AIKI), ) Subscribed and sworn t o before me this :!0tli day f August, 1!M7. K. A. Howiiicii, fsfotnry Public. County Court. Friday the civil case of the Panhandle Uealt.y Co. vs. II. Cur ry, in which the plaintiff claimed H) ns a commission on siilo of some of the Curry land, wnstriod before, a, jury. The verdict was for tho plaintiff in the sum of Saturday (J. Ii. Ward vs. Hon Scott, suit on account appealed from justice court. The jury found for Ward in the sum of SH. The judgment, in the justic e court was S-l ". Monday J. IJ. Dunbar vs. the Fulton Lumber Co. was submit ted to a jury. This was n suit for damages on account of alleg ed malicious prosecution. Thu plainlilT claimed sCiOnnd thu ver dict was for l: TO. The jury was composed -f ,1. 1). C;::;,l !r, Kicnt C. t'v;!o! - liar.-:, a. P. C K f';i'i!, w. I. Cibs'in a "id West Mvurs. A. :'. i :r-'- an i .;. c. Hunt reprusuiilcd the phi'ml'ilT and Carl Gil!ei;'.in! of I b'rei'o. .!, i A. 15. M-.ii-ii-i Tulia and l. A. Sowdor the Fulton Lumber Co. Notice of appeal has been given in i uis ease. "4' HAPPY ITEMS. Happy is on the boom. T. Williamson and family of South Dakota, have located in Happy and are erecting a line M-room residence. Monday the building of thu Happy school house was com menced to be finished by the hist of September. The new depot was completed this week and the stock yards are about finished. Mrs. H. 1'aggarely and daugh ter are in Missouri on an extend ed visit. Fred Wishart has accepted a position with the Plains Lumber and (J rain Co. A hardware store and bank are to be erected soon. . Happy. The Xews would be pleased to have "Ilappv Items" each week. -Ell HOFFMAN PARAGRAPHS. On Saturday we were visited by a heavy rain. Crops are look ing tine. W. C. Johnson has returned from Denver. He is much de lighted with his trip but glad to get back to the Plains. Miss Gibson of Nashville, fen nessee, is stopping .with Miss Emma Hoffman. She is in search of a healthy clime. We can hear tily recommend the Plains for same. The ice cream supper was well attended by the boys; on account of the heavy rain late Saturday evening the girls couldn't attend. The writer never saw boys eat as much cream, and can vouch for cream never hurting anyone, for it was fairly tested. On Sun day the neighbors gathered in and ate the remnant left. All went to Sunday school and church in the afternoon. Rev. Hryant preached a line sermon. The meeting at Day resulted in two conversions. The work wound up with a wedding J. T. McClain ami Miss Dollie Thom as wore quietly married at the home of the bride on Thursday afternoon. A reception was giv en at the home of the groom on Sunday. Tassie joins their many friends in extending congratula tions and wishing them a happy, prosperous life. They will make their homo on the Willie McClain place. L. A. Pierce has returned from Kansas. He is well pleased with his shipment. Kd Hoffman has had an extend ed trip and returned home on Sunday. J. C. Womble and wife have gone to Arkansas on a visit. Mrs. J. M. White and Mrs. Lon Campbell spent Monday with Mrs. I, T. Johnson. . Miss Winston Hitchcock is pre paring to enter school at Denton. Miss Oru Cage is on the sick list this week. Tahsik. A Hay Ride Picnic. On the, invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Park the night of La bor Day was celebrated on the bank's of tin; Palo Dure in the Hates pasture by an enthusiastic gang of young people. Gasoline torches were hung in the trees, old fashioned games were in dulged in, feasting was an addi tional order nnd a general good time was had, so they all say. Tiiose present '.re. Misses iiinaui. Cart wri.:!:' , ' ia kh'.::. Jordan, lliuey,, iOi:.;ii:, iji.; Messrs. Duiiiai. and Rector IjOs ter, i ay less !,vior, Ge.i. II tH ch ins. C' ni LoL rts (1 Vaughn V-;'. 'i'l-.t a rt.v vns eii:i,.eniie I !,.- Mr. Mr... D.-.vo Park and Mr. a'i '. Si i . 'j' r.: i Slia -.v. A dray !ie i a la mode for hay riding and several buggies took the party to and from the creek and the refreshments consisted of "basket lunch" and watermel ons. Tis a pity The News man is always overlooked on these occa sions (not purposely of course), he really did want to go on this one. A Faithful Friend. "I have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea lieniedy since it was first intro duced to the public in isT2, and have never found one instance where a cure was not speedily effected by its use. 1 have been a commercial traveler for eight een years, and never start out on a trip without ibis, my faithful friend.'" says H. S. Nichols of Oakland, Ind. Ter. When a man has used a remedy for thirty-live years he knows its value and is l competent to speak of it. For I sale by S. V. Wirt, druggist.