The Western Light. (Snyder, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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Maxwell Hotel
Mrs. W. A. Watkins, Proprietress.
Rates $1.50 Per Day.
f-irst Class Service. Table Service the Best
the Market Affords.
Northeast Corner Square. SNYDER, TEXAS.
Stop The Gambling.
For years efforts have been
made to induce congress to do
nomothing by way of putting
a stop to board of trade Ramb-
ling in footl stuffs. They have
been sneered at by public offi*
cials who were presumed to rep-
resent the people. Manifestly,
gambling on the board of trade
is of no benefit to the public
from any standpoint. It is on
the contrary, a detriment to
public interests and it imperils
the happiness of men and
women generally while it jeopar-
dizes the interests of those who
indulge in the sport. Countless
suicides are chargeable to this
evil. The |ienitiariesare full of
men who lost their honor in the
bucket shop and the lessons are
writ so large upon every public
highway in America that it is
strango the American congress
has not long ago used its power
to blot, out the death dealing
machine known as the board of
trade gambling pit.
Those who have, for so many
years, ignored the importance
of this (juestion are now brought
face to face with its iniauity.
All over the country the price
of Hour is being increased and
price of bread in the largeJ
cities is being run up almost to
the prohibitive point so far as
concerns tlte poor.' Bread bake-
ries in many of the cities are
being closed. The situation is
so grave that it would not be
tolerated two days in a monarchy
and yet tins evil is not only per-
mitted but is actually defenued
in this republic.
Secretary Wilson is right
when he says that this situation
is duo to gambling, to the schem-
ing of a coterte of men who are
tratticing witli the food of the
people. Congress has it with-
in its power to crush this insti-
tution, The |,ouisiana lottery
flourisod for years until the
American congress denied it the
use of the mails and the tele-
graph, then the Louisianna lot-
tery died. Congress should
make the same sort of attack
of tiie board of trade gambling.
It should act promptly in the
defense of the people.
Already men, women and child -
ren have suffered, but their suf-
fering will not be in vain if, as
a result, the gambling pit
shall be destroyed.—The Com-
moner,
“I Cannet Sing the Old Songs.”
Poor darling, why don't you
sing the new ones? This year,
so far, is very prolific in new
music, instrumental and vocal.
The Redhead, the Singing Two-
step, and Leap Frog—1 have
them all. J cannot say to my
lady friends, get a move on you,
but I can say, please come
promptly for the new music.
I shall have a fine piano for
you in a few days.
C. D. Palmer,
Book and Music Store
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We are now located in our
new building on North Claire-
mont Street, and will soon be
prepared to take care of the
trade of Snyder and vicinity in
our various lines. We Ire put-
ting in parlors which will be
second to none west of Fort
Worth, Come and see us.
8. P. Kieth.
Wants a Wife.
A man in Scurry county wants
a wife and wants one badly, lie
lias written to Postmaster Rich-
ardson asking his help in secur-
ing one, having no doubt heard
of tiie pretty girls in T,tus coun-
ty. His letter follows, and
any young lady who fills the bill
should see Mr. Richardson for
particulrrs.
Ira, Scurry couuty, The State
of Texas, April 9th.—Dear
Friend, I seat myself to write
you a few lines to let you know
that I am advertising fora nice
womam. I want you to give ine
me the names of some nice girls
who wants to marry. I am a
white man. I have been mar-
ried once, but'could not along
with my wife. She fell in love
with another man and me and
her separated. I was working
all tht time to support her and
it didn’t seem like she would
appreciate anything I done for
her. I never worried so bad,
but what I could take time to
carry her to preaching or any
other nice place, but she was a
woman and had a head of her
own.
I want a woman 1* or 25 years
old, one who has had farm ex-
perience all her life, a one who
knows how to patch clothes,
wash and cook. I want one
that will live witji me until
death separates us.
