The Snyder Signal. (Snyder, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-FIRST YEAR, No. FIFTEEN, Ed. 1 Friday, September 21, 1917 Page: 4 of 8
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TUB HNVDKIl NIOMAIi HTTllKIl MTJliKY COUNTY TKXAS
She Ifuuftrr S'itjual
Hulwripilo. 91.no per yenr In A4r
No. 7036.
No. 56 80
No. 31)7 1 No. 394
(11 1 IC'IAI HT.ITKMKNT OK TIIK Oli'lfHI. MT.ITKMKXT OK TIIK
No. 2ur
OI I M'l W HTATKHKN'T OF TIIK
'FINANCIAL CONDITION OF TIIK
HKmitT OK THK mNIHTION OF
KKPOHT OF TIIK CONDITION OF
TIIK
TIIK
KIN'AM'I.Mi COMHTION OK TIIK KIXA.M'I.VI. COXKITION OK TIIK.
HA It If V CH A M 111. KHH I u Ml. hen
Ainlered 10 toe poatoffU'f) t So''
der Teias. as second claw mall mitt
Mr
Hnyder Twins HepteiiilHT ill HM7
RAIUIOAI) TIMK TAIUJC
Atchison. Tunck A Snal Fe
(Depot aliteen blocki north of pub-
He ftwftrw on Scarborouib 8t.)
Wwt Bound-
No. toft Imvu .... 11:1B . m
No. 911 leavei .... 1:00 a. m
RmC Bound
No. 106 learei .... 1:01 a. m
No. 911 lentea .... 1:35 p. m
llMcne Hnyder A Facile
(Depot one block enst of publlo
iquare.)
North Hound (Dilljr ei Sun)
No. B arrlToi 10:15 n. m.
South lUHind (Dally ei Sun)
No. doparti 4:00 p. m.
North Bound (Sunday only)
No. T arrlvoa 10:66 ft. m.
South lloundJ( Sunday only)
No. I doparttf 3.00 p. m.
ANNOI'NVKMKNTH
For Altleroman Ward If:
W. W. KCHOIS.
Hoover says broad will bo cheap-
er and flarfleld gays speculator! In
coal must eomo off Pie perch.
oOo
Williamson county voted "wet" by
18 majority and the proa nro plan-
ning a content (iimxalen nrunly went
"dry" by a majority of one vote and
Die an l is will contest.
oOo
Davis. 1 ho iprlvule aocretary or
(Jovpiimr KergiiHon admitted I hut
he bad chaw of llio privulo busi-
ness but ho didn't know where bin
rhlef got that $ I r.C.iiiui.
Dallas County -dry by a majority
of nearly 2000 vol erf. Homiiles Co .
dry by a majority of one vote. Iu-
lulh Minnesota dry nnd Tarrant
County going dry on October Ktli.
Looks likn the entire Christian
world In headed one way.
nOn
Mia. Mm Weber a widow of n for-
mer Henmin Consul al Juarez I in
filed n complaint at K Paso charg-
ing tbat throe American aoldlors
ired at her across the Mexico line
an she wan riding over her farm. The
natler Ik being Investigated.
oOo
T. L. filiniMi who owns anil linn
been ihiMIhMhk the Itotan Advance
linn recenlly purchased (lie Holiy
llanner atic) ban moved to ttohy to
run that Hhuft of bin cold mine. He
has led M. I. (iainer and .Ml Kiln
Uluiton In rhnrgo of the Advance.
o()o
Water? Water nt Snvder? Why
we belli-ve yea. know that one of
otir little Hlxty foot wells would fur-
nish nn adequate w.iler supply for
Ibe rity of Abilene. And a man
could cot nut of the bath tub w.th-
out having to put on bis mud chains.
oOo
Co-operation of all the mem bom
of the family makes the work ons-
lor and more profitable ami brings
bapplnenM and mutual conildenco In
the homo. If the father nets an n
tank mauler nnd the mother nags the
children (but homo will have no son
and daughters a few years hence.
oOo
If the principle of world Justice
la victorious In thin war. and tho
power of the row to crow n fortune
on tho ruins of the nodal and Indus-
trial rlRhttf of tho many la broken nn
that all men shall have equal op-
portunities In the pursuit of happi-
noia and prosperity then the wat
will have not been fought In vain.
