The Comanche Chief from Comanche, Texas • Page 1

ami I of THE FIRST BANK of Comanche, Texas, THE CHIEF WITH A A OBOOOH AIND PIOPSJEER EXPOINEINT VOL. 47 COMANCHE, COMANCHE COUNTY, TEXAS. MARCH 14. 1919 NO. 29 Car of Recleaned Mebane Planting: Cotton Seed at The Cash Store NEW OIL EXCHANGE VARIED REPORTS BUILDINO TO BE OPENED ON TIPPETT WELL liuiliiiiiji on tho st Hide of is put in- tfH' to iiH or iiHMlorii i.

rt and rnnior.s wrll wtM'k tn of- ifct tlisit showing; in tlip ucll Hud thnt i I mt was a strong CHS of the ''itualiori prrhapH jias is sli- 4 I 4 nan tiio vain liODi with oil interests oulsiile tiie rpt j.i.* was at a sha ow state. ot the onian- I i. ileplh and the snow- ene elfoh'uni mupanv will i i i I 1 1 tfoni Ihe hlaek in whieh also be loeated in the imilding as it 1 xt I ji- pr- itiifV will be Mr. Ladd private iiiiilv as wrll as an oil and off'iee building. A of the building will be by the of the jnanche Oil llon.se, an or- tfiinization of Mr.

Ladti is' tho ad and wliieh has White Billows Flour Its the whitest and make the flulfiest bread )ou tried it. Many housewives just call up and saX; me a sack of that jTood costs no more than tiiat dark, tiummy stuff. M. COLEMAN COMANCHE PETROLEUM COMPANY ORGANIZATION COMPLETED WHY A or COMMERCE hm, The a ien oT which will fitted out with filini! elr. for tilr U.S*‘ nf pfople.

In rear will instati- ed a ninltiwrraphint: will and ooerntod hy Mr. Ladd. is haudsoine- ly ai.U will 1 one nf niost in the city show itlLT. was set- iMsing the arly pari of eli al a depth hun and work is nieely. A small during last of SECRETARY OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ASSUMES DUTIES SMALL CASING SET IN DOWNING WELL Mr.

oi the Seert'tary of the i ainl of his AN APPEAL ist the work of clean- duties in tliat capacity on iii out and the of easinir this week and is as Mr. tt inteiuls the work under way. lake no chances on either On AVednesday niijlit a I nlerN or tools in well at this was at I depth. ea.sintr set ilurinjr the first d.i;. of week in the Downing well and work of setting it being on Wednesday.

The small casing was set at a depth ol 1 5 feet in a black TRITTS WELL NT3AR- A the the INC BLACK IIME die of 1 here to ifive to Coiuanche and its territory evei energy 1 possess. and I eame seeking no easy place I to work, and I am anxious to As your all time belongs to and I wanl you to me. are at ciiNposal, and 1 silicei ely hope it will 1 to leml to oritanizatton that lias for its purpose the upbtiilding fining Xo. 1 (Maxwell Mrtej location itearihii the batck liiac at a olhl near tw ii feel. 'Pile drilliuij is gt)ing on a black li' tbat every indication of ni a ell.

'il is being watelu'd intercut hten an dbv loeal people who playinijf the well a a few weeks in an ettort to permit the people believed to cover iiie lime rf Comanche to iiiet't covei.s tin-oil sand.s. I ell. and at which a number ofi With a free from talks made by the varions troubles and caving troubles thi'J citizens and by Mr. urell. shoubl in a N'orrell is worliing the just what it will piove and it I a when a Cham The organization of the Commerce was thought to die Leon Petroleum luxury, tilling no real vital 11 cen eonifib'ted and the stock is eommunity.

I hat time to be placed on the markft pn-nent an ailv date. i with insistent call upon every This coflipanv has for its officers the need H. II. Ladd, president Senator Chamber of Commerce I). Caldwell, vice president, and S.

comes at once a A. secrctarv. The board of the haniber directors consist ofJ. H. 1 ot of the board d.

