The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-04-09
CRISP TEXAS NEWS.
Every Item Worth Your Reading


Rabbit hunts are popular pasiimes in West
Texas these days. One at Big Springs net
ted 800 cottontails and jacks, along with
three coyotes.
Announcement is made that the Farmers
and Merchants Warehouse company Of Al
bany will b. able 10 declare dividend at the
close Of the cotton season.
Approximately 1900 ears of vegetables
and other similar products are shipped 10
northern markets annually from South
Texas.
Six thousand five hundred Mexican year
ling sheep were recently purchased at Del
Rio at $50 up.
r. T. Moore Of Rogers. Bell county. had
5000 acres OF cotton in 1914. He proposes TO
raise corn this year and has contracted to
sell $500 bushels at gathering time at 60
cents The remainder Of the crop will be fed
to l20 brood sows and their progeny.
Colonel Sheb Williams shipped from his
farm near Paris two carloads of dehomed.
long yearlings that averaged better than 1000
pounds.
Eastern capital has taken control Of the
sugar plant at San Beniio and movement
is under way 10 grow and deliver 10 the plant
$1,000 tons OF cane annually.
Eastand county has borrowed 100000 10
be- used in building good roads.
Over million dollars has been put on de-
post in the various banks Of Runnels county.
jefferson il having new street lights put
in over the city The business streets are to
have lO0candle power lights; the residence
streets will have lights Of fiftycandle power.
1t cost San Angelo but 500 to have home
made material used in the railing recently
put on both sides Of the north approach 10 the
S6OOOO viaduct
Mil-ap has organized Farmers Market
ing association.
The Swenson Brother deep well at Spur
over 1000 feet, is found TO contain potash
IN strong solution
Collin runuty has shipped forty ears Of
mule, 20 Kadsas City for the British army
this season.
Shamrock shipped $1,000 pound, of poultry
in one week. The ruling price 10 the farmers
wes ] cents.
Coal Of fair quality ha, been discovered
near Sierra Blanca
The Brentwood Chamber of Commerce has
decided to again hold the free fall fair in
October
Calvert will change from the aldermanic
10 the commission form OF city government.
The vote stood l3l TO u Of the recen; cleo
ton
Farmers at Sipe Springs have organized a
nug ASSOCIATION Win \. ~ ave loT pftal-
dent and h. b. Dewey for secretary.
TAYLOR citizens are talking NJ a SlOO,WW
hotel and pike road To the oil field at Thrall.
Fifty business men of Mount Pleasant re
Gently visited the schools Of Titus county and
had heart-to-heart talks with the farmers in
get-together meetings. Out Of this has come
the proposal 10 establish a pea and peanut
market at Mount Pleasant.
A few wears ago there was not bridge
between Granbury and Waco. over the Bra
zos Such has been the struggle for good and
better roads that now the stream is spanned
at Glen Rose Brazos Point and Whitney.
The fourth oil well has been brought in
near Strawn and the oil fever is epidemic in
all parts of the county. The last well is said
10 be producing 100 barrels per day.
Graduation dresses for the girls of the III
Paso High school must be limited TO 81 This
decree was issued by Superintendent r. J.
Tighe recently and will apply TO all Of the
girls Of the high school.
The Farmers and Fruit Growers associa-
ton of Fort Stockton has one Of the best
built and largest storage and shipping ware
houses in Texas.