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The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
FEDS SOUR ON
JITNEY BALL

For the last half OF the last base
ball campaign the Federal league
magnates were busy relating what
Il grea. success Decent baseball
was. II sounded good. but across
the wires has come the news from
81. Louis that the ST. louis Feds
had decided TO go back 10 a 25-cent
admission TO the bleachers. Com.
ment is unnecessary
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
Walter Gets His
Annual Blowout

HUMBOLDT, KEs, oct 20
Walter Johnson dsy" VIII be cele-
brated here Friday. when the famous
pitcher returns 70 the HON. diggin's
and pitches for the Humboldt team
against their hated rivals from OF
tawa Zip" ZabeI. of the Chicago
Cubs. will pitch for Ottawa. John
son day" has become an annual fall
even hee
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
FEDS STICK TO
OLD PROGRAM

NEW YORK. Oct 20.--While ex-
pressing profound sorrow because
OF the death Of Robert Ward. Fed
eral league magnate. who died In
Brooklyn. Monday President Gil
more announced this morning that
Wards death will not change the
plans or policies OF the league.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
MAROONS PLAY
CHAMPION TEAM

A football contest Of considerably
more than ordinary class confronts
the Mack Park Maroons Sunday
when the famous Massillon Tigers,
who for several years have held the
highest position among the indie
pendent teams OF this country. come
here for an engagement.
when II IL considered that the
Tigers trounced the Blepp Knits. 43
10 3. two weeks ago and that the
Blepps held the Mack Parkers "
much lower score the task OF the
Birdie Maher troupe OF gridiron per-
formers Is apparent.
Nightly practices will be the or,
der OF things for the Maroons frorn
now on.
"Hayvsva las great aefeese." sage
= hAnAnlnA- ThnD~sa n A.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20

season, turned out I'm large enough
numbers TO raise funds for the
jaunt.
The series will be = realization OF
plans made two years ago and a
reward 20 Managers and players
VINO have taken time from their
work and laborvd hard TO make the
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
A Pair OF Challenges.

The River Rouge Reserves would
like 70 hear from any IS to 90-pound
team. Call Cedar lsts-W between
$50 and 1890 p. m. and ask for Ed.
The Who's Your Tailors OF WAN
dotte would like 10 hear from any
110-pound team IN Detroit. W.ite
Arthur Stoddard. vinest., or call
Wyandotte Sheet Meal Works and
ask for Louis Meyers.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20

affslr success.
The hope Of tho WhI,es agains,
Tacoma win be Blk SIX" Crowley.
who, b. pitcninr his team TO the
eastern Championship. has earned -
contract with the st. Louis Amer.
leans.
Crowley WAS tried by a Michigan
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
Times Times Times Times Amt
Totals

remarkable is he
derful achievement
than his Handsel
Of Halifax the best OF his
He has been owned different
while
made
has represented Hill bought him a for
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
Shift In international.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Oct. 20
Springfield and Hartford. formerly
CT the Eastern Baseball association,
may supplant Jersey City and Har'
risburg In the International league.
Il was reported here today
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
Msson al Trinity

Dick Mayon, midget star on ID.
T. s. teams In the days OF Speigel.
Is now end and quarterback on the
Trinity college team. which is play
Ing great football this fall
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
Abb fer Grover.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. e0.-Grov.
or Alexander was suffering from a
badly strained side during the re-
cent worlds series. according 10 Ed
ole Burns. and Cactus Cravath. OF
the Phillies. who were here yester-
day.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
White Gets Shade

BOSTON, Oct. 2o.--Charley White
got a shade on Johnny Harvey after
IL rounds Of boxing here last night.
The first nine rounds were even.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20

Posepka and CuIstto won ANS
tear boxing contests In Cleveland.
OF course they were green tights.
Bssebsu news must Ne s~avce In
Chicago. They're fvadinv Hesne Finn
mevman again.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
ran Shows Class as CooeDubn Giant Takes Nap Standing


Third OF a series OF pictures, posed
especially fer The Times by Eddie
Mahsn, Harvard captain and one
Of the greatest players the grid
iron has produced. showing how
he plays football.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
HARVARD WANTS
TO DEFEAT YALE
WITH STARS IN

