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THE RANDALL COUNTY NEWS. DECEMBER 11. 1900.
THE LADIES BOOK CLUB.
Very Interesting Meeting Held Last Wednesday
Afternoon Macbeth the Subject
of Study.
The Ladies Book Club of this
city held a very interesting reg
ular meeting last Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. R. A. Ter
rill on West Evelyn street, there
being a large, attendance and an
earnest discussion of the lesson
for the da j'.
This club has undertaken the
study of Shakespeare's Macbeth
during the present winter and
the lesson for that afternoon was
from Act I, Scene VII, and Act
II, Scenes I and II, and the dis
cussion of the various phases o
the different characters which
are prominent in that lesson was
very earnest and enlightening
Mrs. C. P. Ifutchings and Mrs
diaries K. JJurrow botli read
papers which were more than in
teresting.
Mrs. James Ury Cranford
who was a member of the club
before she moved to Oklahoma,
was present and will again be
come a member as she has
moved back to this city to make
her home. She was gladly wel
coined back by the members.
The club has decided to pur
chase a number of new books to
add to their already extensive
library and a committee consist
ing of Mrs. W. O. Bennett, Mrs,
S. L. Ingham and Mrs. Travis
Shaw lias been appointed to
make the selection and it is ex
pocted that before long these
books will arrive and be added to
the present collection.
Please Sign Your Name.
uearein receipt of several
iicius uirougn me mans mis
week which would be interesting
to the ieople of this county but
: 4 . 1. 1- . l . . ;i . i
the senders failed to sign their
names and we did not get to in
vestigate the items so that we
could write them personally.
Now we are glad to receive these
items but we must know who is
sending them in, not that we
want to pubiish the names of the
sender but that we may have
confidence in the items them
selves. Don't Be Discouraged.
That's a fool remark, isn't it?
Well, if the writer didn't believe
he was pretty well conversant
with the situation he wouldn't be
guilty of this platitude. The
point is, that some of our farm
ers have lost two good chances
this year for a cotton crop, and
now find themselves "up against
a proposition.'' We will start
out by saying that this situation
is mighty bad. That doesn't
help matters any, then what?
The tendency among mot men
when they lind themselves in a
close place is to get out, no mat
ter how, but to get out. And
many men in a wild scramble to
get out of what they considered
a bad proposition have lost the
savings of years, besides money
they owed to men who were in
no way to blame for their misfortune-
Oftentimes the place to
make your money again is where
you lost it. There are disad
vantages about any place in the
world. In some respects an
other country might be better,
and in many respects it might
be worse. Some other occupa
tion might have disadvantages as
well as the one which you are in.
In making a move of any kind
there is always a cost to count,
and their ought to be a gain in
view before it is made. You have
the situation in hand where you
are, and with a change you might
bo more at sea than ever. In
fact, when everything is counted
more often than otherwise you
will do well to remain where you
are and make the best of a bad
situation.
Not all our country is hurt and
the southern and eastern parts
will make the loss on our crop
from the west easier on all part
ies. It is also rare that cotton
makes here as it has this year in
the western part of the county.
So let's just take our loss, count
up and see where we stand and
proceed to fight it out. A man
is never beaten until he acknowl
edges defeat. We are not nearly
whipped yet and we have the
best country anywhere. Cheer
up, old fellow, we had just as
well be in a good humor about it.
"It is easy enough to be pleas
ant, when the world moves along
like a song; but the man worth
while is the man who can smile,
w h e n everything goes dead
wrong. " Baylor County Banner.
HOLIDAY GOODS ARRIVING.
Merchants Are Stocking Up With Nice Array of
Articles For the Annual Celebration.
The merchants of the city have
always had great confidence in
the prosperity of the people in
general and this is clearly shown
as the Christmas time appears
each year when the stocks of
presents and toys are displayed
for the benefit of the public.
This season there has been an
unusual amount of confidence
and a person who desires to re
member kinfolks, sweetheart or
friend need go no further than
any one of the stores in this city
where such goods are handled
From what this reporter has
seen of the stocks that are now
being opened and placed on dis
play the variety is greater than
has ever before been bought for
the local market, and the general
tone of quality has been im
proved.
