Local Notes Focused social and business notes from Fort Worth region
Thursday February 27 1908 notes from Fort Worth Olney and surrounding areas list residents visiting relatives and traveling for business who left for Dallas and Mineral Wells. Awning work at Sloan Drug Co and W S Tidwell & Sons store. Graham Hardware moving into new quarters. Local deaths include J S Akin and Wm Morris. Priscilla Club meets with Mrs Vaughan. next meeting at Mrs Street. Paxson secretary.
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Priscilla Club
J. C. Vaughan
Burkett
Fisher
Snoddy
Harry Wadsworth
Street
Paxson
Sec’y
Grandmother Cole of Finis Dies in Dallas Burial in Finis
Grandma Cole of Finis died in Dallas last Monday night at 10. She fell ill at Bryson about ten days earlier and was sent to Dallas for treatment but worsened. Her remains were shipped home Tuesday and she was buried in Finis Cemetery at 2 PM yesterday.
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J. S. Akin
Cook Place
Farmer
Archer County
Grandma Cole
Finis
Dallas
Bryson
Olney Becomes Railroad Town With New Depot
Olney welcomed a milestone as the Wichita Falls and Southern railway’s construction train arrived, bringing rails for the last two miles. The depot will sit a quarter mile from the business district, affirming Olney’s status as a growing Texas town in a fertile farming region. Settled, industrious citizens applaud the transition and anticipate further growth among western cities.
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Wichita Falls and Southern Railway
Olney
Texas
Geo F Parsons Seeks Precinct One Commissioner Nod
Geo F Parsons announces his bid to represent Precinct No 1 in Young County Commissioners Court. A longtime resident for thirty years, he is praised as a qualified, principled Democrat whose election would please his constituents. He enters the race for the July primary.
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Geo. F. Parsons
Commissioners’ Court
Young County
Parsons
Sacred concert postponed by church group to march
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church postponed the sacred concert scheduled for tonight. Mrs. H. P. Rose was called to Dallas to attend a sick sister, delaying the event likely until late March or after the prolonged church meeting ends in a week.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
H. P. Rose
Dallas
The Farmer Cemetery Improvement Meeting Request
The Ladies Improvement Society of Farmer earnestly invites all interested in cemetery improvements to join with tools and dinner Saturday February 29. Come and work together. help is needed and appreciated. President Mrs Estella Gugg. Secretary Mrs R A Drum.
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Ladies’ Improvement Society of Farmer
Estella Guegg
R. A. Drum
Sec
Racket Store Set to Open in Graham
Rev. B. A. Snoddy prepares first class stock in the C. W. Johnson building on the west side of the square. Workmen ready the building and Graham will soon have a new racket store.
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B. A. Snoddy
C. W. Johnson
Graham
Hindman Receives Improvement After Severe Blood Poisoning
Mrs. J C Hindman remains very ill from a bitter attack of blood poisoning though she is said to be somewhat better. George Shults died of heart failure at his Salem home last Monday. He came here from East Texas last fall with his family aged about 50 and was brother to J W Shults, a longtime local figure. He leaves a wife and had no children.
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J.C. Hindman
George Shults
Salem
Texas
J. W. Shults
New Firm Announces Meat Market Offerings
A newly formed firm Rosenow & Topp announces purchase of the Star Meat Market and declares readiness to supply the best meats of all kinds. The partners solicit public patronage and pledge courteous treatment in return.
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Star Meat Market
Rosisow
Eliasville Death and Local Church News
Mr Collins of the Applewhite place died after a short illness with salivation noted by Dr. Gore. He leaves a wife and several children, joined the Methodist Church last summer, and was buried at Crystal Falls. Eliasville residents attended Fish Creek church Quarterly Conference in Murray, praising a fine sermon by Presiding Elder Bro. Little McCullough and noting new church seating costing about 400 dollars.
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Collins
Gore
Methodist Church
Crystal Falls
Eliasville
Murray
Fish Creek
Little McCullough
Farmer News Roundup From Shinola Region
A Saturday meeting of the W. O. W. forest group and a band boys gathering preceded a surprise party at the Ogletree residence in Bethel. Bro. Bowman led services Sunday. News notes include local illness, hotel and grocery updates, and Provine's Fort Worth trip.
