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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1885
Page
4
The Graham Leader notes Ohio election coming next Tuesday and debates over a gold coin ban and paper money limits. It mentions Ross for governor causing reactions, reports Fox-fire like phenomena among farmers, and rumors of Judge Rimes under pressure over whisky and a Waco meeting to resign.
Fragmentary notes claim a former U S marshal traveled to Waco to discuss prohibition and support for Mills and oke. It urges hearing from predecessor A B Norton and hints at scrutiny of democratic leaders and advice on the question.
The October ad in the Dallas Morning News stirs talk as Graham residents await the paper while rivals like Galveston News and Dallas Herald trade barbs. Local figures including Hon. S. West and Robertson are mentioned in a dueling editorial landscape.
Crowds fill the Gransury court as jurors fail to reach a verdict in the Millican-Lee murder case. They report seven for acquittal and five for the penitentiary, with disagreement on sentencing. Bail is set at ten thousand dollars under bond.
The Albany News notes H. C. Leonard once editor at Albany faced a string of legal troubles from Ft. Worth jail to Dallas arrest for assault on a bartender and later Decatur jail for taking a bribe while county attorney of Wise Coke Mills & Co. claim he had right to act freely under their theory.
Information from Sugade reports that Marshall Clements, who killed his brother and sister in law, was seized from jail by masked men and hanged last Saturday night. The Albany News urges road law reform and a special road tax to fund decent roads. The Woman's Industrial League plans to memorialize Congress to legislate against Chinese nante.
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