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THE RANDALL COUNTY NEWS. NOVEMBER G. 190B.
They WIS
OF THE VERY CLOSEST KIND
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YOU ir.ftr.-.L; (M?? a orrtah sir of e!fgance about a
"Q-jcca Q .:. It is unmistakably an
aristocratic shoe. For t. cb! i: : you cannot get a shoe
more nearly perfect h f. r.cr r rrc.re comfortable or satisfy
ing one. Yet ck.- tue er.orn.--.-3 ovlr-at of 10,000 pairs
Jaiiy, "Qu?ci QucVy" f cxt you no more than
ordinary sr
A NEW COMMISSION HOUSE.
Movement on Foot For Location in Canyon cf a
Large Firm for Handling all Linds of
Products.
There were parties in this city
yesterday "looking out a location ;
for the establishing of a com-J his power to make the paper of; of Plain view spoke to a fail-emission
house for the purpose of i interest in local matters every j large audience at the Daptist
buying and selling all kinds of j time he is complimented on his Church in this city last Wednes-
produce, vegetables, fruits,
grains and products. These
parties are well impressed with
the location and stated that it
was very probable, that if they
could succeed in making their
arrangements for buildings,;
they would locate here. They j
do not desn-e their names mauej " ! ton where he went to viit his
public until after next week 0ja tnp to Soutliern lexas points- , wilI aLso attt,nil (,m.
amount of some pending ar. j and tlie Dallas lau . jferenco at Waco before he re-
rangements. j Mrs. L. M. Tines of Glo.-ter, j turns.
If such a house is established j jjss js jn the eitv the guest of j , . . .
hereit would be a paying pro-hc,P sifter. Mrs. J. D. Gamble. I Mr. and Mrs. Dav,s have re
osition as they could contribute I turned from a stay at Dallas and
to all this Plains country to the I Jud- ami Mrs- 11 fnk ; Mineral Wells. Mr. Davis stat
west and south. Thev intend to j Iuio with tneil' famib'. have re- ed to the News reporter that
a . n r ... . 1.. a ' i a ... r
buv fruits in car loads and then
retail. They will buy all kinds i
of ' farm products, chickens, J
eggs, butter, wheat, oats, corn, j
kafrir, inilo, and in fa-t any kind '
of products, fruits or vegetables j
and pay the cash for them there
by making a reudy market,
something that i badly need.d
here and the enterprise will be
gladlv welcomed.
S. C. Lewis, of Roann Ind.
was in the city this week and j
made a pleasant call at this
office. He has been on quite an
extended trip into the southern
portion of the state and when
questioned regarding his im
pressions of the various portions
of the state lie said that he
thought the Plains country was
far ahead of any other portion of
the state that he had seen. He
was well pleased with what he
had seen here.
The Best Weekly Paper.
In a letter to renew his sub
scription to the News this week.
Rev. A. R Ilaynes, formerly
pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in this city said: En- ject to bag some big game in
closed lind check for Sl.l'j for eluding "bar"' if they can stand
years subscription to the
one
Randall County News, the best! For State Wide Prihibition. Prof. E. W. Peterson con
weekly paper in the Panhandle.'-i j ducted the song service at the
This paper is receiving words j The State Prohibition Com-j Methodist church last Sunday
of encouragement on all sides ! mitte have begun an active cam- j evening.
from its subscribers and youlpaign for statewide prohibition j Ir. and Mrs. Curt Smith of
may be sure that they are j in Texas and have begun to send j tllt, xina community spent last
appreciated. While it is the aim 1 out men to speak in favor of the j Wednesday night with friends
of the editor to do everything in
work it makes him feel more
like getting out and hustling in
order that such praise might not
be without proper foundation.
Albert Foster and Bert Phi-
lips hflV0- r(.turnwi from Dallas,
lurn'-u 11U,I) ;t ''- l'U "'o;
-southern lexas.
Clifford Keynolds of Plainview
visited his father and mother,
Mr. ;md Mrs. George Keynolds
jn this city last Sunday.
