In early September of 1912 Uncle Mart Fleming heard that the large liveoak tree on the southwest corner of the Comanche square was to be cut down. “It was in the way of commercialism.” Fleming had camped out under the tree forty years before and regarded the tree as a reminder to this “decadent age” of past times. Fleming rode into town with a shotgun and posted a “notice of warning” on the tree. The tree still stands today. Comanche Chief