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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12
Inter.choIa.tIc l.eare Mret

The annual meeting Of the scurry
County lnterschoiastic League Will
be held in Snyder. April sth and 10.
\ large representation is expected
from an the schools Of the county
Let every school make 10 a point TO
be on hand for all the contests Anv
school that has not received entrance
blanks can secure same by writing +.
A. Bills County Director. Fluyanna.
Texas
Following is the program 'or the
two days
Friday
is30 p. -Prelimlnaries. girls
basket ball and boys tennis doubles
$50 p. m Finals, girls basket
ball and boys tennis doubles
$3.50 .. m boys base ball
5t30 p m-Preliminaries. boys
and girls senior defamation
$3.50 p. M Finals. boys and girls
senior defamation.
Saturday
1889 a 90 -Preliminaries. girls
and boys junior defamation. pre-
liminary boys debate.
1880 D. m.- Spelling Match
2;30 p. m.-Girl's Track Meet.
3.30 p. m.-Boys' Track meet.
Junior Glass A and Glass c.
1850 .. m.-Finais. girls and boys
.uulof Exclamation.
800 D. m.-FinalF. boys dqbate.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12
MRS. q. *. CRAWFORD
DIED FRIDAY MORNINF

Mrs. Bette Crawford. wife OF Mr..
g. X. Crawford. died at 1880 last
Friday morning at the family home
i've miles west Of Snyder
She was the daughter Of S. II.
and Mollle Smith, was born in Ten
nessee July lG. 1880. Came to Ellis
bounty. Texas in early childhood. pro-
fessed religion and Joined the Metho-
Dist church at II years Of age and
Ived a consistent christian li.e.
She was married In Ellis county to
~. X. Crawford. July 81. 1898 They
have one daughter II years old. She
u survived by the husband and
laughter. her father. four brothers
and seven sisters. She is the nrst OF
a family Of twelve children to be
called hence.
The funeral was held Saturday.
conducted by Rev. J. y. Stevens.
Mrs Crawford was a splendid wo-
man. a devoted wife aud mother. a
Eed neighbor and a faithful Chris
tian character
The Signal joins with friends OF
The stricken family In feelings Of
profound sympathy
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12
ESTABLISH MAT
TRESS FACTORY

Mr. W. H. Vivian late Of Waco has
established a mattress factory at the
old uottllng works stand near the II.
S. a = depot. where he is prepared
to make new mattresses and reno
yate old ones lie is equipped to do
first class work.
Every industrial concern that
comes here to locate should be prop
eriy encouraged by the home peo
pie Every time you buy an article
Of home manufacture you aid In
building up a local industry and do
that much toward putting the town
forward ln business way.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12
CAMP SPRINGS

Farming Is kinder SLOW here osing
TO the cold
The babe OF Mr. aud Mrs Bayouset
Is reported very Low
Mr. Baird. east Of Camp Springs
is re. 7rted very sick. Mr. knight on
the Akers place is quite sick and
Jim Green was sick during the past
week.
Little Johnnie Mae Harrie has IN
attack Of tonsilitis and Oma Martin
has mumps
Misses Vera and Mae Jones, stu
deats In Snyder High School visited
the homefolks saturday and sunday.
Taylor Bedvell and sou Arnold
len Sunday .or Callahan county.
Calls Brown and A T Finch at
telded the singing At Grady sunday.
or,iiie Brasveil and Other Fpch
visited At and near Rotau.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

