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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1889
Page
2
Aprilna Nelson praises punctuality as key to success. In Paris the medical profession condemns coal sugar for digestion issues and a law bans its use as a food product. Alphonse Carpet plans a summer visit to the country.
An 8 year old boy drowns while bathing in a water tank. Bridges were washed away on the Santa Fe Railroad. An important discovery in the Pecos Valley details a young lady injured by a fall from a wagon.
A man about 56 was found beside the track with his head severed and brains scattered. He leaves eight children. his wife had died several years earlier, leaving the family in mourning.
Austix Texas July 18 The state board of education met to apportion the school fund to counties. The available land value was 2 264 203 dollars while unpaid warrants total 240 000 with interest due August 1 leaving about 160 000 in cash for the next session. The board decided to use the same per capita basis as last year, four dollars per person, to safeguard the balance.
The article observes how ice water is commonly used as temperatures rise, noting a preference for comfort over longer life expectancy. It highlights varied adoption of ice water use in other countries and its cultural reach.
In Matagorda County Texas a number of Africans natives of Africa were pirated and brought from Guinea during the republic era. They retain savage customs use their own language among themselves and preserve fetichist superstitions in their community.
In an Atlanta public school boys caught using profane language are required to rinse their mouths with water that has stood in a quart cup. The water is extremely bitter and leaves a lasting impression on the pupils.
Peren Trexter of Catawissa Valley Ohio found a trout boiled to death when his wife Mrs Trexter, lifting the kettle lid, discovered the fish inside the teapot. Trexter had kept the trout for years to purify spring water and the accident occurred as they hurriedly used the teakettle.
The Tur Esquimaux near Hudson Straits leave offerings on graves and to a recently erected beacon in the region. Two cannons left by early explorers were found standing on end and yielded bullets and rubbish, explained by locals as offerings to spirits.
Mrs. Keveen Frost of Johnson Louisiana claims two mudstones once owned by her father Lord Price can extract venom from rabid clows and would loan them to applicants. She says Price hunted deer, found only three such stones, and taught a hunter could tell deer stomach content by hair position after death.
In a Parnell commission court a youth sketched for a newspaper and a county magistrate helped by offering constructive edits. The artist asked if the critic was on any paper, and the man admitted he was John Millais who sometimes did painting.
Paris Texas waterworks committee settles the dispute over the water supply. The council will meet tomorrow to ratify the action. The city had refused acceptance eighteen months ago, but now the committee confirms the supply meets contract standards and the case will be withdrawn from district court.
Pecos City Texas reports that George A. Briggs of the Ward County Irrigation Company identified a wild ramie plant on the prairie. He notes such growth in unirrigated soil bodes well for irrigation and future land value, as people move in and activity grows.
In Wits Porst Texas on Wednesday July 21 the year old son of N A Matthews drowned in a pasture tank. The child and a negro companion went to fetch cows. the boy entered the water and was found later by his father and others after the companion alerted them that the clothes lay on the dam and the boy was missing.
A westbound freight train four miles from Cononano Texas collided as track repairers worked. The engine and five cars wrecked and a long section of track torn up. The crew escaped with minor injuries after the engineer and a crewman jumped to safety. no other injuries reported.
Two bridges on the Santa Fe were washed out last evening below and above Miami Texas. A crew of seventy five men is at work and temporary bridges will be ready by noon to allow trains to pass. A young man driving cattle near Fort Worth was killed by lightning on the Canadian river below Miami yesterday evening.
Court of Appeals Nearter Austis Texas reports Major Jackson's death vacating the reporter's post. A. M. Jackson, son of the late Major Jackson, has been named for the office, having assisted his father since its creation and being suited to finish the current volumes.
The Cushing Sandson clip of wool totaling 50 000 pounds was sold here at 15 cents per pound. Stockmen are anxious about the condition of affairs near the Cherokee strip and the Texas fever among cattle. A large number of Tom Green county cattle are pastured there and were ready for market. several stockmen have already gone on.
