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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-26
Editor signal
You asked a write up of my visits
10 the Rural Schools:

You asked a write up Of my visits
to the Rural Schools:
will say that il was the most
o ,easant that | have been permitted
to do for several years. In fact it was
the first opportunity that | had been
allowed since Judge Yonge was
County Judge. at which time visited
all the schools then in session in the
county at that time.
Now there is sure some difference
in the schools now and then. At
that time thera were but very few
two or more teacher schools in the
county, and now there are but few
one teacher schools At that time
the houses were nothing to compare
with what they are now. The poor
est school houses that We have now
are better than the best that we had
then: but since that time, about 10
years, / think, We have been making
pretty IdpsN pIOGtoco'
/ think. no doubf, that the cause
IA primarily we had no county su-
perintendent at that time separate
from the County Judge, aud they had
their hands full sf so sa' her
6a;.e. that they could no; so' ~
give the rural schools the atteh,S5
that they so much reeded. can not
think otherwise than that the people
OF the rural districts ave been great
greatly stimulated to strive for bot
tei things under a superintendent.
would be so glad to mention each
school that We visited which was
about fourteen, and tell OF the good
that we saw with our own eyes
made us rejoice 10 see the children
90 eager to get knowledge and ascend
TO higher plane OF citizenship and
the teachers all seemed TO be enthu-
siastic over their work.
am glad to report that out OF
about fivt hundred students who
am sure are as cd as any that the
big stateof Texas has in any county,
without solitary exception. agreed
with an uplifted hand to strive % be
still better both in their homes and
in school; am sure that they meant
II. because many an eye gliitered
with a tear when they made the
promise Take them all in all, do
not believe that ever in my life look
ed into tho faces or more promising
pupils than those that We visited
The work is so great that do not
wonder that our County Superintend-
end is so earnest, and so Jealous
] do not blame him to be wiling
TO sacrifice better and more paying
positions than the superintendency
and work at II for there IS n pleasure
in doing that which will help to make
better any people.
Perhaps | will write more on the
sub 'ect OF Rural Schools later.
f. C. Dodson.
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Meerinr of Fnrmers Institutc

The sourry County Farmers lnsti-
tute met AZ the co,irt house last Sat
urday afternoon with a small attend
ance The institute Is now wrestling
with the matter OF building up our
local cotton market and getting the
farmers to thoroughly organize for
self protection. and II is hard 10
understand why so few attend these
meetings. The institute was nd
dressed by +. c. Townsend, j. NJ.
Hendrix. II. A. Worthington and
George Hendryx The matter OF
marketing was discussed without
any definite conclusions and Presi-
dent Day called for another meeting
ia be held at 1890 Saturday after
noon.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-26

joint ProSram 81 the Missionary AuN
iliaries mt the Methodist Church,
March Goth.
Song.
Roll Call. response name of social
service worked
Bible Lesson, Mrs. Higgins.
Prayer That American Christians
may seize OPPORTUNITIES fer service,
Mrs Sims.
a socal Service Catechism. Mrs
Joe Monroe.
Solo. Mrs Long
Benefits to be derived from edU'
cation OF our young people In the
Gospe! of Clean Living
LIST. Physical, Mrs. Chinn.
2nd Spiritual, Mrs Buchanan
Reading. Mrs Gladys Johnson.
Solo, Miss Violet Grayum.
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wOMAN's MISSIONARY AUX
Hilary SOCIAL MEETING

Mrs. j. W. Couch was charming
hostess TO the Womans Missionary
Auxiliary in social meeting Mon
day afternoon.
Thirty-three members and guests
we're present.
Several musical numbers were rem
dered by Misses Moreno Harris and
Clara Mae Couch. Little Misses Caro-
line and Elsie Pearl Couch gave sew
eral beautiful readings.
Dainty refreshments were served.
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PROGRAM OF INTER-
SCHOLASTIC MEET
To BE Held in snyder. Texas, Friday
and Saturday April 2-3. 1920.

Friday 1880 p. m. district Court
Room:
Exhibit display on lower floor o.
court house.
Junior spelling. exte mpore speak
ing, rural school defamation and
Essay Writing
400 p. m. Semi-finals in basket
ball
200 p. m. Finals in defamation
and semi-finals in spelling. (Admis-
sion 10c.
Saturday:
and Semi finals in soCP-s-CrPsHJ,H
500 a. m. finals in Basket ball
and spelling. Track and field Many
Field.
Rows Sen fnr-
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AND PET
iT0Ck' SHOW SAT.