COURT CONVENED
ORDER ELECTION FOR POOl.
HALL LOCAL OPTION-IOOK
n. AFTER ROAD MATTERS

The Commissioners Court met In
regular monthly session Monday and
Tuesday and looked after current
business.
Ordered that c. p. Nelld be paid
$500 for road work when he shall
|have completed the grading and the
bridges on the Dunn-Colorado road
from the northwest corner Of Sec
tion Gi In Block to Little Sulphur
creek.
The Court appointed all school
trustees to hold trustee elections in
their respective districts
Ordered that second class road,
80 feet wide be established from the
lnorth east corner Of Section iGG In
Block %. two miles to connect with
the snyder-Knapp road and the sny-
der-sharon road.
An election was ordered for Sny-
der Independent School district to
be held on Saturday April to deter
mine whether or not pool rooms
shall be prohibited within said pre-
cinct.
u. +. Pryor was named as pre-
Siding officer at said election.
II Ia ordered that the order Of the
court made in July 1914 authorizing
payment OF accounts for road work
when such accounts are approved by
the commissioners for whom the
work was done be and is hereby re-
voked and no accounts for road work
will be hereafter be approved for
payment by this court except for ex-
penditures upon roads included In
the list OF roads for which apportion-
ments have heretofore been made or
on road work which the court has
previously ordered to be done
The County Clerk was instructed
to Issue warrant to the Snyder
one for S1i.9O, payable Aug 18th
nnd one for 5000 payable Nov. 18th
NJ full settlement Of their account
to date
The County Clerk was instructed
TO issue warrantn TO the Snyder
National Bank for S52.35 to pay dis
counts on road bond money.
One warrant Of sl25 and one for
$40 to J. A, Merritt advance pay
ment for assessing taxes for 1915.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

Nr aud Mrs a Farmer Hu
leave today for San Antonio ru of
tend tbo Grand Lodge of thp d O. %.
D. Thoy a.II meet with no. State srr.
Rotary o. tHo Retail Merchant" A-
ao.laHon while away and H.l uraIl.
uIg have something good f1r .Ne
merchant. of Snyder 900 their r.rHu
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12
An Educational Appeal
to Patrons of Schools

people are responding nobly to the
appeals which are coming from the
committee for the children.
Next to food and clothes AN educa-
ton is the greatest boon and Inherit
ance for our children and. tho your
will may be broken after your death
and your property diverted from It's
course what you put away In your
child's mind cannot be snatched
from II Many boys and girls raised
by humble parents are proud that,
though poor their parents assisted
them to an education, and they are
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

W q Whatley Of the Dormott
country was here this week In the
interest OF new public road from
Fluyanna 10 run about seven miles
TO a junction with the Snyder and
Polar road lie says this will con
meet the three public roads and Is
badly needed
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

Mr George Raat0u. .FHut
cashier Of tho Snyder National Bank
has had poor health for several
weeks aud bis physician has advised
season OF rest and temporary
change OF climate and hc leu Tues.
day with his family for Mprko'.
Mrs RaIston will visit there
with her parents while Mr Ralstou
will 30 on a health seeking trip. pro
badly 90 the coast country
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12
Connells nuy llir Ranch

The Connells. Of Fort Worth. for
merly interested In ranch properties
In Cara and Borden counties have
transferred to Ector county
The star-Telegram says
W. r. Connell. president Of the
Flint National Bank; @. W. Connell.
his son and Ted Wallace. his son-in-
law have bought thirty thousand
acres Of land from Earle 2. Baldridse
capitalist
The tract is located near Odessa,
o. the Texas a Pacific railway. be-
tween Fort Worth and 81 Paso. It
ls ranch land and will be operated as
such BY O. W. connell and Wallace
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12
Midland Ranehman Murdere,l

Midland, Texas. March With
two gunshot wounds in the breast
the body Of r. n. Olmstead was
found buried in the yard Of his ranch
near Upland last night A bloody
spade was nearby olmstead had been
missing for two weeks and was last
seen leaving here In a new automo-
bile with a stranger.
The stranger several days later
drove along In oimstead's car ihra
Rankin.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

"Stani by that splendid hoy and no.
bile girl"--School Committee.
There Is being an effort to cOntin
ne our Public Schools In Snyder for
the full term Of nine. instead Of eight
months In order that the l9l4-l5
class could make the grades for
graduation, and that the grade pupils
could be promoted at the end Of the
term without borrowing time on next
years work, and money on this year
A committee was appointed to
take the matter up with the people
who would be patrons Of the school
for the additional month and the
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12
sheriff Mcrrell Goes to r'lou,lda

Sheriff W A. Merrell has been
summoned to appear at Floydada on
next Monday as a witness in the case
Of Jack Tucker who was taken there
from here recently to answer on a
criminal charge. That is the day for
opening the District Court here and
Mr. Merrell feels that the Floyd
county folks should leave him here
on his own job. unless he knew
enough about the Tucker case to
make his presence important
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

A freight train was wrecked on the
Santa Fe at Eppler. go miles north
Of Snyder Monday night, delaying
passenger traffic about six hours
Five loaded cars and two empties
were deralled. No one is reported
injured In the wreck.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

