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FAOE FOURTEEN—SECTION A
AMARILLO 8T7NDAY NEWS AND OI.OBE. AMARILLO. TEXA8
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY EDITION. 1931.
Pioneering on the Farm
By MINNIE TIMMS HARPER
Mrs. Emms Bells Elliott, widow of
Robert Elliott, was born In Bell
County, Texas. The Elliotts were
married In her old Bell County home
In 1884. They came west from Waco
In 1908 and settled at Hereford, Deaf
Smith County. At that time the
Hereford section had a most promis-
ing future, what with one railroad
another virtually assured, and the
new Christian College recently es-
tablished. However, the railroad
commission refused the second pro-
posed road a permit. The Elliotts
were undaunted. They had not come
to this country as speculators; they
were earnest, hardworking pioneers,
looking to the future.
Seven children were born to this
union and the industrious father
and mother proved themselves equal
to the responsibilities.
For 18 years before leaving Bell
County, Robert Elliott had been in
the dairy business; he knew more
■ bout Jersey cattle than most. men.
When they settled in Hereford and
found no jersey cows to furnish milk
for their children, he immediately
made arrangments to have some
cows shipped to him. Tills consign-
ment of Jerseys was probably the
first fine milk cows ever shipped to
that section.
As a great many of the students
those who enter farm life find the
occupation both pleasant and
profitable. How can this be done?
. For present purposes, this
article will deal only with local
conditions—that is, the Panhandle
of Texas.
This section of the state Is Just
now coming into its own. It Is
being settled by people from near-
ly every state of the Union and
from every walk of life. This ad-
mixture of people must combine
their efforts in making the farm
life of the Panhandle attractive.
. The people must be edu-
cated.
The farm in the broadest sense
does not mean simply to raise corn
or wheat or cotton or even all of
them. It means the rightful use
of all the opportunities which a
piece of land may have. It is a
common saying that a man should
not put ail of his eggs in one
basket, but some philosophers have
warned us to put all the eggs in
one basket and then watch the
basket. If this last was true farm-
ing, we would spend most of our
time watching the basket and not
gathering many eggs.
There is no better word to indi-
cate what the writer wants to con-
vey than the word—DIVERSITY.
Herring of
Churchman
By HERBERT & CAROLYN
TIMMON3
Among Panhandle pioneer# wria
Rev. P. N. Adkissori, who camt to
Amarillo in 1890.
Reverened AdkLsson was a local
preacher who gave liberally of his
time, his talent and his money to
church work. At his own expense he
made several long evangelical tours
through New Mexico. Even in old
age, when physical strength waned
his desire was to build on In his
Master's kingdom. It was this de-
sire that prompted the building of
a church plant by the kind old man,
who preached his last sermon when
the Arikisson Memorial Church was
dedicated.
In 1928. Reverend Adkisson so
strongly felt the need of a church
organization in the northern section
of San Jacinto that he erected a
frame church, built a five-room,
modern parsonage at the rear. This
church is at McMaslers nnd North
West First streets. He then went
to the Nazarene Church at Four-
teenth and Lincoln and said, "Here
is your church building. It was
mine, now I give it to you, gladly.
I only ask one thing, let nothing
of strife or petty greed enter its
walls. I love my God, use the build-
ing to worship Him."
0 0 0
Accepting the gift, for the cause
of Christ, Rev. A. K. Scott, pastor
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FREIGHTING WITH OXEN. These teams were sometimes called "bull teams," and their drivers "bullwhackers.'
taken near Glazier and is reproduced through the courtesy of Mrs. J. H. Blake, who moved there in 1000.
