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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
2
The Leader publishes subscription rates for one year one copy and six months, with a price of $1.00 for each option. This notice appears as a post office registered mailing matter for Graham Texas.
Hunt county commissioners court ordered an election to determine bonding for 400000 dollars to fund construction of eighty miles of paved roads across the county.
A promising coal field was discovered near Brownwood midway between the Santa Fe and Rio Grande tracks. The deer part of the vein is ten feet thick and one thousand acres are under lease.
Residents of Littlefield in Lamb County observed a mirage on Thursday, claiming Amhurst eight miles away and Olton twenty five miles distant appeared clearly beyond hills and sandhills. The note from Snyder Signal implies a shipment arrived before a new law took effect.
The mayor vows to remove two thirds of boy criminals in a year by banning bad plays from theaters and suppressing offensive books. A British official links delinquency to impure reading, while many argue private conduct bears little on public consequences and the deed’s privacy affects outcomes.
The San Angelo Standard calls for every farm and ranch in Concho land to install silos, arguing silage stored maize and fodder can feed stock through winter, improve fattening, and save money. It urges immediate action and notes silos can be built at low cost.
The Cotton Belt institute train tours East Texas for thirty days offering a school on wheels to farmers. Railroads aid farming by improving marketing and cooperation between lines, reflecting a friendly, cooperative industry effort to boost farmer prosperity.
In Georgia the Okefinokee swamp covers vast uncharted ground with impenetrable areas. Slaves and Confederate deserters hid there, now mixed populations live among tremblers of the bog. White residents work hunting, trapping, fishing, and logging on the swamp’s edge with plank roads and steam cables.
Sherman hosts the Grayson County Hog Association banquet with about 150 attendees from the Chamber of Commerce. D R Murray of Fort Worth was principal speaker advocating More and Better Hogs. Brief talks followed on How to Raise More Hogs. A menu featuring six hogs and twelve turkeys was served.
A USDA bulletin shows 416000 bushels of old corn in Texas granaries at the 1913 harvest. Had the new harvest been delayed a week, the Texas farmer would lack feed for livestock beyond three years.
The Waco Morning News is sold to Southern Publishing Company led by president R. B. Spencer. The new owners say the paper will oppose liquor traffic but pursue progress and uplift in all directions rather than making the issue single focus.
Dallas spent 3,320,000 maintaining city government in 1912, more than any Texas city. Fort Worth followed with 3,016,000 and Houston with 2,111,000. Most costs came from general property tax, with utilities paying about 10 percent. Houston reports 270 in public enterprise taxes collected.
Proper hydration aids waste elimination as carbon dioxide and lactic acid are removed by the lungs and kidneys. Insufficient water use leads to fatigue. in the army heat stroke often follows an empty canteen.
Middlewater Cattle company of Hartley county sold forty five full blood Karakule sheep to a Charlottetown P E L breeder for 13 600 dollars. It marks the highest price ever paid for Karakule sheep in Hartley county and likely in the state.
H C Hudson who farms on the R L Perminter place north west of this city earned 1100 from twenty eight acres of peanuts this year. The Big Springs Herald suggests farmers switch part of cotton to peanuts to secure a money crop and feed for livestock. Peanuts thrive in tough seasons and provide a dependable addition to a farm’s output.
The notice warns residents that without a valid poll tax receipt they will not be counted in the coming year. It emphasizes the necessity of the receipt for accurate enrollment and participation.
Dave McMillan of Olney married Alpha Ritchie of Breckenridge at the Methodist parsonage in Breckenridge on Tuesday December 30. The couple, now at the Lamar place in West Olney, will reside there while Dave resumes his position as a bookkeeper for Meaders Brothers Hardware Company. The Enterprise offers congratulations and best wishes for a long happy life together.
Early morning blaze at Jim Hill house near Olney Garage caused by smoke-filled room. Neighbors doused the flames before the fire company arrived. bed and baby suffered smoke suffocation but are not seriously harmed. Also notes local social items and political notices from Newcastle and Graham communities.
Albert Kay, Horace Morrison and 8 K Murdock of Graham were in the city on business Tuesday. Mrs Rhea Cox visited her parents at Indian Mound. Miss Ida Watson of True passed through Newcastle to Proffit to teach school. W P Stinson of Eliasville, county judge candidate, was in town Wednesday shaking hands. Jno Proffitt, recently in California, arrived Monday for a few days to attend to business. Jack sports a full beard and resembles an Arctic explorer during the visit.
Brownwood January 13 The Santa Fe Railroad subway project here is about completed built entirely by the road at a cost of 50000. The railroad plans further improvements to ease traffic at this location.
Amarillo January 13 government experts tested ensilage as cattle feed. Two equal herds were fed thirty days, one with grass and cottonseed cake the other with ensilage and a small amount of cake. The ensilage herd gained 105 pounds versus 22 pounds for grass fed cattle.
County Clerk records show many tenant farmers in Bonham area purchased farms in 1913 with small down payments. Bankers note several farm mortgages taken up. prosperity stems from bountiful crops last year as ownership transfers rise. In Fannin County 2,099 farms are owned, 4,309 operated by tenants, out of 6,433 total, with 25 by managers.
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