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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
10
J M Cochran appears in a legal docket with references to Dhone and DRS numbers 418 and 600. The entry notes docket details and related procedural references in the case record.
A long list of local residents and visitors is recorded from Comanche and surrounding towns. Names include W. L. Randall in Dallas buying goods, A. W. Palmer in Comanche, Mrs. J. P. Moff in Brownwood, and many others visiting relatives and attending business.
The Kensington Club held a Friday afternoon meeting at Mrs H J R Gille’s home. Officers were elected and plans set for the year. Biweekly gatherings were agreed with the next hosted by Mrs Sid Harris on March 2. Attendees included Mesdames Clemons Donahoe Dunlap Harris House Hill Layne Queen Rieger Simmons Houghton Tate Witt Mayes and Misses Gray Harvey.
Slider and Lacy offer excess gingham fabric for sale. Prices range from 10e to 15e per yard with three listed rates.
EK. D. Boreland has accepted a position in Wetzel's Barber Shop. He is praised as a citizen and as a barber and is welcomed to Comanche.
Brownwood Lodge No. 99 Knights of Pythias celebrated the 53rd founding anniversary with a full hall. Veterans jewels were presented to D S Camp E B Henley and W J Andrews for 25 years continuous membership. Visitors from Comanche Coleman and Santa Anna joined 71 out of town guests for addresses and lodge work before a feast at the Graham Hotel.
A notice informs customers that J C Wetzel has moved to the South Side Barber Shop and requests continued patronage. Dated signer identifies as J C Wetzel with a brief courteous tone.
Comanche businessmen C. C. Brightman and Eugene Greer have purchased a bankrupt stock of goods in Lomesa and will operate the store there for a period.
Owen Wetzel accepts a position at Murreley Little's Bar ber Shop after years at Wetzel's Barber Shop where he learned the trade.
Higginbotham's promotes Warner's Rust Proof corsets as the best on earth and invites customers to visit for proper fittings in a Red Fern display. The ad emphasizes exclusive agency status and seasonally evolving styles.
Samuel H. Austin offers horse, buggy and harness for sale. Also Kilpatrick's advertises repair service for auto and buggy tops and curtains. Phone number 35 provided for contact.
Marriage licenses issued include E. J. Ferguson with Mrs. M. F. Ewing and J. W. Brinson with Miss Lillie May Irby. Also advertised are fabrics priced by yard, harness repairs, a proverb about timely stitching, cotton seed and peanut meal, a fashion note on neckwear at Higginbotham's, and deals on oil stoves ovens and wicks at Kilpatrick's.
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