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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
3
S. B. Street & Co announces a fall and winter stock labeled a big stock. They pledge to sustain a reputation for selling good goods cheaper than inferior articles elsewhere and invite customers to try their fall bill with guaranteed prices.
Local items report visits by Mears Eaton and Nowlin and others, promotions for Tidwell and Norman groceries, and city improvements by the marshal. A fire ordinance ruling voids the old measure, with Judge Akin deeming the statute noncompliant and the city left without a valid fire ordinance.
Local page urges Graham to back Rock Island railway hopes with parades barbecues and purchases. Uncle Jim promotes unity while Morrison’s markets new neckwear and seasonal bargains as residents plan festive events and school news unfolds.
Local ad notes Morrison’s lace hose sale with reduced prices and mentions Shippen Morrison’s cash bargains. It reports a large blast in Logan's east pasture using 299 kegs of blasting powder, the Graham area light blasts attracting interest, and farmers facing drought with calls for early and varied crops. The piece also covers court activity with Judge Akin, Archer murder case, and Widmeyer condemnation hearings, plus seed wheat orders and a sighting of the Rock Island locomotive.
J. E. Morrison & Co. advertises cheap close out on a handsome line of suits, pants, and summer coats. Bruce Gibson of Wise County visits his uncle P. L. Gibson near Graham. Marriage license issued for B. F. Malone of Palo Pinto County and Lula Jones of Fish Creek.
In Graham and surrounding: Attorney General permits a $4000 increase via election for school improvements. City and school boards weigh repairs to a deteriorating building, possible two story east addition, with expert inspection urged. Local reports note strong community interest and varied civic movements.
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