oOe
It la a notorious fact one too well
known to make denial anywhere
ponnlhlo that tho fortitude of the
Oorman peoeplo ta being stimulated
largely If not chiefly with tho de-
lusion that the wnr is so unpopular
In the United States that Its power
li not to be feared. It la eeoually
well krown that pad flirt and pro-
German speeches In this country
supply he raw material out of which
that b Gaining theory la fabricat
ed. o that It l literally true to my
that thoao who make those apoechoa
Ive aid and comfort to the enemy
which la the definition of treason
however much the enforcement nf
ih:it definition might be an Invaalon
of the rtgM of free apeech. But If
(hi flew bring! tfie Atreet corner
philosopher! nnd anaj box orators
wlthlo the circle of dUioyaiiy ooes
tt not bring certain Bonalon In Con-
greaea wllhln the amaller circle of
treaimnf Dallas Newi. (
SNYDER NATIONAL BANK
At Snyder. In tho State of Texas
at Hie clone of business on Septem-
ber 11 1917.
HoMmrcc
Loans mil discounts
except those shown
on b and c) Ml 060 19
Overdraft! secured
f 38.74'; "unsecured
I1HH.0I 133 82
II 8. bonds
deposited to
seenro circu-
lation (par
value) 40000.00
U. 8. bondi "
nnd certifi-
cates of In-
debt ednons
pledged to
socurn U. 8.
deposits (par
value) 35.000.00
U S. bonds
and cert I fl-
ea tea of Id-
debt t'dnestf
owned and
unpledged 60000.00 118 000 00
Liberty loan
bond unpledged . .
Heriirltlos. u there than
V H. bonds (not In-
cluding slock) own-
ed unpledged
Stork of Federal Ke-
svrve Hank lf.0 per
400 00
3 760 00
30 600 00
8 000 00
10 790 00
60 614 71
Ileal estate owned nth-
Lawful ItoHorvo with
Cnh In vaults and net
amount duo from na-
tional hankx Ill 621 30
Net amount due from
bunk mul hankers
ami I runt companies
other than Included in
Items 13 H and Id 1 146 in
Chorkn on other ban kit
In tho name city or town
an repotting bank
(other than in m 17) 41ft 78
Total of Items 14 16
H. 17. 18. $113086.27
Check nn hatikn lctc.it-
ed outside of city or
town of the re-
porting hank and
other canh items . . 1 386 60
lit'deinptlon fund with
I". S. Treasurer and
ilue from I'.tf Treas-
urer i 0"0 On
Total
tHlZ 7M 4"
MalillitloN
C;iiit:il Hlnrk :tld in tl"'t
Suriilun fund 26
mm on
uoo on
I n llUdnl
protlts . . . .$37.27 .26
Lex current
expedite in-
terest nnd
hue paid r.!ll.0ft 31 3.r.2 17
Circulating mcn nut-
standing 40 000 (in
Net aiuoiinl due to Na-
tional HankK 1 746 28
Net amounts duo to
hank and hankers
(other than Included
In 28 or 21M 7 666 93
Total of items 28 29.
nnd 30 $9313.21.
Individual Deposits.
subject to rherk .. 518 962 02
Certificates of deposit
duo In lea llian 30
dayn (other than for
money borrowed) .. 13 114 00
Total demand deposits
subject to Itenprve
Hems 31 32 33 34
M 36. 37 and 38
$r.32 066.02.
United States deposits
(other than pnrtal
savlncl) Including
deposits of V R dis-
bursing officers ... 25 000 00
nilln payable other
than with Federal
Reserve Hank. Includ
Ing all obligations re-
presenting money
borrowed other than
rediscounts 60 000 0(
Total $811 731 40
State of Texan County of Scurry as:
I A. D. Rrwln. Cashier of the
above named bank do solemnly
awear that the abore statement la
true to th bett of my knowledge
and boMef. a
' A. D. KRWIN Cashier.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
At Hit) der In tho State of Texus.
at the close of business on Septem-
ber 11 1917.
