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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30

schools then afforded. he pored over
the precepts OF Blackstone, Kent and
other commentators on iurispru-
dence by the light of the tallow can
dies OF early after-bellum days, self
taught himself in the law without
the aid OF preceptors and at an ear
Iy age was admitted 70 practice.
lie landed Ga Snyder in October.
1884 when q half dozen people and
ono store constituted the hamlet
population and business world Of
this now lIourishing city ard he has
ever since permanently resided here.
Perceiung the fertility of the
surrounding coun.-y and the stra-
egetic advantages Of the site that is
now snyder. ne planted his founda-
tions deep and lasting and cast his fu
ture lot with the struggling village
which he has so materially aided to
become a prosperous city.
The public offices which he has
held and in which he has won the
encomium of "well done thou
good and faithful servant" have
been State Surveyor, beginning In
1886; County and District Attorney
1900 TO 1904 and representative Of
the 1O1st district then embracing
20 counties from 1905 to 1909. In
the assembly he was the father Of
many and an advocate Of all meas
ures for the general public good and
for the interest Of West Texas in
particular which lack Of space does
not permit Of here recounting.
Mr.. Wilmeth helped organize and
is Vice President of the First State
Bank and Trust Company; organic
ed and was first president of the
Snyder Development Co; his indi-
vidual championship gave Scurry
the honor of being the first West
Texas county TO go dry and as here
tofore noted his name Is linked with
practically every movement making
for the moral up-lift and material
betterment of this section.
In the prime of physical and men
tai manhood his active aud far see
ing mind is stan busy evolving
plans and projects for further!ng TIE
Interests Of Snyder and scurry
county which viii doubtless take
tangible shape ana moterialize into
practical units
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30

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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30

In every community there are per-
sonalities of such pronounced mdi-
viduaiity and marked ability I'm tho
profession or calling Go Tie they arc
pursuing that IN their p delieuous
lend them into the pathways OF pub
lie lifo or the promotion of moa.
ures and movements for the cou-
mon and p1blc good they iuerita-
bly, become Instruments of great mas
.er.al benefit TO The section iu which
they reside.
And it is 40 disparaeauent of the
many able and cutorprlslnr cite
zors who have placed Snyder and
Scurry county ON The map in bold
face type to state that for nearly
three decades past a. C.. Wimolh
has been ono OF the most potent OF
forces and factors IN developing
their respective resources aud her-
aiding affair their fair fame ana ad-
yantasos.
Framed iu DIS office is hi5 chccb
for 100000 with Che paid cancel
stamp off the teller thereon. This vas
the frst cash bonus paid TO- secure
the construction of the Roscoe.
Snyder d Pacific Ry. and 30 a iadI-
catIyo of what BIAS always been bis
attitude towards ul matters MAKE
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30

goods and the other things To ~
found in a dow nto date drug storo
are in keeping with these feIIt,or.
fittings. To the rear OF the store oro
handsomely appointed suites OF ~
fees. which are occupied By three
Of the leading physicians Of the eitv
Dr.. a, o. Scarborough, DR.. w r
johnson and Or. T. J. Whitmore
for this pharmacy puts up more pre.
scriptions than any other In seur.
ry county.
And it is perhaps proper TO here
mention that My. Neil Gross. mana.
ger of this superb store since l,s -.
adjustment. is one OF the oldes,
registered pharmacists in West T.v
as. Mr. Gross passed examlnat,o0
and was registered in 1897 at Den.
ison. Texas and since that time has
been actively engaged in his proies-
sion. having had charge OF theh prs-
scription cases in leading Colorado
drug stores for seven years prior IN
locating at Snyder.
The Snyder Drug Co was estab.
lished in August, 1910, and ever
since throwing open its doors has
done a markedly successful bust.
ness.
II is an Incorporated COMPANY
with a capital stock of $40. OOO.Oo
fully paid, and its executive officers
are composed of the following well
known citizens and capitalists: Pres
Judge c. r. Buchanan; Vice Pres
b. r. Pryor and Sec. Treas. Lee Bo-
rem
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30

