The Comanche Chief and Pioneer Exponent (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 18, 1912 Page: 1 of 16
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THE COMANCHE CHIEF. ■
AND PIONEER EXPONENT
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CONSOLIDATED SEA * 1. 1912 yOL 1
COMBINED CIRCULATION 4000
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COMANCHE, COMANCHE COUNTY, TEXAS, OCTOBER 18,. 1912.
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6REHEST EVENT OF THE SEISM
f- IS THE BIG MIT10BIIE CONTEST
Tate Proa.
G.- C. Hamilton, Grocer.
M. G. Catter Mercantile Co.
Burks-Simmons Co.
Higginbotham’*
Cunningham & Burton.
Following is the standing of tho
contestants this weeji. . 4
COMANCHE. >
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Those Nominated Should Write or
|; / on the Manager at Once.
Call
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IER ISO CONTESTANTS HAVE ALREADY ENTERED
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The Most Attractive List of Premiums Ever Offered in this
JT County-^Win Premiums in Less than Three
Months Worth a Year’s Salary.
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The Chief and Exponents Great I not already done so.
Subscription and Trade | costs nothing to-irts’Ti^
devel- It costs vou nothing -to enV
Yuletide Subscription and Trade | costs nothing to-.ENTE
Building Campaign is fast devel- It costs you nothing Co enter
oping into.Jttie most interesting and and hundreds of dollars worth of
excitiog.social event of the pres premiums are hanging in the bal-
lot year and to judge from the ' ance. and will be awarded tu some
interest that is being manifested one An Dec 2-f. Why not you?
the battle'of ballots to follow will | Those who have already been
be s veritable carnival of^. mirth nominated are requested t*' call on
and msmment ;or write the Contest Managers inn-
Nothing is more interesting mediately for a coupon bonk and
*ti' thanH battle royal f ir popularity
between evenly divided
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llVi
honors
force* of bright American women.
The women worth while are the
‘ ones that endeaver to accomplish
tbiogs worth while, not those con-
tent with the ordinary, everyday,
huodrum sort of existence. The
iigglSBt Yuletide Subscription and
Trade Building Campaign opens a
• Mw field to those energetic ladies
totea tm nhifcn fl»ml i lo-
tion of eact day Which they wish
to devote to some occupation.
Proof of the interest the people
•re taking in the Great Contest is
shown by the long list of nomina-
tion, that Have been received dur-
ing the first two weeks of the
mammoth campaign, and which
appamr )g thia issue. Not only
is Comanche well represented in
tee listof. nominations, but the
adjacent territory did ita share of
-nominating amLnumbers of other
saminations will no doubt arrive
from the surrounding territory
within th# nest few days. Of
- nous* there will be so many mak-
ing the race that, it will, not re-
quire a very great amount of ef-
fort on the'part of any contestant
to make » creditable showing nee*
•sears to win one of tbs valuable
'premiums, from the fact that
there are just a certain number of
subscription* to be gottou within
the specified contest period.
However, there will be a great
Many withdrawals within a short
time, leaving the race clear to
ttmat who have the ambition and
aottrage to do things worth while.
there are three means by which
vote# can be secured and three
only, first: by securing subscrip-
tions, either new or eld to theChief
• and Exponeol, second by securing
merrehdnts coupons, and third by
(ling the little coupon appear-
weekly in the paper,... which
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ter the merry race immediately,,
and map out a campaign that will
culminate in the possession of a
Studebaker “20” car and the ad-
miration of your friends and ac-
quaintances.
ThJ conducting of this campaign
is so arranged that the premiums
will be awarded to those who dis
play the greatest amount of energy
and perseverance. No one will
'knov “who is who” at any stage
of the contest, and no poolfng^of
votes can possiblv take place.
The Contest Managers will be
Die humble servants of any lady
who wishes to enter the merry
battle of ballots. Phone, write or
ca|l on them and they will answer
your every beck and call.
DON T BE a QUITTER. .
