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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1936
Page
24
Early notices from 1873 applaud the Comanche Chief as an excellent paper. The Ennis Argus notes support from Comanche County citizens who donated 500 to start the press. The Daily Commerce salutes the Democrat paper, pledging solidarity and a favorable future harvest of readers.
In a pointed letter, Charlies S. Brown from Oklahoma City asks that Chief be sent to Mr. and Mrs. Jno P Lowry of Artesia New Mexico and to Mrs Gayle Talbot in Virginia Highlands Alexandria Virginia through January 1 1937. He recalls the Chief editor Sam Vernon and his brother in law Gayle Talbot who worked for him during his Comanche years and notes Comanche remains home.
The saying notes that those prone to shirk or avoid duty never become pioneers. It frames pioneering as a product of steadfast character and committed service.
The Alice Russell Sunshine Club met Tuesday with Mrs. F L Little for a business session and a lesson on secret work led by Mrs. John Hart. Eugenia Gray won first in a Significant Names contest. H N Goodson led in Magazines. Hostess duties and cake service were shared by Mrs. Cyril Greene and Mrs. Goodson for a list of attendees including Mrs. Kelly of Pine Hill Alabama and Mrs. McCollum of Texas.
Sidney Texas July 11 This item honors P. E. Cooper born October 12 1857 who fought in the Civil War and has lived in Comanche County for over 51 years while reading the Comanche Chief most of the time and working to earn his living.
A big revival campaign opens at Harmony next Sunday July 19 at 11 a.m. Public services run daily at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Services held under Brush Arbor. Everyone urged to attend and cooperate. George G. Smith, Minister.
J P Pettit settled in Coman Che County in 1886 and the community now called Pettit honors him for donating the land for the school site and a large sum toward building costs. The 1902 scholastic apportionment stood at 4 90 per scholastic versus 17 00 today.
The Comanche County report highlights coal prospects, cotton output of about 40 000 bales in 1894 with 22 600 shipped, and 7 000 cattle shipped last fall plus stock, timber, and hog numbers. It notes sandstone quarries near Comanche and De Leon, variety soils, cheap land, and crops like ribbon cane and sorghum. Apples grafted on red haw show profit, potential yields per acre for cotton corn oats and wheat, abundant fruits, 70 plus school districts with $3.70 per capita funds, goobers grown for hog fattening, and a large hog ownership example.
Telegram reports the death of John Tarleton in Stephenville on Tuesday night. The Waco diverged hermit owned a large Erath Palo Pinto ranch and left a will valuing over 1 million dollars. A $100,000 Stephenville college bequest is planned with state officials as trustees. Also notes possible lack of a living heir and other undisclosed bequests. Separate note confirms zinc sulphate treatment reducing pecan rosette in Gillespie County with new growth two feet long.
From a 1907 special, the article cites 1873 notes on Comanche county. It records Jesse Mercer and F. M. Collier camping in 1854, the first furrow by B J Helmsley, the first cabin, Thomas A Collier’s birth, a death from mistletoe berries, J H Foreman as the first killed, the first marriage Eling Deaton and Pollie Wright, the first sermon by B F Kemp, Mavericking beginning in 1858, a 1871 county vote of 143, and the first Indian depredation in 1860 stealing horses from Adar.
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