Melon Market Sees Strong Demand In Comanche County
Comanche melon growers report record demand this season due to reduced acreage and shipping needs to West Texas. John King and Charlie Barkley note watermelons are high quality with strong yields. several large local plantings, including J M Gilliam and Beshear brothers, send loads toward Abilene and Sweetwater as trucks travel daily.
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Comanche
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Mississippi
John King
Charlie Barkley
J. M.gilliam
Cotton Grove
Stone Mountain
Alabama
Beshear Brothers
Sidney
Sweetwater
Barkley
Abilene
Barry Brothers Ice Plants reorganized with new manager
W N Barry of Okemah Oklahoma will take charge of the Barry Brothers Ice Plants at Comanche De Leon Gorman Rising Star Cross Plains and Putnam due to expansion. J R Barry will oversee Aransas Pass plants and W N Barry moves to Comanche August first.
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W. N. Barry
Okemah Oklahoma
Barry Brothers
Comanche
de Leon
Gorman
Rising Star
Cross Plains
Putnam
J. R. Barry
Aransas Pass
Mr. Barry
Barry
Okemah
Lake Eanes
Revival in Comanche County ends with Will Hogg lecture
A six week revival led by evangelist Will Hogg drew crowds over four thousand at the tabernacle in Comanche County. Campaign director S J T Williams organized the effort with strong choir leadership by Rev Good pastor.
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Comanche County
Will Hogg
Tabernacle
S. J. T. Williams
Rev. Goodpastor
Cantaloupe Demand Grows in West Texas Markets
Melon growers sending cantaloupes to West Texas towns report rising demand this week as markets that were saturated last week struggle to meet需求. C. A. Marshall, returning Friday from Abilene, said he sold his cantaloupes readily at nearly every town.
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West Texas
C. A. Marshall
Abilene
Presbyterian Church Notice for Sunday Services
The regular preaching services will be held at this church next Sunday at 11 A M and 8 P M The morning hour subject will be A Needed Conviction The evening service will be held on the lawn You are cordially invited to these services N P Wilkinson Pastor On his way home inquiry was made for them The cantaloupe yield around Comanche has been good with fewer late ones Ike Ripley sold 6000 cantaloupes from a two acre patch and may gather 2000 more He sold at twenty cents per dozen earning $50 per acre
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N. P. Wilkinson
Comanche
Ike Ripley
Comanche Indian Fighter Dingwall Recognized on Pension List
Daniel Dingwall a veteran of Indian wars and Civil War who settled in Comanche Texas is honored with a new national pension listing. He recalls frontier service across Colorado Wyoming South and North Dakota including a trek through the Black Hills and Cheyenne Pass as his unit guarded wagon trains and faced hostile encounters.
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Redmen
D. Dingwall
United States
Dingwall
Daniel Dingwall
Ross
Scotland
America
Canada
Boston
Colorado
Texas
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Wyoming
South
North Dakota
Black Hill Country
New York
Carlisle
Pennsylvana
West
Iowa
Missouri
Cormicil Bluffs
Fort McPherson
Montana
Fort D. A. Russell
Withers
Bundale
John Rankin
John
Fort
D. A. Russell
Black Hills
Cheyenne Pass
Fort Sanders
Laramine Plains
Second Annual Comanche County Fair Catalogue 1891 Highlights
The 1891 Comanche County Fair in Comanche ran September 22 to 26 with J. F. McCarty presiding and F. E. Wilson as secretary. Directors included G. A. Beeman and L. B. Russell. Premiums and races dominated the program, including horse races with purses from 10 to 180 dollars, plus foot races, a mule race, greasy pole, and an ladies equestrian contest. The Buck Horn Saloon ad promises cold beer, cigars, and famed whiskey, evoking sunlit fields and harvest imagery.
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Paul Smith
Comanche
J. F. McCarty
F. E. Wilson
G. A. Beeman
W. O. Hamilton
T R Hill
T C Hill
L. B. Russell
Buck Horn
Slack and
Helmsley
Sam Vernon
Cards and dice burned on courthouse lawn
Cards and dice from several stores were piled in the courthouse square and burned Saturday morning as about a hundred people gathered to sing and pray. Rev. Ben F. Hearn collected the cards and dice for the bonfire and Mrs. J. W. Reese lit the torch. Forty eight decks of cards and four hundred four dice were burned.
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Court House Square
Ben F. Hearn
Central Christian Church
J. W. Reese
Indian Creek Cemetery Working Session
An all day work event is announced for Indian Creek Cemetery on Wednesday August 3. Everyone is invited to come and help with the chores and grounds maintenance.
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Indian Creek Cemetery
Everyon
Coker Reunion Set for August at Indian Creek
The Coker family holds their annual reunion at Indian Creek on Friday August 5. As a pioneer county family, many relatives and friends are expected to attend this large gathering.
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Coker
Indian Creek
City Tax Suits Ordered on Delinquent Dues
City tax collector M Moore announces delinquent taxes must be paid now to avoid costly tax suits. Payment saves expense for the city and taxpayers.
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M Moore
Window glass sale at Higgin Bothams Lumber Yard
All size window glass available at Higgin Bothams Lumber Yard. Customers can choose from standard and custom cuts with varying thicknesses and finishes.
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Higginbothams Lumber Yard
Comanche County Note Praises Youth Leaders and Comforts
Webb Jenkins writes from a Houston hospital that he is recovering well and notes that friends are needed when plaster cast itching starts. He also praises pianists as fine musicians and social leaders among young people, whose modest ways have won hearts across the county.
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Webb Jenkins
Houston
Comanche County
Statewide August 1 Vote On Four Constitutional Amendments
An election will be held at all regular voting boxes statewide on Monday August 1 to approve or reject four proposed constitutional amendments. The measures seek to remove salary limits for state and county officers, adjust governor and legislature pay, reform the judicial system, expand the supreme court, and overhaul the state tax system with a tax commission in Austin changing assessment authority.
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Austin
Commissioners’ Court
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