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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1885
Page
1
The Graham Leader lists subscription terms at two dollars per year for one copy with six month options. Advertising rates include one inch at three dollars for the first insertion and ten cents per extra line per insertion. Obituary notices and tributes of respect cost five cents per line. Local notices priced per line per insertion with discounts for regular advertisers.
SECIETIES Young County chapter Royal Arch Masons meets Saturday after the full moon each month. Baker H. P. G. B. Jewell Secretary. Young County Lodge No 485 A F and A M meets Saturday night of or before the full moon each month. C. W Johnson W M O B Frenchay Secretary Pro Tem. Twin Mountain Lodge 4o Y0 2202 Evants of Honor meets first or third Friday night each month. W. Graves Dictator H. J. Mak ers Secretary.
Marshall reports three sticks of dynamite hidden under the private car of Superintendent Cummings. A passerby overheard suspicious talk, prompting a search by the night clerk. The motive and the culprit remain unknown as authorities vow to uncover those responsible.
The report notes F. Baums burial in Jackson Michigan where his daughter lives. Baums life insured for 35000 with New York Life and he belonged to secret orders. County Attorney Clint aims to prosecute remaining cotton swindling cases despite Baums death. In Abilene Texas Gilbert pleads guilty to aggravated assault over a newspaper war and faces a 200 fine. Also mention workers institute speech by Rev Maxwell and large cattle and mule shipments, wool wagon activity, and improved collections. Julia Jackson and William E Christian wed in RicoMono Virginia amid a broad regional guest list. J McGehee acquitted in Young county and returns west. A Georgia farmer feeds fodder to a horse per water before eating. Abilene and Baird papers spar over railroad and mineral development.
Topeka reports a grim harvest forecast as Craley, head of the largest mill, puts the state’s wheat yield at about 15 million bushels. The state agriculture secretary is cutting April projections by 30 percent, yielding roughly 13 million bushels, about 37 million less than last year, with corn seen as the only hopeful crop.
The Montepelier Argus and Patriot condemns unpaid readers as contemptible whelps and sneaks. It states delinquent subscribers receive harsh judgment for not paying for the Argus and Patriot they have received.
In a Times Democrat excerpt, a church member urges a colored father to baptize his child. The father explains he cannot afford the cost, noting a $2 debt owed to the minister for a past wedding ceremony, which could complicate baptism.
A masked mob seized Townsend Cook in Westminster and hanged him on a tree after overpowering the sheriff and removing him from the jail. The body showed two bullet wounds, and a note claimed the man confessed. No arrests or names of the lynchers have been made.
The Dallas Mercury notes that if prohibition advocates follow the Dallas convention plan, the next election could bring political and moral triumph. The piece envisions a nationwide chorus of relief from cold, hunger, neglect, and oppression as families regain protection and dignity.
The State versus Willis Adams was continued at Kaufman last Monday. The district attorney invited County Attorney Clint to join the prosecution and set a future date to be agreed upon by the prosecutors and defense.
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