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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09

On last Taa.sasv June "a, the
writer of this article. together with
many other friends of the bereft
family. were called upon to lay the
mortal remains of a good man. Mr..
Willie p. Gillum, age "a. In the
quiet tomb.
Mr.. Giilum had been sick with ty-
phoid fever for about ia month.
Though he made a brave and coura-
geous fight for life. his enemy, the
disease, was too powerful for his
strength. He bore his an'iction
with marked calmness and patience.
He was not married. but members OF
his father sfamily, friends and doc
tors. did all they could to help the
patient overcome his malady, but
unfortunately to no avail.
Brother Gillum professed faith In
Christ under the preaching OF Rev
w. w. Werner some fifteen years
ago. He has ever since lived a
faithful and consistent Christian
life. He was a member of the Chris
tian church. How fortunate that he
made proper preparation and cult
waited anc developed so worthy a
character! Let US hope that many
others will follow this good exam
ple-the only wise and safe course
TO pursue.
The high esteem in which the de-
ceased was held, was made evident
by the large attendance OF friends,
who left their urgent farm work to
attend the funeral. This is also a
credit to the community.
Brother Gillum being member OF
the |. o. o. F. Lodge; several mem
bers cane over from Hermleigh aud
performed the last rites at the grave,
in the Snyder Cemetery.
When the righteous die there Is
a wealth of comfort. for all con-
cerned. in the mortal words spoken
by the Saviour, I'm my Fathers
house til, re are many mansions;
il II were not so, would have told
you. | go to prepare a place for
you" Think of it,-a prepared
place. When we contemplate the
depth of meaning couched in this
and coupe same With that marvel
GUS description If the location OF
that house" in the New Jerusalem
(Rev. 21: to 22:5). together with
he positive assurance of the resur-
-ection and Qualification Of the body
Il Cor. 15); we mere readily com
prehend and more fully appreciate
his Other gem in the Scriptures
Blessed are the dead who die in the
Lord"
Humbly and regerc"tly submitted.
JAS. II. TATE.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09

II seems a. though marrying Is In
the air. having been several lately.
and 1t IL whispered there are others
almost persuadad.-Roscoe Times.
The Times editor got married last
week. and hears about these things.
A long time ago In the hill country
in Kentucky Joe Mason was an
amen worker in all the revivals. but
at one time. a meeting was In pro-
gress and Joe had failed to show up.
An old brother met him one day and
asked why he was staying ont Of the
meeting. well. 1 hain't had time.
There's so much marrying around. "
who has married." he was asked.
Joe meekiy answered ME"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09
Bomb Throwing Resumed.

Berlin. July 3.-One hundred and
fifty persons were killed and hun
dreds injured wehen a bomb explod-
ed during a theater performance In
Sofia given for the benefit OF Bulgar-
ian victims OF the red terror" M.
Stambulinsky. the aged premier. who
was among the spectators. escaped
injury
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09

S. ]. Littlepage bought box OF
shells Saturday. He said 1t has
again become necessary to make war
on the jack rabbits. They are get
ting thick again. The campaign a
fev years ago and the long drought
almost put them out Of the way, but
now they are becoming a nuisance
and o menace to crops.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09

Mr.. Emil Hansen. president OF Il
Camp Springs Oil &Gas compan
some articles OF machinery for II
left Sunday for Ranger to purchaI
Camp Springs drilling enterpris
Thoce people are getting all III
points properly adjusted and WI
soon be making things pop OF
there.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09
Hale County Seeks West
Texas A. and VI. CoiIeg

Plainyiew, July 3.-Hale Coun
is working 10 have the West Tex
A. and NJ. College located somewhe
within her borders. The Chamb,
OF Commerce OF Plainview has
committee seeing to interest warrior
candidates for governor In locatir
the proposed school In Plainvew
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09
~ Wouldn't Go Camping Witho'
Rat-Snap." SAYS Ray White.

