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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
1
The note invites a local resident to visit the HowpyDyY store and browse every department. It boasts unusually cheap prices and claims to offer better goods for less money than most others. It emphasizes welcoming customers to inspect all departments.
The store showcases a noble line of fine skirts in vivid colors with prices from 2.09 to 82.50 for ladies and trims for misses. Also advertised are men's overcoats in mid weight with velvet collars sizes 34 to 42 at 7.50, boys overcoats from 2.00 to 5.00, inviting customers to view.
A new stock of Jane Hokins Boys Clothes for ages 3 to Years features Best Ever Brand suits for 5 to 15 years with prices up to 6.00. Knee pants sell for up to 1.25. Also calf skin gauntlets at 1.25 and a large selection of men s dress gloves driving gloves and ladies gauntlets.
Graham buzzes over two potential rail routes involving the Rock Island and the Graham Roswell & Western. Chief Engineer Berry arrives with Stamford backers to push a south west link via Eliasville toward Stamford while A D Goodenough and S R Crawford map a parallel path toward Throckmorton and the Texas line. Prospects include coal field development on Gages creek and a possible Mineral Wells connection tightening Graham’s rail network.
Mesdames Lowe and Burris of True collected donations to aid the Christian church at Orth, a new town on the W F & 8 Ry, with Baptists also planning a church there. In True, O Clark Knight married Louisa A McCommas at 4 30 pm Oct 14 at her parents home. The couple will live at Lake Arthur New Mexico.
Clark Knight ordered the Leader to be delivered to Lake Authur New Mexico for one year before he and his bride move to their new home there.
Farmers report they will not permit hunting on their lands. Few farms welcome hunters due to careless behavior by boy hunters and the high volume of requests. Owners struggle to refuse personal requests yet cannot grant all permissions.
Petty Hallam and Co advertise lawns and batiste at below cost, highlighting affordable fabric options. The notice emphasizes reduced prices, urging customers to visit for bargains and stock availability.
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