The Comanche Chief and Pioneer Exponent (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, December 20, 1912 Page: 4 of 12
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QUARTERLY REPORT
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Oomonbbe UouMjr, Teas*. at,
pendltarva from AUK ini. 1918,
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Makes Christmas Offering's that are
Lasting and Useful
^ During the next two weeks we arrgoing to offer you the opportunity to
buy Christmas Furniture at wonderful baigaips. We hell’ only first-class
merchandise and guarantee our goods and prices We spe-ialiy invite your
careful comparison of goods and prices. For a'gift of merit, nothing surpass
e^ a nice piece of Furniture. Just a little down and a little each week will
lie place anything in our house at your disposal, and we’ll be only too glad to
deliver when you say the word. You will always find better selections, bet-
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raaaosAt mmutiom.
MT Cross of Blanket
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mm
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BulaooS liuu quarter.’ * .Vv\
To amount raoalvud UMtni
quarter.................
Tt»»<ttAfv<a from flttmc
sllllwl. • • • • « • • <• f> a . • . 4 . .
By uiuoutil y ,Ul unv«u«w
quarter.............•,*7.
By per ei. coiummuioti up —.'
• amount, rooelveO, /......^
By per ot. comauMtiou up
amount paid out.-.....*......
Amount to uulunue....1,778.#7
M.1J»7 I,ftt.tT
Balance.,..
RO \ D A NO HltirkiK fU N ti.
Baianoelaatonartw!* • ...t 4>wP.05
To amount reoelved during v ,
quumir7, .a,.. .......... H. 0U7.il I
To amount tiaaaforred from
ntriiir fund-v- •... v,......... .:
tty amount paid out durian
q uart or—^ ... .....;,..
ComiiiitMlon oh.
ter quality, better designs, better prices and better terms at the Burks-Stm-
mons Co.s thancjou’ll find eleswhere.
ly yoi
money, Here are some prices that ate worthy of your careful consideration.
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Buy your Goristma^Furniture from us NOW and we know you’ll save
We handle the White Rotary, used
by all larger garment. working con-
]. corns, and is giVen up to be'the best
price 175.00, but we have some as
; ww ai. .......-.r___:——,—~,M.OO
Kitchen Safes
Glass doora, golden oak fiufsh, 37x6,
.shelves top and bottom, with two
, large drawers, value 7.50 for_:$6.50
Goldeu Oak finish, 32x6 with shelv-
es, top and bottom, .tin in front
doors, value 6.50 for__J______$5.00
> Kitchen Cabinet*
- We can
prism glass
/ Dining Tables
*ng
ei
7.50 for'
sel| you a solid oak cabinet,
lass doorrf from 8.50 to _$20
Din’ug Tables, golden oak, swelled
carved legs, extends & feet, value
J—L_______,1—$5.00
Dining Tables, solid golden oak, (no
‘ imitation) extends 6 feet with 8 m.
“massive carved legs,” regular vgluft
18.00 fpr____ $12.50
Center Tables
Center Tables, solid oak 20x20 Top,
carved legs, value 1.50, for___,..._.'.75c
Center Table, solid oak, 24x24 top,
carved legs, value 2 50 (these are no
imitatiou Oaks, or American qua-i-
.....-—l ---$1.50
Dressers
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Dressers., golden oak finish,, swell
dressers, very highly hand polished,
gfasw 20x26 value 10.00 for-.i l$5.00
Dresiciv, golden oak finisb-f Princess
dresser, highly hand polished, swell
carved le^s, German beveled plate
miiror 18x30 value 12.50 for_. $7.00
• Dresser, solid golden oak (no imita-
tion quartered American,oak) a life
time dresser) German beveled mir-
roi 16x20 value iB.^0 for______$7.00
Dresser, solid golden «ak, highly
polished, swell fVont Frencn'beveled
plate gfass 24x30 valine 15 for $12.50
Gentlemeu’-e Cbifferobe, solid gold -
en oak, highly polished, portable,
can be taken apart in 'five minutes,
no screws. Has Compartments for
everything, value 35.00 for„ $25.00
Davenports f
Davenports, solid golden oak, imita-
tiou leather, with automatic* bed,
4-6x6--.6 value 22.50,for _____ 15.00
Bed Springs
■ . Buffet* and Side Boards
I ; ^Buffets $nd Side Boards, golden oak
finish: higM^vpolished, plush lined .
