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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1915
Page
8
A string of short notices lists residents and visitors across Texas towns. Travelers include W A Bennett in Fort Worth on business J B Chilton in Dallas and many others visiting Brownwood Gustine Stephenville and Abilene area sites. The item notes church service by Rev B D Greer and a Pythian Sisters stew event on the first Monday in November.
Mr and Mrs John Carroll of Comanche visited Mrs Carrolls father Fred Smith in Comanche. Ira Smith traveled to Comanche on business last Saturday, as noted in local briefs from Blanket Signal and German Progress.
Dee Ashmore, a Messenger force member for the past year, departed Monday to visit his parents in Comanche, per Morgan Messenger.
Comanche scholar Ike West paid a visit to Addis Emmett in the city last week, according to the Hamilton Herald.
R. C. Frazier of Comanche arrived here Wednesday for an extended visit with old-time friends and to enjoy the fair. He reports farming and livestock in Uvalde and Comanche counties never more satisfactory and that everyone is contented and hopeful for the future.
The Brownwood Bulletin notes Higginbotham's fall sale with prices on groceries and a 9 lb bag of coffee for $1.00. It also reports R I Wilson and family moving from Comanche County to Brownwood buying George Black’s home, encouraged by the Chamber of Commerce for educational and living advantages. Further local visits include Mrs S W Childers and others en route to Comanche and Santa Anna.
The article outlines single stalk cotton culture with late thinning and tight row spacing to boost earliness and yields. In short seasons or boll weevil areas, this method yields 15 to 119 percent more seed cotton in four row blocks and about 121.5 percent in average compared with wide spacing, with no lint quality loss. A lost pair of spectacles and check book are reported between Comanche and Sidney. finder should return them.
At a Bar Harbor luncheon John Drew decries war calling man nearly as the beasts of the field. He cites a foot bull chasing a red parasol in a cornfield and a fool man chasing a red parasol in New York as examples of human folly.
Ideal conditions over the past week fuel farmers as they cut hay and gather cotton while peanuts and potatoes near harvest. Local notes record visits, parties, and moves including Rev J J Wester in Sipe Springs guesting E A Reece, Hass Bagley moving to Port Arthur, and Mrs T A Brice planning Roscoe home. Reverend Kilgore relays news of his wife’s death five weeks prior.
Mrs Norton and her children arrived Monday to reunite with her husband who has been running a market here for some time.
Seed oats requested for next week's shipment. Two ears per plant desired as heavy seed stock. Higginbotham's is the supplier.
Federal Judge Hough ruled the cotton futures act unconstitutional in a suit by Daniel T. Hubbard and others seeking damages from assessments by the internal revenue collector. The judge cited origin in the Senate rather than the House as the constitutional flaw.
Seed wheat for sale with import origin and a yield of 31 bushels per acre. Buyers should contact Oscar Callaway before October 15 to discuss purchase.
In Texas near San Antonio drought and boll weevil shorten the season, making single stalk cotton advantageous. Department Bulletin No. 279 reports that single-stalk rows yield 47 to 149 percent more bolls and 63 to 227 percent higher in alternate row setups, despite fewer bolls per plant.
Good black land farm 10 miles north of Comanche to rent and 73 loads of corn for sale. Mrs. Sarah Millican Comanche Texas c o Mrs. John Farmer. 11 TO TRADE We have a good mule to trade for a good horse. Want a horse suitable for delivery purposes. See Meadows Grocery Co.
Miss will be with you to show you whether you buy.
The Liberty Bell will tour Waco on Wednesday November 17 as part of Woman's Day at the Cotton Palace. Officials expect a record crowd and may close schools to allow all residents to view the relic weighing 2080 pounds with a 12 foot lip circumference and a 3 foot 2 inch clapper.
Massive Woodmen of the World gathering set for November 18 at Cotton Palace in Waco Texas with potential attendance over 15000 members. Special trains from Cleburns and Tyler and free grounds admission for uniformed members highlight a day of drills speeches parades and cash prizes for various contests.
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