The Comanche Chief and Pioneer Exponent (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, July 30, 1915 Page: 4 of 10
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, Graham’• Chapel New*.
liHst Wednesday the friends of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Purvis ©ndi
children, assembled in Mr-PuVvis’
pasture on the Leon river for a fish
fry anl picnic. Those present
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were Mr. and Mrs. J. II. l’urvis
and family, G. W. Purvis arnTTatlT
ily, Charles Purvis and family,
Thos. Purvis and sou-Tommie Lee,
W. T. Murphee ami family, Mrs.
V. L. Moore and children, Burt
Taylor and family, H.,V. Ewing
and family, Will Ewing and fam-
ily, A. N. Baxter and tanlily, W.
A. lyuker and family, J. C. Gaines
ami family, Rev. Finis Ewiug, Roy
and Miss Kudie Rogers, Boss Ste-
phens'and J£liner Holden, Clemons
.taiker, W. ft. Kelley and family,
Mrs. Carrie Janes of Proctor,Miss
Middie Janes of Creamer, Miss
Eva Cleer of Cottonwood. The
total number being 79. The crowd
was a pleasant one. The dinner
was perfection, with fish in plenty.
In the afternoon they served ice
cream and lemonade, watermelon
and cauteloupc.'till all were filled
and some to throw away.
C. F. Luker and family visited
his father G .W. Luker of near Co-
manche last week.
W. A. Luker and Wife visited in
Proctor Saturday evening.,
T. H. Purvis and family visited
W. T. Murphee and familV Sunday
Mr, ami Mrs. A. N. Baxter’s
father aud family of Mason coun-
ty are visiting him at present.
Miss Grace Evans of Comanche
is here visiting this week.
Mr. Ilenry Barber was visiting
Miss Grace Evans at Mr. Taylor’s
Sunday evening. ^
Ilosa Alexander was visiting
Miss Omie Taylor Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. 0. Sturkie vis-
ited Mr. ami -Mrs. Clemons Luker
Saturday night and Sunday.
Charles Purvis Jr.'is visiting ill
Mills county at present.
The protracted meeting begins
here Sunday August 1st.
M. reef Gap and Harmony.
Continues to be hot and dry.
Mrs. Patterson who has been,
real sick, is improving fnst..
—. Tom MeKinxie has a real sick
baby at present.
John Gore has returned from
Lubbock and Terry counties where
he has been...visit ing relatives. *
Miss Floy Kemp has returned
to her home at Brysonville after
an extended visit .with Mrs. J. Ii,
Moore.
Kennie Sulltvair-of Comanche
was a pleasant caller at John
Gore’s one day last week. k
Meeting begins nt Mercer Gap
Friday night.
Several from Gap and Harmony
attended the picnic at Democrat
Friday.
Miss Mat fie Hushing is on the
siek list this week.
Mr. Frasher/and daughter. Miss
Stella, left Sunday morning for
Hillsboro and other points to visit
relatives. » 4.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Irby were
calling on their daughter, Mrs. El-
liott at . Democrat oue day last
week.
Russell Rice and John Pinning-
ton were calling in ' Oak Valley
community Sunday affil were ail
-smiles. ./
Grandpa and Grandma .Greer
spent the day Sunday iwlh their
daughter, Mrs. W. T. Pennington.
Mrs. Lela McKinzie left Tues-
day morning for Big Springs to
visit- relatives.
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Miss Nena Egbert is »o Galves-
ton visiting.
SEALY IV,’Ail!
Misses Zip and Leah Allen were
in Brownwood; this we£k.
Miss Gladys Brown is here from
Tyler visiting friends.
T.J. Holmsley Jr. spent .Thursday
*« v truon
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. M. Dudley
motored to Mullen Sunday..
Mrs. Clyde Kirk and baby are
at Marshall with relatives, ,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCollum
are in San Angelo visiting.
Miss Rebecca Bradshaw is iu
Temple on a visit to friends.
Ernest Queen has returned from
his vacation trip iu Goldthwaitc.
R. W. H. Hamilton has returned
from a trip to West Texas.
-Miss Bert Boykin of Sipe Spgs.
is the guest of Mrs. Otto William-
son,
Mrs. Mark Sherrill and children
are in Dublin to visit with rela-
tivs. —~~
Harold Kilpatrick and sister
Ruth ure home from a visit in
Brady. ' ..
Otto Ridgeway of Denton his
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We are Comanche’s exclusive agents
for this world famous Texas made
Mattress, made of -Texas long staple
Brazos Bottom Cotton.- -Why not en-
joy Sealy Comfort instead of Solid
Comfort? Easy terms.