horse power Hamilton-Corless en-
CINE. two $50 horse power high pres
sure boilers and the Buckeye equip
ment throughout save ten carver
linters.
II was erected under the supervis-
ion OF j. c. Fog. a skilled cotton
seed oil man OF thirty years exper-
fence in the Southern cotton fields.
who has since been Is superintend-
ent.
The largest building of the plant
is the adjoining seed house 6Ox24O
feet in size which has a storage ca
pacity Of 5000 tons. and the next the
hull house, 5Ox1OO feet with ca
pacity of 500 tons Then there is
the commodious and we'll appointed
2Sxf0 foot Office building, the mule
and horse barns, the stock euclos-
ures where are fed from 1000 20
$500 head daily in shipping time
and the other auxiliary houses of q
great Industrial plant.
The executive officers OF this i'm
portant and splendidly equipped
plant comprise men whose names
are closely identified with the de-
velopment and up-building OF Sny-
der. They are: Pres w. A. fuller,
Vice Pres, +. W. Clark, Secretary
and Manager, VI. A. Fuller; Treas
urer. o. +. Thrane.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30

A Snyder firm that combines the
merchandising OF useful goods with
the utilitarian industry of manufac-
turing other articles indispensable
to the soil tilling industry of scury
county is that of Rogers and Cass-
venes whose commodious store
and shop adioins tahe Signal Office
On the east side Of the square.
They retail everything In shelf
hardware, keep a superb line Of
stoves ~ popular makes and APPROX
9d qualities ,hat commend them to
The prudeu, housewife and they
make ranks Of any dimensions. sup
ply gasoline engines of any power
desired. handle the best manufactur-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30

in trade circles they report an excel
lent business the current year
Both sire and son OF the respon-
sible and reliable firm are Texas
born and bred and are proud to claim
the cotton king county Of good old
Ellis as their native heath.
Mr. Nation. senior. has seen 81
summers and Earl Nation his son
has recently turned the 2Sth mile
post OF life
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30

when with the coming of tho ado
ditlonal railroad system of the
Katy the Frisco and the Rock De-
land. which dream is certain to- be-
fulfilled as the confirmation OF the
county and the logic OF commercial
strategy demand DO 90 these lines are
10 expand and reach the fertile coun-
try lying west and north. Snyder will
become great whole.al.ne ceutor.
Nor is this field now entirely unuu-
ga. Tho firm above named arc very
extensive wholesalers o. viI ae re-
tail dealers 60 grain and feed stun.
They import grain and corn iu car
lots Tor local consumption and ,acy
purchase at the highest market price
the peerless folders of milo maize
and kamr corn for which scurry
county IS famed and of which Sc
produces more than any other west
Texak county
Mfssrs. C. Nation and Son occupy
theif own handsome two-story brick
building. sOxS0 feet in dimensions.
SID hated a half block north OF the
sQAare on Scarborough street. Abe
Il lhe comparative quiet prevailing
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30
Snyder Nurseries.
W. X. Eastes. Proprietor


One ii miles southwest OF snyder
adyantageously situated midway be-
tween the Santa Fe and Roscoe, Sny-
der & Pacific Ry. tracks is the nu-
cleus Of what assuredlyly one day
will be one of the greatest indus
tries OF Scurry county and Western
Texas.
Reference is had to the snyder
Nurseries of which w. K tastes Is
proprietor, established three years
ago and which are steadily progress
ing and giving promise Of attaining
vast proportions Nor IS Mr. tastes
efforts confined to the propagation
OF trees and shrubs that have been
pryea indigenous to the sail and
climate OF Western Texas.
He has demonstrated that here Is The
natural home o .fthe peach. pear,
plum, and apricot and many mem
beers OF declduous fruit family and
that almost every variety of yenefc-
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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30

