The Snyder Signal. (Snyder, Tex.), Vol. TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR, No. FORTY-FIVE, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1915 Page: 1 of 10
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NI'WIIKIt KOHTV-FIVK
BAPTIST REVIVAL
KIEL HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE
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1 CITY COUNCIL
WILL CONTINUE
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Dll J. KKANK NOIIHIH PltF-ACH-I.N
(J TO I.AIKiK CHOWim.
RAIN INTKIll KUKH
Dr. J. Prank Norrii anil hit aong
leader Mr. Fred Hehoflelrt arrived
here Tuesday to begin the revival
mewling at the llnpttst church.
The meet Inn wan started on Mem-
day night. Hrothor Turkir preached
at that service. The big (Hit wai put
up Tuesday and wuh crowded to full
capacity Tuesday night with people
eager to seu and hear tlm tutted
preacher. Mr Hrhnfflelil has a torge
choir well In hand and (lie music In
line.
Ir. Norrii li a mnn of wonderful
magnetism and great spiritual pow-
er. Ills preaching tnkea hold on the
nilnda and heart of the people. Hla
eiperlence and supreme fulth In Ood
IjUe hi in a wonderful Influence for
good.
The weather conditions prevented
icr vires Wednesday nlKht and the
downpour of rain hindered attend-
ance Thursday but the meeting will
go right on.
Special notice la made In thin pa-
per for the Sunday evening meeting
Will At lend (Jeneral Assembly
Mr. John A. Staveley of Fluvanna
returned a few daya ago from the
meeting of the Presbytery at Halrd.
He aaya the matter of engaging a
paitor for the Presbyterian ehurch
in Snyder waa left with the Home
M Union rommlttee. Mr. Stnveley waa
elected to repreaent thla Presbytery
In the Oeneral Assembly which meet
In May In Itnrhester New York .
Fluvanna Merchant Mpr-fwllug Out
The Signal la Informed that the
Craft Orocery 'Company at Fluvanna
hnve begun the roniiinictlon of a
large ware bonne near the rallrond
track there for storage of flour grain
meat and other heavy goods In large
nnantltlea.
Moving to Hill Hprings
Dr. and Mrs. A. N. Harkrlder are
leaving thla week for IMg Springs
where they will reside. I r. Harkrld
er has been engaged In the practice
of Dentistry here for uheui seven
yeat and has had a successful career.
He ranks along with the leadera In
the profession and has enjoyed an j
entenalve practice. He Is a Rent I"-1
man of progressive. Ideas In sodnl i
and civic matters and Is a valuable
factor In the community.
We regret to lose thla 'good family j
from our city but wish them Ruccesn
In their new flcht.
t O. it. F. Grand Officers Her !
Snyder Odd Fellows and llehekahs
will enjoy this afternoon and to-1
night In the way f entertaining
Grand Master MelMter of Texas Grand 1
lodge and Mrs. Itlanke. President of (
the Itebekah Assembly. Kvery Odd
Fellow and Itehekah Is eipccted to
be present.
Vunrnntlnr Rules Mtxllfled.
Amnrtilo Texas April 2n--Texas
-authorities have amended the qu;.r-
Mantine ruling nc ount foot and mouth
'diseases removing all renlrlctlonn
against live stock fowls hay etc
mention"d In In previous embgrgr
from points In Coleradn. New Mexico
and Arliona. The embargo Is there-
fore modified as r. gard shipments
trom Btatea mentioned. Shippers and
tjKe public will be governed aecord-
irgly. Rev. J..E. Stephens was at Stam-
ford early thla week In a meeting of
trustee of Stamford College W. K.
R trot her resigned ai president of the
college and Hev. J. G. Miller was
elected to tucceed him as president.
Grandma Lorkwood who has been
' tfek for several weeka haa gotten
coaalderablj better and left Tuesday
for flan Angelo to visit awhile with
her daughter.
W. H. Llndley atated Thuraday
that he had Juat wound n hla grain
hoalaeaa nnd since January II ht
kaa thtppel t cart of malt to
aetata east and Central Teias.
The extinguishing of thla light
mlfht enable the German fleet to ellp
by the Hrltiah fleet which la luppoMd
to have been waiting to engage the
near otrtalde of Kiel harbor.
Snyder's Fiscal Affair
Comparative stutement of the Con-
dition of the tin n men of the City of
Snyder. Texas April If.. 1I2 and
April 1Mb I MR.
