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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1914
Page
8
Directors of several stores announce a nationwide sale to convert surplus dry goods into cash. Purchases were made in July in New York City under favorable terms. now stores aim to clear stock within fifteen days at cost with all outlets loaded to the ceiling.
In eighteen years of experience we launch a gigantic sale offering dry goods notions clothing and shoes at rock bottom prices. About 100000 worth of brand new stock will be sold in 15 days with no fake sales. Come early to see up-to-date stock at deeply reduced prices.
Misses Toonie and Nena McCarty return home after a month in Winters. Numerous locals attend church as Roy Langston preaches at the Methodist church. Jim Staley and family visit Jno Ross. Ruby Bartlett visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Dave Boyd. Rome Walker returns from Winters where he picked cotton. Archie Redwine hosts a Saturday night musical. Eva Franklin of Pleasant Valley attends church. Mrs Gill visits Hasse. Picola Roberts visits Nena McCarty. Tom Edge and Joe White visit Duncan. Bessie Hilton’s family from Port Arthur visits sister Isaacs and kin. Mary Holland stays with Uncle Bill Holland near Pleasant Valley. John Holland makes a business trip to Comanche. W P Payne stays with W S Jones. Rev J C Kilgore of Brown Co travels home from an east county preaching tour. A Y Parsons returns from Abilene seeking a location for another year. many plan to leave next year. Chester Collie returns from Fort Worth fat stock show. C H Wagnon and family visit relatives in Bible country. Dalton Parsons and relatives spend weekend at Sipe Springs. Mrs W H Young and Ada Thompson of Gap visit Shrum friends.
Copperas Prairie and Gap News notes farmers report ample potato harvests for home use with some overproduction. They attribute lower prices to the war while costs rise for items to buy and sell. J. F. Murphy and Nugent Durham return from Jones county after five weeks picking cotton, reporting good yields. Mr. and Mrs. Webb and children of Comanche visited Mrs. Webb’s parents over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Jones of Gap attended business in Comanche on Monday.
We had a nice rain Sunday. Dave Hart and family visited R. F. Carter and family Sunday. R. F. Carter is figuring on a big grain crop next year. How many farmers will side him in raising grain and hogs and live at home as near as possible.
Scarce local news as many youths head to cotton fields. Families listed include Stubblefield sisters Dollie and Buryslee, William Stubblefield and kin near Zephyr. Residents Ole Skinner family return from Henderson county and Will Roe from Haskell county. Visits and relocations noted among Robersons Hodges Cades and Craigs with Annie Marie Layton return to Blanket.
Jim Morris and family spent Sunday afternoon at Bill Parkers. Harvey Redwine and Miss Gertrude Stiffles of Bibb were quietly married at Beattie Sunday morning. Their many friends wish them a long and happy life. Elbert Smith, attending school at Cisco, visited homefolks from Friday until Monday. Miss Mae Decker of Duster visiting Aunt Mrs. T E Wilson. Miss Mary Holland of Sidney visiting relatives here. George Redwine and family spent Sunday with Mr Redwine's parents. Mr and Mrs Bill Holland with Misses Erma Holland and Eva Franklin spent Sunday at Mr Holland's.
Advertising blurb touts GROVE S TASTELESS chill TONIC as a general strengthening medicine that drives out malaria enriches the blood and builds up the system. Marketed for adults and children, price 50 cents.
Robt. E. Mitchell former chief connection now editor of the Sipe Springs Record has been appointed to the railway mail service We express regret at losing Bobbie from the newspaper field but wish him good fortune in his new job
A Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound advert from The Wm. Reese Co promotes a cough remedy. It claims to halt lingering winter coughs and prevent throat and lung illness by loosening phlegm soothing inflamed throat and acting as a mild laxative. Suitable for children and adults with no opiates.
The case of M. A. Brown charged with the murder of Walter Edwards in Dublin and transferred to Granbury on a change of venue has been set for trial on October 30 with a venue of sixty men ordered.
The death of Mrs. Mary Mae Leary Fleming at 1012 S Adams St Fort Worth comes as a sudden blow to family and friends in Comanche and Albany. Survived by four Fort Worth children and sister Mrs T L Hutchison of Comanche she leaves a legacy of devotion. Funeral from the residence with close friends and civil appeals court pallbearers attending. hymns echoed from Justice MacLeary’s service.
An 19th century style ad promotes Herbine to relieve indigestion and burning sensation. It claims to purge undigested food, strengthen the stomach and cleanse the bowels, with a price of 50 cents and sales by Paris Smith.
State Superintendent says grading will be careful to avoid errors and reports to applicants will be delayed. November 1 for September papers and December for October exams. Teachers and trustees urged to follow guidance to avoid worry. Ballard's Horehound Syrup ad urged for cough relief with Paris Smith selling prices.
Educational Day on October 24 at Comanche invites all engaged in rural schooling. Dr. Carroll of Brownwood will deliver an address worth hearing as plans and ideas to support country and general school work are discussed. Attendees may gain practical tips to improve their own schools.
The formation of a 150 million cotton fund is assured, says Festus Wade head of the committee. Dallas Cotton Syndicate president Henry D. Lindsley notes bankers will subscribe a third, or 50 000, and government efforts to broaden the cotton market are urged. Wade highlights England Germany Australia Japan and China as potential buyers to protect their tile industries. Cotton is described as vital to balanced trade. in the thirteen cotton states over a million farms exist, and current debt levels threaten a wide impact if marketing is curtailed.
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