Tax Assessors and County Officials Named
For Tax Assessor W. P. Beckham. For County Treasurer J. A. Dixon and H. C. Fields.
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
3
For Tax Assessor W. P. Beckham. For County Treasurer J. A. Dixon and H. C. Fields.
C L Doc Rogers accepts a position with Price Bros. Miss Fay Clark visits Ft Worth. J no Morrison Co offers better clothing for less. See Brown Sons hats and ladies belts in Olney Texas. Easy terms on tombstones. Matthews Tidwell Norman advertise honey. Subscriptions for trade items. A carload just arrived from Den joan Sons. Street work by Eddleman crews. Various local visits and deliveries noted.
Morrison's sells men and boys crash hats for 25 and 36 cents. Miss Annie Norman and Mattie Davis visited Jacksboro last Monday. The community greeted J. J. Daws of Clear Fork country on Saturday. Mrs. C. E. Burns and family left last week for a visit to relatives in Montague County.
Beware of Fraucis red June and Gold Plum trees sold at 75 cents each. Stark Bros originated these plums and sell them from five to 25 cents. Jas M Woop and Reys and G S Wyatt assist Pastor Barnes in a Methodist church revival in Temple Killeen Estelline. Preaching 10 am 8:30 pm cottage prayer meeting at 4 pm daily.
Local items report shrinking scholastic census at Graham Independent School District with 198 pupils this year down from last year. Graham Normal School enrollment rises to fifty while other counties enroll none. Jno E Morrison Co advertises silk shirt waists at cost. J N Johnston and Miss Mamie Wadley wed in Tank Valley with Rev S A Barnes presiding. Harvest gloves shipment to Morrison's and Miss Sallie Chism to Jacksboro and Paris for church convention.
Hon Courtney Gray and E M L Stewart of Cisco visited Graham this week to announce Gray's nomination for representative from the district. The Leader notes Gray as a young practical fellow with a promising political path ahead.
A line item notes a linen hemstitched handkerchief offered at Morrison's priced at 3 for 25 cents. The item suggests a sale or advertisement in a local shop listing.
R. Crawford began a visit to his uncle S. Dillon in Ohio last Friday. He was raised in Dillon’s home and plans to stay a month or longer to help during the illness.
The examination of applicants for teacher's certificates will be held on Friday and Saturday June 15 and 16 1900. N. J. Timmons. Co. Judge, Young Co. Tex.
Miss Lizzie LeGrand returned from Huntsville where she has been attending the Sam Houston Normal and graduated at this term. Her many friends will be glad to know of her achievement.
A fair young child pale from worms has recovered the rosy hue after using Warre's Cream Vermifuge. Price 25c. Graham Drug Co.
Timmons visited Jacksboro this week as Graham High School organized under the present superintendent. Previously the county lacked teachers and first grade certificates. Now there are two teachers per school and many can pass exams. Most have studied at the Graham school. students should be ready to enter in September.
C N Brown authorizes placing his name on the subscribers list. Charlie struggles without the leader but finds it unprofitable. A jaundiced skin signal liver trouble from retained bile poisons in the blood, draining energy and happiness. Herbine costs 50c at Graham Drug Co.
Mrs. H G Arnold of Miller Bend visited relatives in town Tuesday and was accompanied home by her mother Mrs J T Cunningham and young Benjamin Harrison.
Relief and comfort in asthma Ballard’s Horehound Syrup has no equal. Price 25 and Soc at Graham Drug Co.
Miss Mattie Southern departed Graham Tuesday morning heading to Whitt then on to her home in Kansas City Missouri. She has been teaching music here and will be missed by many friends.
Witness T. L. Martin of Dixie Kentucky describes severe coughing fits until trying Dr. King's New Discovery which he credits with instant relief. He claims four years of family use and recommends it for coughs colds and all throat chest and lung troubles. Price 50 cents and 1.00 with guarantee and trial bottles at Handy Matthews Drug Store.
Dr M H Logan returns to Finny with Fayette Spivey after purchasing the Spivey Harri son mercantile business. Logan assumes charge of the store.
Local ad notes footwear samples aboard Morri son store display. Prices listed as 75 cents and 1.00 dollars.
Miss Myrtle Steen of Red Top and her cousin Miss Inez Harris of Denton county visited friends in town during the past week, making a social round and calling on acquaintances.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a quick remedy for wounds bruises burns and scalds in families with children. It highlights prices of 25 and 50 cents at Graham Drug Co.
Mrs M V Bell departed last Friday for Memphis Texas to visit her daughter Mrs Jesse R Fore who is said to be in poor health.
A medicinal pitch claims the pills improve stomach and liver action to give increased strength and a keen clear brain and high ambition. The ad notes a 25 cent box and mentions Handy & Matthews druggists as sellers. R C Adams family recovering from measles at the time.
Classified notice states a three room cottage in the College addition is available for rent. It includes a good well and other amenities and will be vacant on the 20th inst. Apply to P. A. Martin.
