The Comanche Chief and Pioneer Exponent (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1913 Page: 1 of 10
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: Miss Alma McNutt, Comanche.
Miia Kowena Lane, Comanche.
* Miss Mabel Lane. Comanche. ,
Mias Bettie Cameron, Coman-
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Y Miss Alice Hayes, Comanche.
■-| Misa Tennie Mitchell, Coman-
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Miss Hattie Brightmau, Coman-
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Inncial condition
to agrac with
J>port of May
t. LSnford,
. Knutson,
T. Jay,
_ Committee.
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• Six Weeks* Term at the
High School Building.
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The Comanche-Hamilton sum-
mer normal opened promptly last.
Monday morning at 9:30 o’clock
and will continue fc* a period of
r*x weeks, at the cloee of which
an examination for state teach-
er*’ oertifleates will be given. The
formal opening wae held in the
auditorium of the High • School
building, Superintendent R. F.
Holloway acting aa master of
oeremomes. The following was
the programme Monday morning,
vis:—
: 'l—Scripture Reading—Rev. Lo-
gan Martin, of Fbrt Worth.
2— Invocation—Rev. W. H. Wil-
liams, Comanehe. ,
3— Welcome Address on the part
of the city—Mayor G. A.
Cunningham. ^ .
4— Welcome on the part of the
city teachers—Prof. J. B.
Layne.
5— Response to Welcome Address
—Prof. T. A. Tunnelt, HiSh.
tw )6—An Educational Address—^
County Superintendent W. D.
: Jenl^ns.
T—-Educational Remarks, etc.—
Conductor, R. F. Holloway.
8—Enrollment of teachers and
assignment of work.
On account of sickness in his
family. Sopt. Geo. J. Mason, of
Hamilton, who is a member of the
faculty, was' not permitted to be
present, and until he arrives, the
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THE SEED OF A PIRK OHM GROUNDS
Oomanohe, like all other grow ing towns
or later
ground, if in fact that time
suggest that our city an-
a
che. ____
Miss Zena West, Comanche.
Miss Melba Dudley, Comanche.
Miss Annie belle Wilcoxson,
Comanche, tx: ^ .
i' Misa Mattie Isam, Comanche.
Miss Pearl Lusk, Comanche.
Misa Lela Thompson, Coma:,-
chc. —-—J _ f t *■ ’
Miss Willie, Lewis, -'' Comanche
Miss Inez Sullivan, Comanche.
Jus* Mamie King, Comanehe.
Miss Fay Childera, Comanche.
Miss Willie Smith, Comanche.
Miss Mary Kemp, Comanche.
j- Miss Verna McGlothlin, Coman-
che.
Miss Noliah Boone,.'Comanche.
Misa Ethel Stoakley,-*; Prdctor.
Mias Lons Truett, Proctor.
Miss Katherine McCrary, Proc-
tor. —
Miss Annie Hornsby, -. Proctor.
Miss Eflie Galloway, Proctor.
Miss Bettie Parker, Dublin.
Miss Allie Gilbreath, Dublin..
Miss Lelia Gilbreath, Dublin.
Miss Alice, Denman, Dublin. *
Mrs. Gertrude Jones, Dublin.
■Mrs. Charles L Gault, Placid.
Mh» Viola Rob rtBon, Sidney.
Miss Winnie Ferguson, Sidney.
Mis« Jjaura Gill, Sidney.
Miss Ethel Robertson, Sidney;
. Miss Mattie Land, Duster.
Miss Daisy Billingslea, Guatine,
| M iss Willie Carleton,' Hico.
Miss Jennie Galloway, Hico.^y.y
Miss Beside King, Hamilton.'
Miss Julia Christiansen,. Ham-
ilton.
raggwt that our city an-
on* or mor* site* for a
of the lands suitable fe
aor grow ing tc
••• th* urgent n**d of a pane or play j
is not already at hand, and w* would
thoritiea ihoidd \
park before the enh&ncen
auoh park or play ground, as nai been the ease elsewhere In aQ
growing towns and cities. There af* * number of sites adjacent
to th* city that would make delightful play grounds for the “kid
dies," and even now the dumber.ef Commerce is in n
for the picnic to he held her* July .4th.
