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Volume 27, number 44.
CANADIAN, HEMPHILL COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY. AUGUST 5, 1920.
SUBSCWPTION, $2.00 THE YEAR
Bert McCoy Becomes
Insane; Gives Away
Flowing Oil Wells;
Bvrt McCoy, a barber who had
worked for Pat Williams in his
shop near the Harvey House for
a few days, went crazy last Fri-
day night and started out with
a revolver and a knife. The offic-
ers were notified and Sheriff
Stickley found him some time af-
ter that and placed him in jail.
A trial was held Saturday and
McCoy was adjudged insane, A
wire to Terrell was answered at
once by a statement that there
was a place for the man and Har-
O Stickley left at once with the
man to put him in that institu-
tion. ,
McCoy was a bartender in Ca-
nadian in the early days. Some
twelve or fifteen years ago he
went away, and came back only
a few days ago from Arizona. He
started his excentricities Friday
by buying a $200 diamond ring
from the Miller Jewelry Store.
Then he purchased an old Grant
Si>; automobile. That night he
started on his wild west tour
with a gun and a knife.
His particular hallucination
was that he was going to make
everyone that he came in contact
with and happened to take a lik-
ing for rich by giving them an
oil well. He had oil wells by the
dozen to give away.
Shaller Well 3,154 Feet Deep
The Fort Worth-Canadian test
well was down 3,154 feet at noon
Tuesday, with the drill passing
thru successive formation^ of:
blue shale, limestone and gumbo,
and the formations changing
about every two feet. A large
number of men have been out
watching the drill. |
A little flurry of excitement
was started Saturday by the re-
port that gas had been struck in
a water well twenty miles north-
west ot Canadian at a depth of
385 feet, but the report was mis-
leading. An air pocket was en-
countered by the driller but there
was no gas.
Rainfall This Week
Marks August as a
Wet Month in 1920:
There were 111 votes cast in
the primary in Roberts County.
The candidates for the county
offices were without opposition
and the Chief says there was very-
little interest in the primary.
One-half inch of rain fell Mon-
day morning.
Rain fell again last night to
the amount of 1.43 inches. Aug-
ust is out for a wet month rec-
ord.
The rain is reported as having
covered the entire county.
The rainfall this week has
amounted to 2.27 inches, the pre-
cipitation having been recorded,
on four different days.
Docket for the August
Term District Court
Which Opens Monday
Many Pledges of Fi-
nancial Support for
Continuing P.-P. C. C.
The report of the primary last
week should have contained the
name of Newton P. Willis, who
received a total of 568 votes for
chairman of the Hemphill County
Democratic central committee. ; •
The rains this summer are put-
ting the fields in excellent condi-
tion for fall wheat sowing, When-
ever the rains continue during the
summer as they have this year
they bring, a good wheat -sowing
season.
Fjrst Baptist Church Will Hold
, Open Air Revival Meeting
We make a change in our morn-
ing service Sunday to the com-
bined service. Our Sunday School
begins at 10 o'clock sharp and: is
followed without intermission by
the sermon at eleven on "The
Love that Will Not Let Me Go",
closing usually by 11.45 or before
0i 12 o'clock noon. Everybody is
urged to come at 10 a. m. and
stay to see the whole thing thru.
Parents can aid us by telling
their children to stay until they
are dismissed.
Special song by the Primary
Department and solo bv Mrs.
Sanders in the morning service.
At night our summer out-door
meeting at the corner of First
and Main Streets begins, con-
tinuing thru the week at 7.80 pr
m. E. D. Morgan, Pastor.
Giilf Gasser Closed Awaiting
,Decision; as to Deeper Test
?The- Gulf :gksser in. Carson
County: is shut dowh awaiting or-
etis from headquarters. Last re-
ports reach ing Amarillo were that
the well was producing 75,000,000
cijbic feet of gas each day. One
the remarkable features of this
is! that the well produced 38,000,-
OdfO cubic feet of this in the last
three feet drilled. Oil men of Am-
ar-illo (lave been tpld that' an at-
tempt would be made either to
mjud off the gas .and go on down
oil' the rig would be moved and
drilling started on a new hole.
It; is said that the Gulf company's
contract will require a deep test
of; this, well br another 'hole in
order to hold the leases.—Ama-
rillo Tribunfe. - '
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Kite-Weld Wedding
Robert Kite and Miss Marion
Weld were united in marriage
Saturday evening, July 31st, at
g.$0 o'clock at the home of the
bride's parents in this city, the
Rev. M. M. Beavers officiating.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. B. W. Weld and the
grjoom is a son of Mr. and Mrs|
Richard Kite. They are a popular
yojung couple and a host of
friends extend congratulations
anjd best wishes.
