The Comanche Chief and Pioneer Exponent (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1913 Page: 2 of 16
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ter. of Gorman.
Uncle Bill Daniels attended
preaching at Liberty Saturday and
Saturday night.
Rev. B. A. Strickland, our pas-
tor, lectured to the men and boys
on “The Mind of Man.“ He was
greeted with a good crowd and
delivered a fine lecture.
The health of our community
is good at present.
against the rules of any well reg- ,.Hjn Sunday.
Vandyke News.
At this writing we are having
some rain in this country. It
dont look much like we are go-
ing to have a drouth this year.
Our all day singing didn’t
amount to ntnch on account of the
ulated paper to publish an anony
moiiN communication.
Rucker News.
'Corn planting is in full blast
in this part of the country. There
is a great dea lof com and milo
maize being planted in this section
We have enjoyed several show-
ers, which are light, but will be
fine on oats.
Scott Rosco came in from Ama-
rillo last week, where he had been
at work. lie whs verv Hick from
a back set of measles, but is bet-
ter ^t present.
• Viclieris Barker whh called to
the bedside of biH brother in Ok-
Tahoma last week, but "found him
better when he reached him.
Brace AI slip, of Delta county,
is here visiting his brother. E. M.
Alxup. and sister. Mrs. Ella l’or
A singing class has been or-
ganized at the Missionary church
of this place. Singing here eveby
Sunday evening now.
West Harkins has returned from
Houston, where he had been at-
tending the Grand Lodge I. O. O.
F., and reports a grand time.
Some of the meml>ers of the
Free Will church of this place,
have joined the Clean-Up club
from the looks of the church.
They met Saturday afternoon
ami give it a much needed clean-
ing.
A nice little crowd gathered at
the grave yard cleaning Friday
evening, despite ,th(* cloudy,
threatning weather.'
Government Chemist
Proves Su; rainaev of
ALVIN
SILVER PLATE
Following is the Official Report
on fourteen of the leading stand-
ard makes of silver-plated tea
spoons, from tests made by
Herbert G. Torrey. for over 37
years Chief Assayer, U. S. Assay
Office:
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Triple Plate ....... ., ... s.... 6.64
Triple Plate, 8o*................ 6 76
X 8 Triple ................... 6.43
Triple Plats, 6 or................ 6.67
Triple Plite, 6 Or;............, 6.76
Triple Plate 12 or.............. 6.91
Triple Plate, 12 or.............. 7.20
Plate Triple, 14 or............ 7.77
830
2 16
2.18
2 73
2 88
2.88
3.16
8 38
3.86
4.46
c Beattie,
We qie having a nice little rain
today, which is badly needed.
Some of (In* Beattie boys arc
going to attend the Fat Stock
show at Fort.,Worth.
Robert Swafford and ' Do tig
Bingham made a business trip to
Duster Saturday evening.
dim Brown and Earnest War-
ren are building Mr. Blair’s new
store at Beattie. Zim Green got
the contract to haul the lumber.
Jessie Fads, who has been very
sick for a few days, is better now.
Ed. Robertson made a business
trip to Sipe Springs this week.
Dr. Blackwell and several of
the young people attended a big
musical at Sipe Springs the oth-
er night
A good many people have
planted corn in this part of the
country.
Ed. Robertson and family vis-
ited Artie, Loyd’s, over in the
Taylor Chappel community today.
Alvin Silver Plate
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Alvin Silver Plate is
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Made in But One Quality
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Each Piece Stamped
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Wilson News
A good rain fell Saturday and
Sunday, which was needed.
Nearly all the farmers are done
planting corn.
Quite a number of our citizens
attended first Monday at Co-
manche.
The program rendered at the
school last Friday night wan
good and speaks well for our
school.
West Frazier, of Haase, is vis-
iting his father-in-law, Mr. Al-
len. .0
Mr. T.-C. Gatlin and wife are
visiting in Stephenville this week.
C. Douglas has gone to Dal-
las to attend the W. 0. W. con-
vention. ■ ‘
Geo. Bowers, of Clairette, is
visiting bis brother, John Bowers.
Sidney N«*s
Mias Lena Langston, teacher of
Cottonwood, visited homefolks
from the latter part of last week.
