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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
5
Local notes describe Mrs. Tom Long improving and visits from J P D Lowe from True R L Reeves from Loving and others from Proffitt Fort Worth and Wichita Falls. Mentions horses and mules for sale groceries and produce prices and Fat Stock Show attendance. Several residents named including Portwood James Grube Cardwell and Pettey with no major events but a snapshot of daily life in Graham Texas.
Ear corn for sale 25 bushels offered by E B Owen. Miss Aline Johnson returns from McKinney with her sister Mrs E A Crouch. Edgar Flint visited from Olney. L H Hatfield and family relocate to Des Moines New Mexico. First class roomers wanted at Belmon t Rooming House. Mrs J L and Mrs R G Hallam visited relatives in Italy and Avalon Texas. Miss Kathleen and Leah Stewart visited Fort Worth recently.
Judge Jo W. Akin of Wichita Falls is overseeing cases in the district court here. Judge John C. Kay of Wichita Falls spent the first of the week in Graham attending district court. miscellaneous notes on local officials and activity.
Judge Stinson returned Thursday night from Fort Worth where he attended the Cattlemen’s Convention. A. L. Lynn of the Banger neighborhood attended the Fat stock Show in Fort Worth.
Mrs B W King has returned from Fort Worth after visiting relatives and the stock show. Mrs Cleveland Ellis and Misses Roach Eunice Long and Viola Cooper came from Newcastle last Thursday. Barrel Seeded Ribbon Cane Syrup for sale at sixty cents per gallon at E Bb Owen residence. Mrs J J Lovell left Saturday for Charleston West Virginia after visiting here. Mr and Mrs Henry Criswell visited friends in Fort Worth and attended the Cat tlemen's Convention.
Will McCaw of South Bend and associates Leslie Scott Charles Hinson and Paul Deats took an automobile trip to Fort Worth last Friday and returned Sunday. Mrs Alfred Wright of Connor Creek visited her parents Mr and Mrs Benton Kramer in town.
Large quantity bleached domestic fabric offered at 12 yards for 1.00 while it lasts. Mrs T J Lamons and Mr and Mrs Robert Justice, of Anarene, have moved to Graham to make it their home. A C Daws and family and Mrs Hettie Thomas, of Throckmerton, were guests of Judge and Mrs W P Stinson Tuesday.
Mesdames Irene McLaren and Julia Baynes visited Fort Worth last week and saw The Birth of a Nation in motion pictures. Raymond Reed left last Friday for Rochester Texas where he has accepted a position in a dry goods store. Mrs Reed will join him in a few days.
An old notice advertises White Lagiere eggs for hatching at $1.00 for 15 and urges readers to garden and can vegetables to offset living costs. The item also reports Mrs. Mabel Etheridge and her children returning home to San Antonio after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Johnson, for several weeks.
For sale a bunch of stock cattle and some mules. For information contact J. H. Williams at 2ip Pa Eliasville Texas. Mabrys Golston and Holland families visited Joe Mabry in Graford last Friday. Rev J R Reynolds and children Paul and Frances May from Richmond Kentucky arrived Friday night to reside in the Baptist parsonage. Welcome to the pastor and family.
C. E. Burdick from Loving visited last Thursday saying wheat crops are starting in his area while most farmers have planted corn. Hansford Hatfield departed Monday for Trinidad Colorado to join his brother E. R. Hatfield and make his home after spending several days visiting friends here.
A local notice lists a “Jack for sale or trade for cattle for young mules” by A. L. Lynn in Bunger Texas. John Wyatt of El Paso, former Beckham National Bank cashier, visited the Graham family. The piece promotes Eupion Oil and Pennant Auto Oil sold by C. C. Johnson. Ellis Sherill and daughter visited from Haskell to see uncle J. B. Norris, joined by Mrs. Montgomery. D. D. Casenbary and wife return from El Paso to reside in Murray, Young County.
A description notes a one day marginale gelding nearly 15.5 hands tall wearing a leather halter and swingbone on the left front foot. No sheriff’s office contact is listed. a liberal reward is offered for information about the animal’s whereabouts.
J. T. Hunt of Olney renewed for The Leader and The New York World last Thursday. Nat Price Sr. returned from Fort Worth after a week at the Cattleman’s Convention displaying saddles from Price Bros. Saddlery and selling several to ranchers.
Boots and Shoes ad promotes Mr. Dyer as unbeatable boot and shoe maker and Mr. Joe Lorrens as expert repairman. Eddleman Bros. Saddlery Co. endorses honest work and fair dealings to merit patronage in the boot and shoe trade.
Professor R Lindsey of Shinola spent weekend here with daughter Mrs Pearl Mandeville noting several measles cases in his district. He fears continued spread could keep many children from attending school if unchecked. Dr and Mrs H E Griffin hosted a dinner party at their east Graham home last Tuesday with guests Misses Lucile Miller Agnes Craig Nelle Graham Julia Anna Smith and Messrs Charles Hinson Paul Deats Otto Deats and Judge W A Bonner.
News from New York reports three American steamers Vigilancia City of Memphis and Illinois sunk by German submarines in the blockaded zone. Eleven missing from Vigilancia and Memphis. Illinois crew saved. City of Memphis sailed from Cardiff for New York in ballast and was attacked Saturday night. Vigilancia torpedoed without warning. cargoes included provisions valued up to 1 million dollars. Illinois tanker owned by Texas Company left Port Arthur for London with a full cargo. thirty five crew aboard. Baptist Missionary Society note and brief program follow in the church column with several ladies named and topics listed.
A. O. Norris & Son announce the sale of their Fire and Tornado Insurance business to the Baham Wire Insurance Co. with Miss Aline Johnson as manager. They thank patrons and urge continued support as they retire on March 19, 1917.
In Chambers 1917 order allowing guardian A C Dawns to lease minor lands Jig Lee Ruth and Sadie May Daws for oil and gas drilling terms deemed best for the estate by Judge Young County Texas. Clerk J W Hinson certifies copy as true and correct March 21 1917 with seal.
Community rally seeks support for Graham as campaign team urges volunteers to pass the leader role forward. Local organizers emphasize momentum building, fundraising, and turnout aims across neighborhoods and churches.
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