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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
2
Publication details show weekly schedule with Thursday issues, subscription rates listed as one year and six months for $1.00. The paper is entered at the Graham Texas post office as second class mail. Editor Frank H Bowron promises corrections if any erroneous reflections arise.
An election will be held at the Graham Independent School District court house next Saturday, March 8, to issue bonds of ten thousand dollars for twenty years with redemption after ten years and 5 percent interest to fund a High School addition. Citizens should vote according to conscience. the paper favors issuing bonds and taxing to fund the building.
A farmer warns that if agriculture ceases for a year the greater portion of the human race would starve. The message underscores reliance on farming to feed populations and sustain civilization.
A historical series dedicated to the men of iron nerve and dauntless courage who opened the western wilderness and made civilization possible, honoring the pioneers of Young County Texas.
The 1856 Young County court convened in Belknap with Chief Justice Peter Harmonson and a small body of commissioners. Early difficulties included lack of funds, no treasury, and judges traveling from Dallas. The court laid out Belknap, saw the first district court and grand jury, and admitted Joseph Woolfolk to the bar. A notable case granted Rachel and Anatcha freedom to Major George H. Thomas. The six day grand jury returned 65 indictments ranging from murder to gambling as frontier courts struggled to function with scarce resources.
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