Ed P. Peel, ex District clerk of this county, was married Thursday at Columbus, Ind., to Miss Alta Essex. The newly married couple will be at home to friends at Greensburg after the 19th. The Star extends congratulations.The skating rink at the new opera house has been running full blast under the efficient management of D. H. Rich, for the past week. The rink is open three nights of each week and old and young alike seem to enjoy exercise of skating. Roller skating is a wholesome exercise, if taken in moderation.
D. E. Hutchins is building the frame work for a fancy bath house soon to be erected on one of the island's in Rich's lake southwest of the city. The bath house will be 16x20 feet, with porches and other conveniences.
H. C. Tardy, late of Del Rio, Texas, arrived at Coldwater Monday noon with thirty four head of Texas ponies that he is selling out at prices ranging from $25 to $40. The main herd consisting of 500 of these ponies was left at Dodge City.
Messrs. Woodard, Enslow and Richardson passed through town Tuesday with 60 head of cows and calves that they were taking west to sell out at retail. They were the finest looking bunch of cattle that has passed this way for some time.
The growth of corn in this county for the past month has been something remarkable, and on every hand are heard stories about the growth of corn and vegetables. D. E. Hutchins brought in a stalk of corn from his place on Wednesday, that had grown in 30 days from the seed to a height of 5 feet 2 in.
O. P. Snare, of the "Plum Hill" farm brought in another sample stalk of corn Tuesday that measured 6 feet 4 inches. He told a STAR reporter that this stalk has had grown 2 1/8 inches a day for 13 days. Comanche county against the world for good soil and growing weather.
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