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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-10-05
TRAGEDY ENACTED
At SWEE7WATER
q. McMEANs OF ODESSA KILLED
FRANK HAMER OF SNYDER
WOUNDED MONDAY

| ltltphhh' hiNHhHh'H 'Ath' ii"N
Swoetwater to numbers Of Snyder
people about two o'clock last Mon.
day, saying that pistol fight had
Just occurred at sweetwater In which
q. McMeans. Of Odessa had been
shot to deathand Frank Hamer Of
Snyder was seriously wounded,
McMeans was a brother-in-law OF I'd,
Sims who was kllede In Snyder last
December.
Frank Hamer came hero soon af-
ter the Sims tragedy ahd was engag-
ed as a protection for the johnson
family. including Mrs. Gladys John
son Sims. heretofore divorced Later
Hame and Mrs. Sims were married
and have resided In scurry county.
Tho state OF feeling existing be-
tween Hamer and McMeans can be
as well imagined as described.
On last Monday the trial OF Sidney
Johnson. charged with killing Ed. G.
Sims was 20 be called at Baird and
friends and relatives OF the Johnso,
family went to the Callahan County
capital. The case was postponed to
next April. and the Snyder people
were returning home and had come
to sweetwater where the recent trag-
edywas enacted Monday afternoon.
Dozens OF repeorts came thick and
fast OF how II came about and men
and women we're eagerly asking for
particulars The reports as published
In the sweetwater Reporter and the
Fort Worth Record are similar In the
general sense but differ on some
points and show that names and cir
cumstances were hastily gathered
and compiled into these reports.
Certain parties from Snyder drove
over to Sweetwater Monday evening
and talked with officers and citizens
and looked over the ground where
the battle occurred and here Is the
general outline OF imputed facts as
reported to the Signal:
Mr and Mrs. Frank Hamer, Mr.
and Mrs. Emmett Johnson and Mr..
Harrison Hamer were returning from
Baird and when they arrived In
s'weetwater. drove into the City Gar
age on the southeast corner OF the
square to get gasoline and have some
work done on the car. The garage
man was to do the work while the
party we're at dinner.
Emett johnson and Harrison Ham
er had gone to a commode outside
the building The ladies still sat In
the car. Frank Hamer was showing
the mechanic what was to be done,
when he was warned to look out"
On turning he found McMeans in a
few feet OF him with gun drawn He
struck the weapon and the charge
struck him In the leg During the
scuifle, the next shot went through
Hamers right arm or shoulder At
that Instant. II Is said, that a man
named Phillips appeared with a shot
gun and that Mrs. Hamer took a
shot or two at hlm-when McMeans
who had backed to his own car and
was getting his winchester, told
Phillips there Is the man" and II is
said that Phillips fired a charge
which passed through Hamer's hat,
and the statement further is that Ha-
mer. using his left hand drew anoth-
or pistol and shot McMeans through
the heart, killing him almost instant
iy. BY this time n crowd OF people
had gathered and Phillips ran out OF
the building. but was soon captureed.
City Marshal Johnson arrested the
parties and an examining trial Is to
be had this week
McMeans body was embalmed and
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-10-05
COUNTY SCHOOLS
PROGRESS NICELY
SUPERINTENDENT II. u. BLACK
MAKES REPORT on VARIOUS
COUNTY SCHOOLS

The scurry County Schools are
making progress, in spite Of the war
times and the drouth Many people
have left the country. but those who
are remaining are determined to edu-
cate their children. The war has de-
monstrated more clearly the absolute
need OF well rounded education
than all the history OF the past. and
our people are not slow to realize this
fact.
The Hermleigh. Fluvanna. Mooar.
Ennis. Crowder. Conroe. Cottonwood
Flat. Bison. Bookout and Arab have
begun work. Almost all the other
schools will begin work October 20.
Twelve schools In this county are
making application for state aid, all
OF them will receive some money
from this fund. Any school that quail
Ines for state aid is then in a fine
position to instruct It's children ac-
cordlng to progressive methods; be-
cause the equipment that Is so ne
cessary to efficient teaching Is sup
piled both teacher and pupil,
The China Grove trustees are hay-
ing a modern flue made for Installing
two Smith ventilatlng Heaters. These
stoves will be ready for use before
the school Is opened.
The Bison trustees have Just com
bleted splendid little cottage for
the teacher and his family. This is
the first Teacherage to be built In
the county, This will enable the
trustees to secure experienced teach
ers. Several schools this year have
hadto let teachers Of broad erper-
fence go because they could not as
sure them a house TO live in.
The Arab trusteees have Just cont
pleted a modern two-room school
building that stands as a monument
10 all who contributed his mite. This
house will be equipped with modern
equipment and promises to be one OF
the best rural schools In the county
The Fluyanna trustees have pur-
chased an auto truck built for the
specific purpose Of transporting the
children. who live great dlstaat
from school. This truck has been
In use now for one week and the
people are carried away with the
results. The children, twenty-five or
thirty In number. who live a great
distance get In this closed car and
are brought In to school on time. II
they get to the station to catch the
car. which runs on schedule time,
lust like trains This Is the first
transportation truck In West Texas
that know anything about,and these
peopel are pioneers in a great move
people are pioneers in a great move
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-10-05