On the (lute first mimed above the
City administration was ail new with
the exception of one mnn it. F. Wil-
son who afterwards rrsiKiHiffiind Mr
Monroe was elected to take his place
thus making an entirely new Council
At that time there was beside the
bonded indebtedness whl-h we still j
have a floating Indebtedness n'pre- j
sented by warrants amounting to
$2722 .It). In addition tothfs there!
was a claim pcrfffing account of o I
dnimvce suit lor which Judgment liml I
been rendered HgaltiHt the City of
$l:i2tin (i ml a suit pending against j
the city for damages In the sum of 1
I2r.no.
To offset these claims and account I
find to pay the current expeiinm of (
the city there was In the tleneral
Fund the mi in of llfti) M mid In the
Street and Hridite Fund I Ik sum of
9 :i K 4k nnd the cclte Hon of any !
new tax money prai Ib-ally nine;
months away j
At the present lime there is not a
single dollar of floc.tlliK indebted- '
news nulBtandinK. The Judgment '
Hgallist the city h:; been paid. Tile
suit for t II -'. on iiam.ix s has been com
proinlNed for a good deal less than
one half the nmouut rl-ilmed ami for
only a n.nall amount moie than was!
tirsl aw.-.tded by tim ond'-innation
roinuiiltee. I
In addlllon to this (here In now.
in the 'icnenil Fund Hie sum of
SI 171 and in IN' Street and
Ilrldge I'unu H.".r. 4i. Further-.
more l is an adr.ilt t ! fai;t by all
who are rouverint w tb conditions i
in the City t tint our --t-.-'s are n 1
better (ondiiloti th;n fver hefore 1
In the hi-tcrv ef th ni inlclpilll y.
The prcM nl ndminiii ra: Ion was lie!
first to build a foot of sidewalk j
around the square and to the Court (
lloire. atthniiKh the c:tv piUI nnlv.
one-third of t!e cxp-n-e Tlieie
things hivp bom a-eo ind'shed and;
I his cnntltllo:i nf Hie t'itvs flmnee
broug'it about In the f- e of some
nf the hardest ve-r this ro ntry
has ever experienced N vert':elesr
for the 'jfr 1 : 1 4 the rmf .1 w ts
able o reduce the street and bridge
rate B cents on the hundred the first 1
rut ever made tn the lax rate.
For Infornntton of the tix pnvers
wh have lo defrav the e per sea of J
City Government. Ihfs cotiparlon l (
sub ntlted for the consideration of I
the fltiiena of flnyder.
Thla atatement was prepared by
men conversant with the Oty't af-
faire and handed to Ihe Signal with
the assurance that the flgurea are
absolutely correct.
j Bob Warren dropped In on ua Wed
neaday enroute lo hla homet Poai
Pity from n huslgeai trip to Fort
Worth. He aaya inrtwr eondltlona
look farther advanced here than nt
Fcrt Worth.
NKW AI.DF.ItMF.N HWOKN IN. COM-
MITTKKH MMKII. TTV
I'AltK IH.K I HHKI)
The City Council met Monday night
in regular session with a full board
present.
II. 0 Towle wan sworn In to suc-
ceed Mr. Muxwell. K. II. lUgtclnhoth-
am to succeed Mr. Itollii. H. It. Flck-
as succeeds himself and Fred A.
Oruyuin took the Rent made vacant
by the reniiii:ithn of Itoht. H. Cur-'
unite
The new Council went In work I
with sleeves rolled op and collars
unbuttoned nnd the wheels of the
City government began to turn with
u hum ami whirr that Indicates heal-
thy activity.
The aldermen are all loyal iltixena
and lav payers and will lake care of
the city's Interests.
tne roiiowtng rouimitteeH were
appointed by Mayor Noble to serve
for the ensuing year:
Finance Committee H (I. Towle.
chairman; Joe Monroe Fred A. Oray-
um. Ordinance Committee - Fred A.
f I ray urn Chairman; H. 0. Towle.
Joe Monroe
Street nnd Ilrldge Committee- fl.
It Flckai Chairman; Joe Mnn roe.
W W. Smith.
Water Works and Sewerage Com
mittee fi. It. Flckiis. chairman;
If fl Towle. K II HlKRlnhntham.
