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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
2
A near disaster occurred Monday morning when gasoline in a rear tub ignited from a stove blast at the tailor shop adjoining Bower barber. A full five gallon gasoline can would have likely destroyed the building and endangered lives. only burned garments and paper resulted before fire officials arrived.
Reverend J P Mound and his wife traveled from New and spent a day in Graham to promote prohibition. They are noted as fore workers whose efforts support the prohibition cause, aligning with local sentiment that sales have been restricted in the county. Their work aims to benefit homes schools and communities.
Advertisement notes the firm’s slogan The price is the thing emphasizing value. It frames merchandise pricing as the central selling point and invites readers to compare costs across offerings. The snippet highlights competitive pricing without detailing specific products or dates.
Graham played three games with Springtown on the home diamond Thursday Friday and Saturday. They lost all three but showed good play, especially early and late in the series. The middle of the second game deteriorated, the last game was won by Graham but an umpire’s oversight allowed three scores for the visitors. The games were free of squabbling with few errors overall.
Dowdle Grocery added a single cylinder ten horse delivery wagon with 1000 lb capacity. Capable of twenty miles per hour, it enables large daily deliveries. Mr Dowdle bought the wagon in Dallas and drove it to Graham in eighteen hours without incident.
Miss Sallie Chism underwent an appendicitis operation at St Joseph infirmary in Fort Worth last Friday evening. The procedure was very successful and she is improving rapidly and may return home around the 15th inst. Dr Chism returned Tuesday night and reported Mrs Hughes, who also had an operation there last week, is recovering well and should soon go home.
Mr Luther D Clark and Miss Magmie Chisolm wed in Waco last Sunday at 6 30 am and will reside in Graham after arriving Monday at 12 45 pm The bride, a Graham native social in Waco, visited her sister Mrs C B Gardner and won many friends The groom, assistant cashier of the Graham National Bank, is from a respected Graham family The Leader joins in extending hearty congratulations.
A 19th century admonition urges readers to stop complaining about the country and its drought. It argues that criticizing the land harms prospects for new settlers and overall progress, calling for grumblers to restrain themselves or relocate.
W H Millican said yesterday that the cotton around Loving was as fine for its size as any he had ever seen in his life.
The Graham party that attended the Amarillo automobile show arrived home last Monday evening about 6 o clock. They praised the trip as pleasant and spoke highly of the ride. They visited Amarillo for the show and three days in the plains metropolis. They noted cotton prospects in Young County as better than nearby regions and found corn crops ahead in Vernon and Memphis. They were impressed by optimistic attitudes in drought-stricken districts and urged local residents to adopt the same stance to attract new settlers.
W. S. Timmons visited the office last Saturday with two dollars to apply on A. W. Coffman’s subscription from Route 3 Monday in Texas. Coffman has read the Leader for about thirty two years and is solid on his paper until January 1911. School building seats are being installed this week and the new building will be completed afterward.
A local party traveled to Galveston for two or three days to enjoy the gulf air and waters. The group included R. E. Mabry and family C. A. Wier Hon P A Martin Chess Penson J F Orrell and daughter Miss Gertie Jason Mayes and family Mr and Mrs Harry Graham and Miss Corinne Gallaher M A Wallace and daughter Miss Lorena Mrs M V Bell and daughter Miss Maud Mr and Mrs J K Cooper Mr and Mrs W Eddleman W A J Cooper Mrs W H Logan W A Ribble and Judge E W Fry with Mrs T F Kindley and son Harry.
Mack Johnson said rain last Saturday helped cotton grow fast in Goose Neck while corn output last year would cover another year. Countywide, farmers report good shape and strong cash from cotton once harvested this winter. Mrs Gegg and daughter Josephine travel to Cleburne to visit Mrs Gegg's daughter Mrs Clarida. A red sow is running loose in the southwest part of town and will trouble its owner if not restrained.
John Kisinger and W B Hin son from Finns visited last Tuesday seeking partners to build a cotton gin in their region. They offer the gin site and ample water free to the proposer. They expect over 2000 bales to be ginned this year and note rising cotton acreage will soon make the venture as profitable as any county gin. The prior gin burned last fall, and the community pledges support to whoever can establish a season’s handling capacity.
W T Donnell from near Eliasville says crews are fair despite drought and plans an irrigation plant to boost production on the Clear Fork land. H L Lee, convicted of cattle theft in the March term, is jailed in Fort Worth awaiting appeals. D W Dickenson moves from Oakland to Loving, tired of plowing stumps and selling his Oakland farm.
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