Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1890 Page: 4 of 8
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The Graham Leader.
J. W. GRAVES, Proprietor.
A very destructivecyoloue passed
aver portions of Hood, Johnsdn apd
Hamilton counties on Sunday the
4th lust., htteraily destroying ev-
erything in its path- Several per-
sons wdre killed.
The farmers have taken up the
cudgel for ballot reform and the Al-
liances seem to be very generally
recommending the Australian ballot
system. It is not improbable that
the next legislature will wrestle
with the problem, and therefore it
J* T. J. McCarver & Co. Boris Marble ttforks,
four others have been arrwted for
fraudulently issufng $16,000 worth ;
of county scrip for wolf scalp boun-
ties. A sack of «calps )i’ould be ! . _ _
brought in and scrip issued, then AdU \\ Odd W^OrklHGIl.
BLACKSMITHS
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should be generally understood that j the same sack would be continuous
before such a system can become i ly presented until scrip was if sued' H*ving rented the Parker, shop,
ADAPAflVP 1 n PiiVtlu tltu Anna#ilntmn ! I A Tin 1 r VriT.Tnt.. ..» - ----1__ c -I ^ ^ *H kllldp of Work 00 hlu
registration of voters
»ll kind* of work on short notion- lN
Col. John M. iBtemmons, of Dal-
las, died at Dalby Springs, Bow-
Texas Farm and Ranch will give
a handsome gold watch to the Tex-
ul>
as editor puTdishinjj within sixty
ie county, Sunday tastr "fte was a f dIyr7Tl^TFie^eh^ng"67'ihe Fair,
prominent member of the Dallas
bar, and bad resided in that city
twenty-live years.
Hon. E. F. Yeager, editor of the
Waxahachip Enterprise, died last
Saturday. He was a good man, ft
good editor, was representative from
his district in the Texas legislature
and in his death Texas loses an
able and worthy citizen.
the best description of the exhibit
made by the Texas farmer securing
the two hundred dollar cash prem-
ium offered by it. Texas Farm and
Ranch wants to know who is the
best farmer and who is the best wri-
ter in.the state, and with this end in
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SOCIETIES
MA^SOdSTIG.
YOUNG COUNTY LODGK No.
A&Dr, A T ark'TS7m**£* dii Saturday
of or before the ftill moon of oat h
a»onth. -Ions Taylor, W. Al.
O. E. Finlay, Hoc.
view proposes to make tin- rowan
libersd enough to justify a lively
competetion.
If there ever had been any doubt
about Col. Hogg being elected the
next governor of Texas, that doubt
has been removed by the attacks
mAde on him by the syndicate pa-
pers. The people know by the
howls of these hit dogs, that Hogg
is getting in his work, and the poo-. ------i------- —.....- ——
pie are patting him on the back.— f°r. ^,r‘ McLreary have been estab-
_ is#
The next annual meeting of Par- d“£“ “d ,lheflr frie.nd»;
1 1 he list ot candidates now con-
Frankkout, Ky., May 9.—The
solemn rites ot the burial for Ken-
tucky’s dead senator, were not
ended when a hot contest for the
succession began. Hon. J. G. Car-
lisle, who attended the remains as
a member of the Kentucky delega-
tion in congress, while he kept close-
ly to his room at Lexington, yes-
terday, had many callers and he
openly announced he was a candi-
date. Headquarters for him and
dC. OF EC.
Twin Mountain Lodge No. 2202, Knight*
of Honor, meets on the let and 3rd Tuesday
night* in each month.
B. B. GAKtufr, Dictator.
J. W. Gray kb, Reporter.
B. B. GARRETT.
Contractor & Builder
f|a fe|a,
%L2TNOTXTC
T# the Voters of
Hiving been solicited
toy friends to inuku t
sWy announce my,,
MW office. roapeeUullv
r —*—rr ■— Mi
ALLrwork-promprTy attended w.-----
Estimate* given on all kinds of house build
ing.
Shop opposite Kramer V Stable.
GRAHAM. TEXAS.
BUNNELL & BENTON, Prop’s
All kind* of C«Bfit«T work fat tithae_____
American or Italian Marble
delivered anywhere in N. W. Texas as chea
„ -----_ .heap
i as flnt-elaaa work can be had anywhere. Ad-
| dress orders to A. F. HTRElGflT, Agent,
Throckmorton, Texas.