quite. Cashier p. r. Grimes and
Iilss Ethel WATSON. asstant cash
ors
Messrs y. y. Rodgers. D. 4.
Jones and ". D. Sims. wealthy and
successful farmers and ranchmen,
with Mr.. Johnson and Mr. Curnutte
comprise the board of directors. j
I is but fair 10 say that to Mr.. Curnutte
upon whom deyolves the practical
management Of the bank, is in great
measure due its splendid success.
The First State Bank n Trust Co.
Last. but by no means least Of
snyder's sound financial institutions,
and one housed in the most beauti-
full and substantial bank building of
ail West Texas, Is the only one char
tered under the laws OF Texas.
which charter carries with IL the
credit, standing and resources Of
our great commonwealth az one Of
the State Banks. assets TO safeguard
the funds Of its commercial depos-
it0rs.
This bank was organized in &C.
tober 1907 and although the period
that has since elapsed has not been
mp 10 the ordinary s,gndard as re-
CARDS crop production and money in
circulation 20 has enjoyed a most
successful career ono OF
the elements that have contributed
to tho banks unusual success aud
high Standing is the fact that its ex-
eealye aud directing officers are
made rp OF old time citizens OF tried
and uua prohi,y and eminent sue
cess in their individual pursuits
These are. %. r. Patterson presi-
denl Col A. C. Wimoth. vico pres
ldent, C. j.. Ezell Cashier; and J C..
sHuson. asslsttut cashier
10. p. Patterson, a. G.. Wiimath 4.
ID scogeins. w. w. Smith and C
w. Harris comprise the board of DE-
rectou-oI OF which names are
household words in every condue OF
scurry county and symbolic of sue
reH and integrity OF character
Under the banking law of Texas
De- virtue OF which the First State F.
Bank and Trust Company is charter
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-30
snyder's Financial Institutions.

Its banks best bespe1k com
munity's prosperity and are rs
sheet anchors OF safety in the ad
verse hour
It Is true they are usually arst 10
feel an advancing tide OF fortune
and to float to dividend anchorage
on its fayorlng flood, but it should
also be borne In mind that Ia tho
dark day OF financial stress and
storm they ever stand ready with a
succoring life line for every worthy
breaker threatened enterprise and
to pilot 70 through the dangerous
shoals OF monetary stringency TO a
safe harbor OF success.
Snyder. with It's three great hnan-
cial institutions with capital. sur
plus and profits Of over 100000
90 and resources OF over one million
has a valid reason TO be proud Of
It's financial showing and in its larg-
est banking institution. the
Snyder National Bank.
the citizens Of scurry county have
q breakwater OF Gibraltar-like
strength 10 safeguard them against
any tidal wave OF financial disaster.
This splendidly successful insti-
tutlonwas chartered as a National
Bank but seven years ago March
7th, 1905.
It's statement OF condition made to
the comptroller OF the currency. June
14th last. ter5oly tells story of
sound and successful banking rare-
~ equaned and. as wen, attesla Jhe
inherent richness of resource of
Snyder and scurry county Upon the
date mentioned o. had respective rc-
sources and liabilities OF 1884,. G84.-
40.
Significant items of is liabilities
well eyideucing that Snyder come
munity SIS On O prosperous condition
and this bank successfully aud pro-
ntably conducted. are those showing
that its surplus and undivided proc
ATS aggregated $t5.-22l7 OF uaar-
ly half its capital Stock and tha.
it's combined individual and demand
deposits amount TO flas,zil.az
u is very questionable " amy bank
In any aection OF the Lone Star .
State can make @ showing super 7
ior 20 the above, even iu ihose see- 4
tions where The most Irop.tous /
conditions have prevailed
The officers OF This noteworthy I.
successful bank'n" Institution arc.
President W. A. Fuller. Fic. Pros.
Z w Clark; Cashier. q. P ThraHa
Assistant CcshI.r C0oIr. EHi#tM
NJ a. Fuller Au aro nnua chat ar.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-09-28
Stomach RebelIed Against Tacks.

Il remember swallowing a few
brads," casually admitted Philadel-
phia shoemaker the other day, whose
internal pains had puzzled the doctors
for year. The flew brads' turned
out to be about q hundred brass tacks,
which the X-rays showed to be stick
ing in the walls of the mans stomach:
For the last ten years he had been
using his mouth as temporary tack
box while at work at his bench, and
he was quite philosophical when occa-
sionally one or two eluded his palate
and slipped down his throat. The sur
geons who examined him say that one
section Of the mans stomach has more
tacks in 1t than the sole Of boot, and
an operation Is to be performed in the
Philadelphia hospital, in which he lies,
with the hope of saving his life,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-09-28
FASTENED TO MAKE HIS WILL
pYspeptIc Convinced That Mistake
Could Mean Nothing Less Than
Imminent Dissolution.

