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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

A. il is about time for us farm
women to begin fixing our chicken
coOps and making old Biddy good
nest so she can begin her years
work. / thought | would tell through
these columns how | manage to have
a little spending money, and not
have to rob the good mans pocket
at night while he sleeps, in fact |
do not think we would find much
more than a few coppers should we
proceed to rob him. since King Cot
ton taken such a tumble. so it is to
our interest to wake up and see what
we can do in the vegetable and poul-
try business.
We will have to lay down our GRO
chet needle. and. too, we will soil
our hands, for little chicks require
a great deal of attention when first
hatched of But when they begin
to bring in the nickles and dimes,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
GAVE BIRTHDAY DINNER.

Mrs. Roy Strayhorn was hostess
on last Friday January 2s, for a
delightful family reunion at her
home In special honor of the birth
days OF Mrs. Joe Strayhorn and Mrs.
r. S. Gam. These good ladies had
lived up to another anniversary. one
on Thursday and the other on Friday
and the events were apt to have
come and gone as other days with
no unusual thought or concern. but
for the reverence and thoughtful
ness of the younger Mrs. Strayhorn
She conceived the idea OF springing
a surprise upon her mother-in-law
and her good friend and planned a
sumptuous birthday dinner and Il
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
Mrs. r. T. Smith Dead.

Mrs. T. T. Smith, wife of T. T.
Smith died at the family residence
Saturday evening and was buried
Sunday in the Snyder cemetery. Fun
eral services were conducted by Rev.
w. A. Bentley at the cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was a member of the
Church of Christ having joined when
quite yong and has been devoted
Christian character.
The Signal joins with their many
friends in extending coincidence to
the bereaved family.
Relatives from 8 distance present
at the funeraly were: NrsM. ID. Sale,
Mexia. Mr.. and Mrs Lilo Munger
Mexia, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w Gill. Abi-
lene, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wilson
Soudan. w. T. Johnson. Dallas. w. n.
Baker, Fort Worth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Johnson, Sweetwater.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
SNYDER TO HAVE BETTER
FIRE PROTECTION

Last Thursday evening. Jan. 27.
1921. the fire boys met at j. II.
Sears store for the purpose of elect
ing new members, and discussing
plans TO have more efficient fire
department for our city.
When these plans are put into ex-
ecution, Snyder will have one of the
best volunteer fire departments that
can be found in the West.
Mr.. d. p. Yoder has been elected
Fire Chief to succeed Mr. H. G.
Towle, who has had charge of the
fire department for the past two
years.
Mr. Yoder has had Ell h t
years experience in this line of
work. and knows how TO make our
fire department a success.
Plans are being made to install
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
MAN KILLED
NEAR FOCH

a tragedy occurred two miles
south of Foch last Saturday in
which a man by the name of Brewer
was killed His wife was shot in the
arm and his daughter in the face, It
is said, by stray bullets. Will Lykes
of Roscoe and o Lykes of Snyder
we're placed under $4,000 bond
each, accused of the killing.
1t is said that the difficulty grew
out of the renting of the place own
ed by Lykes IL seems the place had
been rented to Brewer by another
party and Lykes had gone to the
place to see about getting possession
for the other party whom he had
rented to when the alteration be-
gan, with the above result.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
URGES REPEAL Of
SUSPENDED LAW

Outright repeal OF the entire law
providing for the suspended sentence
was recommended TO the senate this
morning by Governor Neff in mes
sage delivered shortly before noon.
He said this Law was the convent
ent vehicle by which a great num-
Der OF criminals escape punishment
for their crimes and referred to 1t
as the incubator OF professional
criminals"
Governor Neff's action today was
his second attack on wave of crime
spreading thruout the state. Short
ly after his Inauguration he abolish
ed the board of prison advisers and
declared he would issue no pardons
TO couvicts except on direct request
of judges OF courts in which the pris-
oner was convicted.
Governor Neff said that a recent in
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
MRS. BURROUGH DISCUSSES
THE PIN MONEY" QUESTION

