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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1915
Page
1
Comanche representative W. T. Loudermilk explains support for the bonded warehouse law with two objections. He proposes amendments to remove extra covering and sampling provisions citing costs to farmers and lack of current prohibitions. He invites farmers to discuss the issue at the Comanche courthouse.
De Leon lists October games at Comanche on the 9th 16th 23rd and 30th with a November 6 date at Stephenville. Other matchups are possible but not finalized. Brownwood beat Goldthwaite 135 to 0 last Saturday, Goldthwaite’s first season, and De Leon anticipates tough but confident competition.
The Cash Store features millinery displayed for shoppers with Miss Allen ready to assist. She will show hats and accessories and help customers decide before buying.
A bold notice proclaims the big fall sale at Higginbothams. Readers are urged to attend at once and take advantage of special deals and discounts.
The Cash Store is paying the highest prices in Comanche for butter and eggs, attracting shoppers seeking the best value. The store promotes its premium buy rates as a differentiator in the local market.
Issued by the U S Weather Bureau Washington DC the forecast calls for generally fair weather in the West Gulf States for the week beginning October 6 1915 with rising temperatures Wednesday and Thursday and then stationing for the rest of the week.
The Cash Store increases sales by offering higher quality goods for lower prices, drawing in customers seeking value. The strategy contrasts with competitors who do not match this combination of quality and savings.
A car of New Mexico apples has arrived. Cook and eaters may buy at low prices. Special prices for buyers in large lots. Located at the south side square next to Collins meat market in Comanche Texas. L. L. Johnson advertises availability and deals.
Work began on the new G. and M. Garage on South Depot Street between the Ridgeway hotel and the old garage stand. The 100 by 50 foot brick building will have a glass front, cement floor, a lathe and full line of accessories, aiming to make Comanche a stop-over for tourists.
George Montgomery has installed a large dipping vat on his farm south of Comanche capable of processing about two thousand cattle daily. He plans to dip public stock at cost. Near Lamkin, Tom Helmsley is finishing a community vat on his ranch.
In St. Louis on October 5 probate Judge Holtcamp ruled a wife loses all interest in her husband estate if she is convicted of killing him. The decision followed the Ada B. Ousley murder case where she shot her husband last March. Buy one sack of Cake Flour from The Cash Store for $1.50.
D F Eaton returned from Brown County where he witnessed the burial of his father Geo W Eaton born September 25 1855 in Thornton Limestone County. He died October 4 1915 at his Brown County home. He married Lucinda Houston on December 11 1876 and they had thirteen children, eleven living. A Brown County pioneer since 1881, Eaton and his family helped spur regional progress.
For the next few days we offer large discounts on all sizes of Cream Separators with easy terms.
A neighbor tries a sack of Cake Flour bought at The Cash Store. The note suggests testing the product by using a full sack to gauge results.
Buyers say thoroughly dried peanuts fetch better prices. Poorly dried nuts spoil easily and buyers pay less or demand discounts. With a likely good fall market, top prices depend on nuts being in good dry condition and market buyers insisting on quality.
John Isaacs died Friday afternoon and was buried Saturday at 4 o clock in Oakwood cemetery. The cause was lockjaw after he stuck a nail in his foot two weeks earlier. He left a wife and five children, the oldest about nine. His wife, Annelee Clark, was reared in Comanche.
An advertisement for The Cash Store promotes affordable boys suits for school days highlighting durable fabrics and low prices to fit family budgets.
At the annual meeting for the Girls Tomato and Canning and Boys Animal Husbandry clubs, prizes were awarded with strong showings by about 180 boys. Winners included Winburn Ferrill for best hog, John Miller for top hog in class two, Boyd McGee for best ten ears of corn, Aaron Reid and Johnnie Drummond for top yields per acre, and numerous girls earning prizes in jars, jellies, peaches, tomatoes, and grape juice. Several local firms and individuals contributed to the prize list in Comanche.
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