We Sit and Think on Human Progress in Liberty
J R Eanes discusses the evolution of liberty from colonial era to present, praising free thought, speech, and press as the basis for progress. He notes dueling, slavery, alcohol laws, women’s suffrage, and the outlawing of war as milestones, urging continued vigilance to keep a republic free and just.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgina
Massachusetts
Georgia
Salem
Roger Williams
Rhode Island
America
Thomas Jefferson
Repre
Congress
George
Comanche Man Celebrates His Ninety Ninth Birthday
I I Morris of Comanche celebrated his ninety ninth birthday April 17 at his old home in Sipe Springs. The event drew many relatives including daughter Mrs Jane Basham and grandchildren and great grandchildren. a family photo chronicles five generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. I. Morris
G. L. Morris
Comanche
Sipe Springs
Morris
Jane Basham
J. A. Rachaels
Basham
Corrie Foster
Rachaels
Joe Foster
Sid Witten
Roy Campbell
Okra
Will Cauley
Pioneer
Jim Gorham
Fort Smith
Ark
Jesse Jones
Otho Claborne
Cleatus Houser
Dixie and
Aleen House
Walter Foster
Tommie Basham
Carbon
Sutton Dudley
Fred Basham
Jack
Gladys
Winona
Belmont Witten
J. L
Sarah Maud Cauley
Paul
Henry
Jean
Dorothy Jones
Clyde
Athol
Ward
Wilman Claborne
Billie Fay Houser
Orin
Lillian
Ima Rachaels
L. K. Stamey
Marvin Foster
Ruby Faulton
Dorothy
Joyce
Kenneth Foster
J. C. Basham
Bernard and
Thomas Elmer Stamey
Joe
Elmer
Jonnie
Hugh
Marie Foste
Sipe Springs History and Fires Mark Towns Fortune
A history of Sipe Springs recounts the town’s relocation and brick buildings by Platt-Stamey Company and the State Bank, with businesses like Blair Jackson-Dingus and G. L. Garrison & Son. Fires from 1880s onward and oil boom growth in 1918-19 shaped recovery hopes, banking collapse by 1920-21, and renewed prospects in farming, cattle, and gas.
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Sipe Springs
Beautiful Hill
Platt-Stamey Company
State Bank of
Platt-Stamey
W. L. Blair
Jackson-Dingus
G. L. Garrison & Son
Masonic Hall
Chedister
Congratulations To The Comanche Chief
A congratulatory message to the Comanche Chief from the Higginbotham family of Comanche County noting many years of shared effort and support through changes in the county and commendation of the Chief for guiding local upbuilding and trust with readers.
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Comanche
Pictures On Quiet Nights Long Years Ago
The narrator recalls quiet nights by the fire when a loved one knits, weaving songs and grace into garments for children. A memory glows like heaven light on her face, forming a lasting picture that endures beyond life’s journey.
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Heaven
Think It Over and Put It Over to Earn Your Pay
A reflective quotation on earnings tied to the ability to persuade and perform. It emphasizes that workers must think through their tasks and how others succeed by effectively “putting it over.” The idea links effort, strategy, and compensation in professional achievement.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. R. Eanes
Alexander Hamilton
Aa Durr
Hamilton
Ptarr
Mary Basham
Mel
Martha Dawson
Sam Williams
Portales
N. M
Ro EL House
W. F. Krasnel
Rising Star
George Morris
Hanibal
Hamilcar
Haniical
Mart Flem
Our
Essary
Comanche County
Mr. Chief
HiggInbotham Bros. & Co
Comanche, Texas
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