Mr. James Fitzgerald Of Dallas and
Miss clara Wright Of Snyder we're
married last Monday by Rev. J. I
stephens at the Methodist parsonage.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

J r Smith and Miss Virginia
Bardeld
james Fitzgerald and Miss Clara
Wright
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

Miss Zada Maxweils Room Fifth
Grade Clarence Banks si.-Fourth
Grade Mabel D, Cox %. Janice Pick
le 80. Ruby Stokes 81. Lena Miller
aO-Third Grade Mamie Carter %.
Lewis Blackard 20. Miss Ida Kelly's
room-Josie Burdett 90. Ernestine
Rosser ss. Ruth Belle Boren 81. Har-
old Brown 80. Maudle Burdett 30.
willie Fern Curry %. Larry waskom
s5. wilmeth Tinker 81. Elaine Ros-
ser %.
Thanking the patrons for their sup
port and words Of encouragement. I
am. Respectfully.
+. A. WATSON.
Superintendent.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

Baird 90. Leslie Davis ~. Ethel
stephens 30.
Miss Mary Heaths Charlie
Jones 90. John Allgcod %. Palmer
Ross 81. Lera Mayo 90. Thelma Par
ker go. Pauline jenkins %, Nellie
Wilson 80. Elaine Hun %. Chess Hen
son %. George Smith 90. Jane Baird
a.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

J. n. Wilson. travelling represen-
tative Of the 81 Paso Herald IL in
the city for a few days
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

identified in high stations Of honor
and wealth on account Of H.
Don't put too small value on
your children they are worth the
price, whatever IL is you place on
them, and more Borrow the money.
II need be- to keep them in line with
builders, and out Of line with knock
ers
T r. PERKINS.
NJ. Il. ROssER.
GEO W. HARRIS,
CULLEN c. HIGGINS. ~
4H Committee. ~
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12
SIXTH MONTHLY
SCHOOL REPORT


The WORK Tor the SlNth mor'h 'hH
been exceptionally good In many
respeets If has been the best month
,,. ,... r,o .,,ondanco y,, tho
o''' anu Tue '"'e''s' VI "''" p"P'''
and teachers the best Ihe ehroU-
men. reached seven hundred and
,ventv.,breo and tho average attcn-
-, ,,.. ,.....,..,.na.,,,, ,,,
Muoh lh'er's' mas '''" '"o"" "''"
In literary work and athletics. The
Jefferson and Erisophlan sorietics
have rendered some interesting pro
grams and are preparing many more.
The per cent Of pupils making pass
Ing grades was the best this year
and we are confidently hoping that
better results will he shown this
month
Tho bonor roll ia ma follows
Central nulIdInu
Sixth Grade-Mlss Vera Heath
Teacher -Tberesa Gotten 90 Raw.
mond Colo al Lyle penebacb o.
ver, rurner az zulu cruicksbank
40 Ross Jobns,on "a tnez Bazc o.
tor,e stokes az E,hel Watts 90
Myrtis Pierce 90 Morris Watson o.
lain s,nrd,v,nt al
rioh cr,do ,uss veda ua,weu
pavmond Scars 40 v,rda
Nelson "a Marshall Higgins 90 WI.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12
RAILROAD MAN
SERIOUSLY GUT
EMPLOYEES OF ROAD FIGHT NEAR
Observation-Disclosures MAN
SENT To HOSPITAL

Officers and physicians In Snyder
were called to the Santa Fe station
Thursday night to attend a Santa Fe
brakeman who had been severely
stabbed by another brakeman.
It IS learned that the two men who
were braking on a north bound
freight train got into a difficulty be-
tween Hermleigh and Snyder and
that one Of them named Kountz was
stabbed In the left side The wound
rs about an inch long and Is deep.
The mans injury was dressed and
he was sent on the passenger train
IA fne nuuutfuI a. ffI.ula
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-03-12

Miss Porter's Room-Ruth Clem-
ent %. Edward Warren %. Annie
Clement ~. John Wilson 81. kalph
Wolfe %. Lawrence Jones -, Huey
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-03-01