We would further suggest that sons philantropic gentleman or
lady oould leave a monument to their asm* that would endure as
long as time shall lait, by buying and deeding suofa park site or
play ground to tha oily- This has been don* in many Instance*, as
was ttie oas* in Waoo, wtxa Whs. Oamskon donated Oamreon Park
to that mty and in manv ether instance* w# oould onunaarat*.
Certainly nothing would add more to the pleasure c* tiu, chil-
dren of th* ooming generations,and a monument of this kind
would he equally as lasting as a shaft $f marble or granite, and
ML and benefl
Big Convention
Comanehe
oertaiqly mor*
useful, and benefl oent to th* eenrioe of others
DISTRICT COURT
- SESSION ADJOURNS
Spring Term of Oomanohe County
District—Court Adjourned
Yesterday Morning,
for
is now preparing to.
entertain the Sunday school and
Epworth League conference of
the Dublin district, MetKodist
church, which will be. held in that
city on June 10th, 11th and 12th.
About 250 visiting delegates are.
prograu
the names of eeverat .prominent
Sunday school workers, among
these being Mr. John M. AdassA
il Til :." XT. ZiZ of the field secretaries of the
* Texas Sunday School Association.
' Much time will be given to dia*
cussing th* problems of the
country Sunday schools. A very
interesting feature of the program
will be reports from the attend-
ance contests, which have been
conducted throughout the district
during the past six weeks. An-
other novel and attractive feature
will be • >'e great Sunday sehool
aud Epworth League parade, in
whioh hundreds of EpworthT5ea-
guers and Sunday school workers
of all denominations wUl partici-
pate. In this parade, will be
seen the Texas State SUnday
[ school banner, wnich has, appear
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SCHOOLS Ml SUIT
. AGMNST THE COUNTY
The regular spring- session of
the Comanche ^County District
Court was adjourned for the term
hy dudge J. H. Arnold yeatWrdky
morning apd he and Court.Sten-
ographer B. W. McKinsieSreturii-
ed to their homes at Gatesville auvl
Hamilton respectively.
The past week being deyoted representing the
entirely to the trial of ^ivil cases,
the most important being a suit
I
ow.y, «£**#! m i. h. m
Lavne. Comanche'; Prof. T. A. count). five fr0m Ham-
T7
c.:'
ing members of the faculty were
^reeentx towit: Sapt. R. F. Hoi
sonau
Layne, Comanche;
Tunnell, Hico; Prof. D. H. Raney,
Hamilton, and Mrs. W. .0. Rey-
. nolds. Comancba/;___
Up to the time we go to press,
there had been > enrolled 70
Students, namely:
Men.
W. H. Carpenter, Comanche..
J. O. DePriest, Comapche.
Y Jaa. B- Cooper, Comanche.
George Goosby, Comhnche.
Roy Garrison, Comanche.
j^JElert, GHft, Comanche.
Ernest Herring, Comanche *—
--------9.—la ReRina, Gustine
George Matthews, Gustine.
*7 J% Frank Jeter,1 BeI<eon. -
Ottci Daniels, Proctor.
sRob6rt Lee, Sipe Springs.^
Travis White, Hamiltou.
Robert Sanders, Fredonia.
Ladies. -
Mrs. Bessie Riorden, Comanche.
Miss Winnie McPherson, Co-
manche. . '
Miss Velma Fisher, Comanche.
Miss Myrtle Paine, Comanche.
Miss Ruby Granger, Comanche.
Miss Lola Mayes, Comanche.
Miss Dessie Rock, Comanche.
-i< Miss Florence Btuvkie, Conpui-
cbe.
Miss Eunice Dunn, Comanche,
r Miss Minnie Clift, Comanc .e.
Miss Ethel Harriu, iComanche.
jtiss Lespin Ratliff, Comanche.
Mias Cleo Herring, Comanch?.
. Miss -May Harris, Comanche.
ies, or e ratio of 4 to 1 in favor
of the ladies. Out of the total
ilton and one from McCulloch
county. There are’ieveral ethers
in attendance that have not yet
enrolled, which will bring the
number up to about eighty or
more. It is believed that before
the session closes that enrollment
wiir reach at least 120 students.
' IMS UNIT MIMS
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Average Bise Above That of the
State as a Whole. Average
4.9. ......
