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Comanche Chief

Location

Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1916

Page

2

Mod Stockholders List Names Ten Participants

D. H. Cunningham T. J. Cunningham W. H. Carpenter J. R. Eanes Oscar Gallaway S. P. Smith E. W. Harris T. J. Williams L. T. Cunningham G. A. Cunningham J. R. Moore Mrs. 8. J. Thomas Geo. L. Sullivan comprise the stockholders listed for the Mod issue in the notice.

Etc. Eanes Pres W. H. Carpenter Sec.-Treas Geo. Sullivan J. R. Eanes Geo. L. Sullivan G. A. Cunningham E. W. Harris S. P. Smith D. H. Cunningham T. J. Cunningham Oscar Gallaway T. J. Williams L. T. Cunningham J. R. Moore J. Thomas

The Casement Rebel or Patriot An Irish Martyr

The piece argues the line between rebel and patriot is thin. It notes Roger Casement may be executed as an Irish rebel yet hailed as a patriot if successful. It compares Villa’s changing status with reverses and claims Casement’s martyrdom rests on outcomes rather than deeds.

Roger Casement Villa Casement

Brown and Coleman Counties Promote Road Building Friendship

Brown county leads in good road construction while Coleman county plans a system. Judge Sweet cautions Coleman about past mistakes and offers guidance. The gesture reflects public service and taxpayer savings, earning praise for both counties commissioners courts.

Brown County Coleman County Sweet Coleman Commissioners’ Court of Brown Coleman Counties

Good Roads Wave Calls for Texas Tax Public Works

The author argues Texas must fund road upkeep and construction through taxation, criticizing voter pledges and pocket influence. He notes provisions exist for upkeep but no building method, urging immediate road building with cash.

Texas

Parent Interest and Report Cards in School Welfare

A columnist argues that the parent owns the child’s education not the teacher and urges regular review of monthly report cards. Parent apathy is blamed for poor pupil welfare while teachers and state employees are not responsible for the child’s presence in the world.

Pension cruelty as Confederate veterans demand fair support

Editor laments pension cuts for elderly Confederate soldiers noting impostors are rare and urging higher benefits. It calls Texas and the South to uphold veterans who suffered for sacred principles and asks for living wages for all in need.

Texas

Petition drive on Roberson insurance law seeks voter input

Citizens circulate petitions to place the Roberson insurance law investment clause before voters at the primary. Signers acknowledge uncertainty about the measure and its details, admitting they do not know what it entails. The writer also confesses lack of qualification to vote on the issue.

Roberson

Tenafly Urges Best Men for Legislature

The speaker argues the public trusts representatives to study laws and act in the state's best interest. He stresses the patriotic duty of Tenafly's best men to go to the halls of the legislature, noting responsible governance hinges on honest, wise leadership.

Senator Husting's nerve and the German vote affair

The editorial notes Husting faced German voters in Wisconsin with a bold reply urging peace through adherence to international law. It also argues for a paid chamber secretary to boost Brownwood and Comanche economies, citing visitor spending and local business gains as proof.

Husting Wisconsin Hasting Germman

Those Who Harm a Town Versus Community Reform

A reprint of an advertisement excerpt calls for town improvement support. It condemns critics who oppose initiatives, snub strangers, withhold hospitality, or undermine public-spirited effort. It urges unity through counsel, shared purpose, and collective strength to elevate the city's prospects.

Dolan and the cheerful Irishman in a barroom tale

A fragment from a humorous exchange recalls Dolan as a good fellow and cheerful, if frugal, a tale set around Casey's barroom. Dr Wiley’s vignette shows an interne testing an Irish patient by counting aloud in a drawling, comic voice.

Sanitary Farming Chorus of Barn Care

A humorous verse extols extreme barn hygiene from bathing goats to boiling calves in a phophylactic plan. The speaker lists animals treated with antiseptics and perfumes, promising more washing of workers next, ending with a playful note about the hired man.

The Coming Storm

A Scottish orchestra faces a substitute trombonist from an amateur brass band as the regular player is ill. After the first performance the conductor notes fair progress and hopes for improvement. The substitute promises better results tomorrow, predicting the fiddles will be silent.

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Also Mentioned on This Page

Exponent the Comanche Publishing CO Comanche Brownwood Kirkpatrick Mid-Texas Teachers Association Chamber of Commerce Malachi Dolan Mike Casey's Sivinty Tin Aproane Schloss Bros. & CO Hee Baltimore New York Schloss Schloss Guaranteed The Cash Store Bossie Dobbin Bob & Rog Esco Dudley Your Land Comanche County Abstract Co J. B. Banes C. A. Hitt J.P. Redw Jacd J. R. Eanes & Company Jno, D. Waring
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