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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1901
Page
3
McKinney visitors to John Martin family and local merchants promote Denman & Sons buggies and Belmont Hotel. Various notices include marriages, sewing machines, mowers, barbed wire price drop, and Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic ads. Street ads highlight Misses Lula and Cora, Eddie Graham, and Ambrose Lewis studying law with P A Martin.
A fatal duel near Ming Bend school house ends with Marion Lasater Mortally wounded by Ed Lyle after a picnic dispute Both were under twenty one and rode away before Lasater fell The knife used was a home made dagger Lyle claimed self defense and surrendered after the incident A Bailey county appeal followed in later court actions
West Side Public Square offers eye examinations and glasses fitting with satisfaction guaranteed. T. K. Timmons heads to Rising Star for school duties. Surprise party at Mrs. Jewell’s reported a pleasant time. Stray notices include a light bay mare and a black mare pony with brands JB and GY. Crowe's Tasteless Chill Tonic marketed for clear blood.
The Graham National Bank was organized last Saturday with Cicero Smith as president and Jno C Kay as vice president. It will open on the 15th in the First National Bank building. The issue includes local notes on crops, travel, the University of Texas catalogue, area farm life, and community notices from Briar Branch and Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic promotions.
An old practitioner touts Snoffies as the sole cure for catarrh and hay fever. The ad claims it reaches the diseased parts, relieves inflammation, and prevents consumption. Sold for one dollar with full month’s treatment and guidance from the discoverer, Edward B. Giles & Co. Philadelphia.
Advertising notice seeks men and women of good address to represent with $900 yearly guaranteed salary plus commissions and expenses. Positions include travel and local work with rapid advancement at a long established firm. Apply to STAFFORT PRESS 23 Church Street New Haven Conn. High height Missouri giantess Elia Ewing built a new house in Gavin with doors ten feet high and ceilings fifteen feet high. Donley County voters backed the liquor question by 88 majority on June 14.
In June July and August special excursion rates apply to East North and West destinations via the Great Rock Island Route. Destinations include San Francisco Chicago Detroit Buffalo summer resorts in Colorado Wisconsin Michigan and eastern states. Write for rates routes and details. Cons. B. Sloat Fort Worth G P A.
J I Wood, contractor and brickmaker, reports a good supply of first class brick on hand and will furnish estimates on any brick work. Give him a trial.
Reports filed by J S Starrett Precinct 1 and A M Woolfolk Precinct 2 list several head of stock taken up or estrayed near Graham Texas. Animals include a yellow horse mule branded left shoulder. a bay horse branded 8. bay mare unbranded. sorrel mare unbranded. bay horse colt. and a bay horse aged 12 branded 7B. Notices dated June 11 1901 and June 17 1901 identify witnesses and locations 12 miles northwest and 11 miles SW from Graham respectively.
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