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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
6
A Northern county drilling project near Gotvonty, one mile south of Ivan, seeks to complete a rough test of a new well. The Martin Well reaches 3915 feet, 138 feet deeper than the Hill test, with differing oil grades. Tests indicate deeper production underlay this region, aiming to verify oil potential across the area.
A collection of warped aphorisms and misquoted maxims from France and beyond. The lines mix proverbs about money virtue love patience and fate with odd spellings and altered phrases. Notable bits touch on money regrets light and clever comparisons.
Mrs Sarah M Ro died Monday at the home of Mr and Mrs W A Andrews aged 66 years 11 months Born in Alabama she served as a Confederate nurse during 1861 65 and was awarded a medal of honor which was buried with her She lived in Texas about 40 years and long cared for by neighbors and family with respect for her wartime service and songs she loved Funeral attendees included local residents and friends in Eliasville Texas.
A fragment from an old era notes an event labeled Arut- in a regional context. The readable text hints at a ceremony or gathering with local affiliations but lacks clear dates or names. Further restoration would be needed to identify participants and exact location.
Last Friday at the Goodnight ranch in the Texas Panhandle, W. J. McCallister of Wichita Falls presided as eighteen buffaloes were butchered for market. The animals sold for an average of 35 cents per pound dressed, with hides and heads shipped to Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado, promising about $100 per head. About 226 grown buffaloes remain, plus 48 full blood calves, and additional crossbred stock created by Col. Chas Goldnight.
Fort Worth official A R Eldridge has been named U S Marshal for the northern district of Texas and is said to have agreed to appoint Saye as deputy marshal for the Wichita Falls district Archer Clay Wichita Baylor and Wilbarger are named among regions involved in the appointment process.
A fragmentary, archaic prose style reflects on liberty and intolerance, pondering the cost when laws permit intolerance and wrongs proliferate. The cadence hints at a civic reflection, invoking a distant speaker identified as J.C. Tolman. The text reads like a fragment from a larger meditation on democracy and moral duty.
Austin reports a current fiscal year general revenue deficit of 1,703,174 with total income estimated at 27,750,000 and known charges at 17,418,174. Comstock Lon A Smith notes available school funds of 10,705,000 and pension funds of 1,330,000 while detailing tax sources, various revenues, and allocations for public schools and higher education.
A concise aphorism contrasts two worlds. It notes the need for rich men to understand poverty and for poor men to understand how the rich earn their wealth, highlighting social insight and disparity.
A fragmented line from May dated text cites the saying that obtaining wealth is hard and resisting spending it wisely is the greatest challenge, attributed to E., R. The quote emphasizes caution in handling riches.
A Gazette Times report surveys bootlegger loyalty, arguing patrons enable crime by protecting, aiding, and sustaining the bootlegger. It questions whether the worst offender is the bootlegger or the buyer, noting anti prohibitionists failed to win support for loosening enforcement.
The report lists assets by fund with cash on hand figures for Jury General County and Highway Funds in Young County Texas. Certified by Julia Graves County Treasurer and W H Kennedy Clerk with official seal dated December 19 1922 at Graham Texas.
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