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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
3
This notice lists real estate parcels and personal insolvable taxes due to the City of Comanche for 1912, with names of property owners and amounts. It confirms the taxes are unpaid and delinquent, certified by N. A. Palmer, Tax Collector, on June 3, 1912.
A soaking rain swept across Comanche territory Sunday night and Monday totaling about 1.58 inches in parts of the county. The precipitation promises a good season in the ground and benefits cotton and other plants. Farmers are urged to plant June corn maize or cow peas on stubble land to boost the fall feed crop.
A list of transfers includes S R Evens to C F Jacobs 250 dollars for part of Walcott’s addition in Comanche and Willis to Johnson for 2914 acres in Epps D Payne survey at 1600 dollars plus other parcel sales to Hartman, Reid, Chalk survey, and Haworth plus Johnson surveys totaling a range of prices. An advertisement promotes White’s Cream Vermifuge to expel worms in children, priced at 25 cents per bottle and available from Paris Smith.
Levi Baugh longtime Brown county resident and Indian fighter died in Brownwood. He helped push back tribes in the area over fifty five years ago and later ran a large cattle operation. He left a sizable estate in lands and cattle. Teething babies remedy ad follows for MeGere's Bray Elixir priced at 25 or 50 cents sold by Paris Smith.
Rural route carrier Gid Howell reports an extraordinary tale vouched by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Vandyke of Bunyan. Mrs. Vandyke filled a one-pound pepper can with water for chickens, found the can on its side with a large snake doubled inside. Mr. Vandyke killed the reptile, described as a five-foot chicken snake unseen inside the can.
The experience of motherhood is a trying epoch for most women and besets them with nervous strain and health shocks if unprepared. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is recommended as a tonic to prepare the female system, with confidential advice offered by the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass. Mr Howell noted a dead snake incident in Dublin Progress context, and a printing shop ad concludes with contact.
J. D. Bonner J. M. Reiger and Wm. M. Durham have been appointed by the City Council to audit the city books after a week of work.
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