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Comanche Chief

Location

Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1915

Page

6

Energy Area Sends Students Back With Strong Attendance

County correspondence notes school begun Monday with good attendance. Various residents visit family and travel for personal business. Mrs Rudd of Goldthwaite visits sons in Energy. Mrs Kemp and Grandma Kemp visit relatives. Jewel Cox drives a new Ford.

Rudd of Goldthwaite Guss and Bill Rudd Energy R. L. Hamilton 8. C. Kemp Joe Morehead Abilene Tom Reid Comanche A. W. Wilkes Jewel Cox W. W. Laewell William Horner W. M. Lacewell Pravis Ritchie

Peanuts Thrive as Graham Chapel Busy for Harvest Season

Graham Chapel notes a strong peanut year with ongoing work at the church. Rev. Storey preached both Sunday and Sunday night. Local residents Mrs. W. A. Luker and Miss Rudie Rogers visit relatives and attend area schools. C. E. Purvis travels to Comanche for court. Miss Omie Taylor studies at Proctor and stays with family. School resumes November 1 signaling a promising term.

Dallas

Community Notes and Social Visits Across Copperas Prairie Area

Local residents welcome guests from Proctor Comanche and Energy. Readers are urged to view The Cash Store ads. Cotton harvest continues with all hands in the peanut fields. J A Thompson plans a Tennessee return. Mrs J R Reece and Mrs M O Lane are among visiting relatives. R Q George suffers an on hand rise and T E Burnett reports a past cotton picking trip west ending with a robbery note.

Acre D. C A. A. Hilley Sidney J. R. Reece Jones County J. A. Thompson Tennessee Coperas Creek T. A. Brice Roscoe R. Q. George T. E. Burnett Earl Rob

Harmony notices and social events in Mercer Gap area

Fine weather for picking cotton and sowing oats as Mercer Gap residents note visits to Fisher county and Harmony events. Box supper planned at Harmony Friday with invites. preaching and singing scheduled for Harmony weekend. Families and locals, including the McKinzies and Browns, hosted and visited in the area.

Doctor and family leave for Hopkins county practice

Dr. Matthews and his family depart Gap after a brief stay to practice medicine in Hopkins county. Many friends here regret their departure and wish him success in the new post.

Local Farmers Busy Making Syrup and Moving Farm Homes

Cotton Grove News notes farmers are busy making syrup, some breaking land, others moving. Geo Berrick moves to Linzie farm where Tom Howell lived. Willie Cade visits relatives at Blanket. Charlie Bryson returns to Plainview after weeks on business. Me Thompson back from

Geo. Berrick Tom Howell Linzie Willie Cade Blanket Charlie Bryson Plainview Me Thompson

Beattie Community Notes Touch Social Ties And Peanut Work

Beattie brief reports Miss Leola Smith and Ona Welch dined with Miss Pearl Andress. Families visitations take place across Sipe Springs Comanche Trinity Buffalo Gap and nearby towns. Beattie folks discuss peanut harvests and faith group activities with B Y P U meetings and a Macedonia preacher contributing to the Methodist league program.

Leola Smith Ona Welch Pearl Andress Mr. Hancock Mr. McCorkle Sipe Springs Bro. Carter Comanche Ethel McCorkle Lillie Jesse Mae Hancock Trinity Jim Andress Pearl Vera Addie Welch Edd Vaughan Lizzie Scott Lee Welch Buffalo Gap John Butler Kentucky Butler Isla Welch Irene Stephenson Roberts Me Strickland John Joplin Bro Colwell Macedonia League

Gap and Shrum School Dates and Local News

Fair weather aids cotton pickers and peanut harvesters and is appreciated. Gap school to start next Monday while Shrum school delayed until November 15 due to late crops. Local visits include Caspers family with Grandma Buchanan and Murt Sullivan visiting Boykin family. One heifer died after possibly ingesting poison weed. J L Cox returns from Fort Worth after dental work. he assists son Artie moving to Hamilton County. Moore family incident as son Overbear caused horse to kick the father. he recovers. Peanuts sold by farmers at 55 to 60 cents.

Gap Jesse Boland J. L. Cox Fort Worth Mr. Cox Hamilton County Artie Ben McGlotchin Cleve Moore Overbear Moore

Fisher county on business and social notes

Edith Ritchie visited relatives in Pottsville while Aubrey Beene and Roy Johnson attended church in Comanche. Dollie Stubblefield and Burley Stubblefield visited friends in Sidney. Prayer meetings shifted to Saturdays at the church. Oak Valley singing class performed at Cottonwood after Sunday prayers. Mrs Montgomery of Comanche stayed with the Robertsons. Nellie Eanes from near Comanche attended Cottonwood prayer and singing. Bob Jennings from Bible helped with singing at Oak Valley.

Edith Ritchie Potstville Aubrey Beene Roy Johnson Comanche Dollie Burley Stubblefield Sidney Oak Valley Cottonwood M. J. Montgomery J. E W. A. Robertson Nellie Eanes Bob Jennings Bible

Oats for Sale—Premium Price for Extra Heavy Seed

Immediate shipment offered at 2 cents per bushel premium for extra heavy clean seed oats. Contact Higginbotham's to arrange purchase. Also note J McCarty offers watch repair at Masonic Building Carroll's Drug Store.

Higginbotham’s J. McCarty Masonic Building Carroll’s Drug Store

Do Not Take Pepsin For Indigestion Says Ad

For indigestion avoid pepsin and preparations containing pepsin or other digestive ferments. The ad urges a tonic like Chamberlain's Tablets to restore natural stomach function. Obtainable everywhere.

Higginbothams Sells Calico at 25 Yards for a Dollar

An advertisement notes Higginbothams offering standard calico at 25 yards for one dollar, inviting shoppers to save money on fabric. The brief item emphasizes value and store name without additional details.

Danderine Promises Dandruff-Free Hair For All

An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a solution for dandruff and thin hair. It claims one application doubles beauty, dissolves dandruff, and prevents itching, with a 25-cent bottle marketed at drug stores or toilet counters.

Knowlton

Red Polled Cattle for Sale in Lamkin Texas

Auction or sale note from M B White of Lamkin Texas offering several good young red polled bulls and cows for sale. All cattle described as full blood. Contact details not provided.

M. B. White Lamkin Texas

Kilpatrick Ad Promotes 3-Inch Wagon with Sheet and Bows

Kilpatrick advertises a 3 inch wagon with sheet and bows for 75.00 on the front page, inviting readers to view the offer.

Kilpatrick

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Lomanche Cotton Oil Co Comanche Cotton Oil Co Energy News Graham Chapel Will Ewing Carrie James Proctor J. P. Ewing Copperas Prairie and Gap Mercer Gap and Harmony R. R. Gore G. C. McKinzie Ira Fletcher Fisher County Nora Penington Irwin Gore A. C. Duncan Harmony Edith Brown Nettie Ackers Zet Edwards Paul Brewer M. L. Brown Cotton Grove News Beattie News Gap and Shrum R. B. Caspers J.E. McNear J.e.mcnear Guyton & Harrington Mule Company Lathrop, MO Om House E. C. Boyd Carpenter Ache, Texas
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