Just remember it is not the
quitter, but the -"sticker” who
wins. The- successful men and
women of this life are those who
"stuck it out”and surmounted the
many obstacles presenting therm
full information how to secure ®elye8; Lif® is not one downy
A ebupon good for 20 votes bed, cf case, but full of thorns as
Mrs. I. T. Clemmons...... 700lHMirs Anna Stewart........ 5^
votes. _ _
appears in this issue. Make
start in the race today. -Form , ...
club among your friends to assist ance and staying qualities
wins in any undertaking. Don t
well as dowers. It is the maD or
woman with indomitable presever-
and staying qualities who
—ha voted by November ill
will not be given to any one
one year, iror
Ipifa Uian ton, nor will votes bo
given on a fractional part of a
- No contestant will be permitted
to “resdrve” votes at home, but
ars required to turn in all
secured - on
subscription it
days or twice a
you and enter the race immediate-
ly with the set intention of win-
ning cne of the premiums
Cut out the little coupon
lor twenty votes.. Ring
if lends and tell them to save their
votes fur you. v -Mak*..ej?arybcuJ.Y
take notice of the fact that you
are in the race to win.
the premiums.
The first premium in the Chief
and Exponent’s Great Yuletide
Subscription and . Trade ‘ Building
Campaign is « handsome Stude-
baker “20”' Automobile, 1913
model, nlckle trimming, costing
$935. plus freight.
This car is now on exhibition in
this city at the stQta_of W. W.
Kilpatrick, and will be demon-
strated during the life of tbe con-
test. * . -
The aecond premium ia a hand-
some $400} §:arck piano, ordered
direct from'the factory at Chicago.
This is a handsome, sweet toned in-
strument in a Mahogany case, and
will be placed on display at Brin’s
One Price Store, upon ita arrival
in this city, which will be within
a few days
The*'third premium is a hand-
some pure white $100 diamond,set
in a Tiffany mounting, aad now on
display in the abpw window of H.
L. Ardis. the jeweler, pt whom it
wae purchased.
Alrthese premiums are the bust
money can buy, and will be deliv-
ered to the ladies living in Com-
anche or adjoining counties, re-
ceiving the greatest number of
votes'tn the Great Yuletide Sub
scriptioo and Trade Building Cam-
o&ian*
' Other additional premiums will
be offered from time to -time dor-
lug the life mf the eonteet.
R«ad the . big ad in tbie Issue
whieh explains ait about this ex-
cellent array of premiums. Go and
look at them and ba convinced of
their valna. 3
WOMAN CAN ACCOMPLISH ANY-
JBMO ^
-There-Hooding within reasoo
that cannot be accompltehed by the
American woman, and tha only
let it be said of you that you were
a quitter, before you haq fairly
good • started. And above all things
your don't pay any attention to the
silly canards, rumors and reports
put out and, started oft timif by ,
some opponent dr their frjerfas™11’
Mrs. Jerome McCaity....... 5000
Mxa. W. C. Bradshaw...,,. 5000
Mrs. H. L. Ardis......... 7000
Mrs. Lucy Kirk.........J,' 8000
Mrs. R. W. Scurry________ "'BOOO
Mrs. J* W. Reese........ .. 7000
Miss Luciie Hogan........ 8000
Miss Ellen Moore........ 5000
Miss Dora Palmer........ 7700
MiM Clara Moore ........ 5000
Miss Eanice Reynolds._____ 8000
Miss lone Harris ......____ 5000
Miss Leah Allen .......... 5000
Miss Glenyth Kearhy...... 5000
Mrs. L. li. (Dr.) Thomas.. *67()l»
Miss Ruth Slack.......... ,r 5000
Mrs E H Rauhut .........'. Boco
Miss Iva’ Atkins.... 5000
Mrs A BQueen.......5ooo
Mrs Jud McCarty.......... 5ooo
Miss Rebecca Bradshaw.... 5ooo
Miss Lottie Payne........ 5ooo
Miss Maggie Moodie....... 5ooo
COMANCHK ItOUTE NO. 1.
Mrs. Ophelia McQuin...... 5000
Mrs. Lela McNutt........ 5000
CXJMANCHE ROUTE 2.