C. to cooperate, and to am! W. I). Caldwell. absoiulely in thdr Kearby is general counsellor ciMMpans, Chamber of if it The companv holds liM) acres of fills the place tri the business world land in six tracts, largely house the I.eori vallev and owns on'e' business adivity; in tract five miles d'ireetlv south activ dy having f.M- its Duke well in the Win.

whieh is the tract upon bettertaent of itn wbich the firxt well will I.e drilb'd. territory, lis mission is 'I'lie companv is capitalized heartiest co-operation and sh rcH will be the etiucationnl, the religious, (ihe civic, the material interest of town and rural districts, and business formulate plans for iiiiile ninuber of ihings that V'ill I for well as the jirtigress of our city. of these in is the plan every person who has i rooms for leiit cither for siiikrh' niiihls or for pei iods of i U) be ith him in order it he can for the are coming to 'omaiiche. laige have the anche and t'omanche county my ni.l iiiKi I will It 1 1 operate with a civic (uganiza I or be a duster, tions; with all activities havnml' i i I I A fishiiig job is delax inir i oinanchc wellare at hearl. and! the public good.

When the of Couimej-ce Mid its secretary can yon, command us. your organization, and my titne belongs to you. ask no greater privilege than every assistance in niy oower to each and every under- GLADYS BELL GARRETT No. 1 MAKING 150 BARRELS 'Phis is the first need of our town and all persons who take should coTnmnincatc with Mr. Norrell at once so he can furnish this information to those desiring a to i' closely by the of investors that i)) the part onnty.

this V. in ii ill mean that evciw section of land trom the ICastland county line be thoroughls tes- icsd oir. and in event is not a producer il will n.ilurally a of the st in tin' southern half of the county until in. CONTRACTING AND ENGIN- PURCHASER OWNS MINERAL RIGHTS ON SCHOOL LAND Austin, Texas, March 12. Ihc held lod.iy that the minerals on lands under the of pioperty of purchaser of the land, that nerais with the land, 'Phis decision in the of (D against .1.

'P. Kobiji''on. Land omnns.Niaui r. petition for mamianins. which refu'icd.

'I'iie ilted by th i-. hetlii limb the act of a purchaser school land the not the time of known to contain but ami in irood faith classified and sold bv the state authoi'ities as unlesM it stands ready to do this. It is failing in its mission to measure up to the day stanil- ard of act ivit s. ll isa full fact at that no man lives to himself. is the key-word of a world's languayre todas.

'Powns, (omi'Minil cities, ail must be tirmly wi lded tin the tual assi.siai.c»* tliat comes in this was. No no lowfi, no munity can prosper without it. 'Poo, the relation of town and rural I'ommunity must be recognized, 'Phe (ff the town depends upon the success of the country: the suecess of the country in turn deptinls the success of the town. Tlie in- DANGEROUS FIRE PREVENTED AT LOCAL HOTEL Prompt work on the part of the -1 I I hical fire department on Monday Ihe (dadvs liell No. I I.

i niorning a serious tire jin olemati ountv was attached i I I 1 the Kidgewav Hotel caught to the pnini) this week aiul is mak- i that will a biggor.ji,-^ tlw al.out hottftr romanche, and ComaneJie 1540 feet a. m. I 1 1 The fire between w'alls This IS a splendid showing for -I and in the ceiling and considera- this depth and is creating an oil ble damage had to be done in an et- fort to get at the blaze and when the fire broke out through the roof it WHS tluuight would be no better Coinanehe, and erritory, yours, M. J. Norrell, Secretary.

LOCAL PASTOR RESIGNS boom it. in the territory to Rev. nastor Samuel II. Austin, locai of the First Christian BARS. D.

ASHMORE DEAD stopping the blaze but in a few minutes it was out. This in the second fire in this i.iiMwi Ml Mrs. J. D. Ashmore, resident Church, laBt Sunday tendered his ('omanche county for many place during recent months, tlu to his congregation af-! passed on Sunday of this other resulting from an oil stove, ter a splendid service of some and was buried Monday at' ytMi.

P- Kev. Lee conduc- Rev. Austin holds tho esteem of ting the services, many of the people of Mary K. Ashmore was horn including not only his own congre- Dec. 7, 1850 at Webb City, hut among the citi- and was married in January of of the town and these alljli)04 to J.