The average size of a Texas
family is 4.9 compared with 5.4
ten years ago. The average fam-
ily in Comanche contains 5.1 per-
sons and 1ve have 5272 families
residing in this county according
to a census report which has just
been issued. Comanche is one of
the. 117 Texas counties whose fam-
ilies are larger thai. the State’s
average and if all the families in
the state were as large as those
of'our county, Texas’ population
s'milar parades In various
sections of the United States.
Suit to Recover $20,605-59. Mi*-, W years ego this banner
appropriated Several'Yean ; carried by Rev. R. F. Brown in
Ago Tried. ■ ithe parade of thA Internationil
• ’ Sunday school conventioil^Tn San
One of the most important civil
cases jthat has ever been tried in
the district court of Comanche
COqHiy;Waa had last Wednesday
beforsF jfudgC Arnold, Judge G.
H. Good son and H. N. Ooodson,
representing the plaintiff, and
in the name of J. W. Burks, epup-
“ i ‘ com-
for the pleiutiff, a detai'ed state
ment of this case appears else
Where. Other cases disposed of
are as follows: | ’*
R. O. Edward, vs. Fannie' Ed-
ward, suit for divorce; divorce
granted.
C. F. Williams vs. Comanche
Mercantile Co., suit to establish
lieu, judgment for plaintiff. Ap-
peal taken.
R. B‘. Newman vs. M. D. Jones;
suit for damages, case dismissed
at plaintiff’s cost.
R. T. Haile vs. F. M. Wagner,
suit cn notes; judgment for plain-
tiff. ,' '
Higginbotham Brothers & Co.
Vs. J} H. Guthrie, suk oar
case dismissed ht plaintiff’s cost.
Mrs. Lillie Chapman vs. A. £L
Haworth, suit on notes; case dis
missed and settled.
C/W. Lusk vs. L McHann. suit
Sh not^s; judgment for plaintiff.
Wm. Ellis vs. Franl^ Strother,
suit on potes; judgment for plair.
tiff. .
Francisco.
!>. The president, of the conference
Mrs. J. E: Hickman, of Dublin,
is Rev. Ernest L. Lloyd, of 8te-
phenville,' and the
, It is expected that ai large, del
egation from the surrounding
country will attend.
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Thealuuini
Comanche High
day night, Hay
th* High Sehool
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th* tkirt s
High School auditorium,
main feature of th* o'maaion mm
a banquet consisting of three
oour*e*. Th* feast was prepared
by the local alumni, under
direction of. 'Mrs. Queen, !
Bradshaw end Miss Palmer,
,
Judge Wilkerson, of Brown wood,1
Comanche county is the name ol l Comanche Lodge No. 165, I. O.
b^’ht^^gS^eT^^Tt0 ‘ l««tT^vsk?nigbr*rcted the fob
recover the sum of $12,583.17 as lowing officers for tfe ensuing
principal together with interest,
at 4 per cent, per annum frotef the
year-1898, amounting to .he sum
of $8,111.82, or the sum total of
$20,695.59, which waa misapprop-
riated by the commissioners’ court
of this county away back in the
’90s. The principal was taken
from t^e permanent School fund
of the county and transferred by
the commissioners to the road and
term, namely
D. E. Werner, Noble Grand.
W. B. Payne, Vice Grand.
8. C. Findley, Recording Sec-
retary,
Thr other officers are appoin-
tive, except the treaaurer *nd ft
nancial secretary, who hold office
for one year, beitfgt elected at the
first regular meetii
W. D. Carroll is
■haw and Miss Olli* Wilson.
After registering and renewing
old acquaintances, all were invit-
ed to be seated^ In behalf of the ■
local alumni, Mr. Geo. Sullivan
in his usual original manner gave,
the welcome address. This wqm
followed hy a response, rioh and
jiacy beyond measure, % Mrs.
Leveret Little, of Sidney. Mr.
Hilton Burks then followed with
a speech in which he contrasted
the schools of long ago with thoeu
of the present. MrjF. E. Adams
then made a short talk after whiriL
he assigned the guesU^te - their
place* at the table. -
long lines of'tsHes were
deeprated with carnation* and
sweet peas. Accrose the tables
Were the orange and blaek rib-
bons separating the apaeea for the
different claaae*. Mr D. C. Clarke
as president of the school beard,
* honor at
the head of the table, -
During the banqnet Mr. Garrett
Palmer acted aa master o£ cere-
monies. Between courses Mias
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Minne Cunnini
reen t
gham
M*rc an ex-
ng in December, ^ave a history
financial secre- g0ciation.