draweftrrifiESfo* French beveled,
vaIub"$l8'f?Tlr
$10
iiawy
! BABY. BlfCGIES-will w r have
them, imitation leather collapsible
Go-Carts, rubber tires ' fromj3.00
.... ________$$ oo
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90 coils steel springs, oil tempered,
value 2.75 for——......$1.25
Rocking Chairs '
Rooking Choirs, solid golden oak
(no imitation oi American quarter-
ed), value 1.50 for________________.... 65o
Ladies Sewing, wicker rocker, value
4.50 for-------—__$3.00
Ladies arm, wicker rocker, value 5 00
for7^_____ _________$8 OO
Solid oakarm rockers each^. $2 50
Misses rockers from 1.00 to „..$2 00
Bed Room Suits
Bed room suit, quartered oak and
golden oak finish of 3 pieces, dress-
er, wash stand* and bed. Can sell
you one during the holidays from
12.50 tOn._.„;------_____________45 00
Solid oak wood beds, carved head
board highly polished full wze 46x64
head board value 7.50 for......„._$4 OO
> Quarter sawed oak woo'd beds hand
polished, roll head board ann post,
[Queen Ann style) 5 in. roil foot
board, value 12*50 for_..„............„.8 OO
Iron Beds, Yernis Martin, oxidized
b;a&s, white, blue or green with 51*4
irou pillars, 2 iu. posts, value 10.00
for--------^._...-._^$^0
Also' have white, .and blues 3-4 in,
iro'upost 2 1*4 in. angularbars com-
plete for. ---—____________$1 75
Chiffoniers
Solid Oak Chiffonier, 16x20, French
beveled mirror, value 12.50for $7 75
Linoleum
,_Thc very thing for^the bath, dining
room or kitchen, 7 nice patterns to
seiectrfrom, per square yarrt 50c
Mattresses
Mattresses solid cotton, roll edge,
double sewed, one art ticking, value
5.00 for.' ________$8 75
Ait Squares
Areal velvet (no imitation) 9x12,
seamless rug, floral designs, value
$30.00, for.______________,_ J__$22 50
Axminster rugs 9x12, Floral and
Orien tal designs, value 25 ...$1$00
Alio Jlrie Tapestry Brussell 9x12,
Floral and Oriental designs, value
15 00for„.1.:l_$10'
Oxjentai Ingrain, 9x12, value 6.50
for. :_„ - ______________ $3 75
Bath rugs, wool warp, 27x54, value
3.00 for..^. . ....______I„. . $1 25
Genuine Cedar Chests
Genuine Red Cedar Chpsti 14x48 ip.
solid copper bound corners and'hin-
ges (Carbon Locks) the very thiug
£for lanies furs ana hats, absokitelv
moth proof, valueY7.50foi....
Wall Paper 5c to 10c roll, values 30c St 40c
, Biilunee ............... .. 4.874 >58
5 GENERAL COUNTY FUND.
. Ilitliince lWMt. quarter . 3.I9«.»0
To 'umouiit rcoolvetl duvlhx'
quarter...........i...., .... S.tW.TS
To Araoiot traniirerred from
other Fuad*...;
By amount puid opt during
quartet....................... 4.409.89
By amount trivo»rch e<t to <iUr- -* •
•rfund~ o. .................
By per cent commlmioa on
amount r. oelred............. $8 37
By per oetit. oomtnht.lon on
amount paid out .......... TT If
Amount to balance........... ~U., Mt.tt
^ ■ -t fi.389.MS.7Mi.C8
, We are thu leading Undertakers, and carry everything in the und^ertak-
' line. We have^n experienced man to handle this end Of tbS business^
‘ ‘ ^^^We; wq; rIweimi ’leady"
4u town
• night
mm
services,
u
91
gets Mr.
i.yri.rt
8,471,18
U-M
By per Ct. -------
amount received
By per. untit eommlNxIpu on ,
tnnount paid oat...... . ...... «rs8
Amount to bnlniuie ......... -■* . -4.874.a8
7.9*1.r.9B:i «e
Balance......
.. . I-AUPER FUND. *
Balance Inat quarter .... sat M .
