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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1906
Page
8
Local notes list residents visiting Graham from Eliasville Emory Lacy Loving McCan South Bend Indian Mound Olney Denton Dallas and other towns. Several families shop in city while others trade in Graham. Rev. Wickens preached. Col R C McPhail recovering. homes updated and new residents moving in.
W. L. Tidwell & Son promotes its offerings as the best choice for smart shoppers, highlighting favorable prices and superior quality to attract customers.
Miss Sue May Graham of Fort Worth visits her mother Mrs. G. A. Graham in Hampton Heights. Also notes on Brick Beef Market offering best county beef and surveys for sale by Washburn Henry James M. Owens of Denton with locations in Elbert area Morton County and near Murray Young County.
Highest market price paid for bright clean oats whether bulk or sacked. Graham Holw. Co. Mrs Bartlett and daughters from Dallas visit Mrs Mae Voules. J J Armstrong of Loving pays for another year of newspapers. Ambrose Lewis from Bryson renews Old Reliable. Misses Ella Oatman Ida Treue Mattie Mundell Ethel Horner return from Breckinridge Normal attendance.
For twenty years Cheatham's Chills Tonic has stayed in the field, outlasting rivals that faded. The ad argues its merit by claiming it cures chills and fevers, unlike many remedies that only promise relief and offer a one bottle guarantee.
V M Hale returned from Mineral Wells with Uncle Doc and Aunt Lib Lewis for health benefit. J W Still came back with Mrs Still, she will visit daughter Lena Payne. Tyler Harrison and family visited Indian Mound grandparents W L Grubbs and F E Loran. J B Robinson and family toured Hopkins county then Ivan departure. W H Steed E B Steed W I and Hugh McCullough from Hunt county are prospecting in the county this week.
Mrs S E Prichard of Flat Rock visits the office with a fine display of roasting ears and beets. She owns sixty acres of corn, thirty acres yielding twenty five to thirty bushels per acre, and reports equally fine cotton. She is described as one of the county’s hardest working women and a barometer of local farming success.
Full blood and high grade short horn bull calves offered for sale at reasonable prices. Call on or address D H French in Graham Texas to inquire and purchase.
Mrs J C Shirley died at her Spring Creek home last Monday evening after a brief illness. She leaves a husband and six children at home. A long time Christian church member and highly respected figure, she and her family moved from Parker county about eight years ago. Sympathy extended to the bereaved family.
Rex Smith is prospecting and buying stock in New Mexico. Mrs H M Jones visited daughter Mrs S W Lane for the past week. Mr Graham Stewart of Fort Worth is visiting relatives in the city. C D Brewton and wife and son Earl left this morning to visit Brewtons folks in Parker county. Miss Stella Moore, Eliasville's popular young lady, called at our office and added her name to our subscription list.
An old advertisement extols Hunt's Cure as a universal remedy for itching skin conditions. It claims one application relieves symptoms and a single box cures any one case, presenting a bold guarantee of complete relief.
In this issue a lost notice asks the finder of a twenty dollar bill to leave it at W. S. Tidwell's. The sum is large for the lady who lost it. Sam Roach, long-time Eliasville resident, fell ill near Hereford while en route to visit his brother Pearl in New Mexico. He was brought home to Oklahoma City relatives and placed in a hospital. a message to his father John Roach said Sam’s condition improved and recovery may be possible.
A reader from Louisville, Kentucky writes that Hunt's Cure is fine after using it for skin diseases. The advertisement claims the product is a strictly guaranteed remedy that stops itching instantaneously and cites many similar letters.
Roy D. Golston is expanding his poultry yards with an addition as he gears up for a large trade this fall. He aims to increase capacity and efficiency to meet expected demand from buyers and markets in the region.
Good cotton gin and corn mill in fine location for sale. Will take cattle or horses for part pay. Call on or address R. L. Tankersley in Graham Texas.
Matthews, Dowdle & Co. are adding to their west side store building as they prepare to house a large stock arriving about August first. T. M. Anderson and his son Abe from Sebree in Jack county are visiting this week for prospecting.
J M Askew of Ming Bend visited yesterday. Rock Island ticket man Mrs Jane Wheeler and son Ed sell accident policies while visiting Clay county. J A Holt of Lacy community transacted business in the Hub. Mrs A D Stovall and three children of Henrietta visit Mrs D R Akin at Edgewood stock farm. Rev G W Black to start a protracted meeting at Pleasant View next Saturday night. Rev Warren Cunningham to start a protracted meeting at Ming Bend tomorrow night. Rev Cunningham and wife returned from Motley county where he conducted a protracted meeting. J W McCain of Fort Worth, who sold a Newfoundland dog to Geo M Baynes, is in the city again.
Miss Sadie Robinson of Eliasville visits Miss Josse Parsone. Miss Catharine Gay, visiting her cousin Mrs. W A Morris and relatives in the city, leaves for Hattiesville, Miss., tomorrow morning. Miss Stella More of Eliasville is in the city visiting friends. C D Yancy arrives from Eliasville today. Ben Beckham and his sister Miss Bertha return from a few weeks at Spring Creek.
Weatherford Texas prepares students for college and life with English History Mathematics Latin Greek French German Spanish and Science. Certificates accepted by State University other Texas Schools and Vanderbilt University. Eminent educators endorse the work. Fourth year opens September 11 1906. For further information write Wika Turner A M Prin.
The Thrice-a-Week World pledges comprehensive global news coverage, prompt reporting, and fair political reports. It highlights serial fiction by leading authors, offering a yearly $1.00 subscription for 156 papers, or $1.65 with Tar Granam Leaper, claiming both papers together for less than the combined regular price of $2.00.
The Dallas News will publish exclusive Uncle Remus stories in color starting July 1 with illustrations by J Conde. The move honors Joel Chandler Harris, praising the tales as instructive and entertaining for all ages and recognizing Southern merit.
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