Hullding Committee - fl. ft Flekna
Chslrman; W. W. Smllh R H. Hlg-
glnbothnm. In addition to the Itulldlng Com
mftlee In rhurire of the construction
of I he city hall the Mayor addfd H
fl Towle
The matter of ire elctlon and
designation of n Park rem rally lo-
cated came up for dfvulnn and M
wan the mnse of the Cornell that i
ubl!r pnrk would be a iintter of tie
cesliy in a very fev. years and that
now whs the lime to procure the
aiuc For this purpose a standing
Park Committee enulttng of H. fl
TowV .1 Monroe. F. A. (Ira yum as!
chairman and .1 '. Noble were ap-
pointed to select a rile and report fi
niiiiie.
Accoiints aliowed W A Merrell. i
boardlnE prlnotier. II mi; C I Krell. i
Voiarlal work T.o cents; J V M
Caulee work $1 .17 : Kipress Co
II 40; H O Chapman work 2I mi;
W. A. Jones haiillnit 17 U; To 7
firemen a' Livery Huhle fire $l!iu:
Paid to Kle. tion olTlrers $2t on
Farmers litofllute Called 'I
Joe Strnyhom Is calling for a nieei i
I nir of the Scurry County Firmer1 o
Institute lo be held .'it the Court h
House nt 2 o'clock . M.iy Klh to ele-1
delegates to Ihe Farmers Congress
nnd lo dinUsM the miner of a short
course summer school for this conn
ty. It Is utiderstocd tint If anplic-i
Hon Is r.inde to the a. ricult nral de
par'nienf. this roiintv i an et n short
rour-.e school durli g 'I niminer
-
llrfend.ini (ieU .li-V(men'
Count i Court was pii raged Wnl
tie-id a v in trlnl n' a -ult of If I.
Likely is Will Alitio: for no.''
sion of li-e stock nnd for dimire
Vmige - Ynupe represented the prln
tiff and lto-er and llnnl 'be defend-
ant Ju-iBinent was rendered for de
fmd.itit. giving po-.nes.-ion of thre.-
horses and allow 'ng in on a day for
eirh dav defendant mas deprived of
e-e of the horses by reason of levy
of writ of enuestration -- 1
PlalnllfT etefpted and save notice
rf appeal. j
.
8am Cawtevens r.-s nmong the
first of our people last fslt to Jot"
Ihe Buy a-ljate movement He boiiaht
a bale at lor a prunrt and sold It to
Tom Jenkins this week for Jnst what)
he paid for It. Just think about how
tnurh good that t-0 did somebody
and Bam didn't lose by It either.
Mr. W B. James. Asslslaat 0e-
ernl Manager of the R . A P. wna
here from Roecoe Wedneaday nnd
nald the Stmal nop rail.
UOOII MAN fIKf HATIItlMY AF-
TKIt II.I.NKHN ((F NHOItT
IM'ltATION
The peopie of Snyder were made
sad to learn last Saturday of the
death of our friend Mr lee Kuhiink
which occurred at his home on lluf-
falo street.
He h;id been sick for several days
but the fumll) slid friends hild fell
! no iilitrin. He whk reporled belter Fri
day evetiliiK but he grew worse dur-
ing Hiturday ;ind Hank rapidly.
111k il.iiiliter and two of his sous
were with Mn dur.iiK bis lllm
j(inu P.uimnk mid wife and Willie were
notified n( Corpus Chrlsll and nrriv
ed here Monday morning.
The funeral took place at 3 n'c lot k
Monday afieruooii. attended by many
friends.
Funer.il ser Ices were con due ted
by his pastor Hcv. M T. Tucker.
Mr. Kubiiuk came to Snyder sev-
eral years ago from Freestone county
and has proved an honorable cttixen
He was a good conscientious Chris-
tian gentleman He loved his friends
and was devoted to his family.
Me was bereft nf his wife six or
seven years ago.
Urol her Kubnnk was n member of
the llaptlst church and had a ripe
well grounded Christian experience
The great burden of his heart often
expremied. was thai he might live lo
see nil of Ills children Christian.
He is survived by six son and a
daughter lo whom Hie sympathies of
manv friends are extended.