Misa Dm a Ferguson, of Knox
City, ia visiting her parents at this
pla4e the past week. ^
Mias Bernice Kelley, of Oav.
is visiting her sister, Mr*. Sid
F. rguson, of this place.
* Mr. John Ran and daughter,
Miss Lola, attended the quarter-
ly meeting at Cottonwood last
"id ? pdi rain
night and Sunday.
Mr.*"Ivy Garrison, of Coman
che, passed through Sidney on his
way to Copperas Prairie Sunday
afternoon.
Mias Mabel Turner entertained
the young people Friday night
with a party. ,s
School is progressing nicely.$j>
Mias Geneva Bartlett, of near
Comanche, visited Mias Opal
Roberta Sunday.
Mrs. John Bartlett is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd.
Blanket News.
From the Signal:
A move is on foot, promoted by
the Blanket. Business Club to is-
sue bonds for the purpose of
building good roads in the Blank
et precinct.
Word was received in Blanket
last week of the death of Mrs.
Lamar Smith, at Newcatle, Feb.
25th. Mr. and Mrs. Smith form-
erly lived in blanket.
The following named pastors of
Blanket have organized a Minis-
terial or Pastors Association: J.
B. Fletcher, R. L. Buford, Z. T.
Blanton, W. T. Nicholson, G. 0.
H. Hubbert, H. C. Manor and W.
T. Jones.
A city election will be held in
Blanket Thursday. April 4.
The Business Club is bringing
pressure to bear to try and in-
duce the Frisco railway to build
them a new depot.
Gustine News.
From the Gazette:
Tuesday, March 18, will bo
“Clean Up Day” in Gustine. .
The drug store of I. Sadler, re-
cently burned, will reopen for
business as soon as a stock can be
ordered and building seenred.
Bernice Brown, a Gustine boy,
who is attending the school of
pharmacy at Baylor University,
Dallas, has been awarded the
honors of his class and will grad-
uate with the close of this years
work. He ia the youngest sort of
Dr. J. P. Brown, and has many
"friends w’ho will be glad to learn
of the honor conferred upon him.
Lee ,J. Drennan, of Bihb, and
Miss Jewel Rogers, of Gustine,
were united in marriage Sunday,
Felt. 23, at the home of the bride*:
parents, Rev. A. B. Jenkins offi-
ciating. ami they left the next
day for Bihb. where they will
make their hofne.
T. R. Penninton Its- sold his
stock in the store of Watetou
Bros. & Co., to Garland Adcock,
who has assumed a position in
the stove. Mr. Pennington has
not determined as yet what busi-
ness he will engage in.
T. S. Luster, for the past two
years with the F. & M. bank at
this place, hit* accepted a'L’ave-
line position .with the, Taylor
Milling Co.. Taylor, Texas,, with
headquarters at Waeo.
people Thursday night with mu-
sic. . i
Born to Mr. and Mrs. I. P.
Graham last week a fine large
girf.
Mr/ and Mrs ’ Ellis Donaho
spent Saturday night and Sun-
day with relatives at Sidney.
Mrs. K. D. Jones left Saturday
for Fort Worth »o visit her sis-
ter, Mrs. James Easley, of that
p'nce, and attend the Fat Stock
show.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Smith spent
last week with the parents of Mrs.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gra-
ham. who live on J6hn Bryson’s
place.
We are informed that the com-
mittee, which was appointed to
select ground forCoppcras Prairie
and Gap college, have located on
Nubbin Hill, about Yi mile south-
east from Gap.
Bryson School House.
Everybody is done planting
corn, ami -we got a late rain last
week, which did much good to
the oat crop.
Plate Carnes had bail luck last
week, when lie lost three horses,
death being caused by poison,
which he had put in 'his crib for
the rats. -----.—
C. V. Bryson, of Plainview, is in
our oommttnitjr, ami reports the
wesl needing rain badly.
Jim Carter and family visited
his father and family Saturedav
and Sunday.
Grass is coming out slowly.
Mr. Reinhart and wife are hap-
py over the arrival of a fine giri
al their home.
Rev. Milton preached a good
sermon at Bryson School house
Friday night.
Rain is badly needed to put
stock water in the tanks. * Stock
water is scarcer than it has been
for several years, and we only
have a top season in the soil.
