Local Matters and Election Results in Young County
The Graham Leader reports Benson plans to relocate in Stonewall County to claim homestead lands, with several families located. It lists official prohibition vote totals by locale, notes Goose-Neck Bend invalidated for informality, warns of legal challenges by dramshops, and includes many local notices on sales, ads, and happenings around town.
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P. Benson
Graham
Stonewall County
Ggg
Benson
OEE
Casaseasovcedie Cas
Goose-Neck Bend
Cetacers
Fish Creek
Assis
Bemetio UR Cass Vcevadeecs Aeps Bpr
Heiskeiss Secaseien
Farmer
Young County
Young County Sub Alliance Elects Officers at Graham
The Young county Sub Alliance met in Graham on Sept 8 to organize a County Alliance with W J Wommue chairing. Officers elected include J M Kirby president J P Lamar vice president Thomas Layne secretary G W Fore treasurer D H Creager lecturer R S Garrett assistant lecturer G L Ainsworth chaplain F A Stevens door keeper L T Douglas assistant door keeper A regular meeting planned for Graham on Oct 16 1885. No. 40 cents per bushel for corn delivered to the crib noted.
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Young County
Graham
County Alliance
W. J. Wommue
J. M. Kirby
J. P. Lamar
Thomas Layne
G W. Fore
D. H. Creager
R.S. Garrett
G. L. Ainsworth
F. A. Stevens
L. T. Douglas
Dear Leader notes growth and needs in Eliasville
From Eliasville Sept 6 1885 the letter reports Dr Salmon building a residence and receiving calls, crops in abundance with corn in the cribs and wheat in the granaries, a weak market, calls for immigrants, a hog law to curb waste, and mentions T T Davis as having the best wheat crop at 25 bushels per acre on 80 acres. calls for more farmers mills hands and a railroad. health is good though doctors are flat.
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Eliasville
Salmon
Texan
Young County
T. T. Davis
Prohibition Order Declared in Young County Texas
The September 14 1885 special session of the Young County Commissioners Court opened election returns from August 1 1855 voting on liquor prohibitions. 882 favored prohibition 278 opposed, prohibiting sale of intoxicating liquors except sacramental wine and certain medicines with physician prescription until voters decide otherwise.
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Commissioners’ Court
Young County
Texas
Young
Graham Leader
State OF Texas
A. T. Gay
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Local Matters
W. T. Creed
Byus & Street
Shrerifi Wallace
Blevins
Liane County
Dallas Nurseries
Uataogue
Jerwell’s
Jewel
Will Clark
Jewell
E. BE. Johnston
Shumaker & Son’s
J. Porter
Dallas
Jim Wadley
Jewel's
Knights of Honor
Old Court House
Jewell’s
Jewell's
Farmers’ Alliance
S. R. Jeffery
England
Gant
R. M. Shelton
Methodist Church
C. Garret
Calvert
B. B. Garrett
Black Springs
Alva Baldwin
Capt Gay
John Meisterhans
Graham, Texas
Cheney Anvil & Wise CO
Detroit
Mich
Fust
U. S
Merreus
DR. Ward & CO
Louisiana
Whittier
St. Loui, Mo
J. Porter & Son
North Side Public Square
West Side Public Square
J. R. Harris
Lin
J. Boywar
Theaas
John E. Morrison
S. B. Street
Morrison & Street
Family Groceries, Country Produce, &c
North Side Square
Grahm
B. Morris
R. E. Pell
Weatherford
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