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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02
Dairy Mcconnell Sergeant u 1856 1878

9Th. we reached "Waco Village" on the
Brazos, where one company OF our regiment
was stationed and where we turned over thir-
" of our men TO it. We remained here over
Sunday and on Monday crossed the Brazos
and proceeded on our trip.
After leaving Waco the character Of the
country began to change into more open
prairie, the settlements and farms were fur
tler and further apart, and everything bore
evidence that we were leaving civilization
behind us and approaching the frontier.
"PACKING" FIREARMS.
| first, at this time, particularly noticed
the habit of carrying ("packing" they called
it) firearms, new to me then, but soon be-
coming familiar sight and it impressed me
~ a most useless and dangerous habit and
! have never seen any reason TO change my
views Every man and boy, old and young
rich and poor, at home or abroad, in church,
at court, the wedding or the funeral, from the
"cradle TO the grave, d" the dOube-barreled
shotgun or the old fashioned brass-mounteG
dragoon pistol, was inevitably carried by
them, and it goes without saying that they
all knew how to use them, and did so often
without very much provocatlon And yet
| cannot now look back upon the practice
as an unmixed evil either, for barroom brawl
ing, fist fights and minor difficulties were
pretty much unknown in those days. The
treatment experienced by bully or a bra
vado was Short sharp and decisive" If
he insuted n woman, "took in town or
stole a horse he was shot off-hand by some
one, who thereby rendered society a service
at much less expense and without the un
certainty and delay that often attend the
laws delay. OF course, in the days ! write
of, the times we're more or less out Of Joint;
the civil law was almost dead letter, the
country was filled with the disbanded armies
Of the collapsed Confederacy, and many Of
the men returning TO find homes destroyed
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02

in little draw, now on the east side of the
town of Comanche, while following along a
trail, my horse scared and stopped From
this suspconed that Indians were around
me, and to confirm this suspicion | heard
whistles on all sides Of me and some in front.
With little time for thinking ] put spurs to
my horse and ran him at full speed. seeing
Indians on the right and left of me. Feeling
sure they were shooting arrows at me, ! was
disposed to get all the running out of my
horse that | could They sent shower after
shower of arrows after me, but TO no pur. nse
excepting once when they shot my horse in
the thigh, which, if anything, accelerated his
speed.
/ ran out on the prairie, now about one
half mile from Comanche, and halted. See
ing nothing of them, | went on in the direc-
ton of home, with deep dread on my mind.
impressed with the fact that something had
happened at home then lived two miles
from Comanche on Duncan creek. was
Looping along meditating seriously about
home, an affectionate wife and one little child
and my Wife sister helplessly at the mercy
Of savages, when suddenly in the road by the
side of a field l saw lot Of melons and
pumpkins, nearly a wagon load Of them, all
cut TO pieces / stopped and looked at them,
satisfying myself that the Indians just en-
countered had cui the melons.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02

economy on
this section,
as they have
always done
wherever they
have found n
home in the
new world.
We m ad @
pretty good
time marching
TO Austin, and
ON the third
day. having
covered some
thirty five
miles, we went
into camp on
the hills south
west of Aus
tin, and as the
setting sun
lighted up the
scene. and the
white build
ing, so charac
teristic of
Austin at the.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02

is, | believe,
nearly literal
ly true, as but
one life was
saved, that of
a child a girl
W no W as
dropped over
the walls and
escaped the
observation OF
the Mexicans.
The "Child Of
the Alamo"
was, / believe,
living in Aus
tin at the time
this was writ
ten.
o n t h Q
m Ornin & Of
Dec. 90, horses
having been
received from
San Antonio,
we drew ra
tons to in
clude the Goth
Of j an uary
struck our
tents and in
the face of a
cutting north
er took up our
t. e ~,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02