"Old Santa" need have no fear
but that there will be something
for each ierson but the main
trouble will be when he delays
his selection until too late. Cer
tainly there will be no excuse in
this country for an empty stock
ing this Christmas.
Santa Fe to Extend to Lubbock.
Waco, Dec. 9. J. B. Holloway,
who has just arrived from Lub
bock, announced today that a
contract has been closed with
the Santa Fe railroad for the ex
tending of its line from Plain
view to Lubbock and that the
road willl put up a substantial
forfeit. The work starts im
mediately. The towns are about
forty miles apart.
For a Lame Back.
When you have pains or lame
ness in the back bathe the parts
with Chamberlain's Liniment
twice a day, massaging with the
palm of the had for five minutes
at each application. Then
dampen a piece of llannel slight
ly with this liniment and bind it
on over the seat of pain, and you
may be surprised to see how
quickly'the lameness disappears.
For sale by City Pharmacy.
Stray Cow.
One brown and white cow with
tie rope around neck. Owner
may have the same by calling at
Dan fair ranch northwest of city.
37 ltp C. L. Daniels.
Sam Marshall has resigned as
manager for the local telephone
company and has accepted a po
sition with the White Swan Gro
cery Company. Mr. Marshall
has been connected with the tel
ephone company for a long time
and was well liked as a manager,
and considering the equipment
furnished him he made a success
of the operation of the system.
John E. Albers of Wisner, Ne
braska, was in the city Monday
on a visit to his sons who are lo
cated on some of the Block past
ure lands east of the city. He
was on his way to California
where he expects to spend a por
tion of the winter.
Horace James was in this city
from Ceta last Monday. We
presume that he came to town
to help Mose Wesley verjfy the
the killing of that deer.
HEREFORD DRAMATIC COMPANY.
Amatuer Company From Sister City Gives En
tertaining Play at Opera House.
Though the play had not been
very thoroughly advertised, the
Hereford Dramatic Company was
greeted by a large crowd at the
opera house last Friday night
when they presented a rural
comedy of the western plains en
titled, "Jim Burley's Ranch."
This company was composed
almost entirely of local talent
from our sister city of Hereford
and despite the fact that one of
the leading men in the play was
unfortunate enough to miss the
train in coming up that after
noon, the members of the com
pany proved themselves worthy
and energetic, and by shifting
the cast of characters somewhat
gave the play anyhow. The com
pany being composed of ama
tuers the assembled crowd was
willing to make some excuses
for any mishap, but these ex
cuses for the company were not
necessary because the company
gave a much better rendition of
their very interesting story than
even the most optimistic had ex
pected. It would be hard for anyone to
single out the best character for
the reason that each person in
his regular assignment in the
play seemed to well fitted for the
part assigned.
An orchestra composed of
some of the musicians of the city
was present and assisted in the
performance, playing the over
tures before the curtain raised
and during the intermissions be
tween the acts. It would be well
to mention that Wesley Sturdey
sang several songs which elicited
an encore each time, which
clearly shows that they were ap
preciated.
Judge Buie went to Tulia on a
business trip Wednesday.
Mrs. B. Frank Buie and little
daughter, Edithe, are visiting in
Tulia this week.
All kinds of cleaning and press
ing done by O. B. Cotton are the
best that can be done. 37-2t
Hay For Sale I have a quantity of
Alfalfa hay and baled sorghum
for sale at my barn just north of
the square. M. F. Slover. 37tf
Joe Foster has been under the
weather for the most of this
week but we are glad to report
that his sickness is not consid
ered dangerous by any means.
The Rogerson Hotel dining
room is now under the manage
ment of Schultz & Schultz, ex
perienced caterers, and they ex-
wct to furnish the best meals in
the city. '.',7 '.it
R. G. Kirsch of the firm of
i. G. Kirsch & Co., who are the
architects on the new court
louse building for this county, is
in the city on a tour of inspec
tion of the work now being done.
Ie expresses himself well
pleased with the progress and
the quality of the work.
