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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
8
Notice to Secretaries directs county dues be paid to the county union delegate for submission to the County Treasurer to avoid confusion and keep secretary books accurate. Signed S W Lane, Co. Secy.
Last Saturday night S W Lane met with leading farmers at Mt Pleasant school house to organize a local union. Elected officers include W S Timmons president J C Sitton vice president W P Brooks secretary treasurer J C Freeman conductor F A Burnett doorkeeper O K Freeman chaplain J C Sitton local business agent. Regular meetings will be held on Saturday evenings before the December meeting.
Fort Worth officials plan a strong bid to secure the state Farmers Union headquarters during its annual meeting in Was0 next month. Past inducements offered to move the headquarters to Fort Worth were not accepted after executive committee review. If Fort Worth wins, 30 to 40 families would relocate and farmers would frequent the city continuously.
The City Acetylene Gas Plant installed by E. C. Stovall is now in operation lighting J. H Rubenkoenig barber shop Geo. Baynes barber shop B N S Doty Co drug store Blakeney's Pharmacy S B Street Co Mabry Short Co and others as houses are piped Acetylene gas offers three times coal oil light with no chimney smoke or heat It costs no more than oil and no burner losses A Gribble of Sherman reports satisfaction with the machines and locals urge city lights for fall evenings to impress visitors
The meeting established the union with Mt Pleasant as its official name and set gatherings for the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 3 o'clock.
The First Baptist Church of Jacksboro Texas appeals to Baptist brethren and friends for outside donations after a July 5 storm wrecked their church. The financially weak congregation seeks funds to rebuild on broader lines for Christ, promising donor records and a published list at cornerstone laying and dedication.
A pleasant surprise party may be given to your stomach and liver by taking Dr Kings New Life Pills. They are a wonderful remedy affording relief and cure for headache dizziness and constipation. 25 cents at B B Dotys Drug store.
Warm weather in Loving brings construction and farming activity. John L Bratcher adds screen doors to his home while Dixon and sons begin four small dwellings. Simmonses start a gin with a corn mill and crusher planned for local use. Granbury's C J Harlan will move here around August 5 to build. Maud Hayes recovers from fever as Misses Hoge and Harkey visit. Plans form to install telephones on the rural line. Sam Norris teaches a singing school. A land buyer considers a local deal after admiring the area’s crops and watermelons. Visitors from Iradell and Parker County stop by, and Kenedy of southern Texas visits Loving. The community awaits bridge bond news to fund county roads for a record crop haul.
A Tuesday night crowd at Graham Ball Park watched the Browns overcome an early 5 1 deficit to erupt for 23 unanswered runs, finishing 24 to 7 over the Old-Timers. Deeter Williamson pitched for the Old-Timers, with Bower Baldwin backing the Browns. Rob McLaren umpired.
Rev. J. Sam Barcus, pastor of the First Methodist church in Corsicana, has been tendered the chair of theology and biblical literature at Southwestern University in Georgetown. It is believed he will accept with the Bishop’s consent.
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