I.ee Kubnnk whs tmrn in Itussell
eoiiuiy. Alnliama In IfT.it; rnmo In
t(X:is In IHBfi. settled in Freestone
couiitt and Hied there and In Scurry
oiintv until his death He w
ried to MiH Martha C.llie M.i
1 M 7 R - ;d nine - Indlreii.
whom nrr 1 f i 1 1 ( : sinn
mar- 1
left if)
ell ol
lilllflHer He!ir hiilik . the oldest
mil .IT jesrs ol' l-v. .it Fairfield.
ras. l.oni.. M Ki- .il'i'tli. Klh-
md llilev all Ihe in S irrv n
l: A nnd Wi".- live in Neiics .m.
. Heiin. l.-.iM-. II and Willie
ire all married
He was convened and Joined the
ILipflsf church when a young uihii.
about 17 years ago and was ordained
Oenon of the llaptit churih thort-
l afterward
He was-a fartn.-r most
Of llH
life
id the Tre
i:e couniv
itt since w
mrer s iidio' in Free
-it ve-irs. r'tiriTiu in
U h tieic In- has llvol
In Scurry louniy
(lid Timet at the lt.it
A subscriber si'.iitiig himself tthl
niier lakes eieition l" all article
riirlt)Uted lo the Si-'Iial la-t week
i the evil of proiaiuM He deesn t
lleve Hie iti-svrlinti Hint lleirh SM
w-n who swear wil lie He think
in. n cannot tie on from earln
In abuse. He -as "He k.nd to all
men it h n:in to we;tr but love
is the means to be
-d to p. r
i.le
nun to ipilt It V. e
. Olll'll'
a nii--
to be lanfnl. let
t.t';e Snrely H a
oi i dial not
w !m (.wear.
1
l;ot JlldU'- to r i i
men to inl
T F Oli-.er r.-on
n ir p In tp Pin i
.!! H W'th.tr. Fi'l
i our' y is ah. id f
trv nd the I' n Ii:m
II
I'll. ins
11 ir e..-v re
fiW'.lfig tbniiuh
speet and espe li'.h
the wheat fields ner there r. tine
County H.-1t' (iffi-er. H K
reports Irt c res of mMil poi
In the rountv llie or -Ik miles eat
of Snyder and there In one case In
rwn It Is all In r.itld form and due
precautions are taken to lonftne the
trouble.
Mr. T. P Wrliht was here last
WMk with his brtdr on a isit to his
people Me was married rerrnHv at;
Mttlefleld to a splrndld lady of that '
eooatry.
O A Jonea and J A Staveley
were here Wednesday fron Flovan-'
n.
ItllllM.FH M AHIIK'I (M T I.K.HT-
NIJ HTM IK KM iHHIIF.N('K
IN NNVIIF.lt
The heaviest part oft lie rain last
Sunday night passed to the Southeast
from Snyder and was very heavy at
Heruilelgh nnd almost a young flood
at WiiHtella. The downpour was hard
and (be bind was badly wmdied In
places.
A number f sni.ul bridges on the
lleruilclLili and ('amp Spring roads
were moved y the rutdiing water
Tills rain didi:'l ex lend far north
and west of Snyder but thomi sec-
tion of the county were already soak
During the r:iin on Saturday eve
nftig the residence occupied by Mr.
ami sirs. . M vaue whs sicuck ny
iiKiilnlng and was considerably torn
up and ?ct on fire. o one wun at I
home Ht the time and it is believed
that hail they been in the hoiis
they would have been killed. Some
groceries and lothing were burned
and a lot of dlhcs broken.
liutcn -( union whs milking hi
cow sixty yards away and the light- Unn have subseribed to the funds and
nirig knocked him and the cow down haie n(ll vH ptil(I thp nionf
He recovered In time to help Mr j or e. ks In al once nd save us the
Fields extinguish the blaze The house : trouble of K-eing you The board bs-
helnnged to O F. davenport. f a.tjrill mntiin.mg the school
On Monday morning Mr. I) ' n your promises and we know that
iieiiney. six miles we-t ot town
I found one of bis mules dead In Hie
panturv If had been killed by light -
1 ning either Saturday ewnlng or Sun-
day night.
-
Htii:il MK.lt si MlMil
SlAHHIS (.O tV Ol TIMJ
Wednesday. April 21. San .linititn
d. iv t;is an ideal time for h day in
Ihe lumds mid tilt Senior ii r. nf
the Snvdir llii:li S bool took .utvan-Mi-e
of the niiport.iinty Hlid earlv
Ms1
t
inesda v innriiint: I l ev li-i r.lnl
ha h.immim mid "teercl north
ward for t
llllle:
a del.tht
fill liad .'M
dav of plensiii"!
