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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07
Auto accident at Post.

Quite a serious accident occurred
~ Post City last Saturday even-
ing in which some of our Snyder
friends had pa t. Dr. and Mrs \
r. Ponton and Dr. Williams OF Lub-
book. Mrs. +. l.. Hutcheson Of Sny
der and hcr sister. Mrs. Cline OF
Spokane. Washington were drivinG
along the streets when they collided
with a car occupied by Sheriff Rob
inson and Judge yBoren Of Post. The
cars came together at high speed
and we.e broken and smashed. Mr
Cline suffered a broken ankle and
dislocated knee Mrs. Hutcheson and
DR.. Ponton were painfully bruised
and Judge Borens face was severe
ly cut
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07
SCHOOL LAND HOMESTEADS
AND CLAIM JUMPERS

There is supposed to b" an old law
IN Texas providing that mere min
eral deposits are found IN school
lands that the rights to the mineral
are reserved TO the STATE and even
though the land may have been clas-
sified as agricultural land and sold as
such. they are subject 10 be filed
upon for mineral purposes by any
one who may so file and pay the
charges The school land in Scurrf
comfy has been sold TO settlers as
or grazing land ana Il
now occupied as homes by citizens
.wbo have bought these lands ac
cording to the states prices anu
terms and for all these years have
been feeling secure in their posses
sions Now. since there Is hope OF
finding oil or other mineral SUP
stances here. somebody has dug up
the old law OF 1900 anu az
ing the right 10 file mineral claims
on these scurry county homes and
thus disturb the title to such homes
as may be suspected Of containing
mineral wealth. There have been al
ready, four applications filed Tor
record on bodies of land near Dunn
The LEGISLATURE ought TO fix thi'
matter so as to protect citizens
AGAINST claim Jumpers
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07
CifN Dads Moot.

city Council met on the evening
of March 3. 1919. Following offici
ais present: Mayor W. W. Echols
Marshal o. p. Wolfe, Secretary Haf-
very shuler and Aldermen II. D
Brice r. J. Blackburn. J e. ket
ner J. J. Burnett l. W. Boren
~. J. Taylor
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
4 petition TO the Council by the
business men asking the Council t'
empIoy nightwatch for the lowe
Of SNYDER and to pay for same on
of city funds on the plan as IN.
present Sanitary man. The above Pc
tition was tabled.
The matter of opening a stree
and building a bridge near the BIZ
Jenkirs place was referred to th'
street and Bridge committee.
Mr.. Geo. Eppley's resignation al
nirhtwatch was accepted and Ny
r F. singletary was elected to sue
ceed MI Eppley
The report Of Tax Collector o. !
Wolfe was approved by the Finance
Committee.
Motion made and carried that ar
election be held on the First Tues
day in April the same being 1st da'
Of April. for the purpose Of elecun
three Aldermen succeeding H.
Brice. J. ]. Taylor and 7. J. BLACK
bprn The following men were ap
,ointed to hold the election }. u
Noble for the West Ward D. "
,r,ssev for North Ward and w 7,
Brice for East Ward.
Motion and carried that We pay
Mr. p. NJ. Bolin $4,000 per mont
as Water and sewer supt. Motor
and carried that the rest OF the Oh
rlcials salaries remain as heretoior'
set.
Nation and carried that the Mayor
and Secretary take up as many
the outstanding warrants as each
fund will permit.
Marshal Wolfe was instructed to
make all minor repairs on bridges
and culverts without receiving IN
structions from the. Street ana
Bridge committee.
The following bills wer allowed
O. p. Wolfe $500, w. W Liv-
,nrston s125 90. Geo. Eppley $40
p. II. Brumley $500, Harvey shui-
er. $4,000. w. W. Echols $500 J
Y Burnett. SO. J. E. Ketner SO, II
]. Brice SO. T. ]. Blackburn SS'
y TAYLOR SO |. w. Boren SO, p. NJ
Rolin s16.67. Snyder Ice and b
s126. rs, w. b. Greene csc, Black
ard Hdw. CO. $3.50, Frank Evans
s1.25. VIII Brown $1,000. T w
Tatum s16.25. Gilbert Tatom $50
=. c. Westberry $4,000. Southwest
ern Telephone Co. SO, A. c. W'lmeth
$3.50. II. G. Towle 81 so, A. c
Garrett $3.50. f. F. Renken $50
". I. Baze 81 so
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07

resorting 10 an injunction against
building the Highways. He says tina,
would probably be injury TO neigh
bois and he doesn't want that to
Doe ii It can be avoided.
The motion for a committee &c
meet the court carried unanimous
Is and the following were selected
W. II. Richardson of Dunn; H. p.
Wellborn OF BISON Ross Bishop o.
sharon, j. W. McGaha of Canyon;
Horace Holley OF Ira.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07
MIN Ec,Iucc Postage Rates.

