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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11
TRADES DAY At
IRA SATURDAY
LAST SATURDAY SET APART AS
TRADES DAY-GOOD CROWD
ATTENDED.
Day Spent Discussing Crop Conditions
and Other Important Questions
Merchants Were Busy.

A Signal scribe loaded up last Sat
urday along with @. N. Turner and
DR., ]. p. Avary. in Mr.. Turner's Max
well for a spin over to Ira,
Saturday was set apart by the on
terprlsing citizens Of that good town
as Trades Day" or course we saw
good crops along the way. One finds
these anywhere he goes In scurry
county and the Ira country is always
MS good as the best. The merchants
were all busy and the great number
of farmers were In good spirits, the
only draw back being the unsupplied
want OF a cotton market. Horace
Holley and his clerks we're too busy
to talk much. Holley has store full
OF everything the people need, be-
sides broad acres OF cotton and feed
and a pasture full Of mules. DR.. Mer-
rell and Mr. Brown are there to sell
medicine when anybody happens to
get sick and In the meantime are sup
plying the boys with cold drinks.
Charlie Norris has a good stock OF
General Merchandise and will do a
fine business when cotton begins to
move and the Fuller gin was in
operation.
Over at the post office Rhoades q
Knox are dealing out lots Of goods
now and will soon be buster The
mail arrived while were there and
nearly everybody got the Signal and
the Dallas News, The Signal had
gone out from Snyder Friday and we
lefi here saturday and got there
ahead Of H. because the Signal has
to traverse three counties to reach
its readers fourteen miles away,
and II In the same with business cor
respondence. The people there and at
Snyder would like to see a direct ser
vice established
The Signal man had the pleasure
to dine with Mr. and Mrs A. L. Bar
nett Alex has a fine crop and twelve
big porkers grunting In hls orchard
lot. He is therefore immune as
against the meat trust.
The boys put In the day compar-
ing crop notes, banterlng for horse
trades and spinning yarns while at
least two groups Of domino players
engaged In games "i2."
Bro sunson had Ms go out east Of
town and see a stretch Of road that
he had Just made and there Is not a
better job In the county. Commis-
sloner elect, Jake Autry, was there
and he says he wants to keep up the
good work
T. n. Fee. Elvis lones, and G. A.
Lambcrth, were mlngllng In the
crowd and they renewed allegiance
TO the Snyder Signal.
The Baptist people had a good
meeting In progress conducted by
Bro. Godfrey and everybody seemed
Interested In the good work.
The Ira country In a magnificent
farming region and peopled by In
telligcnt progressive people.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11
Dr. Mcintosh NJ Lockney,
Lockney Beacon.

Lockney Beacon.
Last SUNDAY night Rev W ".
Mcintosh. Evangelist began his se-
rles OF meetings at the Methodist
tabernacle. assisted by his singer
Luclus Anderson Each night large
crowds gather TO hear thls elfted
man tell Of lie and death. and warn
men and women 10 live more Cody
In this present world Each sermon is
preached from some practical text
one that bears on the issues N lie
and Tor more than an hour he
breaches straight from the shoulder
He warns men and women Of life.
death and the judgment, and pleads
to the men for more correct living
The meeting will continue through
ont neat week. and much good win
follow TO the church. Lockney and
the community In general
Bro. Mcintosh is being eiycn
courteous and attentive hearing at
each service. The singing conducted
by Evangelist Anderson IL fine and is
drawing the Lockney people closer
together In bonds Of Christian fellow
ship.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11

Jock Middleton who owns a good
place In the east part Of town came
10 tho Signal Office Thursday with
several bunchcs Of maize and feter-
ita. showing punches Of stalks grown
from a single seed one bunch had
II good heads Of maize and one had
a5 heads. most Of them large. we'll
filled heads. There were twelve heads
OF feterlta In one bunch, the product
Of one grain.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11
FLuvANNA SCHOOL COMMENCES

Judge buchanan attended the
school opening at Fluynnua Monday
The people turned out In large NUM-
bers to show their Interest In the
school The enrolment wns not large
on the first day. because Of the fact
the children must work In the field'
for awhile. They have strong
teaching force with Prof r. A. bills
as principal, assisted by Mrs Bills.
Miss Gift aud Mlra Rector
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11

