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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
2
Local brief records a parade of Comanche residents and guests: doctors, traders, and travelers. Notables include Dr. O. R. Houghton in the Masonic building, plus trips by Adulf Adams to Santa Anna and Jno Jay to Fort Worth, with many others visiting Brownwood, Gustine, and nearby towns.
In Waco Texas on October 7 a Bosque county farmer’s wife, Dr. Thos. Crofton, and county officials arrested Mrs Etheridge after the deaths of two of her stepchildren and the poisoning of a third. Baylor University lab reported arsenic in a white powder found in her room. The two boys, aged 5 and 6, died after a midday meal. the girl, 7, survived due to prompt emetics.
Ora Leming trudges into the river to save his dog Boots as the brindle bulldog dives after him. Boots wrestles the swimmer to safety despite Leming's shouts, and two men in a boat pull them aboard. Leming winsce with a torn shoulder while thanking the dog for the risky rescue.
Cotton receipts show 3,390 bales in two city yards by Wednesday night. Middling price around 13.35 to 13.50, market activity modest as the week closes. Public notice urges readers to use the classified column to advertise properties and listings to reach large audiences.
Local notice advertises young work mules available for sale by J B Chilton for full time use.
Professor C. G. Cates former principal of the High School and longtime Texas educator died at his Dallas home after months of illness at age 54. He is survived by his wife Jennie and seven children. Funeral services were by Rev. L. Ewing at Brownwood with interment at Oakwood, attended by many friends. He had lived in Dallas only a few months and earlier led the Central Texas Institute at Moody. He was a Baptist, Mason, and Knights of Pythias member with ties to Atoka and Moody communities.
Word reached here Tuesday of the death of Sam Wilkinson in San Antonio from typhoid fever. He had deteriorated mentally and physically for months and was moved to the San Antonio Asylum. Remains were sent to DeLeon for interment Thursday at 11:00 a.m. The Chief Exponent offers condolences to his wife, father, mother, and brothers.
Mrs Dona B Hill born July 17 1858 died October 16 1913 at her home in this county after a long illness surrounded by family. She married T R Hill in February 1877 and made this her home except for three years away.
J. W. Crand died Sunday night at his home in Waco at 10 o clock from heart trouble. He was son in law of Mr and Mrs G A Bruton, having married Miss Georgia Bruton about sixteen years ago. He leaves a widow and four children. G A Bruton attended the funeral in Waco on Monday.
J. F. Murray advertises as a piano tuner with twelve years of factory training and extensive experience. He offers tuning, regulation, restringing, and revocation of action with a strict guarantee and requests orders left at Blue & Dingus or Higginbotham gro.
The Epworth League presents a program with literary training by Miss Zoe Allen and physical training by Mr L Marshall. Use of Wisdom by Miss Grace Wicklyne and Spirit of the Lord by Thos Nab ers. Subject is Training for Christian Service.
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