which seem TO be great necessity
in every home, we then forget our
troubles and put on a smile for we
can feel independent. See?
Last year | kept an account OF
the eggs and chickens l sold saying
nothing of what we consumed at
home which was quite a lot The
profit was s313.13, more than we
realized out OF a i5-acre cotton
patch have the Buff Orpington
chickens and. like the rest that have
their favorite breed. think they are
the best. do not think there is so
much in the kind Of chicken we have,
but the care we give them is what
counts. /, for one, have determined
to raise all the vegetables of all
kinds that we can consume at home,
and raise poultry for our groceries
and let the cotton patch go.
Mrs. J. |. Burrough.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

proved surprise to the ladies and
a magnificent sllround success.
II was classed as turkey dinner
and added to the deftly prepared
royal dish was everything that goes
&c round out a complete menu. The
happy company spent the dinner
hour in social chat including inter
esting reminiscent stories OF expert
ences. hopes, ambitions and achieve
ments.
The company consisted Of the
strayhorn families. Mrs. p. N. Bolin
mrs Maud Marshal. Mrs. ". B'
johnson. and Mrs. Wilson.
/ The Signal is not wishing for old
age to come too soon for these good
ladies' but hopes they may live to
enjoy many more such joyous an
niversaries.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
Dermott News.

/ Mrs Dallas np.Dermott visited
friends and relatives in Snyder last
Friday.
Mr. Thell Browning and wife spent
Sunday with Mr.. George Adkins and
wife.
Miss Eula Odom spent Saturday
with friends in Fluvanna.
Miss Effie Bell and Edna Pearl
McDermott OF Justiceburg spent Fri
day with relatives here. Miss Willie
Sullenger spent Sunday evening with
her friend Mary Rhea.
Mr.. J l. Burrough made a bus
mess trip to Snyder Saturday.
Mrs Joe Wilson left Saturday for
Hico. Texas. TO visit her son, Mr..
Jessie Wilson. and family.
Mr. II. c. Greenfield and Earnest
Greenfield. Mr. John Cargile made
business trip to Snyder Saturday.
Had a program at tho lookout
school house last Friday night. was
large crowd attended and greatly
enjoyed by all present.
Mr. Melton West and wife and
Mr.. II. c. Greenfield and wife went
TO the Christian church at Snyder
last Sunday morning They report
a good sermon
Mr.. Lee King of Ennis. Texas
spent Friday evening with his friends
in Eermott.
Miss Dollie Solomon and Miss Ce-
ell Solomon made a business trip to
Snyder last Thursday.
Had a singing last Sunday night
at the home OF Mr.. II. c. Greenfield
and wife. Il was largely attended
and greatly enjoyed by all present
Miss Mary Ruth West spent Sun
day with her friend. Mrs. Paul Nc
Dermitt
Mr.. lzeke Rhea spent Saturday
with his friend Mr.. Thermon Scriv-
ner.
Mr.. jeff Cargile spent Sunday with
his parents at Polar. Texas.
Mr.. Coy Watkins and wife made
a business trip to Snyder Saturday.
Mr.. ]. I. Burrough and wife and
little daughter. Ina May, spent Sun
day evening with their friends Mr..
Jack Lindley and wife.
Little Sunshine.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

The Snyder Chamber OF Commerce
had call meeting last Tuesday In
the dining room OF the Manhattan
Hotel for the purpose OF formulating
plans to make an organized effort
to secure the locationi OF the West
Texas A & NJ College for Snyder.
The meeting was called TO order
by Mr. Heslip. manager OF the local
ware house and a general round
table discussion ensued in which
many OF those present gave their
views as TO how We should proceed
to get before the locating committee
the desirability of Snyder as the
proper place to locate this institution.
The meeting was we'll attended
and from the good showing Snyder
made in the last campaign. and our
many facilities that are needful for
such an institution. Snyder is again
in the fight for the location OF this
school
A proposition was also arranged
at this meeting whore by the Cham
Der OF Commerce Is TO place a car
OF genuine Mebane Cotton Seed here,
to be bought OF Mr.. Beakley Of near
Corpus Christi which will be sold to
our farmers at the least possible
price looking TO a better cotton staple
for our county. This is another good
move In the interest OF Snyder and
Scurry county.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
NORTH WARD P.,T.
CLUB MEETS