@N DEC had refreshing bath in
~ the San Antonio river, and the next
N0DM day came in sight of the city, lying
uiik2D in shallow basin surrounded by
low range of hills, far up on the side
Of which a ruin was pointed out as the re-
mains of one of the old Jesuit missions, es-
tablshed by those pioneers of Christianity
fifty years before the Pilgrims set foot on
Plymouth Rock.
Entering the city of San Antonio we felt
at once that we were in a strange country,
or at least among strange people. The
town is one Of the oldest in the Union, con
temporary with San Augustine and Santa
Re, and its old cathedral church of San Felipe
de BaXar dates away back, having been built
by the generation Immediately succeeding the
men who were fellow adventures with Cor
tqz The streets seemed narrow but clean
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02

q iifAf Wv HN'
There are three
plaZas or public
squares, the Main
plaza, the Military
plaza and the Alamo
plaza, on the latter
of which stood the
ruins of what should
be considered the
mecca of Texas, the
historic building
known as the Alamo.
Here Crockett, Bon
ham, Travis, Bowie
and some 200 other
heroes fought the
legions of Santa An
ma for days, finally
retreating and fight
ing from room to
room; at last, after
{ h cir ammunition
WINS exhausted and
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02

Dr. Sheffield Naave Of London tells the
Lancet of % case Of rheumatism of thirtysix
year, standing that was completely cured
by % course of sulphur lie says this treat
ment takes several months before a cure can
be- effected
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02

n THIS day | attended the election
at Cora and stayed until night.
Having fifteen miles to ride, it
took me until midnight TO reach
home. About two miles from home
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02

and family ties brok-
en-, became reckless,
if not lawless. But
closer acquaintance
with this class Of
men taught me that
often an honest, a
brave and a noble
heart was beating
beneath the rough
exterior, and that
life and property
were safer among
them than they
som eti.me s are
among the slick ~
fellows who wear
boiled shirt and
live in the towns or
cities. The frontiers
man, as ! saw him
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-14

Thy Associated PressD
NEW YORK, Sept, 14.-With the
last information series of the season
in their early stages, the outcome of
the races in both of the major base
bali leagues remains in doubt. The
chances appear to favor Philadelphia
in the National and Boston in the
American league, the present leaders
in their respective races, but every
thing depends on the showing each
makes in the struggle with the teams
of the western division now in pro
gress
In the National league the Phillies
made the best showing of the week
and retained their lead by good mar
gin.
Many baseball observers favor the
steadiness they have displayed during
virtually the whole season and the
strength they have shown on the road
The question has arisen whether their
limited pitching staff would be able
to stand the strain of the drive to the
finish and much was made of Alexan-
der's failure to stop the Brooklyns in
the Labor Day game the opinion being
expressed that the great twirler had
been overworked and that the Phil
lies chances had gone glimmering be-
cause of the mound kings collapse.
Three days later, however, Alexander
had recovered sufficiently to hold the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-14
EVIL ASPECTS OF THE LOAN

(>oMEHoW the Bonanza had
- dollars, which admits present
at any other time its history
with
AT approximate of $50
claim place under cultivation
be expended for food to be distributed
tenance for million people
of that the
willing pay interest it, promise
Wacues householder
need would
dubious
liable keep until
bankruptcy Then the billion
United it
the speedier
that will follow butchery million
of
should and
business
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-14
WILL WAGE WAR ON
HYOROPHOB|A WOLVES
WILL LAY PLANS
FOR DETERMINATION OF
RA6lD COYOTES

As the result of the efforts made by
the University of Nevada corps of
six or eight men in charge of gov
eminent inspector will be sent to Ne
yada in couple of weeks for the ptS-
pose of exterminating coyotes and
other noXious animals, says the Reno
Gazette
The men will be from the United
States bureau of biological survey and
viii be detailed to Elko and Humboldt
counties where the presence of rabies
among coyotes developed to serious
proportions several months ago.
Several Seeks ago DR.. w. b. Mack
OF the university received word from
the biological survey department that
the government was willing to coop
crate with the university and other
state officials toward controlling the
coyote situation in central and north
ern Nevada. For several months a
similar campaign has been carried on
in eastern and southern Oregon, where
similar condition prevailed, with the
result that the men who will be as
signed to Nevada will be thoroughly
familiar with the task before them.
The men will carry on their coyote
campaign by trapping, poisoning and
shooting and expect to not only con
troll the spread of rabies among coy.
otes but in time to eradicate it.
In addition to government assis-
lance the university has received from
the state associations of cattlemen
and sheepmen substantial financial
assistance which will be expended in
laboratory work.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-14
Standing of Teams in the Big Leagues