To amount rAselved durlny
quarter..............*........ io» e«
By amount transferred from »
other funda .................. «•»
By amount paid out duilnic '
quarter....................... -- S38.8B
By amount tranaferrod in oth-
er fuhda........ ........
By per oent ootatuiwiion on
amouat received..... ......
By per oent oouunlAion on.
amount'pald out. ............
Amount to balance......
8*6.10
9.81
MW
648.IU
Balance ..................
GOURT HOUSE FUND.
Balenoe lent quarter 380.31
To amount received dnrinK
quarter ................ . ... ifio 96
By amount paid out duHtt*
quhrter...;....... ........... .... 4S7.U
By per cent commission on
amount reoelved..... ....... s.8l
By per. cent- oomnlsalon on
amount paid out..............
Amount to buhfaoe............
611 S9
7.47
•l8.no
611.89
Balance ..7...............
JAIL FUND. ‘
■"Balance last-quarter ........
To ain't, reo d. duritur quarter
By amount paid out durtuK ’
quarter....?.............
By amount tranaferred to
Other funds........
By per oent eommhoilon on
amount received. o,.,..i....
By per cent oommiueion on
amount paid out............
Amount to balance
978.1*
i4o.ua
-499.90
. - 7.8#
70S. 09
1,184.10 1.I&I.1P
Balance........, ....... . VofiQ^
PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND
Balance last (quarter
To amount received dutinw
quarter.......100.00
By aint, deposited 4ilh Coman-
che Nat. Bank itehpolFunds 100.00
By amount transferred toother
f uyL
By percent coromtsslort oo
aniouBt received...,*.......
Amount to balance......_____ *
100,00 J.09.00
Balance............
INTEREST FUNp
Balance last quarter ....
To amount received during
. quarter...................... 88.80
By Mbioum paid out during ••» .
quarter *
By oe^ioKited in Coman
aha Nat Bank school Funds
By amount transfersed to ^
other funds
By per cent ootntnlmlon on
amount recelred............ • •
Amount to balance.........
83.80
#3.50
F. M! Cr6* of
h«r« thh* w«ek.
J. P. Hiephons of Do^liS wss
Here this wselt on businskn. *
J. ft. Weemi was a* r u lneM
Visitor to Dorblih this ^srs. -' . ;
.■Q. A, Cunn|B|thA<M x l>u»i
nest trip to M>'i» v»rtt.
Jsff D. P'urF#p‘»/«ri' la h«rt« to
inend Chrieimx# wi it .home fold's.
W. W. Cox was Innkiutr aftar boa)*
JgliintrreetNb, P- octer this wrak.
Mgilcjf VV. Turks' and N E.
Pwlaaer tyart busiorss vleitorsto
Qustine this week.
%Q 6. and E. PI*. McCarty w**re
up from Cuotioe tHla week looking
ttitnr business interests.
Albert Ac tun of Wesf • Texas is
here to visit hit parents, *■ Dr. and
Mrs. Ac E, Acton*
D. H. Cunningham, Jr. was a
business visitor , to Proctor this
■■■
Mrs. Lula Jones is visitingler
moiher, Mrs. Annie Qreea, 'at
UUHine. .
$Mr. end Mrs. L. 8* ' Walksr
visited W«co this week oh a oust
ness and pleasure Crip.
J, M. Thompkina and family
left this week for Arkansas to
make their home. ; -
Mrs. Karah Ann Wk—ler .has
gonB to Durant,: Okla. td vlait ber
daughrer, Mrs. Kelley.
R. O. Edward* visited his sis-
ter. Mrs. J. W, Smith, at DeLeon
fchic week.
Mr*. 0. W. Trewitt of Stephan
ville is here to visit bar sister,
-Mr* J. S. McIkillian.^^^Btt
F. M, Wagnon was down from
Sipe Springs this week to look
after business matters here.
J. M. Creamer and wife ar*
visiting hi? mother, Mrs. Wilson,
at Colorado,’Tax**.
V. C. Godfrey and wife ar* via
iting her mother, Mrs. Doraay, at
Dahlia. 7 m ^
^ „ •Jli
Mr. and Mrs. M,
hv « in»-
W*eo to vi-it
p,*oeut ad hour kq
tm>ih»r aod ile«e»,
i. J. W«l h: . ;V
Mrrt. Eat** Anderson of *
m*ot..New Mexic » spin
here vvilh her cousin, Mrs.