1.0.0. F.
A DELPHI LODGE, No. 2«1, meets in
Beckham Hull on 1st and 8rd Haturday
nights in each month.
J. Porter, N. G.
8. B. Htrkkt, R. 8.
J. M. HAMAN,
(Successor to J. M. Hainan & Co.,)
—-DEALER IN-
sons’ brigade will Ire held at Weath-
erford, August 6 and 7. The ex- ex-Gov.J. B. McCreary, Judge Win.
confederate soldiers of Parker coun-j Lindsay, Judge Willis Reeves,
Congressman W. Stone, Gov. Buck-
meala foxUS^cepO™ t,y t,« »p-|-^d ^
pointment of the necessary com- and it j* thought it will not be held
Oiittees. Col. 8. W. T, Lanham before Monday night. The general
will be invited to deliver the ad- opinion is that the contest will be a
dress. Hon. Jo Abbott has hereto- one> though it is generally
fore been appointed oraWr, so it ie “d MoC"“
expected they will both be j>resent I -r » ■_
and address the meeting. | Senator Plumb, of Kansas, has
AGENTS WANTED!
FOR-,—
OF1
.... mi mi,
By J. W. BUEL,
The most successful American Author.
Positively the onlv complete
New Stanley Book and Picturesque Africa
From the writings of Henry M. Stanley.
Two hundred thousand conies sold in seven
weeks and the demand rapidly Increasing.
Nothing like it has been know in the history
of book publishing. This is the only book
containing a complete life of the wbrld’s hero,
Henry M. Stanley, with a full histon- of ull
his great explorations, and positively the only
complete aocotnrr of his lust and grandest
expedition for the relief ot Emin Pasha, from
Ms own thrilling reports. All other pretend-
introduced a bill to allow T. J,
Congressman John Allen, of Mis- Large, of Palo Pinto county, a pen-
sissippi, was twitted the other day j Bi°n"°f $5,000. He is a Kansas man
by a Republican congressman about and 8erved f°ur R"* Wiscon-
„ , , ... .. . A sin regiment. Afterwards he went
so many defaulting state treasurers to Colorado in search oflandaiH
in the- south. Mr. Allen retorted | while looking^ibrft wascaptured by
?ea him on
by saying that the difference be- the Indians, who scaipeu mm Uu
tween the Democrats and Republi- the Pra,rie- He was discovered by
cans was that the Democrats sent The «°.vern-
.. • , , ., fnent generally allows such claims
their defaulters to the penitentiary and charges thfe amount against the
and the Republicans sent theirs to Indian tribe committing the crime,
congress or elected them United Lapt. Horace Baker of Weatherfort
ed Stanley books are imperfect and in-
complete. Send Fob moor* and sat-
isxt yours ilk. This great work also con-
tains the history of Africa and its people for
moro than one thousand years, illustrated
Wool, Hides, Pelts,
Weatherford, Texas.
Highest Cash Prices Paid. Liberal Advances Made on Consignments
Hair Send for Quotations Before Disposing of Your WooL^Ml
FURNITURE ON THE
Easy Payment Plan.
For Sheriff and
am authorized
Oollikk it. a aanditatefi
and Tax Collector for V
ejeqtisa,.
%r« ur auth.wri - ,1
^KSciH a* a candidate
Collector ot Young cou
alectlon.
For County 1
We are authorised to i
*LL as a candidate for
the ensuing election.
_We are authorized
Thomas as a candidate
office of County Troasur
ectiou.
For Tax A
We are authorize<i i
B*LL as a candidate for
lessor of Young ci^un
election.