The
IJII.I
d plenty
fiinus'i.
ed
tetimniide tli
buiidnti. e of siil.st.niual. : ''II ;k
dainty (uod anl t m'tat wr.f m -
prtB'(i
Mrs. J 1 r Whit more i d (f.
Klsoprmh were seleeted as !aie-
rones and perfrrn.ed thrlr'di.iy u
th.- sjiifm iii.n rtf all ennt'rtiert '
1 here ;-re m rim n rie ftf-morti Ibll
.Kir anil i he y Irr .-Mfi i nrrud
of 'b.
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indv Miss 51 trn -
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t.-b'eh'ne
er hi
r' nd sh cn'!id In 1u"f to rt
k that peculiar feetinn (hat ermo
to t p-mter In a print shop.
A ft Grant said here this we It
nil( thp rln are going to make
him go lo wflrg
j
j fl MrDorald of Dermott was In
town Tueisv. kinder on the grunt
wltk the gr'n.
Jndre Frtti R .Umlih returned-
from a professional trip to Flavannn
MNYIIF.lt PKOI'I.K MAKF l.lllKKAf
ItKSI'ONHF H IHHHH WII.Ii
( MINK MAY UIHT.
After one deliberation and mature
thought the board of trustees have
decided that the mhools shall be con-
tinued for the full term of nine
moiilliH. The people have responded
liberally to the call for funds and
the boiird feels grateful to everyone
ho has lofilrilnifed.
The hni;incp nf (be session after
Mil week will aM le pld for with
llie fun is raised on the outnide of
the regular c tia nii In and it is ex-
pected that h 1 1 chihlnn attend. Home
have not felt that they were able to
contribute nit ttny will be expected
( o s.Im j h( Mme
and no different e wlil be made. Every
child should be sent on an promo-
tl"ii can be made only at the end
of the year. We hope no child will
be kepi from school We shall ha
very biijcy for the next month and
will thank the patrons and others
)(M( wj (Hy jn) pmmplly
s-Imol will close May 21 The Com
I nu neemenl Sermon will be preached
j fv 23 by hr. F It Kershncr Pres-
iib-nt of T C. I' The Class address
will be delivered hv Hr J 11. Handi-
fer Preside nt of SlnHiietis" Co'lege
on Mnnda niclit May 2tth at thn
Oper.i Hoii-e Cotnplfie program of
the losing err Mf Will lie atl-
iiciine.d in the papers nett week
Th.inkint: the penple of Snyder for
their lovaltv and opcrat on I am
Youth lo serve.
K A WATSON.
Superintendent.
Stl t Id
li t In- fanue:
eived week
1 In tin j! round
to io' in' rigt't
itcbiiu' a'
'ay b H:.
I Ch M1
'he 41'llllOt
Hunting.
last
SI llOdl te. 'lit n ' ' e . . --
ila Kvm u -r n la .
Mr. and Mra. Cb-s.r Kan-u
Mr. Charlie Ikard and u
Mr md Mra. B. H Wntncn
"e .i.iv v 'i Mr John fav-
()ent
I and
Mr .1 T
. ".ii rettii'aed t om
I I.-M .(..imv las: T 1f.
v. y.i (.!. d.r f.- Ira Rafted
lr. U . . i r. A.ter l.-i -eeh
l Kb-!-1 ' ro-. tec i" ;i ndUf
lio.il Il.l
i;.i r i:n T
-W Ht f -T 1 HI IV ' T. V -i(!TII
. I'rae'i
llinm
k .. ill
u ill t.ilk on
titl -siilt'litv
r of uiiuotial
in Ft. Worth
ii I -trailer
this theme
111 nr
m.i I inter-
s.e-ie fine
hate hern
idv of the
orr!s tias
1"
tv '.f tt's book
f it are line Kv-
lis.
mis
erv li
rlisr;n-trrliitlr of his
and frt-si ness of
VI1 -tretlS'h
ihnuirht
The s'nfitig 's Pre led Hv Pro. J
Kred S. elfletd He Is one nf the ablest
slnaers In the south and you are
mlislng a great prinlrre If yon ire
not hearing him.
M T Tt'CKKR Pastor.
E J Anderson la reported on the
slrk list this week.
Mlsa Loeretfa Morrow ef Dunn
apent Raturday and Sandaf In Bny-
der.
C I. Jaeggll van Mm K"ednadnf
from Hermletgh.
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