This scene was
Some time later, C. T
lived at Hereford College, it was not | Amarillo, organized the Wichita 0f the Nazarene Church, organized
long until the management saw the j Life Insurance Company, later the i the AdkLsson Memorial Church on
advisability of establishing a college ' California Life. In Hereford, and j March 25, 1928.
dairy. They bought cows from Mr. \ made Mr. Elliott secretary and man- I Among charter members were
Elliott, and one of the Elliott boys ; ager, which position he held until his ' Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Garwood, Mr.
helped pay his tuition by milking death in 1916. and Mrs. C. V. Harris, Mr. and Mrs.
them. Mr, Elliott sold cows until he The Randall County News said of \ j b. Hart. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. White
had no Jerseys left and had to buy Mr. Elliott: "Mr. Elliott ts espe- aIlc| Mr. and Mrs. Dickson.
milk from the college. He found j cially well known in Canyon, where; At the request of Reverend Scott,
butter and milk rather expensive, so he lias often visited. He showed his : Rev. J. E. White served as pastor of
he. shipped in more cows, and later. ' great love for the West Texas State the new church until a permanent
he bought Jerseys from the college ; Normal College by donating his col- pastor could be secured.
farm and dairy. The Jersey busi- lection of curios which he had spent i Sundav school was organized Im-
ress was good while it lasted. many years collecting. The exhibit j mediately, with C. L. Garwood as
In order to show how readily the was one of the finest in the state, superintendent. Among teachers
Elliotts adapted themselves to the but to the great sorrow of Mr. Elliott : were Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Garwood,
life and needs of the new commun- and Prof. J. A. Hill, of the His- j Mr. and Mrs. Hart. Within a short
lty, and how Mr. Elliott's theories on t.orv Department, the exhibit per- ! while there was an enrollment of
farming were appreciated in that sec- 1 ished in the fire which destroyed the j 135.
tion, practices employed by the gov-j old building." I Fred Wallace was elected secre-
ernment today, I quote from an ar- j After the death of her husband j tary of the Sunday school and
tide by the editor, and from a let- i Mrs. Elliott, a dauntless pioneer her- church organization, and Mrs. Gar- j
ter of Mr. Elliott which was printed 1 self, continued to carry on. She ; wood was made treasurer.
1n the Daily Panhandle of Amarillo traded their home in Hereford for | Rev. S. R. Brandon was chosen
in 1910
By T. M. WINCHESTER.
J. H. Blake and his family moved
from McKinney to his newly-pur-
chased ranch near Glazier in 1900.
That country was almost wholly
open range at that time, and they
were obliged to fence their fields.
They planted row-crops the first
year and found the soil very rich
and fertile, so in 1901 they, planted
100 acres of cotton. This was the
first cotton raised In Hemphill
County.
Not long afterwards, the little
town of Glazier was laid out and
the Blakes sold their farm land,
acquired other interests and also
managed the hotel.
Twice a month, except, In the
winter, the real estate men would
bring in parties of home-seekers,
sometimes as many as sixty at once.
From this point they would drive
out in buggies to look over the sur-
rounding territory, often even going
to Beaver and Texas counties in
Oklahoma.
When these home-seekers would
purchase a tract of land, they would
the depression.
Glazier, by reason of its loca-
tion, was a popular stopping place
for the traveling salesmen of the
early days. They would hire a team
and buggy and drive to the inland
towns and little postoffice stores.
As the Blake children grew up
bring out their stock and household and prepared for a college educa-
goods in "emigrant" cars. These tion, the family decided to move to
people stayed in spite of drouth and Amarillo, where they continued in
depression and built substantial the hotel business.
homes and schools. They were not j Mrs. Blake has always been active
speculators or promoters, but peo- , in church work and was a charter
pie with moderate means who came member of the Eastern Star chap-
to this country looking for land ter of Glazier, and after coming
upon which they could make a here became one of the charter
permanent home. There was no me "oers of the Amarillo chapter,
turning back for them, consequently ree of the Blake children live
when reverses came, Hemphill in Amarillo C. C. Blake, Mrs. L. B.
County was the first to recover from 1 Thomas, and J. P. Blake.
I 160 acres of land and rented it on : pastor of the new church and re-
the shares to a Mr. Boyd, who plant- mained for five years.
ed it to wheat. That year Mrs. El- When Mr. Garwood resigned as
IS FUTURE TO PANHANDLE
FARMING
: wheat crop and the second year $1,- | \y. m. Mullins took his place and
Elliott 000. and she says; "From then on held it until his death.