rs. DoLoAeh OF carta Valley Is
Whaling Bis parents. Mr.. and Mrs. z.
". DsI.oach II Ira. The father and
Ion paid The Signal a social visit
Monday.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-10-05

Our GOOD Did friend J D, Letcher
wa here Wcdnesday from Fluvanna
md showed hIa Signal subscription up
IuII notch. Co. Letcher used TO
ID county Commissioner and he
vas good one. always had his eyes
orI1 70 the best interests OF the
k11un|K
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-10-05
|PROCEED|NGS OF
CITY COUNCIL
NJ. VI. ECHofs SWORN IN As AL
4lEE,ihN on WARD TWO
" noC1fNE WORK.


~ The CITY Council oil the Oiy OF
z1Voyder met On the evening of the
..,.t Of Cfiobsr with Mayor Il. F.
.., ...,a,,v Tho fo,lowlnp city
-. n u wo,,o
'' wy y N'
HAffhAli; A. 'ohnS'on' seO'o'"'
rr0asurcr and Aldermen II. 70. Cox
n. A (1rimcs, T. J. Blackburn, ]
" us...x and J. ]. Burnett.
,.,..
| ~"' ~ VI '"' '
n1f'fo u'eo were can'"S'eu ""u W.
NV Echo|s vas declared duly elected
b. unanIn,ous vote OF said ward. W.
w rc.o,. holpv preaent waa sworn
III. ~. -. 49,. ST. ..., =,
'- -
alderman 81 said waru o.
The minutes OF last meeting we're
|resd and approved. The minutes
showed 4 balance on hand OF '7oi.So
September collections. BY o. p.
|'WoIfe. 1880.
Total of 1880.
Tho following accounts were al
jovod tnd ordered paid
Q. p Wolfo. marshall $4,000
p. N. Bolin. Are marshall. 1000
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-10-05

]. ". Tsnplton said wednstdAy
was 4 pretty day. but shueks, yS win
ksvs q thousand more iuSt nlSit
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-10-05

q. O EIegior vas here Monday
..t ..Y0 ~ has two bales Of cotton
already I|nnsd. bat is holding II for
..||4 I||,s than tvsnsy-thrse and
.. 1.|| ||alA. the price offered the,
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-01

There is nothing that is suoh a
powerful nerve restorer as relaxa-
ton from anxiety. We lose the
bloom and fragrance of every
beautiful thought by nursing So
licitude. Everybody has. clever
thoughts, some of them taking the
shape of lovely sunshine, vitalizing
the atmosphere of good feeling and
stimulating hope, but do not we
keep shadow near to extlnguish
the blaze after the first impulse
has subsidized? This is true in
many instances, and prostration
of courage is the inevitable result.
Let's think beyond darkness. just
across the dark valley of despond-
ency is the prominence of hope
and fiowers-hope with an inspi-
ration to good and flowers with
glow to love.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-01

There will be preaching at the
Court House in Water Valley by
Elder A. Y. Howell on next
Sunday. March 4th, at 3 3. N.
Text: End Tin. 2:l5. Subject:
Rightly Diviuing IL Word of
Truth Every body ce .dialIy in
vited. "Come and let US reason
together"
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-01

decent you ng man in Water Valley
ls on our side. Let us ship slang
AS much as possible from the
presence of the pure and innocent,
for we are reaching up not down
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-01
Some Sarcastic ''Don'ts." !"

