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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
2
The Leader notes thirty-seventh year of publication, urges readers to stay calm in hot weather, and pledges honesty and fairness. Editor Bowron reflects on past errors, thanks supporters, and eyes renewed progress as Graham, Texas, grows with Young County’s rising votes.
Lands in Latimer Leflore Pushmataha Pittsburg and McCurtain counties in Oklahoma slated for sale in 160 acre tracts with appraisals. Some tracts offer good agricultural soil and grazing while large portions are dense pine and hardwood. Sale to highest bidder and parcels prepared by Judge Cato Sells at the Indian Office in Washington.
Olney hunters enjoy bird shooting as plovers become plentiful in the Olney area. The report mentions local residents visiting town, school start date, road work plans, a drowning incident near Breckenridge, and the Matador newspaper launch by former locals Johnson and Perkins. A Newcastle road-working picnic is planned for August 14 with 500 men expected to participate. Breckenridge announces a Stock Fair on September 1 with entries due by August 15.
S G Awalt visited Jermyn on Tuesday to obtain material for completing five culverts on the Graham road. The crew aims to finish by Thursday with timber cutting the remaining task. The road, begun about a year ago, should be travelable soon, boosting Jermyn's fall prospects. A coal mine lease was signed by four men, R B Harris C W Harris Neal Harris and Fred Tetmeyer, three miles west of town on E L Huff’s land. They plan early development after sinking an air shaft at Sallie Alice mine Loving. The Huff land reportedly holds a five foot coal vein.
An item from Houston features a Mrs S C Burton praising Cardui the women’s tonic for illness and fatigue. It notes other local updates including Jim Cox visiting Young county Nora Peevey named primary teacher, concerns about dry weather and cotton prospects, and a coal land sample near Loving. The piece mentions Senator W A Johnson authoring a pool hall law and a real estate deal by A G Fry with feterita crop interest field notes from Lytle Lake.
Jessie 0 started a fire at her father's Union home using coal oil. A pool of oil ignited in the stove and exploded, burning her right hand and clothing. The incident occurred as Mrs Portes and family visited in Graham. Reverend Bowman from Graham paused at the town on the way to Corpus Christi Epworth encampment.
Bulletin from the American Automobile Association in Chicago shows 69,716 surplus cars on dealer lots across the country on August 1, down from 76,280 on July 15. The surplus is expected to shrink further, risking an acute shortage soon.
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