Copperas Prairie Happening*.
Rain set in Saturday night q»d
continued slow all night and
showers- fell at interval* during
Sunday, which was of great
benefit to small grain and garden
truck, and so far the fruit crop
promises to be good.
E. L. Wallace and Otto Garri-
son ATP attending court M-wit
nesses st Fort Worth this **ek.
Charley Whit, of Gap and C.
J. Graham, are at Dallas attend-
ing W. 0. W. Convention as del-
egates. W* fi*’.
Nugent Grahatn. E. S. Van-
DeLeon News.
From the Free Press.
J. H. McAfee’s little boy, some
three years old, was bitten on the
hand by a dog lart Tuesday and
on Wednesday, the dog exhibited
strong symptom of rabies. Mr.
McAfee left Wednesday night for
Austin to place his little boy in
the Pastuer Institute. He took
the dog for examination.
A ’phone message from Fort
Worth Thursday, announced the
marriage of J. C. Lambert and
Mias Willie McAfee at that place
Thursday morning. Both are well'
known citizens in DeLeon and
the marriage is quite a surprise
to their many friends.
Tom Collier, of Gorman, ia here
this week fitting up the light
plant and having the electric line
started out to Gorman, and hav-
ing another large engine install-
ed in the power house. Work on
the Gorman line was started this
week ami will be pushed to com-
pletion as quick as possible. Mr.
Collier will have the management
of the power plant here.
Work on the new City Hrill has
begun and is being pushed along
at a rapid rate. The sand and
rock for the foundation are on
the ground and the contractors
state that the work will go for-
ward as fast as it can he conven-
iently pushed. It is expected that
the building will be completed
by April 15th. This will give De-
Leon a* good city quarters as any
town of her size and population.
Mrs, Ha Miller, wife of E. T.
Miller ami daughter of Mr. ami
Mrs. Green Lee, died Tuesday
meriting at the home of her par-
ents 2Vi miles .southwest of town,
after a lingering illness of several
months duration with the terri-
ble disease tuberculosis.
The Free Dress i* informed by
W. T. Londermilk. President of
Comanche County iTtiral -/Life
^Commission, that there will be
a meeting in DeLeon on Wcdnc*
day March 19th, and all the farm-
er*. business men and everybody
else ace invited and requested' to
be present. It is hoped that the
meeting will he opened at 10:00
o’clock in the morning.
Mr. Louderlnilk stated further
that lie was in communication
with Judge Lindsey, of Tyler,
President of the State Rural Life
Commission and Peter Radford.
President' of the Farmer’s Union,
and that he hoped to have these
gentlemen with us on that day.
Let everybody turnout and make
it/a day to be long remembered.
A great shock reached the cit-
izens of DeLeon, this morning,
when it was announced that O. E.
Whaley had passed away at 7:30.
Mr. Whaley was stricken several
days ago with paralysis, from
which he never recovered. He
was conscious up to the last mo-
ment and fully realhtfd that the
time had come in which he must
surrender his mortal cause.
When death came he was sur-
rounded by his family and broth-
ers and sisters, who had been
called to hia bedside. ’
The deceased came to DeLeon
from Arkansas in the summer of
1888, and has resided in this sec-
tion continuously since that time.
He was married to Misa May
Streety in 1902. He has been
prominent in business circles in
this vicinity for several years,
shaving conducted a mercantile
“ shuai
cleave and J. F. Murphy went to
the Fat 8tock show at Fort'Worth
Saturday. ,I
E. L. Wallace and her
mother. Mrs. Jf R. Rushing, vis-
it ad relatives in the Beattie coun-
try the latter part [of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Jones en-
tertained several of the
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Streety & Company.
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in
secretary of the City Council of
DeLeon at the time of his death.
He waa a gnember of the K. of
P.Lodge and a consistent member
of the Methodist church, always
ready for any call to duty .j In
hia death hia family realises the
loss of A devoted' husband and the
community one df it* best nad'
most enterprising business
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Downing.
Mr. I. N.,/
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Perfect Planting, a Thought Possibly in
Every Farmers Mind
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The John Deere 105 Riding
Cotton and Corn Planter I
Guaranteed to do perfect planting—Come
to our store and see Sample Peanut and
.Fertilizer Attachments now in stock.