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MISSIONARY Rklt
Held With the Central Christian
— Church last Saturday and
w Sunday. ^-
bridge fund, and bonda were is- ;tarv andj*. C. Hamilton treasurer,
sued by the court tp cover same,
said bonds later providing worth-
less; thus depriving the school
children of the county of the in-
come that should have accrued an-!
nually from a safe investment of
this fund»;"': ■ , , ■ - , _ -jy A
This illegal disposition of the
permanent school ’ fund was first
discovered by County Judge W.
C. 'Jackson, when he was elected
to office 1h 1904). and the matter*
was called attention to . the Dis-1 i_ ..-■■■■ • ,
trict Judge, and grand jury and 1 A Misionary Church Rally. , ....... .
succeeding grand juries and otb> held with the Comanche Centrarfident to appoint committees
cr county officials to see if tinrGhristian church on last Saturday
funds could not be rc^aimed, but night and Sunday, with represen-
not until last year had anything tatives present from the churches
definitely beeh done, when finally at Stephehville, Dublin, Proctor,
number of'the citizens of the DeLeon and Hamilton,
eouitfw decided to bring suit and The, programme as previously
eurpjoypd Goodson it lit l Ooodson published wae; carried out, and
to represent the schools, in the many excellent talks were made
hame of the County. Treasurer,.-J. which will no doubt result in
W. Burks. 'The 'matter was then much good for the Missionary
_ ‘ ' cause in this section of the Btate.
who instead At the 11 o’clock service,Bunday,
Notaries Qualify.
Monday, June the" 2nd, w'as • a
Notary day in Comanche, it be-
ing the time for the various No-
taries of the county1'to qualify,
and as a result e\»ry section of
the county was represented by ... —.....- --- , . s
from I to 5 .citizens, each ready! pkirikl before the commissioners -
eellent paper on‘1 WhUt we Aspire*
to be and are not.” Mr. Will Cite
p nter-debated on the future. Mins
Mabel McNeill entertained ns in
her charming way with a read-
ing. and Misa Ola Cunningham
gave a history pf the alumni a»-
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Ju
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The baaia of value in news-
paper advertising Id the cir- ^
culation of the- periodical
within the. territory desired
to cover. Merchants or oth-
er* who have anying of val-
ue to offer to the > buying
public in. this territory
stand in .their own, light
if they t*il to investigate
and oblerve the relative
merits of tbe Chief-Expo-
nent over any and all other
publications for reaching
tha people of thie territory,
guarantee Ho have
subscribers to any
,tyirki - ' ^ There were more thah 60 who m;en tto the Uueeessary expence. deKverep a splendid discourse,
_ _ fileff ttieir bonds with the county ! of employing Judge Wilkerson,o) hi* theme being taken, from the
c]erk and 1oftk thp oMh of offfoe I Brownwood, -to defen d tKp cb.m- 13th -Chapter of Corinthians, and
as Notary, Comanche leading with J ty against the schools, paying him at the Sunday night service Rev.
lOfith ahnttPraRrv r>T tha, . —-- . nrttf-'H som of '^OQ.Of) to do so. Randolph Clark, of stephenville,
in "Addition' G^'Gie judgment delivtied an appi discouilfe-
m T : rV*ndered,court helh that the coun-1 At a business meeting* Suriday
4y should rein burse the. sehool afternoon, it was decided to hold
fund hv leavnig a tax of four per these missionary or church
Q. B.
Gospel Meeting.
Barrett, President
Jefferson DaVi^ Birthday.