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Slater
N. Gegg
Shelton
E. H. Provine
Fort Worth
Hoffman
Farmer
Shinola
Oklatexer
Priscalla notes and local weather in Graham area
A compact rural update from Priscalla reports scattered rain hoped to continue the season, lagrippe cases, and several local names. James and Mrs. Lillie Hoggard are ill but improving, with Miss Radie Graves and Ida Whited visiting. Dora Harmonson returns home from Red Top where she teaches.
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James
Lillie Hoggard
Radie Graves
Ida Whited
Graham
J. S. Fisher
George Slater
Red Top
Bachelor Smith
Will Grubbs
Dora Harmonson
W. R. Collins
Priscalla
Hawkins Chapel Church Notes and Attendance
In Hawkins Chapel on February 22 the community gathered to clear the cemetery with a communal dinner. Visitors included Tom Lindsey and wife, Joe Cross and family, and Mr. F. J. Hawkins in Denton county. Rev. Joe R. Mayes and family visited relatives, cottage prayer meetings continued weekly, and four members were received by baptism and letter.
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Pebraiy
Tom Lindsey
Joe Cross
Pleasant View
Donavan
The Swine and the Flower Tale in a Southern Field
A fragmented verse recounts a vivid, loathsome pigsty scene contrasted with a vision of a gleaming field of white roses. The speaker recalls a summer breeze in a southern setting and hints at a hidden source labeled TTOLENE in archaic phrasing.
Advertised Letters List at Gra ham Post Office 1908
The February 24, 1908 advertised letters list shows letters remaining unclaimed at the Gra ham post office. Names include Baker F and Yates B among others, with note to state Advertised when inquiring. J T Cunningham signs the notice calling for recipients to claim their mail.
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Graham Post Office
Baker
F . Segaole
For Sale Multiple Farm Implements in Young County Texas
For sale a complete Munger gun with three 70 saw stands a 60 horsepower engine an 80 horsepower boiler double box press and steam packer on Camp Creek in Young county Also a Murray system 80 saw stand single box press plus a Case Thresher 28 inch cylinder 50 inch Separator with portable engine listing H C Williams True Texas.
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Camp Creek
Young County
H. C. Williams
True
Texas
Bears and community notes from Lone Oak and Pleasant View
The column reports sickness easing in Lone Oak with residents recovering from grippe. Farmers planted potatoes, hinting at a good harvest pending frost. Stewart and Carter delivered wood to the schoolhouse and Stewart trimmed trees around the grounds. Some residents attended church at Pleasant View, with Mrs. G. W. Humphreys mentioned.
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la Grippe
Jack Frost
Messrs
Stewart
Carter
Pleasant View
G. W. Humphreys
Local News Notes From Johnson County Visits
Johnson county visits daughter Mrs G E Boyle of this place Mrs J L Groves of Jean visited home folks here Sunday Arthur Hawkins attended our Sunday School last Sunday Jim Hawkins was out Monday looking after his cattle Weather is threatening a rain would be of much benefit
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Johnson County
G.E. Boyle
J. L. Groves
Jean
Arthur Hawkins
Jim Hawkins
Johnson School House Singing Draws Crowds
A large crowd attended a singing at T. M. Reeves’ house with a lively party for the young people. Attendees report a good time. Miss Minnie Reeves visited her brother at True last week and Liitle Sweetheart remains a noted item.
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T. M. Reeves
J. B. Blanton
Minnie Reeves
True
Liitle
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Ed Benson
Dix Leberman
W. O. Clark
Miss Della Horner
Mrs. M. . M. Gracy
Sloan Drug Co
George Benson
J. W. Jones
Mountain Home
H. Hill
Graford
W. C. Burns
Rena Wier
E. F. Wier
This
L. B. Kidwell
Addie Bee
Lucile McJimsey
J. Driver
Court House
W. S. Tidwell & Sons
Graham Hardware Co
M. F. Mathis
H. H. Harris
Jacksboro
J. A. Allen
F. O. Jones
Leader
Dallas News
Grandpa) Morris
Ming Bend
Becce
the Farmer Cemetery
Bears
Hawkins Chapel
Lone Oak
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State OF
I. J. M. Norman
J. M. Norman
S. Boyd Street
R. E. Masry
S. R. Crawford
CuHas. Gay
Gratem Wational Bank
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County of Young
Chas. Gay
Cas. Gay
Jno
C. Kay
A. A. Morrison
A. W. Kay
West
Johnson School House
Rock Barn
Graham Hotel
Graves & Casey
Rock Island
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