The dyspeptic who gives prayerful
thought to every bite he eats glanced
obviously over the French dinner card
on which dozen items were marked
with a cross In red ink. "To my I'M
tutored mind" said he, those things
look all right. Some other fellow with
a stomach has been here ahead of me
and has marked off few things that
Christian can eat without inviting
sudden death"
In his delight at finding the dinner
problem solved the dyspeptic ordered
six of the red-cross dishes. They were
unpronounceable and unrecognizable,
but they tasted good and he liked
them. When the crumb of the last
course had disappeared the dyspeptic
said genially to the waiter: Rum old
chap that must have been who ate at
this table ahead Of me-"
"Yes, sir" assented the waiter. SHE
was one of them diet cranks that
drive restaurant people crazy by mark
ing up the bill of fare with red dan
ger signals before the dishes that no.
body that amt got sound digestion
can afford to trifle with"
Good Lord" moaned the dyspeptic.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-09-28
Suitinq the Question.

The damage suit was on, and BIZ
dads chauffeur was testifying for the
plaintiff.
"Now, you say" said the pompous
lawyer for the defendant. "that at
this point the two cars, travelling at
the rate of 80 miles an hour, came to-
gether head on. Then what did you
do?" 81
The witness gazed YEARLY at his
questioner.
why" he said. ~ turned to my
wife, who was brushing the baby's
hair In the tonneau, and l said that
thought the dumplings must be done
by this time"
"Bang!" interrupted the judges
gavel. "Stenographer." said his honor,
strike that fool answer from the rec
ord"
"And doesn't the question go with
1t, judge?" asked the witness meekly
"Sure!" said his honor, forgetting
the dignity of his calling for the mo.
ment.-Harper's Weekly.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-09-28
JUDGMENT BY THE KIM0N0
Women Size Each Other Up by a
Method Which They Consider
10 lnfallible.

Even as men judge one another by
a Masonic emblem, an Elk pin or the
band of cigar, so do women in sleep
ing cars weigh each other according
to the rules of the Ancient Order of
the Kimono.
Seven seconds after Emma McChes.
ney first beheld the negligee that
stood revealed in the dim light she
had its wearer neatly weighed, mark
ed, listed, docketed and placed.
1t was a kind. of kimono that Ia as
ISOLATED with straw-colored hair, and
French heeled shoes and overfed dogs
at the end of leash.
The Japanese are wrongly accused
TO having perpetrated it. In pattern il
showed bright green flowers-that
never-were sprawling on a purple
background. A diamond bar fastened
it not too near the throat.
It was one of Emma McChesney's
boasts that she was the only living
woman who could get off sleeper al
Bay Otty, Mich, at a. m. without
cooking like an immigrant just dump
e6 at Ellis island.
Travelling had become science
with her, as witness her serviceable
dark blue silk kiIaono. and her hair II
a schoolgirl braid down her back
American Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-09-28
influence Of COLLEGE Men.

As educated men filter through the
community, reforms are obtained that
twenty years ago seemed millennial.
The separation OF local from state
sources of revenue, the separation of
local from national elections, the treat.
ment of franchise as valuable prop
erty, the discriminating between ordi.
nary industry and natural monopoly,
the practice of scientific charity and
penology, the concentration of respon.
sibility in government-these and a
score of other good things which once
seemed as far above popular compre-
hension as four-dimensional space,
have come to pass, thanks chiefly to
the radiations from the classrooms.-
Century Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-09-28
PAID WELL FOR HIS BOAST
Probably In the Future DubbieIsh VIII
First Find Out Identity Of HE
Listener.

'Thet's a derned fine-lookin' car o.
yourn, mister" said the old man with
a chin whisker, as he inspected Dubb-
leigh's motor standing in front of the
Eagle House at Togus.
'You bet 1t is" said Dubbleigh. II
came over here from Watkins Corners
this morning in just fifty-five minutes.
Going some, eh?"
"Ya-as," said the old gentleman,
stroking his whisker thoughtfully.
skin we prove it?"
II have witnesses In my guests"
said Dubbleigh.
"Wal-al, I'll take yer word for IT,"
said the stranger. Jest fork over
twenty-five, and We'll call 1t square.
I'm Jestice O. the Peace raound here,
and it'll save time to settle this here
yilation right now."-Harper's Week
ly.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-09-28
Receiver Has Sanitary Ear Pad.

