Canyon City News. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1904 Page: 1 of 4
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NO. 3.
rF YOU WANT THE BEST GOODS
A D. A. I. S. Y. PARTY.
For the least money our store is the
place to buy. We have just receiv-
ed a nice stock of Dry Goods which
we will at all times be pleased to
show you. Our prices on Groceries
cannot be beat. We extend a cor-
dial invitation to the public to come
in and inspect our stock and give us
a share of your patronage.
R. Q. OLDHAM & COMPANY.
I RANDOM THOUGHTS.
G. A. B.
In a Friendly Sort o' Way.
"When a man ain't not a cent und
he's feeliu' kind o' blue
An' the clouds hanj? dark and heavy
an' won't let the sunshine through.
It's a ffirat thins oh my brethren
fer a feller just to lay
Ills hand upon your shoulder In a
friendly Hort o' way!
It makes a man feel curious; It makes
the tear drops start
An' yon feel a Hort o' flutter In (he
region of the heart;
Vou can't Iook up an' meet his eyes;
you don't know what to nay
When Ids hand Is on your shoulder
In a friendly sort o' way.
Oli the world's ncurlouseompound
with ItH honey and Its gall.
With Its care an' bitter crosses; but
a good world after all.
An' a good God must have made It-
leastways that's what I say
When a hand rests on my shoulder
In a friendly sort o" way."
The above touching lines by
James Whitcomb Riley lead our
thoughts to observation'and ex
perience of the "helping hand-'
and encouraging words bestow-
ed by kind and considerate
hearts upon the suffering sons
and daughters of men. And
who among mortals has not suf
fered in some degree? Verily
all have their troubles and trials;
some far greater than others; it
is the natural heritage of man
and all are better able to bear
them or renew again the battle
ot life when the touch of sym
pathy is rightly placed and the
word of courage is properly
spoken.
There is a saying that "all
men are born equal." This
strictly under the law may pass
for truth in favored governments
such as ours but when it refers
ifi mental and physical possi-
bilities it is as far from the
truth as anything can be. Few
indeed are born alike in these
particulars and then the bring-
ing up the surroundings the
steps that lead to manhood and
womanhood are so different.
When these things are consid-
ed as they should be -'tis bard
sometimes to make allowance
for the short comings of some
but to do so gives evidence of
having that charity mentioned
in Holy writ without which
"though we give all of our goods
to the poor" we are to be con
demned. And charity" in feel-
ing is not enough it must be
shown in action giving words
of encouragement lending a
"helping band."
No person gets so low in this
world either from affliction or
vice but what their hearts can
be leached by kindness; thous-
ands upon thousands in the past
have been comforted or reclaim-
ed by it and oft' times the turn-
ing point for good has been
caused by just one sympathetic
action or only a few kindly
spoken words. What a striking
illustration of this we have in
Jean Valjean the leading char-
acter in "Les Miserables."
Kind words words of en-
couragement; actions prompted
by a charitable mind and a gen-
erous heart what victories they
have won the cost is small
the pay ten-thousand fold.
A great many teachers will take
a course in the Roberts Business
Colleges at Bowie and Chickasha
this spring preferring to enter the
commercial world where there are
opportunities for advancement to
remaining in the school room.
SELLING LANDS.
Have you property in Canyon
City or land in Randall county that
you really want to sell? If so
come and see me I think I can do
something for you.
Geo. A. Brandon.
News Office.
The Canyon City News came
to us this week enlarged from a
five-column folio to a six-column ;
folio. This shows that the mer-1
chants of Canyon are public-!
spirited in tendering to their j
paper that patronage which !
makes it possible for these im-j
provements to be made and wej
congratulate Brother Brandon
upon his success for the Newsi
is improving all the time. j
Hereford Brand. !
Ed. News:
I have been away for some time
and have come home for a short
visit to find out what was going on
in the country. 1 picked up a copy
of the News of March n and find
that the farmers of the county are
thinking of diversifying in the way
of farming and have pledged quite
a lot of land to be used in the cul
ture of cotton. I think this is a
start made in the right direction
and am glad to see the people are
trying to develop the county as a
farming country.
I wish to place before the good
people of this county another crop
for trial if . they see fit. Where
tried it has always made the farm-
er more money than cotton corn
or wheat and with no more labor
than it takes to make a cotton crop.
If properly handled all the way
through will after the money part
of the crop is taken off save quite
a lot of feed for the old cow and
that crop is nothing else but broom
corn. It will bring all the way
from $40 to $400 per ton. Good
ordinary Kansas raised broom corn
is selling at this time in Kansas
City for from $120 to 1 160 per ton.
One acre will yield about 800 lbs.
We have a man in the county in
the person of R. A. Campbell a
good broom maker as many of the
old settlers can testify. I think he
could give a lot of valuable infor-
mation about culture etc. I will
enclose a flipping from St. Louis
Republic that gives information as
to culture and care of broom corn
hoping you will see fit to publish
the above together with the enclos-
ed clipping.
I am as ever for Randall county
and Canyon City S. L. LONG.
The clipping on broom corn from
another paper referred to by Mr.
Long will come in for attention in
a future issue. Ed.
Don't Do it Again!
All persons are hereby warned
not to haul any dead animals or
other waste or refuse upon any
of the "Block" lands. All per-
sons doing so after this notice
will be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law.
H. Y. Evans Agent.
3ts
Contributed.
Several of the young people spent
last Friday evening very pleasant
ly at the hospitable home of Dr.
and Mrs. J. L. Howell the ccca-
sion marking another entertainment
to the credit of the D. A. I. S. Y.
Club.
The dainty invitations written in
rhyme were a foretaste of the
pleasure to come.