The Rebekahs will hold a social
meeting at their hall Monday night
September 2i. to celebrate the 6ard.
OF Rcbekah odd Fellow
ship. All the membership and so
iourning Rebekahs areurged to at
tend
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11

Mrs Earl Brown and Miss Grace
Moore left Wednesday for Altus, Ok
lahoma In response TO q message that
their Grandmother, Mrs II 6. Dough-
ty died there Wednesday morning
The lady was about sixty seven
years old.
The sorrowlng relatives Of sny-
der have the sympathies OF many
friends.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11

Van Chapman, who ls superintend-
ing the building Of bridges In scurry
County for Austin Brothers. was here
Thursday after material for the
bridge on Deep Creek near Dunp. he
said be had the concrete work done
and Is ready for the bents. He says
he got through with the bridge over
Rough creek last week and he pro-
nounces Il a dandy structure.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11

The School enrolment on the op-
ening week is 4f9 distributed as fol-
lows:
North Ward Miss Heaih's room.
u; Miss Porter's room %; Colonial
Hill-Miss Kelly's room 27; Miss
MaXwoll's room 81; Central Build
ing-High School, 131; Lower
Grades 222.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11

Mr.. W W. Ingram a successful
stock farmer at Durham was here
Monday with three extra good young
Percheron mares which he was Of
1srlng to sell at $4,000 each. Two OF
Them are three years old and the
other is two. They are good ones.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11
CAMP SPRINGS GIN MADE
VIEW THROUGHOUT

A. u Trice was here Monday
from Camp Springs ne SAYS the
Snyder sngnai may say the Camp
Springs kin Ia In first elias condition.
Everything new and up-to-daie and
there Is not better huller and clean
ing outfit In the county.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11

Miss s. J. Bynum. died early Thurs-
day morning atthe home OF her broth
er. Tom Bynum. west Of Snyder. she
was 80 years and 10 months Of age
The funeral took place Thursday ev-
ening.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11

rhe III Fellz Club met wDh Mrs
~. last Friday afternoon. Seven
nembers answered roll call.
party for our husbands was
||lnued for a while.
out Of town guests present
,Iesdames Harris. Fisher, Wins
"a Fenley and Misses Harris
||.al games Of "a" were enjoy
|.| hostess served ice cream in
bon with delicious home made
REPORTER
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11
MI.. MrttIe Akcrs ImprovIng

A letter to Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Sears. from Mr. GeOtse early this
week stated that Miss Mertie Akers
fas getting along as nicely as could
expected. although she is not en-
4 - "pt Of da9eer
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11

Mrs. Birdie Dant1ler has returned
from her visit with relatives at Ian
caster and corsieana.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11
REPORTER

N. c. Fullilove and children
last Sunday from visiting at
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11
CITY COUNCIL MET IN
REGULAR SESSION MON.
DAY NIGHT, sept. TIN.


The city Council met in regular
session Monday night, September Z.
Present were. Mayor Noble. sccrc-
tary Baker, city Marshal Wolfe. Al
demen Fickas, Monroe. Maxwell. Bo-
lin.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
w. J Parker. moving weeds. S1.25
.G n Brashier. work on street LIS
N. =. Lane. street work ... 1.5O
D.. ID Grentham, culvcrt work AIS
Is. o. Chapman, street work 100
H. l.. stone, dragging streets $50
Blackard Bros, suprllce .... 100
W A. Jones. cleaning streets 500
Magnolia Pet Co, Gasoline 1IO
Gulf Refining Co., oil, ...... 1881
Gulf Refining Co, OH ...... 1g.44
An ordinance was adopted grant
ing permits 10 operate thrcshing ma
chimes inside city limits, under spe-
clfic regulations
The Snyder National Bank was 500
lccted as the official depository for
the City's funds. from September !
1914 to September /. 1915.
The bid accepted was @ ia per
cent ON daily balances 10 be credit
ed monthly
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-09-11

The baby boy OF Mr.. af''ness
D. Pickle is quite sick at e los
1n South Spring street. IN the
Ie $50
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24
TINY MEXICAN SHOCKS COPS
Clad in September Morn" Garb, He
Startled BIuecoats In Barn
storming" for a Bed.