Sanitary attachments for the trans
Matters of telephones are numerous in
this country, but France has gone us
one better in the matter of sanitary
pad for the receiving end of the tele-
phone. The ordinary hard-rubber ear
piece Of the monophone type Of instru-
ment, which is much used in France.
is removed and its place taken by a
round pad formed Of $50 leaves Of
steriiized paper. Every time the tele-
phone is used one of the leaves Ia
torn off. The purpose of the pad is, Of
course, to protect the ear from being
soiled.-Popular Mechanics.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-09-28
Power of a Word.


A single word was often suff1 cient
for Talleyrand to make his keenest
retort. When hypochondriac, who
had VIGOROUSLY led prohigate life,
complained to the diplomatist that
he was enduring the tortures Of hell
Talleyrand simply answered, GAL
ready?"
To a woman who had lost her hus.
band Talleyrand once addressed q
letter of coincidence in two words:
"Oh, madamel"
in less than year the woman had
married again. and then his letter OF
congratulations was:
"Ah, adamel"-Kansas City Star.
Oldest Almanac.
The Oldest almanac In existence Is
the "Almanach National" which has
been issued by the French govern.
ment since 1856. It's name has been
changed a good many times during
its career of 225 years. Originally the
"Almanach Royal" It became ma.
tfonal" in 1898, Imperial In 1906
and reverted to its original name nine
years later. Since then the title has
been altered four times. Like most
publications OF this sort, the "Al.
manach National" has grown bulky
with advancing years. The first issue
contained As pages, as compared with
1850 pages in the current issue.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-09-28
KEEP OLD CUSTOM AT EToN
Distribution Of Small Coins to the
Scholars Was First Begun
400 Years Ago,

Elton has celebrated "threepenny
day." when q new threepeny piece ia
presented to each of the pupils. The
custom was founded nearly 400 years
ago by Roger Lupton, who was pro-
vost or the college from 1902 to 1885.
Lupton arranged with the fellows for
an annual distribution Of money on
the anniversary of his death. The
provost received rs Sd, the fellows,
headmaster and Lupton's chaplain, Is
i'd, the other chaplains and usher, Sd.
and the scholars and choristers, Id
each.
The scholars still get this penny In
the threepenny pieces distributed to
them on February 81, the other two
pence being from the gift of Provost
Bost, Lupton's predecessor as pro-
vost. There was a tradition at Elton
which has been disproved. but which
subsists to the present day, that half
a sheep is what the colleger is really
entitled to, and that the college evade
their obligation by giving the value of
half sheep in the Middle Ages. Some
time In the middle of the last century
boy named Charles Henry Bran
well, on being rendered his threepence
by Bethel, one of the fellows, said:
mo, thank you, sir; l want my hall
sheep"
Bethel few into an awful rage,
says the late Montagu Williams, who
tells the story, land exclaimed: I'll
mention this matter to Dr. Hawtrey
and have you logged and fiogged the
unfortunate youth was"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-09-28
chARLEvoIx COUNTY HERALD
G. A. lisk. Publisher
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR

Entered at the Dostotiice AT East Jordan
Michigan. as second class mail martsr.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-09-28
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER rs. 1912.
NEVER FORGOT ITS ENMITY
Colts Repugnsnce to Calf Grew Until
II Included Every Species OF
the Bovine

On a stock farm near Syracuse, N.
Y, a calf and colt were born on the
same day. So soon as It was old
enough to run about the calf resolute-
ly repudiated it's Jersey mother and
insisted on being fed by the mare.
Regularly every morning the calf
would watch its chance for breakfast
when the colt was kicking up its
heels at the other end Of the pasture,
and would hurry to the good-natured
mare who seemed 80 develop a real
affection for her foster baby and was
quite willing to mother it, To this,
however, her own offspring strenuous
ly objected. So soon as it observed
the calf enjoying the nourishment
which ii considered its own exclusive
right, the colt would charge on the In
terloper and, grabbing 1t firmly by the
back of the neck, would yanlk II away
from the maternal fount and take It's
place.
So, far from forgetting its youthful
enmity for the calf, the colt has grown
up hating everything bovine. The
farmer has had to erect high fence
dividing the pasture, and to keep cows
and horses separated. The colt other,
wise tractable in every way, goes
wild with rage at sight Of COW, and
attacks her with hoofs and teeth. For
this reason 1t is impossible to drive
him in the country. and his owner is
even obliged to stable him in build
ing remote from sight and sound OF
the coward.