Don't take your home paper.
1t is the most active and powerful
factor in building up your town,
and to support it would involve
you in the work. Don't pay for it
if you take it. Newspapers are
run on wind, and the editor
would't keep the money anyway.
He'd most likely pay it on his
bills. Don't fail to tell the editor
HON to run the paper. He has
nothing to do but to listen and
keep his temper sweet. Don't
put your name to what you want
published. It's the editors busi-
ness to expose unpopular causes
and take your chestnuts out of the
fire. What hurts your business
might also hurt his--but that's
different. Don't notify the editor
wnen you change your postoHice
address. He may lose track OF
you and you will escape. paying
the last two or three years of your
subscription. Don't forget to
write on both sides of the paper.
The printer might forget how to
swear. Don't write your com
munication legibly. Deciphering
them keeps the editor busy and
he is able to make an occasional
blunder, which promotes good
feeling all around. Don't Imagine
that the newspaper has anything
to do. Newspapers run them
selves and the ravens feed the
printer.-Woodbury, Conn, Re-
porter
Mrs. W V. johnson and chill
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-01

Mrs. w V. johnson and chill
dren, of McComb, returned home
Saturday morning after weeks
stay with relatives and friends,
having come up on the sad mission
of bringing the remains of her
father, Capt Lee 81. Hawkins, to
our city, their old home, for
burial.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-01
Slang and it's Virtues.

Slang is the slangiest thing in
the world, and yet we. find it in
dulged in by nearly every variety
of individual Some seem to think
it good for near cuts to conclu-
sions, and it may be, but all proof
is in favor of pure English. Some
slang has blunt, rugged sound
that seems to readily carry con-
viction, but another route, though
slow and tedious, to reach convic-
ton, wonld have the redeeming
feature of being worthy of an in
corporation inI a literature that
would be sought and appreciated
and thus preserved. Some slang
is 50 utterly rotten and disgusting
and low, that it would be a dis
grace to the vilest wretch, yet we
have heard it's sound die away on
the lips of the gentler sex. What
they can promise themselves by
supplanting good language with
such abomina ble and villainous
stuff, is mystery to reflective
people. Some expressions we have
heard used by good society are the
offspring of such vulgar ideas and
notions, that if the parties making
use of them knew their origin, a
burning blush would mantle their
cheek. Young ladies, some one
knows the origin and meaning of
these expressions if you don't, and
wonder at your familiarity with
them. Why girl should take up
the expressions of trashy young
men, and use them when they
know nothing of their meaning, is
a greater mystery than many pare
individuals are able to solve.
This miserable slang opens up a |
way for familiarity that can be
secured in no other way. Some
slang that is used in the prese nee
of ladies deserves a clap FROM their
fair hands. For. this warning
against an evil that wears the garb
of innooency, we beg no pardon,
for VS. are fighting for oleanness
nd purity, and We believe every
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-01

LOST-Key Ring with about
20 keys on it. Finder will receive
reward by returning to this Office
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-01

Mrs. W. FL Hartwell returned
home Saturday from a two weeks
visit to her daughter, Mrs. E. R
Blackston, in Winona.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-01

Mr.. G. M Jones, representing
Southern Profit Sharing Co., Inc.,
of Gulfport, was in the city last
Saturday in the interest of
"Green" coupons These coupons
are being given by our local mer-
chant, Mr.. A. P. Jernberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Ohlson returned
home Thursday evening from at
tending Mardi Gras In New Or
leans
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-29
SIX HUNDRED
GO FROM COUNTY
Six Per Cent of Total Regis
tration Will Be Called to
the Colors.
IS YOUR NAME ON LIST?
Duty of Every Citizen to Re-
port Any Stacker He May
Know About.
IS YOUR NAME ON LIST?

This special section of The World
contains a complete official list OF all
the men who registered in Tulsa city
and county on June 3, 1917. under the
terms of tho conscription act passed
by congress and vtalized by subse-
| quent proclamation Of the president
In many respects this is a unique
newspaper venture. SO far as Is
known The World is the first news
paper to publish complete registration
lists for county in which more than
| ten thousand men were registered
The World considers 1t patriotic
duty to do this The printed reglstra-
ton regulations issued by the govern
ment call upon the press of the lanu
to perform this service in the hope
that publicity will aid materially In
rounding up the "slackers."
Record Making List.
Without doubt this is the Longest
list of names that ever appeared in a
single issue of a daily newspaper in
Oklahoma. This section represents an
expenditure of several hundred dol
lars on the part of The World. 1t
goes to every subscriber.
1t is historical and should be pro
served in every home, and especiaiy
tnoSe homes Wnere a tatner, son or
brothers name appears on the list.
Look at the list of registrations loi
your home precinct and see If there
are any men of registration 49,.
whose names do not appear. If 50 IT
is your sacred duty to the government
to report the circumstances to the
United States marshal's office or the
sheriff.
Every peace officer in the county
should provide himself with a copy
and keep It. 1t will afford him q,
means of checking up his own com
munity.
The Brave COO!
Out OF the ten thousand and more
names that are published herewith.
approximately six hundred will be Sc
lected for service The names of those
six hundred apepar in this is
ssue. No one knows now who
they are. Who knows how many
of them will carve for themselves II
the battcfields of Europe a niche II
the hall of fame?
An army of 625, 900 will be selected
This fall from the ten million men
who registered on June 3. Exemption
boards in every community Will pss.
upon the eligibility of the men wn,.
are chosen. In the city of Tulsa this
board will consist OF Mayor John II.
simmons, upterintendent of Health
S. De Iell Hawley and Joe W. Ken
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-10
Her Version.