No
hump
ZSLJ Higginbotham's i
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Mrs. Tom Cunningham ami lit-
tle daughter, Mary Frances, sp«>nt
Saturday aud Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. Rogers, in Coman-
che.—Stephenville Tribune.
Miss Let a Mitchell ofjBdiaailche
came in Sunday for a week’s visit
with friends. . . Bernard Riley of
Comanche w'as in Blanket yester-
day on business. , . Albert Acton
of Comanche was u business visit-
or to Blanket yesterday. . .Miss
been here Jhe past few days with Susie Stailey of Sidney is speud-
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friends.
Miss Hilda Walker left Friday
for a week’s visit in Minerul
Wells. 7 T
Miss Vera Waldrop of Crowell is
the guest of her sister, Miss Ruth
Waldrop. < i. T, ?
Mrs. Ed Onyger was here g few
days from Lampasas to visit home
folks.
W. A. Ham returned Sunday
from a business trip to Comanche.
—Brady Sentinel.
Miss Hilda Walker left Friday
for a week’s visit in Mineral
Wells.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ashmore
are here from Godley guests of
his parents, ••
T. A. Huggins was in Mercer
Gap last week visit ing-at the home
of W. T. Huggins.
Miss Thelma Gray is home from
an extended, visit In South Texas
with relatives,
W. G. Baxter wife and two dau-
ghters were over from Brownwood
to spend Sunday.
Mrs. 0. A. Dudley ainl Mrs. Ben
Aldridge of Democrat visited rel-
atives in town tliis week.
• Sirs. Johi^-Ilart and*daughter,
Miss Alma and Miss Dealia Dud-
ley arevvisiting iu Lampasas.
Mrs. Lucious Elkins and little
daughter, Florine, are in *Long-
view to visit relatives.
Mrs. Henry Lott and little son
are here fi*o mSomerville guest of
Mrs. R. V. Neely ami other rela-
tives.
Mrs. Mary L. Smith aud son,
Lon, are home from, a week’s stay
ill Brownwood. [ ‘ O ■ ■
Miss' Gene Cooper is in
Millcrsvii W tllf gllrst of lltT sister
Mrs. Will Bryson.
W. D. Thaeker from Dickens
county is hero visiting relatives.
Miss Hattie Falkner from Cory-
ell is here visiting her uucle, D. J.
Stubblefield and other relatives.
Miss Thelma Cade and brother,
Aaron, are at Blanket visiting rel-
atives.
Miss Eva Cl ©ere has returned
home rfom Proctor. Miss Rudie
Rogers accompanied her home. •
v- Mrs. Judge Hutcheson and Mrs.
Hutcheson Jr. visited Mrs. W. A.
Robertson Sunday.
Charlie Bowling and family are
down from Beattie visiting.
Henry Bowling from Mullin is
up visiting.
Russell Riee and John Penning-
ton were in this community Sun-
day.
The Methodist meeting is still in
progrtw*.
Julian Johnson and family have
returned from a week's fishing on
the Colorado.
Maize heading is the order of
the day. *It looks more like rain
than it has for some time, We are
all hoping it will come a big one.
Ofdy On© “BROMO QUININB"
To get the '-iuIm, call lor (nil name, LAX A-
TlVaaaw-aOt’INlNK. Look lor alga* Jrt:4
M. W. OROVF. Cure* a Cold la On« L»p. Btopa
wwt and lit attache, and worka oil wM Hr
Mrs. Laura Merrill of Waco has
been a guest in the family of J. B.
Laync for the past week.
Miss Valliant returned'to her
home in Stamford Tuesday after a
visit with Mrs. Wade Evndge.
Grandma CArtcr left Monday
for St. Louis, after a few days with
her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Bonner.
• Mrs. Dr. Stewart and son, Mal-
colm, are here from Houston the
guest of the former’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Harvey and fam-
ily.
Mrs. Judge Chandler and chil-
dren returned Jo their home in
Stephenville Monday after sever-
al days here at the Holloway home.
Mr. Huffman, supervisor of the
Insane Asylum at Terrell return-
ed home Wednesday after a few
days spent with Ins parents near
town.'
Mrs. S. M. Vernon and daugh-
ter, Miss Annie Lee of Kansas City
Mo., and Miss Annie Harris of
Dublin are guest in the E. W.IIar-
ris home.
Mr. and Mrs. A-B. Qneen, Missi-
es Ester. Grundy, Frances Burks,
Lucile Bruton. Messrs. Buck Gran-
ger and Goodson Rieger are at
Menard fishing.