, planned now 10 assemble the
" and Pet Stock Show Satur-
Itomorrowl at the City Audito-
The coops will be arranged un-
.e shed and the colts, calves and
Eill be exhibited on the adjacent
d, convenient TO the people Oh
|brrow has been among the bust
lnen this week soliciting premi-
tnds and has met-with much en-
sebs4f
ie s1tk want you to say that
|Ilacknrd saidf "this show and the
ny interest u is bound to create
bis thing for the people and he
I'd his fait with contribution
Ielve dollars.
= people are coming in tomorrow
their stuff from gll parts of the
try and we are gqns to see some
birds 8nd the stimulation of in
/ will enlist many of our women
children.
is planned to have meeting In
.strrnoon TO arrange for perma-
oraanization and formulate reg
Dns Tor a big show for the fall
TO line up a committee 10 form
eting connections so that ready
my always be found for the barn
products. This movement means
,ringing of easy money all thru
ear 10 the people.
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BRIGHTEN UP-CLEAN UP

AIT months of cold more or less
dreary weather, such as belongs TO
the autumn and winter seasons when
almost all vegetation seems 10 have
been dead and our hemisphere left In
"a state Of waste and desolation,
sprngt!mo with all Of its wonderful
array OF beauty, prospect. promise
and abundant evidences OF new life
IA yeritable resurrection in
keepink with the wise and benifi-
cent plan OF the Creator, swung back
TO US. Surely the chief architect OF
the uniyesre has done much towards
supplying variety of scenery, atrac-
tion and bcaut5 to the rNny land
scapes that stretch out AeforU us
wherever We go! What sort of place
would this old wald be without
mountains and plains and streams
and trees set IN a BACKGROUND OF eXu-
berant green and adorned with flow
ers OF every conceivable hue. Then,
wonderful variety OF animal life, a
mong which are the birds OF beauti-
ful plumage which warble their
songs OF praise to cheer us as We
stroll through the pastures or jour
ney along ouu great highways.
This is not the original garden OF
eden" but II is the best We now
have II T. as much our business TO
dress il and keep II" as it was
Adams business TO dress and keep
the garden % Eden. Indeed, there
is as much for us TO do, If We would
make the best OF our environments.
Paul insisted that, they that use
this world, should not abuse it.
Really We have no right to be care
less and sloven In the keeping of our
premises. The divine plan and pur-
pose is that we shall dress It and
keep it--keep it in repair, in proper
order and beautified. We. are by
nature, social beings--we are neigh
bors and we owe II TO out neigh
bors and those who pass our way TO
keep our own home, place OF bust
ness and promises as neat, clean and
orderly as reasonably possible. Every
town and village should be kept as
free possible from trash noNious
weeds and rubbish as we'll as all
sorts of filth Cleanliness, both in
side and outside OF our places Of bus
mess and our home is very essential
to good health; while order and
beauty are pleasing, inviting and
cheering. Certainly we all need
all the cheer and inspiration we can
get: and there is no better way or
bringing It about than the method
herewith presented Cleanliness is
next to Godliness," we are told.
Heavsn-the NeS Jerusalem, is de-
scribed as heing clean and orderly in
the highest possible sense. If it were
not so II would not be a real heaven.
Suppose every citizen in Scurry
county should set himself to the
task OF practiclng real civic pride.
Suppose We all Gin both country and
town. paint our homes. barns, busi-
ness houses. churches and school
houses. What viii the effect be who
can tell. Certainly we will think
more of Yourselves and OF each other.
and II will probably prove the biggest
boost we can possibly give our county
vet at the same time. conserving our
own interest OF the community with
ont making ourselves one penny
poorer. Comet neighbors, let s
brighten up.
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Mrs. Joe Strayhorn returned Mon
day from few days visit in Fort
Worth aud Dallas. She also visited
her daughters Misses Leona and Ne
oma who are attending the Collsge
of Industrial Arts in Denton Mrs
strayhorn is well pleased with the
girls work and thinks Texas should
be proud of such an excellent school,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-26

and groceries. he gave us good
order for job work, so did Fargason
Bros. and so did Kemp and Harlan
While there we received the follow
ing new subscribers to the Signal;
A. A. Sturgeon. A. w. Mobley, c. NJ.
Adams, NJ. NJ. Maule, ]. G. McKin-
non. J. Il. Vaughn. W. c. Fargason
r. E. Adams. w b. Hooper aad p.
ID. McKinnon
We left at 4 o'clock and were
soon back at Snyder. The people
of Foch and community have made
good crops this year and are Jolly
looking forward with great antieipa-
tion to this years crop.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-26