Her (si2hing) met such a
lovely, polite man today.
Him-Wherc was that
Heron the street. [ must have
been carrying my umbrella carelessly,
for he bumped his eve into it. And !
said. "Pardon me, and he said,
I" Don 7 mention it have another
eve left. ''-Cleveland Leader
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-10
PERCY LONG CAPTURED.
Man who Escaped from Greenfield Jail
Taken in Custody.

News was received at Greenfield last
night that Percy Long, who escaped
f,om Greenfield Jail weeks ago, had been
captured at Lebanon, y. II. According
10 the story. Long had been working on
farm ct that place. Yesterday he was
surprised at the house by Sheriff Dins-
more Of New Hampshire and a posse and
was taken. He had a revolver on his
person when captured. Long escaped
from the Greenfield Jail on June Is after
holding up a turnkey with revolver.
Two other prisoners who escaped with
him were captured three weeks ago by
the Greenfield police A fourth man i'm
plicatcd in Longs escape, Casmir Gal
mecca, is waiting trial on a charge of
having assisted in Long escape. Dcpu-
~ Sheriff Michael w. Carroll of Millers
| Falls, returned yesterday from Lebanon
! where he had located Long. The officers
searched in Halifax and vicinity fol
/ Long and his two companions, the latter
being caught on the railroad track neal
| BcrnardSton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-10
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The Univcrsalist women are planning
to hold lawn party, probably July II.
The f. w. and j. A. Dakin company
of Burlington, which incorporated last
September. has filed with the secretary
of state its intention of removing the
principal office from Burlington to Brat
tleboro This is the firm of contractors
which is erecting II. G. Barber s bust
ness building on Main street.
The check for 1892 received from the
Burlington Red Cross headquarters bv
the Brattleboro branch, as reported YES
tcrday, was Brattleboro's share of the
receipts from the recent membership
campaign 1t is expected that the
amount returned here from the Red
Cross fund campaign will be much larger
At The Princess theater Monday aft
crnoon and evening there will be a bene-
fit performance for the local Boy Scouts
The picture to be shown will be The Ad
ventures of a Boy Scout, and the pro
ceeds. which have been donated by Mrs
H. c. harrington, will be used to pay the
deficit from the recent camping cXpedi
ton of the Scouts.
Frederick Davies. an employee of the
Fort Dummer MILL was before Judge A
f. Cudworth in the municipal coyt yes
tcrdav afternoon on a charge of non
support of his wife and four mont hs-o ole
baby. He agreed to return to live Will
his family and the court ordered him t
| pay to his wife each Tuesday IS an(
continued the case, placing the respon
dent on probation. State s Attorney
William Il. Daley appeared for til,
/ state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-10
VermOnt's Total Expected to
Reach the 100000 Mark
by Oct. /
REPORT is ISSUED
FROM HEADQUARTERS
Proctor Leads ALI of the Towns of the
State, with Total Contribution
Amounting to $3.50 Per Capita =
Burlington jim Rear.