San Diego, Gala Mexican boy,
about two years old, the other night
essayed to give playlet called
ADAM" in which he took the title
role, with officers George Wilson and
Pat Keane as spectators.
Wilson and Keane were walking
down H street when they heard ap-
palling cries. Rushing to the corner
of Union, they beheld the little Mex
lean, in the costume Of the first man,
hammering frantically on barn door
and screaming in manner that
would have done credit to a melo-
drama heroine.
Its September Morn," hoarsely
muttered Keane.
September Morn nothing" retorted
Wilson. Its only a Mexican Adam
Let's investigate"
The officers opened the barn door
and little Adam dashed in, threaded
his way between the legs of several
horses and cows, and at last, with a
little cry of content, found a dish
pan filled with straw, jumped into 1t
and went to sleep. Wilson and Keane
stood gazing in establishment and
then, picking the baby up in their
arms, carried him into a house
near by.
There they found two of the 5aby's
sisters, who enlightened them as to
the reason for the child's actions.
Their father and mother, they said,
worked nights and put the children
(seven of them into one bed to
sleep. The rest of the family had
left and the little fellow, becoming
dissatisfied with his bed, had run out
to sleep in the barn with his friends,
the horses and cows, but could not
open the barn door and SO had cried
for assistance.
Gee whizz," grinned Keane, as he
and Wilson walked away. II never
heard of Adam being a transformer
before"
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halfway to the elbow on the upper
arm, falling somewhat lower at the
underarm. The lace of the bodice is
repeated in an overdrapery. Parting
at the waist line in front it slopes to-
ward the back where it falls about
half the length of the figure.
There is a long tulle veil, falling
from under very up-to-date cap of
point lace. This is a novel method for
placing the bridal veil, and gives the
bride an opportunity to indulge in
that ancient superstition which at
tributes good luck to her who wears
something that has been worn before.
The little cap may be made of old lace.
1t is shaped on a foundation of fine
silk-covered wire.
The arms are almost covered by
long kid gloves. A regulation bouquet
of brides roses and lilies of the val
ley and a strand of pearls about the
neck are concessions to customs that
cannot be improved upon in the raj
ment of the bride.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24
GERMAN THOROUGHNESS AND PATIENCE
RESPONSIBLE FOR UNDERSEA SUCCESS
Rear Admiral Schepe Says That Evolving Type OF Submarine
Kaiser Waited Until Many Technical Details Had Been Per-
fected by Other Nations and Then But-Lauds the Work
of the U-9-Says 1t Will Live Immortality
neighbors had paid the piper" The

neighbors had paid the piper" The
brilliant result achieved by U-9
showed the correctness Of our calmer
proceeding, for while other nations
can operate with their smaller, less
seaworthy vessels, we have to reckon
with other conditions.
And proud as we are of this sue
cess, we must guard against erroneous
conclusions. Even If we should sue
coed in repeating the exploit, and II
other English cruisers should be sent
to the bottom by other German sub
marines, we must not blind ourselves
to the necessity of maintaining fleet
of men-of-war and cruisers. 1t is not
wise to generalize from one particular,
as we have found to our sorrow when
in the case of new inventions we have
been too hasty in casting aside the
old, proved methods. That was partly
the case when the first submarine was
built. There were those who believed
that the day of the large cruisers was
past. We cannot do without represen-
tatives of the various types of battle
ships.
Will Live Immortality.
These reflections in no way detract
from the glory of the work done by
U-9, which will live Immortality in Ger
man history, and will be mentioned in
one breath with the Hits. It's actual
success will paralyze English pride
and imagination, but, knowing the
temperament of our English cousins,
we do not believe they will allow
themselves to be swept into any eX-
cess of foolhardy risk. Their placid
manner of thinking will prevent any
thing of the sort. But John Bull has
been given food for thought by the
fact that one little German boat was
able to injure so materially the in
vincible English Armada. At the mo-
ment England seeks to give the i'm
preston that she deplores the loss of
life chiefly; the purely human side of
the catastrophe is pushed to the fore.
Who is to blame, who is RESPONSE
BILE for the many victims, for the
streams of tears-yes, and of blood,
too? Not U-9. 1t only did it's duty.
Not Germany, for Germany never
wanted war, and who could have been
more seriously insulted than she was
In this blow to England different
voice might be construed as being
heard; but we will not become senti-
mental We will try to think as the
English think, and hope that other
German U boats, melted by such an
example, will emulate it and destroy
many hostile cruisers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24