Giants to three hits in game on the
home grounds. and the idea that he
had gone to pieces had to be aban-
doned.
Boston and Brooklyn are having a
hot fight for the second position, each
hoping to make good its hold and then
advance at the expense of the present
leaders.
Boston, in the American league, lost
ground during the week, but Detroit,
by failure to make the most Of its OPP
portunties, failed TO gain much In
the meantime Chicago has been boom
ing along with a string of victories
and again threatening to become a
contender, but has much ground to
make up, A 20 point lead at this
stage of the race is almost an impos-
sible one to overcome.
Pittsburg and st. Louis are fighting
it out for first place in the Federal
league, with the latter having decided
ly the better of the weeks play, al
though the Pennsylvanians had the
advantage of position when the play
ing period ended.
In the American association pennant
race, Minneapolis and st. Paul still
are close together in the order named
The other two teams in the first di-
vision Indianapolis and Louisville, are
third and fourth, with only a few more
points separating them than are be
tween the leaders.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-14

II you want the telegraph and local
news try the Bonanza
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-14
FATAL SHOOTING AT eERLAcA

Sheriff c. p Ferrel received a tele-
gram from Constable Scott Butler Of
Gerlach that Cheat Findlay had been
shot and killed by a man named
Brown. Brown is in Jail at Gerlach.
He claims that he shot in selidefense
Sheriff Ferret conferred with District
Attorney Lunsford on the matter and
wired Gerlach for full information,
which will probably arrive this morn
ing Journal.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-14
ANENT DARK LANTERN METHODS

VIE of claims
to have transacted nothing bills
II such be the
transact the routine business" alow
bills?
Really the board
as deputy district But
oil business taken
the public
such tremendous expenditures and
EVERY TAXPAYER IN NYE COUNTY
HIS MONEY is
There by publishing
the the
the and the
pah This serious
lcy the public demand
withheld The Bonanza
people and corporations who
valuation increased with nothing
roads the pocketbooks public.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-14
OTHER THINGS TO ELIMINATE

University devisng and means
eliminate rahd bu
needs alNye
administrative
stand, but for the employing
votes his time and thus
for which he paid salary the editor
il of the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-14

wanted his why didn't she
e
that whlch Is
operat with Russians.-Bufalo Commercial
cheerfuly when they feel that the burden fairly
eXendedForida Times
There lot OF
City Observation-Disclosures Inquirer
burb and oliver but
the watchRochester Democrat
- AAAAN e AAA
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-14
DEEPER IN The HOLE


administration
600 This would
made the
with
month of July last fell behind
think condition
with
mental
likely swell
derived
collected until the end
discovered
month
prodigal history
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-14

We have sold 100000 Ford poshas
1915 Retail shng
do SO delay
OF
in II
of prohtshang until d
We however for
profit sharing delivered during
September October
MOTOR
DISPLAY
ToNOPAH
q
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-14
NEW MANAGER FOR. TIN SHOP

Wood Sullivan Hardware Co has
secured the services Of Chas. Richard.
son, tinsmith, to take charge Of
their shop and are prepared to do any
sheet metal work. Special attention
will be given TO safeties and smoke.
stacks. We also do plumbing. Adv
S9t6.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
WOMAN GIVES $4,000
FOR WAR AER0PLANE
National Guard to Buy Machine
and Train Aviation Squad.

A woman who does not wish her
name disclosed has given $4,000 to the
lst Battalion, Signal Corps, OF the ma
tional guard for the purchase OF an
aeroplane and the training OF pilots.
This announcement was made yester-
day by Major William l.. Hallahan.
chief signal officer Of the state, IN com
menting on The Tribune's story that
certain patriotic citizens are ready to
give the state an srmored aeroplane
and a train Of armor-d motor ca
Hrhat .- % he known as he Aero
Company. Signal Corps, Is now in proc
ess of organization" Major Ha,lahan
said. ave shall have six officers and
thirty-nine men especially qualified Tor
aeroplane work. Our equipment Will
consist Of one military machine, two
training machines and an armored au-
tomobile with machine guns mounted
on it. We are organizing under the
United States army regulations, and at
present have at Garden City. Long ISL
and, two aeroplanes manned by three
officers and three men in daily train
ing"
1.-THE European war has demon
strated fully the value of battle cars
and armored cars driven by motor APP
paratus," said General John F. Organ.
"The motor train TO be supplied 70 the
national guard will be equipped with
all the latest fighting improvements. A
new unit, known as the armored motor
battery, will be organized to handle the
train"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
TEUTONS PRAISE
EDCROSS TEAMS
Count Talleyrand Peri
gard in Letter Tells of
Work of Americans.

