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•NYDKK, SCITWV COUNTY, TEX AS. I^KIDAY, JULY I IMS.
NUMBER SEVEN
IXNJTK’All DERATE SAT! KRAY
Cockrell Mini Sandusky Wen- The
Speaker*. scurr County Sup.
|MirtiiiK Hobby.
The Fe
LONG TIS
The first real political event that
has come to Snyder this year, came
last Saturday afternoon. It had been
noised around for several days that
Judgo Fred Cockrell of Abilene
would speak here In tho interest of
Jim Ferguson.
True to announcement the Abilene
Judge and bis daughter, Mrs. 9te
phenson of Sweetwater, drove in
here about noon. They went to the
Park Auditorium and waited for the
people to comq Finally it became
known that L<. W. Sandusky of Colo-
rado was here to meet the Judge in
joint discussion, then a large crowd
soon gathered there.
The audience was estimated at 700
•prclal Tux For .Maintenance of l*u Judge Adamson announced the ar-
"c Shooks und Furnishing rangements and Introduced the speak
Fn-o Text era. Judge Cockrell spoke first, say-
ing that Texas never lost a dollar on
lOl si-. JOINT Resolution v,. jFerguson and pointing out where he
’roposing an amendment to .\rt was a friend to the poor and was un-
of the Constitution of the st.i lawfully impeached,
of Texas by changing Sec. 3, p* He charged that Hobby was eiect-
\iding for a thirty-five cent bed Lieutenant Governor on Fergu-
BOYS TO COLORS! METHODS III CITY
SHIRK SOLDIERS LEAVE.
.Snyder's t/uola Join The Host of Re.
frtlit* Here. Many People
Hid Them Good-Byre.
J.
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levy for the maintenance of
public schools of Texas, and pi
vidlng free text books in pub
schools of the State of Texas, u
making an appropriation theref
_ He It resolved by the l***t«i«**—-
PRESIDENT WIRES CON-
DOLENCE TO ROOSEY ELT
Washington, July 21.—President
Wilson Saturday Bent the following
telegram of condolence to Col Roos-
evelt respecting the dc'ilh of hi--
youngest son, Lieut, Queutin Rot/sr
velt, killed in an air battle in Frauoe,
July 14.
•‘1 am greatly distressed that the
news of your son’s death is confirm-
ed I ’ ad hoped for other news. He
died serving his country and died w tth
fine gallantry. I am grieved that his
service should aave come to this
tragic end.”
Call for Republican ConwOBim.
Pursuant to Instructions of the
Chairman of the State Executive
Committee, I hereby ctll a Republi-
can county convention to be held at
Snyder. Texas, on August 3rd, 1918,
at 3:30 p. m., for the purpose of
electing a county chairman and del-
egates to the state and dWtrict con-
ventions aad euch other business as
shall regularly come before the con-
vention.
All republicans who "have paid
their poll tax, that attend said con-
vention will be regularly seated ts
delegates from their respective pre-
cincts. ,
o. R Clark, County Chairman
This July “20, 1913.
Revival at AxHHtortam.
The revival meeting at the Park
auditorium, under the auspices of
the Church of Christ is now well
under way. I*arge congregations are
attending and the general interest Is
Increasing. The preaching is .done by
Evangetitft Wefhertamd of Yuma, Ten-
nessee. He *■ an hrteresttng preach-
er, plain, logical and forceful. Mr
Kibble of Brownwood Is leading in
the song service.
son’s coat tail and then stabbed a
friend in the back. Said Ferguson
js a dry anti and Hobby a wet anti
and that his present attitude toward
prohibition and woman sniff rage is
a play at politics and predicted Fer-
guson will be elected and seated as
governor.
There was a little hand clapping
by five or six people at two points
in the speech.
The appearance of Mr. Sndusky
was greeted by prolonged cheering.
He showed some of the proven acts
of Ferguson for which he was im-
peached and contended that whether
criminal acts or not, the acts of
Ferguson showed him unfit to be
governor and the state senate had so
declared. He said that even if Hobby
is not a convert to prohibition, he
has given to the people of Texas and
the national government the laws
they asked for and no governor could
do more. He recited that in granting
to women the right to vote in the
primaries he went as far as the con-
Rtituton permits. Mt. Sandusky was
liberally applauded throughout hi>
address.
