The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1933 Page: 8 of 8
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THE obHABCfiE CHIEF , FEBRUARY. 1 IMS.
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PROTEST TAX BALED
»C<ntimjcd from Pave 11____
the consumers a* the profohenta
of the measure advocate, would
cliu.se a tax levy of nine per
cent «p every dollar that tHr
already over-taxed public, includ-
inar ,ih*" farmers, how pay. For
example, with wheat .selling at
the low price of 38 cents per
_____ Bbshel, a tax of three cent* would
natural be placed on every dollars worth
Miss sold to the mijler. The miller
in turn would be taxed 3 per
cent when he sold it tot the mer-
chant, and the merchant would be
taxed 3 additional cents, and if
Texas at that time. The site of
the lake was purchased by Mr.
Fleming from the widow of. Dr.
J. D. Wright, under whose name
the i northwest addition of Cp-
manche Is now known in most
deeds and abstract papers.
Mr. Fleming* prpbably selected
the site because its ; i
beauty appealed to him,
Camille said. *’
Comanche i —
ini I s fondness
streams. F
u 1c to >1 Store u
Our Store is Filled with the f
NEW GOODS—That Has Just Arrived!
We Invite You to Come in and see Them
, OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST!
See Us Before You Buy-^
We Will Save You Money!;
, SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY
AND MONDAY!
Manchester Chambray, In a Big Range
of Colors, Saturday and? Monday, Yd. 5c
All of Our New’ 15c Prints. Big Line of
Pretty Fat terns, Fast Colors _____. 10c
Just received Big Line of Pretty Rayon
Step-ins, fancy trimmed. Special for
Saturday and Monday .. . . . 15c
Ladies’ House SFToes, in Felt and Lea-
therette, Choice ' ______ 25c
Water Mops, Rope or Linen: Special for
Saturday and Monday 19c
Big Size, Genuine Ivorine Wash Pans,
Special ... ........... ........... 25c
Wash Boards, Full Size. Well Made. For
Saturday and. Monday .......... 28c
! 5c Size Sue Pree Hair Oil and Brillan-
J. All old, i timers In
remember Mr. Flem-
...ii. for trees »n l
stream* In 18M, when Mr. Tlemr
Ing was m mere lad. and forty
five year* -before the construc-
tion of Fleming's Lake and near-
ly eighteen yearn before he Ynov-
ed to the founty, he with hia
father visited what, is now Co-
manche and fell in love with the
place which was then Just an
oak grove. It wn* in the Rum-
mer of that vear when he slept
under the now famous oak tree
Mill standing on the Court House
square. Many have heard the
story of how many years after- ______ _
wards when the Court House, ware magazine he quoted, “The
ouuare was being paved at Cq.- two per cen^ ,sales tax A* run-
manche, the tree was ordered to mpg thousands of dollar’s worth
be cpt down. Uncle Mart took of business out of Mississippi,
his stand under the tree and de- Any ohe who doubts this will be
fied any one to touch it, saying convinced by taking a little time
thft the. old land mark of the (to watch the depot, the express
early days should be preserved. , office and the post office.”
Many sufh ttrees sumNnnicd i. At the conclusion of the meet-
the spot through which a small >*>g at Comanche, .a resolution
creek ran where Mr. Fleming w'ps adopted asking that a copy
selected to locat(P his lake. Work- of the resolutions be mulled to
the mayors of DeLeon and Gold-
tuuiite asking them to urge
their citizens to get in touch
with, their Representative and
State Senator In an effort to
day Sale Profits. Attend
mc immhI February Fes-
tiral of luitins. Profits
Wtrificed v m over 200 i
■very Day, Toilet, Drug
and other Necessities. ,
TOOTH PASTE iumio mt
C . PURETEST PRODUCTS
25c 1 Lb. Epaom Salta ----------
25c Tr. Iodine —____—....------
25c Mercureehrome Sol. -j._____
SI.## Mineral Oil ............
25c Infant Supposotorie* -------
REXALL REMEDIES
SI.#* Agarex Caaipannd ---------
Sl.ee MeUe-Mnlt ..............
Ale Laxptive C«M Tablet*------
50? Cherry Bart Cough Syrup —
SOc Syrnp of Flga and Senna ...
SlJe Peptone Tonic - —^■
Sl.ee Cod Liver Oil Easvision ...
Sl.ee Qt. Mineral Oil ____________
eec Pint MinernI Oil jC........
25c Corn Solvent ______________
25c Zina Oxide Oiat Tabes_______
25c Hinkles Caacmhi Pills .M’s .
25c Germicidal Soap. 1 Per Cent .