Our prices are right, cash or credit.
Neely-Harris-Cunningham Co./
yery low for several days, is bet-
ter.
J. E. Hulsey, Bob Laudermilk
and B. L. Adams, have gone to
Fort Worth to the Fat Stock, show.
Mrs. Dr. Niel went to Waco
last week and brought a little
girl to adopt from the orphan’
home at that place. She is a
bright little girl about ten
years old and we have reason to
think she will have a good'home.
Harvey, the three year old
child of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Cau-
lev, was buried here Monday,
Rev. Berry conducting the funer-
al services. They live near Suez.
J. T. /BeatV shipped to market
last week a car of hogs, receiv-
ing 8JH) per It>., averaging 291
lbs. per head.
Miss Icy Beaty visited home-
folks Saturday and Sunday.
Mur rah Laudermilk, Amond
Stephens and Theo. Bishop have
just bought them a new buggy
each.
Several from here attended the
WVsley Clark meeting at Mr.
Taboos’ Saturday night.
* J. R. Laudermilk -visited the
Fat Stock show at Fort Worth
this week. <
V
Proctor News.
Miss Neva Neal with her moth-
er and father, of Comanche, at-
tended the Stock show In Fort
Worth Saturday and Sunday.
Mias Neal returned on the early
train Monday. .
Mrs. Cary Friend went to Ft.
Worth Saturday, where she met
her husband and expected to lake
in the Stock show.
Miss Carmen Crider made a
business trip to Dublin Saturday.
Mias Ena Roberta spent Satur-
day and Sunday at home.
Sliss Leona Hood spent Satur-
day and Sunday at home. ?
Mrs. Jim Towns, who has been
in DeLeon visiting her daughter,
returned Tuesday
Miss Bessie Stone is on the
sick list this week, but we hope
to soon see her np.
* Miss Irene Dunn was in Haase
Sat ufdagr TOrfhSttnday.
The nurse was called back last
night to nurse Paul Childers.
Mr. Edward Stone waa in Fort
Worth Thursday buying more
goods. “ ► 1
Miss Grove Howell *' wag at
home Saturday and Sunday.
Our, boys and girls were dis-
appointed Saturday, when they
learned that the Comanche boys
o nr
Theny boys. Hurrah for
she has some good base and
ket ball players.
Miss Galdia Dixson, accom- ]
pained by.her friend, Miss
sher, visited her home Saturda
and Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie Phinix, of Foi
Worth, is the guest of her unci
K. M. Carnes.
Mr. Trimble and wife,
Carbon, are the guests of
Boyd and family this week. /
Logan Gap News.
Our school at this place (Jflosed
Friday with a very succession
term, taught under the manage^
ment of Miss Fressil Wilson.
Edgar Summer and Sam La*
crence attended' the Fat Stc
show at Fort, Worth Saturday
Sunday.
Miss Oleon Ward, of ComanCt
was the guest of her sister,
E. L. Summer at this place
week.
J. L. Sprouse and far
here visited relatives at
Saturday and Sunday.
W. I). Frost and family frot
near Vandyke, visited W.
Rightner Saturday »and Sunc
last.
We had a fine rain in this coz
inanity Sunday, which will be of
great benefit to oats.
Most of the young people of'
place attended a party at
sonville Saturday night, and
repotted an enjoyable time.
Mart Janes and; family,
this place, visited relatives
Bibb Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Gill,
Sidney, visited Col. Smith
family of this plane Sunday.
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You can say goodbye to cor
pation with a clear conscien<
you use Chamberlain’s Tabl
Many have been pet
cured by their use. For sa|
all dealers.
C -manches Attend Stock
A large number of Coma
have been in atiendhUce ui
{"Stock Show at Fort
week, many names we fa
«t. Size considered Coi
probably sends as many
to the stock show yearly as-
other town.
Bass Ball Gama
* A base ball game '
urdav between Hebron
tine resulted in a scor
* in favor of Hebron.
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Bell, Tom H. The Comanche Chief and Pioneer Exponent (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1913, newspaper, March 14, 1913; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth870395/m1/2/?q=wichita+falls: accessed June 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.