An order has been issued by the
Postmaster General reducing the
rate of postage TO the rate effective
prior to Oct. 2, 1917, that is two
cents per ounce for first class letter
postage, and one cent On postal cards
thus placing the postage rates on
the pre-war basis. Effective Judy
1919.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07
OIL DEVELOPMENTS
IN SCURRY COUNTY
SETTING CASING IN
THE DUNN OIL WE'LL

Operators in the Dunn oil field
have been busy this week setting
the first casing in the new oil well
at one hundred and twenty-five feet
The log of the well 80 far is just
about the same rs that of the first
well, except the blue lime was reach
ed several feet nearer the surface
than the plugged we'll II is stated
that two shifts Of workmen are TO
begin at once and that they expect
to reach the 336-foot oil sand about
the middle OF next week. The well
will be carefully watched and casing
promptly set to prevent another cave
In when they touch the black limo
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07
Hundred Per Cent Good.

Mr.. A. C. Morton cut on route No
5 SAYS he only sowed 25 acres OF
wheat and IT is 100 per cent good
and 80 acre patch near him 81
Just as good. He says that of other
500 acres in his immediate commun-
ity only a little of II is lost.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07
Tho soldier Boys Return from
France.

Flags are floating proud, boys are
Marching to the tat of the drum
And the music Of the soldier band,
L. S. soldiers returning fro the
foreign land.
Thousands OF mothers weeping
For Joy. while thousands are sying
For their boys who are peacefully
Sleeping under the blood stained
sod of France
Around the family table,
There is vacant chair
While the thought OF the grey haired
mother.
VIII still remain there.
.@
1t is hard to give. him pp.
The feeble mother sighed.
But we are proud Of him, and
The noble way he died.
Those who have no one in this
wo-ld's strife,
Can't realize the grief and sorrow
tina: remains,
In a mothers lie. whose son.
Was numbered among the slain.
by Olin S. Johnson. Snyder, Texas
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07

Scurry conaty received y
yesterday from sale II
Bonds. Amounting 20 nef
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07

Mr.. W. L. Gillian Of Oklahoma
is here looking after his oil interests
He says the oil is az the Dunn loca-
tion and we are going TO find T.
but the drinegs should put on tive
shifts and keep the motion up az
high speed.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07

Frank Brownfield was here Tues
day and stated that a move was on
foot 10 develop the coal mine on
his acreage nine or ten miles south
of Snyder.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07

People dare not discuss sand
storms in Sunday school. The Ian
guage would not suit.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07

w. b. Thrash was here Friday
from Hermleigh.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07

DR.. ]. +. Smith of Pecos, Reeves
county, has sent the Signal bottle
of oil produced from wells at Toyah
in his territory together with afii-
dayits from local representatives that
Il is real Reeves county production
DR.. Smith is doing fine in the OF
business and may have something 10
offer his friends in Scurry county
which will prove profitable.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07

It is stated that much excitement
prevails in the northern part of Sour
Nv county on account of the five bar
rel oil well on the southern border
of Cara county
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07

Mr. Munsey and associates OF Ar
tesla. y. NJ. are at the Woodrow ho-
tel and are prospecting for oil, Win
a view OF putting down tests in ne"
scuriy county territory
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07

Major Otuey, Independent oil &c
ologist, spent the week IN Snyder
territory, and is now compiling spe-
cial reports on structures, etc. He !.
registered ut The Manhattan.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07

Eleven oil men and two newspa
per men were here Saturday, SUNDAY
and Monday, and it is stated that
they openly announced that certain
territory would be developed In
Scurry county without further delay
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07

There are nine drilling contracts
signed pending and agitated which
are reported to be effective within
few DAYS These are other Than the
several contracts pending in the
Dunn territory.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-22
Go in Debt For Improvements

