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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1914
Page
5
A call for residents to support local merchants by ordering at home to bolster town stores and fund community services. The piece urges inspection of local stock, honest feedback to merchants, and moral backing to keep commerce and schools funded.
County correspondence reports a large Oak Valley picnic at Comanche last week and a Sunday singing with attendees including William Stubblefield, Miss Zonnie Bullock, and others from nearby towns. Weather prompts rain for corn.
Farmers resume daily duties as community health remains strong with Mr Moore on the sick list. Rev Colling fulfilled regular appointments on Saturday and Sunday, and was called to be pastor.
Creamer Mr and Mrs Dr Lewis of Comanche visit. Dr Lewis and W H Creamer with son Truman fished at Shockley and harvested fish and squirrels. Large turnout at the Comanche picnic Friday and Saturday with relatives visiting Ballinger and Hamilton areas nearby.
J. L. Northcutt and family of Aleman plan a move to Proctor. Mrs. Maud Stevens of Austin visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. Mrs. J. C. Creamer arrived from Bangs where she had been visiting her sister Mrs. Yarbrough.
Mr and Mrs A C Wells and daughter Artie Lucile visited relatives in Comanche Saturday night. Mr and Mrs A J Camp and daughter Eunice visited Mrs Camp s parents below Comanche Saturday night and Sunday. Misses Jay Mary Jackson and Gladys Brown of Fort Worth visit Miss Cecil Turner. J R Lacy and family visited relatives near Blanket Sunday. Miss Sadie Staley attended church. Rev McConnon of Fort Worth preached at the Christian church. Fred Payne near Blanket visited relatives. Will Donaho hosted a singing for young people. C C Cox of Comanche visited Mr and Mrs J J Cox. Baptist Revival begins Friday night.
The area awaits rainfall while crops show promise. Mrs. D O Williams from near Sipe Springs visited from Friday to Sunday. Grandma Terenece, of Oliver Springs, died Thursday and was buried there after illness. A community picnic at the Savannah old Reese place on the 4th featured a free dinner and treats, marking the third annual event.
Mills Clemmons painted his silo with Bart Taylor as supervisor. Bland Ewing is sick with fever while Miss Willie Moore visits her sister in Eastland. The Luker families from J. F. Luker and C. F. Luker visit W. A. Luker. Viola Robertson and sister visit from Sidney as a school teacher candidate. A hay baler passed through last week. fishing gathered a large crowd Friday night.
Prominent Dallas real estate man F. E. Gilmore says LIV VER-LAX cured his biliousness stomach and liver trouble and constipation, noting malaria prevalence and recommending weekly doses as a preventive. Sold by the Wm. Reese Co.
Cameron Texas July 8 Hon T H Ball prohibition candidate for governor spoke to a large audience largely urban with many women and children He urged prohibitionists to back him promising to drive liquor interests from the state His intro came from Hon T S Henderson amid a broader background of past poker and card game accusations involving Ball and several legislators from Houston Brenham Fort Worth and other towns.
Citizens waited to hear Mr Ball respond to a charge raised by Mr Mathis but Ball offered no remarks and attendees left disappointed by the lack of explanation as reported by Brownwood Bulletin.
The Post Office Department announces a competitive examination on July 18 1914 in Comanche Texas to select postmasters for Gap Gustine Proctor and Sidney offices. Patrons may apply to their local postmaster or to the Comanche post master for forms and literature.
Notice of foreclosure under an alias execution issued by the Hamilton County District Court. Sheriff will sell August 4 1914 at the Comanche County courthouse door in Comanche Texas. Property described as NW quarter of block 102 beginning 40 50 feet from the NW corner, with metes and bounds.
Otto Ridgeway’s property is levied to satisfy a $3111.75 judgment in favor of S. Hicks plus costs. The land traces to deeds from J A Holman to J J Campbell and D Wright and wife, with dates 1874 and 1891, recorded in Comanche County deed books. Sheriff Jack Cunningham signs the notice on June 27, 1914.
A fragmented ad touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as a genuine remedy, urging callers to request the full name and signature of BE. W. GROVE. It promises to cure a cold in one day, stop coughing and headaches, and end the cold, priced at 25.
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