You might be thinking nov about
tho Commission government cleo
tion to be held April 18th. That is
matter o. big Importance 10 Snyder
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-26

Therg,were group school meets last
SFliday af:sESyanna. Canyon. China
Gf9ye aud PNasant Hill and all the
sgf6osnM ed county will be here
next ,dsy ssS Saturday for the
county Meet.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-26

Mrs. Walter Gentry and little son
of Foch were In Snyder shopping Sat
urday.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-26

Trustee Election Day April 3.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-26

Girla Junior and Senior
30 yd dash .... 800 200 100
14O yd relay $1O0 each.
Saturday afternoon lao d. m.
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school Meet Prize Fund.

We, the undersigned business
firms of snyder pledge amounts op-
posite our names as prizes for the
winners in the literary and track
events in the coming County Meet to
D ia 4 -. Anil % 1aon
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John Burchett Dies

John A. Burchett died ct the fam
on Monday, August 16. at about 10
cicck. The body was taken to the
{ homo ut Greencastle. Mo-, where
iaterment was made on Thursday. A
sl'a't funeral service was conducted
at he home here on Tuesday morn
ing. Rev j.. g. Rains, pastor of the
Christian chgrch officiating. Al
GreencastIe services were held and
| interment made on Thursday.
Mr.. Burchett was 81 years of age
and had been q resident of Ordway
for almost four years. The family
, -4sided in town for couple of years
and then bought the Barker ranch
where tehy have since resided. He IL
survived by his wife, three SONS and
two daughters. The sons are Gale,
Charles and Vernon. The daughters
are Mss. Ethel Daniels aud Mrs.
Eeula1 Daniels, both resi- 'ents OF
Missouri. The former was here at
the time of her fathers death and IL
CO ..;pany with two OF her 'rothers
took - e body back tr the old hom ,
Mr. Burchett had neon Ill for the
, asst sc, eral years an came to Colo
ra.h. l. his health. He has been
con:.ied to his hCme more or less
since coming to Colorado, and for the
II asst So eral months his not been able
% be out. His sufferings did not
tax. away hope and he was cheerfui
during all his long illness, and tho
re realized he could r"t get well he
CO ntinued of cheerful. mind.
The family has mGoc a great many
friends here who extoha them their
sympathy in the loss of their father
and husband.
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Pickle Harvest Good

Pickle receipts at the the local
Heinz sailing station have been av-
eraging about seven tons a day.
These are coming from west OF Ord
way and around Crowley. the COM
pany having a buying station at
Crowley from which the pickles are
trucked to Ordway.
The replant vines have started in
bearing. These replants were made
following the hail of about forty-five
days ago and have made remarkable
growth. BY tho first OF the coming
week the replant crop from the Sug-
"a City district will be coming in liv-
ely and the original plants in the
Ordway and Crowley vicinities will
be bearing more by the first OF next
week as there is run of water, in
today. which will liven up tho vines.
They have been a little in need of
water the past week
At Olney Springs the Kuner COM
pany has been well supplied as there
was no hail in that vicinity and the
plants have been bearing well ex-
cept that lack of moisture the past
week, or ten days has set them back
a little.
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POULTRY
YOUNG FLEMISH GIANT HAREs
for sale for stock or fries, some old
ones also. Mrs. John Schlunogger.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Remember Sunday is to be the
greet Baptist reunion and basket din
ner. All Baptists in ;he county. mat
ters not whether you are member.
with us or not. are cordially invited
to bring your baskets filled with good
things to cat. Be at S. S. at 9:45,
and the great service to follow, then
we go to the north park for dinner.
This invitation is extended to all who
rttend our services and all friends
of the church. Come.
At IL o'clock the subject will be
The Rock OF Ages" Special music by
the choir.
Sunday evening 8 o'clock. Look
ing Thru Life's Open Windows"
Sunday night Sept at O'Clock
will be Special Labor Service"
J. SHERIDAN BUNCH.
Pastor.
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..C.T.U. Matrons'
Contest Program

