Stovall’s Irrigated Plantation in the Clear Fork Valley
The article surveys Stovall’s irrigation project at the Clear Fork and Brazos rivers junction nine miles southwest of Graham Texas. It details a two thousand acre valley with eighteen hundred cultivated acres, ongoing ditching and pumping work, a sixty four horsepower engine, and plans for a dam, electric signals, and broader adoption of irrigation. It notes multiple tenant farms, crop yields including cotton oats Kaffir corn and alfalfa, and the aim to make the valley a major irrigated farming region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Fork
R. F. Arnold
John B. Hawley
Old Fort Griffin
Brazos
Brazos River
Mississippi
Stovall
Arnold
Walla Walla
Yakima
Great Columbia River
Washington
San Joaquin
California
Clear Fork River
Scurry
Noan
Fisher, Jones, Shackleford,Stephens, Haskell
Terockmorton
Eastland
Young
Stovall Plantation
Graham
Texas
Providence
R. L. Williams
C. P. Hill
Mr. Hill
Annice Rainey
Hill
Cross Barron
West End
Ed Houston
Harper Dowdy
J. J. Dowdy
Red Top
Marcus Funderburg
H. J. Pierce
Odd Walker
Youngblood Brothers
T. E. Ribble
E. C. Stovall
Priscilla Club Hosts Rook Party in Fort Worth Area
Mrs John Gay entertained the Priscilla Club on Friday afternoon in honor of her grandmother Mrs Kichelberger. Mrs Evans Mabry won first prize for Ford s His Version of It with lavender lace pin cushion consolation prize. Third prize went to Mrs Gardner for a silver topped cut glass cream jar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Club
John Gay
Kichelberger
Rook
Gay
Evans Mabry
Ford
Eichelberg
Priscilla Club Meeting Hosts October 8 Gathering
The Priscilla Club met on Tuesday afternoon October 8 with 13 members and eight visitors including Mesdames Chisholm Clark Bowman Eichelberger Tom Price Allen Ben Johnson and Jim Matthews and Mrs Charles P Hutchise will host October 15. An ad promotes HERBINE as a stomach remedy priced at 5c to 1 sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Club
C. B. Gardner
Mesdames Chisholm
Clark, Bowman
Eichelberger
Tom Price
Allen
Ben Johnson
Jim Matthews
Charles P. Hutchise
Price
Viola Tate and Paris Matthews to Wed in Water Valley
Invitations go to Graham for the marriage of Miss Viola Tate of Water Valley Mississippi to Paris Matthews of Memphis Tennessee in Water Valley on October 16. Miss Tate is sister of Mrs Jim Matthews and spent two months visiting here. Matthews is brother of Jim Matthews and has also visited here.
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Graham
Viola Tate
Water Valley
Mississippi
Paris Matthews
Memphis
Tennessee
Miss Tate
Jim Matthews
Mr. Matthews
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Reported Save Boy’s Leg
A North Carolina father credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with saving his 14 year old son's leg after an ugly bruise caused a severe ulcer. He writes remedies failed until one box cured it. The ad notes the salve also treats burns boils skin eruptions and piles and costs 25 cents at druggists.
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D. F. Howard
Aquone
N. C
Saved By His Wife Inspires Use Of Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs R J Flint of Braintree Vermont urged use of Dr King’s New Discovery for a dreadful cough that weakened Mr F, who says the medicine cured him. The remedy is promoted as safe for coughs colds and throat lung issues with a 50 cent to 1 dollar price and guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Flint
Braintree
Dr. King
Mr. F
Social Hour Sails Into Mormonism Study Group
Mrs. Graham hosts a mission study session for the "Mission Study Class" focusing on Mormonism and its political role. Rev. J. Hall Bowman will lead Bible study Mondays with a monthly Islam of America discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hall Bowman
Bowman
Jesus
J. F. H Crabb
Bruce Street
Victor Victrola
Graham
Street
R. G. Graham
J. F. H. Crabb
Louise Graham
Rye for Sale at One Twenty-Five Cents Bushel
Rye available from Ron Hardware Co for sale at $1.25 per bushel with a few bushels offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Hardware Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clear Fork Valley
Young County
FE. E. Stovall
Priscilla Club E Enterained
Fort Worth
Graham Gin Company
Graham Texas
Interse Club
South Plum Street
Mesdames Bell
Norris Pohlman
McLoud
Ers
Edgar’ Matthews
John Wood
Wood
Laura Martin
Laura
Cunningham
Club
Priscila Club
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