Wilmington City Council Monday
night voted to have a bond issue of
100000 for municipal improvements.
An amount aggregating perhaps
$4,000 would be necessary for the
purchase of land for engineering ex-
penses, various sundries and incident
ais. This would leave about $780,
600 for the construction work on a
deep water front and with sea piers.
After affixing his signature to an
ordinance providing for a bond issue
Mayor Taylor said:
Of the issue 100000 will be spent
on river front development.
81 take great pleasure In returning
approved these ordinances. 1t is the
greatest act of any City Council Will
mington ever had. The members will
have reason to be proud of this act. 1t
is is the greatest thing ever done for
the city,.
Councilman Forwood, chairman of
the finance committee, also spoke on
the subject saying: 81 feel that it is
one of the most important ordinances
yer passed by the City Council. 1t
will be a great investment for the
city and a good revenue producer in
the near future. Within a short space
of time it will put Wilmington on the
map as an excellent port"
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-22
Delaware Fruit Damaged

In the territory around Dover very
heavy will be the loss to fruit growers
especially those farmers and apple
growers who several weeks ago sold
their entire fall apple crops at Sc to
$3.50 per barrel. 1t is estimated by
some who have made an inspection of
the apple orchards in Kent county that
from 5000 to 5000 baskets of apples
were beaten to the ground in a single
orchard. In a large. apple orchard
north of Cheswold, many of the trees
were partly blown over, while some
were torn up by the roots. Many
whose trees were partly blown over
are pulling them back by block and
fall and stalking them with props, as
the roots We're intact.
Large quantities of peaches are be-
ing brought to the Dover canneries
and are of excellent quality. While
many thousands of baskets of peaches
were beaten to the ground during last
Wednesdays storm, there are many
thousand yet on the trees
Peaches are being shipped daily to
the city markets by trucks, as far
north in Pennsylvania as Allentown.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-22
Rates II Fare

Between Penns Greve and PhilaAelt
s ss..,. s.sssss1eissSa8s. IL .'1e1
Between Chester ana Penas Grew
daily, including Saturday.. 0unaAyu go
Holidays. Single lBe.s Half Single. .
Ne Dxsussioa Tickets VIII he soSA
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-22
Heavy Storms Damaged Short Crop

Farmers in lower Delaware are un-
able to estimate the extent of the DAM
age to their corn, buckwheat, apple,
peach and pear crops as the result of
the heavy rain and windstorm that
swept this section of the State on
Wednesday, d~emoralizing. traffic and
practically isolating the County.
1t is believed that the tomato crop
which heretofore had been cut short
because of plant diseases and drought
probably reducing the anticipated
yield SO per cent, will be further cut
by more than 25 per cent. Most of
the growers in that section of the
County believe that the yield will only
be o~ne-fourth what they expected, and
as a result thousands of dollars will
be lost to them as well as the packers.
At the present time hundreds of acres
of lowland are covered with water
from six to ten inches deep and in
many localities tomato fields are
covered.
Packers at this time, however, be-
lieye, the. prospects are poor and have
given up hopes of having. an extensive
pack. In, the event that the yield is
not more than one-fourth of what it
should be under normal conditions it
is safe to predict that high prices will
prevail, as the fruit will be in great
demand.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-22
WORK AND SAVE Is REMEDY
FOR HIGH PRICE EPIDEMIC
Federal Reserve Board Tells U. S.
Senate How Thrift Will
Bring Relief.

Washington, Aug. 20.-"To work
and save is the remedy for the in
~creasing cost of living pointed out
recently by the Federal Reserve
Board.
In reply to an inquiry from the
Senate Banking Committee asking II
it was advisable to attempt contrac-
ton of currency by legislation In the
hope of reducing prices, Governor
Harding wrote Chairman Mclean
that the growth in the volume OF cir
culating notes was the effect and not
the cause of advancing wages and
prices, and that the war PERIOD Oh
finance would not be over until gov
eminent obligations, low carried by
the banks are absorbed through the
actual savings of the people.
Strong cenSure of strikes and ex-
was implied in Mr.. Hard
ing's letter, which did not, however,
undertake to blame any one section
OF the population, but referred to the
naNon as a whole, especially to the
relation of economies practiced dur
ing the war and the purchase now OF
non-essential articles by persons en-
Toying large incomes for the first
time,
"The Federal Reserve Beard De-
lieves that any currency legislation at
this time is unnecessary and undeslr-
able" Mr.. Harding wrote, "and would
suggest that the remedy for the pres
lent situation is to work and to say
to work regularly and efficiently, In
order to distribute the largest pos
sible volume of commodities, and to
exercise reasonable economies in Or
der that money, goods and services
may be devoted primarily to the
liquidation of debt and to the salts
faction of the demand for necessities,
rather than to indulge in extrava-
gances or the qualification OF a de-
sire to luxuries."
The government Is doing everything
to promote reasonable saving. Gov
eminent Thrift and Savings stamps
and q. s. Treasury Savings Certif-
Gates permit of regular saving In
amounts from rs cents to $1,000 in
vested in safe securities to Ct every
persons need.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-22
Airline Electric Service
Under River Cables To Be Replaced
With Air Lines on Towers
Across Delaware