Wife and ! spent our vacatic
camping last summer. smell OF cool
ing brought rats. We went TO tow
got some RAT-sNAP. broke up cake
put II outside our tent. We got II
rats airight-big fellows. Farmer
storekeepers, housewives. should u,
"RAT-SNAP." Three sizes, 25
soc. 500. Sold and guarantee
by w. G. Ralston.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Standifer {
clifton. Okla. are guests OF Mr.. an
Mrs. j. c. Dawson.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09
XIII the Blue Bugs

And all blood sucking insect
simply by feeding Martins Wondel
full Blue Bug Killer % your chicken
Spray your chicken house with Ma
tins Sure Death. Your money bac
II not absolutely satisfied. Guarar
teed by Grayum Drug Co. I
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09

w. b. Mccormick was over from
Snyder Saturday and Sunday. Mr..
Mccormick 10 well pleased with has
work and with the town. He says
Snyder is a dandy good town and Is
growing rapidly. Mac has put on
several additional pounds OF flesh
since he went over there.-Foard
County News.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09

A number OF Snyder folks went
over on Bull Creek Saturday evening
for a few hours OF picnic fuH and
fishing and as the night went by
they were having such good luck
they didn't 30 home till morning.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09

The Record is reliably informed
that contract to sink two wells has
been duly signed and closed. The
contract calls for 1000 feet. and
work is now in progress on one of
the wells.-Colorado Record
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09
CASTORIA
For Iafants and Children
In Us0.For Over 30 Years
....: (: .' Of GxAzz:.
FOCH.
ritten for last week.

|
hear or see is people going to and
fro.
We can't even get up a foot race
or ball game. Farmers are too
busy.
We notice three young men.
Messrs Leslie, Gibson and Whitmore.
mapping out the course for the pub
lie highway. When this work Is
completed. Foch will be strictly in
touch with Snyder and Sweetwater.
The |. o. o. +. lodge here went up
to Snyder last week attending the
last rites of laying to rest young Mr.
/ w. p. Gillum, who was a member In
good standing with Snyder lodge. I.
o %. F. This lodge was well rep
, resented.
There will be quite a change here
among our business men In locations.
There is nothing definite in the sales
OF property but we learn there will
be. and some more business houses
erected. We certainly need more
dwellings as well as business houses
and see no reason why this should
not be accomplished. II we are
correctly informed. the hotel owned
by Messrs. Mayo and Harden is sold
To Mr. l.. j Rhea. who viii remodel
IL and run first class hotel, which
is very much needed here. We are
also Informed that T. II. Bills sold
his blacksmith shop TO Mr.. Boone
Who will consolidate the two. Mr..
Bills will locate at Memphis. Texas.
which is a rich country.
Cotton chopping season is on and
few choppers. What's the arouble?
Can they be had?
Lad jenkins and wife left a few
days ago for Amarillo visiting
daughters Hurry back. Dad. we
can't hold your job much longer
The 9:23 passenger train pulled in
slow; was retained 90 minutes be-
low town on account OF the loss OF a
rim on one of the large wheels. a
few of the passengers took advan-
tage of the delay while waiting for
an engine. to look over our little
city. The train is delayed several
hours awaiting an engine.
Mr. Tom Moore, former resident
of Foch, stopped over a few days to
see his father and brothers. He is
returning home. having spent while
in the oil fields at Necessity.
Mr.. w. II. Anderson blew into
Foch this morning with a red rose
smile on his face that is doubtful II
IL ever comes of. We accused him
OF hunting a roost for the coming
winter as we might have a good cot
ton crop for him.
Our Mr.. +. NJ. Rector paid a visit
t. Snyder Monday on business.
Mr.. w. p. Mclean and wife made
pleasant visit this week. Mr.. Nc
Lean will be added as one more OF 1
our live business men in the near
future.
Rev. w. b. Hicks. pastor OF our
Methodist church, is back at home
Bro. Hicks left May 2S to attend the
Southern Methodist university. TAX
ing a lecture course.
w. II. Anderson and wife OF Sny-
der and Mrs. w. w. Echols of Fort |
Worth are guests of Mr.. j. r. Cocker
this week.
Mr.. II. B. Cross and wife of Post !
City are guests OF our Mr.. A. Parker
this week. Mr.. Cross owns a nice
farm near here and is down viewing |
same.
Look out, we Snyder dealers! we
have a live wire implement dealer
here.
Prof. A. c. Tate. former teacher In
our high school, leaves this eve for
Thurber. Texas, on a telegram stat
ing that his infant baby died, and
that another was very sick. Mrs.
Tate went there for her health.
oTHELLo.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09
ut Looked Like "a Battlefield In Eu-
rope" Said Mr.. c. Dunster.