Ittwumrcea
(oani and discounts ex-
cept thoso shown on
b and c.) $201 413 37
Overt! rafts unsecured. 78 74
V. 8. bonds deposited to
to secure circulation
(par value) 35 000 00
Securities' other than
U. B. bonds (not In-
cluding stock) own-
ed unpledged. War
rants 611 82
Stocks other than Fed-
eral Renervo Hank
Block 277 87
Stock of Federal Re-
serve Hank (60 per
cent or mibsrrlptlon 3 000 00
Value of banking house 8 800 00
Furnlturo and flxlurea 3 BflO 00
Real entalo owned (oth-
than banking house 1 141 50
lawful Reserve with
Federal Reserve Hank 18 17 13
Cah In vaults nnd not
amount duo from
national bankrf .... 15 662 67
Checks on olhor banks
In the same city or
town as reporting
bank (other than
Hem 17 186 94
Total nf Hems 14. 15.
16 17and18 $15839.61
Checks on bank locat-
ed oulHlde of city or
town nf reporting
bank and other cnh
Items 613 48
Redemption fund with
V. S Tieatiirer and j
from V. S. Treasurer 1 "60 on
Total $360 033 22
l.mldlltic
Capital stock paid In .$ CO 000 00
Suiplun fnnii 40 000 1)0
I'n d ivlded
prolltH . . . .$2i'.'.M2.14
Lett! current t
expense. In- i
terost. and j
taxen paid l.HT.VSit 18 986 21
Circulating note out-
Htamllng 36 OiiO on
Net amount due to
bank nnd hanker
(oi her than Included
In 28 or 21M 13 804 611
Total of Items' 2. 29
;!).! 30. $13804.6(1
lii'llvldual JieiioHit.
MlhJ.-ct lo check . . U0 299 1 t
C"itlir;ile-t of deposit
due In lei than 30
day (other than for
money borrowed) .. 11 1 1 6"
C.mhtet' check out
standing 337 3H
Total demand deposit
subject to Reserve.
Henin 31 32. 33. .14
;tr.. 3(1. 3. and 38
$171738.32
Certificates of deposit.
(other (ban for mon-
ey borrowed) 10 503 10
Total of Ifniu deposits
subject to Reserve
Ileum 39. 40 41 nnd
42. $10503.10.
Total $350 032 22
Stale or Texas County of Scurry ss:
1. R. K. Orlmes Cashier of the
above-named bank do solemnly
swear that the above trial erne nt 1
true to t hobos! nf my knowledge
and belief. K. F.. (i RIMKH Cashier
Subscribed nnd aworn to before
mo. this 18th day of September.
1917. 11. E. W ATKINS
Notary Public
CO RKCT Attest:
ROUT. 11. CllRNTTTE
JNO. A. 8TAVF.LY
J. WRK1HT MOO All.
Directors.
TheKntonto Allies can't count nn
any help from Russia so long as
that people are torn up by Internal
strife and revolution.
mo thli 19Ui dr of Boptemhcr.
191T.
t C. 8. PKRKIN8. Jr.. .
Nolurr Public
CORRECT AttMl:
W. A. FUU.TO.
J.J. KOON3MAN
t P. L. nil.LKR..
DlrMton.
FIRST STATE BANK & TRUST CO.
at Knyilei. Rlntr of Ti'iu at tlio
clone ot liu.lncHi on tlie 11 III day
of Hi'Dtcmlinr 1917. pulillalu'tf In
tho Hnyilnr HlKiinl a ncwitpancr
print.')) anil pulillnhiil at flnyclcr.
Hlalo of Tcxiin on tlie Slat dny of
gt'Plvmtii'r 1917.
llinulirr
Loana anil Dlwounta.
