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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
1
Retail notice promotes savings on Fall purchases and claims a complete stock of staple cotton and woolen goods bought before price advances. The ad asserts superior selling position and dedication to pleasing customers, highlighting special items to attract shoppers.
Last Thursday Olney welcomed the first Gulf Texas & Western passenger train from Dallas. A 8500 crowd attended a grand barbecue with coffee and bread after the band played. Notables from Dallas Fort Worth and Jacksboro joined locals to tour the town and hear a prohibition speech by W P Lane. The train departed at 3 45 leaving locals in celebratory mood and Graham visitors praising Olney's progress.
A fear of a rabid dog spread through Loving and nearby areas last Sunday evening after a dog on the Graham Loving road was reported coming south. Road crew members near H. K. Ragland's camp killed the animal after three shots due to darkness.
James M. Wood, editor of the Lakewood Progress, elected president of the Pecos Valley Press Association at Carlsbad. A former Graham citizen, Wood spent many years in the local newspaper business.
On Saturday night October 30 the Quaker Male Quartette visits the opera house presented by the Priscilla Club. The group is highly praised and expected to draw a full house. Tickets are on sale at J. T. Vaughan & Co's.
Sunday School Day in Graham on October 17 was praised as the greatest day for local Sunday Schools. Texas rally day drew crowds across denominations with Baptist 342, Methodist 254, Presbyterian 146, Christian 128, Episcopal 25, totaling 905 attendees. W. B. Johnson of Newcastle and his brothers traveled by train to Dallas.
Mr O G Steen and Miss Jennie Tandy wed at Jennie Tandy’s home with Rev J L Roach officiating. The groom, a longtime cattleman from Archer County, and the bride, daughter of F A Tandy of Spring Creek, are well known locally. They left for Graham for a week then will reside at Atwood with the groom’s family.
A lecture on the Passion Play life of Christ with stereopticon pictures will be held at First Christian church in Graham on Tuesday October 26 at 7 30 p m. The production costs hundreds of thousands of dollars and is shown as life sized transparent views. Admission is a silver offering at the door to aid a new building project.
A brief notice for a Saturday night event at the Opera House with date listed as October 80th, details incomplete and awaiting confirmation. The item implies a scheduled performance or gathering at a local venue.
The west side courthouse in Graham is being demolished this week to clear land for Graham Lodge No. 361 S O O F to erect a two story brick building 26 by 70 feet with a business space below and lodge rooms above. The old structure, built after 1874 and in use since 1876, has housed many firms and groups including a grocery, feed store, pool hall, Woodmen hall and Knights of Honor rooming house. Its removal signals local development and progress.
The ministerial meeting convened Monday at 10 in the Presbyterian church with Revs Edward Owers S J McMurray and Frank E Singleton present. They planned a Thanksgiving Union service at 10 a m in the Presbyterian church with Rev Frank E Singleton delivering the sermon and agreed to meet again on the first Monday morning at 10.
Public worship is scheduled at First Christian Church on Sunday the 24th at 9 45 a m with a study of Paul before Felix The breaking of bread will be followed by a sermon on Walled Cities At 645 p m the Christian Endeavor Society will discuss Why Some Men and Women do not Succeed in Life and then a sermon on Ideal Womanhood by the pastor The invitation extends to every woman in the city to attend
C. M. Dalrymple has sold out at Eliasville and will move to Aspermont the first of next month. From there he expects to move to New Mexico in the spring.
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