under a series of little bows made o
the same ribbons.
A plain velvet turban with indentet
crown, at the center OF the group, il
trimmed with a pompon of small os
trich feathers, having cluster o
standing feathers springing from it
The flues are not fluffy, as in the
natural state, but are treated to mak'
them stringy and hairlike. Marrow
ribbon is tied about this model, com
pleting useful piece of millinery il
a shape that is especially well liket
by young girls.
At the left hat of sapphire blu'
velvet is entirely covered with small
ostrich feathers. They are laid side
by side fiat on the crown lengthwist
and overlap about the side crown
and narrow-drooping brim until the
hat is a mass of light 1ues that are
sparse enough to glimpse the velve
under them.
A. narrow ostrich quill springs from
the front. This is captivating mode
suited to both mature and youthful
wearers.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24

IN AN authoritative display of fine
i hats it is strongly evident that the
insistent demand for fancy ostrich, in
stead of ostrich plumes, dominates
the minds of designers. Ostrich in
new forms, in fanciful montures, and
in what is generally classed as fancy
ostrich" is used on nine out of ten
Observation-Disclosures hats. And on
the tenth hat, if plumes are used, they
are mounted in odd ways.
Three fashionable turbans are
shown here in which fancy ostrich ap-
pears as the trimming. They are of
velvet and are excellent types of hats
that are suited to general wear, for
the velvet turban and the fancy
feather figure in all sorts of hats.
An odd shape appears at the right.
covered with black velvet. The crown
overlaps the brim, forming ridge
about the hat A fringe of white
ostrich, in which the flues are only a
little curled, falls from underneath
the overlapping crown and covers the
brim to the edge. The brim curves
outward, forming bonnet-like setting
for the face, and is faced with silk.
A very tall single plume like long,
broad quill, is mounted at the side.
It's extreme height is characteristic of
the standing trimmings on smart mil
linery for this season. Another odd
new feature in this turban is furnished
by the band of narrow grosgrain rib
bon which is drawn about the hat over
the top of the ostrich fringe. The
stem of the standing plume is hidden
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24

A N altogether charming bridal gown,
"A following no special dictates OF
the present mode and Independent of
some traditions, is shown here. 1t is
fashioned to suit the bride along con-
sentative lines which cannot be said
to belong to this or that date, but is
IN good style.
This handsome costume is rather
simple in design, with trained skirt of
heavy white satin cut plain and fol-
lowing vaguely the contour of the fig
ure. 1t hangs from the normal waist
line and glories in an ample train of
the rich and shimmering fabric. A
full underbodice of chiffon makes the
loveliest of foundations for the sim
pie bodice of lace draped over it. The
lace is shirred into slight fullness at
the shoulder seams and the bodice
closes surplice-fashion at the front.
This arrangement makes ''V"-shaped
opening at the back. as well as at the
throat, which is outlined with soft
folds of tulle.
The sleeves are set in and reach
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24
SAY BELGIANS ARE BITTER
Germans Give Out Alleged Charges
Against English in Regard to
Antwerp.

Berlin.-A statement given out by
the German information service
charges that the Belgian soldiers now
interned in Holland are bitter against
the English, who they think should
have sent 100000 men instead of the
$4,000 who were actually sent to help
in saving Antwerp.
"The only thing the English did,"
says the statement, "was to systematic
cal1y destroy all food supplies at Ant
werp so that even the mayor of the
city and the Belgian commander pro-
tested, without being able, however, to
stop the Englishmen in their work of
destruction, who bothered neither
about the orders of the Belgian COM
mander nor any Belgian instructions
whatsoever. The big canning factories
were burnt down by the English with
out the authorization of the Belgians.
The estimated value of the foodstuffs
destroyed by the English in Antwerp
amounts to almost 200,000,000 francs.
"A high Belgian officer showed a
letter to correspondent Of the Rot
terdamsche Courant written by an
English colonel in which the writer
states that 5000 Englishmen, escorted
by Belgian guides, had started from
Bewereb in a westerly direction during
the night from Thursday to Friday.
the night before the fall Of Antwerp.
The Belgian officer desired to correct
the prevalent opinion that the defense
of Antwerp had in the end been in
trusted exclusively to English troops.
He maintained, on the contrary, that
they had entirely failed to help to
the last the city, the doom of which
they had brought about"
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and was taken to a hospital Mrs
Robson started the same day for the
home Of her parents in College City,
O., but was Sc overcome by the acct
dent that her mind became affected
while on the train and she was taken
to an asylum, where she remained for
Is months. Recovering, Robson
searched for his wife, without success.
A year ago he came to Richmond Re-
Gently he visited a moving picture
theater here and as a film depicting
mine explosion was shown woman
in the audience screamed. Lights were
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24

