The Western Light. (Snyder, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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The western light.
SMITH & JACKSON, Publishers.
Volume Eleven;
'Strictly Scurry county institution, devoted to her best Interest.”
SNYDER, SCURRY COUNTY, TEXAS, MARCH 6, 1908.
$650 IN FREE PRIZES
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A $400 Piano and Other Valuable
Prizes Given Away Free
to Young Ladies.
The Western Light will
Put on Voting Contest
clipped, tilled out and sent to
this office will entitle some
young lady 15 votes.
Read the Page Ad in this Paper Next Week.
Will Give the Plan, EuLs and ;• nines of
Contestants and List « Prizes.
On March 14th, 1908, the
Western Light's big Piano Con-
test starts. Let every one read
the page ad in next issue of this
paper. Everything concerning
the contest will be made plain.
Contest will close July 14, 1908.
On Tuesday, April 14th, 1908,
at 4 o’clock p. in., the votes then
cast will be counted and a spe-
cial prize of $10.00 in gold will
be given to the young lady hav-
ing the greatest number of votes
to her credit at that time.
The ,second week after the
contest begins, March 14th, the
vote will be published, and e%ch
week thereafter.
The merchants have' shown
their appreciation and endow-
ment of our great business get-
ting campaign by subscribing
very liberally to the list of
prizes. We will show our ap-
preciation to the business men
who have co-operated with us in
this campaign by endeavoring
to give Snyder more advertising
in the next few months than
she lias ever received at the
hands of any other one enter-
prise. These contests have
proven a great success in other
localities. Many papers of the
middle west are either now run-
ning or have run those contests.
The editors of the Western
Light wishes to say to all can
didates and to the people in gen-
eral, that they have given much
study to the plan of the contest,
and can assure them that fair-
ness will characterize this con-
test in every way, and that each
contestant will have a square
deal.
The object of this contest is to
introduce the Western Light in-
to the homes of as many fami-
lies as possible. There is no
great secrete or mystery about
it, no chance, and no element of
graft. It is a plain case of hus-
tle and some young ladies are
going to get these prizes. Why
not you?
In another colum will be found
a nominating blank, please till
out same, nominating some
young lady of your choice and
send same to the Light office-
The list of candidates that
have been nominated will appear
in the next issue of this paper.
After the contt st starts, and
including the issue of March 13,
1908, a free coupon will be run
in each issue of the Light, when
Death of Niss Vera Williamson.
Miss Vera Williamson, aged
15 years, the only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Williamson,
of the Conro community, died
Tuesday after a protracted ill-
ness of typhoid fever. Her re-
mains were laid to rest in Sny-
der cemetery. The services
were conducted at the grave by
Revs. L. S. Knight and J. H.
I Ellis.
This death was an exceedingly
sad one, in view of the fact that
that Miss Vera was an only
daughter out of a large family
of boys. She was precious bud
that had just bloomed into full
and beautiful maidenhood, lo^ed
and respected not only by home
folks but by all with whom she
came in contact, and her pres-
ence will be sorely missed in the
home circle and in the commun-
ity where she lived.
In their sad bereavement the
family have the the deepest sym-
pathy of the entire community
in this sad affliction.
Will Opes Millinery Store*
Mrs- C. E. Ingle will open her
new Millinery Store one door
south of Coats, Hale & Co., on
east side. Her new goods have
arrived, and will be on display
in a few days. Her lady friends
are requested to call.and see her.
Sold at Public Auction.
We will sell under execution
Tuesday, March 10th, 1908, all
all the household furniture, bed-
ding, dishes, mattings, carpets,
rugs, etc., of the Skinner Hotel.
About $350 worth of these goods
will be sold to the highest bid-
der, and many bargains will be
the result.
Kelley A Stokes.
HUNG HIMSELF
A Yount Man Commits Suicide
East of Snyder.