I am pretty particular who a
woman talks to. I don’t care
how careful a woman is, you
know there is some body ready
to talk about her. I want a girl
that will go with me to New
Mexico and help me to make a
good home. I am twenty-four
years old, have black hair,
and brown eyes. My name is
— —. I want a girl that will
listen to what I tell her. I will
never tell her to do anything
wrong, and will do everything I
can ty lead her U> the seat of
Jfesus Christ. I want her to
weigli 122 pounds. I want an
old settled girl, one that will
work, with dark blue eyes and
yellow hair.
To the Postmaster, Mt. Pleas-
ant, Texas,- Mt. Pleasant Re-
view.
A Broken Face
or anv other part of a watch or
clcock can be repaired here
quickly. In fret, if you have
anything in jewelery that is out
of business,
Bring It Here to Be Fixed.
No matter how far gone it may
Seem, give us a chance to oxer
cise our reparing skill npon it.
We have made some wonder-
ful success in this line. Bring
your watches aud ji welery here
and see what we can do for you.
Towle A Johnson. Jewlern A:
Opticians. Snyder, Texas.
All the latest styles in hats
can be seen at .Mrs. C. E-
Ingles Prices right.
Bake Fish In Paper
The following method does
away witli fishy dishes, dis
agreeable odors, etc: dean and
wash the fish thoroughly, salt,
pepper, and flour it in side and
out (sparingly),then roll in man-
ilia paper at least three times.
Pinch the ends of tiie paper
together then fold back, and pin
securely to prevent the escape
of the juices Bake in moderate
oven, and allow fifteen minutes
more than if the same fish in a
pan. When ready to serve re-
move the paper, to which the
skin will adhere, ani place
tlit delicous juicy meat upon
the platter. Garnish as desired
Woman’s Home Companion
For May
OUR MEATS COME FROM
CATTLE
that are bred and fed especially
for the purpose. They are not
steers that have had to hustle
for a living and grow tough in
the process. They are stall fed,
grain fed cattle which yield the
TENDEREST AND SWEET-
EST MEAT.
Try this market with your
Sunday dinner order. The trial
will cost you nothing, as our
prices are as low as you would
pay anyliow. The difference in
the meat, however, will amaze
you.
Snyder Meat Market, Ketner &
Gallagher.
Pretty and Practicable Tea Tray.
Take apiece of satin of any
shade harmonious witli the col
or scheme of the table or room;
place a small lace doily in the
center, and frame this in an oval
gilt frame. (These frames can
be found in any of tiie depart-
ment stores, sometimes with in-
expensive pictures in them, for
twentyfive cents.) A piece of
white linen with either the doily
or an embroidered initial in tiie
center framed in a white enam-
eled frame also makes a hand-
some tray. The glass is easily
wiped off and the linen remains
as spotless as before it was used.
A piece of felt may be glued on
the bottom of the tray, to pre-
vent scratching or marring the
table in any way.—Woman’s
Aoine Companion for May.
Opposed to Slang.
Donald had been to Sunday
school, and on coming was asked
what lie had learned. The les-
son was the story of Joseph,
and the small learner was evi-
dently very full of h's subject.
‘‘Oh,” he Mid, “it was about
a boy, and his brothers took him
and put him in a hole in tiie
ground; and then they killed
another boy, and took the first
boy’s coat and dipped it in the
blood of this boy and—”
“Oh, no, Donald, not another
boy!” his sister interrupted, hor-
rified, But Donald stood his
ground.
‘‘It was, too,” he insisted.
Then he added. “The teacher
said ‘kid,’ but I don’t use words
like that.”—Woman’s Homo
Companion for May.
Peeling Onions Without Tears.
The work of skinning onions,
which usually ends in tears, can
be made a pleasure by [louring
boiling water over them and
covering a few minutes before
lieeiing.—Woman’s Home Coin-
Money makes the mare go.
So in order to accumulate some
of tiie ‘‘bullion” wo are offering
special inducements in all our
lines. T. L. McMillian & Co.
Prisoners for luntsvilb.
Penitential”* Agent W. li.
