The Snyder Signal. (Snyder, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, March 20, 1914 Page: 2 of 10
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AM ON (J r II UXCHANtJKH
The finance report us recently cum-
plletl by County Clerk Harden shows
ti expenditure of over eleven thou-
laiid dollars Tor road Improvement
purposes duritiK the fiscal your end-
ing January III. The Commissioners
In session this week recommended
that oilier Improvements be made
and It Is very pmbuhle thut tho good
vi rk will continue. - Clulrmuont He
porter.
Kent couniy I.uh prngrewslve cttl-
lenililp mid with wide awake officer
ha ked up hy the people and with the
oil Interests ahout to roino to Hie
front Kent la going to cnmn to t 1m
from.
Hlg HjirliiMH Herald says 2!i coun-
ties In Texas have voted on local op-
ton Btiii'f'MaiMiilYy Int. Of thene li
voted dry :tnd six wet.
The A.'pennoni star h;nln a heavy
editorial: "We need Cheap Money."
Jot editors need money wln-tli'-i
cheap ur not
Tliu people of Hurley riv hiiUI l
have put Into tine u new way for gel
ling train to atop n( Unit Wlliige
The nearest depot Ih at M iilcshuc
but Hurley want one of Its own.
They haven't been ahle to net one so
fur hut when wiiiiebody wnnls In
board the train at that plm e the)
IliRiuiKe to net Home tallow on Hie
rails. This stops the train The
Blntnnlto.
An old lady In Tennessee uacd the
Roup method to gel tor a mule
and she got It.
Ida Turbcll Inllmales that marrl-
ftge Is woman's proper sphere. At
least better than writing tedious
books. Amarillo News.
Ida Is doing like other theorists
he Is Just glowing
The Terry County Herald says
now slnre Msye Is out of the rare.
It has no candidate for governor
All those 'fellows that met In Dallas
re In the same fix hut they are go
lug to adopt one.
Obviously cattlemen didn't feel It
ust proper and wise to go on record
as annn-htstn anal nit t their govern-
ment unit Its president -WhlehlUi
Tribune.
The rattle men of Teias are bmd-
tiess men. They are not running for
of fire.
The 0 rah a in leader says Kt Pres-
ident Taft predicts the re-election of
Woudrow Wilson. Ho sny we all.
In Kast Texas they save money for
a rainy day. In West Texas they save
money -for a dry day. Ht am ford
learier.
That Is what you might esll
"working with Nature."
The Stamford leader wishes It
could get rich publishing campaign
dope free for state randldutes hut
it nee It takes money to print the
only thing to do Is to pass It up.
We buy cow hides dry green.
C. NATION ft BON.
3H
Getting over
the old stile
Clear line grr-vfl flfldl
full bare lor the fwnwr
wbe rsahi thut the old
erstsr of thing hi paiied.
Ta be modem to have
a Bell telephone. To
have a telephone tt to
live.
Apph ta Mr ( Mhmn m
rtt
THE SO JTHWESf EKN TELE-
GRAPH I TELEPHONE CO.
D1LUI. IEUS
3
ISC
MHIHIN tip I tOV NCOt'T
MOVKMKNT IN AMKIIICA
The followliiK staleineut will be
explanatory of tho origin and aim
of the Hoy Scout movement:
"Home what tm re than four years
a no a Chicago itian found hh.iself
lost in tho sin us of I guidon one
eight says tho New Yo 'k Hun.
He was going 11 'I'1"' w!"1 lrt"
vale Family In a quiet nelvhhorhood
and when n thick fog seeled down
he hernme confused wand 'red this
way and that and finally Mood gull
on the pavement wondering what to
do next. Then he daw someone1 enm-
ii tt toward lil m with u lantern. Near-
er and neurer cuiue tin light and
(hen the Chicago man saw uuii It was
borne by a lad wearing u uniform
who utoppt-d Kiiluted mid oald:
"1 ben your pardon lr but can
I he of service to you?"
"(ml I ou can." the chh'imo
Hum exclaimed and iul My eplalm-d
his plight.