■
Ofr! You Perryton ball game!
ISSi
Democratic County Convention
Endorses Candidacy : of Neff
The Hemphill County Democrat-
ic convention met Saturday after-
noon. The convention endorsed
the candidacy of Neff in the sec-
ond primaryf fondf elected E. ,<«J.
Pickens, Newton P. Willis, R. K.
Rhea and Mr. and Mrs. W. Ai
Palmer , as delegates to the state
convention, which meets jn' Fort
Worth Sept. 6th. The official vote
for Thompson in this county was
439. I
The August term, district
court, will convene in Canadian
next Monday. The following dock-
et has been issued for the term:
Jury Cases
F. X. Adams vs. Milo Burlin-
game, et al, to try title and for
damages.
Citizens Loan Co. vs. J. T.
Jones, et al, suit in attachment.
Civil Cases
Jno. S. Dorsey vs. G. E. Kirk-
ley, suit on promissory note.
R. A. Huffman vs. J. Y. Grubbs,
suit to quiet title and to cancel
note. Transferred from Hansford
County.
itussell Erickson, et al, by next
friend, L. F. Erickson vs. Anna
L. Palm, suit for division of prop-
erty.
Odis Morris vs. D. U. Scott, et
al, suit to cancel notes and to
clear title.
La Fayette Abrams, et al, vs.
D. A. Scott, et al, suit to cancel
note and clear title.
Fred Brown vs. Clement Hel-
ton, suit for damage.
Frank R. Jamison, et al, vs. W.
D. Fisher, suit to partition.
L. S. Cator vs. Commonwealth
Bonding and Casualty Insurance
Co., to receive money, cancel
note and deed of trust.
T. F. Kelley vs. Walker D.
Jiines, D. G., et a.1, suit for dam-
ages.
T. J. Kelley vs. Walker D.
Iiines, D. (J., et al, suit for dam-
ages.
J. R. Holt vs. A. T. & S. F. Ry.
Co., et al, suit for damages,
Helen Pomeroy vs. Madge Lari-
rants, et at^ to ?trv titlq inc£ f^r
damages. . "* *
W. A. Hunter vs. P. & S. F.
■ Ry^ Co., suit for damages. f
White House < iiurriber Co. v*?.
Pj &f S. F. Ry<- Co., et al, demur-
Attention. Chamber of Corome ce Canadian Team Wins
• We call the special attention of
Buckley-Studer Wedding
The marriage of Miss Ottie
Buckley to Mr. Oscar B. Studer of
Canadian, Texas, was beautifully
solemnized Wednesday, July 28th,
at the home of the bride's parents
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Buckley, at
Sulligent, Ala., the Rev. H. H. Ha-
good officiating.
The entire lower floor of the
hpme was thrown open and artis-
tically decorated with banks of
ferns and cut flowers, with a col-
or scheme of pink and white.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, .was
gowned in a beautiful model of
georgette crepe, over which fell a
veille of tulle and rsal lace
which was caught with sprays of
orange blossMnsi • - ' '
: Miss Ruth Buckley, a sister of
the bride' wearing a gown of pjhk
org&ndle, served-'as maid of hon-:
or. The- groom Was- supported by
Ml*. Labn Buckley as-best'man,
each wearing the conventional
■suit ofr black." •" <'
Preceding the ceremony Mrs.
Guy Sf Jackson sanjf "At. Dawn-
ing". Mrs. (Marvin i Chcely,' ac-
companist played Mendelssohn's
wedding march as a processional
an^ L°hengrii}'s. .wedding rpa^ch
as a ? recessional. T
Following the wedding an in-
formal luncheon was- serVeS the
guests, after which the bride and
groom departed for a honeymoon
tot the mountains of Colorado. Mr.
and Mrs. Studer will b^ at home,
in. Canadian, TeXas, after August
15th. — Birmingham,, Ala., Age-
Herald. i,
The Wilsey office which has
handled the Spearman lands on
the North PJains, for thq pqst sev-
eral years Cwis' jclKsed in this
city Monday, and H. J. Nielsen,
who has been?thanage* since? F.
W. Wilsey left last spring to go
to a sanitarium, has gone to Chi-
fcagd^ Itf'e^peaj^a^nHi^t^yii;
igentalh ,the|to^ns|aJon4 the ne
railroitdf Attorney Will Crcfor of
rAge charges.