Henry Moore of Comanche spent
Sunday here looking after his per-
sonal interests. . . Miss Louise
Scurry, who has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. W. NP. Wallace, left
Friday,for her home in Comanche.
Mr. And Mrs. E. E. Fitzhugh of
Waco And their two daughters,
Misses K|athrync and Virginia;
spent a few days with the former’s
sister, Mrs. J. B. Laync. They
wpre en route to Junction by auto
for a short outing. Miss Kather-
ine will remain in Comanche for a
few weeks the guest, of Misses
Rowena and Mabel Layne.
R. L. Campbell left yesterday
for Cotnanehe. Mr. Campbell haa
been fishing on the Conheo for
some time and reports \ splendid
luck.—San Angslo Sun.
ing the week with her sister, Mrs.
T. V. Austin.—Blanket Signal.
,, Stinges or bites of insects that
are followed by swellings, pain or
itching should be treated prompt-
ly as they are poisonous. BAL-
LARD’S SNOW LINIMENT coun
teracts the poison. It is both anti-
septic and healing. Price 25c, 50c
and $1.00 per botUe, Sol dby S.
P. Smith. * -
Startling Announcement.
Read our bigXcirpular and ad in
this paper. Something doing
down our way.
Higginbotham’s.
Bryan T. Beck, whose home is
in Brownwood and who is the gen-
ial and courteous salesman for
the Armour & Co. plant in this
section of the state made his reg-
ular call on patrons here last week
and after finishing his business
ami having a few hours to wai^ be-
tween trains was accosted by a
COMANCHE BOY WRITES ter had gotten much rougher. Be- NEWS FROM COURTHOUSE
ABOUT LIFE ON BATTLESHIP fore we had gone ten miles half of
-— the ctowpany were “heaving” as
This letter is written from Guy- we call 117 iJ1 other words they
Hinas, Mexico, where a few U .8. were about as sea sick a bunch as
slnps were sent recently to care j ever gaw And to cap the whole
tor the Americans aud t|ie Arner- \bing the engine in the boat I was
lean interests along the west ^ broke down and we had to wait
c^asf: for a steamer from the ship to
U. S. B. Colorado, jtow us in. / '
Guava mas, Mexico, ^ T^e worst was to come next
July 17, 1915. morning. We had been accustom-
Dear Friend: . ) ed to bathe here at Guaymas in a
Wo received our second mail to- bathing suit but tha* day we used
day. The first came down on the'only the regulation navy swim-
U. S. 8. Glacier two weeks ago af-' ,„inK trunks, and it was a badly
ter we had gotten here and the blistered bunch that was down to
Chattanooga brought 35 bags of the “sick boy” the next morning,
regular mail and 10 bags of regis-1 myse]f ftmong the number. [
tered mail. Maybe you think it. Our spirits were cheered a little,
wasn’t a proud bunch of Bluejack- b seein , a Mexica„ gunboat, the
ets and Marines, 1 was one of General Guerroro lying alongside,
the first ones to see the ship com-jThis ,)oat belonged to Carranza
ing in. I saw only the top of the|am, (hjs is viUa territory. And
•wireless aerial when she was about' e thought we might see a little
30 mile© away. i / fun. The Captain of the Guerrero
Nothing exciting much has hap- cain(, on board with us and had a
pened down here. We never at- [ consultation with Admiral How-
tempted a landing, but not because1 ar(1 A little later the American
the governor of Sonora bluffed us, • Consul and the Mexican General
but obeyed orders from Washing-1 eoramanding vii]a’s forces came
t°n- ' (out under an American flag, for
We puss Away the time in var- the Mexican boat had captured ev-
ious ways. Card games of all j ery fishing vessel and sailing boat
kinds, music, moving pictures ev-1 that was out of the harbor, you un-
ery night. We spend the after- J derstand we are lying just outside
noons on the beach swimming, the entrance to the harbor, the
Marriage License Issued.
C. S. Graham and Miss Bessie
Owen.
J. M. Watson and Miss Verna
Winriegar.
Thadious Granger and Miss Ber-
tieCarnes.
Frank Huts and Miss Mary Jane
Sanderson.
B. F. McGlo|hlin aud Miss Fan-
nie Crockett!
Let J. R. Eanes &
your grain.
Co. insure
(46-7)
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,In every home where there is i
baby there should also be a bottle
of MHcGEE’S BABY ELIXIR. It
may be needed at any time to cor-
rect sour stomach, wind colic, di-
arrhoea or summer complaint. It is
a wholesome remedy, contains no
opium, morphine or injurious drug
of any kind. Pricej25c and 50c per
bottle. For sale by S. P. Smith.
