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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
12
Irocal Notes from Graham and surroundings record visits from C. Cain of Greenville and others, births, shoppers at Mabry Sons and St. Louis Restaurant, farmers union meeting plans for January 1913, and assorted travel, business, and social notes across Graham, Eliasville, Eliasville area, and nearby towns.
W I Tidwell and Sons advertise a selection of walnuts brazils almonds pecans and related nuts in their catalog. The terse notice lists assorted varieties for sale with no further details or pricing.
Jim Cochran came home Saturday night from North Yakoma Washington where he had been for four years Miss Mary Moton arrived Friday night to spend Christmas at home Pollytechnc College at Fort Worth is attended by the pair with plans for the season and future arrangements
Mrs M F Thompson and daughter May near Woodson shopped in Graham last Thursday. Miss Willie Hodges leaves for Bowie to spend months with sister. Mrs L A Ringgenberg of Jacksboro visits Christmas with McJimsey and Jones families. Mrs Sam Lane and J M Jones daughter head to Kentucky for Christmas. R Lindsey to teach Hick Point school in Throckmorton county next week. Mabry and Sons offer walnuts almonds and pecans for fruit cake. Oscar E Huie the West Texas Reporter compositor goes to Crumm for Christmas. G Newell returns from Houston and visits Christmas with Dr and Mrs D J Newell in Eliasville.
Farmers Unte Uin Co led by A H Jones Mer recall a gin that saved livelihoods. The terse notice mentions Aricugas and a thinning ginner nest, signaling a historic or local industry reminder aimed at farmers.
John Spivey of Southwestern University Georgetown arrived Saturday night to spend Christmas with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Spivey. Wesley Johnson, a Milmois college student, came Saturday to spend the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Johnson.
N Jt Graham writes for rent. H K Jones and family relocate to Graham in Lone Oak County Arkansas and will reside there. He now works for Graham Cotton Oil Company. Tom and Ot Cunningham arrived Friday night and left Saturday morning to spend Christmas with their parents Mr and Mrs W W Cunningham at Eliasville.
J W Akin brings twenty years of experience to furnish correct abstracts on short notice. Miss Lillian Manning, teaching at Abi texe High School, arrived Saturday night to spend Christmas with her mother Mrs M L Manning. Messrs Smith McCready Horton and Atcheson of Chi s ville attended I C O F Lodge meeting last Thursday night, six candidates were initiated.
On Sunday proprietors of No Meat Delive Miller Sonn and Graham Col s Storage state they will deliver no meat on Sundays. Patrons are requested to place meat orders on Saturdays.
Robert Young from Eliasville visited last Thursday. W A Tripp the Bryson book agent handled business here last Saturday and delivered several orders. Miss Maud Carmack teacher of Indian Mound school is home for Christmas. Mr W High and wife moved to Stafford house vacated by Claud Gardner. Miss Florence Carmack teaching Hawkins Chapel school spent Christmas at home.
The notice previews a steer sale featuring 100 Red Durham steers described as good age and flesh. Organizers include W. P. Tho 4 Gorden, Texas, indicating a regional event soon to attract buyers.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Whitener of Tarrant Texas arrive Friday to spend Christmas with Ab Campbell and family at Huffstale. J H Whitener also arrives to visit relatives. J T Gilmer of Meridian Mississippi is there with his wife. G C Boyle was in town Thursday with a letter from an oil firm planning to come to Young County and likely sign a well contract in Loving country.
The Imperial Self-heating Iron Co advertises a $50 weekly payment model for hustlers. The notice lists the Imperial Self-agany Iron and its address at National Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas, as the business contact.
Argo Davis traveled from Fort Worth to his Eliasville farm on Friday and predicted that most of the soy crop would arrive in time for Boys Corn Club Day on January 138. He added that several band members would likely bring horns and join the Firemens Band in pay.
On Wednesday at 3 p m the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle gathered at Mrs John E Morrison s home with hostesses Mesdames Jones Hudson Miss Elsie Rubenkoenig and the hostess daughters Mrs A W Kay and Miss Morrison The gathering featured a paper by Mrs J C Fisher on The Transformation of English Agriculture and a Round Table discussion led by Mrs Hallam A Christmas selections by Mrs J W Akin and music by Mrs Kay followed by a salad course and hot chocolate Invitations listed several attendees including Mesdames Lynch McJimsey Bryan Stovall H B Graham R F and M E Short McCain Rickman Vaughan Rubenkoenig Taliaferro and J W Taliaferro
In cultivation, two sets of improv near the GI F community ten miles southeast, near school and church, good water. Price 12.50 per acre. Cash 1 to 2 terms, balance on reasonable terms. For information see or write.
A collection of notices lists items for sale including a tow seater hack for ten dollars a smooth wort horse for seventy five dollars and a heavy buggy for thirty dollars J H Fisher contractor B B Garrett returns from M K Grahams farm on Clear Fork He is building houses and feed sheds W M Souter visits from Eliasville to meet his daughter Mrs Pat Douglas of Pine Bluff Arkansas and Miss Victoria Tipton from Oklahoma for Christmas Tom Long returns from Fort Worth where he served a four week Federal Court juror stint He praises The Leader and Graham and notes he is happier with Graham than before.
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