The Comanche Reflex (Comanche, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, April 20, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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Dallas Leaders To
Visit Comanche
From one hundred to one
hundred fifty leading husiness
men of the city of Dallas whole
sale market center of the South
west will visit Comanche on
Monday May 7 1917 Tney will
come on a pullman special of ten
coaches
This is not a business seeking
trip as it is said that ond of the
most stringent rules enforced on
this trip will be that no orders
are to be solicited by members
of the party The merchants of
Comanche make their market
buying trips to Dallas at stated
intervals and by way of apprecia-
tion of the business placed with
Dallas wholesale houses the
business men of Dallas are mak-
ing a visit to us at this time '
Incidental to paying their re-
spects to Comanche and her busi-
ness men the Dallas people will
naturally pick up considerable
first-hand information concern-
ing the territory through which
they pass its natural resources
its recent development and its
prospects w
A brass band of thirty pieces
will accompany the business men
of JDallas While the band plays
for the entertainment of our citi-
zens and visitors from surround-
ing towns the Dallas business
men will pay their respects per-
sonally to the merchants of the
town in their own stores t
Field Day Meet 1917 '
This year the field day had
many new features added among
which were tennis girls indoor
baseball volly ball baseball and
several contests for the girls
The drill which was parti ripated
in by the Marlow girls was new
but one of the pleasant features
of the day
With these new features scor-
ing high renewed interest was
taken and it seemed that each
town had its figures as to how
they might capture the Loving
Cup for themselves To win the
baseball' volley ball and with jump above the 5-foot 5-inch
the sure score of 15 points for! mark
the girls drill Marlow thought The baseball team showed its
that by winning a few points on appreciation to the Business Merr
Rev Potter-Methodist Church
Sunday April 22nd at 8 p m
Rev Andrew Potter pastor of the first Baptist
Church of Waurika will preach at the M E
Church South' ’ ’
Rev Potter is said to be a preacher of unusu
al ability and we are expecting a' real treat
Come and bring your friends and you will not
be disappointed in hearing a good sermon
J C Thogmorton Pastor
Shooting Affray
' At Duncan
At an early hour Sunday even-
i
ing the citizenship of Duncan
was shocked at the report of five
shots from a pistol four of which
took effect in the body of Milton
Bowman a real estate dealer of
that city The tragedy occurred
upon the unexpected arrival of
of Mr Mike Payne to his home
and the sudden disappearance of
Mr Bowman out the door of the
Payne home at which time Ms
Panye fired on the fleeing man
the shots taking effect in the
chest arm limb and one clipp-
ing the top of the left ear At
the time of writing the patient
was reported as being seriously
wounded but with a chance of
recovery -
-The Reflex for a $1 per year
the track that they would be
winners Duncan relied on the
girls to win the cup After Mar
low had beaten Comanche in
baseball they thought that the
home team would be tired out
for the track events and that
their fresh team would pile the
score high thus being’ victorious
over Comanche Some of this
was correctly calculated but both
towns failed to carry one or so
in their addition and their calcu
lations were wrong
Comanche knew that half the
victory was in the starting so
proceeded to storm the camps of
their competitors in a goodly
manner by eliminating Marlow
in the ball game by a 7 to 4 core
and to weaken Duncan’s chances
by a snow under in tennis Noon
saw the score Marlow -15 Dun-
can 18 and Comanche 58
The evening was not so favor-
able to the home team however
though it was able to maintain
the lead to the end of the day
The final score gave Marlow 49
Duncan 132 Comanche 136
Some pi the features noticea-
ble the girls drill by Marlow
the girls "indoor baseball and
March’s easy manner in winning
the All Round honors He is all
round on the track indeed as is
shown by the six first and two
second places It was also no-
ticeable that Duncan won all
three places in the 100-yard dash
440-yard run and the discuss
throw while Comanche took eve-
ry thing in Pole Vaulting High
Jump and HighBurdles Com-
anche should be proud of the fact
that she has three men that can
vault 10 feet and three that can
of the town that had the school
spirit enough to give them the
best uniforms that a Comanche
team ever had We will have pany are
hand it to the Clarkston girl of
Duncan or her g-od work Those
of the home team winning first
places are McCreight 120-yard
hurdles Javlin throw Long high
jump Glass Polb vault Cleda
Hudlow baseball throw fcr ac-
curacy We predict a gpod strong track
team for Comanche next year
that will be easy winners and
there is eVery reason to believe
that the All-Round man might
be found in the Comanche ranks
at that time - - ‘ 1
Spring'
Spring is' looked upon by many
as the most delightful season of
the year but this cannot be said
of the rheumatic The cold and
damp weather brings on rheu-
matic pains which are anythihg
ut pleasant They can be re-
ieved however oy applying
Chamberlains Liniment Obtain-
able everywhere
being received for the Sanitary
Roost
This concern is destined to be
one of Comanch’s biggest anc
best assets and should receive
the co-operation of all our citi-
zens The officers of this com-
highly respected gen-
tlemen with the “push” that
gives assurance of its success— in
fact it has passed the experimen
tal stage and its success appears
above the horrison as inevitable
From B E Massey
To Comanche Friends
Work on Factory
Soon to Begin
The Weldon Manufacturing Co
began the erection of ’ a build-
ing on the lots just south of the
Arlington Hotel Thursday and
will rush it to completion as fast
as workmen and money can do it
The small quarters in which
they are now located places them
at a big disadvantage and ren
ders them entirely unable to cope
with the large volume of orders
Sincerity and Honesty
—the cardinal principles of Washington’s life have been the
comer stone of this bank’s success
Since first its doors were opened this institution has stood for
the best in financial matters Exceptional strength — its fair
dealings with its patrons and its sincerity towards the public
have been the big factors in its growth
Call and talk to any one of our officers Let them show you
where you can share in honest banking service we are render-
ing the people of this community
First National
Canon City March 25’ ’17
Brothers Thogmorton Hillary
and Dear Old S S and Church
at Comanche:
Ycu never seemed so dear to
us until we had to give you up
Your S S resolutions for our in-
troductory here were the strong-
est and best I ever saw We cer-
tainly appreciate ’your efforts to
help us Our names went into
a S S enrollment of over 500
and Church of over 900 today !