Monday night a young man
by the name of Pearson, living
seven miles east of town in the
Werner community committed
suicide by hanging himself by
the neck. He was nut louml un
til the next morning, when his
mother, on going out to the
barn, discoverd his lifless body
hanging from the rafter of the
building. He took his life some
time in the forepart of the
night. He had been to Snyder
Monday and returned some time
in the night, when lie proceeded
to destroy himself. He left no
note or other information as the
caused of nis rash act, but it is
supposed that lie had become dis-
appointed as a result of a horse
trade be had made here the day
before. He came to Snyder,!
riding a good horse, so it has
been stated, and traded with a j
horse jockey, and in the deal lie
lost his saddle and watch, ar.d
rodo.home a plug of a pony.
Tuesday afternoon Justice
Baugh, County Attorney Wilson
Dr. Howell and Deputy Suits
went out and held an inquest,
the above facts developing*
His remains were intered in
Snyder cemetery Wednesday.
He was a son of a widow lady,
and her only support. The'syin*
pathy of the community go out
to her in her sad bereavement.
One Dollar Per Year
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POPULAR VOTING CONTEST
....................................................................1908
I hereby nominate or BUggcst the name of
Address .................................................................
As a lady worthy to become a candidate in your POPULAR VOTING
CONTEST. Thie doea not obligate me in any way whataover and my
name is not to be divulged.
Signed...........................................................................
Address .........................................................
Clip this nominating blank, till it out and send same to this
office, thus nominating the girl of your choice in our big l’iano
contest.
The STAR
MARKET
Tom Faught
P rop rieto r.
Choice Meats kept at all times. Our customers get the market
affords. Prompt attentiod given all orders. Located on N. Side.
Nnnnally’s line packages at
Freeland's.
Natice to Parent*.
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Parents are hereby notified
that some of the small boys are
guilty of prowling around barnes
and premisies of people near the
square, stealing eggs, chickens,
etc., and are requested to lecture
those thus guilty, and save them
from further trouble.
_ O. P. Wolf,
City Marshall.
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At Half Price.
Who not get your furniture,
j stoves and many other articles
at A. P. Morris’ Racket & Sec-
ond hand store, can be bouglil
I at one-half price and less.
The Canton No. 12 Planter
The Only Cotton Planter made where th<- hitch retainsi Hit* name relative position
whether plowing deep or shallow, avolilinif all nt-rk » eight. which it atconiplialied :j;
by the small lever on the end of the tongue. The only planter made which throws
the feed mechanism automatically out ol gear without separating the gear wheals, avoid-
ing alt liability of breaking the teeth in the gears. Those and other excellent leaturos,
protected by patents, can be found only on the I*. A O. Canton Planter.
The bottom alwavs remains at the name nngle whether set deep ornhallow.
This angle can be instantly changed bv the lever on the tongue, lias detachable hop-
per with the plates and agitator moving in opposite directions, preventing the seed
from bunching. The hucst Cottou and Corn I'Uutcr made.
Me CulloUgh Hardware Company.
Can ho easily changed from
a Cotton la a Corn Planter, or
, it c|n be converted into a hrit-
■alast Middle Breaker.
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The i ndard ultivators and Planters
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The whole Standard line is a prime favorite with all practical
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sider the question of buying for price only,or for price and merit com-
bined. If you happened to be one of those unfortunates, who bought
the ‘*the just as good” kind last year, don’t run on the motto that
misery loves company, but, put outa guiding hand and restrain some
friend who is about to commit the same mistake.
Standard Planters have that good reputation established long
ago of delivering the seed so 'that very little chopping is necessary in
cotton and no replanting of corn.
A Planter that makes skips of anywhere from 2 to 10 feet is
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take to gather what would have grown on the skipped places. You
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Bear in mind, The Standard Planter Plants.
Take no man’s unsupported statement that he can sell you a
Planter as good as the STANDARD. There is but one other just as
good, and that is just another Standard, nothing else.
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The Western Light. (Snyder, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1908, newspaper, March 6, 1908; Snyder, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1096913/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1&rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .