The Comanche Chief and Pioneer Exponent (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, December 27, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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-Much Credit
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east from week to
T^bia had the effect of
very ,aucoeasfui mWk- Th»» had the effect of
contest one in jjwi the standing of thejDoh^
°f value or in n„
subscriptions o
Retime prior to
this eon
T the
ihveei
contest com i
®««gfe or i
> rises cfbdut
repapers of 1
»cnly afters,
* we decU
great oampf gn
i J®
more than a acor'
SwIfComanchb an,
not possible by putting in a
sum of money to cinch the
lug of a valuable prize, and
5s virtually buy it. By this
ethod every one waa insured
'an equal showing, regardless of
their financial ability. : ■ '
The camfutfgh for ad bacrlo-
tions wae-a success, and has in-
troduced the Chief-Exponent in*
to thousands of.homes through-
out tbi# section—homes of peo-
ple Who are interested itt/30j|
ancbe and went a Comanche
paper, but who have saver had
1 Comanche an
. ^ _ have o
*** laudabi, _
-aubscripdna
1 number o/ban
rfe prizes
•».. effidiant
a contest r]
be-
ry
ur
ight7c24,
contacts,
Suripdiog
in
re
one
jand
for the
And it
dpa to the
b*. the matter called to their atten-
astewt
ing was engendered, all who took
part admitting that they could
not have devised a fairer scheme,
one in which the rewards could
be better apportioned.
The managers of the contest
join in thanking ell the contest-
ants who were iu the race,
and at the same time wish to
thank the liberal merchants of
Comanche lor their hearty co
operation in the offering sad
premiums,
and coupons, much cash trade
having been brought to Coman
cheat a direct reaultqf the con-
test, and each and every mer
chant in the contest reports a
better business thia fall than last
the contest being at least in
part res pons ble for this.
A large anmbec.of new sub-
scribers, to the Chief Exponent
were turned in during the last
three days will not get Info tbe
hands of the mailing clerk for'a
day or eo, hence there wlUilttrtly
be some delay lb getting the
names last turned in on the
mailing gillies,and the subscrib
era are asked to be as patient aa
possible. But if you fail to get
your paper within a reasonable
time, yon are requested to notify
Kraffice when the matter will
>ked into and straignteaed
a' mass- of new sub*
is, and the work entail-
ed in getting them started, mi*
so
*• premium/ offe.
idsome tude
, fully e^ip
i; a first
1 at $400;
4iai
includ-
rsuto-
and vat*
tarck vai
> pure
id val
a ladies
at $25, and a
Special Mer
la including two
I$25 each, adia
I valued at $25; a
valued at
tvaiiere
Id
m of these
** —dal pretn
igh and
Comanche.
Contest;-com
management
fn was
iany
Texans,
andH. P.
F?
ie
• gen
. — fairest
b« devised,
r that
as
tion jjn such .a 1
them W the 1«T befoVe.: Th*
Chief-Exponent, byjjttaip increase
of circulation, will not only be
able to issue a better paper from
a news standpoint, but it will
also give the advertisers, both
local, sad foreign, a far better
medium through which they
may reap results fch at "cair hard -
ly be estimated. The Chief Ex-
ponent will furnish the readers,
if they, will take
get the results.
The ten weeks* contest came
to a close Tuesday night at 6
o'clock and promptly on the
hour one of the managers an-
nounced to the crowd of con-
testeatants and friend* assem-
bled in the Chief-Exponent office
that if there were any objections
now was the time £o let them be
known, or ‘ forever afterward
hold their, peace. There being
no disapproval, the votiug box
waa then turned over .to the
judges, who broke the seal and
in the presence of the contest-
ants and thsir ffiends the count
takes will very likely occur
though asHbr-ahey* *»*$
very few indeed. As fast as
discoveied they will be frighted
' Mr*.L.Bc(Dr.) Thomas of Ibis
city carried off the * highest
honors, receiving something
over 4,000,000 votes. The judges
decided that Mrs. L. B. (Dr.)
itaTpi^7the^udeb^Merl **«<ling oontest
ft
began.
he votes were officially count-
ed by four reliable men jatOom-
anche, who had iurdvidnsly been-
selected for that purpose.
I The box in' which tbe votes
were deposited was sejded. be-
fore tire contest ended. ^During
tbe last three days gad- until the
clelfeg hour all votes which came
in were inspected by the contest
manager, and then by him de-
posited in .the boa through s-
narrow slit in the top. At night
the box was kept In. the National
bank vault, id Order that there
might be no _
box.w ; No one knew ho w many
vot^a went tote the box during
the time it was sealed, an<f not
oar, wipe? for the psst two
months or six weeks has been
on exhibition at W. W. Kilpat-
riot’s.