We are authorized tc
Matthxwb as a candid
the office of Tax Assess
»t the November electioi
A For County and I
We are authorized
Edwards as a candid
District Clerk of Youni
vember election.
ty ’ —r mm, w '
This contract leases the goods, but leasa
money can afterwards be applied to RJtf*
“Ctuidldatca are
votes.
with 500 engravines, colored plates, and nu-
merous maps, rendering it the only complete
picturesque history ever published. It is
wonderful, thrilling, magnificent! Don’t be
deiiMVfd by fabe representations, but send
for i'kookn and kacts. “Heroes of the Dark
Continent” is published ill one splendid quar-
to volume of 57t> pages, equal to 1,200 octavo
pages, with 500 magnificent illustrations,
Colored Plates, and numerous maps; price
only $3.00. Agents wanted. Territory un-
restricted. Sales onormous. Send For pic-
torial cfrculart, or, to save time, send $1 for
chase if parties so desire
2nd as- FURNITURE
Bought and Sold. -
Parties breaking up house keeping had
ittni* OAn TV. .. ,1__i AL - L * 1 1 1 a
PLEASE h
Ice Cream every Satu
—r*
C^pt. Joe Benut
town, this week.
f all at Cbiam’s gall
Arista Photograph.
QomgleUi auiyiigsIng outflt with guaranU u of
clear the firs! month, or your money
for outfit refunded. If you have been doo'iv
ed into canvassing /or any of the bogus Stan
ley books, we will exchange Outfits with you
trek. ‘ Wc mean business. See your stand-
ing in Dun’s and Bxadstrwt’s Commercial
Rep<irts. Address
States senators.
[ represents Large as being complete-
ly scalped and snys that he believes
Historical Publishing Co.,
Ht. Louis, Mo., or Philadelphia, Pa.
We don’t suppose ilicro is a man -h/8 to be true. The mil
• T. . , . itary record of Large has been
u. Texas, who is so IgnorarU as to l.„k,d up and found to be correct
doubt the democracy of Col. Hogg.
— - “ 1 “ “ iff
^ va, ' Vi, . I ■ • ---
The fact that many of Mb political Thp great Father of Waters is
proves that the people without re-1 (.OMIp]t,lr Hundreds of people and
gard to politics have confidence in thousands of stock have for a week
his honesty and believe that he will or. more been at the mercy of the
be the governor of the State of Tex- floo(L Relief boats are kept
^“d ? «f democratic&K2K5SE83SS^$Z
aRme—Austin Globe, .....J tation in several parishes along the
Sayers pf Texas and Bland rf 5*S«S Sx
Missouri hgye returned to the treas- j homeless.
CITA T10N B Y PUBLIC A TION
,;,.THE STATE OF TEXAS.
Tu- th« Sheriff or «ny Constable of Young
County. Greeting:
"V^OU nre hereby commanded to sum-
A mon George D. < 'ole, by making pub-
lication of this citation once in each week tor
Your suoeessive weeks previous to the return
day hereof in the The Graham Lea per, a
newspaper published i» Young 4 mtntr and
in Ihe SOth Judicial IHstrict. toapjiear at the
next regular term of tb#Dwtridt Court of said
Young County, to be holden at the court
house thereof ifa the town of Greham on the
6th Monday after the 1st Monday in July
1890, the saiiie being the 11th day of Aug-
ust 1890, then and there to answer a petitioi
filed in said court on the 17th day of April
urer drafts “made out in their favor 0 TT—-
formons, ibev Irexk .L. I Br®?"P”d?e Wl11 ^ a popula-
for money they lost through the de- Uoh “ 1M0 in ,,Tx monthLffihi
falcation of Silcott, and it is under- arrival of the Rock Island.—Breck-
stood that others will follow their inridge Texian.
example. This .action is taken on I Yes, after the arrival,
the ground that the house should * T-r
.at have voted to repay it. Mem- covered thatT^ casmihean^ lant
bers hold that the only money that scattered amo*ig the cotton ie a pro-
they were entitled to was their pro-
rata sliare of what remained in the
safe, and they will not take a Sum
in excess of this amount.
| tection against
other insects
boll worm and all
The meager patronage received
by some county papers does not in-
spire them to split their throat*
whooping for their town. The El-
The last distillery in Illinois has
surrendered to the whiskey trust.
The price of fire water will gohound-
ing upwards, it is understood, to the
regret of toners.
1890, in a *uit numbered on the docket of
w»id court No. 247, wherein Verna Cole is
plaintiff and Gorge D. Cole U defendant; said
petition alleging that on o^about the 9th day
of October, A. D. 1881, plaintiff and defend-
ant were married and continued to live to-
gether a* man and wife until about
22nd day of April, 1886, when defendant,
without caune and with intention of aban-
doning her, left hi* h<>me and still remains
away. Wherefore plaintiff* prays that the
bonds of matrimony between her and de-
fendant mav be dissolved and that she have
custody of her child, Frank Cole.
