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Newspaper

Graham Leader

Location

Graham, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1912

Page

5

Graham Daily Notes Local Idle Gossip and Visits

Telegraph column reports numerous local updates from Graham: residents such as T. A. Fletcher, Miss Julian Logan, Aunt Debby Dexter, and D. C. Allred traveling for business. Pauline McJimsey visiting in Jacksboro. Mrs. S. R. Crawford ill at home. Dick Williams recovering from illness. tax collectors prepare for a tax rush. Mrs. E S P opens a Sewing Parlor south of Leader office. T. H. Craig recovering from a mule kick. various social visits and mentions of an opera house performance and oil well trip.

Early county histories and oil well intrigue at brazos

Dont Fail P Brooks, a respected county citizen with a strong Brazos farm, visited town yesterday and shared insights on Young County's early days. W L Shearer reported oil workers near the county well withholding details while oil interest grows, with depth several hundred feet and unclear striking prospects.

P. Brooks Brazos Brooks Young County W. L. Shearer Shearer

Confederate Cross of Honor Found in Open Session

A Confederate Cross of Honor was found the first of the week and can be had by the owner calling at 5S. B. Street & Co. in Open Session. The Chatauqua Literary and Scientific Circle met in open session with Mrs. H. P. Rose on Wednesday afternoon January 17. The program covered current events, readings, music, and a discussion on United States history and Anglo American alliances. The upcoming meeting January 24 will feature a program on United States history, reading, and a talk on peanuts by C. M. Evans, with farming notes and peanut cultivation tips for Texas, including hogging down methods and soil fertility.

B. Street & Co Chatauqua Literary and Scientific Circle H. P. Rose Hull House Hudson A. A. Morrison Miss Crabb Mesdames Rose Akin H. L. Morrison Miss Akin Mayzelle Morrison Mesdames Wynns Lynch R. G. Graham Carlton L. W. Price Crabb Norman A. W. Kay United States Evans Mabry Mary Ellen Finch Reading Paul Revvere Chas. Widmayer England The J. C. Fisher C. M. Evans Agricultural Extension Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas College Station Texas Cisco Cross Plains Rising Star DeLeon

Markley Estate Trade Under Five-Year Balance

D. W. Freeman arranges price trade involving £160 acre Markley with five years on balance and five trades noted.

Ham D. W. Freeman

J M Whitfield Sees Strong Corn Year in Young County

J M Whitfield, a leading corn raiser in the county, predicts a great grain year for Young County. He plans to plant a large area to corn and expects full cribs next winter, citing favorable soil, climate, and conditions after recent freezes snows and farm changes.

J. M. Whitfield Young County Mr. Whitfield

Gase Planters and Visitors In City

Gase Planters and cultivators unloaded in the city as residents inquire about goods. Mr Fred Jordan of Natchez Mississippi visits his sister in law Miss Ida Leach and recalls his printer days while noting his current government job overseeing levee construction on the Mississippi River.

Fred Jordan Natchez Mississippi Ida Leach Jordan Mississippi River

Graham changes and health visit report meningitis stance

Dr. J. L. Williamson and Mayor R. V. Tidwell traveled to Dallas at the start of the week to study the spinal meningitis situation. They report the disease well in hand with physicians there and see little risk of spread. F A Kesseler rented a house in West Graham and joined the Graham Printing Co as new job printer and expresses satisfaction with the town.

J. L. Williamson R. V. Tidwell Dallas F. A. Kesseler West Graham Mr. Kesseler The Graham Printing Co

Rent Notice for 84 12 Acre Improved Farmland West of Newcastle

For lease: 84 12 acres improved and 235 acres pasture about west of Newcastle. Includes a 4 room house. Cash rent offered to the best bid. Contact for terms and viewing.

Newcastle

Correspondents urged to write on one side of the paper

An instruction note for correspondents to submit writings on a single page. The editor offers printed guidance at the office and directs regular correspondents to obtain the instructions, ensuring timely processing and preventing reuse of double sided material.

Also Mentioned on This Page

R. F. Taggart Old Clan the Gipsy Opera House T. A. Fletcher Eliasville Julian Logan W. M. Glidwell Finis Debby Dexter S. L. McGee J. J. Dowdy Red Top H. C. Kelley Pauline McJimsey Mrs Lester Ringgenberg Jacksboro E. H. Whitmire Milton Ford Graham Monday D. C S. R. Crawford S. R. Jeffery East Graham Dick Williams Tom Wallace Tax Collectors Office South J. W. Taliaferro Tom Long D. D. Casenbarry R. K. Mayes Murray Prather Bruce Street Arnold Oil Well E. W. Fry Fort Worth Leader T. H. Craig Dallas News Doak Miss Pearl Matthews Jim Matthews Fe * Worth Arkansas Gase Vick & Go Boyd Street Zion Guy” Laces Constance B. Street
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