porannnl or cnllnlural $171
Loana real citale .... 6
Ovenlrnrta
Ilnal culala (lianklnK
houao) 16
Other real CHtate .... S
Furniture anil niturea S
hue from Approved He
aervn Aki'IiIm. net . . 98
C'aull Itema I
Currenry
S"peclo 4
Inlerent In Dopo.ltora'
Uuarnnty Fund .... i
14S 06
(00 00
961 17
(00 00
4(0 00
600 00
108 79
8H9 22
38 00
884 10
430 96
Total 1.121 948 30
l.hililllllra
Capital "took paid In tr0 0110 00
Burplua Fund 2S 000 00 1
Undivided I'rotlla net . . 305 z
Due to llnnka and llank-
era. iruhject to rheek
net 414 90
Individual IMpoHlta
aubjert to rheek .. 192 804 87
Tlino Certlflrntea of
Depoull 19 402 71
llllln Payable and lle-
illarounta 2( 000 00
Tolal :I2I 948 30
STATIC OK TKXAS
County of Scurry
We. P. Ilrudy. na president anil
J. C. SliiiHon an cashier of aalil
hank each of ua do aolriunly awear 1
that the above Hliitement la trip
to tho hurt of our knowlt'dae am
bi'llef.
P. HltAllY. Preldent
J. C. STINSON Cannier.
Subscribed and .worn to befon
me. thin lSlh day of September A.
IV 1917.
M. K. ItOSSKIt.
Notary Public. KVurry County Texiri
fOHIIKCT Allem:
P. M. IIOI.IN
II. J. HltlCK.
I'lXIB SMITH.
Illrerlora .
!
I.ITTLK SltiNAI.S
O
Vaeclnntion in the fad.
The eojire wilt soon be over.
Now let's koI down In butfinoss.
Vote for the (mod roads bond l-
IsHiie petitions for more bond
dertloua.
Three hundred dollars to tho fam-
ily Isn't bad.
The $100000.00 good roads' bond
(Section will be apt to carry as most
ivoryono you see Is In favor n the
plan. This (s a good start and tin
conuty Is taklnK the lead Next
should come the city bond Issue tn
rotor the Indebtedness nt the bank
and obtain a sufficient amount to
do other Improvement such ns pav-
ing the square butldintt better
streets' bore more wells etc as well
HlKh Hchool building repair the old
buildings and put a little pep In tho
follow who slti around whittling.
"cuMlng" dry wonther Forge your
trouble! and stay by your country!
oOo
COHTLY HTATK OOVFH NMKNT.
The Investigation that Is now be
ing made by the Texas Legislature
at Austin has revealed tnavy Aston-
ishing things' with reference to pol-
itics and alark business methods in
stnte government. Some things made
public In the Investigation will bring
reproach upon the people whose will
Is not being regarded but who ner-'
Ote-leM are responsible.
It la discouraging to real lie that
when the people are being called ;
upon to conserve their resources .
and practice the most rigid errno-1
my to austaln the nation now forced
to defend Itself that such extrava-
gance should- prevail In State lov-
ernme. I. Not only has pU avamnce
FIRST STATE .BANK
al Kliivaiina Htnle ot Tenia at lliv
rlime of liulne on tlie Hill day
ot Seplemlier 1917 publlnlied In
iho Snyder Wciml a newnpapei
primed anil pulillnhed at Hnyder
Hlulo or Toiaa on the tlat day ot
September 1917.
IteaourceM
Loans und Discounts
personal or collateral $48 8&4 H
Loans roal estate .. S 381 00
Overdraft! 1K6 67
Real ealntu (tanking
house) 8 000 00
Furniture and flxturei I 690 09
Due from approved Re-
serve Ag-cnis not .. 15 330 29
Due from other Ranks'
and Hankers aubjoct
to check not 11 42
Cash Itema U0 6K
Currency 3 265 00
Specie 1 280 r
Interest In Depositor's '
(iunranty Fund .... 951 22
Total 78 900 35
Idnblllllea
Capital stork paid In $ 10 000 00
Surplus fund 3 000 09
1'udlvlded profllK not 955 23
Individual Dnposlts
subject to cheek . . 56 029 12
Time Certificates of De-
posit 1 256 00
Cashier's Checks .... 500 Otl
Hilts Pnynlde and Re-
discounts' 6 oon on
Certified Checks .... 2 hi) 00
Tolal $76 990 3f.
STATK OF TKXAS
County of S'curry
Wo. J. A. Hluvuly na president
nnd N. M. Colvln ns cashier of said
bank enrli of us do solemnly swear
Hint the above statement t true to
the best of our knowleilga nnd bo-
iler. JOHN A. HTAVKLY( President
N. M. COLVIN Cnshler.
Huhscrihed and swtirn to he Tore
me this IKth day of September A.
