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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
5
Local notes list arrivals and renewals in Graham area including R J Johnson from Belknap W B Gegg from Farmer and J C Bullock renewing. Mentions Crawford ranch sale Norman Stovall Olney visits and community names Proffitt Ward. Also notes births subscriptions and business moves with several calls for groceries and seeds.
B W Drum of Indian Mound visited town yesterday and made a substantial call at the Leader office. M L Higgins renews with the Graham Leader and reports his gardening work in Muscogee Oklahoma. Mr John Crutchfield married Miss Lottie Masey here last Wednesday February 19 with Rev T E Cannedy presiding.
S L Thornton called and renewed for the Leader last Friday. He finished a fine cistern on his place and says he is ready for a good rain. A full force of men worked on the oil mill last Monday. if nothing happens, the mill should be completed and running within thirty days.
J. C. Casburn visited town last Monday. He has worked in the True country, constructing and remodeling homes, with many projects remaining. Work on the new Baptist Church advances. foundation laid, two carloads of brick on site, cement works to finish concrete trim by next Saturday.
J. E. Moreland, formerly near Eliasville, moved to near Crystal Falls and requested the Leader address be updated for future delivery. He asked to keep the paper coming.
An aged promotional notice extols rational eating to prevent stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. It urges refraining from pampered appetite and recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with free samples and availability at all druggists.
Rev 8S. D. Cook came over from Crystal Falls last week and spent a few days with relatives in this city. He expresses himself as being extra well pleased with his new field of labor and says the people there cannot be spoken too highly of.
The Woodmen Circle ladies announce a public box supper on Friday night February 28 at the Woodmen Building to benefit the Circle. All are invited and asked to bring boxes. Prize cakes will be sold. Come enjoy an evening and mingle with neighbors.
Members of Young County Camp will meet at the Graham court house at 1 PM on Saturday March 7 to transact all business and pay dues. A prior meeting has been absent, so all members are urged to attend. F Herron Adjt R E Masry Com.
A Kosciusko Mississippi resident S Harrison writes that Hunt's Lightning Oil is a household necessity quick acting with best results for both people and animals. He praises its ability to treat burns and fresh cuts as absolutely wonderful.
Jesse Watson and Bill Gay from True visited last Thursday and returned with three new instruments for the organization. A Conn cornet worth $65.00 is allocated to Mr. Watson, the solo cornetist of the band.
Save Money by buying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the same price as other cough medicines. The ad claims every bottle cures a cold and warns neglected colds can worsen. Prices 25 and 50 cents. available at all druggists.
Miss Mary Shrader begins duties at Chil Dress High School with her father taking over Lone Star work. Lone Star school runs until April. oil mill work continues. Mr. William Reeves of Woodson died February 12 after paralysis at 68, burial in Eliasville alongside his mother. He leaves a wife and six children, was a Young County citizen and Christian. memorials offered by W. H. McCuLoucn.
Upper Tonk Valley reports no grippe this winter and a lively social scene. Bro Black delivered a Sunday sermon to a large crowd while young people joined a singing event at Mr A Jones's Tonk Valley home. Miss Gertie Gilmore, a teacher, visited Graham, Bill Timmons frequents the area, Charley Holt and family visited Jesse Rogers, and Turner Higdon's box supper remains a talked about event.
Will J. Hayner of Burley Colorado Bulletin reports his wife suffered persistent coughs for years and sleepless nights. After trying various remedies, a friend suggested Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Three doses cleared the cough and it has not returned. The note says the remedy is sold by all druggists.
An 1870s style testimonial extols Dr Miles Nervine as a nerve tonic to ease worry overwork and associated headaches backache and debility. The ad claims it soothes nerves and improves sleep with a money back guarantee if a full bottle fails. Mrs H Bozar of Hamilton Missouri is cited as user.
City council adopts Ordinance No 49 establishing metered water service rules. Meters read monthly with notices of due amounts and disconnection for nonpayment, plus a one dollar reconnection fee. The city owns small meters. larger meters are consumer supplied and maintenance is their responsibility.
The text outlines Graham City Water Works charges for domestic and commercial use, meter deposits, advance prepay option, meter repairs, and bill timing. It covers extension, separate service requirements, access for inspection, right to shut off water, and restrictions on taps, sprinklers, and fire connections. It also prescribes plumbers license, penalties, and ordinance repeal, filed and approved in February 1908.
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