Hooker. Mr. and )tn
are moving badt from *. „.
and will locate at Latnkin.
Lester Hall who fa
dental culfege in Daili
to viait hit parents, M
Morgan E. Hall, until I
are ovq*a
T, J. Parker was
Mineral Walla., this i
states that be mepects
lip home there. Over
lie went to that plaoo
of hia health, end at
s doing i plendidlv. ,
Miss Franoaa Murray
ng her mother, Mr*. C
PrtWorth. J
Mra. B. W* Lae has
\*r | home at Midland
pleasant visit to her nfotij
J. W. MUltean. ,'- ™
««»— aai^'- kt — 1..
raioo AiiiiB iitjciy
from an extended visit
n Oklahoma.
H. N. Campbell
have go>ne to Cisco .1
'amity of his * brot
Campbell^
Prof. J. H. Parker
wood is here visiting ^
Mrs. Rufns ’ Price an<
A Huggins. |
Fred Humphrey ai
West of Watervalley,
fteffe on a viait to
J. M. Weak. -
V. H.Thodberg -vi*U ,
Texas on business this
Henry
with hie* mother, Mrs.
ROAD TAX FUJTX'^
Balance laat quarter' ....... 1,601.76
To amount, received during *
qiivrtea. ...........------- 10
By am t paid out during quarter * 353.16
By per c; comfhlaslnn on
afnoun (. recotved ., ,. r.\. m.i> .... ...
By per cent o'.mmlsKlon on
amount paid out.'* 6-«8
Amount to valance................ 1,173.06
• 1,601.86 1.501.85
Balance................... 1.178.05
The State of Texaa, Vouuvy fit Comanche.
iBefore the. the undersigned authority, on
this, day pentonally appcare<VJolckle W.Burka,
OtnuTty Treaauoer of,Oomanoh« County, 'who.
being toy-meUtitfy hworn, upon oath, aays that
the within and roreirolng report in true and
Correct , . Jokkle W. Burka.
Couni.y Trqanurar.
Sworn m and oubocrlbed before Trio thp~
4 th day of j4ov.,q9tt. ' ‘ II
J. u. Lacy, Clerk,
L CouQVX,Court. Comanche County. Tdxaa
dy^MarV L> Sihith(.Deputy.,
The ^Wtte of Texas, County of CA-
manche.J.il.MeMiliiMU, County Judge'
Slid W. T. Dobbe, W J. Pattqn.Jno.]
W. ^Wyirtt and G. H. LaudertoUk,
commlnHlonerH of Comanche county
all being duly sworn upon Oath *ay
tbatthey have in open court at the
ppo. term 11*1? examined and compar-
ed the quarterly report for the quarter
ending Oct. Slat 1»I2. of Jokkle W.
ifWrke treaetrer of Coaianohe county
apd find the earn* to be correct. Thpt
•aid report rbowe that at the en(| of
•aid quarter the treasurer bad on
hand tbeeutaOf (S6805.4D) five thous-
and eight hundred sixty five dollars
and 4» cehte belonging tosald.ooun-
8. C. Findley was a toitfoes* . M
vnHots to Gufitine the-early part Judge J. H. MpMil)
of the week. \ bueioea* visitor to A
Gtorge Sartwe.le was up f ram
Hamiltoo Sunday to visit home
folk*. ■ ' v ” ■
Mist^ma Wood of Creamer
spent Sunday w«th friends, the
family of W. C. Cauley. %
Will Nelson rf Gustina wet a
businsss visitor in Comanche
Moadpy.
•Lidge J. M. Reiger visiisc
Waco and Aystnr this weak on,
busi OrtJ. , ! ,■ •
W. HT Griffith left the early
part Of the whek for hia home at
AbiMe. V.;>
f>Rgte Wetzel is here from Siero
Bianco to visit his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. ,G P, Wetaei.
Denamole SartweHe returned to
his home in South Texas, Monday
after a siibrt visit to home folks.
P. K, Mackey made a business
trip to Hamilton the early part o
the week. -. v
S. E. Golden visited*hie son-in
Jaw, C. C. Mobley at Shockley,
thiiweek.