Observation-Disclosures
Invocation-Rev. F. w. Pimlott.
Song-The Tide Rolls In.
A Two-fold Triumph-Mrs. Lydia
Riley.
Song-work for Enforcement then
for me.
Me and Hepsy-Mrs. chas. Wool
bridge.
The Cost of a License-Mrr. Alice
Trimble.
Song-Peal Out the Jubilee.
The Great Day = Mrs. Chas.
Schroeder.
Let Us Make Our Victory Secure
Mrs VIM. Broadbent
Selected-Mrs. Thos. Purcell.
Judges Confer
Judges-Rev. ]. L. Weaver. Mrs.
Carlton and Rev. Thos. Hughes.
Song-world Wide the Joy. Panto-
mime by six young ladies.
Presentation of Medal-Rev. J. L.
Weaver.
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CROWLEY NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Park and son,
Fred, went to Rocky Ford We'd
nesday whero Fred underwent a
slight operation.
Zella Hauth who resides in New
Mexico, is here visiting the Osborn
family. and other relatives in Ord
way.
Mrs. C. A. Lindsey is i'll this week.
The small son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
1. Nelson is i'll.
Russell Rector is i'll with typhoid
fever.
Lester Hauth, former resident
of this vicinity, has returned for a
visit.
Mrs, Jack Collins went to Pueblo
last Friday to have her eyes treated.
E. B. Pearson and family of Has
well, visited at the Lindsey home
last Saturday.
w. H. Demit and family who have
lived near Sugar City have moved
/ to the Boston farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Ringle of the
Sand Arroyo district visited at the C.
A. Lindsey home last week. Mru.
( RingIe is cousin. of Mr. Lindsey.
C. A. Hoover who has been visit
ing his cousin. c. A. Lindsey and
family here and in the Sand Arroyo
district, returned to Denver Monday.
Tony Garrelts and family made 4
trip to Pueblo last Saturday.
Mrs. RI. Shipler has gone to Pine
for a short stay.
! E. M. Haise and family motored to
Pueblo last Saturday.
| T, Newhouser and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Kretzer. Mr.. and Mrs. B.
L. Powell. Cora and Cozie Sapp and
Fritz Newhauser spent Sunday at
! Lake Meredith fishing.
A. w. Goudie and family drove to
Pueblo last Saturday.
The Ladies Aid society met at the
home of Mrs. o. p. Atkinson today,
Friday.
Mrs. j. Littlejohn and three chill
dren arrived here Wednesday to re-
side. Mrs. Littlejohn is an aunt of
o. f. Gribble.
Mrs. Gribble and her son and dau-
ghter of Olney Springs spent Sunday
at the home of her son, E. o, Gribblc
and famify.
J, H. Park and 10y Franklin went
to ordway to band practice Monday
night. The band is practicing for
the Crowley county fair next week.
The three-yenr-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollie Franklin is quite sick.
]. L. Orr's father has arrived here
from Kansas for visit at the Orr
home.
The church services Sunday night
consisted Of 4 song service instead of
the regular preaching service. There
was a large audience in attendance.
Harry Sipes is i'll this week
Mrs. H. d. Kuck has gone to Kan
\ sas for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ware and family and
Mrs. Frank Nichols of Larned, Kans.
stopped at the C. d. Haffa home d
few days on their way to Colorado
Springs. the first of the week.
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Ordway Viclor Again

Lamar lost the game played here
last Sunday by score Of to 10.
The Ordway team defeated Lamar on
her own grounds not long ago so
the visitors came here Sunday to get
even but they failed to do it, altho
the first three innings did not look
very favorable for Ordway
Lamar made two home runs. one
each by Shear and Feebeck. The
visitors scored first in the third and
Ordway made her first in the fourth
hut did not stop at that as four runs
were made in that inning.
The record of the game follows;
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Legion Buys Lots

The local post of the American
Legion has purchased two lots on
Main street and expect to put up a
building some time within the next
year or SO. The lots are those fac
ing east just south Of the McCleary
property which runs to the alley.
The deal was made for this property
the first of the week.
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MUSICAL
HIGH GRADE PIANO
FOR SALE

We have in our possession stored
in Ordway. first class piano which
will be sold at big discount for
quick turnover. Terms. Write i'm
mediately, II interested to the Denver
Music Company. Denver, Colorado
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TIN CAN NOTICE

The tin can wagon will be sent
over the city some time next week.
Have your cans in the alley where the
have them in some receptical other
wise they cannot be taken.
JOHN PLIEMAN. Marshal
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SEWING MACHINES - GUARhfI
teed n life time. We pay freight
In Colofndo; take your old machine
MS part payment. ROTARY WHITE.
Write for catalogue. Cash or terms.
38 years in Denver References
any reputable business house in
Denver. White Sewing Machine CO :,
1881 Chamra street II,
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Pink Meats Are
Ripening and Car
!. Shipments Near

