The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1958 Page: 5 of 16
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haunted mesa—
(Continued From Front Pago)
spooky spot is "in Crosby County
about 18 miles from Blaneo Cart;
yon." It "appears to be wedged
jbetween the forks of White Riv-
ler. The main stream of the river
flows by the foot of the mesa to
the west.
"On the other side, the mesa
drops almost straight down a
hundred feet or more into the
McNeill Jjraneh of the river. The
top of the mesa is a flat area of
almost two hundred acres where
the grazing is nearly always
good"
The story is that in the fall of
1889, an old cowman named
Sawyer was driving a herd of
15,000 steers to Colorado. His cat-
tle became mixed with a few
NOTICE
City and Chamber of Commerce
offices will be closed from Wed-
nesday noon until noon Monday.
In case of emergency-
Call 6441 *
GOODWIN HALE AGENCY
"INSURE—TO BE SURE"
Auto, Fire & Casualty—General Insurance
We represent Old Line Legal Reserve Stock Companies Only
Elmer Williams' Son
Chosen All District
From Floydada Team
Leon Williams was selected
an all district defensive half-
back in football district 3-AA.
He is,, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Williams of Crosbyton.
Leon finished school in. Floy-
dada this year. His parents re-
cently opened Williams Dairy
Mart here.
Attention!
Museum Hours
'2 to 5 P.M.
TUESDAY THRU
SATURDAY '
Office Hours
9 to 12 A. M.
Tuesday thru
Saturday 2-4 P.M. Sunday
Closed Monday and Holidays
PIONEER MEMORIAL BLDG.
Telephone 3321
cows belonging to a local ranch
er.
The homesteader demanded
his cattle back but Sawyer*, "as
hard as nails," said his steers
were thin and he didn't want
them exercised any more than
necessary. Besides, he didn't
have enough cowboys to cut the
local rancher's cows'out.
The rancher threatened to
stampede the herd, according to
legend. Sawyer drew his gun
and ordered ' him away.
That night, Sawyer put his
herd on the mesa. The rancher
sneaked through the night guard
and stampeded the cattle by
waving a blanket and firing his
gun. Two night herders and most
of the animais were killed.
At daybreak, the cowboys and
their wrathful boss tracked down
and captured the farmer. The;.'
tied him on his horse, blindfold
ed his mount and drove horse
and rider over the cliff after the
other dead.
Now, according to the story
woven in the reader, the phan-
tom herd still stampedes over
the cliff at night. They take any
live cattle around with them
The blindfolded rancher is sup
posed to lead them. *
An "old cowboy, named Pon
cho Burall" is quoted in the boo;:
as saying Jeff Keister was the
last cowman to try to keep stock
on the tabletop. That was in
1900, and he got quite a scarc.
says the book.
Just who wrote the story in
the book is not clear from credit
lines. It seems'to be by J. Evetis
Haley.
Most of these legends have
some grain of history in them.
The other story, that of a group
of boys frightened at art old
house on the WIL-S pasture o?
the L-7, certainly did.
I£ any reader knows the source
of this tale, he is invited to drop
by the newspaper office and en-
lighten The Review staff.
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There were 28 wymen on th«>
Mayflower.
The Great Divide is The Rocky
Mountain watershed.
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Attention Farmers & Sinners
Let Us Work For You
We Maintain a Complete Service For All
Grades of Cotton
We can find an outlet for your remnants,
two-sided bales and loose cotton. In fact,
anything with bagging and ties.
by sending us your cotton you automatically ,
contact All the buyers of the territory
We maintain a complete micronaire service. As you well know,
cotton of 3.5 and better micronaire brings you a premium; how-
ever there is a demand for low micronaire cotton also. Our rate
for selling youjr cotton is 75c per bale for actuals and 50c per bale
for green cards. This service is free if we do not sell it for you.
Come by our office or call and discuss it with us.
We Are Cotton Sellers~Not a Cotton Pool
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Plains Cotton Co.
COTTON BROKERS
1006'/2 - 14th Street LUBBC^R
Telephone PC 2-0838
HAPPIER CHRISTMAS . . .
Things are tough these days for
the mailman, but carriers in
some sections of the country will
have it easier. Many poet offices
are now using caddy carts which
carry the mailman's heavy load
easily on rubber tires.
FESTIVE
DESSERTS
Festive desserts play a big part
in the celebration of the Christmas
holiday and no' other treats are
more associated with this holiday
than plum pudding and minee
meat pie.
The origin of the plum pudding
'is lost in history, but popular
legend explains it this way:
Once upon a time, an English
king went hunting on Christmas
Eve. A sudden blizzard, blocked the
paths of the forest and the hunters
became lost. One member of the
party, the cook, was charged with
the task of preparing dinner from
whatever food he could find. In
desperation, he literally threw
"everything" into the pot—the re-
mains of a stag chopped into fine
bits, flour, b i r d s' eggs, dried
plums, ale, brandy, sugar and
meat from some wild game. Soon,
to his surprise and delight, he had
a delicious,- hot "pudding" and to
this day, true plum puddings have
all of these ingredients which our"
quick-witted hunter put into his
"cooking pot.