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, oct. ?e,--it
Is expected here that ss'enuods ef-
forts will be made by Hsryar6 foot
bail leaders. 10 persuads Yale 10 re-
consider its action in cropping five
prominent athletes because Of their
baseball activities last summer.
\ special meeting Et which tho
action OF Yale in this regard was
thoroughly discussed. was held az
Harvard yesterday, IL is known
that Capt. r. w. Maban. OF the Har-
ward varsity eleven. who called the
meeting. conferred with Chief
Coach Haughton. former Capt. Rob
ert Storer. Richard wigglesworth.
and two members OF the students
advisory board, ami that the gen
eral sentiment liz ',Iat the absence
OF Legore, one OF the disqualified
Yale players. Voc aid deprive the
Harvard.Yale conpst. on Nov. q,
OF one OF its best. features.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, Oct %
The student body has rallied 10 =
tottering Yale. Recovering from
the announcement that Harry Le-
gore. premier fs1llback Of the east
this year. Is barred from further in
tercoliegiate att.letics. every Ysle
student started boosting the foot
ball team Apparently students are
going 10 make the team forget the
absence OF it, big star. The work
ing CT Savage. Nevil. Smith and
Taft in the Springfield game. vas
cited 10 show that the Blue still has
good backheln material.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20

Pretty ~crrs~. NsrcE~on fO.D hsgh
school. without football eight yeaps.
ssasty srts y TENN and ~ besteu ~
% -. AsA ~ HIeksvtiIes % shas.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20

2oEo wont BE- much this week
'gn0uth will Princeton. Cornell
Jo&orson will clash with
~ wouldn't much
~ ne Cf these likely splendid
Ne eight elevens involved these
Pittsburgh. with Glenn Warner
Tor the prestige involved Last this
~ the opening
Qntnhed the giving
X week Warner demonstrated white
Nh redskns when Pittsburgh
victory Saturday win place Pittsburgh position
rpeoen1tion. and quite likely that
g pfofessionasm against the
~ 90 4 y row conceded that the 3 there.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
Fed PARK Sold FOR Taxes.

CHICAGO. Oct. 2o.-Tho Federal
league park here wac sold for taxes.
But the Whales should worry. They
never owned II. They merely held
q ee-year lease.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
A~RA1AllsMll~ - @r.~,N
E75' 81 I'D s.

Detroit Centrai
nterschoasue champonshlp ma,
Coach bus
the crucial fracas week from ss
Central wasn't quite
strengthened by the tie game at JACKSON &
better
should margin OF about
Sawdust CITY boys
all fall but so
high
nearly licking Grand hspos D
ukesha that Involved some q
as easy Muskegon merely picked Sa
and that was
fks pstrotera that this was not e
favorite for the Wisconsin
Muskerons the work OF
1ng machine
that Central
is with the buses A
line OF the OF
OF the seems
he has been
sfrent help played for two weeks ana
to the husAe
WORTHY foes Of the home folks 10 De un
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20

CD(h n Also seeking fame this Tigers laws The
4pea nearly topnocher for been
the squad from Hanover but
~ BY various mishaps prestige has not
ol&oo this 10 rated hot Dartmouth vic.
81 the Green would do
- too FOOTBALL situation In the
20 E1ltnourgh has win. but has a chance
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
M. A. A. May Drop Tossers.

CHICAGO. Oct. 20.-Declaring the
game too big a question the Met
ropolitan Athletic association today
IL considering a proposition 10 drop
supervision OF basket ball players.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20

HE Muskegon biggest thing the local
6chsdue practically cinch that Oak Park high
hefet
7 ~. 6au, game would be played
40 three They Oak
University will the Uni
~ n. Park has defeated Enslewood TO so the
Athletics Darrell
itself been signed but that
~ = his desk that makes slip up improbable
came championship slated between Detroit
probable
0 New England joyousy Central in these parts
Thanksgiving
b6ttling Park play fol-
tnday All OF which Is order for bunch OF high school
W program
~ Saturday
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20
Muskies Great Tacklers.