Several hundred people were at
the Santa Fe Station Tuesday after-
noon to see another bunch of our
boys leave for the training camp. Jt
was a fine bunch of young Americans
and we know they will help to up-
hold the honor of American justice
and independence.
The Red Cross equipped them with
regulation kit and they went with
the cheers of friends and the pray-
ers of fathers and mothers.
When the special troop train came
through it consisted of seven well
filled coaches with bright young men
from all over the Plains country.
The following is a list of S< noble
young men who went from Snyder:
William H Hums, Otto McElyea,
John Li Fargason, Travis Harrison,
Thomas VS. Tomlinson, Natha/n A.
Billingsley, Itoss 8. Pate, Ruby G.
Bynum Alex W. Clift. W. M. Tay-
lor, William E. Paschen, Homer Lee
Glover, Vern McMullan, Thomaa B.
Pryor, Willie Zieglar, George Allen
Ramsey, Dan IV. Hall, Orville M.
West, Hollis P. Whitefleld, Chas L.
Deere, Elmer Jennings, I^ennie M
Wilson, Joe Elmer Lewis. Howard
Earl Ricks, John S. Martin, Warren
C. Fargason. Claud Gillum, Jesse W.
Dixon, John L Bower, John W. Slo p
herd. Geo. Lester Huckabee, Geo
Everett Rich. Wm. T. DeShazo, Ira
Emmerson Armstrong, Robert Hailey
White, Wm. Lee Pitts.
Whul (he Hun Is Fighting For.
Notice.
Beginning August 1, 1918, we the
undersigned merchants of Snyder,
will make only one delivery to each
home per day within the City limits
only.
All orders taken In the morning
will be delivered in the afternoon
,All orders taken after twelve
o’clock will be delivered tho follow-
ing morning.
We have adopted the above rule
after due and careful consideration
mainly for the following reasons:
1. Due to the Increasing scarcity
of competent labor no* subject to
military service.
g. To curtail, as far as possible
the expense of doing business, there-
by eliminating the necessity of rais-
ing prices
3. In order to co-operate with our
government In the great movement
for the conservation of the resources
of the uation by more economically
operating our business.
We realize this action will to a
certain extent work a hardship on
a few for a short time. But the ac-
tion is iu keeping with the spirit of
the times and we believe our friends
and patrons are patriotic enough to
See that the move is a good one at
this time. Wo know that you will
give us your hearty co-operation in
our effort to keep down as far as
possible the constantly advancing
prices
Farmers Union Mer. Co
Denson & Smith **
J W. Templeton
C. R Lockhart Gro. Co
Harpole & Taylor.
Higginbotham Bros & Co.
C. S. Perkins.
Willbelm & Wenninger. ✓
The Kaiser's latest public, speed'
was significant In its admission that
Germany is fighting not on the de-
fensive, but to impose its systems
and its "kultur" upon the whole
world. On the occasion of a celebra-
tion in honor of his succession to the !
throne, he declared that “the war is
not a matter of strategic campaign
Mr. Cockrell had fifteen minues pm a struggle of two world views
for closing, but failed to make any
telling point anywhere.
He finally said the people here are
so tied to their idol that it was use-
less to try to reason with them and
he quiJ.
Peroons who were In position to
see the crowd estimate that fully 90
per cent were Hobby supporters.
Judge Cockrell went from here to
HermMgh and Clifton Perkins was
there to inwet him on the stump and
a majority of the crowd tlreTe were
for Hobby.
EDUCATED PEOPLE IN •BMAUB
Revival Mniiing nt Hrrinletgh.
Rev. J. R Plant, pastor of the
Methodist church at Hermlelgh was
here Wednesday and abated that he
would begin a revival meeting ijt
Hermlelgh Thursday night. He will
be assisted by >Yev. W. C. Hines of
Matador.
Liberty Hood Campaign In «ep«.