Mince Itieat Pie
The tasty mince meat pie was
originally devised by the Puritans
as a religious oflering and was
served with a tiny figure of the
Christ Child in its center. The
earliest known recipe dates from
the reign of James I in the early
17th century. At that time the pie
was filled with beef tongue, chop-
ped chicken, eggs, raisins, orange
and lemon peelings, sugar and
various spices.
Cedars Of Lebanon
Oldest Christmas Trees
What some people consider to be
the world's oldest Christmas trees
have*been standing on a Mediter-
ranean plateau for centuries.
These are the cedars of Lebanon,
protected by both religion and by
law.
Some of these magnificent trees
have a girth of 40 feet and a
branch circumference of 300. ,
These trees were not always pro-
tected. Once, as the result of an
agreement between Hiram of
Phoenecia and King Solomon, con-,
scripted Hebrew laborers were
sent into the Lebanons to take to
Jerusalem, as the contract stated
"cedar trees without number."
SANTA KNOWS . . . Boys will
be boys, but Santa warns that
time is growing short. Andrea
Klecsek, who came from Poland
to live in U.S. with parents, talks
ti over with Santa.
C<^666
INSURANCES
MRS. DONALD WOOTEN, Agent
On* block cast and on* block
north of Hospital.
Phone 6561 CROSBYTON
*X tXSXXXXSXXX«%XXXXXXXN
Local Stars in
Cast of Program
on Lions Night
Large cast of local "stars" a-
domed "Christmas Windows/'
pantonine which formed princi-
pal part of Lions Family Night
Christmas program, December
16. Members of pantomine 'ca.si
included:
Melinda Reeves, Tom Hawker,,
Susan Hawkes, Robert Barrett.
Ricky Karr, Kathy Jung, Bob
Adams, Nancy Davis, Cheryl Da-
vis, Rod Maples, Donna Thomp-
son, Nancille Thompson, Sharon
Suther, Brenda Suther.
Nonette Mayes, Kathryn Beil,
Marilyn Treat, Linda Fowler,
Pam Rhoades, David Edwards.
Bill Lancet. Angela Benton, An-
drea Odom, Marc Lowrie, Kay
Richardson, Pam Richardson,
Arlis Graham, Andrea Wooten.
Choir providing background
music was Styles Dendy, - Roy
Ivy, John "Taylor, Kaye Maples
Carole Griffin, Carol Ellis. Syl-
via Curry, Jane Hawkes, Judy
Brixey, Theresa May.
Director was Kay Curry, ac-
companist was Elaine Grizzle
and Sharon Campbell narrated
the production.
Crosbyton (Tex.) Review Page 5 Thursday, December 25, 1959
MERRY CHRISTMAS
DR. ROY IVY
— CHIROPRACTOR —
Office Phone 4121 X-RAY* Res. Phone 2041
Across Street from Court House
LETTERS TO
SANTA CLAUS
Dear Santa:
I am a little girl. 4'i years old.
I have tried very hard to he
good this year. F<fr Christmas I
would like ' a^-hallerina doll, a
doll trunk, and robe and house-
shoes. Also candy and fruit_
Oh yes, Santa, please bring
some stuffed toys to my house
this year as I have a baby bru-
ther 7 months old. Don't forget
the other boys and girls in other
cities.and countries.
I love you, Joanna Farris
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Dear Santa Cla'us:
I have tried very hard to be a
good boy this year, and I hope
you won't forget to come to see
me Christmas. I would like for
yu to bring me a football suff
and a big football and some
candy and fruit in my stocking. |
And Santa. I hope you will come
to see all the children every-
where on Christmas and bring
them toys. Love,
Ricky Karr
Age 2'iiyears.
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Review Classifieds Bring Results
We Are Now Equipped To Do
State Vehicle
Inspections
Year 'Round Wise Drivers Rely
on our Safety Lane
Complete Front End Seivice
WHEEL ALLIGN ING — BRAKE SERVICE
And all the other front end work by--
ARNOLD SLATON
a factory trained expert.
W. C. BIJTLER does MOTOR OVERHAULS
on Automobiles and Tractors
STEGALL RR0S. SAFETY LANE
Next Door To Stegall Phillips "66" Station
Farmers Acid
Delinting Co.
Floydada, Texas
Come in and see the newe^ and most modem
plant on the plains.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS ON
Dec. 22 1958
Using the New Wet Acid Process
The latest and best equipment to test the
germination of your seed before and after
treated with no extra cost to you.
Located south of Matador Highway No. 70
across from the cotton warehouse east side of
town. Bring your own sacks or we have sacks
for sale.
FARMERS ACID
DELINTIN6 CO.
Phone YUkon 3-2322
Yl/kon 3-2564
floydada, texas
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Bennett, Patrick. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1958, newspaper, December 25, 1958; Crosbyton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth243447/m1/5/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.