The services Of the American Red
Cross surgeons and nurses in Ger
many were received gratefully, accord
ing to a letter received from Count
Talleyrand-Perigord, who was assigned
by the German Red Cross to look after
the welfare Of Americans and cooper
ate with them in this relief work
among the wounded. The American
Red Cross sent the count letter
thanking him for kindness shown 70
the American hospital units in Ger
many. He replied:
Your very kind letter Just received
gives me a most welcome opportunity
for expressing, together with my sim
cerest thanks, how happy and proud
have been TO work with your Red Cross
units during their stay in Germany
Their skill and efficiency have been be-
yond words of praise, and |, who have
had the pleasure OF seeing them at
their noble work for almost year,
have been a constant witness and az
mirer of their unfailing devotion, self
sacrifice and untiring Willingness to
soothe physical and mental pain and
suffering.
units were splendid representatives OF
American womanhood ard manhood and
their memory will always live on IN
the hearts of all those who met them.
To me Il is matter of the deepest re-
greet, owing to their departure from
here, my connection with those units
should have come to an end"
The joint distributing committee
which represents the three American
Jewish relief committees, meeting a,
the Offices of Felix NJ. Warburg, 81
william Street, yesterday voted to dis
tribute $4,000 among victims Of the
war The money will be divided as fol-
lows: Eighty thousand dollars for the
Jews Of Russia; $4,000 for the Jews
Of Poland under German rule; $4,000
for the Jews Of Galicia; $4,000 for ths
Jews of Palestine, and $4,000 for thu
Jews Of Turkey. It was announced
that $4,000 Of the total fund had beer
raised by the Peoples Relief Commit
tee, body Of recent organization
which has applied itself exclusively to
the collection of money from the work
ing classes and professional elements.
This committee is arranging for a con-
cert by Mischa Elman on Saturday az
ternoon, December II, at Carnegie Hall,
the proceeds TO go 10 the war sufferer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
l,4OO YILLISTAS
TAKEN AT C0RB0
Yaqui Indian Chief Sur
renders Entire Command
to Carranza.
CHAZARA. VILLA
PRESIDENT, RESIGNS
General Obregon Shoots Two
Generals and Fifty Officers
Captured In Sonora.

Nogsles, Ariz., Dec. General
Urbalejo, Villas YaQuI Indian chief
tain, with his entire command Of 400
men, surrendered to-day to Carranza
army officers at Corbo. 200 miles south
Of here. according TO a report which
reached here late to-day.
Having obtained permission from
Washington to transport eastward over
American territory 5000 Carranzs
troops. General Alvaro Obregon en-
trained to-day 1000 men destined for
Naco and Aqua Prieta. They are to
operate against Villa troops, who ap-
parently have been broken into small
bands, in accordance with their chiefs
plan TO resort TO guerilla warfare and
border raids II defeated in battle.
Los Angeles, Dec. 1.-Two Villa gen
erals, Orestes Pereyra and Z. JimineZ,
with fifty other officers of their com
mand, captured after a battle on the
Fuerte River, in Sonora, we're court
martialled and shot, according to a tele-
gram received to-day from General
0bregon, at Nogales, by Arturo Con
zales, Carranzs commercial agent here.
Villas power has been completely
broken, Obregon states in his message.
San Antonio, Tex, Dec. Luis
Campo and Pedro s. Alvarez, former
members Of Villas convention govern
ment cabinet, have been executed in
Cuernavaco by order Of Emiliano Ia
pata, according TO a message received
from Mexico City to-day by the Car
rama consulate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
Chancellor and Premier
Asquith Ask Economy
from Workers.
FOOD PLENTY, DUE
TO FREE MARKETS
German Shortage Partly Due to
Price Regulation, Says
Walter Runciman.
tBy Cable 70 The Trfbune.

