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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
5
Movements include E C Stovall and C W Hinson advertising land loans above two hundred dollars. Juries and court activity feature R C Howard and N M Gatewood. Visitors include W A Butler from Olney, T J Choate from Marlin Valley, and G T Hewlett plastering a school.
Call dad for the newest fall coats and suits at Ss. B. Street & Co with exclusive politt rns and one of a kind designs. Elder E. McElyn returns from a ten week East Texas trip, planning a one month follow up tour. Eld. J. H. Fisher reports a Trinity River Association meeting near Fort Worth with good attendance and rain.
The City Garage announces immediate service with both steam and electric vulcanizers installed. Tubes and casings can be repaired on short notice and all work is guaranteed. Bring in old tubes and avoid cold patches. A. A. Smith. Near Mountainside Hotel.
John Shearer visited for several days of district court with Marshal Biggs and Sheriff Shackelford County in attendance. Judge Robert Albcorn traveled from Young County to spend a few days. John Gilmore noted rain would aid grass and stock water. Addie M. Graham Bruce Street family returned from Winston Arkansas. Lois Loving left for St. Marys College Dallas. Ed Graham joined her back Wednesday night. Thomas Offill sold barber stake to Romey Martin and will move to Obrune to continue his trade.
Emory Ragsdale suffers a painful accident Tuesday morning when cranking an auto and breaks his right wrist. The injury is treated and expected to heal quickly. Miss Ida Cropp returns home to Fayette Missouri after visiting her sister Mrs Carl Widmayer. A baby girl weighing nine pounds is born to Mr and Mrs Joe Mabry last night with mother and child doing well and father back to town this evening.
Tom Cunningham returned Tuesday night to his Eliasville home to spend several days before entering the Theological Seminary in Austin. He has preached during the summer. Agnes and Mary Craig left earlier this week to resume schoolwork with Mary reentering St Mary's at Dallas and Agnes entering Randolph Macon College in Lynchburg Virginia.
Grah department advertises a large stock of trimmed hats and shawls available for viewing at B Street and Company. The note invites customers to call and see the selections.
Fire found in the cotton yard by C. C. Johnson about 6:30 this morning destroyed about half a bale of Mabry & Sons cotton before extinguished. A Pardue team frightened by an automobile near Tidwell & Sons store broke the wagon tongue. Early Wednesday a Lite Widmayer baby swallowed ammonia but is now able to play.
Irrigated land yields plenty of fine sweet potatoes and yellow yams. Prices are set at $2.00 per bushel for yams and $1.50 per bushel for white sweet potatoes. Potatoes delivered in town by appointment. Contact ti. B. A. Holybee at Ind. 114. Early morning or night delivery options.
Roy Perry and his wife from Deming New Mexico and Miss Christine Britton from Olney passed through Graham on Tuesday en route to South Bend. They were visiting Mrs. Payne and other relatives in Olney during the trip.
Jesse Taylor of Jean was seen trading in Graham on Wednesday. The incident centers on Taylor and the local market activity in Graham.
Two good sun improved farms corse to tow to trade for horses or mules. me at once. A. W. Kay.
Miss Lila Cunningham of Ellas Ville attends Graham High School and lives with her cousins Rev. Gaines B. Hall and family.
Four room house with galleries and outbuildings on one and a half lots, fine cistern on porch and good fences, eight blocks from court house. For particulars contact W H Jarnagin or The Leader. Also noting graduates entering colleges and cultural advancement through women’s clubs and continuing education.
The owner announces a threshing day at the Hollingworth place in town on Monday October 6 for all grain such as maize Kaffir corn and cane. All parties with grain to thresh should bring it in on that date.
R. L. Morrison left Tuesday morning to enter Sherman at Austin College. He previously won laurels in oratory and voice at the high school and is a capable member of the baseball team and a successful tennis player.
Cotton has risen but prices on cotton goods stay steady as stock clears. Calico in colors 7 1 2c and 5c staples. Outing Flannels full width 5c. Fall Ginghams new patterns 7 12c. Yard-wide unbleached domestic 6c. Deal at 8 B Street & Co.
The Rock Island offers round trip local excursion rates of 6 dollars with ten cents added every Sunday. Tickets are valid for Sunday only.
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