35c Back and Loin Porous Plaster
men were hired to throw a dam
i across the stream and within a
: short * time a five or six acre
| lake was completed and Conym-
J-che was ready to celebrate. Soon
the new take was the rcertatioa
center of' of the city and sur-
rounding country. Boys and ..men
[■for miles .around came to go
. sWimmipg /’ala-nature” before the
advent of the modem bathing
suits in Chmanrhe. Uncle Mart
hauler! fish from Indian Creek
which was then well stocked and'
i-from the Leon .River phd soon
a few of jhe TfihFWnwr began to
I get nibbles at the new lake and
several boats
SOc Witch
measure.
51.09—160* Ox. Cad Liver 6il 7tc
25c Glycerine and Rosewater --------1— l*c
25q Mixed Bird Seed ---------------- 2Jc
25c Caator Oil. 3 O*.___-----------10c
75c Bottle of 100 Puretest Aspetin Tab. 49c
tine foi
Good 5 Strand Brooms, Painted Handle
Special ... .. . v .,..... 14c
^ - * THREE RED HOT SPECIAL COMBINATIONS:
•SOc Bottle of Puretest Rubbing Alcohol and ~ " „■
:>0c Bottle of MI-31 Solution, 1C Ox. Both for l .
keep Neat at Small Cost
Working for yourself oV another man
Make .your suit appear the bes’t jt coir:
>0c Bottle of Puretest Rubbing Alcohol anti
:»0c Rexatt Milk of Magnesia, 16 Oz. Both fc
were later V place t
on the body of water.
Not neglecting the commercial
value of hi* new project, Mr.
Fleming prepared a garden spot
below the dam at the lake and
installed pipes for irrigation and
within a short time was growing
vegetables to sell. A Mr. White
Uncle Mart a*
jobs to get and hold
Neatness helps
r»0r Bottle of Puretest Rubbing V
ies look |>rettv old.
Even if your ci
We are laying th» highest!
pnee for sweet cream and would
l>e glad for you to call and- get
our prices before selling.—D. C.
Bailey Produce Co.
But you can’t spend time to clean, and press
We do a better job that costs you less.
CHIEF DRY CLEANERS—Phone $04 ~
f Oc Mentholated White Pine and Tar Cough Syrup, Both for
TOILET GOODS! :'
25e Narcisae Talc 17c. X for
25c Georgia Rone Talcum :_______
50c Rexall Shaving Lotion .1___...
35c Lavender Shaving Cream .....
75c Lavender Shaving Lotion ’..i.
50c Rolling Massage Cream ----
50c Kternxe Tooth Paste ______
50t Milk of Magnesia Tooth Paste
With 55c Brush, both for ____
50# Midnight FXc« Powder ____...
SC.VDRES!
50c—5 Yd. T Inch Adheoive Tape
55c Tooth Drnahss, Aaated.
lie Goodfarm Hair Nets ..rr...i.
tliS Defender Hot Walter Bottle*
$1.25 Defender Fountain Syringe .
51.00 Rexhnry Feentaia Syringe ..
$140 Rexhnry Hoc Water Bottle ..
SOc Medford Pound Eager------
was
gardner and caretaker of the hike
and a' small residence was erect-
ed on the 20 acre plot for his-
family.
A traged v occured at the lake
while Mr. Fleming was the own-
er. Sam Tasnehill, a young Co-
manche man who could not swim,
fell off' some steps which led
into deep- water and his com-
panians 'Who were—small hoy*
were unable to rescue him. The
youths rushed to town for aid
about to reach the zenith of its
growth, new houses were being
erected in all section* of the
town, but the Wright Addition
in Northwest Comanche was the
most popular residental section.
Here some of the best and finest
homes were being erected. Just
on the outer edge of the addition
was Club Lake, an ideal location
for a play ground for Comanche
men of two decades ago who
were able to mgke a living, ac-
cumulate. a little. ZUd still have
time to play. Cotton production
was at its height in the county
at the time, averaging around
45.000 bales annually and Coman*
che yards alone handled ovet
30.000 bales. Business men here
thought ’little of pay $l<Xr peP
in company with
SPECIALS TOR SATURDAY
AND MONDAY
Winchester $2 Q^tiidieMU _
2 Boxes —-------1.----. 28c
7 Ft. Trace Chains, Tr. — 66c
80 Ft. Manila Lariat Rope ._ 50c
Perfec,tion Stove. Wicks, each 21c
Hammer or Hatchet Handles,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN SAID:
“If we buy the rails abroad,
we have the rails and they have
they money. But, if we buy the*
1 rails at HOME, then we have j
| loth the rails and the money.”.