London, Dec. Upward Of 1000
labor leaders representing every form
of industry in the United Kingdom
gathered here to-day to hear advice and
guidance from Chancellor McKenna and
Premier Asquth and Walter Runci-
man, President Of the Board Of Trade,
as to the best means for national econ
omy. These men, many of them wear
Ing caps and muffiers, wanted plain
practical advice on savings. and they
showed this by their frequent questions
and interruptions Of speakers.
Premier Asquith confined his speech
chiefly to the huge cost Of the war.
ard the extreme necessity of curtail-
ing all unnecessary expenditures by
even the 100000 workers. whose av-
erage increase in wages since the war
is 50 cents a week. His reference to
increased wages brought forth cries of
cost Of living" so that ne was forced
TO turn aside.
Chancellor McKenna was heckled as
only a British audience is capable of
heckling. Such advice as "contro! com
modities"; what about the upper
classes?" and loud cries Of dissent in
terrupted him, but he was loudly
cheered at the end of strong plea
for economy in everything.
81 can well understand" said Mr..
McKenna, "a man saying, why, when
for the first time in my life | have a
little bit Of money TO spend, should |
not give little luxury to my wife?' !
understand that and agree, but / ask
him to save 1t, both in the interests of
his wife and his family, in his own
interest, and in that of the state"
Replying to question as to govern
ment control of prices. Mr.. Runciman
said: IF we had fixed the price OF
wheat we should have prevented food
stufs from coming TO this country,
when we wished to have here an album
dance. II the government fixed the price
of beef, say at sixpence pound, we
should have no imported meat. Breed
ers abroad would have sold it where
they could get more than sixpence a
pound.
"Our first necessity in this country
Is an abundance and not a restriction
of supplies. Germany has done its
best with maximum prices, but at the
same time has found it necessary TO
limit consumption. Hence bread, meat
and butter tickets.
81 would like to know how people
would like TO be limited in their diet
by ticket2 We have too much individ-
uality, too much love of freedom TO
allow the state to dictate our diet II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
COURT EXCLUDES
WESTCHESTER DEAL
Not Shown To Be Interstate
Commerce Project, Is Ruling.

Judge Hunt, before whom the New
Haven case is being tried. made
sweeping rule yesterday excluding all
further evidence in regard TO the West
chester traction deal from the present
trial and ordering stricken from the
record whatever evidence has already
been presented.
The matter relating TO the West
chester which had gone into the record
had been accepted tentatively by the
court to give government counsel
chance TO show that the Westchester
line was intended as an instrumental
itv in interstate commerce, and that its
ACQUISITION, therefore, came under the
Sherman act. Judge Hunt said: =,
1.-THE government. has wholly failed
10 make out any intent on the part OF
the defendants in this trial TO violate
the Sherman law in the WestchesteI
matter. There might have been some
possible interstate business at some
future time, but even though there may
have been q thought of that potenti-
ality contemplated in the project. moth
ing of any substantial character has
been shown and far too little to prove
beycnd q reasonable doubt that these
defendants acquired that property for
the purpose Of entering upon interstate
business.
"There has not been enough shown,
in the face Of the positive statements
Of Mr. Mellen that the line was purely
an intrastate line, from which criminal
intent could be deduced. The motion
Of the defendants to exclude this mat
ter must, therefore, be granted. If
submitted to the jury, the predicate
for a verdict would be perjury on the
part of Mr.. Mellen. 1t would not stand
the scrutiny Of review by another
court. and must therefore all be with
drawn BY the government"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
Missing Woman Dead in Woods.

Hackensack, \. J., Dec. 1.-Mrs. Jean
Cloydes, forty-three, wife of James C..
Cloydes. manager Of a department
store at Westwood, near here, who
strangely disappeared on Monday noon
time, was found dead in the woods IN
the Old Hook section of that town this
afternoon. County Physician ". E.
Ogden said, after an examination, that
there were no marks Of violence or
her body and in his belief Mrs. Cloydes
had died from heart disease. Mr.
Cloydes said that his wife had been
suffering from a nervous affection and
that she left home Monday TO take
train for Hackensack, where she ex-
pected to lay her case before a Chris
tian Science healer. An autopsy will
be held