The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-10
FIuyanna.


the next few weeks as II has for the
past few days. conditions Will I'M
prove fast and there will be bump
err crop made anyway.
Noting the price farmers are get
ting for their cotton seed, why should
they not unite and demand fifty dol-
lars per ton as advised by the state
department? There is no cause Tor
the low price that is being paid now,
as the by-products have not gone
down any. Some one start a petit
ton fore each and every farmer to
hold seed. md then we will get the
price we should have.
Many people from the east are
coming here. Some are arranging
to move here.
Mr.. Drum of Young county is pros
pecting here this week.
The work on the new gin is prog
ressing nicely They expect to have
It in readiness by the time there is
cotton to gin.
II. II. Haynes visited at Amarillo
this week.
The protracted meeting at the
Methodist church was suspended
from Wednesday until Sunday OF
this week on account of the inclem-
ent weather The preaching is being
done by Rev. Weems of Goldthwaite.
Miss Beuiah Weemsvisited friends
at Clairemont several days, return
ing home last Saturday.
Mrs. Sarus Landrum returned
home Saturday. from Waxahachie'
where she has been visiting her Sis
ter. MIS-. Jessie Dietz.
Mrs. w. G. Baird returned home
Friday from visit with home folks
at Emhouse, Texas.
Mr.. John Below of Midlothian Is
here visiting his brother, j. j. Below
this week.
Rev. j. n. Tate was called to Gall
Monday to hold the funeral services
of the tifteen-year- old daughter OF
Mrs. Cooper, who resides in the Mil
Ter neighborhood. The deceased
passed away sundey evening at her
mothers home after a. lingering Ill
ness of four months.
Mrs. Smith. sister of Pat Weems'
passed away earty last Friday morn
ing after suffering for several months
with lung trouble, Sh 9
came-here for her health about three
months ago. She leaves husband
one small daughter. her mother and
seven brothers and sisters. The
body was prepared and shipped to
0oldthwafte for burial.
The o. B. ranch shipped eight cars
of fat cattle Monday to the FIT. Worth
mar'.et.
Mr.. Henry Fulford returned Mon
day from Dallas where he went some
two weeks ago for an operation. HIS
many friends will be glad to learn
that he is improving fast.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. /. Boren
on August 30, boy All doing
we'll
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart of Hugo,
Okla, are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. W. b. Dane.
Mr.. Jno. Clawson left Monday for
FIT. Worth on business trip.
Mrs. j. A. Staveley and daughters,
Misses sudie and Vera, are at Wax
ahachie visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Davis are VISIT
ing at Ballinger this week
Many farmers started Monday to
harvest their maize crops. which are
very good. bit somewhat damaged
by the continued rains.
Mr.. Z.R. Ball and wife of Slaton
visited home folke here last week.
Prof. Joe Merritt will close his
singing school here Thursday with
a program that night. Joe needs no
comment on his ability as an instruc-
tor in Scurry county. We are all
proud OF the class here.
| It has been some two years since
| last wrote the local items. having
been and am sstill deprived OF the
privilege once enjoyed, but as there
is no regular correspondent from this
part OF the country feel that few
items once in while might be OF
interest to many OF the readers OF
tho Signal and shall try from now
on to give a brief report each week.
The Signal and its readers have
sadly missed the good reports from
Fluvanna and hope our correspon-
dent will keep coming.-Editor
Mrs. w. G.. Ralston left one day
last week last week in answer to q