This same bit of wisdom np-
I plies in your individual buying j
of today. Jif course, you can not
eat your flour and have it, but
[you can have another rhonef at
, j our money when you buy flour
wore- or people received tne , Fi.-hir\v, heating, and *wim-
sacred rites in its waters before ming,; With picnic lunches, were
^the modern churches were - con- | the chief diversions at the lake
structe l with then-indue,I--',tap for members, Cntohink iish with
;tirtene*. The Bnnlist Church at i a ho#.k and line was too slow" c
Comanche, at that time was 1o- uhen a big fish fry wa* plah-, .
rated when* the Edwards Wo^op , ned It -wa* decided that..'the -
y »r.i n,.m- „...i ~''«t of tne ]ake net^ded cleaning out anil ihe |
Verp p<kr. cu< enough fish |
- j caught an.! fried to feed nearly
revival ! an Goman-lie It was ztatfd. tfonte . »
thought the frolic was worth the; I
even if th*,dam had to be I
! at lti'i'h expense avui'*
sp.emi tiUU:.- before it]
rebbtll ’and enlarged when
Arrow Head Cement _—:
Arrow Head Cement —l-i-'l
Web Rack Bands with Hooks.
Each --------—-.....
Tubular. Rivkts, Box —IX___-
; , HOWARD KILPATRICK
Hardware and Harness
If armed at the lake.. One -hapti/.
ing took place ufter a
held by Rev. M, M. r*
__ , I *• m. talked j price t.
BEST. Youlr /pw« his'iLA-Yr^ , W TOO are nenmu; and -rest- j
. 1 ! 1 ■ - - ' • * -Sea, Sickness. Train Sickno<. to have been one of the greatest 1 club
I Mf. and Mrs. J. C- Calhoun! Auto Sickness—take Dr. Miles’ ! reyitv*!* ever held in Comanche, i scene oi
land children qf Hamilton spent Effervescent Nervine Tablets. In September, 1896 a water |0iing- c
j the week end in <^>manche with Dr. Rogers, noted educiitoe, i *P°ut •r»d * near flood threw ' th^ cro,
1 Mt. and Mrs. Dewey Dodson. writes* terror among the citizens —who | „Dorts
“My wife has been suffer- ^ ?*?*?,*?* w.tion of I «*nd M
tng from n-vrownr., and 0uJ^ut tlw ^ Z**. I oecM*T
%rs7ars’itXJ£'FI-tSSS
iis
IWf. .A ‘ -A Democratic . Rally waa in wlt* the
r "l don't ao much on pot- i progress in « grove dear where The pr
rut ntedlcfnea, but it’s a •*** home mf1 J. Ei Chilton now flv* cen
pTrarure to recommend o stand* and the late M. M. Crane, A pa*
remedy that fc really good.9 . f.or Attorw General, |.k* fc
Ben. 8. W. Rotrere, Ph. D. , Mdidate ron^J 2frnh*n?’
ft O. Box 57, Key West. Fla. (SSSTwhei* &
OfTilRa a rnr lm MO. 'iT” g. . h Vision
*rw rMtxt iim: ia>H >t «"ow*1. pour "Urtad. The political <>tenditi
NERVOUS?
JEN KIN’S BATTERY STATION
BATTERY* AND RADIO WORK
Battery Recharging an{* Rebuilding; a Speciality
Our Fricen on Work are Reasonable, and..
All Work Guaranteed
8- P. SMITH
Let Ua Twf Your Ufihtn-—We are an Official Station
Glass Repairs j
We Repair
l^HOCK ABSORBERS
fue|l pumps
gas tanks
STARTERS
CARBURETORS . '« . .
RADIATORS
TRY OUR UNEXCELLErf'
Fountain Service
10c Orange Ade for 5k
You must Try our Jumbo Cream Sodas
......... Our Prescription Service Pleases
We Fill Any Doctors Prescription
We Do Not Substitute!
Lady Took Cardri
And Got Ri^ai- *
Mi ln Her Side
Free Inspection
v**» averted when a group of
I**en under the direction of Floyd
< arpeuter Were hired to cut n
hole in the upper part of th«
d*m and the eyrplu* water al-
lowed to eecaoe gradually.
In 1908 Mr.. Fleming needed
**me money, and aa much as he
fwntted to part with oS# of
bio fhvored project*, sold the
property to A. S. Harris, C«man-
•be merchant. Five, years Inter
mas miBASt
SAVE WITH SAFETY A
DRUG STOR
YOUR
WHITENS TEETH
Without Scrubb
n in tht Rexdll Plan; the saving goes toYou
cemivt
vx P.MtfJfff#'
For Fx\»elnnij "Worms
Fleming’s Uke in the 90’s was Kearbv. Secretary. Iuiter E. E.
pi ‘ •
tne scene of tout baptizing* r Anthony ■ was elected -Secretary.
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The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1933, newspaper, February 3, 1933; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth890619/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.