City Drug' a Tradition
For over 30 years the firm name, , ability.
I liott realized St,500 profit^ from the j superintendent of the Sunday school C'tJJ * Rut^it thrills a trip to St" Louis in 1934, • modern luncheon service, carries all
District Organizer Robert
Says Diversification Will Mean
Much To This Section
Robert Elliott of Hereford, re-
cently appointed organizer of
farmer's institutes and dairy clubs
In the Panhand1..: by E. R. Kone,
Commissioner of Agriculture, is
j It never made enough money to pay George Garwood, son of C. L.
1 for the planting." [ Garwood, became the next Sunday
Mrs. Elliott has three daughters school superintendent, a post he
now living in Amarillo, Mrs. Leslie holds now,
1 Neal. whose husband has a wheat: Following Reverend Brandon, Rev.
. farm near Dawn. Texas: Mrs. Hal Wesley C. Jones became pastor. Rev-
! Bruner, a gradulae nurse, whose ! erened Jones remained one year
j a fashion that the customer can
usually see quickly just what he
: wishes to buy."
. . . , , ,, The City Drug Store has a corn-
He is still an avid baseball , . ... . , „ .
ijf, j. plete prescription department, -
| hold phrase in Amarillo. But it j thrills a „.r ... —_ __ t
wasn't until 1926 that Earl Barnt. when he saw three of the world's lines which have come to be a part
the present owner, took charge of I series game between the Cardinals of the business, and boasts'the most
the old firm. In that year Barnt, j and the Detroit Tigers. j complete and up-to-date toilet goods
who was looking around the country j The drug store business, like all department in West Texas.'
for a location, discovered Amarillo. others, has undergone a marked "I.suppose all of us get a bit rils-
He immediately liked it and the change since Barnt's early day? couraged now and then, but no mat-
Panhandle. Here, in the heart of a "The big change has been in the ter where one might live," Mr. Barnt
young and bustling empire, the dressing up and lighting up of the says, he'd have his ups and downs.
■ husband has ranching interests m j Rev. R. F. Fr
ranklin, now residing Wyoming man found opportunity.
stores," says Mr. Barnt. "It used to Amarillo and the Panhandle have
recognized as one of the truest 'New Mexico; Mrs. Emma Perryman. in El Paso was the next pastor and,: He bought the City Drug Store, be that a drug store was a dimly laced and will face some struggles,
who is secret arv to Miss Pauline rpv. j. l. Ludlam was called to the carried on its traditions and then lighted place and stock was merely but I believe that the future looks
Lokey, home demonstration agent pulpit in 1936. and is pastor now. step by step progressed with the stored on shelves. Today, the drug even brighter than it did back In
! for Potter County. A son who lives | All organizations of the church are ! general trend.
in Minneapolis and a daughter in active, and the spirit of it Is held .after nine years of business at
I Chattanooga, Tenn. Katherine Per- I high by Reverend Ludham. the original location, 517 Polk Street.
! ryman, a granddaughter lives at j The Woman's Missionary Society Mr. Barnt moved just one block
j home with her. Mrs. Elliott's only has been under the leadership of j south. The new location Is a mod-
Back to the Farm" has becom# grief is that she is not physically Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Fred Wallace. Mrs. ern store in every respect, air-con-
the slogan of the world. But there able to do the many interesting ,j. b. Benton—a deaconess also—. ditioned, scientifically lighted, with
exponents of farming in the state
today. . . . It is for this reason
that the Daily Panhandle has
asked of Mr. Elliott a brief article
along lines of his own choosing.
Following are excerpts from the
article by Mr. Elliott:
store is a bright and cheery plac" 1926, when I first went into busi-
with merchandize displayed In such 'ness here."
will be a (neater exodus from t.he
farms back to the cities, unless
1 things she is still eager and ambi-
tious to accomolish.
Insurance and History
Here, ladies and gentlemen, are
two pioneers who need no introduc-
tion to the Southwest.