Read the Bonanza Want Ads
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-03-01
INTERESTING SlDELIGHTS

known leader of the suffragette hik-
ers. is learning the automobile bust
ness. This looks as If she intended
to speed things up a bit.-Indianapo.
lis News,
A correspondent OF the Chicago
Herald, taking a fall out of the
kaiser for pinning decoration on
his little grandson, asks: "Could you
imagine President Wilson pinning
anything on his grandson" Yes. we
could imagine his doing just that, but
it would be a rough job and awk-
wardly done. Nashville Tennessean
Jensen, Henry Koochor, Mrs Della
Krafts, H. R. wilbur, Pete Yerinick
]. W. STEWART. p, NJ.
Tonopah, Nevada, Feb. q, .9l5.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-03-01
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST

List of advertised letters remaining
at the Tonopah post office for the
week ending Feb q, 1915. When
calling for these letters please state
that they are advertised A fee of
one cent will be charged for the fol.
lowing Mako Bojovich, John X.
Billik, Miss Hazel Collins, Mr. Charles
Courtney, L. Campbell John Chieles,
Mrs. C. A. Campbell, VIM. Devir, Mrs
p. Fitzgeralds, Charles Clifford, Billy
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-03-01
NO "kuNc HE FAN TOY" FOR ONE LEE

builders But unlike other contractors tne
their undertakings There a
gh
Publco gentleman who
ungaeu 1t proposed by Pro Bono Fupeo
Chinese cut the
printing printing about the only means
and the present rate is not an
really Bono Pnbco
this unless he gets
his pocket picked in the redghl dis
something else other which he desires as he has
usually accommodated have suppressed One
a gentleman,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-03-01

They're trying to railroad Harry,
says Thaw's attorney, Must be get
ting ready to appeal TO the Interstate
commerce commission,
A billion-dollar congress is cal
amity to 90,OO0OOO Americans, War
at billion a month is calamity to
6O,000,00O British. Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal.
While we're not shaking hands
across the sea quite as much as for
merly, thank goodness we haven't yet
reached the stage of shaking fists
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
General Rosalie Jones, the well
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-03-01

county delegation provide it to the beneh OF
defeated by making n
years there strong possioiS Una
would be built up Patronage Wo
valuable and public redress through
county amply the reward OF
fathfuls To merely
the establishment 81
life positions ana mean
their reward II an one
little difficulty securing re-
1t is at
unworthy opportunity to aen them
The proposed change In
the not appeal
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-03-01
no pAaTlTIoN I'VE wooLo Be BASE INeRATlTuOE


~vHE county picu
ar White Pine with Lincoln and CLARK in the perspective are
looking desiring portion
of territory White Pine having already requested the legislature
it liberty
The situation that probably well understood outside the
City, amply in
but must
tain untlbe Within obddng mountains
silver lead and other
little has been made along these lines although
their worth
vast
valleys under irrigation
the of and
mysterious under
all the valleys
point in endo of from
the entire
ALL nearly all of this moisture taken
reached
buried blue the Color
forbidding been
nehausbe boring wells
In practically all the valleys where all the SOL needs water rms
few
years due the efforts Of Senator Bugher and others who are taking
the initiative developing subternean bringing
the valleys cultivation authoitavy
this region are semopa while the crops of the temperate
proihcally
there
probability subterranean this White
Manse Pahrump regions
practically vueess sembanee
slvergod
phenomenal
struggled hard during its lean days and that ehabaed
the entire
should permitted enjoy possessions having
nghbor would otherwise still be struggling
religious binding
White
doubtless Zion had
boundaries
be remembered
half
territory
o expand it Clark wing
the particularly
Churchill,
should
discovery
circumstances
presented requesting
speedy queu
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-03-01
TEMPERATURE REPORT

Highest temperature yesterday. 44
a year ago, 81.
Lowest temperature last night. ~;
a year ago, 80.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-03-01
LET THE PRESENT LAW STAND

Nevada
public
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-27
BY ACCIDENT OR DESIGN?