Judge L. C. Lair and L. E.
Cowling together with Claude N.
I.'.rrison went to Amarillo last
Monday to receive the two new
autos which they had bought.
Judge Lair thinks that the agent
must have mixed the machines
on him for he could not keep his
machine out of the barbed wire
fence but he also claims that he
has about conquered the animal
now.
Let O. B. Cotton do your clean
ing and pressing. 37-2t
J. M. Whitaker of Falls City,
Neb., was among those who
came to this county7 last week
with a view of locating here. He
stated to the News reporter that
he was very much impressed
with this country and that it had
by far exceeded his exactions.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Redfearn
and their baby of Plainview
visited relatives and friends in
this city this week.
Be a News subscriber.
PR03RAM FOR TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
To be Held at School House in Canyon City
Dec. 14th to 19th Inclusive.
N.ni ltlUY, IlKC'KMlIKK l!l.
10 n. m. Opening ExercUes.
10:10 to 1:4) n. in. Address liy Coun
ty SllHTillt('llll('llt.
Organization.
1:30 p. in. How to Secure Regularity
mid Promptness in Attcndmice
Upon the School .1. I,. Redus.
2:1.' p. in. MfthoiU of Conducting n
History Reri tut ion J. II. Cm wiry
ami Miss Itrynon.
fl:(M) p. in How to Correlate His-
tory mill Geography Mian Emma
Ni'jil mul Minn Fiinnic Johnson.
Ro'l Cull mul Cloning Exercise.
MOMMY, IHtt'KMIIKIt 21.
0:00 n. in. Opening; Exercise.
0:10 h. in. A Lesson in psychology;
Instincts J. L Redus.
!l:4." a. in. Rending. Class Peinoii
Ktrntion Miss Ilerthu Tut He, fol
lowed ly Miss Ottie (iills.
10:00 n. in. How to Tench Diacrit
icnl Marks C. E. Cosh, followed
ly .1. YV. Kan l.ill.
11:1.". ii. in. To Wlin t Extent Cmi
Country Schools he Graded W. L.
Brcitlinupt mid .1. M. Craig.
l:::op. in How Often Should Trus
tees Visit the School Dr. F. M.
Wilson.
2:00 p. in. Met hods of Tcnclilng Ag
riculture .1. D. Clevclmul mid Miss
Annie Kirk.
2:1.". p. in. Effect of Scl I Environ
ment Miss Eiuina Dry son and
Miss Nellie lioyle.
::::o p. in. Knotty Problem h in
Teaching General Discussion.
ti:i:shav, ijkckm hi: it 22.
0:00 a. in. Needed School Legisla
tion C. V. Woolley. Esq.
!1:4." a in. Lesson In Psychology; In
terests .1. L. Redus.
10::!0 ii. in. School Sanitation Dr.
S. R. Grillin.
ll:1."ia. in. Primary Class Work
Miss Emma Neal.
1::I0 p. in. Arithmetic to Fractions
Miss Nell Gilliam mul Miss Ida
Rowan.
2:1.1 p. in. Should the Teacher's Au
thority Over the Pupils Extend Be
yond the School Grounds Miss
lielle Shot well and Miss Julia
Frary.
:::0 p. in. Technical (ini miliar J.
M. Craig.
wi:im:siav, dkckm nun 2:t.
0:00 a. in. Opening Exercises
Lesson In Psychology; Association
.1 L Redus
0:45 a in Paper; Literature in
Schools Miss Edna O'Rrynn
10::!0 a m Paper; Literature in the
Grades Miss Berth Tuttle
11:15 a m Literature in the High
School C IC Cosh
1::0 p in Texas History Miss Lillie
Leonard and Miss Annie Kirk
2:15 p in Physiology; How to Teach
It Miss Ida Rowan ami Miss Nell
"Gilliam
3:1111 i in Essentials of Good Disci
plineMiss Minnie Frary and .1 M
Craig
Tlli nsllAV, IlKCKMIIKIl 21
0:00 a in Opening Exercises.