The giu-sts having arrived and
chatted a few minutes were taken
one by one into an adjoining room
where amid much laughter and
good natured commands to "keep
still" a silhouette of each was
deftly drawn.
These silhouettes were afterwards
numbered and shown the guests
who were to guess at and make a
.list of their guesses in a certain
length of time.
Mr. Como Thomas getting the
greatest number correct was aw-
arded the prize a beautiful medal-
lion. The consolation prize a pal-
metto fan tied with the club colors
was carried off by Mr. A. S. Rol
lins.
All thoroughly enjoyed the pro-
gressive conversation many amus-
ing answers being given to the
question "What do you suppose is
the meaning of D. A I. S. Y?" The
members of the club declare that
none were right and say they are
going to prove that girls can keep
secrets by keeping this one.
The subjects for conversation
were written on neat hand-painted
cards which served nicely as sou-
venirs of the occasion.
Delicious refreshments were s rv-
ed the guests being waited upon
by the charming little ladies Misses
Edna Wallace and Earline Garrison.
The club members all wore black
skirts white waists white collars
and ties of white and blue ribbon
white and blue being the club colors.
At 11:30 o'clock the guests bade
the fair hostesses a reluctant good-
night and departed wishing the
club would entertain again soon.
Those present were Misses Eppie
Earhart Alice Grant Emma Bran-
don Bertha Wallace Emily Yeary
Maud Brandon Pearl Guilham
Vera Odell Ella Donald; Messrs.
R. A. Sowder A. S Rollins. B. P.
Hodges Como Thomas Harry
Howell J. L. Howell Jr. ban
Cobb Stewart Odell Travis Shaw.
Citation by Publication.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
To the sheriff or any constable of
Randall county greeting:
You are hereby commanded to
summon H. S. Kurnham by making
publication of this citation onco In
each week for four successive weeks
previous to the return day hereof In
some newspn per published In your
county if there be a newspaper pub-
lished therein but If not then in any
newspaper published In the 47 Judi
cial District; tint If there bo no news-
paper published in said Judicial Dis-
trict then in a newspaper published
in the nearest District to said '17 Ju-
diclal D;strlct to appear nt the next
regular term of the County Court of
Randall county to be holden at tho
court house thereof. In Canyon City
Texas on the 2nd Monday In April
A. D. 1904 the siiine being the 11th
day of April A. D. 1904. then and
thereto answer a petition filed In
said court on tho 7th day of Decem-
ber A. I). 1904 in a suit numbered on
the docket of said court Xo. 157
wherein Canyon Lumber Company
a firm composed of J. M. Rockwell
A. A. Rockwell and C. M. Hardin is
Plaintiff and II. S. Rurnham Is De-
fendant and said petition alleging
that the Defendant If. S. Buruham
Is Indebted to Plaintiff by his cer-
tain promissory note for 285.00. dat-
ed April the 1st 1903. and due Novem-
ber the 1st 190:5. with 10 percent In-
terest from date and providing for
10 percent additional on theamount
as attorney fees If collected by nn at-
torney or by lenal proceedings al-
leging the same had been placed in
the hands of Rule & Rollins attor-
neys for collection and suit is here-
with filed on same and that said
note was due and that defendant
had faded and refused to pay the
same or any part thereof to plain-
tiff's damage In the sum of the prin-
clpal. interest and attorneys fees duo
on said note.
Herein fall not but have before
said court nt Its aforesnld next reg
ular term this writ with your re-
turn thereon showing how you
have executed the same.
Witness J. II. Garrison Clerk of
the District court of Randnllcouuty.
Given undtr my hand and the seal
of said court at ofllco in Canyon
this the 10 day of March A. D. 1904.
J. II. GARRISON
Clerk District Court. Raudall Co
By (!. N. Harrison. Deputv.
FOIt SALE A pair of hand-
made Cowboy boots size 8. Full
Kangaroo iMorocco legs original
cost $14 50. The boots have been
worn only one day. Made by one
of the best boot-makers in Te as.
Will sell for considerably less than
first cost a bargain this office.
Don't compare our grade of
Paint with the "Cheap John"
paint claimed to be "just as good."
CANYON LBR. CO.
11
School land abstracts made for j
all who wish them by Buie & Rol-j
lins abstracters for Randall county. .
Leading Question.
"They're settling the race
problem up north now."
"Yes suh How many dey
lynched lately?" Atlanta Con
stitution.
Our stock of paint is moving rap-
idly. You will have to hurry if
you "want a go" at our high-grade
Paint at low-grade prices.
CANYON LBR. CO.
Timet Have Changed.
A northern authority says
that eating apples will elevate
the morals. Times haye changed
since Eve did that little horti-
cultural stunt in the garden of
Eden. Billville Jingles.
SOMETHING NEW IN REALITY
We handle Hardware Implements Vehicles Windmills Pipe
Wire Coal and Grain. We want to show you our goods; the
sight of an article creates a desire to possess it and that desire
is the demand that makes the world go round.
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We carry in stock the celebrated John Deere and Oliver line of
Implements. The well-known Cassidy Sulkey Plow with List-
er Planter and Sod attachments. You can use it for breaking
sod with a sod base equal to any sod plow. Can also use it
most successfully as a sulky Lister or Planter.
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We also handle the new John Deere Disc Plows. This is the
latest and most perfect construction of the mechanic for work-
manship and finish; easy to handle and will do good work. Can
be changed from a single to a two three or four discs. Regu-
lated to raise plow behind same as in front. Discs can be set
so as to cut from 8 to 14 inches each. You can turn this plow
to the right as well as to left. Seeing is believing. Come in
and look at this plow.
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We also have all kinds of field seeds such as Corn Cotton Milo
Maize Kaffir Corn Millet Alfalfa and other field seeds.
CANYON CITY HARDWARE AND CRAIN COMPANY.
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