Geo. F. Caylor vs. J. M. Nunn,
suit for personal damafge. '
S. A. McAdams and iDi If.
Thornbury vs. W. A. Pryor, et ai,
to cancel note; , j . . -
C.; A. Johnson and it. A. Par-
sons vs. Herbert C. Hill, suit pn
promissory note. '
Appearance Docket
W. R. Brodife vs. Chais. Tubb
and Geo. Tubb, suit on contract.
W. R. Brush vs. L. S. Palmer,
suit for damages.
J. R. Duvall vs. W. H. Hatton,
et al, and their unknown heirs, et
al, to try title and for damages.
Mayme Swetham vs. Dr. Elmer
Swetham, et al, to try title and
for damages.
J. F. Strong vs. Catherine
Strong, divorce.
F. H. Rathjen, et al, vs. R. 'W.
Hyerststedt, et al, to try title
and for damages.
Mrs. Paul Hoefle, et al, vs,
Howell James, et al, to try. title
and' for damages. 1 '
First National Bank' of: Cana-
vs. Mart Trammel 1, L. C.
Kelly, et al, suit for'^exphiplarjK
) T.J. "'Dial, -et al/ vsi. AnVos A.
Weber, et al; 'trespass ^o trV title:
Eafi McCarter vs. C. F. .Mjfc-
Carter, divbree.
P. & S. F. Ry. Co. vs. City, of
Canadian/ damage Suit.
J. B. Duvall vs. Lillie D. C6ok.
to,, try title and for damages.
Mrs. Nettie West vs. .Joh"t>
Youpg, ^t al, suit'for cancella-
tionof -lease.
, J. C. Secord and wife vs. First
Natioifal Bank of Chicago, et al,
to cancel note and deed of trust
Transferred from Hansford Coun-
ty.
J. p. Gruver vs. First National
Bank of Chicago, et al, suit toj
cancel note and deed of trust and
to clear • title. Transferred from
Hansford County.
G. C. Markham and wife vs.
John Young, et al, suit for can-
cellation, of lease and for dam-
ages.
G. W. \yilliams and wife vq.,
John Young< et al, {suit for can-
cellation. of lease ,a^d for .dam-
ages. 1 .' ' .
C. C. Freeman vs. J. O. Wooten
suit for commission and damage,
transferred bjick from Ocfiiltree
Codnty. T i
. Amarillo, Texas, July 28.—The
meeting of the board of directors
and representatives of the Pan-
handle-Plains Chamber of Com-
merce that took place in the of-*
flee of the headquarters yesterday
afternoon established beyond the
question of a doubt in the minds
of the Panhandle people the use-
fulness of the organization and
their desire that it be perpetuat-
ed.
That this organization is be-
ing instrumental in bettering the
conditions of commercial life is
attested by the following petition
Upon which Floydada raised its
quota pending the meeting of the
commissioners court in August
"The undersigned subscribers)
hereby pay the amounts set op-
posite our names for the support
oi the Panhandle-Plains Cham-
ber of Commerce, it being under-
stood that a strict accounting for
the moneys spent by said organi-
zation will be made in open meet-
ing or meetings at a designated
time. We realize., that the above
organization has been the instru-
ment thru which the people of
Floyd County were able last year
to get coal cars and that at least
80 per cent of the cars obtained
the last twelve months for grain
shipments have come thru the
work: of this organization."
This petition was afcoifipanied
by. a-draft for $600. .
Judge Paul of Carson County:
"1 pledge Carson County and
hand you my personal check,
pending the action of our court,
for §500."
Judge • Dinwrddi'e of Tulia,
Swisher County: "I pledge my
county aiyl will personally pay
the kmotint in 'case the court
fails to take.the matter MP- J will
also go with representatives tp
the members of the Chamber of
Commerce to the regular meeting
next Tuesday night at 7 o'clock.;
There are a number of very im-
portant matters ,to be discussed
and, acted upoi\. Among these will
be the question of sending delej
gates to the highway meeting at
Clovis on Monday,; August. 16th.
This meeting is in furtherance
of the movement for ah interstate
highway from Belen, N. M., to
Kansas City thru Canadian. In
addition the subject of Hemphill
County's, roads will be discussed.
A ftill attendance is urged*
| J. W. Sanders, President.