Pink meat cantaloupes have COM
menced to ripen and express ship
ments are being made from the
Crowley and Olney Springs vicinit-
les. 1t is likely that the first car of
cantaloupes will be shipped the mid
die or the latter part OF next week.
These wfii come from, the west end
of the county also, as the melons in
the ordway district and to the east
were hit by hail and set back from
two TO three weeks.
The fields which had been hit by
hail. in most cases, are coming fine
and as an illustration of what the
plants have done since the hail of
forty days ago last Monday E. e.
Hosler brought in ono from his field
west of town. The melon was from
o vine which had been riddled and
nothing left except the battered stub
of the plant. Since that time the
plants have sent out runners until
the ground is covered and the mel
ous are setting on in large quanti.-
ties. The one Mr.. Hosler brought in
for display was two-thirds grown
and will be ripe in three weeks. 1t
was on a runner two and a half feet
from the plant which. following the
hail. was nothing more than stub.
and apparently a total loss. In the
45 days since the hail the plants are
now covering the ground and mel
ons have set on to the extent of an
estimated yield of 400 to 500 crates
to the acre.
The replant melons are doing well
and have long runners with a good
lot of melons setting on. 1t is yet
35 to AZ days until the first frost ia
likely TO come. and in that time the
harvest will probably grow to double
what the estimated yield was set al
Immediately following the hail.
Rocky Ford melons are later this
season and only express shipments
z have been made so far. Car lots
will not be on IN any quantities be.
fore the first of next week The
fact that the Rocky Fords ere late
and will come on at about the time
the pink meats from this district are
on the markets will probably benefit
the market price for pink meats
They will be on in time to catch the
early high prices and will not have
to contend with the Rocky. Fords be-
ing on two weeks in advance to rear
the first arrival high prices.
cheraw district will have about a
hundred cars of cantaloupes. fifteer
to twenty cars of honey dews and q
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Crowley Big Winner

Crowley-The ball game Sunday
between Crowley and the Whole
salers team of Pueblo resulted in a
big victory for Crowley. The score
was 16 to /.
Tho locals will play here next Sun
day with the Taub Bros. team OF Pu-
eblo, and they propose to keep the
victory at home, altho the Taub team
is one of the strongest in Pueblo.
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The Baptist Ladies' Aid will have a
bake sale ct the Browning & Ander-
son store, Saturday. Aug. FL.
The Ordway new era., 1920-08-20

last few the
which, until tme
only O production arid sections
solving problems in
In Hatfield Rain Wizard who claims
whereby clouds
and Mr. Hat
with much
charging rain Only recently
did
not Atc OF the above rate.
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County Fair Sugar Day Program

. .
m.-Grounds the public
M OF q and awa premiums
competing
p. ma Governor Shoup
splendid
finished athletes.
300 m.-Haf mile dash (free alb Purse $500
3:l5 m.-Bnll Ordway Purse $4,000
3:4b mFive furlong alb $500
p m.-Buckng $500
:sS4:45 p m.-2h mile racet 10000
/: s5:15 m.Haf mile County $1,000
$50 p m.--Novelty $1,000
The abovSsthe
all the
viewing the exhibits.
the
in
act r Hamil
be filled in % be
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Crowley-A son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Fishencord on Sun
day. August IS. The babe weighed
eight pounds.
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HOUSEHOLD

FOR SALE-25 YARDS OF RAG
carpet and cotton mattress. M.
w. w. Griffin. 500
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LIVESTOCK
SEEDS & PLANTS
IMPLEMENTS

FOR SALE- 2 toS TITAN 1890
TRACTORS IN GOOD WORKING
CONDITION.; $500 EACH +. o. r.,
SUGAR CITY. ALSO LARGE NUM-
BER REPAIR PARTS. THE NAT
IONAL SUGAR MANUFACTURING
CO.,
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Totale--38 10 9 27
Summary-Struckout by Feebeck
3, by Timkin.8. Home rune. Shear
/, Feebeck /. Umpire Stevenson.
LAMAR 1o1 01o-t
Ordway, 4o4 1ox-1o
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cheraw district will have about Il
hundred cars of cantaloupes. fifteen
to twenty cars of honey dews and a
like number of watermelons
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Continued Next Week. }
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FAMILY WASHING DONE AT l1s
East 3rd Street. Mrs. Sarah Turk
$50
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WILL TRADE FORD CAR FOR
young horses. cattle or hogs. A. d
Buyas. Olney Springs. $50
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The music for the occasion will be
furnished by the Crowley County
band and the waits between act will
be filled in with the best that can be