M-'
Since we bave been going to the
beach every afternoon the Mexi-
cans have put up stands and have
most everything to sell. They sell Hcnt word that he wcniM begin
Chief-Exponent reporter and chal-
more to U. 8. ships here than they
lenged to a game of dominoes, as
a lure to get Mr. Beck to talk, lie
talked and he also won at domin-
oes. Another mark of general ef-
ficiency for the great Armour &
Co. plant and its employees. Mr.
Beck speaks highly of Comanche
and her citizens. Of all the thir-
ty-six towns in his territory this
is his meeea for a good bunch of
orders and a pleasant reception.
It is well that we remeber these
“ Knights nf the Grip” when they
visit our city, for tho’ it is their
hnsiness to greet us with a smile
and all we should accord them the
same treatment for they are boost-
ers for us and tell others about us
.and even if we know that we have
the best town in the state and it-is
continually improving it is well to
let others know it also.
FigBen Taken.
Rumors have it that Figsen has
been taken byBritish troops. This
effective laxative tablet can be ta-
ken by any American and will be
considered—not a breach of neu-
trality—but just plain common
sense. Buy a ten-cent t>ox of Fig-
sen at the Nyal Store.-r-Paris
Smithr *
do to all Guaymas. There are al-
ways a dozeii canoes loaded with
fruit and watermelons alongside.
1 will tell you of a little pleas-
ure trip my company (the 25th)
took last week. We took two mo-
tor boats aud a dinghy which we
towed behind and went about’ 30
miles up the coast hunting for a
Mexican boat had tried to slip by
us but the admiral refused to let
her enter. The Mexican Captain
bombarding th^ town the next day
at 8 o’clock. We moved out of
the line of fire and waited devel-
opments. Villa’s men had gotten
busy and planted field pieces on
top of both sides of the harbor
entrance and the boat was afraid
to enter, so sht^ contented herself
with firing alfiout a dozen shots
that did no damage. She then
Attendance at Frisco Show.
San Francisco, July 26.—The at-
tendance at the Panama-Pacific
exposition up to today totalled
more than 9,000,000.
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When you feel lazy, out of sorts
and yawn a good deal in the day
time, you can charge it to p tor-
pid liver which has allowed the
system to get full of impurities.
HERBINE cures all impurities pro
duced-by an inactive liver. It
strengthens that organ, cleanses
the bowels and puts the system in
good healthy condition. Price 50c.
Sold by S. P. Smith.
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SIPE SPRINGS HAS
SUCCESSFUL PICNIC
Friday was the last day of a
nice beach we heard was up that gent us word that frlie would fire very successful picnic and reunion
way. A sandy strip of beach is a 0n all trains running from Guay-I(lasting two days at Sipe Springs
rare thing around here. All along mas to Empolme anil on the South- last week. Attractions were a
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this 30 miles of coast line the tnoun j ©ra Pacific building at that place,
tains^caine right up t© the water Empolme is an , American town
line forming a perpendicular wall.' about five miles from Guaymas
Some of them looked’to be several an
hundred feet in height and in jeans. Admiral Howard sent her
some places we would see an island j WOrd that if she fired on any train
that would be about a hundred [or at the town bf Empolme that
goat roping, tournament riding
and baseball games. There-was a
good crowd ifach day and every-
feet in circumstance and twice
the U. S. S .Cleveland had been or-
that much in height, the walls Cov- deiod to fire on her; but she went
ered with some species of large ahead and cleared her decks for
birds. _ aetion, so did the Cleveland, and
After about two hours and a half we just holding our breaths (At
ride and by frequent examination least I was) thinking we would see
nf Die map of the region we found
some fun, but she never fired a
our beach. We landed and pitch-, shot and the next morning pulled
.jed our shelter tents on the sand out; the Cleveland followed her.
and stowed our lunch and cloth-' The only inconvenience she caus-
ing under them and then began to j ed us was that she stopped us go-
enjoy. ourselves in different ways,; ing a shdre and stopped the boats
some jumped right into the water,
some began picking up sea shells
which was there in abundance as
the place is nevei* visited, and
quite a few were content to lay in
bringing us fruit and papers.