W. A. Palmer, Secretary.
Khiva Shrine Cere-
monial in Aiiiarillo
Postponed Thirty 0ays|
Best Game of Season
From Perryton Boys
Khiva Shrine ceremonial at Am-,
arillo, scheduled for this week,
has been postponed for thirty
days on account of the contem-
plated visit of the Imperial Pot-
entate to Texas next month, and
the desire to be honored by his
presence at the ceremonial. This
is tough on the candidates for the
Diamond Ring. They were going
after that ring like true sons of
the desert, and altho they are
built like camels since the good
old U. S. A. went dry, this putting
off of the thing for thirty days is
going to test the bone dry pro-
clivities of the whole bunch.
Louis J. Garretsorii of Tacoma,-
Wash., is imperial potentate.
Republican County Convention !
Nominate Full Party Ticketj
In what was almost a pitcher's
battle Canadian shut1 out Perry-
ton on the Perryton grounds Sun-
day. The boyi were on their toes
and were playing from the, first
cry of "Play ball!"
Perryton has a fast team but at
no time during the game were
the Canadian boys in danger of
losing.
_X*>velace for Canadian pitched
air tight ball, allowing the Per-
ryton boys only one. hit and one
walk, while Canadian got three
clean hits off of Deal, the Perry-
ton pitcher.
Yokley, Canadian's1 second sack-
er, did very effective stick work.
In four times to tne bat he got
two hits. Each hit scored a run.
Jaquin^for Canadian picked a nice
three bagger. ' ^
A large crowd of fans from Ca-
nadian went to Perryton and the
trip was turned into a picnic as
well as a ball game. The ladies of
the party all took lunches and the
crowd stopped at the old Ochil-
tree high school building and
spread the lunch. There were fifty
people in the crowd and it is be-
lieved the ladies had enough eats
for twice that number. How could
Canadian hoi') but win w.iii a
bunch of rooters like that?
The score by innings follows:
Canadian 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—2
Perryton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0
The battery for Canadian wa3
Lovelace and Critser; for Perry-
ton, Deal and Wingo. 1 '
other counties to put? this matter,
over, for thfe * organization Us
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worth the. money." , -
' 'AI B. Brown of Locknev: "Draw
on the First National Bank of
Locicney for $600 or anything
else you want." ,
J. N. Edwards of Booker: "Ac-*
cept my personal check for $100
and my pledge to bring Lipscomb
County into the organization,
either thru the avenue of the
commissioners or by private sub-
scription." .
E. W. Harris of Hereford: "I
pledge my county, and if they
don't pay it I will." Mr. Parkeij
of Hereford was a happy and ap-
preciated talker.
Telegrams were received from
six other counties pledging sup-
port to this organisation. Its fu-
ture financially is assured and
that itS usefulness;-to the terri-
tory is felt and appreciated, .is a
matter of i delight and satisfac-
tion to the officers .of the cham-
The Republican county convent
tion met at the Commercial Clubj
rooms Saturday afternoon an<^
organized by electing R. N. Stone$
chairman and S. Luther secretaryi
vof the convention. t
'The full ticket of county officers!
and commissioners as proposed'
at the meeting of the Republican
Club was nominated. The ticketj
is, J. S. Hood, county judge; Ji
F. Harbert, sheriff; Claude Young
county clerk; S. Luther, treasur-:
er; Jesse Long, assessor; A. A,•
Parsell, Marion Smith, Chas^
Teas, and Geo. Zahn as commis-
sioners.
W. D. Rathjen was elected
chairman of the Hemphill Coun-i
tv Executive Committee.
P. H. Loomis ;and W.; D. Path
jon were elected delegates to the:
Canadian lost •£'game iit Wheel-
er last Thursday by a score of '8
to 9 in twelve innings. The boys
were Very much dissatisfied "with
the game,^ as they Claim very tin-'
f&ir'decisidnfc by the umpire held
them off fhim any chance of wia-
ning, re&ardless^ of h*>w strortg a
team: they might' have had.