, T ,, , cuff for which they appeared bo
Mr. and Mrs. E- J. Hawley! . ,r .J ,
have returned from Ruby, Okia.,!
where Mrs. Hawley has been
spending the last month on a
visit with relatives. i
Mi
Willie J. Eakman, who j
has been attending school at J
Weatherford, returned to her
home in this city last Wednesday
on account of illness.
Miss Fannie Struthers of
Clifton, is in the city on a visit to
the family of H. E. Muldrow.
She may decide to make this
place her future home.
Rev. E. R. Wallace, of Arling
ton, was in the city this week on
a visit to his brother, John A.
j Wallace, and occupied the pulpit
at the Methodist church last
Sunday night.
E. C. Drown, N. C. Dishopand
others of this city are preparing
for a week's hunt in the moun
tains of New Mexico. They ex-
still long enough to shoot.
ami in saving this wo havo diroot reference- to our
stock of shoos, which is now conipleto. For the man who wants a shoo that
is built on honor wo aro glad to honor the building of that oxcollont shoo,
The Crawford Shoe
as containing the essence of all that goes to make the very best shoo that is
placed on the market. It is durable and comfortable and in addition is
made in the latest stvles of toes and leather.
Queen Quality Shoes
for ladies occupy the e.iviablo position of lc.'ing at the head of all makes in
their own exclusive styles and qualities. There are none like thi'm. Ladies
who know what a shoe is know that they cannot get a better one than ''The
(ueen Quality."
Our Shccs Ars Hoi The Cheapest
in make or quality bur th-v are th Cheapest when you consider the quality
in connection with the pi ice.
; proposition, Rev. C. M. Shuffler
'day night thereby opening the
campaign in this county. There
j were a large number of other
'speeches in this behalf made on
the same night throughout the
j state. '
John A. Wallace is in Ai ling -
every ume ne weni aa ircm
Canyon City he came back more
pleased with our country.
Some of our citizens celebrated
election day by an old-time
knock down and drag out tisti-
If, 1 I!.. 1 l...w... ..nl
jui iii.i ii'fii"! , tin i';. , twi'i
donated to the public cause.
Doth appear to have mourning
placed upon their countenance
and the tight was declared a
(lraw by i,.fc.n.(. Oscar Hunt.
A. C. Richey, vice president of
the Ferguson - McKinney Dry
Goods company of St. Louis,
was in the city last week and to
the News man stated that it had
been four years since he was
here and that the country had
i developed most rapidly. That
he-had not expected to see sol
much advancement in this soc-j
I,.,, 1, 1,., Kt !.,: 1 1 1 i !
country deserved and eventually
would have the finest kinds of
farms and farm improvements.
Mrs. D. Manley, a graduated
nurse, has located in Canyon
City for the practice of her pro
fession. She comes highly rec
ommended and there are those
in this city who have required
her services and who are glad to
sieak a good word for her work.
: jn t1js c.;tv
Mrs. Massay A. Bogar, living
northwest of this city, spent a
portion of this week in this city,
the guest of Mrs. John Potter.
Presiding Elder Miller of Clar
endon was present at the Meth
odist church conference in this
city last Sunday and preached at
i the morning hour.
I
! Work on the new brick resi
dence for Travis Shaw on West
Evelyn street is being pushed,
the walls being almost com
pleted by this time.
K. M. Peeler has returned
from a visit at Dallas and Wills
Point. Mrs. Peeler, who went
down with Mr- Peeler, will spend
the winter at Wills Point.
Mrs. Fred Reese, who had
been visiting her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. T. F.
Reid, in this city, returned to
her home at Amarillo yesterday.
Horn -To Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Gamble, a boy. J. D. says the
boy is three cubits tall, nine cub
its wide and has a voice sixteen
statutes in breadth. He also
says his son is awful heavy.
C. R. Durrow was in Amarillo
last Monday and went to Plain
view that afternoon, where he
went to attend the funeral of Mr.
Newman, manager of the Rock
well Dros. Lumber Company at
j that place.
A. A. Hauter, a former resi
dent of this place but now living
in El Paso county, his postoflioe
00 1 CSS OCMl Villi HOlll, V l 111
ii i r li
the city last week, looking after
some of his business interests
here.
Word has been received in this
city that X. Mines of Atlanta,
Ills., who had previously pur
chased land in this county, is on
his way with his household goods
in order to locate upon his land
and improve it. His home will
be in the Dlock pasture east of
this city.
