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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1882
Page
2
The notice lists the Graham Leader office location on Elm Street one block north of Public Square and states it is entered at the Post Office in Graham as second class matter.
Texas crops look promising with veteran certificates quoted at Austin at 270 to 300 dollars. The Mexican National Railway reaches the 10th mile west. Early Florida peaches fetch 75 cents in New York. Cattle herds depart Coleman for Kansas Wyoming and Nebraska. Levy to perform at Galveston June 9. Corsicana to launch weekly newspaper edited by T. R. Lemon. Wool sales near 200000 pounds at Coleman and 100000 stored. Sara Bernhardt and husband return to Paris for theater engagement. Travis scholastic census shows 3497 children of which 695 cannot read. Smallpox spreads among Chattanooga negroes to nearby Nashville and Murfreesboro. New York grocers union acts to close early and curb adulteration. El Paso volunteer company organized for defense. arms requisition filed. Guiteau cadaver bid by New England Petrifying Co. predicts exhibition for morbid curiosity. Kansas winter wheat crops strong if no disaster. 60 million bushels. Vennor forecasts frost in late dates up to Mississippi. Germany eyeing U S postal management. Bremen official to study system. postal board with flexible cover discussed. Weatherford mayor Brannon mocks Col. Smythe. Breckenridge editor backs Davenport for Congress. Lanham of Weatherford seen as rising leader. Postmaster General Howe in Chicago cites need for faster mail links and new equitable distribution. Mollie Carson sues Indiana mother-in-law over $600 promised at wedding. matter remains unresolved. Stephens household tale judged by Crawfordsville residents as a communal repair spree in years past.
The Texian reports the congressional campaign opening in Stephens County. It skewers editor E W Davenport while praising Cols Shannon and Lanham for their service. It urges a state convention to choose a man with proven democracy and integrity as the party nominee for the November canvass.
The piece urges Hon. F. B. Sexton of Marshal for the vacant Court of Appeals seat after Judge Winkler’s death, citing his legal stature and Confederate Congress service. It also endorses Weatherford as the best site for a congressional convention and notes the Alamo monthly to debut July 1 in San Antonio. A Stephenville foot race is planned for June 10 with $2.50 entry and prizes.
A compilation of editorials and notices discusses guards and guardsmen facing murder charges, editor candidacy for legislative honors, court conflicts over district attorney appointments, railroad prospects in the Panhandle, presidential confirmations, and plans for a Greenback State Convention in Galveston. The piece surveys editorial stances on justice, office ambitions, and regional political developments.
Seventeen wagon trains carrying families from central Texas moved through El Paso on the seventh en route to Georgetown New Mexico, a town gaining fame. United States Marshal Norton travels to Minnesota for health, with rumors that Republican influence aims to retain him as district marshal. In Pennsylvania affairs, Senator Cameron’s oath volume rises due to party opposition to a strong local boss, prompting swearing fits.
A humorous exchange shows Old Mrs. Jones being read a recipe by her grandson Jakie who misreads instructions and delivers a wildly impractical method for preparing a watermelon. The tale ends with the grandmother shaken by the absurdities of the reading.
The general assembly deferred the decision on adopting the new version of the New Testament until next year, postponing any final action.
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