The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1925 Page: 1 of 8
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Remember Comanche Chautauqua Dates Are June 3, 4, and 5
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;r(ection
jack—$2
On Trial This Week
Memorial Day Exercises
By American Legit
The Bolt of Mm. Quasi* Cart or
against the Texas Poorer and Light
Company Is on trial in district court
this week and is in th* hands of the
Jury at the time of our going to press.
Mrs. Carter la suing for $90,000 for
the death of her husband, Jlm'W. Car-
ter, who was killed when he came m
contact with an electric wire while
working with other firemen when the
residence rtf J. J. Tat* #as burned.
SUNDAY MAY 31, 1925.
8:30 P. M.
pit
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
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1. Music by American Legion Band
2. Invocation by Rev. B. F. Hearn
3. Music by Choir, D. Chas. Clarke,
Director
4. Music by American Legion Band
5. Address by Rev. H. B. Thompson
6. Music by Choir
7. Benediction by Rev. J. C. Boyd
8. Star Spangled Banner, American
Legion Band, Choir and Audience
Ex-Service men, American Legion
Band, and friends will meet on Court
House lawn and march to cemetery at
nine o’clock Sunday morning to
decorate the graves of all war veter-
owers. 4
i Millet
me Seed
>eed
the low-
Cash
Amomwcst of the move launched
by the Comanche County Farm Bu-
reau for a Mg Fourth of July Plcnln
appears to have aroused a great in-
terest among the people all over the
county.
It is now suggested that It should
he made a big co-operative day—m
program in which the Chamber of
Commerce, the Lions Club and various
oragniaatlons and the dtlaens general-
ly should get eegather for a great pic-
nic and celebration.
Definite announcements of plags arq
expected to be made next week.
There were several hundred people
who had never seen a polo game un-
rip last Sunday afternoon of whom
the same can never be said again.
And there were some hundreds at
others who had enjoyed watching this
sport before, who were also at the
polo grounds on the Bryson ranch to
witness the game.
( The number of cans at the polo;
grounds was very estimated at 175
to 200, and absolutely every car car-
ls Its eapa-
The visit of D. T. Simons to Coman-
che county last week resulted in th*
' organising of two bull circle* and get-
ting another in the process of organ-
isation. Th* county, It la believed, is
now at the beginning of a general
movement for better dairy bents.
Mr. Simons met with a number of
the business men In the office of Coun-
ty Agent Barton an his visit here, and
the following day in company with
Rev. J. C. Boyd went out to) Sidney,
j One bull circle was organised by E.
j ». Pinksrd, D. F. McCarthy, Jack Hen-
drix and Ira Rosa. It is said that they
have placed their order for a 1100
jersey bull. Another circle was organ-
ised at the same time B1U Parker, T.
B. Parsons and others, of Sidney, and
j the organisation of, another circle was
begun by 0. O. Haynle and others at
Haase.
It is believed that orders Will be
' placed for seven OF eight bulls and
about twenty-five high grade Jersey
heifers. Orders for biters have al-
ready been placed by Dwight Brlght-
man of Comanche, Roc Daniel of Gos-
tlne. Prank Carruway fo Enerfy and
others.
^ in this way Comanche county la
said to be starting out Just as Collin
county, now the greatest dairying
ccginty In Texas, started Just a few
* years ago.
or all
f feed
ried as many pa
city would allow.
One team entering the game was
composed Of Ed Ligon, Q. C Bryson,
D. W. Brlghtman, Mart 8berrlll and
Vol Loudermllk. Opposing them were
George Montgomery, Earl Albln, Bur-
ley McCollum, Clarenec Albln J. B.
Allcorn and Ernest Carter. Logon’s
teem won In the contest.
Wade Everidge was referee and
Jim McCoIluft time keeper. The game
lastd an hour and half.
A lively Interest is developing In
polo here, and Weral polo buyer*
have been here recently looking over
Niftne of lbe horses that are being
trained by local plyer*. Mr. Coyle of
Brown wood, said to be the largst
| shipper of polo1 ponies In the entire
rountjry, waa here last week. Lou
Evana of Brownwodrl, another polo
buyer, waa here Wednesday.
