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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1917
Page
3
Todd Randall offers brand new footwear at old prices, advertising value for customers. Shoes advertised include various styles and sizes with limited stock noted. Local shoppers are urged to visit the store to take advantage of the price sale.
A lavish Sunday evening ceremony at the brides parents home in Brownwood Texas united Velma Carson and James Ming. Attendants included Miss Rouble Ellis and Mr Brashear of Abilene. Dr. Barton officiated as the couple stood beneath wedding bells amid lavender and white decor with Mendelssohn music and floral arch.
A local shop advertises repairing buggy tops by W. W. Kilpatrick and Son offering skilled service and quick turnaround for horse-drawn carriage restorations.
Burks Mercantile Co advertises The O'Donnell Shoe for men claiming top leather quality. Each pair comes with a guarantee. Detailing sizes and styles not specified in readable text.
The well known Causby Purcheson Stallion will stand at the City Wagon Yard on the southeast corner of the square. Terms are ready. Come and see him. J. F. Grisson.
New Frat and Sincerity Clothes for men and young men introduced for Easter. Pinch Back styles available with updated collars, underwear, and shirts. Local shop promotes fresh looks for spring and Easter wardrobes.
In the Northern District of Texas a bankruptcy case No 965 named Andrew William Palmer of Hasse Comanche County and district is filed. The first meeting of creditors will be held at Fort Worth Texas on April 7 1917 at 9 o clock in the forenoon to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact business. W B Paddock Referee in Bankruptcy
The city reports no outstanding warrants or debt as of April 1 1917 while detailing improvements since 1915. Funds were briefly overdrawn in 1915 but the works fund has since recovered with new street lights, roads, culverts, a rock crusher and sewer main. Water works now profits over $100 monthly. a $2000 note at 7 percent remains due for pump installation. Planning suggests a $3000 loan to finish grading and street work by 1918. The city granted long term franchises to Texas Power and Light Company and The Comanche Telephone Exchange, plus ten year leases and contracts for pumping and street lighting.
In Hamilton Sunday afternoon at 1 o clock Mr Grady E Bowden and Miss Katherine Harris were married. The bride wore a traveling suit with matching shoes and gloves and carried an arm bouquet of brides roses. Mamie Clements served as bridesmaid and John Ramey was best man. Relatives and a few intimate friends attended the ceremony.
B Lochridge of Lochridge Texas traveled thirty five miles to Houston with his wife who had suffered years of indigestion swelling in limbs and rheumatic pain. After taking Tanlac she improved from the first bottle, finished a second, and now has no swelling can wear shoes eat well and is active again.
The article notes the marriage of a couple, now employed with L. L. Mallow Drug Co. They arrived in Brownwood Sunday evening and plan to make their home there, marking a hopeful start and a promising future.
A Taniac is sold in multiple towns including Comanche by Hamilton Drug Co De Leon by T P Weaver and Son Proctor by Dingle and Luker Sipe Springs by Smiths Drug Store Duster by Tomlin Drug Co and Sidney by BE A Chastain.
Club members share conversation crochet and needlework on Friday March 23. They send flowers to Dr. and Mrs. O R Houghton at Temple sanitarium. Comanche stew planned for March 30 at Country Club park. refreshments noted and hostess praised by attending ladies.
Milk cracks and jars churns and jugs ten cents per gallon at W. W. Kilpatrick and Son advertised price list.
A brief note highlights Acme as the pinnacle of binding quality with the phrase Acme Binders sold only by select retailers.
A neighbor with an Acme device weighs in on its performance and usefulness, inviting discussion before a follow up visit to review hands on. The remark prompts a request to inspect the item and compare features with similar models.
City secretary W L Reeves and G A Cunningham announce new appointments including Mike Sullivan for city marshal, Houston Owens for another post, and W W Ox as part of the administration.
Citizens gathered at the Y M E L office at 3 p m to discuss protecting themselves during an anticipated war. Captain J A Holman was elected chairman with ALS Harris as secretary. A 12 member committee was chosen to report action steps at a court house meeting Friday at 3 30 p m.
Kilpatrick and son advertise repair work for buggy, hack, and auto tops offering skilled alterations and fabric work from W. W. Kilpatrick & Son.
Panama hats offered in wide shapes with pricing from three fifty to five dollars. Barks Mercantile Co features the new styles for fastidious shoppers seeking quality headwear.
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