"Tluit's all right ir. If you will
nu this way. I will idiow )mi wh'Tf
uti ii't to no It's only a nhorl di -'ini'
'
Tin- AiimtIi mi tliaii1) hln toiini:
Kiilde hciitl'- and arrlvlm: at hi.
'('Hlin:ilin tried tn pny him for Ui'
Irmihl- he had tiiki-n. It in the t.nt
di'dlm-d
"Miuh oblii.ed. sir" the Inil m hl.
"1ml I can't lake money for duliiu'
ii i d turn Tliat'H what I am out
for thin loctty evciihiK."
"How do ou mean?" asked the
etilciiKOiin Instantly hii created and
forgetful nf Idiom.
"Why" tho Utile fellow replied.
"Ms one of my duties nil hoy scout
hate to do n Kood lurii to soiuubod)
every day. If they don't they fall to
keep the Scout's oath and have to
quit."
The Chicago innti rorg"t his dinner
and all el no for 'the next few min-
utes for nt once ho i; rasped some-
thing of the possibilities latent lot lie
Idea of brlnglnn up lhomatnls of
boys to perform some good turn day
after day during their most hupres
slonahle years. What might logic illy
happen as a remittor this cumulailve
habit on the part of forty or lift y
thouxand lad i in one rouutry nhmmt
shinned him.
He II red iiuchIIoii after iUetHon
a) the little lad In uniform ln
htood there lanlern In hand.. li.it
drizzling foggy nighl He learned
thai a Hcoui'h flint duty Is fotget-
fultieHs of Ht-ir uuii Herlce hi oilier.
'Hperlally In time of danger lie
learned t hat the cor lie mti toe ;ih
1 nil h and loyally to tio.l 1o fmnih.
country ami all i!aet-i hi aulhoti.
Hull a Hcoiit leaniH how to drlv M
f vll thniirlitt-aitil (''HlreH hy w m ti i ;i r
- i'v n i". lii li li:irdi-ii. his nm-rl. -i
) coo IntlH hy proper fund and
el..hliig and e-pe.htl hy keepne.;
In i lulml oc iiil d ly dohiK Hini.:h
iliat ;iii- iiNT."hiit; as well a lining
ln( old-r folic ' ill unrth wlill-
And finally Dm1 Chlago man lenrn- 'l
Ihnl nl Hie h'-td "f this woiid' i'fiil
iirgalilailon of Kin:ltnh buy.-- w.i.
Cell. Sir Itohert taici-rucll
The AiinTliiiu went In lo dinner;
his young guide Milnteil mid went on
hln way N'"i day the Atnerican
Houghl tieii Haden-I'owell ami !
fore long had so nhxorlieil Hie Hiirlt
of the Hcoiit movement that he hax-
teued h'.liie full of the lileii of or-
ganizing a corresponding movement
for Aim-rliau lads. Anil Hint Is how
the Hoy Heouts of Auicrii-n Itaw
grown by leaps and bounds i'""'?
there are more than three hundred
thousand Hrouts In Hm whole rnun-
iry but only seven HioiishihI Hi-oiH
Masters and the neH i'"""'' llln
lo help develop and guide hoy life
t growliiK keener month by nionili
$;..iin reward for any Impurities
round In Hidden llod. Why Is ihiH of-
fered ? HecmiHe the iniiliilfaH urerH
have lonfldeiice in It like yon wilt
have If you will only try H Auk your
grocer to tihow you. :u tf
Killed 1 1 A ltaMiil.
A crowd or 2H or :to gutuneii
a raid on Hi" rahlitls mi Mic
ranch near Camp Sprlngh hfi ;
d;iy and look II fi sialpx 'lie-
row boys captained the iii;nb.
work hard hni f nl' il hi iv n
m in-f of the S 'tii-d . .i -1 1 r
l.itiil It. rung!: -r where He v
Saturday and Hie imI-UiK Irnl
chain CM lo llllle out
liiaile
1n-
til
1 Huy your i:r
I iihth' I'nlon (ii"i . i i 1
IMI ('et Hie .Mot.t o' 111-'
' l.-'a.-t "
I'M SltMt and wife
Li y from their rutoli
! .1 .1 lliirnett :.n-l H n
i iMliltig in No Hh Teia
II 1. Cray of Hall wa: h n :..t
unlay eiiniiit" to (lie Hralid Lm!.-.
at Port Worth.
