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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1882
Page
3
Rains bring cool nights and warm days as cattle farming prosper. cotton and melons sell well. Notables visit, real estate grows, and a mass meeting plans for a Donnell’s Mill barbecue. Emigration to Young county increases while markets for produce stay strong.
In Young County courthouse on the 5th inst a meeting chaired by Dr. W W James approved a county barbecue to be held on Thursday August 24 1882. Committees were named to select a venue and manage arrangements with numerous citizens tasked to solicit contributions and report by the 16th inst.
About nine o'clock Monday night a pistol shot near the courthouse startled residents. Mr J Short fired at Stansele, a traveling sleight of hand performer, who had requested the act to shoot into his mouth for an illusion. The incident involved two complete strangers and drew rapid speculation.
The item mix includes repairs, boot and shoe work, clocks at Stroop's drugstore, a Graham Hotel stage line with fresh horses, school plans at Brown's Hill with Miss Nicholson from St. Louis, Ful ler & Patterson groceries at Belknap, county court criminal business updates, a copper medal found near Salt Creek with Ohio inscription, charitable aid for Wm. Drechsel family, rainfall and farming notes, sheriff and election hints, and community announcements on schools, houses, and population plans in northwest Texas.
A public donation list from Graham Texas dated August 7 1882 records named supporters contributing varying sums for the benefit of Mrs. Wm. Drechsel and associates including W C Beckham & Son and S R Crawford J B Norris and many others. The total appears as 62 10 00 with several hundred dollar entries and numerous smaller gifts.
From Graham to Weatherford daily 6 am departure arriving 7 pm. To Archer Mondays and Thursdays 7 am departure arriving 6 pm next day. To Throckmorton Mondays and Thursdays 6 am departure arriving 7 pm next day. To Jacksboro Tuesdays and Fridays 8 am departure arriving 1 pm next day. To Breckenridge Mondays and Fridays 6 am departure arriving 8 pm next day. To Ft Griffin Fridays 7 am departure arriving 7 pm next day. Mail reaches post office half an hour before departure.
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