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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1902
Page
3
The Leader notes Graham Woodmen will attend a picnic and barbecue at Finis on Saturday for a pleasant gathering. Also covered are local visits, business ads, a Seattle wedding, a road question, and a request for historical clarification on Salt Creek bridge construction.
Local items report big reductions on clothing at J. E. Morrison & Co with suits and summer coats to clear. Proclamation forces dog confinement for fifteen days with some strays shot. Obituaries and shipping of coffin for J. C. Boynton noted. County court brief, irrigation plans, post office lobby stance, and town booster rhetoric for Graham highlighting morals, growth, and rail potential.
The Boggy Valley community reports a rainy morning washing the area, guests including Professor Zack Timmons and Bennie Steadham visiting relatives, D K Lyon moving cattle to the Territory, J D Carr recovering from neuralgia after chasing his mule, W T Ramey buying Pale Angus cattle, a Christian meeting planned before the third Sunday in July, and local folk song by S P Johnson amid the rain.
A Cooke man muddles a joke over Mollie Bailey versus Senator Joe Bailey while Beveridge is cited as choked. A small boy joins in, signaling Mollie has the stronger pull. Mrs G B Jewell and Cornelia Jewell visit Far mer, and De Witt Farr from Oxford, Miss arrives intending to stay. Beckham Bank updates its interior with Rehder completing the refinishing work.
Sorghum Seed priced at 1.50 per bushel offered at McCAIN S. Texas Stock Journal or Texas Farm Journal included with Tue Leaper at 1.50 per year for both papers. Also notice by R CRAWFORD about gates left open and threat of prosecution. A. H. Jones promotes three hay baling machines with hay baling at 7 cents per bale.
A Graham column outlines a fraternal order’s strict rules, meeting orders, and peculiar customs, including attire and signs, with notices on local real estate, church events, and a stockholders meeting for the N. W. Texas Telephone Co. Also featured are sermons, camp meeting plans, a marriage notice, shop ads, and community notices from July 1902.
By authority of Texas law and Graham ordinances a special election is set for July 26, 1902 at the Graham courthouse to fill Ward One Alderman vacancy from J H Mittenthal's resignation. E H Wade is appointed election officer. date signed July 10, year not fully stated by official.
The firm of McCain and Timmons is dissolved by mutual consent with N J Timmons retiring. N F McCain will continue the business at the olderand. Those indebted to the firm are requested to call and settle at once. Dated June 25 1902. Signed N F McCary N J Timmons.
The business will hereafter be conducted on a cash basis. We are compelled to adopt course. N, BP. MoCam.
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