H. W. HarleHs and II I' Wm; Ih
have gone to Hiorgetown ami iHtier
South Texan poitilK on a falling trip
'I' H; ritKKII OK TIIK COl'NTIlY
H lira I life In coiiiIiik Into lt
MRs-t country life Is h-KiunlnK I"
appreciated again afier neveral dee-
! ur disfavor and liegh cl. The fol-
Illttig cr I beliin i-dopted as
ih. Hlegaii of various hoyB and gillM
lulih throughout Hie rural sections
Tevas and other Htules hhows that
he though! life of the coutlll) If be-
ing directed Into Hh ualural rbaii-im-U:
- hdleve dial Hie couiilry which
i;.d mailc Is more beauHful limn lie-
ty which man made; that life out
oi doors and in noidi with ll arih
U the lialnial lite nf mall. I believe
ti;l work Is work wherever I Hud
H ImiI 1 H.it ninth "I'll lialilie Ih
more lit. than tt-rk with I lie
inns) lntriiate IU.0 hliel I holeve
t t. iiigtntv ol I ilnr i-pi uds not
i iy ii what oit do. but on how
.. - ilo it ; t h ii oppoi r i i i r i omen to
:.n on Ih.' 1 :m in o-'trii att lii a !"
in the -Hy; thai life Is laiger and
tr.-er and happier "U He- f.iriu Hiaii
in I he lowii: Ht.i' n' m cce; h priob'
iu nji'in my locaiion l"n upon in-
: . If tinl iinlv upon f 1 1 il'"at
upon wh;it I actually lo no
li' 1 . hut uiioii plinli I l"l
v.orKim: when you unr. and . laying
v lien oii play and In givlm; and de-
H..i H.li lit: a t"nare d' .ll III eiei act
of life "
We waii your ei'.gs and Poultry.
I oi wanl our price.
C Nation A: ho I'ltoiie im
liorti hint Sunday week to Mr. and
Mrs. Andy Trevey at Ira a girl
(Jeorge Connie was an appreciated
caller at the Signal Hand mn Monday
BetteJ
Biscuit
Baked
mt
You novor t.istid
li.lnlli rli;:litT (IuIBct I
oiHruiii man irii'si: ii i .
I .iki-il wall i ..hinicl. i1
VI.....-. . .? V
Babies! Babies!
The names of the following babies have been turned
in up to the present and have a credit of one dollar set
to their account and will get 3 per cent on every cash
dollar's worth traded at the Big Store brought here by
the influence of the babies' friends.
Rex Berry born Mar. 14 1914. Elsie Alleto Meyers born Feb. 12.
J. P. Baugh born Jan. 6 1914. Sallie Vivian Cooper born Feb. 26.
J. P. Abbott born Jan. 26 1914. Maxine Shuler born Feb. 27.
Lit Chapman baby Born Mar. 17 1914.
COME RIGHT ALONG WITH MORE NAMES
CatonDodson D. Q. Co.
SNYDIiR
TF3XAS
NOT UK TO IMM1 OttM ItS.
City Marshal Wolfa lives liolb
that dog taxes must b jaid and rites
the 'ollowins law:
Arl 1 The-? Is her. by levied upon
every dog within the corporate limits
of Hie city of Snyder nn annual tat
of f 1 00 and upon every bitch an
annul tat of 2 no whi h tax shall
Im due upon the first day of Septem-
ber esrh year and collected from
the owners of said animals In like
manner as occupation tnies are col
lected. It Is hereby made the duty of
any owner of said animals tn pay
over to the rlty marshal on the first
day of September each year the said
tat and to obtain from said marshal
a tan. and any person Tallinn to com-
ply with the provisions of this or-
dinance and Art. I S and 4 of rhap-
ttr 3. appertaining to th manner of
enfor'ina this ordtnencc. shall b
deemed Kuilty of a misdemeanor and
nn conviction shsll be f in d In an
sum not leas than 12 nor more than
$5.