The American Railway Company,
that supplies current for the Electric
Company of New Jersey, is now. at
work upon a plan to better it's service
which has not been as satisfactory as
the Company would like and has caus-
ed considerable annoyance. The plan
is the replacing of the present cables
under the river from Wilmington with
an air line. The new scheme will be
a gigantic one the Company realizes,
but it is believed that it will eliminate
all the troubles of the past.
For about two years the Electric
Company of New Jersey, that has
the contract to supply current for
many of the towns of Salem County
and also in the adjacent territory, has
been securing the greater part of this
current from the immense power sta
ton in Wilmington. The current is
carried under the Delaware river and
connects with the Jersey shore at Deep
Water Point. To lay these cables cost
many thousand dollars, and while they
had the endorsement of some of the
best engineers in the country they
have been a source of trouble to the
Company. This trouble, it is said, has
been caused by vessels that anchor IN
the river tearing UP the cables or in
juring them in such a way that fire.
quent Interruptions could not be
avoided.
Four cables have been used but
these, it it declared, have not been suf-
ficient to furnish the demands of the
public, thence the entire change in the
system is planned.
The proposition is to carry the lines
over the river in the air on immense
towers. AS the Government demands
that the wires be 200 feet over the
water n a realize what a great UNI
dertaking the Company has before it.
The public is informed that if the
cables can be successfully stretched
from Wilmington to the Jersey shore
on these towers, there will be contin-
uous service without any more of the
provoking interruptions to which the
patrons have been subjected almost
weekly. 1t is further stated that
while the cost of the new scheme will
be great. in the end it will be much
cheaper than operating the plants on
the Jersey shore.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-22
County" to be Launched Soon

The large freighter, Salem Coun-
ty," now in process of construction at
the Harlan Plant, will likely be
launched late this month, or early in
September. The delivery of the
"Delco" will take place about the same
time. Both of these ships will have a
carrying capacity of about $500 tons
and are being constructed for the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Z. The plant has plenty of work until
the end of the year.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-22
'Why I Put Up With Rats For Years.
Writes N. Windsor, Farmer

"Years ago l bought some rat pois-
on, which nearly killed fine watch
dog. 1t so scared US that we suffered
q long time with rats until my neigh
Dor told me about RAT-SNAP. That's
the sure rat killer and a safe one"
Three sizes, 25c, soc, $1.00. Sold and
guaranteed by Tuohy & Lounsbury.-
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-22
WILSON LINE
Direct Fast Passenger SeIVies
Between
Philadelphia and PennsG Grove
Schedule In Eject July 4, 1919

Subject TO Change Without Notice
Leave Penns Grove for Philadelphia,
week days except Saturdays. at 500,
$50, 11.80 A. M, $50, $50 and 900 P. N.
On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays,
500, $50 A. N, 1880. 2.0a. $50. $50
and 800 P. NJ.
Leave Philadelphia for Penns Grove
week days except Saturdays at 7.S0.
900, HOO A. NJ. 500, 500 n $50 p. N.
On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays,
7.30, 900 A. NJ. IL o'clock noon, 500,
500 and $50 P. M
All trips stop at Chester.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-22
ST. NOW $8.25

May be SIP to $15 next year and
not a Shoe in the Sale can be
bought for the Price today at
Wholesale.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-22

Hens are beginning to moult and
eggs are getting scarce. AS the
moulting period is 100 days it viii be
some time before eggs are more plen-
tiful or lower in price.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-10-08
birch CREEK
Mines BOOMING