Miss Sadie Abbey.....5000
COMANCHE ROU.TE 3.
Miss Clara Franklin......
POMANCHE ROUTE 4.
Miss Mabet High........
Mrs. G. Loudermilk......
Miss Ueuua McGuire....
MIds Ota Hulsey . .•......
Mrs. <3ruver Hornsby....
Mrs- Heury Beaty........
Mrs. Luther Adams....
COMANCHE ROUTE 5.
K, E. Harris
Mrs. Ina Caffey. 4,
Miss Ethel Kellett
Miss Agnes Walker
Miss Laura Gill _____
Miss Montie Stailey
Mrs. Dora Wells
Mrs. Kate Bell.....
Mrs. R. T. Janes
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5ooo
5ooo
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5ooo
5ooo
lo.22o
5ooo
II,Ion
Miss Mabel Turner........ 5ooo
5ooo
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6000
5000
5000
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5000
5000
The voles will be count-
ant’s vote
increased, but ill
Itu Mi appear In
t Contest Managers
• portion of overy •
that 00 one Witt
.It
til
race, therefore
rkers will
. Managers wliJ ' ’re- possible prevention of success that
than one-hatf of evtwv Honld arise in this instance would
oteo until the end of bo s foolish display of 1mm mod-
10 voles will be co unt- csty and pr4d«. Very few people
It* so fprtWMi* tor receive
something fer nothin*. Tot the
task of -winain* the Capital Prem-
ium Is ridlepleusly insignificant
compared to it• value. . v
There are many business man of
purposely to discourage you. If
some ope comes to you with this,
that or the other story, just turn
them a deaf ear, keep your own
counsel, and keep right on the
even tenor of your way. hustling
for subscriptions and more- votes.
All these false reports are put out
hy designing persons for a purpose;
pay no attention to them Juit
remember that thia paper stakes
its reputation, for fairness and
honesty on the out come of this
contest, and thnt it. offers a re-
ward of $100 for any one who will
show or prove to three reputable
business men of Comanche that
anything in the wav of fraud, un-
fairness or partially has been
practiced by the paper or any one
ponncctad with the management of
same- If any one comes to vou
with a story of this kind, tell them
to prove it' and claim the $100.
That’a all. |
TO THE MERCHANTS OF COMAN-
CHE AND COM AN QHK COUNTY.
The merchant, firm or corpora-
tion of Comanche county, desiring
to join us in this campaign in so-
liciting business, and making of
it a trade builder, will be permit-
ted to do so upon making applica-
tion to the manager of the Chief
fQd Pioneer Exponent. We will
furnish them with csouponp, each-
coupon numbered consecutively, so
as to insure fairness, and each
good (yr twenty-five votes . with
each dollar purchase. ' All raer*
chants going into-this Big Yule-
tide Subscription andTradi Build-
in* Campaign will'be given the
advantage of the advertising In
connection with the ciunpaign
free of nny other additional
charge, also of tho advertising on
the back of tbe coupon which ho
gives Mi customer. Absolutely
the onlv cost to tbe merohitfS
the price of -the coupon—60 cent#
per thousand votes—or one and
one quarter per eeal on each dol-
lar purcheea, Thera will bo no ad-
ditions! charge whatever, and tbe
paper Is to advertise during the
life of tho eentoot, tha names of
all merchants and their- line of
business,* giving coupons In the
contest. Get. ite-the game aarly.
tiUdl
durittm thk mnAmr*tm nuena who woald .deny ItLwill atatt with a rush.
a, therefore tbemeUvee many oonvoolonces and1 The follow!** pemed
DEMOCRAT STAR ROUTE-?
’So
5(
9000
5000
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Mrs. Burley McCollum..
Miss Eulalia Nabers .,
Mrs. E. D. Nor rid..
DELEON.
Misss Lois Carter
Miss Gladys Parks......
Miss Hattie Ray----
Miss Minnie Lock .....
Misa Pauline Bills ......
Miss Pearl Hampton...,
Miss Nellie Weaver.....
