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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
3
A fragmentary report references a Farmers Union gathering in Texas with discussion of union principles, labor injury concerns, and political maneuvering. It notes an Haskell county session, a large barbecue audience, and ongoing tensions between farmers, speculators, and political parties amid crop concerns for 1905-06.
The Graham Union and Twin Mountain Union held a called session in Woodmen hall Graham electing delegates for the district Union at Ming Beach which met last Saturday. They voted to meet on the first and third Friday nights each month in Woodmen hall. Three new applicants were approved to be initiated next meeting. A strong turnout is urged as important business is ahead. The lodge now has 25 members with others expected to join soon.
An Independent Farmer summary praises Denton and H. G. Niblo for leading the Texas Farmers Union to a decisive victory at Waco and preserving the union from disintegration. It credits their honesty and unity with safeguarding farmers rights and shaping Southern economic-political futures amid opposition and ridicule. The piece contrasts this with critics who burned cotton, noting the value of prudent storage yielding ten cents per pound.
The passage notes how a group shows many friends when powerful, yet in its weak days those devoted supporters are silent. It emphasizes shifting loyalty as circumstances change in the farming community.
Dallas announces a larger State Fair with a new auditorium and exposition building. Exhibits capacity up, racehorse stables for seven hundred, grand stand expanded, and a bigger midway. Seymour's Military Band and Olympia Musical Comedy Company perform daily. The fair runs Sept 30 to Oct 15 with reduced railroad rates.
The State of Texas directs the Sheriff or Constable of Young County to summon George Bigham by weekly publication for four weeks in a local newspaper or the nearest district paper. He must appear at the Justice Court of Young County Precinct No. 1 in Graham on the 25th of September 1905 to answer suit No. 695 filed August 14, 1905 by W. W. Bigham for $113 on open account. The writ is issued August 14, 1905 by Justice A. W. Kay.
An advertisement touts three reasons mothers prefer One Minute Cough Cure: it is absolutely harmless, tastes good and is loved by children, and cures coughs croup and whooping cough when other remedies fail. Sold by B. H. Blakeney.
Texas Bridge Company announces proposals for Graham Bridge site on the Brazos River. Materials include 120 Tons bridge steel 114 tons heaviest, 200 Tons cement, 12 Tons machinery tools and camp equipment, 100000 feet lumber. Bids asked for per ton steel cement tools machinery and per thousand feet B M lumber. Arrivals begin 30 to 40 days from now and continue for six months. Three or four good teams can perform the work.
Reverend W W Li Riley of Cuba New York details fifteen days of excruciating sciatic rheumatism and credits Ballard's Snow Liniment with immediate relief after first use and complete relief after second. He unreservedly recommends it. Priced 25e and $1.00 at B S Doty Co drugstore.
A notice invites owners with colts to bring their animals to Graham on the second Saturday in September. A. R. Rutherford signs as authority for the event.
A large red Durham bull strayed from a pasture near Gertrude Texas. The animal is dehorned with a ring in the nose and no brand. Finder is asked to call or write to Oliver Loving in Gertrude Texas.
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