First Cotton Bale Sells High In 1881 Comanche Market
The first bale of this year's cotton on Comanche soil sold at auction to Hill Moore & Co. for 16s 4d per pound, classed good middling and grown by B. K. Mullins four miles north of town ginned at McGuire's gin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Moore & Co
BK. Mullins
McGuire’s
Jimmie's Creek
O. L. Bolton
Homsieys Creek
RE. J. White
Daniel Hammond
State Board of Education
Comanche County
For Sale Cockrels and Purebred Leghorn Chicks
Comanche Poultry Co. I. E. Ransom advertise cockrels baby chicks and eggs for hatching from purebred 8S C English White Leghorns with phone 89. Also house and lot 5 blocks west of High School west side with four fireplaces, barn, large yard and easy terms. A. B. Harris seeks trade for good car as part payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Poultry Co
I. E. Ransom
High School
West Side
Harris
Comanche News Roundup Reflects Road Projects and Local Happenings
Comanche notes include surveys for De Leon road via Copperas Creek and De Leon to Sipe Springs, local weddings and calls, new block of stone front stores, and a push for regional rail and livestock events. Reports mention New Mexico fund for Sheriff Garrett, penny postage debate, buffalo shipments to Chicago, smallpox relief in Houston, and Texas growth alongside national concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafe Switzer
Fastland
Messrs Belet
Dallas
Finch
Galveston
J. A. Chambers
J. Terry
R. M. Holland
Commissioners Court
de Leon
Comanche and
Eastland
Copperas Creek
R. T. Heath
L. A. Harris
J. Bowman
Jacob Howard
Sipe Springs
Phantom Hill
Browwood
Santa Fe Railroad
Colorado City
Abilene
Chicago
Jenner
Houston
Kansas
J. W. Daniel
Fitzhugh Lee
Goode
Staffordshire
England
Lynch Medical
Pal Pinto County
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
United States
Europe
Mexico
Texas
Vanderbilt
Pastors Protest Stores Near Salt Springs Campgrounds
A notice from H B Henry pastor and camp meeting organizers at Salt Springs and Indian Creek protests any confectionery grocery or lemonade stand within half a mile of the Comanche county grounds from August 18 to September 10, 1991 as a disturbance of public worship. Ice cream at the Bakery promoted for next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Springs
Indian Creek
Comanche County
H. B. Henry
Local Notes From Comanche August 20 1881
Merchants travel east for goods and new buildings rise in town. Barnes moves to a new two story rock building on the west side. Lumber passes through town en route west as saddles harness and other goods are made at a Mercers Gap camp meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Barnes
Mercers Gap
Vice President Should Take Command After President Disabled
The New York Sun argues the vice president should assume control when the president is unable to serve. Secretary Blaine has been carrying out executive duties. An exchange notes Anti Robarts papers leveled accusations that Roberts is an infidel. A quarrel in Texas between Waco and Austin over two reverends, Streety and Streshley, who are campaigning for the university. One is accused of making a statement then denying it under oath. the other of riding free to speak against their town while electioneering for the university. The moral drawn condemns ministers of the gospel for distraction from their sacred duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of Texas
Garfield
Agnew
New York Sun
Blaine
Anti Robrts
Roberts
Waco
Austin
Streety
Streshley
Elecrioneer
University
Bretherren
Coal mining ordered to begin at once in seven states
Immediate resumption of coal production in bituminous mines across seven states was ordered. Miners return to work will start wherever contracts were renewed after the March strike. The joint conference adopted the wage agreement at 3 10 p m and named signatories. Plans extend to Illinois Indiana Indiana Ohio West Virginia Michigan Oklahoma Washington with further meetings set in Chicago Terre Haute Kansas City and other hubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
T. K. Maher
William Green
John L. Lewis
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Oklahoma
Washington
Frank Farrington
Illinois
Chicago
John Hesler
Terre Haute
van A. Bittner
International Union
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
Arkansas
Kansas City
Sheriff Sale Notice in Comanche County Texas 1922
The state of Texas Comanche County sheriff announces sale of land on the first Tuesday in September 1922. The 160 acre west half tract of the N W corner survey No 59 is levied to satisfy a 1653.49 dollar judgment in favor of Continental State Bank of Gorman against N Phillips and W P Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
County of
Comanche
91St District Court
Comanche County
Continental State Bank of
Gorman
Texas
W. P. Phillips
N. Phillips
N. B. Cor
N. W. Cor
R. R
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Janos
H. Brady
Commerce St. Dallas
Tex
Poland
C. W. Ory
Art Square
Pate
Milas Williford
Rhode Island
March Hatch
J. D. Jackson
W. F. Bennett
Stephenville
Bonner
Texas Central Railway Co
Farmers Loan and Trust Company of New York
William Wood
Phillip Payne
Payne
Nashville
Tenn
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Pecos River
Guadaloupe Mountains
New
U. S
Texas Rangers
10Th U. S. Cavalry
Rio Grande River
el Paso
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Globe Democrat
G. W. Gideon
Yagua
Rockdale Messenger
International Stocking Millis
Norristown
Gustine
Ada Allen
Hubbermont Grapes
D. C. Hurst
R. L.campbell
THE
C. B. Mason
G. A. Beeman
Hope Lodge
A. M
R. T. Childs
Martin, Burns & Johnson
Mitchell County Court House
J. W. Greene
Hill
John Green
BE. J. Carrington
W. H
Fritts
Fr. M. MceDermbdtt
State News
A. Allen and Company
San Jacinto
J. R. Eanes & Co
Dr. Price
Price Baking Powder Factory
Independence Boulevard
Rwith
Gillette Safety Razor CO
Boston
Clyde
Mistletoe Produce Company
A. D
L. ¥. Marshall
Miller
Motor Co
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