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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1889
Page
5
Local notices report debt calls, shop ads, and a push for town incorporation amid sickness and street concerns. Items mention Jonathan Harris, McKimsey’s, Red Store, and J. Wrever, with updates on Mrs Nat Smith’s death and railroad hopes, plus civic appeal for a municipal government.
For sale a Berkshire Boar from a registered family the only one in the county. J. R. Harris and Mrs. J. E. Ryus are on the sick list. Urgent asks to clean up the town, burn rubbish, tear down hog pens, and drain mud holes. Visitation urged to Wanrep Nursery with 80,000-15 varieties of stock and early fruit trees. Deputy sheriff M. A. Wallace travels to Sherman to recover a horse taken from Layman. Laymon imprisoned. Little Minor Hart improving after illness.
Petitioners urge a Salt Creek bridge at Graham, better county roads, and courthouse repairs. They accuse the court of neglect, demand timely road changes, and warn progress is needed. An assault incident is noted as Stafford and Jowell clash, with Jowell jailed for aggravated assault. Commissioners Court convenes next Monday for road actions.
A humorous meditation on human fragility and misfortune. The verse sketches a mortal man’s brief rise and abrupt fall, from daily toils to debts and odd accidents, ending with a wry note on health and aging. The tone blends carnival exaggeration with reflections on fate and finance.
The article notes Misance Gin increasing cotton processing while Jacksboro flour is still needed. Plans mention a roller mill and railway shipping, plus a Friday night ball at the Court House for local church faction members. Shvort Jr. drives to Tennessee to sell the Manderville Quilter. A inquiry into a supposed Graham and Crystal Falls road finds no recorded road, though an overseer and crew are assigned.
An advertisement invites readers to seek business loans for land, stock, or improvements. It promises straight interest terms, no high commissions, no forced tying of funds, and flexible collateral, available from McPhatte & Agin at the court house.
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