Was staying at hotel in a small
Pennsylvania town. Early one
morning | went to the stable to hire
rig and was shown pile OF dead
rats killed with RAT-SNAP the
night before. Looked like a battle
field In Europe" Three sizes. Csc,
soc, 500. Sold and guaranteed by
W. G. Ralston.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09

morning for his home at Albany.
Texas. DIR. Smith is chairman of
the Presbyterian Home ..ission COM
mittee.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09

Mrs. p. L. Hudson and children
have gone for an extended visit In
Johnson county.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09

l.. c. Darby was here Saturday
from Foch.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-07-09

F. T. Wilhelm has installed a new
elivery car.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-31

fighting in the courts against using
replacement as a standard, on the
ground an original cost valuation
would call for lower compensation.
The Supreme Court rejects this
proscriptive attitude. 1t refuses to
put railroad property in one class, so
far as valuation is concerned land
other property in another, so far as
cost of operation and maintenance is
concerned. Congress intended to give
the railroads a fair return on the
value of their operating property.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-31

we'll driller by an American com
pany operating in the Mexican
feds. He had trouble with Mexi-
can employe who attacked him with
a knife, the report said, and Foley
shot and killed his assailant. The
Mexican's friends then attacked
Foley who was surrounded and
hacked to death.
Foley's family lives in Houston,
Texas where the first word of the
incident was received.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-31
Unfreezing Railroad Values

The Supreme Courts decision re-
curing the Interstate Commerce
Commission to accept contemporaries
ous values of railroad rights OF way
and terminals when making railroad
valuations is highly important and
calculated to revive the spirits OF
unfortunate owners of railroad prop
erty.
O+her assessments are always on
present or existing values, but the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
eaned to the rule that original cost
or the amount invested was the test.
Replacement cost was sought TO De
ignored, and railroad owners were
to take the risk of depreciation but
NOT to have a chance of increment.
Vet the railroads cannot 60 to equip
ment manufactures or the rail
makers and say: "Give US new cars
and locomotives or new rails at the
price we paid for the old ones" But
the commission nevertheless has been
irving to value railroad rights of
wav and terminals not at what 1t
would cost today to replace them, but
at the original cost years ago when
labor, material and land were half
as dear as they are now.
No other producer is asked to sell
his product on the basis of the costs
of twenty or thirty years ago, Yet
the railroads have been treated by
the commission as if their capital val
ue had been frozen generation
back, and as if they were not en-
titled to share in the general incre-
ment caused by economic expansion
and war initiation. On the other hand,
if replacement costs were less than
the investment the lower figure was
seized on. .
The same mental tendency was
glaringiy exhibited at the outbreak OF
the World War. On August 1, 1914,
the day on which Germany de-
clared war on Russia, the commits
sion gave out a decision denying the
railroads, then in difficulties, an in
crease in freight rates. To it all the
war meant nothing at all. But within
three months it had to recall its re-
fusal and allow a grudging increase
of rates.
The new railroad law requires the
commission to fix rates which will
permit a fair and reasonable return
on the property of the carriers. The
act didn't prescribe replacement
value. Yet the commission has been
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-31
PROHIBITION WRECKS
OLD CLOTHES BUSINESS