of believed 10 lie in dense
1esnite the the scoring machine he
tackers this year oesl
respect There no need Tor hal
10 q him Therefore,
the
could Loving Central VIII Slowly nave 20 @
And held the Bussites TOT
: Saturday -,
Grindey field week from
win BE- II is not believed
wonderful
Il said emineny satisfied to win ey me
single situation has been very &C
~1D1 sxDressed
Inh and week OF II Inc
VIII step Union Saturday, TO avenge IL
1914
The lakeside town
o1ed to affair with the furniture makers ana
pretty nearly that very thing
will Tomorrow after
will their lone encounter with
sacrfficial Saturday
Central journey another workout
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20

The keel Of the worlds Gr~stest
aEhter has Just been istd In the 1svy
yard. ssys q news Item. And We
the~Ght willard WINS born ~ years
ago In Kansas.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20

"Hsrvsva hss great aefesse." ssgs
The Detroit times., 1915-10-20

Football teams that need Eoe<
ks~hers might apply 20 ,. Evevs
Troy, y. ". ar ~. HmmevAsa, ths
Broau, New York c1ty.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10
WILL ESTABLISH
DAIRY IN SNYDER

Mr j. II. @. Miner Of sweetwator
has leased the H. A. Goodwin prop.
erty o mile and q half west, Just out
side Of the city limits cf snyder and
will proceed at once to establish an
up.to.dato dairy business The farm
is well located for a dairy and 1t is
understood that Mr. Miner Is a prac-
ucal dairy man. already equipped for
the business. He has about 90 cows
now and will procure others as fast
as the trade may demand
An institution Of that Kind has
been one Of the demands Of the
times. People have had to get their
milk aud butter from anywhere they
could and often have had to do With
out.
Mr.. Miner has been In the busi-
ness at swcetwater but recently sold
his plant there and comes to Snyder
with equipment and experience and
we expect him TO conduct dairy
FIRST class In every respect.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10
NATIONAL CONVEN-
TON TO ST. LOUIS


The Texas delegation in washing
ton made a magnificent fight to Sc
cure the National Democratic Con
yentlon for Dallas. but 81 Louis car
ried Off tine pnze over Dallas and
Chicago
A contest like that is always n de-
yeloper Of politics. EXpcdiency is the
ruling feature. The Middle West had
to be satisfied. Texas and adjacent
states are considered solid for the
democratic ticket under any and all
conditions. but there are states In the
northwest that are not so sure
The selection Of So Louis is per
haps the best thing to be done as
o means Of bringing factions togeth-
or. II IS hoped now that the spirit Of
opposition TO Wilson will subslde and
that every politician who claims TO
be democrat viii work for party
unity
Our Mr. Chamblcss who represent
ed snyder In the Texas delegation be-
fore the committee wired Mayor No
Iblc Tuesday night, the following
Washington. d. C., i2-7-l5.
IJ u Noble
Snyder Texas.
Missouri obtained Democratic con
yention over Dallas and Chicago. Re
Isult Of hard fought battle Of real pol
titles Texas pulled of splendid
fight resulting In great good for the
Istatc. Harmony now prevails. ify
signal -,..,
y W NfNHiHf'H'
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10
MRS. WARREN
PASSES AWAY


Mrs. Fay Warren. wife Of Mr. viii
Warren Of Snyder, died last Sunday
at Post city. to which place she was
taken about two weeks ago for treat
ment
She has ben sick for several
weeks and about month ago her re-
covcry was despaired Of
She rallied later and was taken to
Post In hope that the change might
work benefit
Mrs Warren was daughter OF
Mr and Mrs. clint Nation and was
practically reared In Snyder. She was
consistent Christian woman, a
member Of the Methodist church and
an active worker In the Missionary
Auxiliary
Mrs Warren was 2S years old
ON Nov Q and was married TO Mr..
win Warren, Oct. 1G. 1904 She was
an affectionate wife and mother. She
leaves her husband and two children,
Ruth aged s years and william Clln-
ION. aged g years. besides many rel
aryos and friends 70 mourn her early
death The remains were brought
from Post Monday and buried in the
Snyder Cemetery Mcnday afternoon.
The funeral was attended by large
crowd Of sorrowlng friends. The fun
cral services we're conducted by Rev.
W W Werner
The Signal Joins with the great
number OF friends in expressions OF
.wmpathy for those who knew her
hest and loved her most
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10
IIcrmlciah Youth Hurt.