A 12 year old boy, Johnnie Turner, was killed when struck and mashed by a freight car on the Houston and Texas Central side track at the Main street crossing in Denison Texas this evening as whistles blew for six o'clock.
Farmers in Laponta Tex July 17 prepare against boll worm damage by placing many lamps in each cotton field. Reportedly, this method is very effective in destroying the pests.
Early today in Brookstox Texas C D Edwards went to fetch a mule along the railroad and was struck by a train. He died from injuries sustained in the incident and authorities began investigations into the accident.
Last Friday night as a Texas and Pacific freight train crossed the Trinity river bridge the engineer saw a man sitting on a rail. The pilot pushed him off as the engine slowed and the man was heard to splash into the swift current. Police conducted a fruitless search yesterday morning and presume drowning.
Winosa Texas reports persistent evening rainfall hindering crops with some fields grassy or drowned. Farmers grow discouraged as fruit ships to foreign markets arrive in poor condition due to ongoing rain affecting market prices.
In northwest Texas Haskell County enjoys steady rains every ten days for ninety days boosting crops. Corn yields around fifty bushels per acre, wheat twenty to twenty five, oats forty to sixty. Farmers threshing. cattle markets surge as fat cattle are sold.
A Breakham plantation dwelling six miles southwest of Calvent, Brazos, burned yesterday evening. Lizzie Knox, an elderly cook, used kerosene carelessly in making a fire. the oil exploded and burned her severely, leaving her in critical condition with total loss of the house and contents.
Constable Porter arrested Monroe Merriman and Dave Reeves in Portsnoro on a warrant for assault with intent to murder. Lee Driver swore out the warrant claiming the two Merriman boys and Reeves confronted him in a field, armed with shotguns, cursed and abused him before leaving.
Dick Richard, son, on trial this week for the murder of John Ladd in the county last spring, was found guilty of murder in the second degree by the jury and sentenced to sixteen years in the penitentiary.
Denison Texas July 17 Abner Miles a 16 year old street car line driver was kicked in the face yesterday evening by a street car mule and sustained injuries that will disfigure him for life.
Terrett Texas July 19 An ox team hauled 4000 pounds of flour to Kaufman yesterday. The slow ox train arrived in time and saved several dollars on freight compared with the Texas Central line.
Tenney Texas July 21 Farmers are busy as bees with the crops causing the town to be almost deserted by this class of citizens who are needed on the farms for immediate work.
In Pants Texas on July 21 Miss Celia Reynolds about 17 fell from a wagon in her father's yard near the Santa Fe depot and suffered serious injuries.
An enthusiastic citizens meeting at the courthouse laid plans to entertain Parson's brigade association for its annual reunion in KavrMan Texas on August 7 and 8. Local residents discussed arrangements to welcome members and support events.
A tarantula eleven inches long was found in the northwestern part of Denison on July 18. Mr Gettis of 1029 Woodard Street has the insect preserved in alcohol in a bottle.
A proposed alliance of leading labor organizations is discussed as a major world force. A mixed train traveling at 35 mph derails in a fatal boiler explosion. Engineer and fireman killed. four lives lost in the disaster.
A secret circular signed by leaders of major U S labor groups including T W Powderly John W Hays Samuel Gompers and W N Sargent reportedly urges a broad alliance. Locomotive engineers led by P M Arthur abstain from the move creating sharp divisions among trades and fueling hostility. If formed the alliance would be the most formidable labor body yet seen in the United States or abroad.
A switch engine boiler exploded three miles west of Topeka Kansas while a train was being slowed for track repair. Fireman James Cullen and Engineer R T Seacord died. Four other trainmen suffered serious injuries as the track was torn up and cars scattered.
In Lincolm Nebraska four men lost their lives this afternoon during a hazardous attempt to recover a dropped watch from a cesspool. A large hole was dug beside the pool but rain filled it with water. One man entered to break through the cesspool wall and was overcome by foul air, followed by others as seven men collapsed while trying to help.