The Parent-Teachers' Club of the
North Ward met In regular session on
Thursday. January 81, with IL men,
bers present. The meeting was op-
ened by President Mrs. Stallings.
The subject for discussion was
Literature in the Home and in the
school" which proved to be a very
interesting discussion.
Superintendent Hall gave an out
line of the books that will be help
full to the children. beginning with
the primary grades and on up to
the high school.
TheClub decided to have their sale
every month instead OF every week.
az heretofore. Parents please take
notice that we will have our next
sale on Friday. February 11th.
The next regular meeting OF the
club will be on Thursday. February
10. We would be lad to have all par
ents present.
Reporter.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

At a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Scurry county Inter-
scholastic League II was decided TO
have the county meet April first and
second beginning Friday immediate
ly after noon and continuing thru
Saturday.
There will be another meeting OF
of the Executive Committee Febru-
airy nineteenth. in the county Super
intendents office, when the sched-
ule OF events at the meet will be ar
ranged. Every school of Scurry coun-
ty is urged to take an active part in
this work. entering as many contest
ants as is consistent with the best
interests OF the school In order to
aid the committee In arranging the
program It will be necessary for the
teachers to inform the different of
ficers OF the contests that their pu-
pills contemplate entering and OF the
approximate number OF entries In
each contest BE sure that you com
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

yestigation proved that local officers
OF the law are not enforcing the
law in certain parts OF the state and
they should be removed from office.
He also recommended law be en-
acted as an amendment TO the Dean
law providing that the verdict of
a jury. after hearing all facts, shall
not be set aside by anv technicality
of the law as to the sufficiency of
the evidence. II was recently held
that under the Dean law % convic-
tion would not be sustained by the
court OF criminal appeals upon the
testimony OF the purchaser OF the in
toXicant.
Governor Neff attributed the crime
wave in Texas in large degree to
our loose methods OF dealing with
violators OF the law He urged that
Legislation be passed upholding and
enforcing the laws OF Texas. saying
that il the state is to he respected
her laws must be upheld.
Governor Neff stressed repeating
the suspended sentence law. He said
that approximately 90 per cent of
the business OF our criminal courts
is a fruitless effort to enforce those
laws dealing with the suspended SEN
tence He pointed out that crimi-
nails willfully violate laws to which
the suspended sentence applies and
that II is we'll understood n they are
caught punishment can be escaped
through this law. He referred to
prosecution as an expensive method
OF marching uphill just for the priv
ilege Of marching down.
He also recommended q law be
enacted prohibiting prosecuting at
torneys from allowing defendants to
plead guilty TO a number of indict-
ments and be punished for only one,
saying that this practice was expen-
siye insomuch as the attorney collect
ed fees in each OF the cases.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
TEXAS FARM BUREAU SONG

Gone are the days when my farm re-
turned no pay;
Gone are the folks that used to call
me jay;
Gone are my debts for the better
crops | grow;
I hear my neighbors' voices calling
Farm Bureau;
Chorus
I'm coming, I'm Coming, for my bank
is full OF dough,
| hear my neighbors' voices calling.
Farm Bureau.
Why do | reap where once no grain
would grow?
Why do ride where once on foot did
go?
footing my horn with pleasure here
below.
hear my neighbors' voices calling.
Farm Bureau.
Here is my wife. now so happy and
so free;
Children SO dear that hold upon my
knee;
Friends by the score wherever choose
to 60;
hear my neishbors' vcices calling,
Farm Bureau.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
SCURRY COUNTY INTER-
SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE MEET

municate with the proper member
Of the Committee before February
nineteenth. Because OF changes made
by the State Executive Committee
each teacher should become familiar
with the rules and eligibility quail
fications for the various contests as
soon as possible. II you have not
received spelling lists, debate breifs,
etc, do not fail to get them at once
from the State Chairman.
Let every school be represented in
one or more contests. A live League
promoted by living schools is our
aim.
c. c. Johnson. Director Genl. ,
Claude V. Hall. Director Of Dec
lamation and Debate
A. s. Graham. Director Ath-
letics
Alma Hughes. Director OF Essay
Writing.
Miss Matte Lee Palmer. Direct
or OF Spelling.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

an adequate electric fire alarm that
can be heard for miles away. This
will be sufficient alarm so that every
one in the city will hear it and knNN
that there is a fire in the city.
The City's fire truck has been
overhauled and is now in shape to
reach the scene of fire within short
notice. Mr. Yoder plans TO whip
his fire boys in good shape. and after
few drills on handling the fire hose
and coupling up, they will be in
shape to do efficient work immed-
lately upon reaching the fire.
With Mr.. Yoder's help and the
full cooperation OF our city council
and Snyder, citizens will have a FIRE
department that can be depended
on for satisfactory fire protection.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
SHERIFF CAPTURES NEGRO,
RECEIVERS MOTORCYCLE