The second premium, the
handsome $400 8‘tarck Plano on
display at)Brin's waa awarded
to Mrs. J, W. Reese who by her
untiring) efforts hot only secured
many votes, bift at the1 same
t^me made hundreds of warm
friends.
The third prize, the beautiful
pure white diamond ring valued
at $100, waa ^warded to Mis.
R. E Harris, who wou third in
ti.e sontest. This ring was on
exhibition at the store d/H. L.
Ardis, from whom it was pufr-
chased. . ' "J%
The-fourth prize, the beautr*
ful drop head Domestic sewing
machine valded at $50, and goink
to. the contestant outside the
city receiving the greateatrnum
ber pf votes and not receiving
spy other prize was awarded to
Mrs. R. T. Janes of Sidney,
The ’ 5th prizq, a 17 jewel 20
year oaee, tidies, watch bought
of and ou^disfiiay at R, W. H
Hamilton’a, going to the con
testant outside the city receiving -5”l7.,"wu"r **
__ ___the second.greatest number of ....
iii order that there »otes, and not securing any oth-
“stuffing the ballet ®r bHze. was awarded to Mias
Mertyp Vwtaaogbof Indian G.p.
-{f ,v'‘1
iu tag greatest amount_llin, sub:
scription »<
between;*1!
day fDec. 20th was awarded
lion to the". Chief-Ekjionent
''riday Dee; ff and Pri-
Mra. Robt. T. Ja es.
cameo Livaliere offerad to
testant turning the third
it amount on subscription
to the Chief-Exponent between
Friday Dec 0 and Friday noon
Dec.ffO. bj Jed MoCartv wad
awarded to* Mrs H. L. Ardis,
sred by Mr.
contestant out-
while the watch offered by Mr.
McCarty to the contestant out-
aide the city turning in tbe third
eates
spe
greatest amount on subscription
to file Chief-Exponent Friday
Deer 6 and Friday Die. 20th was
awarded to Mias Mabel High/,
Downing.
votes received by each
it aud as coupled by
will be left in this of
thirty dayafibf the in-
of any i contestant or
persona who may be inter-
They will remain tied in
indies.as tbe judges count-
m so that if their aocu-
is called in question the
be verified.
who weref’ successful
be congratulated, and are
ing of unstinted praise
sir labors. They have
hard and what they have
d has. been the labor,
a ho vfere hot so lucky as
a premium are likewise
commended for their
d work, pud though they
realise ..that
Of worr do<
> formidable a proposition'
did And Ovary contest-
ant, whether- successful or not,
it better able to ti&tyt the battle
A surprise was given to the
people of Comanche Thursday
morning, when Mr. Churl** Hoel
of Clifton, Texas, and Mist Agnes
Hoff were quietly united In mar
riage at 10 o’clock, at the horn
of her father in this city. Rev. C.
lib Cartwrflht officiating. No an-
nounetaent had beta nfade, and
tha aoming nuptials bad OPly been
learned by a few of (ha olese
friend* of tbo bride. *
Mlfa Hoff Is a daughter of John
P. Hoff of thjo city dud Has a
large cumber of friends in this
section. Mr. Hoel Is a prosperous
youog farmer and stock raiser of
Hill county.
> Tha happy young copp’d left on
the Cotton Bflt at 10:50 o'clock
__Thursday .- morning for Clifton
facing thalwher* ^ ifikho their future
~homa. --join their many
friends Hi extending congratula-
tions. • -- ^
ti5°f£r5 pelymirbo
‘MdSrui* e«M«er*
of thp cot teat and tbe pubHah-
m
the noble efforts they made in
the contest and for -their co-
operation in making it one of
the most successful _ever at-
tempted % a newspaper iix this
section, f \
Standing of Contestants.
ants in the' final official count of
the votes in the Ohief-Exponr
enti Great Yule tide Subscription
and Trace Building campaign is
as follows, avery vote cast during
tbe entire contest .being oounted
bur tbo judges. " ’.-"H ....
OOMANOHE. 1
Mrs. L. B.(Dr ) Thomas 4,2^,886
Mrs. J. W. Reese. •....•■..2,207.290
Mrs. H. L.Ardis........,.874,220
Mite Dora Palmer........358,666
Mrs Stella <tDobbs ..•«> 29,540
COMANCHE ROOTJC 2.
Mias Sadie Abbey....... 168,000
OOMANOHE ROUTE 8.
