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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1890
Page
4
The report notes a shortage of state treasurer Noland of Missouri amounting to 32749 dollars and 62 cents. It states that 58 woolen manufacturers failed in 1889 with total liabilities of 7471000 dollars. It also mentions a horse show at Breckenridge next Saturday the 22nd with many fine horses on exhibition.
A Black man killed a White man in Dallas the other night and, at the examining trial, was discharged from custody on the plea of self defense.
Judge Willis, who has served ten years in the panhandle district, declines to seek re election and will relocate to Clarendon to practice law.
Colonel Lon V. Stephens, 30, named treasurer of Missouri. He has a million-dollar net worth and posted a bond for 4,009,000 signed by his relatives.
The Mississippi River floods at unprecedented height with water levels continuing to climb. Levees have broken across multiple areas, risking extensive damage to farmland and industrial sites.
The New York Sun argues David B. Hill can carry New York against any Republican nominee and notes no other Democrat approaches him in popular strength in the Empire State.
Grover Cleveland sold his estate near Washington comprising about twenty nine acres to a California syndicate for 140000 dollars. He paid roughly 50000 dollars four years ago and has made improvements that yield a net profit around 100000 dollars.
One hundred fifty thousand farmers in Kansas sign a petition urging the governor to convene an extra legislative session. They demand extended time for farm mortgage redemption and a stay of execution on promissory notes without bond.
County citizens urged to prepare exhibits for the Texas Spring Palace in Fort Worth opening in May. The editor argues Young County can win the premium by starting now and advertising its capabilities at the grand exhibition.
The Cherokee boomers moved onto the Oklahoma strip as they misread a congressional act, gathering tens to hundreds of people and swelling towns to about 10 000. President Harrison’s proclamation on the 15th declared the land off limits to settlement and ordered vacate or removal, signaling possible violence once troops intervene.
The Weatherford Constitution critiques the Louisiana lottery as a source to pay public debts and fund pensions. It argues 100,000 tickets at $1 each would yield $2 million and drain circulating capital, citing Galveston as a monthly contributor and warning of nationalizing the lottery for federal pensions and public works.
The St Louis Republic reports a Fort Worth cattle convention may upend the beef monopoly by following Gov Ross's suggestion to create a shipment depot outside Chicago. Texas harbors and independent refrigerating firms could provide outlets for Kansas and Southwest cattle, with Congress pressed to curb interstate rail rate discrimination, reviving the industry and challenging the Big Four monopoly.
A reviewer highlights Wilbargee’s Indian depredations in Test survey noting massacres near Austin and frontier perils. The piece praises Gen Sherman Bee and Col Fidridge episodes, listing frontier figures and events that shaped Texas memory for readers.
State Superintendent O H Cooper explains the law on free school attendance for children aged eight to sixteen. Residents may attend their district free of charge, while students in other districts cannot unless a permanent residence change is made. The residence is determined by parents or guardians.
The text describes a county fair style display of soil and mineral products and a prize for the best marriage proposal. It recounts a breach of promise tale where a suitor selected a written proposal, wooed the widow, and faced a courtly outcome. It also notes that prudent town leadership aids community development.
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