Sheriff Byrd states that Dep
uty Sheriff Frank Brownfield and
others caught a negro up on the
road west of the Santa Fe depot Mon
day who was accused Of stealing a
motorcycle. II seems that the negro
had gotten that far when gasoline
gave out and he had to dismount
while there he was intercepted,
brought to Snyder and lodged in
jail. Deputy Sheriff Jones of Lub-
book came down and took him TO
Lubbock
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
SNYDER WILL ORGANIZE TO SECURE A. & NJ.

Reports from Austin are that all
parties interested have agreed on
the bill to establish the West Texas
AGRICULTURAL and Military College.
The agreed bill was drawn by the
West Texas members OF the legisla-
ture who compose the steering COM
mittee for this part OF the state and
has the sanction of the A. g. N. au-
thorities.
One important change in the new
bill is the elimination of the provi-
sion requiring the governor to ap-
point four OF the nine directors OF
the college from the section West
of the ssth meridian.
No appropriation for the building
|ls made. That being left TO the next
Legislature. A total OF $751; is
carried In the bill. $50. 900 OF that
amount Is 20 be used for buying
land for the college site and the
$500 will be expenses Tor the Iocat-
ing commission.
The locating committee will be
composed OF the governor, lieutenant
governor. speaker OF the house, at
torney general and commissioner of
wyr1fulture.
In making the location the COM
mittee Is required TO select site OF
not less than $40 acres situated in
one body and II is provided that the
commission Is not 10 be influenced by
gifts or bonuses. however It IS sup
posed that the site, Will BE- donated
wherever the college is located.
II is thought that the passage OF
the bill will be effected with but little
opposition.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

Baptist church at Hermleigh 2 30
O'Clock Sunday afternoon February
6th A number OF people from the
snyder churches are going in their
cars.
MIR Flies work is to be a blessine
TO an churches and a big attendance
Is expected After the services at the
church. the evangelist and Mrs. Fife
and Mr. and Mrs. G. w Brown will
be the dinner guests OF Mr. and Mrs
Dan 5. Green
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
Epworth League Program.

What are we doing for each other?
Voluntary. Miss Clark.
Scripture Reading Ps. "a. Mrs. Nc
Clanton.
Song, "Still Sweeter Every Day.
Scripture reading Ps. 11s. Mar
shall Higgins.
Song. Jesus Loves Even Ne
Recitation. Caroline Couch.
Piano Solo. Ruby Stokes.
What are the Younger Members
doing for the older. Miss Cecil Stray
horn.
What are the Older Leagurers Do
ing for the Younger. Mrs. Ware.
Piano Solo. Marguerite roder.
Prayer by Pastor.
Song, Sunshine in the Soul. p"
League Benediction.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

Joe Strayhorn says he is confident
that Jim Fondy will return to Sny-
der. He bases his conclusion on the
fact that Fondy told him one day
when Snyder could afford three ham
burger stands that che was in pros
porous condition. Joe says that the
above actually exists now and he
shouldn't be surprised to see Fondy
returning.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

will always remember and treasure
in our hearts the friendly Christian
love shown in this hour of bereave-
ment. We pray Gods richest bless
ines upon every one of you.
T. T. Smith,
Mrs. NJ. d. Sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Johnson
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Poore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lilo Munger.
Mr.. and Mrs Claud Gill
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wilson,
W.T.. Johnson
w. ~ Baker.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
Gard OF ThaAka.

To our friends who were with
us during the illness and death of
our dear wife and mother and grand
mother, We wish to express our heart
felt appreciation for the many kind
words spoken. The many useful dceds
done. the acts OF love and respect
shown during her last illness. We
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
Good Snow Falls.