Miss Vivgie Low**.
Miss Minoie Lte Dabney
Mise Vera Spencer ;----
Miss Bettie Patterson...
Miss Cora Ayers .......... 5ooo
Miss Ruby Hancock 5ooo
Miss Oren Miller.......... 5ooo
Miss Nona Kitchen....... 5ooo
Miss Finia -Pittman...... 5ooo
Miss Pearl Boyd.________
Miss Mary, Bryant____,,
M iss Lena Langston.....
"SIDNEY ROUTE 1.
Mrs. Aljie otuvall......... 5h>o
Miss- Ethel- Edge.......... 5ooo
Miss Veda Jones .......... 6000
SIDNEY ROUTE 2.
Miss Maud Jones ....... r)0oo
Mrs. Emma Roberts...... 5ooo
Mrs. Romie Ferguson T»ooo
SIDNEY STAR ROUTE.
Miss Willie Ross.......... '3ooo
\ OUNrWNE.
Mrs. W, A. Pettit________ 5ooo
Mrs. K. Roberts.....*..7. .">000
Mrs. H. H. Dukca. 5ooo
Mrs. I. Sadler ........... r>0oo
Miss Lena Palmer........„ 5ooo
Miss Ira Helms .......... 5ooo
Mr3 Jim Allen 5ooo
Mrs Tom Freeman......... 5uoo
Mrs Henry Horner..'._____ 5ooo
Miss Bertie Butler .....;.. 5opo
Miss Floy Lucas.......... 6000
Miss Gertru/ie Bridges ... . 5oou
Miss Nell Huev.......... 5ooo
Miss Bessie Langtry .* 4.....
Miss Corrie Conway ........
Mies Virginia Hardy....v;
Mies Francis Wilkinson..
Miss Beatrice Wiihinson..
Miss Euthenia McCuHodjfh
Guiiodgh
Miss Susie Harwood ...... 5ooo
Mrr.-Kate Howard.....7".. Booo
Mrs. Grace Skinner....... 5ooo
blanket
Miss .Betlie Reagan.....
HAMILTON
Miss Agnes .James.... .. 5ooo- *
Miss Euphie Stidham:.... 5ooo
Mies Annie Watson....... 5ooo
Misa Fay Smith.../...... 5noo
Miss Monnie DeAarmon ____5ooo
Miss Ethel Ragsdale...... ' B.OQO
Miss Nina Simpson...... 5,000
Miss Edna Misner........ 5,000
Miss Eleanor Spur Ur,,.... 5,000
Miss Pearl Elder..,...... 5,000
PRiDDY yli;:
Miss Anni.e- Pfluger...... 5.000 - ^
Miss Olga*Schultz........ 5,000
Miss Tony Schuster ..... 5,000
Mis. Amelia Pfiuger . ..:. "5.000 " |
Mrs. Laima Beaker...... 5,000 . i
; GORMAN ROUTE 2 y
Miss Hattie Jernigan....... 5000
.GORMAN ROUTE 4- 1
Miss Maggre Haynes...... 5,000'
RISING STAR,, .
Miss Wade Foster ... .. .%-r-
Miss Lillie Johnson . .. 5ooo
Miss Vera White..........; 5ooo
Miss Bessie McCollum..... :|h
Misa Willie Boaie ........
Miss Bessie McKinney
Mist Lina ^ray......
INDIAN- GAP.
Miss Betsy Hitt.........
Miss Merlyn Yarbrough
5ooo
5ooo
5ooo
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5ooo
5ooo
Mrs Boyd Adcock........
Mrs Jess Harriion ......
Mrs Tom Pennington....
Miss Amelia Scott.......
Mary Odell....;,.,
Miss Mattie Johnson ....
Mis* Lixzie Johnson ....
MiesLessie Allen...____
Mrs. Rost Long.........
SIPE SPRINGS
Miss Winnie ‘Woods
•Misa Minnie Ashinhurat..
