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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1915
Page
4
Express shipments introduce rich velvet broadcloth gaberdine and imported serge suits in fall colors. Military semi fitted and short box coats feature satin lining with fur, velvet, and braid trims. Skirts follow the current smart models, highlighting stylish tailoring.
Heavy rain and hail delayed peanut harvesting in Copperas Prairie and Gap. Local farm visits include J F Murphy and Nugent Graham returning from cotton picking, and J R Bryson planning to move to Fort Worth. The agricultural meeting was a success, school begins October 25 with W O Garrison as superintendent. Neighborhood social life features parties, birthdays, and visits among residents.
Personal notices list Mrs Barney Riley and Mrs S W Godbold traveling to Dublin and Cleburne. Several residents visit Dallas Fort Worth for fairs and business. Names include Odom Adams Harris Meadows Turner Shoemaker Thadberg Bryant Pulliam Moore Kearby McCarty Lomesa Applewhite Alsup Bevil Bryson Sullivan Reid Lovejoy Haynes Gunn Hughes Straley Brightman Slid er and others with varied trips to Fort Worth Dallas Dublin and Comanche. Also sale notice: good young horses mares and mules offered by Geo Montgomery.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general strengthening remedy. It claims the tonic drives out malaria enriches the blood and builds the body for adults and children.
J. 8. Falkner and Miss Edna Rasco R. B. Easley Jr. and Miss Allie Bowers Elizabeth Collinsworth and Miss Jewel Wyatt received marriage licenses in the latest county clerks office filing.
A sequence of registered cars shows owners and vehicles including C. M. McKenzie of Comanche a Ford No. 229 Otis Guthrie Comanche Ford No. 230 S A Brown Comanche Saxon No. 231 R E L Allen Sidney Ford No. 232 and E B Gamel Comanche Ford No. 282.
A list of newborns announced by local families includes a boy born to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moore in Energy. a girl for J. B. Merchant near Comanche. a girl for J. D. Jenkins near Comanche. a boy for John T. Nelson near Comanche. a boy for F. A. Lawless near Comanche. a girl for B. A. Carding near Comanche. and a girl for Joseph W. Lane near Comanche.
The Honorable District Court met October 18 1915 with Judge J H Arnold presiding. Grand jurors listed include J R Eanes foreman and members T S Ross M E Duke E S Gamblin J I Starkie J L Joplin J E Dur R Carroll W E Horner John Scott E H Jones N W Pounds. Riding bailiffs Cody Donaho W W Cox Jack McGuire and door bailiff Jeff Albin appointed.
News arrived Saturday that Will Stephens’ 9-year-old son died in Abilene from ptomaine poisoning. Jack Stephens left for the funeral Sunday afternoon. the Stephens family, long raised in Comanche, receives much local sympathy.
For sale several good milk cows by Geo Montgomery. Neely Harris Cunningham Co offers cash or trade for cotton grain and peanuts. Consumers urged to bring produce and do business locally.
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