Miss Clara Franklin..29.225
COMANCHE ROUTE 4.
Miss Mabel High(Dowulng)394,860
COMANCHE ROtnW 5. j
Mrs. R. E. Harris .... . .1,664,116
DEMOCRAT STAR ROUTE
Mrs. E D. Norrid........ 90J245
' ■ SIDNEY.
Mrs. R. T; Janes ........645,185
Miss Eulalia Nabert...... 108,185
Mrs Dora Wells .i........ 68,615
Mrs. Nobia Hendrl* ...... 14,910
^ ocsTiNE. ■
Miss Rose Nelson ^ 91,700
Mrs. Henry Horner 11700
OUSTINB ROUTE 2^
ftlss Johnnie Wall . .
GORMAN ROUTE 2
Mias Hattie Jernigsn...... Ioooo
will meet each of tive. contestants
snd express to them our personal
thanks for their oo operation in.
the" big battle of ballots. Sin-
cerely,
Tom H. Bell, U
T. J. Qunningham,
Mrs. Tom H. Beil.
MARRIED THURSEMY
LEFT ON GOnON BELT
• -
UNION COTTON TIRD l
OFFICE IS BORNEO
‘ •••'■—........
Just before the .hour of 12
o'clock Wednesday night. - the W
office of the Fe-mera Un ion eot-
ton yard Was otvslopefi.. in flames,
it is'not known how the fiie
originated, as the office had not J
been occupied doting ChrioWMs
day. ft has not Mfen Jesrrwl what I
the loss was, not whether* there y|j
was atiy fnauiWapa, but*the dki
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
-Di g?
Mr. Ruby McCfillough and Mite
Ops) Butler were quietly married
last ^ Sunday afternoon, in the
presence of a few relatives and
adsetsd friends, at the home of
Rlv. Jasper Creamer sjtyen mriss
»ast of Comanche.______ ’
Tbe bride is a popular daughter
of Charley sad Mrs. Butler, the
gr oom .is a son of Uncle Rube
McCullough, Sne of the pioneers
of this couyty. Both tha interest-
ed parties were born and reared
in Cbmanehe county, and have
ksow^eaish other La JJIULIJ.
We wish to join their many (gf Mr. sad Mrs. Jasuer
friends in extending best wishes,
and aiao statu We are glad they
will continue to make
in Copancha county,
■■w*'"—1 tew ‘ffi "Mi'
their home
SPLENDID REPORT
v ON RED CROSS OtALS
SUCCESSFUL SHOW
SWEET CHARITY
Comanche report that .all the
seals'Turnished them have bcen}_
disposed of,, and it is believed
that no t^«rn in Texas, population
considered, has surpassed Com-
anche In the record of sales made,
It wgs announced that each,
town would be allowed g seal for
each • person. enumerated, in the
, census. The 1910 *■ census "gave
117<?P Comanche abiffi^jftOO population.
ladies were first
more,
of an-
~™rm;
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DECISION TD BE
* ANNOUNCES
1.0.0. F. (
Dec. 29 to Select 3ite for
.w HomM. y
A-JeuerJo secretary Sutphin of
the Chasshmr< of Commeroe an*
hounoes the ^emmlttee appointed
by the Grand Lodge to select a
site for the' new I. O. O. t*. Wid-
ow* and Orphans Home will meet
in Corsisana. Sunday Deo. 29th
for the purpose
final decision.
Comanche, Broenwood,
and Bonham are the four
competing for tbe Home.
i r vr
of awarding a ,
BowiC
QIHETIT MMIBiED
At six o'doek Tuvsday p.m. just
as the son went down, e quiet but
beautiful wedding, llim Norma
Cunningham and Mr J. B. Irby,
befog the parties at interest was
solemnised at home of the bride's
aunt, Mrs. J. W. Reese, Geo. W.
Sheafor officiating. 'iSar
The bride is the sldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. I. Cunning-
ham of Stiles. Tex*?, and a grand-'
daughter ol Mr. and R T.
Cunningham of Cpmgpche with
whom sbf bps been visiting for
Nswburg. and has resided in that
community for several year*. ^
We take jfrest pleasure in R
ing the host of friends of
these splendid young people In ex-
tending congratulations and-hast.
wishes. t,.
They will make th4ir home at
f^ewburg.*
’m
The High School pupils gave an
entertainment at the Auditor I
of the High school lest FrI
night, an admission of ‘ jfi
, The manager* announce ,w
obu.«a rot^tK..;
much
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Bell, Tom H. The Comanche Chief and Pioneer Exponent (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, December 27, 1912, newspaper, December 27, 1912; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth883512/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.