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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
5
In Graham on September 6 1906 H M Keen from Olney, J C Vaughan real estate agent, and various residents like Geo Benson W C McCombs and J T Hunt are noted for business calls travel buys. Advertisements offer Long Silk Gloves at Morrison's glassware repair at Blakeney's Pharmacy and price comparisons urging Wichita Elevators for oats. A lost bracelet notice and school plans for Miss Mary Ely in San Marcus close the item.
Miss Ida Leach asks us to state that the Craig school will open next Monday September 10. The notice confirms the start date and invites students and families to prepare for the new term.
Mrs H E Eddleman and daughters Cliffie and Bertha returned from a Weatherford visit last Saturday. Miss Octavia Timmons visited A A Timmons family and then returned home to Chattanooga Tennessee. The Brick Beef Market praises fine cattle as top in the county. Washburn Henry Kidwell Cooper advertise tin goods. Columbus Rickman signs off.
R. E. Currie, passing through from the reunion last week, visited the office and donated to the Leader's exchequer. W. F. Tiffin of Coryell County bought property near Loving and plans to move with his family around Christmas, with a return home slated for tomorrow morning.
A purse containing money and a Woodmen receipt for June was lost between Markley and Graham on Friday evening August 31. Finder should return it to the Leader office in Olney, Texas for a reward. C. C. Johnson requests the return.
Prof A E Cladwell employed at Eliasville school added his name to our subscription list during a city visit yesterday.
Help wanted notice seeking a farm hand with wife to cook and share living quarters on a ranch. Good wages offered to the right party and application through the office.
Louis Bower, recently with the Waco league team, returned home Tuesday night and has built a notable reputation as a baseball player. Mr and Mrs W J Driggers and Archy Robinson thank Graham residents for kindness at the funeral and burial of Mrs Hinman.
For sale a calm Durham milc cow that milks easy and yielded three gallons of strained milk with first calf. She is fresh and owned by Rev. E. D. Hamner who asked for the sale. Price 25 dollars. See or call D. R. Akin.
G M James of Indian Mound donated to the Old Reliable relief fund while in town last Tuesday. He said the Baptist community will soon begin erecting a church in their area.
Eighty acre farm in Kaufman County with a 4 room house a good underground cistern barn and smokehouse sixty acres in cultivation crop failure is unknown Will trade and give cash difference for good land in Young or Throckmorton County R B Humphrey Throckmorton Texas
Dr M H Chism reports a fine time at the Christian camp meeting near Benjamin last Tuesday. A large gathering witnessed a strong sermon and seventy two additions to the church.
The Graham ice trade passes to Hamilton and Bowen who will store ice at Dinsmore's restaurant and provide delivery service daily from 6 a m to 6 p m. Phone number is 24.
Mr and Mrs D B Lyon of Ball Ground Georgia visited A A Tim mons family and relatives in the county and returned home Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Cody’s room near Graham Public School is used for music lessons. Beginners pay three dollars per month for three months, then four dollars per month for advanced pupils. Each lesson graded with a yearly medal for top average. Miss Bonnie Gracy, Teacher.
J. T. Holland paid a pleasant call last Monday and renewed for the Leader and Dallas News. He said that it was the best combination of papers he ever saw.
Ridley Jefferey left Tuesday morning for Arlington to enter Carlyle College. His uncle S R Crawford accompanied him due to Ridley’s father being ill.
W H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont praises Dr Ling's New Life Pills as the second best thing to a pension. He says the pills keep his family in splendid health. Quick relief for headache constipation and biliousness. 25 cents guaranteed at B S Doty Co drug store.
R F Ross and family of Arlington have leased the Atchison residence and will relocate to Graham. Mr Ross visited Monday and subscribed to the Dallas Semi weekly News through our clubbing offer.
An old fashioned liniment praised for rapidly easing rheumatic pains and aiding sleep. Sold by all druggists.
Advertisement from A. J. Wheat inviting laborers to move to a Texas cotton region promising earnings of 250 to 3.00 a day for picking clean cotton, with ample food and grass for horses. Recruits urged to bring a large sack and stay through fall to earn money.
Mrs John W Morgan and her two little daughters of Wheatland community returned Monday night after a three week visit with relatives in Ellis and Navarro counties.
Dr. W A Morris will practice in Eliasville from September 13 to 20, offering limited-time dental care. Patients are urged to take advantage of the opportunity to have their teeth attended to during this period. ey Cam oe Respt, Dr. Morris.
Miss Mattie Young, recently from Comanche Indian Territory, is seriously ill of typhoid fever at her sister Mrs H M Caudle’s home. Her mother Mrs H E Whitmeyer of near Eliasville is with her. Kidwell and Cooper announce their tin shop services and invite locals to obtain prices before buying.
The Christaan Church begins a protracted meeting at a Tabernacle south of the church house on Saturday night September 8 led by Eld Minton of Oklahoma. All are invited to hear a series of sermons.
Louisville reader C M Johnson endorses Hunt's Cure, calling it a strictly guaranteed remedy for a variety of skin diseases. The letter claims the product stops itching instantaneously and notes many similar letters praising its effectiveness.
Enterprising townsman J. T. Rickman orders a concrete building block outfit to arrive soon and be put to work immediately. The system will allow more substantial structures at far lower cost than brick or rock.
Advertisement prose asserts Hunt's Cure as a universal remedy for itching skin ailments. Claims of immediate relief after one application and a guarantee to cure any single case are presented as proof of effectiveness. No medical evidence is provided.
The New Maple Floor is completed and the rink opens for full sessions from 9 to 11 30 in the morning 3 to 5 30 in the afternoon and 8 to 10 30 at night. Monday and Thursday evenings feature band music with 10 cent admission and no beginners are allowed on band nights. Fast skating or disorderly conduct will not be permitted. Graham Auditorium.
T. T. Doyle, an old friend and reader from Olney, visited the office last Tuesday morning. He said his region is in splendid shape and noted they have had ample rain recently.
Three room house with two lots and a water well in East Graham. Convenient to school and deemed a steady rental property. Listed by Norman and Stovall for $600.
A gold red watch chain owned by C N Keen is missing in Graham on September 6. Finder is asked to leave it at this office. Edgar Matthews and family are moving into a residence on North Oak Street.
Roy D. Gotston advertises poultry buying rates till next issue in Graham. Chickens paid at 6c per pound, bantams 8c per dozen, geese 10c per pound, with eggs at 6c per dozen. Bring your stock to the buyer.
C. N. Keen and his sister Miss Ettie of Farmer were in town today. John Martin, an old friend from seven miles east, renewed for the Leader and Dallas News last Tuesday. He came for lumber to build another tenant house, noting worms damaging cotton in his neighborhood.
Kendall of Phillipsburg Kansas claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures burns boils sores wounds and more. He touts a quick fix sold by B S Doty Co drug store for 25 cents with a guarantee.
Thedford and Miss Patterson returned from New Mexico last Monday night. John Patterson and Miss Etta Woods Jr. were among the party that did not return. An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for severe bowel complaints including cholera infantum, with testimonials from Maggie Hickox of Midland. For sale by all druggists.
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