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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
7
A fragmented listing of contestants by route and town names appears, followed by an advertisement urging relief from coughing. The piece mentions Miss Lizzie Denny and many others across places like Gorman Route 2 and Dublin, concluding with an ad for Bal lard's Horehound Syrup sold in Paris Smith.
Two roan horses missing in Comanche Texas. A dark roan gelding about 9 years old, 16 hands with both hind feet white. A light roan mare about 12 years old, 15 hands, a light roan that paces. Call sheriff with any information.
Advertising note invites buyers to hold pecans for Uncle Bill West and take orders for hand painted china. A sample of work is on exhibition at Burks-Simmon’s, with Mrs. J L Mayes listed in the notice.
District Court opened with Judge Arnold presiding. Grand jury named including J. F. Tate and others. Numerous civil cases dismissed or continued. Criminal docket set for next week with petit jurors summoned list. Grand jury returned seventeen indictments, fourteen felonies and three misdemeanors. full report to be printed.
John Pelham Camp No. 575 U C V met at the Court House Sunday at 3 pm. Commander J Baskin presided. Delegates J C Baskin and W H Davis reported on the State Reunion at Cleburne. The camp voted to aid Sherman Camp in seeking a constitutional amendment to fund pensions for indigent Confederate veterans and widows.
Offer to arrange quick closings for joans and vendor lien notes. Promises prompt inspections and calls to receive applications for loans or to buy vendor lien notes for sale.
The camp adjourned until the next regular meeting, postponing any further action until members reconvene.
The Comanche Indians lose 7 to 0 to Fort Worth High School amid a large crowd. Fort Worth scores a first half touchdown and later adds the extra point as Comanche, though outmatched in weight, played a clean game and received a generous spread from Fort Worth girls after the contest.
Enos Lollar of Saratoga Indiana says he has sold Chamberlains Cough Remedy for fifteen years and considers it the best on the market. For sale by ail dealers.
The article notes that boys and girls would not be apt to leave the farm if roads were improved to allow comfortable and safe trips to town and back.
Second hand five passenger Studebaker model 1912 offered at 650 dollars cash. Sold due to buyer default. car recently used under five months and guaranteed to be as good as new. Interested buyers contact Cunningham and Bell in Comanche Texas.
Local ad for J. H. Huff offering watches, clocks and solid gold jewelry sales. Watch and clock repairing is a specialty at Hamilton Drug Co located on the west side square. All work guaranteed.
A notice from Dr L B Thomas requests friends to save their votes for her in the Chief and Exponent auto contest. Signed Very Respectfully by Dr Thomas.
An advertisement extols value differences in capital, money, labor, and product quality. The text pitches DeLaval cream separators as superior and promises to buy butter fat and eggs at high market prices, inviting trades of groceries for butter fat and eggs.
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