I), of (N)man- to see him cease his connec- che. She was a life-long member with tho church. Austin will not leave Com- but will continue in his abstract business and w'ill probably preaching in a number ol near- Sv churches. are in common, asrricultura! land, title EERING COMPANY FORMED minerals which might thercaf- our country's wealth after all jter be discovered in the laiul, Ihe farm; and it should be the The Kngineering and ('ourt held that the purchaser ac-, of every ing firm of Ibirks. Firmili Hart puired the title to the minerals.

('ommcrce to the needs of was last week formed do aj 'Phe relator, iircene, sought a farm; to hear the cidl of the general road contracting and en- inandamus to compel the Lami farmers and to stand readv to gineering business. to issue him. them every energy possible 4 The firm consista of H. lUirks.jthe act of a permit to pros- fetter insure their success. well-known businc.ss man ami poct on the land tor oil and natur- With these purposes ahead of us road promoter, A.

K. Firmin, contention is that ac- us face the new year with a fix- jfineer and draftsman and d. to the act all to make Coraan- ilart of this city. land, whether known or and Comanche county a better, All these men arc specialists and were reserved frorii more progre.ssive, a more alive make a firm that will be strong in and county than been be lines it undertakes. state; that accord- fore; let us determine to build lOin the State, partial successes of today, through the Land the more splendid realizations of authority to grant him a And above all, UE- 1 enidps you IlaVe This contention is not sus-.

ijev in Comanche and its terri- 'tained Supreme torv; and show' vour faith by vour the place which yot there is some other will show you what 'Phe sermon by Hev. Josephus Lee on Banner of i.ove” was said to be a masterly production. His people are certainly delighted w'ith him as a IN VIEW OF THE FACT that farmers are buying their field seeds, groceries and feed a deal cheaper from the FARMERS very evident that Dexter Wallings rule of sales, small spot cash and no pretended free is a sfpiare a inner. of the Methodist chure hand a devout Christian. The following out of town members of the fahmily were present at the funeral: Mrs.

A. H. Mitchell, Misses Tennie and Lita and Hollin Mitchell of Dallas, Robert Mitchell of Fort Worth, ,1. D. Ashmore of Fort Worth, Mr.

and Mrs. H. H. Ashmore of near Wilson, Mr. and Mrs.

D. C. Ashmore of Oranbury and J. of Dallas. We our sympathy to bereaved liusband and family.

This is to thank the good tian people of Mercer Jap and Har mony communities for tlndr kindness during tlui illness and death of our father, A. P. Rightmer and family and Bes-f sic Frost and family. The above item appearing in the daily press is of keen interest to nnt affnpfl people of Comanehe county IlUL dllUlU. daiKl onwhosc lands thfiv had lie.ni works.

FIPTH SUNDAY BCEETING AT COMANCHE In view of the fact that we are COPPERAS CREEK RIG UP i Tiie Creek Oil Asso-, eiation rig 0 the A. L. Fisher farm has been comj)leted and is ready for the moving of the machin-r cry. of drilling will be started the next two weeks un- some unusual difficulties be encountered. I Eyes Examined Free Special Attention Given to Children filed gas and mineral prospects.

The men who own the land 4 to everything form the rallies in each church in ter to the circumference of county in which out-of-the- and as high a.s the hiohesi preachers are doing the leavens. We feel that this derisi(uC we are going to have ut- Old BureailS keeping with the principies' of the regular program the same kind of service here, the law Thursday we will visiting preachers to preach ternoon at .5 clock and the board meeting Sat urda yat 2 o'clock. Let every church be represented. Let every board member bring some money. W.

Holland, Pastor. J. J. Schellberg Comanche's Exclusive Jewelry Store ONE LOW PRICE TO ALL The Texas Oi' Associa tion of DeLeon, brought in Mieir first well last Sunday and it is apparently the in whole field. The gas is wet and the indications are good that the will in a few blow in a big producer and as it is gas will I used extensively, perhaps being used in ii'Mir bv towns.

Lynn Well Showing Oil The Southwestern Oil Lynn number one, has a showing (d' pioduction, though (pinnlity, are not able to be determined. WILSON ABSTRACT 00. II. L. Stewart, Mgr.

ABSTRACTERS Comanche, Texas Complete Abstracts of All Lands in Comanche County. We Want Your Chickens, Butter, Eggs and Turkeys COMANCHL PRODUCL CO, C. Proprietor.