COMPANY.
Proposed Changes in the Constitution of Texas.
The proposed amendment to
Sec. .'!, Art. VII. of the Consti
tution of Texas, relates to public
free schools, and is for the pur
pose of permitting common
school districts to levy a special
tax of not exceeding ,"c on the
one hundred dollars' valuation.
And it is proposed to provide by
statute that '27c of this shall be
available for school h uses and
-7f for the maintenance of
schools. The law at present will
not permit the levy of a tax
greater than l'Oc on the one
hundred dollars' valuation in
common school districts.
rriw n min fl men t mniv wcil ii
SeC. 1M, Art. V, authorizes Com -
missioners' Courts to subdivide
the counties into not less
than
four nor more than twelve jus
tice's precincts. Eigiit is the
maximum now.
The proposed amendment re
lating to salaries of the Governor
and Lieutenant Governor author
izes the increase of the salary of
the Governor to ,0()0 per an
nuin and the salary of 1he Lieu-
tenant Governor to $l:0(. The
Governor's salary at present i;s
$4,000 and the Lieutenant Gov- j 110,111 ,rilil1 f,)l' Amarillo.
ernor gets per day during the, "
first sixty days of a legislative' For Sala at O.ice.
session and $2 a day thereafter.!
It provides that when acting as j One patented section of land,
Governor the Lieutenant Cover-jail smoothe, eight miles from
nor shall receive the Governor's! railroad county site town. Price
salary. j SlU.'iO per acre on good terms.
! This price for ten davs onlv.
Dalhart Gets Railroad.
Dalhart, Texas, Nov. -A. E. j
Wirt wired from Austin today ;
that a charter was secured from
the Enid, Ochiltree, Dalhart and j
Western railroad which runs i(i."i
miles through Dallam, Hartley,
Hansford, Moore, Ochiltree and
Lipscomb counties.
The new road will connect with
eight verging lines at Enid, Okla.
Shops and terminals will be
built at Dalhart.
Abe Vanoy has purchased one
of the tinest spans of mules that
we have seen in this country for
some time. He says he is getting
ready to farm in this country
as the land ought to be cultivated.
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RAILWAY TIME TABLE.
Then has been a change made
in the time of arrival and de
parture of the passenger trains
in this city, the change to take
effect next Sunday, October sth,
and is as follows:
MAIN I. INK, WKST ISOCND.
No. .V. to Clot is 2:."i p. m.
No. to OnrNli.ul II:I5 a. in.
No. ;:!. L'umI r'ri'iirlit. !Om u. m.
MAIN LINK, KAST DOC XI).
No. .'is. from Olovis lu:'l a. in.
No. to Kiiiisiih City 5:!ll p. in.
No. 71. L ! 1'rriiit 2: in p. m.
pr.Aixvir.wnKA.vcir, xokth h'xd
No. to Ainnrillo little a. m.
No. Local 1'n-iL'lit ti:m p. m.
PLAINVIKW BRANCH, SO. IIOL'XI).
No. 7. to I'lninOt-H 2:op. in.
No. ;:! Lot-iil PrelL-ht H:ila. m.
Train No. '.7 on tlu- Main lint- lt-iivinc Can-
( ."hi v n in hi. in niiiiiu up in r, . nun
; Train Xo. :i. ontlio Mum Line iimvini: from
I n"v,N "' ""'""' ""
Hardwick-Dyche Wedding.
County Judge A. N. Henson
yesterday morning performed a
marriage ceremony between Lee
II. Ilardwick and Miss Dimple
Dyehc in his office in the court
house. The News reporter
'ouhl not a.V information as
! to where these people
! fi-""! Iut loft on the
liaiieii
siftcr-
Address, "Land Owner"' care of
the News, Canyon, Texas.
;v It.
For Sale At a Bargain.
A saddle and set of single
buggy harness for sale cheap.
See them at Hick's Feed Store.
:i2-ltp.
Mrs. T. F. Reid left yesterday
afternoon for Amarillo where
she will visit with relatives.
R. 0. Peacock is reported as
being under the weather this
week. Nothing serious.
Phone 11 when you have an
item of locid news.