Candidate Announcements for County Clerk and Surveyor
We announce A. Mays as a candidate for County and District Clerk in the November election. P. Benson seeks re-election as County Surveyor in Young County.
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1884
Page
3
We announce A. Mays as a candidate for County and District Clerk in the November election. P. Benson seeks re-election as County Surveyor in Young County.
Local notices describe merchants offering fruit and sewing machines, farming activity, and moving stock. Reports note rail and road prospect meetings, community improvements, harvest prospects, and upcoming elections. Prominent mentions include Hyatt's Life Balsam, W. Wadtey on turf, and mill and hardware moves in Graham Texas.
The Fort Worth Gazette declares no author may become president or governor. Citations note Gov. Roberts wrote a book, Blaine has written one, and Buck Walton reportedly written a book to hinder his attorney general bid, per Brenham Banner.
Many saw mills in Far West Texas suspend operations due to over production of lumber and weak demand in the West.
Large assortment of remnant brocaded silks satins and velvets offered in bundles for Crazy Patch work cushions mats and tidies Package 1 a handsome mix sent postpaid for 56 cents Package 2 three times as large for $1 00 plus a Ladies Manual of Fancy Work with 400 illustrations postpaid 50 cents Address Rochester Silk Co Rochester NY
Bettie Jackson daughter of Esquire Mayes from Bell county Texas. Married Robin Jackson in Bell county during the war. Jackson was killed in Western Texas after the war. Information requested by J. H. Davis Herald Greenville Texas for charity.
A large Texan meeting in Conan Crry Kansas discusses depredations by Kiowa and Comanche Indians on cattle moving from Texas through Indian Territory to northern states. Reported thefts include up to twenty five head per herd with large extortion demands. resolutions condemn the raids and call for government redress to protect the cattle trade.
A playful exchange reveals a young woman teasing George about his claimed athletic strength. He denies weakness while she notes not hugging as hard as others she knows, hinting at budding affection and social pressure.
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