Mr. J. W. Hoopes has returned
from a conference with other govern
ment agents and states that the next j against them
Tbe gnvernment has established
in Washington City a school for train
ing nurses tor army service andwhen
a nurse has graduated she will be
rent into active service. This Is a
fine opening for young women who
want to be self sustaining and use-
ful to their country. Applicant* must
*be between T1 and 35 years o3d ana
have at least a High school educa-
tion.
This last named requirement
stresses the fact that, except for mm
ial service, there is no demand for
boys and girls who have turned down
their opportunities to get education
Young people sometimes feel that
It is a waste of time to go to school
and they up v-Pl.out education
and later find that the doors of all
the better av >c i tons are close 1
Parents who tall ti
Liberty Rond campaign for six hi! provide eduevricn*! facilities fo.
lion dollars will be launched during (their children are ilolu/ so to the
the last half of September. jhnrt of their o'" n offspruiff Vo sort
———————— | of a busines* coi.e«it. wants to on-
jgage Ignorau* nu i and women Tie
rP‘ i business worlJ w ants the best .n >er-
mlnd the people that no transfer of vice and the .•dive 1 man or winmn
laist Days To Transfer.
Supt, O. L. Howell desires to
scholastics can be made from one
district to another after July 31. If
you wish to transfer, do it now.
Judge Yonge Employment Agent
Judge Arthur Yonge received noti-
is more efficient than the ignorant
hence the nurse department and me-
chanical branch of the v ar aer\lc"
rails for men and women who are in-
tellectually fit.
wrestling with each other. Eithei
German principles of right, freedom,
honor and morality must be upheld
or Anglo-Saxon jrinciples, with their
Idolatry of mammon, must be vic-
torious.” That declaration clarifies
tke issue, because it uoes away with
the contention of the Hun that he
fights to save himself. “Kultur” has
had a free hand ererwhere—much
too free a hand In this country The
German-American Alliance, subsi-
dized by the Berlin government has
been prosecuting for years its scheme
to Germanize this country, and not
one voice was lifted to oppose its
treasonable design. Throughout the
world, in empires and in democracies
alike, a network of German intrigue
has enmeshed the official, social and
even the religious life of other lands,
gradually transferring to Berlin the
power and the Influence that should
abide only at home. And still the
apostles of “kultur” were not satis-
fied with these peaceful conquests
The propaganda of persuasion was
too mild: its proselytes Were toe
easily won. "Kultur” demands more
than lip serlce Nothing but fear
can enlighten the human heart as
to all of Its virtues. A flat sword
upon the skull, a dagger through c
woman's heart, an Infant leg severed
at the Joint—these things, and these
alone, prekeh the gospel of "kultur”
in Its primitive puriy The world
owes much to the Kaiser for his
candor He makes it plain—even »c
tho Hun—what the Hun is fighting
for.
Banks Will Bo 4.loved.
TVe the undersigned banks will i
clo <ri, Saturday, July 27, 1918, on
account of the primary flection
Tho 1st Slate Bank & Trust Co.
The Snyder National Bank
The First National Bank.
TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND
FRIENDS.
On and after Aug. 1st, 1918, we
will sell wood and coal for cash only
Telephone orders must be paid for
at the time of delivery. The exceed-
ingly close margin fixed by the Fuel
Administrator makes tho above meth
od of handling the fuel business ab-
solutely necessary so please do not
ask us to open an account lor you.
A minimum charge of 25c will bi
made on all coal dray age deliveries
of less than 1000 lbs
(Signed) W. T. Baze and Son.
By J. I Baze.
J. C. Dawson. 12
W UNLIMITED AMOUNT
OF CHEAT MONFA
•
I am In receipt of official uu
I nouncement from the Fe leral Land
Bank of Houston that ttu y have o:i
hand one hundred million dollars to
put out in ths country at the very
low rate of five and one-half per cent
interest. Ail farmers and land own-
ers who pay more than seven per
cent Interest should take aavantuge
of this opportunity.
August interest payments on clos-
od loans muat be paid in time for
your secretary-treasurer to get same
to the bank in order that credit may
be given prior to August 1. The semi-
annual payments come August 1 and
February 1, each year, Please make
your arrangements accordingly.
