Jury Acquits Arthur Mills in Father Killing Trial
The Mills case ended with a not guilty verdict after fifteen minutes of deliberation. Arthur Mills, a University of Texas law student, faced charges of killing his father C. C. Mills on the Mills ranch on May 8, 1908, with Hayner Patton as the key witness. The trial drew large crowds as Mills testified in his own defense.
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Arthur Mills
C. C. Mills
Mills
Hayner Patton
Patton
Terrell
Haskell
Young Mills
Law Department of the State Univerversity
Austin
Squrgsby
Tommy's Wife comedy benefit at Graham High School
Local talent will stage the three act comedy Tommy's Wife at the opera house on Friday night October 11 directed by Miss Kuykendall. The fundraiser supports electric lighting for Graham High School. The program includes humor heavy comedy, special acts and a strong chorus. Clark and Jackson sold forty cattle cars to Johnny Washington last Monday, the season’s largest cattle deal for the area.
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Tommy
Miss Kuykendall
Opera House
Graham High School
fFommy
Clark & Jackson
Johnny Washington
Oklahoma
Graham Cotton Oil Mill opens as season begins fast
The Graham Cotton Oil Mill started yesterday marking a strong season with over thirty men employed and plans to run day and night through spring if seed is secured. Manager F F Parrish leads setup as seed shipments arrive from New Castle Woodson Murray Bunger Loving and others. Merchants report good trade though cotton picking keeps customers away. cotton arrivals come from as far as forty miles.
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Newcastle
Woodson
Murray
Bunger
Loving
Graham Cotton O
Texas
Peter's Method of Stirring Up the Church Sermon
The morning sermon at the Methodist Church next Sunday will discuss Peter's method as a mild but efficient way to stir the church. H Bucklar, a progressive farmer from Proffitt, visited last Monday and noted he has 6000 to 7000 bundles of feed from his first crop and expects more before winter. The cotton crop there is excellent and the local folks are very busy.
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Peter
H. Bucklar
Proffitt
Open air Firemen Band concerts end season Friday night
The Firemen's Band closed the season with a brief open air concert to a large crowd. Crowds joined weekly Fridays all summer from far and near, with plans to resume in May and a Christmas Opera House program in the works. A. J. Wheat, longtime county commissioner candidate, visited and spoke with locals.
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Opera
Rock Island to Rebuild Graham Branch to Fort Worth
Rock Island railroad plans major upgrades on the Graham branch toward Fort Worth with $50,000 set aside for new rails and ties and track leveling. The work aims to reduce jolting and shorten travel time with a faster night schedule, expected to start by month’s end and finish by January 1. Old pioneer Joshua B West recalls 1865 salt works on Salt Creek and early Young County life.
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Rock Island Railroad
Graham
Bridgeport
Fort Worth
Mayfield
Rock Island
Joshua B. West
Sam Copeland
Young County
Salt Creek
Soe
Old Salt Works
Mr. West
A. B. Medan
L. P. Brooks
Death of Albany business leader in Beckham Bank cashier’s report
R B E Lynch cashier of Beckham National Bank learns by message from his wife in Albany that her father W L Nelson died at his Albany home. Nelson was a prominent Albany businessman, aged six, long ill after several operations and a year in the Temple Texas sanitarium. many friends mourn with the family.
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G. W. Bishop
Graham
Titus County
Texas
M. J. James
Ming Bend
James Home
R. BE. Lynch
Beckham National Bank
Albany
W. L. Nelson
Mr. Nelson
Starium
Temple
Mia
Lyn
Old Maud Did It. The Leader Was A Day Late
A newspaper note explains the tardiness of last week’s Leader due to a faulty gasoline engine named Maud. The crew stayed up all night Thursday and fixed the device Friday morning, apologizing for the delay and blaming the mechanical issue rather than the staff's effort.
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Maud
Ner
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Dependon
Wg&b
R. F. Short
Dick Barron
Ivan
Elizabeth Morris
Tommy's
F. F. Parrish
A. J. Wheat
Old Maud
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