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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1885
Page
4
The Graham Leader notes Cleveland’s proclamation gives cattlemen forty days to move stock from the Indian Territory. Indians favor the order, believing fewer raids will occur if whites leave. Prompt departure by non-trespassers is urged for safety and peace.
The Tur Herald attacks state officials Swain Walsh and Templeton over Indiana stone used in the capitol. Clarksville Standard editor DeMorse faces accusations of paying Austin reporters to write pro Indiana stone coverage. Debate centers on votes and possible influence.
W L Malone renowned editor retires from the Fort Worth Gazette to take a deputy revenue collector post. The paper vows a new dress and sustained ambition, while Texas press wishes him success. Fort Worth, a growing city, seeks to continue serving Northwest Texas with a first class newspaper.
Letter notes that a solid foot square rock with no ann, fissure, or sound condition will never be found in the Barnet quarries. It mentions a small specimen sent last summer that revealed fatal seams. The writer predicts the next front change will be back to Oatmanville and Vaco Bax mines.
The Mercury notes G H Jady of near McKinney Collin County with five acres planted in timothy mixed with clover proves these grasses can be grown in Lincoln County.
The Galveston News and Fort Worth Gazette discuss four Texas press mysteries including court rulings on libel and the Dallas branch location. They note the perplexities delay explanations and fear long waits before resolution while praising the News for its success and public aims.
In a candid interview in the Nation of t. Senator Blackburn rails against civil service reform calling it a fraud. He claims support from seventeen Democrats who would repeal it and urges purges of bad and good Republicans alike to install better Democrats. He also links liquor prohibition to voter passage.
Letter from E. C. Hearn of Rockwall Texas dated January 13 1885 endorses Buss & Brother for sending one package of Chicken Cholera Cure. He thanks the firm and reports the remedy has cured his chickens.
A Fort Worth resident attempted to granishee an obstinate debtor for ten dollars. He succeeded but faced justice and sheriff costs totaling seven dollars seventy cents. The case involved docketing writs certificates judgments taxing costs filing papers mileage and related expenses.
A Russian woman reportedly bore five children over a three day period. The incident is noted alongside statements about Russia’s population growth and czarist attitudes toward European threats.
Cattle men from Arapanoe and Cheyenne reservation areas met last Thursday and drafted a resolution asking the President for more time to remove their herds. They claim 300000 head valued at 6000000 dollars, about 20 dollars per head, while Texas assessors in northwest counties report eight dollars per head. They urge a formal inquiry into the discrepancy.
An Arkansas Malvern man claims to have solved air navigation with an airship and has organized a stock company to manufacture it after demonstrations. He plans full scale trials and public tests, stating the craft works in air and water.
Local farmers predict high yields with seventy five bushels of corn per acre, seventy of oats, twenty five of wheat, and a bale of cotton per acre, prompting claims of potential wealth for the region. A separate note mentions a 108 year old colored preacher in Eufaula, Alabama, married nine times with 117 children and twenty acres he tills between sermons.
The Illinois Supreme Court holds that the sale of intoxicating liquors is a common law right of the vendor and, unless constitutionally restrained, may be regulated or abolished by state law. The court notes this view has been repeatedly taken by U.S. courts.
REIL's short career illustrates that British justice is as swift and sure in Canada as in Britain. The text warns Britons to remain loyal to the crown and not forget their obligations.
Dallas last week saw a lawsuit seeking the return of 109000 dollars worth of city property. Some residents expressed surprise at the action and its implications for local assets.
A booming forecast for Texas with high harvests of wheat rye oats and abundant cash sales of cattle cotton wool and sugar. The piece urges towns to advertise expand rail and attract capital immigration to spur prosperity across the state.
The Fort Worth Gazette notes a reunion appeal to raise a fund for a Home for Disabled Confederate Veterans. Mrs. Val B Giles of Austin is authorized to represent the committee and solicits prompt, generous responses to aid indigent Texas veterans who fought for the South and remain in poverty after the war.
Fort Reno and nearby posts report universal satisfaction among Cheyennes and Arapahoes at the President's decision to appoint a army agent to oversee tribal affairs and issue orders removing cattlemen. General Miles and General Sheridan proceed with duties, while Captain Lee arrives from Crisfield, Kansas. In Stephenville Texas Mrs. A H Adame, the celebrated magnetist, attracts crowds claiming cure of rheumatism neuralgia digestion and related ailments. A local patient reportedly regains the ability to walk without crutches after treatment.
President, at Mrs. Grant's request, selects pall bearers for Gen. Grant's funeral. Mrs. Grant approves his list and suggests including a leading Confederate officer if any prominent Union generals are rejected. The appointed pall bearers include Gen. William T. Sherman, Lieut Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, Admiral Porter, Vice Admiral Rowan, Gen. Johnston, Gen. Buckner, and others from New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
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