Herein fisil not, but have you before said
court, at its aforesaid next regular term, this
writ with your return thereon, showing hew
you have uxei-uled the same. *•
Witnesa, A. T. Gay, Clerk ot the District
„ , . nd get the highest casb priw
for their goods. MoJIMSEY’S BRICK,
Corner 4th & N. Main Alley:
_Graham, Texas. '
John McMurtry
Miss Katie LassaG
last Saturday,
Violios, Bows, Accord
•t *11 prices, at J
, The 8unday schoi
ing another and a
atTe&riy day.
I
Hope You Are Well
Enough to do without Drugs of any kind; but if you
are not you ought to get the very______ ■
BEST AXTD PUREST
You can find. I have them, they may not be pleasant
to take hut they are PURE, and when vou have
to use them you may be sure that
Save money by buyi]
nsother_staple g
HU
J. W. Graves, th
is recovering 'slow
ipell of pneumonia.
Jtxgas Ely will have a
lejMl’n
the ft# nlc at the head ot
lake*, on the 17th Inst.
Col. E. 8. Graha
morning for Fort
XOU Drink Your Own Health
In a pure medicine. But Drugs are not all. |
full line of . ; : - ^
DORS, TOILET PREPARATIONS, BRUSHES, Ac.
My prices are as low as they can be made.
PAVtD R. AKy,
IF YOU WANT
r T —J y wiwi ■%
Court of 1 oung County. Given under my
hand and seal of said court,1Wl ~
It is estimated that $20,000,000
gin Times is one of the papers euf- property will be lost in the
Bering from an aggravated attact of Mississippi Overflow.
disgust. It says: ‘ ‘Ohe of our bus-
iness men who patronizes the Times
to tho enormous extent of one dollar
and a half, askod us Why we don’t
EXTRAORDINARY OFFER.
OattlBi Rats*.
7uu*« z&’zzws=|
of the Daper.and wboet> uo the town. ^ f.or Worth Weekly Gaw^te
uty
We
?nrt' '•* 1
•4L1
g^au. J
; dollar. Hand in^ your.names and
----------,(at office in Gra-
ham, thi* the 17th day of A>pril A. D. 1890.
A. T..QAY, C. D. C.
iWpiWW o- T.
JOBNPOHLkANN,
Manufacturer and Oealer in
BOOTS a SHOES,
GRAHAM, TEXAS.
I hay** large and complete stock andean
■b ordors on ihoft notice.
AH kindte of repairing neatly dona. Price*
reasonable. Give me a trial. ”
MBT“Slwp wept aid* Public Bqqtre.
LEADER OFFICE.
DAILY MAIL AND STA9E LINE
OH QEAHAH to WEATHJB?
■fttteee:
W* *ell bnrb wire *tri<
partners are bus
‘ trade with the
severa
Plutit* wshtingl>enta
y catling on
attended tohy
Girand and
hr& yiwterdsy for F
week or
_ gmi+ONK Feed
Jmu SKTyears, at I
Mrs. 0.R. Akin)
ly i^for risyeral da
oritioaloon
Boodlfavy Tobaocxi,
“ " ' H, T. Bho
Yfntt op,
*ohpoUMtJlond»y.
’ jptfoils and wi
ijmtn
Motnnber
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CHAMl
URNER & GALLAHER, Proprietor^:
Careful drivers and good teaxna^f^
Kramer & Broyles, Agents
Graham
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rtte foui
Teka«
.'and _
HIM M!Ad the
next
H. SCHUSTER,
MANUFACTURER of
BODTSani SHOES.
GRAHAM, TEXAS.
hktmAnbt andBko+ibmmem
•HSr Give-toe * trisb
fad uq woe* ftrrt elnre wxd at Ure
§)aijy eMail and GDtage {ji:
Gkaham to Henri;
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FROST Jfc
Good teams and earefel driven. Wjtfpnt
through on good rime. OQm in Graham
'Horn*:'"'' ® ' - - *
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EABK-$t00 ona fay; $7.00
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Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1890, newspaper, May 15, 1890; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1116683/m1/4/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.