Ours was certainly a hearty wel-
come The Pastor in his com-
ments said your letter of com- j
mencition was the strongest he
ever read We had so many
hearty hand-shakes that our very
souls were made to rejoice I
Thfe preacher’s subject was
“Witnesses of Christ” so he
used your testimony to our faith-
fulness there to make one strong
point So in looking back to you
it made us more ' thankful and
looking to our future here made
us feel more at home
Our sincere’ prayers go up to
God for you as we reluctantly
change the old for the new and
don’t forget we are still clinging
on and claiming an interest in
your prayers as the days shall
come and go we are still pitch
ing our tents Sodomward— we
want to meet you all on Heaven’s
bright shore
Respectfully
B E Massey
A CARD OF THANKS
We were agreeably surprised Wednes-
day evening when a host of Comanche
Baptists and friends quietly entered our
kitchen loaded down with - groceries and
precious gifts for which we are humbly
grateful and sincerely thank them In
this time of war and high cost of living
the intrinsic value of their gifts is worth
a great deal but what -is of infinitely
more value is the spirit and friendship
back of it and expressed in the gift-friendship-
not for us only but also for
the cause we God’s humble servants
represent and for which we have suffer-
ed so much
Ve desire especially to thank those of
other churches and of no church who
have contributed in this way to our com-
fort and to our happiness May God’s
choicest blessings rest on you all
M F Kelly
Our Plain Duty
the greatest factors that will en-
ter into the matter is our- food
supply We are already faced
with prices as high as it would
seem we can possibly endure
with a pronounced shortage in
many lines of products and if
large army and navy is to be re-
cruited from bur industrial work-
ers the situation is likely to be-
come serious
Jt is however fortunate that
the crisis should come at this
season of the year when the
people can plan to meet the situa-
tion The farming season is
just opening and eyery man
woman and child in the United
States should be brought to feel
that on his or her shoulders rests
a very tangible portion of the re-
sponsibility that faces the na-
tion OUR PEOPLE MUST BE
FED In an ordinary year this
matter would automatically take
care of itself But not so in thi3
instance Aside from the fact
that thousands and thousands
will be drawn from the ranks of
the workers we will have also
to reckon with the restlessness
and excitement that will inevit-
ably prevail throughout the coun-
ry This is not conductive to
successful work
What our people must realize
is that no calamity can be allow-
ed to touch us AS A WHOLE
An army may be mobilized and
’ he navy strengthened but 'af-
fairs will move along in the same
grooves in all Jines of industry
Hence with the increased de-
mand for food supplies that is
sure to come the FIRST
THOUGHT of ALL the people
should be to see that every avail-
able' foot of tillable soil is made
to produce a crop v
And this should not only apply
to farmers Millions of people
in the cities and towns can con-
tribute largely to the result Un-
used back yards vacant lots
fallow fieids even railroad rights
of way can be made to add their
quota Every dweller in a city
or town who can by any means
secure a plot of ground should
do so and devote a portion of his
or her time this season to pro-
ducing something to eat None
Not Fighting German
People— Kaiser
Press dispatches report a gen-
eral strike in Berlin
The overthrow of the Russia
autocracy began with a general
strike in Petrograd
It is to be hoped that the Ber-
lin and Itrograd strikes carry
the same significance
The time has come when the
world will no longer tolerate au-
tocracy in any form which in-
terferes with the welfare of oth-
er nations and it is a healthy
sign of the times when such peo-
ple as the Russians and Germans
have come to the point where
they seek to assume responsibil-
ity for the actions of their rulers
by repudiating the Divine-right
to-rule-idea and seeking to as-
sume control of their own gov-
ernments It shows that the autocracy
ridden people of those nations
have at last awakened to the
monstrous inconcistency embrac-
ed in the Divine right to rule
idea
The phycological effect of this
awakening will do more for the
establishment of permanent uni-
versal peace than could be pos-
sibly be accomplished by military
power
It means that the United States
most effective ally in the accom-
plishment of her purpose in en-
tering the war namely the over-
throw of Prussian autocracy will
be the Prussian people them-
selves V
President Wilson has rightly
said that the United States has
no quarrel with the German peo-
ple but that our concern is with
tie governing rules of that un-
happy country
Let us not for a moment lose
sight of this important ‘distinc-
tion for the German people are
destined to become our most ef-
fective ally in the accomplish-
ment of our nobis purpose
should ' evade this duty for a
DUTY it is
We can we should we -MUST
make of ourselves that which we
glory in proclaiming— a nation
of farmers
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Now with the conflict a reality
it will be well if we as a people
are disposed to profit by the ex-
perience of the nations across
the water
It seems like a prosaic matter
for discussion but really one of
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DeLung, Robert L. The Comanche Reflex (Comanche, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, April 20, 1917, newspaper, April 20, 1917; Comanche, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1729446/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.