D.. 1917.
R. A. IM)LKS.
Notary Public Scurry County Texas
CORRKCT Attest:
D. A. JONKH
OCV K. PAXTON
Dlrerlors.
nnd pfor bn -li eses iiHi')"ih been
Khown hut 'here nro f:ir mme n-il-ous
rliniKep w!i rh are bein: In ve.it I-
pilled i
The tax rale for the people of
Texas bun lo.-n placed at the run Hi 1-
tuiEonal 1 1 in 1 1 and oven then It Is
cliifitieil by tlio.-ie wtu are In n potl-
lion lo know that this will not yield
enough reveiieue to meet the ohll-
(atlonif of the stnto. New offices
new depnrtments and new Inslllu-
llons have been rrented with little '
mint it seems to the needs of (lie
people. Farm ft Ranch.
J. C. HARRIS
Farm and Ranch Loans
OUR CORRESPONDENTS:
BONNER LOAN & INVESTMENT CO. Dallas Tex
COMMERCE TRUST CO. Kansas City Mo. "
MAXWELL INVESTMENT CO. Dallas Texas'
COMMERCE FARM CREDIT CO. Dallas Texas
West Side Square
'Phone 54
L.omplete ahstracts to all property
irn Scurry County accurately
compiled.
Lowest price highest class work. See
us before you have abstract made and
you save money. All work guaranteed
to give satisfaction.
Office Wet side aqume oer
FIRST STATE SANK
at HermlelKb Slate of Texntf nt tho
rinse of business on the 11th day
of Keplembor 1917 published Id
tho Hnyder Hiftnnl a newspaper
printed and published at 8nyder
Htnto of Texas on tho Slat day of
September 1917.
Resource
Loans and Discounts
personnl or collateral $57 220 17
Overdrafts 239 21
Real estate (bunking l1'
house) . t ficlOO
Furnlturo and flxlurea 1 600 j)0
Due from Appruved Re-
serve Agents not 19 720 82
Cnsh Items 131 69
Currency 5 127 00
ttperlo 198 80
Interest In Depositors
Guaranty Fund 1 1K2 9S
Kuspenao Recount .... 21 63
Profit and loss 10 96
Total $87 851 16
IdahllltlM
Capital stork paid In ..$10 000 00
Hiii phis fund 4 000 00
Clidlvided profits net 4 108 31
Individual Deponim
subject to chock .. 68 125 21
Cashier's Cheeks 1 238 74
Hills Payable and Ite-
dlnrounjH 10 000 00
Letters of Credit 378 89
Tolal 87 ST. 1 15
STATK OK TKXAS
Coiinly of Snirry
Wit H. V. lira a vko prraldont
am! ('. I. Jai'tiKll aa nuttier of aald
liank. rarli or iih ilo flolfmnly awear
that tlie ahovo aintrmrnt la trua
to lh. in'Ht or our knowliMlgn and
lii'lli'r.
II. V. II KA Vlrn Prpaldnnt.
C. I. .JAKIKII.I. Cn.lilar.
Sulittrrlliril and aworn to before
m LIiIk lyth day of Sopti-mlier A.
n inn.
J. n. rriKKii."'
Notary I'lilillc. Snirry County Toxal
COItliKCT- -Attest;
J. W. I'ATTKHSON
J. P. IMLLINCSLKY.
P. HRADY.
Directors.
The fjermmi Knlnor has offered
tt reward of 300 marks and threo
nionlliH leave lo the flrM (lermnn sol-
dier who captures an American.
no
Ah far hark In Hie history of tho
world an 1!Mt.-. the Herman Kiilrter
induced the CKnr of UxH to elirn
n coalition iiLTeement and then ho
hotichl lo hully France into his nl-
Ihince. The Russian ambassador in
Franco nr;: I nRalnxt It pointing
out that II would Involve Europe In
war mtd In l!n7 he laid the fncttf
herore (lie Czar ho forcihty th:it RiM-
sln ri-jniflliited the alliance with
Heruinny.
Snyder Texas
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