While reports from Great Britain naturally
enough perhaps make it appear that the American
freight steamship, Nebraskan, crippled by contact
with some powerful explosive off the coast of Ire
land on last Tuesday night, may have been struck
by torpedo this theory should not be accepted un-
til ii is proved absolutely that the damage was not
done by a floating mine or by some other device
not intended to do injury to an American vessel.
If it is shown, when the full facts have been
made public that the Nebraskan was deSignedly
torpedoed by German submarine,-a theory which,
however, strongly inclined to dOubt,-the IN
cident must be regarded in some respects as far
more serious to the United States than even the
sinking of the liner Lustania which resulted
i'll the loss of more than 100 American lives.
1t is recalled that the Lusitana sailing under
the British flag and in behalf of the Germans the
excuse has been offered that she at least sus-
pected of carrying goods contraband of war if not
actually carrying British reservists.
While these and similar did not suffice for
the American government the attack on the Nebras-
kan, if an attack it ultimately is shown to have
been was made under circumstances which do not
admit even of such unsatisfactory explanations. For
the Nebraskan was sailing away from and not to-
ward nation at which Germany is at war; she
vas sailing under the American flag and she
carrying cargo whatever, being simply in ballast
and destined for an American port
The report of American Ambassador Page Oh the
Nebraskan case, was received in Washington this
morning, we are told, but at this writing the con-
tents of the message had not been revealed by the
Washington authorities. 1t is wise. then, for the
American people to maintain their mental pose in
the way that they have been doing dur
ing recent trying circumstances until it is definitely
and officially announced just how the American
freighter by her misfortune.
Meantime it is well to bear in mind that the pos
sibity that the Germans deliberately tried to sink
the American boat is very remote one, particu-
larly in view of the fact that the Washington note
the Lusitania, followed so closely by Itay's en-
trance into the in opposition to the German in
terests, make it seem like absolute foolhardness
on Germany's part to further arouse the indigna-
ton of the United States by such hostile act as
making deliberate attack on an American owned
steamship.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-27
Cuneo Creeps in Badly Damaged
The Delights of Camel Riding

1t was my first experience of camel
riding, and therefore interesting, if not
altogether charming. The saddles used
in this country are formed of large
pads, one in front and one behind the
hump. The driver climbs into place in
front, with a huge peaked pad to keep
him from falling off when the camel
rises. Then the passenger mounts be-
hind the hump, and the camel is with
difficulty persuaded to rise. This he
does headquarters first, and the pas
senger finds himself thrust up in mid
air as if on a tower. The huge pad
offers no possible support, and he can
scarcely overcome his dsire to prevent
fall by putting his feet on the
drivers shoulders. That worthy, how
ever, soon comes up to join him, and
the expedition starts. The first sensa-
ton is of being astride a table, and
as the miles go by the table increases
alarmingly in width, and the tyro on
the back seat begins to despair of ever
getting his legs acquainted again.
From the Wide World Magazine.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-27

utilized as completely as possible. No
inefficiency could be greater than to
leave honest and competent labor sub
,iect to the humiliation of charitable
relief. Moreover, such members of
community as are not self supporting
whether through their own fault or
otherwise-must be supported by the
public, and such support of the non
productive individual is pure waste.
When suffering by reason of non-em-
ployment appears, there seems to be Il
feeling on the part of the unemployed
that the city or other governmental
administration is not only obligated TO
furnish, but it is possessed of the
means of properly and adequately fur
nishing relief, and complaints are
made if there is any delay or failure in
this respect But it must be realized
that government officials cannot create
facilities for work outside of the ordi-
nary course of public business, or fur
nish pecuniary relief, for the obvious
reason that no provisions have been
establishd by law for these purposes.
The problem of unemployment is es-
sentially one of business and of busi-
ness management, and must be met by
business craftsmanship through the nor
NAL channels of business and economic
organization.-Elbe H. Gary in Har-
per's Magazine for June.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-27
BACK TO THE BABIES MOVEMENT

At the convention of the Ladies of the Maccabees
of the World in New York the state commander of
the Michigan Maccabees came forward with the rec
OmmendatOn that members of the order transfer
their interest from dogs cats canaries and parrots
to the young of the human species. Because there
many little orphan children in Michigan who
need care the lodge members there have been busy
adopting them. Finding them to be much more
interesting pets than animals with fur or feath-
ers they are now trying to have the back to the
babies" movement introduced by their sisters in
other states.
Without wishing harm to the many poodles and
other pets which have been tenderly cared for
by childless women since the raising of babies has
become questionable, might venture the hope
that the movement back to the babies be success.