Local notes record warm weather and community events
The column reports rain desired for late crops amid warm conditions. Rev Rainey and Mrs Rainey visited with their children. Local visitors include Chas Batton and family, and others from Comanche and Gum Springs. School changes, parties, singing, and various visits are noted. Oil leasing remains active with high per acre rates. Downing well work resumes. Free Will Baptists held feet washing per church ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Rainey
Little Dalton King
Zira Sparks
Gum Springs
Ruby Patton
Gum Spgs
Lee Camp
Free Will Baptists
Calotabs Promised to Purify Liver and Motivate Appetite
Feeling blue take Calotabs and wake up with a cleansed liver and purified system. One Calotab at bedtime with water, no nausea, no unpleasant effects, and a hearty breakfast. Sold only in sealed packages for thirty five cents. druggist guarantees satisfaction or refund.
Comanche Boy Appointed Captain
Mr and Mrs A S Harris report their Comanche boy has been appointed captain at Camp Travis. The announcement notes his first officers and reflects pride in the appointment amid wartime service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Harris
Camp Travis
Funston
Rejoices Daughter Can Resume Studies
A 12 year old suffered from distressing eating and belching from water to stomach. After using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, she resumed school. the product claims to remove catarrhal mucus and inflammation in stomach, liver, and intestines with one dose refundable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bette of Mayr
Reese Co
Changes in the Court House Move Officials Offices
A reshuffle in the county court house relocates the tax collector to the former county superintendent room. The tax assessor moves to the former county judge office. The county judge relocates to the former tax collector space, and the superintendent’s office shifts to the second floor southeast room previously used by the surveyor.
BoroZone Antiseptic Promoted for Wounds and Burns
Surgeons urge prompt first treatment with an efficient antiseptic to prevent infection. BoroZone is pitched as the ideal antiseptic and healing agent for use on man or chest, with prices from 25 cents to $1.50 sold by S. P. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Smith
Oil Leases and Assignments Filed in Land Deals
A long list of oil leases, royalties, and assignments filed, detailing numerous transfers of various acreages across surveys and counties. Names include J T Ballard, S H Cullum, Dock Barton, A S Barham, J E McGuire, C A Hitt, J H Beshears, Mrs M A Hughes, Eastern Oil and Gas Co, and others with amounts ranging from $1 to $4,800 and acreage from under 20 to several hundred acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Ballard
S. H. Cullum
Dock Barton
J. R. Sessums
S. A. Scott Survey
A. S. Barham
S. H. Prim
Swanson Yarberry
Tom Burns
H. Prim
P. King
J. Hl. Beshears
L. Truitt
John Duncan
Mrs. KE. Blakemore
T. M. Pulliam
Thos
J. Blakemore
H. J. Sneeden
Eastern Oil & Gas Company
M. S. Tratton
J. T. Hobbs
L. H. Cullum
D. E. Cox
S. A. Scott
J. J. Starkie
J. BE. Churchwell
Asa Hoxey
M. A. Hughes
J. E. Churchwell
A. Grignon
W. D. Starkie
W. L. Skaggs
W. HL. Williams
N. E. Horner
J. H. Beshears
W. W. Hodges
Guardian
S. Smith
Henry Tieman
J. E. Head
Amos Polland
Amos
Land Transfers and Leases Across Multiple Properties
A compilation of property transfers and oil lease arrangements listing parties such as Rauhut Head Schuman Pollard Gray Sutton West Capers Day Milner Banks Gulf Production Starkie Beaty and Gleason. Details include multiple acreages 60 to 820 acres and payments of $1.00 or $420.00 for leases and transfers across several parcels and companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. E. H. Rauhut
J. E. Head
F. Schuman
Amos Polland
W. F. Lubke
Amos Pollard
W. F. Hein
E. W. Gray
FE. C. Sutton
S. L. Mull
C. W. West
Empire Gas and Fuel Co
C. W. Capers
Jean P. Day
O W. Capers
W. G. Banks
Gulf Production Co
J. P. Milner
EB. T. Ry. Co
S. D. Miars
Royalty Contracts in Local Deeds
