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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1913
Page
2
Correspondents are urged to sign names with submissions to the Cheif Exponent to allow attribution and authorise statements. The paper forbids anonymous letters. Uncle Bill Daniels attended preaching at Liberty with Rev. B A Strickland delivering a lecture on The Mind of Man to men and boys. The community health is reported as good.
Corn planting is in full blast in this section with milo maize also being sown. Light showers aid oats. Scott Rosco traveled from Amarillo last week after illness from measles. he is improving. Pickens Barker rushed to Oklahoma to see his brother, who was found better upon arrival. Brice Alsup of Delta county visits his brother EF M Alsup and sister Mrs Ella Por.
Rain affects our area with little chance of drought. An all day singing faded due to rain on Sunday. A singing class formed at the Missionary church and singings occur each Sunday evening. West Harkins returns from Houston after attending the Grand Lodge L O O F and reports a grand time. Some Free Will church members join the Clean-Up-club and meet for a cleanup. A small crowd gathers for graveyard cleaning despite the cloudy weather.
Beattie enjoys a welcome rain as Beattie youths plan to attend the Fat Stock show in Fort Worth. Robert Swafford and Doug Bingham take a business trip to Duster. Jim Brown and Earnest Warren build Mr. Blair's store with Zim Green winning the lumber haul contract. Jessie Eads improves after illness. Ed Robertson travels to Sipe Springs while Dr Blackwell and local youths attend a musical there. Ed Robertson and family visit Artie Loyd in Taylor Chappel area.
Wilson News notes a good weekend rain that aided almost all farmers in finishing corn planting. Attendance marked the first Monday at Comanche with a strong school program last Friday night reflecting well on the local school. Townsfolk include West Frazier visiting his father-in-law in Stephenville and C. Douglas heading to Dallas for the W O W convention. George Bowers of Clairette visits brother John Bowers.
Miss Lena Langston a Cottonwood teacher visited homefolks from late last week. Miss Oma Ferguson of Knox City is visiting her parents here this past week. Miss Bernice Kelley of Gay visits her sister Mrs Sid Ferguson. Mr John Ross and daughter Lola attended the Cottonwood quarterly meeting last Saturday. A good rain occurred Saturday.
Mr Ivy Garrison of Comanche passes through Sidney en route to Copperas Prairie Sunday afternoon. Miss Mabel Turner hosts a Friday night party for the youngsters. School progress is reported as going well. Miss Geneva Bartlett from near Comanche visits Miss Opal Roberts Sunday. Mrs John Bartlett visits her parents, Mr and Mrs Boyd.
The Blanket Business Club moves to issue bonds to fund road improvements in the Blanket precinct. A city election is scheduled for April 4 as residents hear updates on plans including a new Frisco depot.
The Gustine Gazette reports Clean Up Day planned for Tuesday March 18. I Sadler drug store, recently burned, will reopen once stock and building are secured. Bernice Brown, Baylor University pharmacy student, earns top class honors and graduates this year. Lee J. Drennan and Jewel Rogers wed February 28 with Rev. A B Jenkins officiating and plan to live in Bibb. Pennington sold stock in Watso Bros Co to Garland Adevent who will work there. Pennington plans new business. T S Laster leaves F M Bank to take travel line post with Taylor Milling Co in Taylor Texas, based in Wichita.
The Bryson school house community reports corn planted and a late rain improving oats. Carnes suffered three horse losses to poison-rat bait. C V Bryson from Plainview notes rain is badly needed for the west. Jim Carter family visited, grass grows slowly, Reinhart couple joyed a new filly, Milton preached a good sermon. Rain is needed to fill stock water tanks, which are scarcer than usual.
Rain began Saturday night and fell slowly through Sunday benefiting small grain garden truck and promising a good fruit crop. E L Wallace and Otto Garrison attend Fort Worth court as witnesses. Charley Whit and C J Graham travel to Dallas for W O W convention as delegates. Nugent Graham E S Vandercleave and J F Murphy visit Fort Worth Fat Stock Show. Mrs B E Wallace and her mother visit Beattie relatives. Mr and Mrs H B Jones entertain several young people.
The Free Press reports J C Lambert and Willie McAfee wed in Fort Worth, while DeLeon prepares a new city hall with foundation work and a power plant expansion to Gorman. O E Whaley dies after paralysis, and community figures discuss Rural Life Commission plans for March 19 with Judge Lindsey and Peter Radford invited.
Miss Neva Neal of Comanche attended the Fort Worth stock show with her parents and returned Monday. Mrs. Cary Friend went to Fort Worth to join her husband for the show. Miss Carmen Crider traveled to Dublin on business. Several locals spent weekend time at home or visiting relatives. A nurse was recalled to care for Paul Childers. Edward Stone shopped in Fort Worth for more goods. Comanche and Edna Mill youths could not meet for planned games, so improvised basketball with Edna Mill players.
Erica at our school closed Friday after a successful term under Miss Fressil Wilson management. Edgar Summer and Sam Lawerence attended the Fat Steel show in Fort Worth Saturday. Oleon Ward of Comanel visited sister Mrs L Summer this week. J L Sprouse and family visited relatives at Hasse W D Frost and family near Vandyke. A light rain Sunday will help oats. Young people attended a party at Brysonville Saturday night. Mart Jones and family visited relatives Bible Saturday and Sunday. Gene Gill and Sidney visited Col Smith and family Sunday.
Fragmentary ad copy claims Chamberlain's Tabots cure constipation and offer lasting relief. No verifiable details or sources provided.
A large number of Comanche attendees flocked to the Fort Worth Stock Show this week. The town likely sends as many visitors annually as any other community, with many names not listed in the report.
A Saturday baseball game at Hebron saw Hebron- 19 Gy tine, with Hebron winning by a wide margin. The result highlighted Hebron's strong offense and control on the mound.
An artist mutal event took place at Paris Smith's venue with attendees noting experimental works and a small crowd gathering to view the installations and live pieces. No further details available in the fragment.
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