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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1916
Page
10
Erin's Big Store announces complete Easter readiness across departments from hats to shoes and corsets to top coats. Easter falls late this year, giving shoppers an advantage as Brin's invites customers to come and see the merchandise and be served with minimal expense.
Rug sale highlights a one remaining 9 by 12 foot Smith Saxony Velvet room rug priced at 17.98 after a 25.00 value tag. The ad stresses a special closeout deal with a rich design.
A white Repp wash suit for boys features two extra adjustable collars cuffs and belts in tan and cadet blue packed in a sanitary transparent container. The detachable color combinations allow collars and cuffs to be washed separately preventing color run and ensuring strength through rigid testing.
Ira Wilson of Brownwood visited Comanche on Tuesday. J. E. Timmons of Dallas arranged Pyrene fire extinguisher agency with Higginbotham Bros. Ulrick Weisendanger traveled from Chicago where he has stayed over a year. Joe Davis and wife of Carbon en route to Fort Worth for Mrs. Davis’s operation. Joe Hardin of Hasse in Comanche Sunday. Wm. Stephenson, H. H. Stephenson’s father, in Comanche Tuesday. Bob Cox of Altus moved headquarters to Comanche for road work. Jerald Davis of Hamilton passing through toward Fort Worth for appendicitis surgery. son of Joe Davis. Albert Perry of Hamilton visited Sunday. M. P. Cain of DeLeon in Comanche Thursday.
Mr. I. Thomas of Dublin visited his daughter Mrs. E. B. Gamel. Thursday and Friday H. H. Stephenson and wife left Sunday for Temple for an appendicitis operation. We note M. E. Wilkerson able to work again after illness. Paul Isham Rush, 10, son of W. F. Rush, died and was buried Wednesday after a brief illness. Sympathy to relatives and friends. W. W. Nance of De Leon and E. J. Galloway of Brownwood were in Comanche Thursday on business.
Burks Mercantile Co stores close for morning Methodist meeting services. Attendance is unusually good and prayer meetings are held daily at various business houses. Meet at Burks Mercantile Co for clothes for men and women.
Listings show tomato plants of the McGee variety at 35 cents per hundred or 2.50 per thousand from G. D. Edwards in Comanche R. 4. Also offered are an 18-foot John Deere grain binder in good condition from Neely Harris Cunningham Co. and a McCormick corn harvester for cash or credit. An 80-acre farm with team and tools near town, with 60 acres in oats and corn, is available from W. A. Lowe in Blanket Texas. terms by request.
Comanche agents announce Pyrene hand extinguishers reduce premiums and auto rates. Insurance experts note the device lowers fire risk and buyers save on premiums. Higginbotham's markets the safety gear to customers.
In Comanche, Rev. John Power receives a tribute from J. A. Holman, the eldest member, who recalls Power’s 12 years of service. Holman notes Power’s integration into the community, guiding worship, baptisms, marriages, and care through good times and bad.
The Comanche congregation presented a golden fountain pen to their pastor on his seventieth birthday. He accepted the token as a memorial of love and loyalty and thanked them for their kindness, calling their support a comfort in his ministerial career.
A district election page lists candidates for district judge and numerous county offices in Missouri. Names include J H Arnold for district judge and W T Loudermilk B F Cadenhead for representative, with multiple clerks treasurers sheriffs and commissioners named across precincts.
A Comanche dealer touts a Chevrolet sold to a novice driver who reportedly shifted from high to intermediate gear while on varied roads. The salesman notes the buyer’s surprising performance and pulls the claim of the car’s pulling power, highlighting the price of 595. Burks Mercantile Co. promotes the vehicle.
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