Call at office nf ('. It. Lorkharl
and par up to meet th require-
ments of the ordinance.
TK.VIN ftTOTKKIlM HI IJ II Kill
J. J knoiioiiuiii MitrkffN HMl Head
at Month' le Trice.
A tidy bunch of Panhandle Block-
er tteera and heifers was market-
ed here today by J. J. Kooiismaii of
?nder Texas. There was Just an
even 100 head In the consignment
They wero well marked with the
Hereford colors welshed 427 lbs.
and sold early at H 40. They were
the K-months-old clavs and high
grade. This Is the hljchcitt price paid
for aiiH-kers (his month -Kansas
City Hrovers' T leg ram
t.llieral Commlsklnn and salary lo
onk after our businei in your cum-
nunlty. IntpresllnR. dlgnlfted healthy
work. 39-2 1
International Masailne Co
111 W. 41st Street. New York City.
Wall Paper at Warren Brother
Apprertalrd Pwhlk Herrlre.
j Mr. J. ft. Kvans owner of the ny-
der Llrfht k Power plant has recently
contributed to the comfort and con-
tributed to the comfort and conven-
ience of the public by Installing
60-candle elect rk light In the post
office lobby.
TWO IHAMKIIIH l VIKWM
Two weeks sko the Stiiiial print-
ed a news Item savins; that at a re-
lent convention held In New York
speakers said the cry of shortage of
work was without foundation. This
j Item cause our Rood friend A. T.
Klnch of Camp Springs to tend the
Signal a ropy of the "Appeal to Uea-
sn." liberally marked to nhow num-
erous cases where Industrial concerns
have b-n shut down and laborers
forced to idleness. Now the Signal.
In these reports doeen't claim to
speak from personal knowledge h
'merely tlla what men have aatd who
rlalm lo be posted on Indimtrlal con-
ditions The delcgntp In th New
York ronvrniion said manufacturer
couldn't get all the labor they want-
led. The Socialist organ asserts that
thousands of laborers want wnrk but
can't g"t It It seems to be a que
Hon of verarlty or al least of sur-
vey of conditions The Rnrlallst paper
points specifically to the cloeed mills
and the number of people out of I
jwork and the other fellowi will prob-
ably specify Just what mills needed '
laborers and bow many. j
Hud Cos of Howard county and
Hell Hiirlciion of Lynn county were
her a few days uo id buy yearling.
Pr-Uls Prevent prills
jS- Loss ffiJVU.
il TJL F-4 -1
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I ktkHW Dm'I k uM. iar CiUiMtJ I
I CalX f iTt U ft m& ami I
Read the ses tkls week -It pars
If those who persistently try M 1
promote war with Mexico woro snrt I
they would have to go to the front
and do their share of the flghtlu!
should they succeed In brlnnini
about a war they would qul'klJ
cease their grand stand plays nd
JliiKulsin. If they fully understand
thut In rase of war they would b
the first tn bo sent Into the field t
do the fighting and bear the hard
ships and expense their iensclM
drivel almut our national honor and
other prejudice-promoting talk wuld
reuse. War means grlof and wits-
peace means happiness and prospri
ty - Kami and Haneh.
J. I.. Hutler come In Sunday from
Teitglie.
A. J. McDermott was In town on
Tuesday from his Dermott heme.
A good religious Mexlran In Hsl-
las sent Villa a It) hie and with It. tkU
tnewnge: "This book made the t'tl
e.l States and Kngland great. nd
i hi. bifik w"U save Meslro." TM
' 'ith of that pious DaMn- MMiran I
iieuutiful bui If he will read It again (
he may find that he Ii not following
the word where It says cast not yu
pearls before awlne.
20 per cent for one year
ALL CUSTOMERS
buying goods of us
after March the 21st
will save ?n mr cent on
the dollar by the ue of
our New Profit Sharing
Plan. Ask to see our Spe-
cial Novelty Department
when you call.
CRAFT GROCERY CO
Fluvanna Texas.
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