Elbcrt Anderson. thc 13-yoar-old
son Of Mr. aud Mrs " " Anderson
Of Hcrmleiph. was run over by an
automobile there last Sunday even
Ing aud one Of his legs was broken
and ho was more or loss hurt other
wise Mr. Anderson is manager Of
the HcrmlcIgh Mercantile Co.. and
had nn appointment Sunday 10 meet
Mr.. W y Altman. manager Of the
Lorraine house he and Elbert mo-
torod to the store and Mr. Altman
ran up in the rear just as Ebert
allehicd from bis fathers car and
the machine ran onto him before IL
could be- stopped It was purely an
unavoidable accident
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10

For a long time the people have
had opportunity to see quite a lot
Of Bronco riding That source Of en-
tertalning has grown into sort
Of profession and tho promoters
have been giving the entertainments
whenever they could find people e.
nough 90 make 10 profitable
They we're here last Monday and
had so much business that they
could not get through until after
night O. is said that there was so
much noise made at The bronco
grounds Monday night that mum
bcr OF citizens held a protest meet
ing Tuesday and laid complaint be
fore tho authorities and Mayor No
bic and Marshal Wolfe have noti-
fled the bronc men that they must
cut out their shows here and move
on.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10
rlnMIng Mlih Trnctor..

Sam Head who owns 600 acre
farm over In the Arab country took
out new threshcr and a tractor en-
gine one day last week lie will use
the tractor is breaking land. Frank
Darby went out to operate It for him
Following this. J A. Morrison went
out Monday with a new tractor for
I'd smith TO break land fer Henry
wellborn on his Knapp farm.
Other tractors are being used In
the county In plowing farms and
breaking sod land
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10


Edna Yonge %. clyde Fowler 93.
Johnnie Cook 90,
Mrs Ralston's Room Murl Pryor
%. ora Bentley 92. Don Smith %.
Miss voda Maxwells Room: Jewell
Fowler 92. Matte Jones 30, Herhe1'
Lee 92, Era Mcdonald 13.
Ms Vera Hcaths Room Jennie
Chapman 92. sybl Ingram 92. Their
cn Gotten 92, YiuIe Grace NcDon-
aid 3G. Bess Johnston 93, Vera Turn
cr %. Loree Stokes pc. zul cruIok-
shank 93. Myrtis Pierce 93 luez
Baze 90, wrayond Sims 93, Ray
mond Cole %, Reginald Forie 90,
Morris Watson %, John stwdiunt
90, Lois Sears %.
The examinations are over Tor The
FIRST quarter of three months and the
repor; cards have been sent out this
week We hope you Will not be- disap
pointed with the grades your chill
dren have made. II you are, then,
take tho matter up with ns and let
us all work together Tor tho-be.t in-
;orot OF your child 10 you have
rfIo.ancos. come to us with them. as
we are in earnest when We say we
want 10 do all we can for your child
d you 30 TO ether people and talk
about the schools and especially %
you d1 % in The presence Of your
child. sou ore testroying the very
foundation Of rlur ohild's success in
school Instead cf trying TO convince
your child that the teacher is Just
and Kind and doing all Tor tho
chnd's best Interest some patrons
seem to take delirht 10 crit.cising
the teacher This is not only unfair
and unjust TO the teacher hut re-
suits in poor work ou The part cf the
pupil If you have no confidence in
the human family yourself it does
your child an lncalculable injury Tor
YOU 20 teach such dangerous doc
.trincs 20 &c.
In ail candor and kindncs 10 you
have criticisms 20 make come 20 us
.end Oct us talk 20 over Please DO not
ruin the influence Of the teacher
with your child by publicly oriticis-
lnr the teacher Doubtless the only
trouble is a Misunderstanding on the
part Of either the teacher or tho
child or the parent
Again thanking the patrons Of this
city for their unsunted support 10
the faSi end { hope to have the same
to the end
Yours 10 serve,
T. A. WATSON.
Superintendent.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10
THIRD MONTH OF
SNYDER SCHOOLS