Following extract from a letter
from the bank explains Itself:
“We are being asked in a few in-
stances, to extend the date of pay-
ment. On this question we advise
you as follows: Immediately upon
taking the mortgages of the borrow-
ers, we Issue bonds of the Bank,
equal in amount to the sums loaned
based upon the lands mortgaged
These bonds we sell In order to get
money for the borrowers. On these
bonds we are required to make semi-
annual payments of Interest. Th<
holders of the Ijonds expect their
money. The system would fail In ten
days if we did not make these pay-
ments in full. For the present, at
least, there Is no use to write us
for extension of time. We must have
the money or sell the farm under our
Deed *of Trust, The time may nnd
will come, when the Bank has ac-
cumulated a surplus sufficient to en-
able it It accommodate associations
and borrowers, but that time Is not
yet.”
.1 P CHAM BLESS,
, .Secretary-Treasurer
OIL DEVELOPMENTS
IN SCURRY COUNTY
• ► -----. ta.
OIL OUT LOOK IN SCURRY.
Plant*Robinson Marriage.
Rev. J R. Plant of Hermlelgh and
Miss Vera Robinson of the Mt. Zion
community were married last Sun-
day afternoon at the home of the
bride’s parents by Presiding Elder
J. T. Griswold. The bride Is a splen-
did lady and the groom Is the popu-
lar pastor of the Hermlelgh Meth-
odist church. He is now serving his
second year on the Hermlelgh circuit
and has done good ministeral work
there. He has been In pastoral work
in Scurry and Garza counties for sev-
eral years and has always carried up
good reports to the conference.
Three drilling contracts have been
closed in Scurry county the past
week.
Mr. J. Burris Mitchell of Los An-
geles. California, has closed a drill-
ing contract with Messrs. Nelson and
Snuffer for a Meek of acreage ly-
ing between Hermlelgh and' Camp
Springs for a test to commence at
once. Mr. Mitchell has his rig and-
material ready to go to work. Mr.
Mitchell is interested in the firm of
Mitchell aud Sons, who brought In
the first well in Coleman county on
the Gray ranch.
Contract for early drilling has
been let on the W. A. Johnson ranch
north of town to Tulsa, Oklahoma,
parties, drilling to commence within
90 days.
Another contract has been let by
Messrs. Matthews and Griffith to
Wichita Falls drillers on their block
of acreage In west and south of Flu-
vanna. This makes a total of four
bonoflde controls for Scurry county
ty, ThU is the block of acreage on
which Maj. John W*. Ottley of Mari-
etta, Oklahoma, made a survey some
weeks ago and predicted that oil
will be found In paying quantities
in the Pennsylvania sands at a depth
of from 1200 to 1500 feet. Maj. Ot-
tley years ago located the Motirlake,
Saratoga, Markham and other big
fields in Texas and predicted the de-
velopment of oil in southeastern Kan
sas and northeastern Oklahoma^
which has since been proven up in
the wonderful UtlfTer /UWity, Kansas
field, said to be the best steady pro
ductlun In the country.
In pulling the caring out of an olu
well on *he Ben KeynoM’a ranch
northeast of Shyder a few days ago
a steady flow of gas was obtained
This is about 7 miles northeast of
Texas Will Remain Dr).
Judge Calhoun of Austin has held
the Statutory Prohibition Uw Valid
and now the c*se will go to the Su-
preme court and will almost certain
ly be sustained as agreeable to tho
constitution and then next year a con
Btitutiontl amendment will be sub.
mltted to the people and the ques-
tion will be settled.
MniTlage Announce*!
The Signal is In receipt of the fol-
lowing news Item:
“Mr. Harold S. McGregor and Mrs.
Agnes Jones, announce their marri-
age which occurred at Pawhuska,
Okla.. MoBaay, July 22, 191*
Rankin Thompson Visits Home.
ficatlon this week that he ha* been jn mentioning the social at C. R
duly appointed County Director of Lockhart’s last week, we should have
the United States Employment Ser- Ba|j Tommie’s prayer Instead of the
vice for Scurry county. Lord’' prayer by the little girl.
Court Handles Two Cases.
