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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
3
Notes from Graham mention a summer barbecue proposed by residents, with calls to Chism's Studio for photography and Roy D. Gison's store as a contact point. Local activity includes hog marketing by O. D. Gholston, district attorney P. A. Martin's return from Henrietta, and tennis opening chatter as the town gears up for summer events.
I I Steele visited from van last Monday while Graham readies a strong group of sportsmen for a potential new gun club. The old club’s quit status remains unclear as residents note local business and social activity.
J.S. Timmons ordered the Leader sent to Tom Brogdon of Altus Oklahoma for one year. Mrs. W. H. Rawlings and daughter Cleo left for Mill Creek Oklahoma. For rent by J. W. Akin good office over post office. Thos. Price of Murray visiting Graham. Jno E Morrison Co offers mule or wagon. Indiana letter notes wet weather and no corn. Furnished rooms at Beckham House. Mrs. M. W. Bell improves Walnut street home. Charley McLaren to Kentucky with a load of horses and mules for Geo. H. Craig. Late spring vegetables slow. new potatoes on market. Jeff Keeter to Langton New Mexico. mother to follow. For sale mule and wagon by Morrison Co. Mrs. W. F. Babb and children to Gladewater Texas. 212 inch wagon for sale by Morrison Co. Mabry and McKinney return from Dillingham Prairie fishing trip.
T. J. Lamons is agent for the Victor Safe and Lock Co of Cincinnati Ohio Prices range from 25.00 up Ed Arnold left Monday for Europe Mexico where he has a position as civil engineer with a mining company J W Fulps has bought the Burch property on West Third street and has built a nice addition to the house and otherwise improved it A large crowd attended the skating at the rink last Friday night It seems that this sport has not lost all its fascination for the Graham young people yet Rev W M Goode of South Bend was a pleasant caller at the Leader office last Friday He has been in feeble health recently but we are glad to know that he is now improving.
Olney residents share weekend visits with relatives in Eliasville and Tennessee. The City Bakery and Union Restaurant merge to offer fresh bread and regular dinners. The Misses Dieter invite guests to try their apple pie offerings while Mr and Mrs Evans Jackson return from months in Tennessee and express happiness to be home.
State Summer Normal runs from June 1 to July 4, 1908 at Gra ham. The copy promotes Ballard's Herbine as a mild effective remedy for stomach and liver complaints, including constipation and dyspepsia, priced 50 cents per bottle and sold by B. S. Doty & Co.
A brief notice urges treating boys common scrapes cuts sprains and burns with Ballard’s Snow Liniment. It promises fast relief and healing when used as directed. Prices 25c 50c and 1.00, sold by B S Doty.
A notice invites locals in Spring Creek Eliasville Elbert Murray Belknap Olney and Bryson to send weekly news letters. In return the paper will provide stationery and a copy of the Leader. The program aims to reflect each community in the newspaper.
Magnolia Grove No 273 W C will unveil at Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday June 7 at 2 PM. Glen McDonald Camp No 420 W O W will also hold their decoration on the same day.
From Throckmorton a missionary writes of illness delaying work and urges all local Missionary and Aid Societies to send messengers to the upcoming fifth Sunday meeting at Proffitt church, aiming to form a new society there and to elect messengers for an associational union. Mrs. Jno. L. McCorp.
Weather has been favorable and farmers near completion of cotton planting. A frost on April 30 caused corn to look sick. Debate grows over a special school tax and moving the school to one end of the community with another building at the opposite end. Revs Hudnall and Larsing preached three sermons at the school house. Grandpa and Grandma Melton returned from Oklahoma. W C Burns of Graham visited Sunday and attended church. Mr and Mrs Gary of Graham visited relatives here. Kir and Fay,
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