allowed
The has
hold
the matter hereafter ruling the
imported
is said that the decision will be felt heavily the of
of material goods which they
Museum Natural History York CITY, the
telling
ostrich the chicken; the
Miller, America with
Colonel visited Aires
killed The that the like the ostrich domestcated and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24

include
belief anhropologists
history recorded defensive staff
interesting theory derived
in
affairs forbade all those patrican
privilege
rcay
their slaves
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24

than onehd
Rhode Island and Min
opportunity finding
kinds all
all likes brunees there Blondes are In pro-
qualifications chicken with
female
commercial
the
inform the wealthy
Washington than other of the country There are
married
that number today
grass stock hand because it
quickly divorces
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24
Hint for Mother.

When making extra strings for ba-
by's bonnet make them in one piece.
Sew a small piece of tape across the
corner where one usually sews on the
strings Slip the string through the
tape and tie under the chin. Windsor
ties are nice for this purpose, as they
launder we'll. When soiled they can
be slipped out and there is no sewing
or pinning when replacing them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24

out that a tabuIatlon had been made
of the docket and an assignment made
of the work among the six justices,
working up to the fullest possible
capacity that could be required of
man. and it was found that it would
be impossible to clear the docket in
the next year. There is one vacancy
on the bench, but an additional judge
was taken into the calculation. This
is the only federal court, department
of Justice officials say, which works
continuously nine months of the year
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24

the
brought here the the national and
usually directed
in it's
Of
charge commission bill
ing to congress gentleman
is popular
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24
KAISER'S HEALTH is GOOD
Austrian Visitor Declares German
Emperor Enjoys Admirable
Elastic Energy.

Vienna.-Baron Won Skoda de.
scribes in a Vienna newspaper a visit
he paid to Emperor William at his
headquarters. He says: Il found the
emperor in the best of health and
looking very we'll. All rumors that
the emperor has been much affected
by the war and that his hair has
turned gray are sheer inventions. The
emperor has had to bear severe exer-
lions every day. He takes long rides
for hours and enjoys admirable elastic
energy"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24
veIvetesn Rest Gowns.

Liberty velveteen is an ideal mats
rial for rest gowns of comparativel
inexpensive order In japonica pin
and in all the fashionable shades
yellow this stuff is lovely. 1t look
well when combined with plated chi
fon and bordered with narrow band
of skunk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24


trich is not rhea." Therefore here
after the plumes of the rhea cannot
be imported into the United States.
The rhea, which is an inhabitant
of the Southern continent, has been
loosely called the South American
ostrich, and as ostriches breed in cap
tivity their plumes are not considered
as the plumes of wild fowl, and there
fore under the law which forbids the
importation of the feathers of wild
birds. the rhea plume, under plea that
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24

young in other cities, leaving the boys
and girls and the men and women to
work out their own methods of heart
attraction
There is no doubt that Cupid has
failed us, because the bureau of CEN
sus has the figures to prove it, and
figures don't lie, except at a tea dance.
Although William Knoll, license clerk
at the city hall, has been acquiring
writer's cramp filling out blanks de-
sired by heartsick SWANS which will
o1l0u than IN pot IN rripd and live In
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-12-24
REUNITED I'M THE MOVIES
Husband and Wife Find Each other
IN Unusual Manner After Long
Separation.

Richmond, Cal.-Fred Robson, SUI
perintendent of a tunnel company, and
Mrs. Robson held happy reunion
here, a search of four years duration
having ended in a picture theater.
Robson was injured in coal mine
explosion near Scranton, Pa, in 1911,