Any little murmurs against the
high cost of living that nave been
emitted recently by the mother OF
sx pairs of scuffhng feet and IN
growing appeites are as the gentle
breeze before a tornado compared
with the wall of righ righteous indlg-
nation that arses from the gentleman
who deal in secondhand clothes In
Tacoma when anybody says any
thing about the times.
"Biznessw shouted the proprietor
as he emerged from the cavernous
depths of a little shop whose IN
t. rior was fastooned with ole clos.
Don't talk about bizness to me!
E;zness is rotten that's all. Nothing
to buy-nothing to sell; nobody to
buy if you did have it to sell.
srProhibition ruint' the ole clos
bizness in the first place. And now
the high cost of living-it's all we
can do to work sixteen hours day
and live these days. They wear 'em
till they aren't fit for junk before
thew buy any more. Now me, look
T used to buy a suit ma dwear II SIX
months; now wear it three years.
"And if they do buy a suit shey
have so much money they buy good
new one.
ooh, these is awful days"
Prohibition long ago put a per
manent crimp in the second hand
clothes business, the purveyors OF
the garments agreed. In the "good
old day" before the camel took his
place with the cage as the emblem
of our national life and the banner
of our state, bibulously-inclined
gents whose purses were low, would
sell their clothes for $3.50 and
later when sober, come and oou
them, for $40 or so. Being in a
continuous state of sobriety now
they neither buy nor sell.
Nor do things 60 much better for
the shops whose trademark IS
three golden balls suspended in ar
tistic pyramids before them.
"Plenty O. people pawn stuff"
said one pawnbroker, disconsoately
"but they always redeem it unless it
isn't worth anything, and then we
don't want anyway.
"Much as they used to they pawn
stuff, but they always come after
it. Diamonds, watches more valu-
able they are than they used to be-
and they don't leave them. See,"
and he spread his palms toward the
window, where cleaned no fiery
gems or glowing watches, nothing
I have to see except some useless
stuff and some guns in hunting sea-
son." Tacoma Ledger.
HAD ss MACHETE WOUNDS
Washington March 20.-Details
of the killing of Daniel S. Foley an
American at Los Naranjos, Mexico
were received today in report
from Consul Dawson at Tampco,
where the body showing sixtythree
machete wounds was brought for
burial.
Foley was employed as an oil
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-31

But they cannot get this unless the
Interstate Commerce Commission is
cured of it's illusions and learns
somehow to cooperate in the develop
ment of a stable and efficient rail-
road system. Such cooperation is
not only required by equity to the
owners of railroad property, but
even more by the interest of the
general public, which wants good
railroads and cannot hope to have
them unless investment in railroad
property is made safe.-N. Y. Tri-
bune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-31
SPECIAL TERM CALLED

A Special Term Court General
Sessions for Abbeville, South Caro-
fina has been ordered to be held IN
Monday, April 5th, 1920, being first
Monday in April, 1920.
Grand Jurors will report for duty
on that day.
J. L. Perrin, Clerk.
3-22-3w-22-29-5
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-31
WOOD GETS DELEGATES

Nashville, March 29.-The fourth
district Republican convention today
at Cookeville instructed it's two dele
gates for General Wood and nominee
Wynne F. Clouse, of Coowesville for
congress.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-31

White rabbit skins rose from five
cents to 80 cents in the St. Louis fur
market.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-31

The anti-gas fan used in the allied
trenches against German gas was
the invention of a woman-Mrs
Bertha Ayrton, an electrical en-
gineer of London, England.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-31

gineer of London, England.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19
Mrs. Wilson to Lead
Democratic Women

Mrs. Samuel M. Wilson, Fayette
County clubwoman and wife of
Judge Samuel M. Wilson, of Lex
ington, late last night notified J. L.
Grayot, Democratic State Cam
paign manager, that she would ac-
cept the campaign Craftsmanship for
the women of Kentucky.
Lexington women already are or
ganized," Mrs. Wilson, who is chair
man of the Woman's Democratic
Club of Fayette County, told Mr..
Grayout. Governor Cox is sure of
a large majority here"
Mrs. Wilson in 1918 conducted the
war work registration in Lexington
under auspices of the Councu OF
National Defense. Ten thousand
women were registered.
She was also chairman of the Y. w.
c. A. branch of the United War
Work Campaign.
Mrs. Wilson is a suffrage leader.
She was president of the Woodrow
Wilson Woman's Club of Fayeue
County when the Presidea: ran for
reelection.
She is a member of the WOman's
Club of Lexington, and of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19