HANH''N HH"fH 49,
The following pupils were neither
absent nor tardy and made q grade
above 30 in department for the
month ending Friday December o.,
and averaged as indicated .
North Ward School Miss Mary
Hcath's Room franklin Motley 81,
james Hclcomb VI. Albert Smith 92,
Charlie Jones 90. Harold Brown 49,,
Tommlc jenkins 92. Dorothy Stray
horn %. Nancy Brown o. Olive
Porter N. Thelma Parker9i, Hazel
Huckabec 92,
Miss Porters Room Pauline Jenk-
ins 81. Bertha Toeters 95, Nellie
.sturdiyant 81. Ivan Smith 92, Josie
Wright 90. Ralph Wolfe 90. Leslie
Davis 30. Edward Warren 9O,Ethel
stephens 90. Afford McGlaun 81.
.Ccrloy jenkins go
Colonial Illll school
Mss Kelley's Room Joe Tant
Johnston 9f.Fritz Il Smith 90, Guy
Follmy 80. Morris Cox o. Norman
Galyon "a. Joe Hunter 90, Raymond
Evans 9G. Travis BanIster s6, Edith
Darby 9G. Mabel Lee %. lmogene
Wagner %. Granville Dawson %,
Nelson Ezell 90, Ellen Buicc John
son 90. Clara Belle Clark 20, Ruth
Rosser 95. Mineola Graham %, Ern-
estine Rosser 9j
Miss Zada Maxwells Room Ruby
stokes 90. Marllu Rosser %. Opal
Epley si. Janice Pickle %. Herman
DARBY %. Ethel Lee 92 Mccall Day
,enport 92. Crawford Fulliloye 95.
Noel Banks 20. Willie Furn Curry 90.
Elaine Rosser 90, Cora Belle Graham
81. James Galycn 90, Erma Epley
'sO.
, Central building
, Miss Balls Room vane Hairless
$50. J. Wright Ligon 80, John Cor
don Moore %. Ruth Jones 90, Eli
1abeth Mauldin 81. JAMIE Sue Car
penter o.. Eugenia Turner ss, Eve
llyn Irvine s3.
Miss Ciark's Room Gladys Fowl
er 80. Henry Wilhelm 90, Noble
Curry 90. Ralpha Mcdonald 80, Flo
ra Popnce %. Josie Pearl Curtis %.
Mary Peters 81, Odel Blackard 81.
Alton Nelson ~. Opal westbrook 81.
Alva Ioncs 90. Maurine Cunningham
s5. Mary Frances Hamlet %. Ger
trude Isaacs %. Vera Blackard %.
Veranelle Gruntham %. Fannie
Glenn 80. Hattie Glen 80
Miss Hulls Room Octave Gran
than %. Naomi Mclyer %. Louis
Mcconnell 20. W ~ Mcmillan 81,
.Glynn Hutcheson 80. Merrel Blake
|y s3. Arville nlackard 90. Daniel
Blrbee 80. Ernest Beck %. Jessie
l.angham -. Ellen Pratt %. Mary
Robinson 70. Thelma Wenninger %.
Mary strayhorn -. Alma nellie Nor
rls %. Edna Smith %. Byrdie Lou
se Dantrler s5. Matte Ross cunninr
.haia s5. Edwena Barnes s5, Clara
INaye Couch -. Mamie Carpenter IS.
Mamie Carter Va, RUBY Burditt 81.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10
OF
THE CITY COUNCIL