About az inches OF snow fell here
wednesday morning. II turned on
warm during the day Wednesday and
melted the snow by night. This
will put the ground In good shape
and will be Of untold beneat to
wheel,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

Manager Crawford of the Cozy
Theatre states that $500 was re-
ceived Sunday evening at the free
picture show. This donation goes to
the starving children of Europe.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

Reports from the tax collectors
office are chat about 1410 poll tax
were paid in Scurry county as near
as they had checked up on the list
il seemed that about 100 women
paid poll tax and most of these in
Snyder.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

Miss Southers and Mr.. II. l.. Dav-
is of the Higginbotham Store are off
this week at market buying goods
for the Snyder store.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04
Reporter.

Clyde Lee Fife famous union ev-
angelist OF Snyder. Texas. will preach
TO a special Mems Meeting at the
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

Born. to S. T. worley and wife Of
Camp Springs, a girl.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-02-04

Born. TO c. l.. Erwin and wife a
boy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-03
PIGS AS FORM OF CURRENCY
Centuries Ago the Animals Were Gen.
orally Accepted in England in ,
Payment of Rent.

Quaint though they seem. the rents,
customs and services paid to the
prince of Wales at LauncestOn were
once common enough all over England,
and it would be easy to show many
parallels for Lancashire and Cheshire.
In the Fourteenth century in Cheshire
rent in kind was often paid in spar
rowhawks, barbed arrowheads, pep
per, gloves and especially in pigs.
Arrowheads would be useful, but a
large rent roll of the other things
might be iliconvenient. They were,
therefore, sold, and the relative values
are interesting. The sparrnwhawks
were worth about % cents, the gloves
two cents a pair and the pepper about
20 cents a pound. Pigs, of course,
vary in size and Weight and must
have given rise to controversies be-
tween baililfs and tenants. Some ap-
prOach to a standard size was doubt
less obtained, and the pigs are usual
ly described as ''reasonable' or "cuS-
tomary' pigs. Even so, the price the
balifr obtained varied greatly, some
selling for IS cents each and. some
for 80 cents. Pigs were paid not only
by poor tenants for their tiny hold
ings, but also by families as rich and
powerful! as the Grosvenors.-Man-
chester Guardian.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-03
49,, ~ ..... - 0-s--> -.7-
SECRET 'ORDERS ANCIENT
Present Vogue of Emblers, It Can
Be Proved, Is More Than 5000
Years Old.

"Do you notice what an increase
blem and fraternity pins, these days?'
asked Jones.
II suppose you think that is just
an up-to-date fad, don't you?" re-
turned his friend Of antiquarian bent.
"Well, let me tell you, it is not. Watch
charms were invented at least five
thousand years before watches, and
fraternity badges equally, long ago.
1.-The very same symbols which the
'Joiners' are wearing i'll their lapcls
of forms which were in popular use
for, the same, purpose when Nebuchad-
neZZar was kid in school. You see,
it was like this: In the days when
kings could seldom write their own
names and their subjects attributed
every natural phenomenon to one Of
their multifarious gods or devils, there
were always a few, at least, who knew
Some of the truth.
"Glimmerings of q true science We're
manity was too close to barbariSln for
such thing as law of nature to be
understood. When it was perceived
that certain laws did exist they were
set down to the will and desire Of one
or another divinity, and when taught
to a selected few were hedged about
with all sorts of obligations not to
reveal the secrets of the gods to the
'prOfane--a word which originally
meant outside the temple Architec-
ture, geometry. arithmetic, music, as
tronOmy, the alphabet and the decimal
system were once called mysteries,
and the process Of solemnly soaring the
prospective student nearly if not
quite to death as a warming to silence
before letting him in on the secrets
was the preliminary to all education.
And each order has its symbol, or PIN
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-03
Find Fine kaoIin Deposits.

AS result of Investigations con-
corning the extent Of the kaoin de-
posts in PuOlanka. Finland, that have
been made this summer, it has been
found that there ARE actually at least
10000 tons of it there and an esli-
mated probability Of more than 3Oo,-
600 tons. Kaolin has also been found
in four different places N PilIaja-
vaara. The deposits are four t" SIX
meters deep, reports Consul Leslie A.
Davis from Helsingfors. but in some
cases the qualification is over ten
meters deep. 1t has been noticed that
the deeper deposits supply the better
kaolin. According to German experts,
the Finnish deposits of kaolin, which
is the clay used in the making of fine
chinaware, are Of excellent. Quality.
The material is clearer and better
than that found elsewhere im Europe
and the china made from it Is entire
ly white.