How to Teach Fractions .1 H Crow
ley 0:45 a in How to Teach Percentage
.1 D Cleveland and . I V Randall
10:110 a in Discussion, Appropriate
Opening Exercises, General Dis
cussion 11:15a in School Law .1 C Hunt
l:".0p in General Business General
Discussion
HATI KDAV NIIMir, IIKC 10, l'.KIN
Song ly audience
Invocation li.v Rev M K Hawkins
'Motion Song" by primary grade
Recitation by Kathleen Stewart
Solo by Miss Willie .1 Eakuian
Recitation by Bessie Johnson
Piano duet by the Misses Hawkins
Address, 'Teachers' Institutes," by
Judge W M Jeter
Address, "Our Public Schools," ly
Hon F P Greever of Miami
Address, 'Development of Child
Mind," bv B II Raker of Hereford
Vocal solo by Prof Peterson of A Hi
ll rillo
Closing remarks by Rev Groves
Benediction
All topics will be open for gen
eral discussion. The work in
psychology will be based upon
Thorndyke's Principles of Teach
ing.
For Sale At a Bargain
A saddle and set of single
buggy harness for sale cheap.
See them at Hick's Feed Store.
Bakery for Sale.
Will sell the only bakery in
this city. Doing good businoss.
Enquire at the City Bakery.
For Sale White Holland turkeys;
Toms $2, hens !?1 each or $4 for
trio. Plymouth Rock roosters
$1 each. One Poland China boar
10. J. H. Bell.
37-tf
With The City Churches.
The churches of the city i.ivite
all iiersons to attend the services
at their various places of wor
ship. The times of the regjlar
meetings are given below.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. M. E. Hawkins, Pastor.
Services at 1 1 a. m. and 7:00 p.
m. Sunday. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening, 7:00. Sun
day school 10 a. m. D. A. Park
Supt., Miss Angie Meyers Sec-
Senior League Sunday 4 p. in..
Dr. F. M. Wilson, Leader. Jun
ior League Sunday 3 p. m, Mrs
John Hibdon, Leader. Home
Mission Society Tuesday after
noon at church, Mrs. John Hib
don, President.
CHRISTIAN CIiriiCH.
Rev. J. II. White, Pastor. Ser
vices Sunday morning 11 o'clock
and evening at 7:00. Sunday
School 0:45 a. m. Lee Van
sant, Supt., Travis Shaw,
Secretary. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening 8:00. Choir
practice Friday 7:00 p. in.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. J. S. Groves, Pastor. Reg
ular services at 1 1 o'clock Sun
day morning and 7:00 o'clock
Sunday evening. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening 8:00
o'clock. Sunday School 10 a. in.
II. J. Cavet, Supt., Miss Frankie
Gober, Sec. Junior Endeavor
Society, 4:15 Sunday afternoon,
Mrs. Nixon, Leader. Senior En
deavor Society, 0:30 Sunday even
ing, Miss Bessie (J roves, Pres.
FIRST ('IintCII OF CHRIST,
SCIENTIST.
Services Sunday a. m., 11
o'clock and Sunday p. m., 7
o'clock. Wednesday evening tes
timonial service at 7 p. m. V.
Edna Henson, C. S., lirst reader.
Sunday school 10 : la a. m. All
children under 20, welcome.
Only teachers, officers and chil
dren present. Mrs. Ava R.
Hall, superintendent.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. M. Harder, Pastor.
Services at 1 1 a. m. and 7:00 p.
m. Sunday. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening 7:00. Sun
day School 0:4a a. m. J. C.
Hunt, Supt., Miss Columbia
Redfearn Sec. Ladies' Aid So
ciety meets at pastor s home
every lirst and third Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. .1.
A. Harbison, president, Mrs.
Carl Coffee, secretary.
Rotten or Ripe.
The Pessimist growls, clouds
hide the sun, the world is dark,
pie tilts his digestion, friend
ships are false and everything
is "rotten."'
The Optimist carries his own
sunbeams, hears the 'music of
busy machinery, of laughing
flowers, notes the good points
of Fulton Lumber (Jo's, build
ing material, and everything is
it ,
ripe.