Given Fine Dinner
on 65th Birthday;
A unmber of citlsens have express-
ed a desire td hear J. B. Layne’a ex
periences In growing berries and
grapes, and to bear him discuss the
possibilities of this country in grspe
snd berry growings and' marketing.
They have suggested that Mr. Leyne
be invited to address the Chamber of
Commerce on this subject,
Mr. Layne has stated that be will
be very glad to accept the invitation
to talk along theeb Rues next Friday
night, June 5.
U An Invitation la extended to every-
body to hear him. Farmers are espe-
cially Invited.
J. I. Vancleave of Newburg was •
very much surprised man, and very
pleasantly so, last Sunday, when bin
children and grandchildren, arrived |
at bis home and spread for bla a I
birthday dinner. When the flrts three
or four cars arrived, be gave a hearty
welcome; and then when the next
three or four cars put In their ap-
peared while still Just as glad to
see tbs relatives, be began to get
uervous and slipped around to ask hlsj
wife what they were going to do about
getting dinner for so many people.j
Then she reminded him that he was!
05 years old that day and that the
visitors were bringing the dinner to
celebrate the day. All his children]
were present except one daughter, Mr*.
Wordle Hopkins of Abilene, and Mon-
day'" mall brought a remembrance]
from her. There about Sixty present
at the celebration, and they spread
their dinner on tables out in the yardJ
Among those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Bryan Boykin' and Mr. and MnJ
Floyd Moody of Newburg, Mrs. Bud
ana. Friends will bring fl
ids of
Test Result
ion Growing Rye
on Peanut Land
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Mr. Davis, evangelist of BroWnwtmd
Presbytery,
will presch at eleven
o’clock, next Sunday, May 81; and s
congregational meeting will follow Im-
mediately, to consider the affairs of
the church. Including the calling of a
pastor, repairing the building, and
eqnlptng s "octal department Every
one is invited to th# service and evsry
member oiugbt to be at the cengregatl-
Tbe Falrvlew school wiR close to-
day, and the Comanche band has ac-
cepted an | invitation to go and fure
Below aye some extracts of letters
as reeeivM’ by the County Agent of
the experience of a number of men
who planted rye on peanut land.
the school eutortainolent
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Mr and Mrs. D. Chas. Clarke and m """
family, Mr and Mrs. Hardie Slider | to attend the Peran Belt Highway
and children and Mr. and Mrs. Jamie meeting at Newburg Wednesday night,
Clarke attended a reunion of the tft- 1 but from the information obtataed the
Clair family at Dublin, last Sunday. J snowing is an accurate statement of
The Dublin 1 ingress tells of tb* J tbe meeting and of the road aUtuatlon .
family reunion as follows: r • 1 _
“On last Sunday. May 17, the hotoe! The Pecan Belt Highway emnmltee
of Mr and Mrs. J. M. Jordan on met with the dtlaens, owners of land
North Patrick street was the scene of "long the proposed route, at Newburg
great festivity, all were up bright and <* Wednesday night at the Church
___1 nt Yawknra TIiapo w-oa a nmnhsr a#
tonight. A spedhJL invitation ya^Vx-
tended to the bland and members of
the Lions clnb of Comanche, and a
Comanche stew will be served for
them by the people of the Fnirvlew
community this evening at 0 o’clock.
There will also be a general gather-
ing of the community at the school to-
ddy and a stew wil be sevred at noon.
dfc-B. Stewart says: “Planted JA
pores on deen sand,. and I am much
pleased with the result*, resisted bdth
the cold an dry weather. Held my
land and furnished graxlng for bogs,
cows snd mules. I feel sure will have
an Increase crop yield this year."
C. M. Caraway says: “Planted 30
acres, it held the land and has furn-
ished h kit of gracing. Believe* In
planting early, a« early planting will
carry almost one animal to acre as
baa been my experience.
B. T. Jane* says: “Planted 40 acres
on deep sand land and I am well
Newsom and Mrs. F. Grimm of Co-
manche, R. Q. George anU family,
Otho Lane and son and D. Bari»erry
and family, of Sidney.
onal meeting.
Special Notice.
On Monday night June 1st at a re-
gular meeting of Hope Lodge No 4M1.
the election of officers for the coming
year will be In order, aU members are
urged t# be present
C M. Moore,
Secretary.