They are Floyd V. Studer. son of
pioneer cattleman, born and reared
in the Panhandle, and the Ameri-
can United Life Insurance Com-
pany. A native of Hemphill County,
Mr. Studer, who has attained na-
tional fame in certain historical
Mr. Studer was the organizer and
first president of the Northwest Tex-
as Association of Life Underwriters.
He has served as vice-president of
the Texas Association of Life Under-
writers and is a member of the Na-
tional Association. Mr. Studer has
been quite active in church and civic
work. He is a deacon of the First
Baptist Church, official secretary of
Mrs. Wesley Jones, Mrs. R. F.
Franklin and Mrs. Ludham.
Young people's organization was
perfected while Reverened Brandon
was pastor, with Mrs. O. F. Wal-
lace as president. This organiza-
tion has continued to grow- and Is
now doing much active work.
Church trustees are Mr. Garwood,
Mr. Harris and J. E. White. Stew-
ards are Mr. Harris Mr Ber.f-.u and
O. B. Burkett.
'How, j oil 11!*
branches, began his business train
lng in ranch work, buying and sell- j ^TPMhandle'oVd'artUm'Ask-
ing cattle and hogs for market. He ; an office hg haj heW t (he
also has been a livestock feeder. ]Mt nine years; an offlcial of the
As a young man he was In the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society,
firm of J. C. Studer and Sons, director of the Knife and Fork Club,
d-aling In retail lumber, groceries, j director of the American National j tinned, ' a panther came and sat on
meats and the manufacture and Bank, director and vice-president j top of my dougoran' I didn't have
selling of ice. It was one of the 0f the Texas Archaeological and nothin' to kill him with."
first, if not the first, Ice factories Paleontoiogical Societv. and a mem-
established in the Panhandle.
When I first saw this country,"
the early-day cowman soliloquized,
"the sun was the size of a pin head
and there warn't no moon at all.
The panthers, coyotes and vine-
garoons were enormous.
"Once." Will Hyatt of Spur con-
he stock displayed in the latest
manner.
With a payroll of 15 people, an es-
tablished reputation, the City Drug
Store today represents an institution
which has kept abreast of the times.
Mr. Barnt is convinced that Ama-
rillo and its trade territory still of-
| fers business opportunity and he
j has no desire to seek investments
i elsewhere. The aggressive owner of
i he City Drug Store has been a
registered druggist for 18 years. His
hobby—"if I have time to have one."
is baseball. In his school days and
for sometime afterward. Barnt was a
j semi-pro catchT or considerable
dians that dwelt in that region then.
* • •
"We used to come up with the trail,
and we'd have to go through 'em."
Mr. Wyatt said. "We called all In-
dians 'John.' We'd meet, one and
say, "How, John.' The Indian would
answer and then we'd ask him, 'Have
Buffalo, he stated, were here in you seen any horses, John?' The
! ber of the American Association for abundance, as were great herds of Tonkaway would say, 'Well, yes; no
For seven years Mr. Studer was Advancement of Science. He has j antelope and mustangs. There were ! see 'em, John.'
en officer and director of the First served as a director of the Amarillo ' only three houses in Dickens Coun-
National Bank of Canadian. He was j community Chest, Chamber of i ty, and one little school house. The
made a director of that bank atj commerce and other civic organiza- country was unfenced, and the first
the age of 23. While still in the; tions. and is a charter member of1 settlers had to drive 125 miles to
bank, 20 years ago, he entered the ;he coronado Quarto
life insurance business and was one i commission
of the company's largest £«onal Mr 1 chief hobbv is educa-
producers. .He was P™m°*d . J° tion and history. Through the pub-
agency work 14 jeais age.and dur- . ilCRtl University of Mich-
tng <he first year his agency paid for flnr, H d Un.v.c., .r he ,
more, than a million dollars of busi- recejved national fame He b maf.
Mr. Studer came to Amarillo in ried. and has twn daughters.
Centennial Colorado, Mitchell County, for their
lumber.