County Tools Wanted.
I have been appointed custo
dian of the tools belonging to
Randall county and all persons
are requested to bring in to ine
all tools belonging to the county
which they may have in their
ixissession. A word to the wise
is sufficient.
W. J. Redfearn,
30-2t County Commissioner.
Christmas Bazaar.
The ladies of the Aid Society
of the Christian church will open
tncir oazaar on wecemoer liin;
in the hardware department of
the Canyon Mercantile Co. 37-1 1 i
i
For Sale One good mare mulej For Sale A 35 h. p. Pope-Toledo
colt out of Carney's jack. See touring car. Has just been com
Thos. Lester at Umbarger. 37-2t j pletdy overhauled: tires new and
i car truaranteed to be in first
Lost one brown hair braid,
tinder return to News Office.
Northwestern Title Co.
Complete Abstract of All
Randall County Proivrty
R. A. TERRILL. - MANAGER
BUSINESS LOCALS :
See the Canyon Coal Company
for fresh maize chops.
Bryan's Commoner and The
News, both one year $1.80.
Phone 41 when you have an
item of local news.
For Sale Good piano, used about
one year. Enquire at this office.
C4-tf
For Sale. Seventy head of shoats
averaging about 50 pounds.
Phone J. A. Wilson's ranch.
35 3tp.
For Sale Two buggies and har
ness, one gentle pons, one bed
room suit, one iron bed.
3o-tf I. L. Van Sant.
Celery fresh from the garden,
crisp as a new spring radish and
as tine flavored as any that ever
grew, at the Hunter place.
Parties having land joining or
near town and desiring to sell
same for bonus purposes to rail-
ut) v will ill 1 1 ice nlli'UlM 3trc
tf L. G. Conner, Chairman.
The railway committee is or
will soon be in the market for
some town lots to use on bonus.
See L. G. Conner, Chairman, tf
W. H. Aid ridge is now located
in the Leader building and is
prepared to do all kinds of clean
ing and pressing. Phone 183.
See the Canyon Coal Company
for f resli maize chops.
Phone Aid ridge at No. 183 if
you want cleaning or pressing
done.
For Sale 10 pigs and shoats,
some good sows with pigs by a
registered male. See Bob Fos
ter. 35-4 tp
You have noticed that the most
extravagant claim made by
others is that their lumber is as
good as Fulton Lumber Co's.
You have noticed that.
Flour has advanced 20c per
hundred but we will, for the next
ten days, sell our Hour at the
same old price.
Canyon Mercantile Co.
For Sale or exchange for unin
cumbered land a clean, fresh
stock of drugs and fixtures. Ad
tl'Oi' mil m iff va ii'liAii b- tiArt
dress W. I). Cl.EVEI.ANI),
35-5tp Canyon.
Good quality calling cards
100 25 cents.
"All men are made of the same
kind of stuff; the difference is in
the way the stuff is put to
gether." Be an early and ap
preciative customer. Do IT NOW.
Fulton Li mher Co.
Cowart's Confectionery can
dies are good.
We desire to stale that F. L.
Gano has just finished threshing
our kaftir corn and to say that he
thoroughly understands such
work, lie is competent in the
management of the threshing
machine and we recommend
him.
Reiser Bro's. & Phillips.
The candies at J. W. Cowart's
confectionery store are the best
made.
Nature has borrowed the tints
of the rainbow to remind us the
procession is passing and the
months glidding by. Only 'a few
weeks remain and lOt' will be a
matter of history. Now is the
time to make the year a good
one. r uiiini IjIihiijit v o s. unii-
, wiH ivt, ontiulsj;lsm to your
effort.
You can always find fresh
fruits at Cowart's Confectionery.
class condition. Will demon
strate. Has gable horn and
sjieedometer; good road clear
ance; 30-inch wheels. First check
for $l,0C0 gets car. Reasons for
selling. Runabout answers own
er's purpose better. Ix't me
show you this car. Address, P.
O. Box 0s, Amarillo. Tex. 3ti-4t
Books with cattle bills of sale.