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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1913
Page
6
The editor advocates reducing household costs by fattening butter and eggs at home and raising a garden. If every farmer adopts this, the fall meat and food bills may be smaller. a challenge is issued to readers to try the plan.
G T Matthews, a student this year, is hired to teach the rest of the term at Siloam. The present teacher departs Friday for New Mexico to claim land. Mrs. Davis’s daughter died at the family home near Gustine Saturday evening. Funeral services were held Sunday at Union Cemetery. Gustine Camp W O W to unveil B F Ward monument at Union Cemetery Sunday evening. Woodcraft members invited to attend. Committee: G Harkins J N Boyd H L Osborn.
Three cold windy days persist with oats looking sick and corn slow to emerge. Farmers ready to plant cotton find soil too cold. Virgil Davis among the sick list. C. V. Bryson left for Plainview. Literature frozen out Saturday night. Now urged to plant feed crops for early come.
Beattie notes three windy days threaten oats and garden crops. Local residents report health improvements of Grandma Swofford from Duster visiting, Ed Robertson listed this week, and Dough Bingham’s trip to DeLeon. Ellen Bingham stays with Crab Robertson and attends morning and evening school routines.
Mr. B. F. Steve of Rochelle shook hands with friends last week while Grandpa and Grandma Mc Clatchey of Dublin visited their son Bob. Miss Fay Kay and her father were in Brownwood last week on business.
Mrs Brown visits her brother H P Kay. Miss Bessie Stone shows improvement after illness. Miss Sallie Caffey visited home folks last weekend. Several attended the Fat Stock show in Fort Worth. W A Gugger and son Charley bought a wind mill. Daff Nichols and sister Galdin were guests of R R Evans and family. A debate at Edna Hill last Friday night favored the negative side led by Law superintendent of Edna and Bettis with Prof Wilkins and Walter Dixson of Proctor. Proctor folks attended the Edna debate in good numbers.
A brief devotional note offers solace that Jesus provides daily meeting in a sorrow free hereafter. The writer reflects on why troubles occur and trusts that a heavenly Father has a purpose in wending this small life through hardship.
The couple married Sunday afternoon at the bride's home with Rev. Smoot officiating. Other notes mention Yollie Nabors wedding at the bride's home with Rev Head performing the ceremony and a visit from Nel Palmer of Comanche. Travelers Elmer Holden and Albert Lucker from Proctor visited Lela and Allie Gilbreath. Poe Greer and H. B. Pittman rode from DeLeon to see Gordon Neil. Claud Willcox and wife visited Mrs. Bill Whitlock from Sweetwater. J. B. Loudermilk made a business trip to Dublin.
Duster News reports several days of disagreeable weather, a measles case for Mr. Ben Hodges, and the burial of J. R. Tennison’s infant at Sand Hill cemetery. The town notes numerous visits, illnesses, and church services amid cold, icy conditions that damaged crops and threatened fruit and early corn.
You can say goodbye to constpation with a clear conscience if you use Chamberlain's Tablets. Many have been permanently cured by their use. For sale by all dealers.
A substitute railway clerk dumped the Comanche mail at Hasse on Sunday. Postmaster George Sullivan hurried after it in a buggy to recover the mail, a voluntary act to serve patrons and protect mail despite no requirement to do so.
Mrs J M Coffey died Tuesday at her home from pellagra. She was born June 11 1876 in Johnson County Texas and married J M Coffey on April 4 1906. Four children were born, two predeceased her. She belonged to Cumberland Presbyterian Church joining at 17. Interment was Wednesday at City Cemetery with Rev Milton officiating.
Claude Meadows, a young business man in Comanche, seeks election as Alderman pending voters' action. He is prominent in town affairs and asks residents to consider his candidacy and cast their vote. Mrs. W. R. Slider departed Thursday for Dallas to visit friends for several days. The Rowland's big sale continues.
Dr Applewhite greets old friends on Thursday while Rowland closes out stock at very low prices. Mr and Mrs T K Rea visit relatives in Indian Gap, currently staying with Mr and Mrs Jno Hoff. Garment advice includes upgrading tires and repairs at a blacksmith shop. Ww B Garner.
The retailer Rowland advertises a large sale offering a big reduction on the entire stock for the next 40 days. The notice markets discounted merchandise and urges customers to visit during the sale period.
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