Three per cent of alcohol exists in
ripe buttermilk, declares the State
chemist of Delaware. Now what do
you know about that? At one full
thrust, our supreme faith in the in
tegrity of the family COW is destroy
ed. She stands before us charged
with having been, all through the
ages, potential bootlegger. Never
can we look her in the face again
without suspecting her docility to be
duplicity, her sincerity, subtlety.
The State chemist of Delaware
further declares that every vendor
of ripe buttermilk lis liable to prose-
cution. What is true Of Delaware is,
of course, true in every State.
Therefore the abandonment of the
work house may have been some
what premature. We may even have
to build huge additions. What, with
the early morning milkman, the dis
consulate barkeep, the dairyman
and the house wife, all of them in
varying degrees, vendors Of butter
milk, no limbo now in existence will
be ample enough to accommodate all
the violators of the law.
Politically, the disclosure of the
nefarious nature of buttermilk will
have important consequences. AS
questionnaires are the fashion dur
ing this campaign, we demand to
know whether William j. Bryan and
Billy Sunday are consumers of this
Intoxicating beverage. If they are
so, they are not fit to head the Pro-
hibition ticket. No sincere "dry"
for a moment could think of voting
for men who hide such depraved APP
petites under the cloak of SNUG
hypocracy.-Times Star.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19
SCH00LER SELLS PAPER

VIM. F. Schooler, formerly of this
city, has sold his newspaper, The
Commonwealth, at Somerset, to r.
NJ. Feese, of the same place. 1t is
understood the sale was made nee
essary owing to the high prices Of
producing a Newspaper and poor To-
cal advertising patronage.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19
Receives Degree

Prof. John L. Hill. formerly prin-
cipal of the Mt. Sterling High
School, and at present time Dean of
Georgetown College, has received
the Degree of Philosophy at Column
bia University. Prof. Hill will re-
turn from New York September LIST,
to resume his duties at Georgetown
College.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Coleman
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Henrietta, to Mr.. Ken
meth Collins, of Tallahassee, Florida.
The wedding will take place Satur-
day morning at the brides home on
West High street, and the ceremony
will be witnessed by only the imme-
date families and a few close
friends.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19
WILL HAVE COAL

s. p. Greenwade, of the Mt. Ster-
ling Commission & Storage Co., has
just returned from Huntington, W.
Va, where he was fortunate enough
to secure a few cars of coal which
are expected in within the next few
days. He found the price extremely
high and very little to be had at any
price. Better see Mr.. Greenwade
now and make arrangements for
your winters supply.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19
SWIMMING LESSONS

Prof. Laubis, swimming instruc-
tor of Culver Military Academy,
will arrive on August 26, for a visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. J. Carroll Hamil-
ton and George G. Hamilton II, at
their country place. While here
Prof. Laubis will give a course of
swimming lessons, teaching his class
at Towards Mill. Those desiring
instructions communicate at once
with Miss Sarah Frances Hamilton,
phone 207 J-2.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19

transaction of any other business
that may come before the meetings.
"The counties not represented at
this meeting, and which are this sea-
SON producing hurley tobacco in any
considerable quantity, shall be mott
fed of the adjourned meeting >and
requested to send a representative
to same"
Twenty-Five counties voted against
the cut-out and seventeen favored
it. A number Of counties. among
them Bourbon, Clark and Harrison
refused to send delegates, and no
votes were east by them. These
counties, however, were unofficially
represented in the convention.
Quite number of delegates from
Montgomery county attended and
her vote was cast in favor Of the
cut-out.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19
B00HE'S CREEK ASSOCIATION

The annual meeting of the BOone's
Creek Baptist Association will be
held on September 1916 at the Cor
NTH church. This is the association
of which the local church is a mem
Der. Arrangements for the program
will be completed at the regular
meeting of the executive board to be
held in Winchester next Monday.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19
IS BR0KRN
Efforts Made to Break
Up "Red Light" District

Commonwealth Attorney w. C.
Hamilton has instituted proceedings
to break up Mt. Sterling's cred
Light district. Action has been
taken to prevent owners of certain
houses in the East end of town from
harboring women of ill repute and
Attorney Hamilton says the matter
will be vigorously pushed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19
Valuable Pearls
Found in Slate Creek

Parties camping on Slate creek
last week opened some muscle shells
at the waters edge and found quite
number of valuable pearls. The
pearls were pink in color, and while
small, were of almost perfect shape,
some round, others pear shaped.
Pearl hunting on Slate creek has
gotten to be quite the fad.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-19
RESIDENCE FOR SALE

offer for sale privately my
brick residence, located on West
High Street. This is one of the most
modern pieces of property in Mt.
Sterling, and has 8 rooms, 2 halls,
kitchen, front and back porch. Is
located in the best residence Sec
ton of the city, and is within one
square of the Court House. For
further information call on me. o.
w. Mccormick. (85-tf).