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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
6
County correspondence reports good health and a recent rain shower welcomed by all. News covers church attendance, singing school in South Bend, family visits, new buggies, telephone lines, ailments, and harvest progress with corn oats and gardens thriving after the rain. Residents anticipate attendance in town and share various social events and travels.
Local hardware outlet Norris Johnson Hardware Co offers a 6 plow cultivator model from Ohio Improved. The unit features a washer and key to secure the wheels, advertised for quick maintenance and reliability.
The community reports good growth after a fine rain last week as farmers plant cotton and plow corn. Several injuries occur including Eugene West with a severe leg wound from a horse collision and Wills Copeland hurt when a wagon ran over him. no bones broken. Mrs B E Bur resumes medical treatment in Graham while J M Hunt and family visit Necessity Texas amid new residence construction.
Cultivators offered for 25.00 each. A few 4 plow models remain and are available now. Visit Norris Johnson Hardware Co to purchase.
Community updates from Craig Point with health good crops improving rain revived gardens. Local movers include Hugh Brandon moving to Fred Stewart house and visits to Medlan Chapel with several churchgoers and neighbors.
Mrs Alberts Ss and other residents spent Monday with Mrs Schlittler. Several neighbors visit or travel to Graham and Oakland with multiple visits recorded among the Ballew, Guinn, Moore, Smith, May Caskey and Cody families. An informal social week across the Flint Creek area is summarized.
Advertises buying two to three span mules or horses or mature stock worth the price. Owner will buy separately and requests stock be brought in Monday. E C Stovall.
Indian Mound Health in the community is good at this writing. Richard Grubbs son of W F Grubbs died at Abilene last Saturday morning and his body was shipped here for burial. Mrs Annie Bird visited Mr and Mrs Reece Easterling Sunday evening. There will be preaching at the church next Saturday and Saturday night and Sunday and Sunday night. Everybody is invited to come.
McCormick Binders and related gear offers repair and maintenance services for binders mowers rakes and binder twine. Agents urge customers to inspect machines and schedule repairs in advance to avoid downtime.
Norris Johnson Holw and Co attend General Assembly in Atlanta Georgia. Miss Victoria Tipton at Selvidge Business College Ardmore Oklahoma home on vacation. Joe DeLong Newcastle businessman visiting A C Bentley family. Saunders Jacksboro attends services. Floy Mae McCharen sick but improving. Ragsdale family of Graham visits Cunningham. Minnie and Bertie Cook of Graham en route to Crystal Falls for school entertainment. Fish plentiful in Clear Fork as water level is right. Vegetation and crops compare to 1906. Crimson Roses.
Over production and crop mort gages push farmers toward ruin as they face fierce competition. The remedy lies in organization and in cooperation in marketing to stabilize earnings and prevent further losses.
A brief farming note by J. W. Robinson of Murray Texas urges efficient methods to maximize output from limited resources. The passage emphasizes that careful farming leads to better markets and durable impressions from well kept farms.
Rejoicing over good rain with fine corn and gardens, cotton planting underway. Reports of recovering travelers, activities at Oakland and Charlie Cullers' entertainment, and visits from Miss Lillie Tripp and Prof Brummett. Local wells drilled, new houses built, and plans for Miss Preston and Graham business. Bro Lipscomb to preach in June. Sunday School gatherings encouraged.
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