Brown left yesterday morning
for the state penitentiary with
Wild Horse Hill,Austin Thomp-
son and other prisoner brought
in from Snyder, and all three
will serve terms in that institu*
tion for their wrongdoings.
Wild Horse Hill is a noted
horse thief convicted in Scurry
county. Austin Thomson is the
youth who burglarized tiie An*
chor store at Merkel and tiie
two stores at Nubia. Bill Davis
who was convicted along with*
Hill for horse theft was carried
along with tiie rest. The boys
seemed glad to get away from
county jail life.—Abilene News.
Every growing ambitious town
is composed of three elements.
Those who work patriotically,
vigorously and intelligently for
its advancement; those who are
in a state of apathy and indiffer-
ence, and those who take a cu-
rious delight in dlscouragiug the
efforts of others by ridicule and
a persistent denial that any pro-
gress can or has been accom-
plished. The latter class are
called croakers, but are really
something worse for their de-
spondency, but from that unen-
viable spirit that will neither
act itself or permit others to act.
To which element do you be-
long?—Hamlin Hearld.
THE BALL WILL SOON EE
FLYING
across the grounds. Bats will
soon be a matter of anxious in-
terest. The golfer, the fisher-
man, the sportsman of every
kind will soon get busy.
H E A D 0 U A R T E II S FOI
SPORTING GOODS
is ight here. Come and Iook
over the collection. See the
newest things in our favorite
line. Meet your comrades and
talk sport. Even if you don’t
think of buying anytning it will
be just as well for you to know
the latest wrinkles.
GRAYUM DRUG CO.
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BuyaHome
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Western Tex.
LIST OF LANDS
The ma'l order houses are
still doing a good business, and
will as long as they continue to
put out their profusely illustra-
ted advertisements telling what
well built machinery, wagons
and buggies they have, how wel
their suits that cost you only
$9,80 look and wear. Their bus-
iness will grow as if they had
no competition until the mer-
chants at home begin to ndvei*
tise in the same way. If the
meichant will be half as gener-
ous in his allowance for adver-
tising as these people are, and
use his space telling tiie people
what lie lias lias and what they
can buy them for, he will keep
at home lots of the money which
is now going to the mail order
houses.—Stravvn Enterprise.
A Bargain for Some One.
80 acres, 9 miles from Snyder
house and well, 50 acres in culti-
vation, 60 acres of good land,
well located, price $1100. Will
take $100 cash, a team of good
mules, and | ivo good terms on
balance. This is the best small
proposition in the county. See
tiie Baker Eubank Co., Snyder,
Texas.
No. 1. 18-room hotel, well furnished,
conveniently situated in business part
of Snyder. Texas. ,V
No. 6. Good 5-room house, well,
wind mill, galvanized tank, good or-
chard, lot 150x300 feet, conveniently
located.
No. 10. 640 acres land, 75 acres in
cultivation, small house and dugout, 2
wells, one wind mill, plenty timber,
about 400 acres tillable, food neighbor-
hood.
No. 11. 215 acres land, 25 acres in
cultivation, two-room house, well and
wind mill, plenty timber.
No. 13. One good 4-room house, well,
finished, good location and a bargain.
No. 21. 420 acres land, 200 acres in
cultivation, 3 sets improvements, well
and wind mill and tank and living
water on place.
No. 23. 223 acres land, 40 acres in
cultivation, all fenced and good place.
No. 28 4-room house, well, wind mill
and tank, water in lots, garden and
house, everything convenient. You
should get'prices on this.
No. 33. 160 acres of land with house,
well and dugout 10x20 feet, 80 acres in
cultivation.
No. 34. 320 acres ef land couven-
ient to Snyder and well improved in
every respect. You should investigate
this at $26.50 acre bonus.
No. 35. 160 acres land, 90 acres in
cultivation, nearly all agricultural 3-
room house, well and sheds. Terms
goods.
No. 36. 280 acres land,3-room house,
well, wind mill and tank, good sheds,
lots, etc., 75 acres in cultivation, all
agricultural, good easy term«.