J. B. Payne Given
Birthday Si
TUBE
Last Bunady was the slxty-sevcnd
birthday anniversary of J. B. Payne
Men |n the 40s, 60s, and 60s are ap
to forget their birthdays; and sue!
was the rase with Mr. Payne. Bn
others bad not forgotten It, and the;
took occasion to remind him of it li
a very forceful and pleasant way. HI
children and tbeir families surprise:
him with a sumpntuous birthday dla
ner, taking him by complete surprla
when the dinner was spread and th
guests assembled at hlq home. Tho*
participating in tbs surprise were hi
sens, N. H. and Bart Payne, and hi
daughter, Mrs. W. L. Tatum, and the!
families, fourteen In all.
Mr. Payne has lived In Co|»an*b
county about forty years, and ha
many friends who congratulate hit
on this pleasant .anniversary.
TO MY FRIENDS
pleased with the results. It held the
I will celebrate th# 80th annlveroa
soil in one of the worst years that I
furnished a good
ry of my birthday at the same place
as heretofore, on Leon River, June 8,
seven miles below Gust Inc and j*)»e
mil* north of Maxville. A11 my Mi
friends and comrades are invited to
come an bring tbeir baskets well filled
and put In the day having a good time.
I will furnish the barbecued meat,
J. M. McCRARY.
have ever seen an
bit of graxlng. I have turned under a
lot of it and will leave some of It sor
H- J- Huddleston and H. F. Short
both say that they are well pleased
and the matter of right of way was
explained folly by Judge Luker and
others. It seems the county money
that could be used on this road Is a
small amount as compared with what
would be required if the county mutt
buy right of way for the Highway, eo
as the matter stands, in all probabil-
ity this Highway project may be aban-
doned for reason of lack of funds to
handle it ^
xThe comlttec, who have been work-
ing faithfully on this matter the past
number of month*, feel they have
done all In their power to put the
Highway through and regret very
much that they have been unable to
make any headway In the^matter. In
aH drebabtUty, the labor* of the eom-
| mittee win cease on this line of road
as they cannot see how it ran be put
through.
“It 1* seldom the lot of a large fam-
ily which have scattered to the four
winds of the same place and the same
wind* of the earth to be able to meat,
all at the same place and the same
time but In this happy throng there
wer* five brothers and four sisters,
only oae of the ten diUdren of the
late Captain and Mrs- J- D. Bt. Clair
John Bbelton of
Large and weU pleased crowds at-
of Comanche high school. The pro-
gram waa carried out in full as an-
nounced thrqfugU the press last week.
with the results Kept the land from
blowing’qnd furnished a lot of gras
lhg this winter and spring. Both say
thnt there experience with it for sev-
eral years has ronvlpced them that
In order to get the best results the
rye should be planted at the rate of
one-fourth to onf-thlrd bushel per
acre, and this should be done before
the peanuts are harvested then the
digging of the peanuts will cover the
aeed.
ail of the above men said “that they
believed that the salvation of the
peanut farmers’ was a proper system
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Bids will be received by W. D. Car-
roll, County Auditor, until 10 o’clock
June 20 1025, for one 8 speed 00 “Best”
track laying tractor- >
The commissioner*’ Court reserves
the right to reject any and all i ds.
W. D. Carroll
County Auditor.
(40-48)
(From the Dally Texan,
j , State University.)
v In thq Engineering tennis contests,
J. E. Hoff has won enough points to
entitle him to one of the Ramahorn
sweater*, according to Dean Taylor.
Hoff has had to compete with some
stiff opposition in his matches, and it
was only by displaying exceptional
skill with the racquet that be came
out victor.
being absent, Mrs.
Los Angeles.
Th* gathering was planned to take
place In Dublin which is so rich In
memories to all for it was In and
around Dublin that these men and wo-
men 1 bad spent their childhood days;
the family being pioneers of this sec-
tion of Erath county. Ospiain St.
Clair for jnany jean was president of
Ihe ex Confederate Association of
Erath county.