The original discovery on Birch
Creek has been taken over by the
Birch Creek Mining and Milling
company organized by }. II Ingram,
W. Z Francis, J. Bowler and W. l..
Dyer The latter is cashier of the
Lander county bank and the com
pany is strongly financed, so that
operations may be pushed to the
fullest capacity that money can en-
sure Work on the company ac.
count was begun September 20, and
in twenty days a tunnel was run
l35 feet where a crosscut was start
ed for the vein which the manage
meut expects to cut in sixty feet
The property was acquired for a
substantial consideration.
Fifteen outfits are working ag
gressively in the district and three
companies are taking out ore IN
course of development
Jack Cahill. the original locator
has organized the Cahill Lode Min
ing company and is working a new
location which gives promise o
rivalug his first find
I r. NJ Bradley. of the Bradley Di
vide Development company, owninl
claims in the Divide district, has Sc
cured property on Birch Greek ad
! joining the original on three sides
Among those interested in the Brad
ley are Branch Smith c A Cal
houn and John Martin
Allan Rives and Nick Ablemal
are also interested in a propert
within 400 feet Of the main strik
on which they propose startin
work soon
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-10-08
HAPPY JACK IS
MADE HAPPIER

tack Barrier. sheriff of Nye coun-
y, sprung a glad surprise on the
courthouse last evening when he in
dted the heads of departments to be
n the chambers of the district court
promptly at I o'clock to witness his
marriage to Mrs Anna b. Owens,
he ceremony was performed by
Judge Mark A. Averill and after r
hort time spent in fluctuations lie
newly married pair took a car f.r
Nillers to board the northbound
ram with the intention Of spending
the honeymoon touring the middle
vest Mr. Barrier will visit his
pments at Maple City Kans, and
then will go to Hutchinson where
Mrs Barrier has two sisters The
.ouple expect to be absent a month.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-10-08
GLAD HAND DAY
At CONFERENCE


WASHINGTON oct S-NOne Of
he groups being ready for any bust
less for consideration, the industrial
conference adjourned this morning
until tomorrow afternoon, after be
ng in session less than an hour
fhe secretary and chairman of the
conference called on the delegates
o get acquainted instead Of remain
ng rigidly separated in groups The
adjournment was followed by a
mingIing Of labor leaders, capitalists,
farmers and publicists
The conference adopted the recon-
nendation OF the committee of fiji
'een that alternates be accepted
when appointed by the original
oowcr appointing the delegates The
committee Of fifteen, which is the
steering committee of the conference.
announced the election of Thomas
ChadbOurne, chairman
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-10-08
SILVER PREMIUM
5OTHERs CABRERA



NENlCO CITY, oct Tn spite of
he 3 per cent premium which finan-
rial writer's here claim is being paid
in the local market for Mexican sill
yer currency, Minister of Finance
Luis Cabrera declared that the Mex
lean monetary system is not en-.
dancered by the price of silver
Reports that millions of pesos
worth of silver coin were being eX,
ported from Mexico brought about
the foregoing denial from the secre
tarv OF the treasury, who asserted
that the present scarcity of silver
coin was due to local spectators
whose cupidity had been aroused by
press reports
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-10-08
WILSON WANTS TO TALK
BUT TUMULTY AND
THE DOCTOR OBJECT

" AN~b'NNteI tFEAHF
WASHINGTON, Oct, 8.-President
Wilson is stronger today than any
time since he became III, more than
two weeks ago, said a bulletin by DR..
Crayson.
The president has asked to see
several persons but neither Or. Gray
son nor Secretary Tumulty has been
able to locate any Of them. The
president told them they showed re,
markabie inability to find anyone he
wonted to see, adding, that so far as
he was concerned, the Campaign OF
silence" was at an end.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-10-08
TRUCK COMES FROM TOLEDO.

A new four wheel drive duplex
truck and trailer arrived this morn
ing from Toledo O., for the Consoli-
dated Spanish Belt Silver Mining
company. to be used in hauling sup
plies between the camp and Tono-
pah 1t is reported that the com
pany is getting ready to inaugurate
shipments as soon as the Belmont
mills resume
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-10-08
PROHIBITION BILL
PASSES THE SENATE

~ AEEOTIhtrd IrrHFl -,
WASHINGTON. Oct 8 The bin
for enforcement Of war time and
the constitutional prohibition was
agreed on in conference and adopted
today by the senate without dis
cussion. The bill goes to the house
for final action.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-10-08
PALACE OF GOVERNOR
REVAMPED FOR BRIDE
Correspondence of Associated Press,

Correspondence of Associated Press)
MANILA, Aug 25.-By Mail
Malacanan palace, the governors
mansion, was almost completely re-
modelled in preparation for the re-
ception here this month of Cover.
nor General Francis Burton Harrt
son and his bride, formerly Miss
Elizabeth Wrentmore of Berkeley
Calf
Furniture of native hadrwoods
built in special designs for each
room, was installed in the palace
Rare tapestries we're used for hang
ings and many changes were made
in the grounds