W C Wilkinson and his accomplished daughter Miss Etna of Elm Creek were in town this week.
Mrs J B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a perilous stomach ailment and yellow jaundice as gall stones worsened. After doctors failed to cure her she began using Electric Bitters and was wholly cured. The ad promotes the stomach liver and kidney remedy for dyspepsia loss of appetite with a 50 cent guarantee sold by Handy Matthews.
W. O. Clark and his wife, along with their son Luther, have departed for their Salt Creek farm and ranch to enjoy a two week rustic retreat.
A brief notice invites readers to renew subscriptions to the Republic via O W King located in the Post Office Building. The message notes subscription options and directs readers to contact King for renewal.
The message notes John Dailey of Markley visited last Tuesday seeking machine fixtures. He encountered a mule buyer, sold his mule, and may have walked home. No further details are provided.
An 19th century drug ad claims Buckeye Pie Ointment by Graham Drug Co provides immediate relief for fissures bleeding and itching of the rectum with cures described as infallible. Bottle price 50 cents and tubes 75 cents.
A Fast Bicycle Rider will often receive painful cuts sprains or bruises from accidents. Buckten's arnica Salve will call the pain and heal the injury. It cures chafing chapped hands sore lips burns ulcers and piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c. Sold by Handy Matthews druggists.
Predisposition to worms in children may lead to emaciation weakness and convulsions if untreated White's Cream Vermifuge is promoted as the most successful remedy. Available for 25 cents at Graham Drug Co.
Notice announces Ely's offers Soda Water Chili Bakers Bread and ice. It warns a small delivery of ice was not made after noon.
If your sight shows specks and spots, or you feel pains on the right side under the ribs, your liver may be deranged. A few doses of Herbine can regulate it. Price 50 cents at Graham Drug Co.
Travel notices authorize round trip and special fare tickets from Jacksboro for events including the National Democratic and Republican Conventions in Kansas City and Philadelphia, the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers excursion to Denver, and state church and hardware dealer gatherings in Paris and Houston. Tickets go on sale in June and July 1900 with varied return limits and extensions possible if conditions are met.
Dr D B Cargile of Washita I T reports Mrs Brewer cured of scrofula after years of suffering with terrible sores on head and face. Electric Bitters praised as the best blood purifier and remedy for eczema tetter salt rheum ulcers boils and running sores. It stimulates liver kidneys and bowels expels poisons aids digestion and builds strength. Sold by Handy Matthews druggists 50 cents guaranteed.
J. H. Fisher and two of his daughters traveled from Indian Mound on Wednesday for an out of town visit.
A Manches ter Indiana man recounts a miraculous escape from fatal lung disease after suffering measles exposure. He credits Dr King's New Discovery with curing throat chest and lung troubles and notes many others have used it successfully. Free trial at Handy Matthews drug store.
Mrs W J Stewart and family are spending a few weeks at their country ranch, taking a break from routine and enjoying the rural retreat with relatives and friends in the area.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered rectal fistula for eighteen months. Doctors warned he would die without costly surgery, but he cured himself using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad endorses the salve as the best pile cure on earth at 25 cents a box, sold by Handy & Matthews.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims to clear skin eruptions including pimples eczema tetter and salt rheum and to heal cuts burns bruises boils ulcers and piles. It is priced at 25 cents a box with a cure guaranteed and sold by Handy &
Louis Mills died Wednesday night at his home near Belknap. He was advanced in age and well known in Young county where he had lived for many years. The Leader extends sympathy to his relatives and friends.
Ava fourteen year old daughter of G J Ragle died at her home near Olney last Tuesday night. Sincere condolence is extended to the bereaved family.
An advertisement promotes Cheatham's Chill Tonic as suited for invalids and those in enfeebled health. It claims to aid digestion, act as a strengthener and appetizer, with a money back satisfaction guarantee. Available in tasteless and bitter styles in a 50 cent size.
A. E. Lafayette of Landing Clark County Maine credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life after doctors said he could not live He recalls instant relief and nine years of good health since using the medicine and says it remains in his house For sale by Graham Drug Co.
The Elders and Deacons Assembly of Group No. 8, Parsison Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, will convene at Olney, Young County, at 9 30 a m on June 23 1900. Delegates raise questions on church membership, Jesus founding a church, and baptism of the Holy Ghost with named questioners.
Advisory notes the discomfort and risks of piles including fistula and cancer in the rectal region. It promotes Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment as an infallible remedy priced at 50 cents a bottle and 75 cents for tubes at Graham Drug Co.
A Winterset Iowa bank cashier recounts a carpenter ill with diarrhoea who used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after the cashier's own cure. One dose reportedly restored him to work, prompting purchase from the local druggist.
An advertisement touts a “Monster Devil Pish” as a type of constipation and claims the remedy strengthens organs nerves muscles and brain. It promotes De King’s New Life Pills as a safe cure for stomach liver kidneys and bowels priced at 25 cents at Handy Matthews' drug store.
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