No. 38. Block of merchandise stock
we can sell at a bargain. This is wor-
thy of your investigation. It will be
money to you.
No. 48. One 3-room house with hall,
lot 150x150, well, wind mill and tank,
good orchard and bam, this is a snap
at $1500.
No. 49. 3-room house, lot 120x24"
barn, lot and well. Price $1050.
No. 58. One two-story concrete
building, price $7(8)0.
of land. Price $1800, you can miss
this deal.
No. 61. One 7-room heuse, lot 150x
150. well, wind mill and tank, well fin-
ished house, good barns and out houses,
complete water system in house, lots
and garden, only two blocks from
square. See us about this.
No. 62. Two 3-room houses, one 4
room house, all new, lots 50x140, also
sheds for each house, eomplote water
systems in all houses, housesnew. Will
trade this and No. 61 for good farm or
ranch property, or sell same at a bar-
gain. call on us and we will convince
you that, this is al deal.
No. (id. One 5-room hoese, well, w ind 1
mill and tank all good, new and well
finished. Call on us for price.
No. 64. 640 acres land, 230 acres in !
cultivation, practically all agricultural
land, two 3 room houses on this land,
well, wind mills aud tank*, lots, sheds,
etc. This is cheap at $20 per acre
bonus.
No. 65. 320 acres unimproved land.
Price $12.00 per acre bonus.
No. 58. Good cement block business
house, east frort, two-story. Price
$7(K)0.
No. 70. 560 acres, 200 acres in culti-
vation, 3 sets improvements, all good
land, close to good little town. Price
$26 ner acre. This is a bargain and is
sandy, cat-claw land.
No. 77. 160 acres raw land,2 1- Jo75il
Snyder at $20 per acre. 160 2 mjje ue
in cultivation, 4-room house and well.
Price $25 per acre. 80 acres raw land
at $25 per acre.
No. 78. 640 acres fn Reagan county,
575 acres smooth land, this is low land.
Price $10 per acre, or will exchange
for Scurry county land.
No. 80. 1280 acres, 80*per cent agri-
cultural, 60 acre* in cultivation, fire
tank on this place. Price 12.50 bonus.
No. 82. 300 acres raw land 10 miles
of Snyder. Price $11 bonus.
No. 83. 160 acres. 100 in cultivation,
120 acres good land, 3-room house, well,
wind mill, tank and plenty timber, good
School. Prict $16 bonus.
No. 85. 150 acres, 2-room house, dug
out, well, wind mill, 90 acres in culti-
vation, 126 acres good land. $20 per
acre bonus.
No. *6. 50 acres west of Hermleigh,
price $25 per acre, 5'KI .iash, balance
good terms.
No. 90 . 320 acres, 160 acres good
land, 60 acres in cultivation, good 4-
room house, well, wind mill and tank,
lots, sheds and out houses. Price $25
per acre bonus.
No. 91. 80 acres, 3 miles of Snyder,
2-room house, wind mill, tank, lots,
sheds, 70 acres in cultivation. Price
$35 per acre bonus.
No. 94. 6x0 acres in Borden county,
two room house, 35 acres in cultivation,
75 per cent agricultural; price $20 per
acre bonus, 1 3 cash, balance terms.
No. 29. 150x300, east one-half of
Block IQ, Lundy Park: price $400.
No. 30. West one-half of lot 4,
Block 9, Snyder.
No. 32. 3-room house, well,wind mill,
lot 150x300, orchard and b«rn, a good
pro|>08ition.
No. 7. Lot 74x300, good orchrrdon1
south one-half, this is on corner and
worth investigating.
No. 15. One modern 6 room cottage,
150x140, this a snap.
No. 16. This is a splendid proposition
for business house and hotel.
No. 17. Block 300x800, good location
in fine neighborhood.
No. 24. One-half block in Snyder, a
beautiful location for nice homo.
No. 26. One lot 50x!4o, well situa-
ted and price is right.