I have been buying El Paso pa-
pers down her and keeping up
with crops and the standing of the
Texas league, ete
The writer had the pleasure of
taking a trip by automobile a few
days ago io SionsyirSipe Springs, ______ ________
aud Blanket and tulking to sovey: J water and it is the finest^ bathing place I could find was fla^t on the dy that brought relief to thous-
the shade and read books brought I You may nbt be able to read this
along. Most of us were in the |—everyone is writing and the only
Many Comancheites were there in
addition to the base ball team.
... Comanche and Sipe Springs play
ed throe ball games; Sipe Springs
winning two and the visitors one.
The game Thursday was 7 to 11 in
favor of the home team. Friday
morning the visitors lost again by
a sepre of five to three, but won
Friday afternoon four to two.
Both teams played good ball the
last game and all of the games
went Off smoothly.
The Comanche boys say that
they were treated iroyalty all the
time they wfcrein the town.
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Right now, when hay fever is
attacking its victims and when as-
thma is causing so much distress,
there is a demand for Foley’s Hon-
ey and Tar Compound—the remc-
al business men in each place* and
quite a few farmers. Every bus-
iness man talked to admitted when
questioned that business was pick-
ing up and things looked betted in
general, but it seems that there is
no Enthusiasm manifested or any
organized attempt to help things
along. A seeming lack of confi-
dence everywhere. Crop condi-
tions arc fairly good. In places
the corn is pretty badly burned.
Most of the boll weevil scare and
general hard times is a trick of
the imagination and should be got-
ten rid of at once and an organiz-
ed and geheral movement formed
all over the county to encourage
and aid the general wave of pros-f
place I have seen on this’coast. I
have bathed at Vallejo, ’Frisco,
Ocean, and Colorado heaches and
at San Diego, bpt the surf here
had them all beaten. There was
^»n undertow that would draw you
back in after a breaker and throw
you up on the sand, and the best
p©rt, you didn’t have to wAde a
mile to get to swimming water,
only a few feet.
"NYe were out of water only long
enough to eat a light lunch.
About 4 o’clock wjb were ready
to embark and here is where our
troubles began, the wind had risen
and the water was awfully rough,
the first boat ran up as close as it
could easily get and a bunch of us
deck, with paper in my lap.
Answer to San Diego.
Tobe Ilowze.
perity that is rapidly spreading pi]e<i but about that time a
all over the country instead of be-
ing practically ipert and lifeless
and making hard times by Talking
hard times. ~ i
To Drive Out Malaria I
And Build Up The System , u """ l,,r ,.”r
Take the Old Staaderd GROVB'8 could board her was by wading
large breaker hit her and swung
her Around and despite thp efforts
of all men she was beached star-
board side up. We finally got her
righted but the same thing happen
ed again, and the only way we
Eight Good Farm Homes for Sale
or Trade.
Lopg time and lbw interest on
time payments. If you are needing
a good farm home, one that will
raise corn, peanuts, maize, hogs
and cattle, also all kinds of fruits
aBd vegetables of all kinds, see us,
we have bargains to offer.
Neely-Harris-Cunninghahi Co.
Tastblbss chill Tonic. You know -hr swimming out to her as she
what you are taking, aa tba formula la
rinted on every label, showing it 1»
inine and Iron in a taatelesa form.
£
he Quinine dr,ivea out malaria, the
builda up the system. 50 cents
could pot be gottt*n closer without
the s©tne Trouble over again. By
the time tfcieother boats were filled
For Sale or Trade.
33-acre truck farm, 4 miles north
of city, Will take good used car as
part pay, balance to suit. % *
B. F. Anthonv,
(48-51 pdl Box 82, May, Tex.
A Personal Blatter.
When you want a laxative, you
want one suite^ to the needs of
your constitution. A good sure lax
ative that will not gripe is—Ny-
aFs Figsen. We recommend this
candvlozenge. .Boxes at 10c, 25c
and we had gotten started fhe wa- and 50c. Paris Smith.
ands in previous years. Don’t con-
tinue to suffer. It will help you.
Contains no_ opiates. The Wm.
Rocs© Co.
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We have good 80-acre farm well
located to trade for house and lot
in Comanche. This farm is unin-
cumbered, and would not.trade for
anything incumbered. Would not
want house worth more than
$1,000, but would give long time
on difference. (47-8)
, J. R. Eanes & Co.
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Phone 294 for General Delivery.
I have two wagons and can give
you prompt service. J will appre-
ciate your hauling. (43-6)
BOB CARVER.
than ordinary
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Remember thfc (nil name an<t
Now is the Time.
^ es. now is the time to act. Read
o\lr Unusual announcement in big
circulars and advertisement id this
paper, » - 7 0
Higginbotham’s.
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