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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1913
Page
3
A Texas railroad appeal argues railroads must earn fair returns to fund service while public officials set reasonable charges. The piece compares taxes and rates, urging readers to study the railroad problem, welcome inquiry, and foster cooperation between railroads and producers for mutual benefit. General Manager Texas Railroads
Comanche county farm land now valued at 22.48 per acre with a decade gain of 15.59 per acre. County totals 541 415 acres worth 17 153 936 dollars. Texas farm land 112 435 000 acres valued 1 633 207 000 dollars. Education and home life emphasis noted by Mrs. E P Turner urging farm families’ well being.
The passage urges prioritizing a farmer's home over pig pens and barns, arguing family welfare shapes character as much as stock. It emphasizes treating loved ones as well as livestock and cultivating pure character alongside farming science.
The Comanche County District Singing Convention met with the Sidney choir on Sunday July 6 led by J J Stagner. Many choir leaders and singers from Comanche and Brown counties attended, with Sidney providing a large crowd big dinner and big singing. The next convention will be with the Comanche choir on the first Sunday in October 1913.
Advertisement touts GROVE'S tasteless chill tonic as a blood enricher and overall system builder to combat summer fatigue and depression, promising stronger endurance and fortification against heat effects.
The Texas farm and range horse population dropped by 99,364 head in ten years with the automobile blamed. Dobbin's value rose 164 percent while cars depreciated $3887 on average. Comanche county holds 7668 horses valued at $678,544 despite rising car numbers.
A compact editorial sketches how commercial activity fuels prosperity and how transportation, streets, and shade trees boost a city’s development. It argues cooperation as a key resource, praises the press for progress, and notes the role of civic groups and improving highways in achieving commercial supremacy.
The text argues that active effort relies on the living members, not total membership. It notes that silencing critics is easier than persuading them, but conversion yields a better citizen, while burying dissent wastes value.
A circulating report claimed Chas Harrison of the Harrison Theatre Company was killed in Temple. The notice confirms Chas and Gertrude Harrison were in Paris Texas this week, and the rumor appears unfounded.
A local store remains a focal point for many residents who seek updates. Absence of news from the store diminishes community engagement and attention to its happenings.
A fragmented notice offers quirky guidance on maintaining watches and keeping perfect time. It jokes about water and silt affecting mechanisms and hints at possible remedies or payments for accurate time.
Cooper Kirby died at his parents home seven miles east of Comanche on Saturday July 5 at age seventeen. The funeral, led by Rev George W Shaefer, was held Sunday at Oakwood Cemetery. This follows the prior week’s death of his sister Lucile from typhoid fever, leaving the family in bereavement.
Weather bureau figures compiled by the Chamber of Commerce show June 1913 averages with a 89 degree high and 67 degree low. The month’s highest temperature was 102 on June 1 and the lowest 60 on June 13, with total rainfall 4.48 inches.
Comanche stores will close both days of the Old Settlers Picnic next Wednesday and Thursday, July 16 and 17, from 11 a.m. to the end of the day. Thursday short closing at 11 a.m. and reopening at 4:30 p.m. to permit last minute shopping before the event ends.
After the camp meeting on July 7 members of Comanche Camp No. 60 W O W were invited to Mason and Lister ice cream parlor for a surprise reception. Sovereign Delegate S C Findley provided refreshments including Neapolitan ice cream cake and cigars for all attendees.
Rising Star will host a three day fair from September 17 through 19 with local business interests pledging $1000 to finance the event.
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