1926 as a district superintendent.
nnd the Floyd V. Studer agency no^'
Is one of the largest life insurance
organizations in North Texas. Many
millions of business has been tians-
acted during this period and for the
last five years Mr. Studer's super-
lntendency has led the nine the
American United Life Insurance MBHMP
Company is operating throughout1 rlon the iron -tore then in general
Floyd V. Studer is perhaps the
only man with his company ever to
attain a perfect grade of 1,000
points, which means a perfect re-
newal record and a paid-for produc-
tion in excess of $400,000.
During sandstorms in the early
days, cow camp cooks used to aban-
the United States.
He has 20 veart of continuous
service with the American United
which Is one of t.he largest com-
panies in the Middle West. It, oper-
ates from coast to coast ar.d has IS
years of continuous service in the
Panhandle. The assets of the com-
pany are $47,731,231.42, and the j
amount of insurance in force is In
excess of J270.000.000. The Floyd V.
Studer agency operates throughout
Northwest Texas.
use, because of the plcctricity gen-
erated in it by the sand and wind.
Canned food was th" rule then, says
F V. Graham of Odessa.
He related that once he encoun-
tered Indians and barely managed
to escape. "When I got back to our
outfit." he said, "there were 16 ar-
rows in my horse and saddle."
The boj's in his camp nearlv lost
their conk when they masqueraded
as Indians and slipped up on him,
Mr. Hyatt, said.
"The cook claimed he was not
afraid of Indians. The boys, who ghafter Lak
all wore red underwear, took off all |
but their underclothes, tied red
bandanas around their heads, and
slipped up on the chuck wagon. The
cook gave one look, made a break
for the boss' horse and left that part
of the country. But we found him
later." he added.
Then he told of the Tonkawa In-
"The Tonka ways were certainly
filthy; lived like dogs. They lived
on terrapins and snakes; ate their
meat raw. They'd take a tomahawk
and cut a rattler In two. eat the
meat and say. 'Bueno, muy bueno!'
"And they never had any bread;
there was no such thing for an In-
dian."
Hunter Irwin of Andrews reveals
that Scratch Ranch was said to have
received its name from the fact that,
a mangy wolf got into the house
while the boys were out. slept on
beds and gave them all the itch.
Scratch Ranch is 20 miles west of
THE WELL DRESSED MAN
is more successful in both the
business and social world
Expert
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and
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AT
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Amarillo's Finest
AT FOURTH AND PIERCE
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FRANK'S
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GENERAL
AUTOMOBILE REPAIR
WORK
smce
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• Latest modern tool* and
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FRANK DAVIS
OWNER
305 Tyler St. nial 411*
IN MEMORIAM
to
those courageous pioneers of
50 years ago, who are not with
us now to celebrate this
50th Anniversary
CHAS. HOPPIN
PRINTING CO.
214 East 7th
Perpetuating the Memory
of PANHANDLE PIONEERS
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These ♦hree buildings
are distinctive
Features of
Llano Cemetery.
They are the only
such buildings
in any
cemetery
in
West Texas.
Llano Mausoleum
PERPETUAL CARE
LLANO guarantees Perpetual Care with ev-
ery purchase of burial space. It has a larsn
Perpetual Care Fund with which to Insure thli
care. This fund Is already ten times that of
any cemetery In West Texas.
LLANO will be serving the people for all
time to come. It consist* of two hundred and
fifty acres and offer# every kind of burial spare
from single grave spaces at $25.00 to prlvatt
rooms in the Mausoleum at, $10,00000 and all
with guaranteed Perpetual Care.
w&k fiSfes
Office Building
YOUR CEMETERY
LLANO CEMETERY Is your cemetery. II
Is operated without profit by a Board of Ill-
rectors elected from those who own lots oj
crypt spare In the Mausoleum. These dlrectori
serve without salary or compensation in any
form.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dr. D. Roach
(to be supplied)
W. H. Fuqua
J. O. Guleke
Lake and Singing Tower
Bishop E. C. Seaman
Mrs. E. W. Hardin
John McKnight
H. P. Canode
Dr. R. Thomson, President
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