5ooo
5ooo
5ooo
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spend a yoar’% income to purchase
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are giviag eouoont In the
votes
Miss Stella Terrill
Miss Iva Kimble
Miss Una Brags
Mrs Gave Terrell ,
Mra. B. L. Nance
Mrs. W. R. Wearer
Mra. R. C. Estes
Miss Kate Terry
lira. 8. W. Kin wood ....
Mra. Taylor Higginbotham
Mias Alice McKamie....
Misa Alice Carter ....
Mias A. K. Bender,.
Mrs. A. R. Jarrett
Miaa Luciie Ham
Mias Kate Kimble........ -
' dbLHon r6ute 2.
Miss Hattie Tate... . ......
Mias Eula fiMm.v.......
: DELEON ROUTE 8.
Miss Grace Dixon .. .... ....
hasse.
Mn. F. T. Shockley..• • ^•
Mrs. F. M- Powers..
Mrs. John Maguesa........
Mrs. W. B. Baldwin.... >.j •
Mra. Ward Plisrea ........
Mrs. K. A. Gregory........
■is.'T. Wilhite ........
Mrs. Chat. Davis.. .,. .
Mias Bertha Karley........
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Mrs M F Graham.........!
Mrs Rosa Davis
Miss Ola Hill
Miss II1 Ion Stamey
Miss Lola Stamey........
Mies Isla Jar ............
Miss Rosa Wagnon .......
M«s Walter Smith........
Mrs M E Wilkerson ......
Miss Carrie Childress ......
ooldthwaite
J#T8. Frank Geeslin
Mrs. John C. Hicks
Miss Lillie Martin.
5ooo Misa Kate Sairman
MissAadie Little..
Mra. J. C. Darroch
Mrs. G. A. Swain....
Miss L'zzie Stephens.
Misa Blanch Priddy......
5ooo
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Miss Zella Prater....
Miss KittjePotter.........
Miss Hortense Power.,..
Miss Helen Woody.......
Miss May Perry
Miss Nora Hook____
Miaa Charline Burks
Miss Best Trobridge
Miss Viola Head
Miss Blanche Harper..,.
Mias Russia Oden . ........
Mias Binf Renfro ........
Mrs Alonso Gillespie C... .
Mrs Hanimobd'Bodkin.....
" ( .BROWN WOOD
Miss Anpie Mary Ttimm.
Mias Kate Hodge
Miaa Una Vangbn....... *
Miaa Ruby Scnitb..... ..
Miss Prances Boyder....
Mill Linh Holland.. .1.
Miss-Margaret Lyles....
Mra. W A- Butler.../..*.
Miss Liszie Denny........
Miss Ola Vaughn..........
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MrsE F McCaTeb..
Miss A-a Neighbors
Miss Nanny Harris....
Miss Pearl Boter.....
POTTSVILLE
Miss Anna Rea .......
- DUBLIN.
Mias Maud Roherson ..
Mrs Return Devittc
Miss Selina Moore ,.:.
Mrs Robert Evans
Mrs J W Dunlan
Miss Dixie McCain........
Miss Mamie Bateman
Miss Vera-Neel .; ..
Miss Maude Keith
Miss Jennie Lalham
Miss Julia St Clair.
Mias Vivian Dally
Mias Arthur Kiker..
Mrs George Wray
Mrs Will Abby ....
Mrs John McDiooald
Mrs Charlie Baxter
Mra Lulah Barrett . X. . . .t
Miss Beula Peacock ......
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FIRE-FIRE-FIRE.
I will be rdady for work Nov.
1st, as soon as buildiug 1a ready. '
Bring tour kodaks to me NOW—-
can finish at once. Pbpnc 285, or
leave films at Ches Williams' groc-
ery store. Am ready to dp view-
ing or any kind of out door work
NOW. ' J. E. -LotgtTj
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I ax itoiu completed
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And are now In the hands
the collector for collecting
6000 of 1912. Ail tax both poll
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property is doe on Oct. 1 and
able net later than Jan. 81.
come In at ones to avoid th*
usual rush. J £ *
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So that all may enjoy an si
treat, prices for Madame Bt
fly have been reduced to 85,
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