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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
5
Local items from Graham Texas include residents and visitors such as F A Tandy from ing Creek and J H Blewett from Olney. Advertisements offer coal at Widmayer shop and watch repair at Blakeney's Pharmacy. Weather brings rain and crop prospects brighten. new oil mill work progresses. insurance and bonds urged. coal and flour ads appear. several townspeople listed with visits and travels.
Ed Arnold returns from Marlin for a few weeks while Bruce Street comes back from Mineral Wells Miss Bertie Smith of Finis visiting relatives here Ina Timmons reported ill Miss Alice Stewart of Fort Worth visiting grandmother Mrs G A Graham Effie Shults and Gilmore of Salem visiting Fine beef at Brick Beef Market P A Martin district attorney spent week at Henrietta with three felony convictions D G Vick returned from trips to Throckmorton and Shackelford counties C F Kramer and Willis Hardy of Murray in town A O Norris Son offers insurance against cyclones and windstorms Cy clones season begins and A O Norris Son insures property P L Lawrence advertises brick stone concrete work Squire R E Myers visits Graham on way to Jamestown Exposition and new concrete post office building nearly complete
The new home of W. C. Harwell on South Elm Street is nearing completion and should be very handsome. Home Mission Society of the M. E. Church invited the parsonage ladies to a Monday night meeting and were entertained by Rev. and Mrs. E. V. Cox. Dirt from the Graham Hardware Company excavation at the northeast corner of the public square is being reused by city authorities for street and sidewalk grading. F. G. Gaw of Camp Creek visited the city Monday, praising local conditions and noting trustees reengaged Miss Donaldson to teach again next year.
An old advertisement touts Simmons' Sar saparilla as the king of tonics that will restore energy, stimulate appetite, and make you eat freely, urging immediate use to hear yourself laugh again.
L 8S Paschall from Olney said material was on the ground for a large tabernacle and work would start immediately. The structure will host protracted meetings and public gatherings during the summer months.
Advertisement touts Hunt's Cure as the quickest and most reliable remedy for itching diseases. One application relieves, one box guaranteed to cure.
A numbering machine borrowed or stolen last summer remains missing. The office asks the finder to return it immediately, noting it is essential in a printing office and of little use to most people.
Miss Marian Owen departed Friday for Sherman to attend the Austin College commencement. Her brother Lowery, who studies there, will accompany her home. DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve advertised. Warnings against imitations. J S Sparks sends lead to Bakerfield Missouri. Sparks bought a Goose Neck Bend farm and promotes local soil interest. E S Graham reports coal shaft work near Indian Mound, noting historical coal abundance evidenced by local fires.
R F Arnold attorney advertises long term land loans with low interest, options to extend vendor lien notes, or furnish 1 2 of the purchase price on improved farms. Call for terms.
Henry Criswell arrived Sunday night from the west. Y. F. Garrisson came back Sunday from Dallas. Miss Nan Carmack returned from a lengthy visit with relatives near Murray. Little Eunice Parker of Weatherford Oklahoma is visiting her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Askew south of Graham.
Rev G W Rushing and John W Groves attended the General Assembly of the C P church at Dickson Tennessee. Rushing returned last Friday and Groves returned Monday night. They report a pleasant and profitably gathering.
Stop Grumbling if you suffer from Rheumatism or pains for Ballard's Snow Liniment will bring quick relief. It is a sure cure for Sprains Rheumatism Contracted Muscles and all pains. Price 25c 50c and $1.00. Co R Smith Tenaha Texas endorses the remedy for sprains and aches and chest pains. Sold by B H Blakeney.
Real estate notice notes affordable Graham houses offered by J C Vaughan. It mentions property listings for sale at reasonable figures and invites readers to inquire through the agent. Also promotes meat products from E A Posern including beef sausage mutton and pork.
Oak Grove Cemetery accounts show wages to W E Baker 183.25 lumber for steps 37.50 painting tool house 6.00 and other costs. The fund totals 228.95 with deposits at Beck ham National Bank. Mrs S R Crawtorp President appeals to donors to support the cemetery fund.
Jack, a Black Mammoth Jack formerly owned by Walsh and Robinson, will stand at the vendor's place 212 miles southwest of Murray Texas. Terms include 10 dollars to insure a foal and 10 dollars to insure standing. See stock or write or phone J. W. Robinson in Murray Texas. Pasturage 75 cents a month.
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