No. 27. 3-room house, well finished
and sheds, well, etc., lot 150x160, price
$700, good terms.
No. 39. Good business lot at a bar-
gain if sold at once.
No. 40. One lot 30x40, near depot at
a good figure.
No. 59. Onefi-room house, well,wink
mill and cistern, outhouses and a blocd
No. LWi .A ruom house and 1-2
block, good barns well, windmill
tank and uugout. $1,500.00
No. 119. 1920 acres, north-
west Toyah, all agricultural,
small house, well and wind, and
cistern, price $4.50 per acre,
bonus; will take some trade on
good terms.
No. 120. 160 acres northwest
Snyder, 125 acres in cultivation,
150 acres agricultural, 4 room
house, well and pump, patented
land, price $25 per acre, $1000
cash, balance in 1, 2 and 3 years,
at 8 percent.
No. 121. 640 acres near Dunn.
100 acres in cultivation, 4 room
bouse, well and windmill,spring
water in creek, 500 acres in culti
vation, one-half patented, $1.00
school land; price $30 per acre,
including all stock, feed and im-
provements, one half cash, bal-
ance in 1, 2, and 3 years, at lo
per cent.
No. 122. lfiO 1 and 2-4 miles
from Dunn, 110 acres in cultiva -
tion, all agr., 2 io jiii house, well
and pump. Brice $25 acre, 12
cash, lid lance 1, 2 and 2 years at
10 per cent, pattern'd land.
No. 124. 160 acres southwest
of Snyder. 95 acres in eul., 15o
ares agricultural, 2 room house
and dug out, well and wind mill.
Price $20 acres, terms good.
No. l2.» 32(1 acres West ot
Snyder; 5 room house, cistern,
fine tank, 110 acres in cultivation
land, price $20 per acre. I 2 cash
balance 1, 2 ami 3 years lo per-
cent inteiest..
No._l27 4 room house, lot
lot); L>(), good orchard, grape
arbor, well, windmill, tank, good
location. Price $2,500 4-2 cash
balance terms.
No. 128 250 acres List of
Snyder, 150 acres in cultivation
220 acres agricultural, 4 room
house, good orchard, well, wind
mill and out houses. Patented
land, price $42 per acre 2*3 cash
balance 1, 2 and 3 years at 10
per cent.
No. 130 160 acres Southwest
of Snyder, well, windmill and
; tank. 3 room house, 54 acres
; in cultivation: UK) acres ngric.ul-
! ural. $1.00 school land. Price
$20.00 tier acre 'ash.
No. 181. 460 acres south of
Snyder, unimproved,75 per tig.,
plenty timber. Price $20 acre 4,
12 cash, baiunec 1, 2 anil 8 years
j at 10 per cent .
No 133. 5 sections in Gttrza
! county, about 15 acres agricul-
tural, house, well and spring,
4 sections $1.00 school land* one
section patten ted. Price $6.50
acre, 13 cash, balance to suit
at lo per cent.
No. 135. 4*0 acres northeast
of Snyder, 170 acres in eul., 250
These dry times we will <ell
you dry good* so cheap for cash
that you will actual think you
have stolen tlieui. Seeing is
believing, so try us and,you will
be convinced.
T. L. McMillan it Co.
acres agricultural, 2 sets
proyeinents, - wells and liyii
water in pasture, 1-2 is$1.50ai
I balance $1.00 school land. Pri
$27 acre,3-4 cash,balance to si
at 10 per cent.
No. 186. 600 acres near Ira,2
in cultivation* 3 sets improv
ments. 8 12 acres in orcliai
well and cistern at each hous
all fenced. Price $21 acre, go
terms, at 10 per cent.
No. 137. 147 1-6 acres, es
of Snyder, 3 room house,
acres in culti”atlon, 95 per ee
agricultural, pattened land, w
andwlnd mill. Price $30 aci
1-2 cash, balance 1, 2 and 3 jet
at 10 per cent.
Gross & Brown
SNYDER, TEXAS
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