List _ “ '
birtW
a great many of our Southern .
cities the day was celebrated as
a legal holiday.' In Comanche the
1 day was observed by only a few ,
Of our citizens, and these being (Cleburne College, Cleburne, Tex-
mostly the old heroes of the as, is doing the preaching at-the
“Loet Cause”—the old Confeder-1 Church of Christ.-- -• . >
at,,*—together with a little com-1 Services' daily at 4 tq. 5 and
patiy of boyi^ under the command 8:15 to 9:30 p. v*m.
of Comrade W. F. Elkins; also 4] The following subjects'will be
pumher of lariie* .marched out to discussed ip their order, beginning
Oak wood cemetery and decorated today (Friday),at 4, p. nu
^ ilm grave* if—tie—Confederate
Q2
tad i f
not,Y-wfll make no charge
other paper's ope,
noL -will make
for the ..eervifee.
m
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p**?17*-
Circi
tfon talks (Sjkl; list is open
Demand
of us that you see it! j -
;4
dead. There are now buried in
Oakland cemetery 63 pf the fol-
lowers David'and Lee, but in only
a few more years the laet of the
immortal band will be confined to
the tomb to await the grand re-
jon in the great bey mid. *•
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1—The
Who Was Afraid.
When you w»«H something cold.
■ If. Avwoed
call in at
Rnbber Qloves at Smith’s.
2” The Christian ’* Platform. ” ■
3— The Greatest Thing in -the
World.”
4— “The Worthy Name.”
5— Sunday. 14 a. m.: «The Di-
vine Chorus.”
6— Sunday. 1 3j0Q p. m.t “A
Tjectnre, on .(Character1’
8—“The voi<$ of Hiatory” hr
y yg
. Rubber. Sponge* at Smith’s
rent on the beginningf for the ' l»ea on every fifth Sunday,
year 1914 and to pohtjnue until j that the district he composed of
thd Wholes mount is paid. Judg<Yt^e churches oi Erath, HAipiRon
Wilkerson has given notice of and Comanche counties, and to-be
nppeal '* ' ^ . called the Dublin district. BUIlC
C. C. Baxter, of Dublin, waa elec-
ted president,. anA# J. A. Dailey,
Births.
Born to Mjr, and Mrs.':—
H. A. Hicks, or May
girl; Newburg.
i LY^T. H«iry, on Jure-.Istr •
girl'; near Newburg.
H. Morris, op June 1, a boy;
near Carleton. .
John T. Hopper, on May 31st;
near Gorman. Y*' - A
John Tatum, on June‘2, a boy,
nesi1 Gd Stine:
T. H. WLlker, ouJuue .1, a girl
near Comanche,
of Dublin, secretary. ... Thfc next
meeting will be held on the fifth
Sunday
After this, while still sea’.ed at
the table, with Min Ola Cunning-
ham acting as temporary ft hair-
man, the Hsldmni organised * per- 1 —
manent association, j Mr. Hilton
Burks was unanimously elected
pieeident, and immedietaly took
ehnrge of tlia» meeting! after
which Mrr^. E. Adanis waa eleo- —Y
ted viTg-preaident, Miss Ole Cun-
ningham secretary and Mies May i~
Hall treasurer. J _ _____ _
The business session was very
interesting. A motion was made
and carried empowering the pree-
.* 'gj mittees on
bylaws, ..membership and pro-
grams. One of the main features
of next year’s program iu to have -
all the members who Completed
the course before diplomas were
granted (1890) to carry out *
regular.commencement exhibition
and he granted diploma...
Of thV twp hundred nnd fifty
graduates of the Comanche High
School, about eighty-five wtUfii
present. It Ur hopeef-to have this
liumuer doubled by neiCVeAF and"',
to oontinue to increase m num-
hers;and in enthusiasms until their....
influence, will be potent* facts in
the upbuilding of ourlichool; - 1
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Educational.
'Miss . Gertrude Jone.’s
class tendered a special
in.......the4 auditorium
kin Public sehool On last Friday
night, May 31st, the proceed* o$
which to be raised to buy books
for the school library. Miss JofiPS
was assisted in the entertainment
by Mia* Verne Burks, of Coma j-
che, who rendered Several
dialect selections.
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ty
Yf
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one’s music
ciail progra: i
of the Lem-
in August at's plsce to
rmined leteryf which Will
he determined latery- —
be announced when the n*Mt pra-
gramme is published.
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Dsethi
Died on:—
Hay 12, near Gormin, Free-
pisp Belyew, aged 41 years. ^
All kluAs of cold drinks at M,,
Atwbodfs iee cream TOItid.
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been
and
issued
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R. L. Irwin
Pinnell.
Tod* Stevent and |
Henry. •>s,
W. A. Whitehead and Mrs. Fa*,
nie Bowling. -C
Wm. C. Cunningham and Miss
Pearl Pottery
Rubber Gloves at Smith’a
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