The Couny Court ground out two
“turns” of grist Thursday
H P. Wellborn vs. M. L. Fenton
et al, suit on note, dismissed as to
Fenton. judgment for plaintiff
against ottiers.
The Rtr.te vs. 7.. F, Samples, tin
lawfully allowing fence to remain
around land of another Complaint
quahsed. This ease wa* based on the
fencing up of a part of the ground
at the old oil field south of town.
Rankin Thompson who Is on a
battleship in New York, came home
Tuesday morning to visit his parents
Mr. tnd Mrs. T J Thompson. This I _Je
is his first visit since he enlisted. It 1
Is learned that Ben Waskom Is on
the Virginia coast and Charlie Noble
is at Seattle These three boys went
away together.
Notice U* Women Voters.
You must make out your own Urk
et I com memory. You should scratch
nil but one running for each office
You should go to the polls durlnv
business hours to avoid the rush
take your time and vote right.
Women Urged to Vote Early.
The Signal suggest* to the ladles
of Scurry county that they go to the
polling places early tomorrow and
vote. The weather Is more pleasant
in tho morning and ordinarily mosi
men wait until the afternoon to vote
There will be an unusually large
number of voters and the precincts
around the polling places are apt to
be crowded and women will become
weary in waiting for their turn. By
voting early they may a»void the
rush and in case any should want
to a.*k the presiding officer for In
struction he will have more time to
explain matter*.
Go as early In the morning as con-
venient ana have it over with.
Nice Shower at Fluvanna.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Tate of Flu-
vanna were In Snyder Tuesday and
alter the rain clouu passed over the
country between Snyder and Flu-
vanna, they decideo to remain hero
for the night. A card from Bro. Tate
written Wednesday states that the
guage at Fluvanna showed a five-
eighth inch rain there Tuesday after
noom
Hixty One A Men to® Voter*.
There were 61 people here who
filed their primary elctlon tickets
wi lt the county clerk this week be-
fore leaving the county These peo-
hau planned to go away and
could not have been here to vote and
the absentee voter law came In
handy for them.
Messrs. J, T. <T. Harris, J. B.
Mitchell, 19 E. Matthews and W W.
Griffith made a business trip to
Wichita Falls this weok. They re-
port a siierc*sful round with the ex-
ception that Mr. Griffith, who se-
parated from the crowd and uot mix-
ed up wth an till witch, who took
him out and tangled him with e
"Jingle bob.” For further informa-
tion. speak to Mr. Griffith about th-
matter «
Hold Your Precinct t’onventlons.
Remember the democratic precinct
conventions to be held In the sever-
al precincts Saturday to elect dele-
gates to the County convention.
Your chairman may forget to call
the>-e meetings, but any number of
Mrs. J. T. T. Harris and daughter
of Ryan, Oklahoma, are at the Man-
hattan hotel, the guests of Mr, Har-
ris, who is developing the oil In-
dustry of Scurry County.
t.ET THE CASH ON
YOUR OIL LEASE
If you have any land that you
have not leased for Oil Gas and Min-
eral, come to see us and’ learn how
we can get you Immediate cash for
same. Make up your mind' what you
will take for the lease per acre and
list it with us at odca
Come in and let im fully explain
Yours truly, >
The Snyder (111 l*ease Exchange,
J. P. Charabless, Mgr.
Snyder, Texas
Office Phine 88. Residence Phone
399
Here Must Go To France.
Pttoskey, Mich, July 22.—“Many
hare gone, but many more must go
before our glorious task is accom-
plished,” said Vice President Thomas
R. Marshal in addressing selects who
left here for Camp Custer this after-
noon.
You may not return, but tie who
sacrifice* his life for his coun'ry can
never die, I do not believe a man
ever dies until ho has done his work
or refused his opportunity to do It.
We have those who have refused to
subscribe for the various war funds.
They already ore dead, but not bur*
ieo'. I don't know when their funerals
will be, but I don’t care, for I shall
not a’lend.”
W. A Merrell and wife ano’ Neill
Gross and wife have returned from
Ranger They report that a good hus-
democrats msyor^aDt ••■and transact | |l)M< ,OWI) but „n lneonw«(il«*nt place
to llvp
i
the business Just the same.
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