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Special Venire df Two Hundred
Men for the, Reynolds Case
A special venire of two huni
died men in Lubbock 'County have
been recently summoned to be
present out of which a. jury willj
be selected to hear the evidence
in the case of the State of Texas
charging Florence Reynolds with
the murder of her husband at
Ca.nyon two years ago. The case
IIIBIIHHIIIIRRIII1-' I was tried here last year, result-
congressional convention at Ama-; ing in finding the defendant giiil-
Pickens Selected to Lead 1920
Red Cross Roll Call Drive
rillo and L. P. Loomis was elected ty arid assessing the penalty at
delegate to the state convention! five years in th^ pWiftentiiry. The
at Dallas. f j case has attracted much attention
and likewise received much pub-
licity thru the papters Which will
mak$ it difficult to' sels'ct a jury
The.case will Comtf to! trial on the
r I D- 1 L U I I 4 A first diiy bf the Tenth " Anhu'al
E. J. Pickens has been- elected a® : ,.u
t. .. . . . i,.- . . ,, CoriverttLon of the Volunteer Tire-
by the executive committee of the; ,i * 4 ... y . i ;«■
i i d j n ■ : * nu ^ ! niin s Associati6n to b6 nela m
local Red Cross Chapter to man-| m*
acre the 192^ drive for members ithls C1
Judge Paul introduced a reso- The drive will be-made in No-
l«tion which'was ^adopted, that
s"the bankers and' grain men of
efich? douhty' assume the respOnSi-,
bility ;of this" proposition ^ijQ each
individual county; and put' it
over." : fir.
Canadian, Hardware and frufr-
niture Co. vs. Henry Keith; suit
Sunday School Teachers Meet
The teachers of the Beginners;
and Primary Departments of the
Methodist Sunday .School held
their fegiilslr monthly business
and social meeting at the home of
Mfs. Frank Rathjen'Tuesday af-
ternoon. Refreshments of' punch
and wafers were served. „
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read by Mrs. W. A.
Palmer. Plans for the erection of
Sunday School rooms for the
church were discussed, and the
Mesdarhes George Tubb, 'Palmer/
and Henson were appointed as'd.
committee to work wiih the
church building committee and
others in the matter. Mrs. W. A.
Miller was elected superintend-
ent of the Beginners and Primary
Degartmen^,. and rMrs. Ed. L.
NoWelS was 'elected press report-
er.
wember 11th to25th. Mr: Pickens
?will Organize -the cbuhty ihto dis-
tricts and Select local chairmen
to hatidle e&Ch district.
tMrs. Sani McAdams has been
elected as' assistant manager tq
Mr. Pickens in the-; membership!
drivel
Lubbock Avalanche.
. It wou;ld ,thy ; appear, that thp
case has been transferred to the-
Firemen's Convention. for; ^riai-
Perhaps this,was dene to prevent,
breaking up the convention, jfor
it is a safe guess that the fire-
mien wjli all want to hear the
trial. •«. r
1 Bopst ifor the Abo Pass highway
■-a I ' >.i V ■ \ ■ V'
Owens, 'ilfvoi-ce. " - ^
Pat M. Neff or Joe Bailey^—Which:
In rthe seqpnd primary August
28th Jwe haVe to choose between
Hon. Pat M. Neff and Joe Bailey:
for governor of Texas. In the
fiirst prittiary Some 6f us voted for
Thomason 1 and some for1 Looney
and Neff, but as between Neff
andr Bailey the issue is not one
of personalities but of-principles,
political and moral, and we call
on all former Thomason and
Looney supporters to rally to the
support of Pat M. Neff.
A Neff-for-Goverrtor club 'meet-
ing will be held at the court
house at 7.30 p. m. Wednesday,
August 11th, to which all Neff
supporters, men and women, from
the town and country are invited.
(Signed) J. W. Sanders, W. C.
Isaacs, B. G. Taylor, M. W. Uzzell,
J. L. Jennings, Mrs. J. F. John-
son, L. A. McAdams, Mrs. W. C.
Isaacs, E. J. Pickens, Mrs. J. W.
Sanders, T. L. Hughes, H. C. Am-
nions, L. A. McAdams, Mrs. H. C.
Ammons, John Cureton, W. A.
Palmer, and others.
Four out of Five, North Side
Mien Elected in Grey County
' Four: of the; five candidates
nominated for county office^ at a'
mass meeting in Pampa last
January received majorities in
the primary election Saturday,
the winning sbuth-Sider beinc; D.
M. Graham for tax assessor. The
two opposing sections of the
county each polled heavy major- <
ities for their respective candi-
dates, and the Pampa ticket won
by; reason of the greater num-
ber pf voters/ residing on "the
north side.—McLean jfrews. . . \
The B. Hi B. Mercantile Com,
pany willf be • represented at the ,
Chicago anc^ Saint l)0uis Garment,
Styla Shows next week jby Mr. findr
Mrs. L. "A. MeAdams And^, Mrs. S.
A. .McAdams., They expect,*©, miy
novelties, in ^yery line and Ganar
expect, to b^^gpne
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