III ELLINGTON, July l0.-The first Off
cial report Of the total amount Of money
contributed by the state of Vermont for
the National Red Cross war fund, and the
individual reports Of every town and city
N the state, were completed for publica-
ton yesterday by the Vermont Red Cross
headquarters in this city
As nearly as can be estimated $4,000
has been pledged, $4,000 Of which has
been collected Subscriptions are pour
ing into the headquarters on Main street
at the average of $1,000 a day, where they
are checked up by the large corps of
clerks. II is expected that total of $780,
ooo viii be collected before October l.
Burlington, with a population of over
10000 is among the tail cnders in amount
per capita, contributed Tie largest city
IN the state can boast of but q cents do.
mated FOR each of her citizens Ehe is sur
passed by villages whose population scarce
ly reach 800
Proctor with a population of 2,7Sl and
a contribution of $4,000 leads the state
in amount gwen per capita. $3.50 is the
per capita contribution OF this patriotic
town
Derby Line with 500 inhabitants has to
its credit the second largest amount PEI
capita, Sl.Si of any town or city in Yer.
mont
The list of towns and the amount con
trihutcd follows:
Bakersfield, S42oIo: Barnet, S29S p;
Barre 100000; Barton, 81 ,ono01; Ben
nugton. Sl6.eoo0o; Bethel. $4,000: Brad
ord, SOP ~ Brandon, S2.Uo0uo: Brattle-
horo, Slo,5oO0o; Bridport. S,33 80; Burke
II oO00O: Burlington. S7,0nano: Castcton
6ooio; Cayendish, S20non; Chelsea, 500
90 DANNY, S35lo0: Derby Line. S72l 90:
Dorset. $1,000; East Berkshire, S5Hooo;
lnosburg Falls, 81 .353 90: Fairfax. S2l7 81:
Fair Haven, 50, $4,000 FairIcc, $3.50;
Fclisbmg, S5oSoa: Franklin, Sl2675;
Grand Isle, Si273s: Hartford. S3.342 .33
liubbaIdtDn. Slul1o: Hyde Park. SQl0.0o.
lrasburg. $4,000; johnson, 100000; I.ud
low. S3.3oOoo; Lunenburg, $lO2oo: Ign
dunvllc. s. 10000: Manchester. S3.G1l7I;
MddIcbury, 81 $500: Milton, S42500
Montpelier, 100000: MorrisvIle. $500
Ncwbury, S73S 80: New port. S3.4l90o
North Hero, Sli2O5; Orleans, 1915 50
panton. $500 Pawlct, Sl.075.0o; Peach
am. Sjl927; Pittsford, 81 $1,000 Proctor
$4,000; Pructorsvillc, 81 lS9oa; Ran
dolph, S2.35o0O; Rcadsboro. $1,000; Rich
ford. 500 Is; Rochester, SS29S0; Rutland
SIC. Jo0no; st. Aibans, Sl60o0o; St Johns
buybury, S1.oo0oo: Salisbury, $4,000
sharon. SlGj45; ShcIhume, 81 ,722 II; Soutl
| Hero. Sil2uo: South RoyaIton, Sl,lGo.oo
| Springfield, S4,50o0a; Starksboro, S3oo0o
stowe. So275: sudbury, 81 p: Thctford
! $4,000; Undcrhlll Sop Is; Ncrgcnucs. 81
09o42. Wallngford, S2.0oooo; Warner
Sll5I5; Waterbury. Sjli0o; Wells River
~3S657: Wcstford, $1,000; Weybridg'
Sl5o0o; Wilmington, S3oo0o; Windsor
>3oG9; Woodstock, S7,5oo0o.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-10
.HOLD-UP VICTIM IN
CRITICAL CONDITION
Blood Poisoning Has Developed in the
Hand of 0. S. Eaton, Who Was
Shot June %.

KEENE, n H., July 10.-Orleans ).
Eaton of West Swanzey, 81 years Of age,
who was held up near the covered bridge
at Westport Thursday afternoon, June %,
by two men and shot through the hand,
is in a critical condition, the wound hav
ing become septic some days ago Blood
poisoning Is now more or less advanced and
at last accounts it was extending rather
than subsiding
At the time Of the hold-up two men
stepped out in the road as Mr.. Eaton was
driving toward Westport, and demanded
his money. Mr. Eaton refused their de-
mand and took out his whip to defend
himself or to whip up his horses, when
one of the men who had drawn a pistol,
fred two shots at him, one of which passed
through and across his hand at or near
knuckles, badly SCATTERING the bones and
flesh.
Mr.. Eaton went at once to DR.. Hopkins,
who dressed the wound For time it did
well, but Mr. Eaton's age was against him
tnd the hand was so badly shattered that
it has not healed
The men who held up Mr. Eaton were
| travelling in an automobile and were ac-
| companied by one and perhaps two others
iHllhSuldltiS dlttF the shooting lHeN ufoNt
off, passing through Winchester and thence
| to Hinsdalc and Northfield or to War
wick, according to reports and clues the
| police have been following, thus far with
out avail
The car is believed to have been an
Oldsmobilc and it is probable that the
men carried one or more sets of fraudulent
license numbers made from old plates. The
4 number given the police was Massachu
setts 6l5, but it was soon found that the
car rightly carrying that number was that
Of a Boston lawyer and was in Someivillt
the day Of the holdup.
In spite of sustained efforts by the po
lice the sheriff and the county solicitor
it has as vet been impossible to locate tho
automobile concerned in the hold-up o.
any OF the occupants thereof.