Vertmn^ Adams is aver from
Daniei-Hiker to spend the holidays
with bis parents, Mr.' andv Mrs. F.
E, Adams.; —,
Mr and Mrs. W."1 F. Durham
went to. Harbin. Wednesday to at
tend the funeral of his Uocla
Natt Robbins.
Rev. D. A. McGuird was down
from Fort Worth this weak to
visit bis mother., Mrs. M. J. Me?
Guire. :
Jim Holmsley and Franks “Mo
Denial spent Tuesday with Tom
iitikrwvi
lOai.tlat]#!
r'pr
vtMXV. . T2
' gH
Holmdley on his ranoh near Lam
kin . • 1;l
M* J. Sfitphin and C. W
Meadows were businepa visitor* to
Gubtine the early-; part of the
week. - .
td R, Miseoer was up from
Hamilton Sunday to ' he
with the Odd Fellows and the I.
O. O. F. committee.
Miss Alice Smith who has been
here on ajhurt visit to her friend
.M»es Stella Hioks, returned to
her "home la Dallas this week.
$MrsVH*rry Brin and children
hfv.
.hive gone to TerreU to spend tlfe
holidays witl - " W
pwuIrMil
holidays with her., mother, Mrs.
Ml
girl, Port Gaah
24 Ulri i T. A. i
Ject being to pttrohaee a new aup- l.
piy of Chrlstmas good*.
•lxty on# dollars
•'ll t
J
J
Mrs. J. B. Chilton and eons,
add William have returned
SrJr.
from Dallas where they have bean
on busineee and to-viait.
» L. Ardia made a “
we£k.
MOordPp
e, Tenn. to spend |
.. Mrs.
Moore. ' ' '"fiW
—1 ■ ' — . ■ nag i ■ ■ ■■■*'»
We hove a big line of bu
stock.nod tyro cart bought
ourafter the first, of January
fall to get yours. Cash or ere
W. -Kilpatrick. ady. ^
To lssue Next Week
The Chief-Exponent will isaue in
fruced form- only hexDweek in unt<
lake care of some legal notices
Running which demand consecutiv
aertlonsv ft is customary with |
weekly papers to skip Xmas week
order to give theirlprlntert--*aijd their
readers—a rt«8, and the Chief-Expon-
ent would obeervd' thiarule,.b'utf£r
the xiluatiou as explstaed above, —r
After January h wo hope <o appear
ret?ulnrly and' in Uittej; fonp, and Hke
rare wine, we hope to Improve with
age. We have many bettermehts
couteinpl^ipojyblch we are sure i
pjrane our readers-and eauxe*
overlook any »hon comings
may have occurred during I
months just passed.
hoipe ’ have oomplafned of y “too
wi .....
m
‘nuke hay while theeffia shines.
'tool
act c ____. _
hereUifpre bee a #bort 1u the i
mer WWrii
,y whi
up for tbl
of reading matter inJ'fly %im«, r when
*nd 'summer we must necessarily-
‘make hay while the sffia shines,” To
Wpske up for this wcpcumlas a plenty
ads are not so plentiful. A- paper to
exist must'look after its finances, Or
else rusjMrcd.Jsnd wenope our read-
ers will cOndone ditb- us while we*
“fortify” ourselves during the bus'y
season', “while plcktu’ *• good. ”
While we have ruff-many ads this
fall We have also oulatgcd the paper -;-"J
running frofn 13 to 20pages each week ^
and a llttl-v later on, if patronage will. ‘ "j
justify it we hope to issue twice a-week Ji
iustaad^oL»mly..eue*hJ_ _ M
i
( •' * I' PoiBtry Show
; As we go Ui press the Comanehff
Conoty Poultry Show la'in proijregi
and mauy flee birds arfe onexhlb %».
fhe Chief-Exponent will .give a detSf)
ed report of .same with a list.of prlae
winners Ip its Uex*i ♦*toe, same being
too late for issue thia week,:.
■—"—»» m <ttw ' \ .. '
‘Visit* from the Stork.
Lewis Robinson, *
Dec. 2. hoy; * Willis^ A. j
Comanehe. Dec. 18, boy; Joha
ltieg*r.
WrF. ]
E. C. Weatherby,
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