The Cairo and Vincennes northbound passenger No. 2 derailed and wrecked three miles south of Mount Carmel Illinois at 11 o clock today. A freight car jumped the track followed by the baggage car and two passenger coaches. Twelve to fifteen passengers are seriously injured as the train sped about thirty five miles per hour.
Wasineror July 21 reports Superintendent Porter appoints Dr. David T. Day as expert and special agent to lead the mining subset for the eleventh census. Day, a Johns Hopkins graduate, becomes geologist in charge of mining statistics and technology sites and is praised as a top mining statistician.
Cutcaco July 21 All 450 Anchor line workers who walked out at midnight returned to work this morning with the strike resolved after talks between company reps and striker leaders. The agreed basis of settlement is not disclosed but it is believed the men secured their demand and were paid $70 a month.
New Orleans July 18 A Jackson special says the Democratic state nominating convention meeting here tomorrow will be the largest ever held in the state. Some counties with six votes have sent as many as fifty delegates.
In New York on July 17 railroad officials bankers and railroad lawyers agreed there is no likelihood of any attempt to form a railroad trust as outlined in the McCook circular of the recent publication.
The Cueyenne River Agency commissioners arrived yesterday morning and began a session outlining agency matters and next steps. They discussed program implementation and staff allocations amid ongoing hearings and local inquiries.
A council session in Wrenta Kansas discusses Congress act matters with Indians told to confer and reconvene Monday. Chief Paul of Pacific Express vanished from locked rooms and $40,000 in greenbacks reportedly missing. Special Agent Kyle and local agents investigated but found no cash missing. The American Surety company bonds the case for $3,000 and traces the cashier.
In Grand Forks on July 19 the trial of Alderman Ryan over ballot miscounts for Martin Walsh's waterworks post stirred public excitement. Six aldermen testified they opposed confirmation while Ryan and Kennedy’s backers claimed three were against him. The case was halted when judges discharged on the grounds the indictment rested on an unpublished ordinance, leaving city business under the last two years' revised code potentially illegal.
A large gathering of cattlemen and attorneys attended Judge Stone's court in Denver to hear the argument in Julius Schmidt's case over selling meat not inspected. The defense contends the meat was healthy and fit for food and argues the meat inspection law is unconstitutional.
In Oxlanama City QO on July 14 the people's election was stopped by US troops acting on Mayor Couch's order. Ballot boxes were seized and Con was arrested by US Marshal Thornton, then released before Commissioner Seimers. The final outcome remains uncertain with possible further troubles ahead.
Dr. Creighton former state senator and jury bribery convict arrived in San Francisco from Victoria and surrendered to police claiming exile was intolerable. He said he returned to be near his wife and children and face sentence.
W V July 19 reports the death of E c Jordon a national figure in White Sulphur Springs as blood poisoning followed a hand bite from a pet squirrel two months ago and an arm amputation performed Friday.
Wellington Kansas reports Texas fever devastates cattle in the Cherokee strip with carcasses found in multiple pastures. Observers say hundreds die in nearby Oklahoma and predict no cattle will be moved north for months.
About 400 representatives of the local brotherhood of engineers met in Sprisabero Alabama yesterday. Details were scarce but reports suggest groundwork for joining with other railroad organizations.
Washinetox July 17. A high authority denies the secretary Blaine resignation rumor, stating the report lacks foundation and is without truth. The statement clarifies no illness related quit has occurred.
Gen Boulanger presided at a fete and banquet by the French colony at Alexander Palace honoring the 100th anniversary of the Bastille destruction and the French Revolution. Speeches and enthusiasm followed the evening in London. Michael Davitt spoke at the George Club in Dublin predicting the Irish league will keep agrarian settlement debate open. In Paris, Boulangist precautions documents were to be introduced in the chamber, and a bill limiting simultaneous contest of seats passed Senate committee.
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