The city Council OF the Iity OF
Snyder met in regular session Mon
day evening. December 9Th, 1915.
with Mayor j. 4. Noble present aud
presiding
The following were present. city
Secretary. r. ] Anderson. city Mar
shal. o. p. Wolfe: and aldermen. j.
Monroe. H. H. Tligginbotham. W. W.
Smith. Fred A. Grayum S. u. Flckah
and II. O. Towle
Minutes cf rogula, meeting oi
Nov. 18th were read aud approved.
The following accounts were al
lowed
Snyder Ice and Electric Co. pumping
water .... ... $4,000 O..
Street lights. Nov 1864
city hall lights Nov $50 S9i %
o. =. Wolfe Prisoners meals and
poHNhNt 5000 90 ff' ''
W. l.. Shaw. water line repairs 2.65
W. A. Jones, hauling trash 1900
Bennett Printing Co Treasurery's Of
flee supplies ...........,... lu.''
jim Dawson. city Hall supplies l.90
benson a Smith city hall sup
plies ..............t..t,.'' l'lp
Blackard Brcs city Hall sup
plies ....,.......,....... NlE'f'
C. p. shafer. painting table city
hall ............,t......t.' 5'uV
Massey q Hayter. making table for
city hall ......... $ 500
Massey 4 Hayter screen
ing ...,....... 500 10 90
Baker. Grayum 4 Anderson, dray-
age ..................... 20
Snyder Transfer Co Drayage $500
C. W. Davis. bridge work. .....7.s5
W. T. Baze a Son. bridge
WORK ssstssts Fi''"-
W T. Baze a Son, road
work ............ 100 1859
J. s. Pogue. road work ....... zoo
10 W. Green. road work. 90. 1850
The CITY Secretary ul,instrucied
to write the proper authorities Of the
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railroad
relative to obtainisg permission to
use dirt alongside Of rigat-oi'~ay
In Snyder
The Mayor and Secretary we're au'
thoriaed to borrow eight hundred
$500. .OO) Dollars until February 10.
at the regular rate Of interest and "a
draw warrant for same.
Upon application Of d. c. Robin
son to the city Council. Mr. Robin.
son was given permission to cult
vate lots owned by the city In The
Gross addition TO snyder upon hi'
payment Of the current taxes for each
yeaf used by him and said lots t'
be cultivated In such a manner as
NOT TO obstruct the right Of way ol
vehicles and pedcst.isns in said Gros'
addition.
II was moved. seconded and dul,
passed by the Council that the cit'
cf Snyder nay the Snyder Ice a Elee
tric company an additional amoun'
Of $500 per month for four five hun
dred candle power lamps on eaef
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10

presidlng Elder J. T. Griswold
r.caehed Sunday and Sunday nish'
Al Ihe Methodist church and held the
a,.| uuarterly conference for the year
sunday night. The church affairs are
starting in good shape with an active
....or and a strorg beard Of Stew
ards
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10

M. Renken has had force CT
...hinists at work since saturday
..talrIne and beitering the electric
||.hi machinery and now has every
|h|hs in good running order. The
0.hn were off from sunday ull
Tuesday.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10
TRAGIC DEATH
0F BAN|E SMITH
Wealthy and Prominent Young Bus-
mess Man Found In Dying
Condition.

snyder and vicinity for miles
around were profoundly shocked
about 2;so o'clock wednesday after
nocn because Of the tragic death OF
Mr. W. W tBanie) Smith, one of
the most prominent young business
men Of this county.
iio was found about 2'3e In his
garage NJ his mothers home in West
SNYDER In n dying condition, with
bullet wound through his head. His
pistol was found near where he lay.
Tho bullet had entered at the right
temple and ranged up. passing out
the left side OF the head
II Is learned that he had brought
his mother to town and had gone
back home and that later Mrs. smith
tclephonod home for him to Gene
inck lor her and that when some per
son IN the house went to the garage
to deilyer the message she found
iinnIe lying on the floor In pool
or blood She gave the alarm and
Mrs. Thompson and other neighbors
hurried to the awful scene and very
soon a biz crowd had gathered
Iimie lived but shcrt time. lie
mover spoke to give any idea Of the
cause OF the saddening act
Messagcs were sent to friends and
rolatlyes who have come from the
nurroundlng country and from other
.countIes to extend sympathles and
condclence to the bereft mother aud
family.
w W tBanic) Smith was 30
years old. lie has always resided In
ana near Snyder. lie is q son OF one
OF the most prosperous and well-to'
do pioneer families Of this county. Tie
was reared to the business Of ranch
,ns ""u ""'1''"s ,''' w .,.,nn and aool.
peen su'''ss'"' ~ "'''"e l','.,a, =.
ing IN ca'''e' nv "'' -.
one Of the county's most worthy
nora ana no"o,au,V ',,.,s"" "1 an1 y,,o
he was d S'u.N"o's.' ','' s,, ' nab =
president In 'ne r''s' s'"'' ''1"S
"s' Vo''p1",' , ~ ,.,.-s-,. In ecrrrv
ed large ran'n interests !"
and Kent counties cue
lie mas Oeeh '"ouio'' " Wv -, Nv.
Council IN snyupr 70, S'o"' aon.
years ana was re'os"'A'u 10 ,I .,,'',
seien'iou' conservative
on the board ,,,..
The body was ''eNeu "'u"ee'@ , :,
osenlng by squire l. - a''"so" "