J F Hardin and wife sell half interest in 160 acres to W C Streety for 1200 dollars. H and T Ry Co. C O Hatley and wife sell one fourth interest in 110 acres to G E Smith for 750 dollars. J L Dickey survey. Ben F Reid sells one fourth interest in J N Duke property to W L Andrews for 250 dollars. G E Inter and spouse to Jno Na
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hardin
W. C. Streety
C. O. Hatley
G. E. Smith
J. L. Dickey Survey
Ben F. Reid
W. L. Andrews
J. N. Duke
G. E. Inter Et
Mar
Jno
Land transfers and marriages listed in 19th century records
A fragmented notice lists land conveyances and marriages: $19,800 for 158 acres in N. Arnold survey from J. N. Duke to P. L. Hoffman, plus $10,000 for a half interest in 90 acres of H. & T. B. Ry. Co. entries include Aaron Reid and Miss Annie Mull, Chas Rollins and Miss Gold en McCamey, James Brady Comney and Miss Willie Jenkins, Lloyd Hampton and Miss Kate Ayers, Arthur Bryan and Miss Vesta Sanders, David Bozeman and Miss Lillian Kennedy, J. M. Creed and Miss Jimmie Price, Tom W. Brown and Miss Maggie Ola Duke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Arnold Survey
J. N. Duke
P. L. Hoffman
Aaron Reid
Annie Mull
Chas
F. Rollins
Golden McCamey
James Brady Comney
Willie Jenkins
Lloyd Hampton
Kate Ayers
Arthur Bryan
Vesta Sanders
David David Bozeman
Lillian Kennedy
J. M. Creed
Jimmie Price
Tom W. Brown
Maggie Ola Duke
Births by Visit of the Stork in De Leon Area
Visits of the Stork report several newborns with births in De Leon and nearby communities. The list notes a girl born to Mr and Mrs H L Boyd of Downing and multiple boys delivered by local residents, including B J Stephens, S N Wilkerson, John W Stephens, Len Dalton, W T Kelley, G W Higginbotham, John Sims, John G Davis, and N A Fagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Boyd
Downing
B. J. Stephens
de Leon
S. N. Wilkerson
Gil
John W. Stephens
Len Dalton
Hamilton
W. T. Kelley
G. W. Higginbotham
Proctor
John Sims
John G. Davis
N. A. Fagan
Coveted by All but Possessed by Few Hair Dressing Ad
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as restoring beauty to gray or harsh hair. It promises lustrous results and lists a price of one dollar.
Timely Plea of Shells Explode During Hunt
Vaughn George and the paper chase near W. Webb’s home see a shotgun misfire when a shell explodes in the magazine. George is lightly cut by flying fragments as the gun is torn apart. The incident, rare and hard to explain, ends with a smile and a scratched face as he recovers. Also promoting Prickly Ash Bitters to purify and regulate the system, with Wm. Reese Co. as agents asking $1.25 per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn George
W. Webb
George
Wm. Reese Co
Miss issippi Diarrhoea Cordial touted for five decades
A promotional note urges keeping a bottle of Miss issippi Diarrhoea Cordial in the medicine chest. Described as in constant use for fifty years, it is offered at prices of 25c and 50c.
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Elpa Alle
WM. Reese
Comanche, Texas
Vandyke
Paris Smith
Comanche
Texas
Gille &Nabers
E. T. Ry. Co
Will Holland
M. W. Carroll
Samuel Bowers
J. H W. Lewery
C. F. Greenwood
Andrew Jones
J. E. B. Crews
R. L. Lane
Orlando Whitney
Texana & Sdaitney
FE. D
Mrs. N. J. Hall
BE. Salyer
Spencer Hazlett
T. J. Box
E. BE
Salyer
I. L. Househouse
J. L. Curbo
W. L. Sisson
L. A. Adcock
R. J. Adcock
James Hamilton
Er. S. Tunnell
J. D. Couch
G. R. Swanner
B. J. Pittman
James Walker
W. A. Smith
J. C
C. P. Platt
W. C. C. Ross
A. V. Donnell
J. C. Harrison
James Brannan
Geo. Schwab
FE. S. Tunnell
A. KE. Hodge
O. G Cottrell
N.N
Stumble Oil & Refining Co
T. W. Goss
D. A. T. J. Goss
O. R. Norton
M. L. Doggett
H. K. Denton
J. H. Hayenes
W. S. Glover
T. C. Ryland
W. F. Durham
Federal Land Bank
Durham Lease
Smith
Chas. W. Hardy
J. CC
B. C. Stailey
W. I
C. M. Dig Ga
W. Straw Son
Sie Kuarth
Comanche County
R. T. Janes
de Leon, Texas
R. T. Jones
Ailes
Vv. Price & Co
Ep. V. Price & Co
Chicago
Merchant Tailors
WS. Ac
Lester’s Tailor Shop
Awede Extension League
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfeld
N. J
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
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