“It Was a busy week for Mrs. Jor-
dan and her daughters and many were
CARD OF THANKS
We take this method rtf thankti
each and every one of onr friends wl
so kindly assisted us during the I
ness and death of onr dear wife ai
mother. We appreciated your kii
acta and words of’ sympathy and me
especially do we thank Dr. ttemo
for hie kindness and always beii
ready t<< come when railed upon. Mi
God’s richest Messing* rest up
every one of you 1* our prayer J.
Bradshaw and children.
Plan* Recital Tuesday night
Mrs. Henry Moore will present her
music pupils In recital at the high
school auditorium next Tuesday night.
of rotation of crops, and use of rye on
flu* land aa a cover crop.”
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NOTICE TO FARMERS
The Attorney General has ruled
that commissioners erturts cannot
lend the assistance of the comity by
dealing in grasshopper poteen, hut be-
fore this ruling was announcsd Co-
. — . _ a ,_ _ « » M. ’
Second Monday In June th* com-
missioner! court wiR receive applica-
tions for designation as automobile
headlight testing stations. All who are
Interested will please send In their
applications or, better, appear In per-
ab v*‘t .
, »■ x • L. A. Luker
' County Judge.
Mian Msec Rowland of Ft Worth
•topped over with Mis* Katherine
Sherrill Tuesday on her way to Cole-
man. . .
Postmatser M. J. Sullivan and fam-
ily will spend the Memcfrtsl holiday
at Lake Worth.
msnche County had already bought a :
quantity of Maekatrap for this purr
pose which we will sell at cost.
Call on The Cqunty Agent or th*
County Judge.
U ____ B. A. Luker . , J ■■
.v County Judge- ig
BANKS TO CIO0R SATURDAY
Saturday, May 80, beta/ a holiday.
Decoration Day, the banks of Coman-
che will be closed all day on that date.
FIRST STATE BANK '
FIRST NATIONAL BANK'
COMANCHE NATIONAL BANK
a fitting place for to* event and a knew. It was a fitting Hosing for
W lliadc dinner was planned. Oonven-Inch a wonderful day; aU had had a
tlonalttles and formalities were laid good time, their cup *ef Joy was'most
aside and after the arrival of the last I running over but through It aU came
eaf the great throng of brothers, els- memories of day* gone *»y.
ters, nieces, nephews, grandchildren “Following Is a list of those pree-
and cousins betook themselves to the |mt for this memorable occasion: Mr.
MkiR where they saettled for a good land Mrs. John Jordan and daughter*,
old fashioned time. Each had brought Mrs. Haael Doyle and littfik sou and
ji a filled basket and when noon I Miss Ulla Jordan. Dublin; Mr* Tom
I dinner was spread In the shade Jordan, Dallas; J- R- St. (3*!r and
L of tbe oaks. After dinner a Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Clark and two
I number of town people went out to children, Wsco; Walter St" Clair.
I ' visit with thsir friends of long ago. |Fq|rt Worth; Elbqrt St Clair, Rrown-
. -As toe evening shadow* J**** wood; Hrs. Elisabeth Ifsnaton, Los
fall and tbe ■«» to slowly rink In the I Angeles. CUlf.; Mr snd Mr*. Ernest
wwri tore* splendid men and women g*. CBahr, Teagne; Mra 81 Edwards
I aBd their families Joined In singing and son. Sweetwater; Mr. and Mrs
tow swell melodies of. Jong *go. wm* D. Chsrlsc Clarke, Mr. and Mra. Jam-
| of which were taught them ly the le Clarke, Mr. and Mr* Hardie Slider
minted mother whom many of ns and three children. Comanche/’
Community Singing to Be |
Held at Tabernacle Every
Fourth Sunday Afternoo,
lflss Yada Franklttt of Blanket,
who graduated from the Comanche
high school tore# or four years ago.
has bsen employed to teach domestic
science in the Guatlne scbooL
, ' v *■ . ■ <i i ■ «« , ai. -.
Mra. Opal Fuller of Comanche, who
attended John Tarleton College last
audience, at (hi* the first of th
stagings to bo held at the taberoa
- Announcement la now made t
there will be "t singing at the tal
nacle every fourth Sunday after*
and with thla graarally kqown th
will no doubt b very large crowd*
tending. A ve* cordial Invitation
extended, to everybody.- ^...... j|
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Doyle, Davis K. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1925, newspaper, May 29, 1925; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892416/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.