The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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GRAHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 19U
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U The word DEPENDON on merchandise stands for quality the s^me as^sterling on silver. We have J
* been here a great many years studying your wants ahd needs, studying uur line, and feel that we .know J
+ DRY GOODS. Never, never again will we allow’another article on our shelves that cannot bear the ♦
♦ Dependon label and all that it means. f ""......~ ___ ' X
We want you to know that when you buy an article from the Dependon Store yop are buy-
ing our own guarantee that the goods are A-l and worth the purchase price. i *
You cut DEPENDON oiir salespeople telling yon the truth abopt any article. With their experience their judgment may be better than yours They are
wilting to help you in your selections. ' ' •
Yon cab DEPENDON your little boy and girl receiving the same fair and courteous treatment when trading alone as when yon are with thcln.
Yon can DEPENDON our prices being as low as any at all times and mnch lower many times.
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# You can DpPENDON our Fcrguson-McKinney factory-made Shirts and Underwear. They are cut full size, more yards of cloth used to the dozen than any
as good as others
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E 4* Mother make, and then they employ none but the best skilled workmen. We are sole Selling Agents. Try our 75c, $1.00' $1.25 and $1 50 Shirts, just
seU for $1.00, $1.25, $150 and $2.00. —
You can DEPENDON our Hamilton-Brown Shoes and Low-Cuts, every pair guaranteed by us tcfjbe worth the money. We adjust all claims ourselves Oxfords
$1.50, $2.50, $3.50. $^00, all leathera
You can DE?t5NDON our College Stadium Clothes for men and Voting Men. Special prices for the balance df the season. These are the best fitting and wearing
clothes sold in Graham. - v
v Ydp can DEPENDON our Buster Brown Hosiery. They *ear better than any other brand. No holes, no darning. Take no*substitute. There’s none just as
good. Try them next time—25c a pair.
SPECIALS
MILLINERY—Big reduction on all Ladies’ Hats balimce pf the’season to clean np.
200 pair Tan, White and Black Oxfords on the Bargain Table. These we are selling at a great sacrifice. Drop numbers from our regular stock,
prices 45c to $2.50, worth $125 to $4 00. * v “ r . | f ^ ^ $ 'j ——J—
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♦ ^ " Come in and get our prices on anything*) wear. You can Dependon the Dependon Store. Your trade will be appreciated, and prices guaranteed the lowest. ♦
: m TWDIMir SWRE R. F. SHORT &► CO. “he Price* tie Hug
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FISHERMEN HAVE
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Meeting of Graham School Board.
k Laat Friday, May 2^4th the Qjfthool
hia a ||||M. Board held a meeting la the Super*
Dll) LllUn intendents office In the new echool
building- Every member of the
DEVELOPS GREAT -
SALT gusher
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UNO SOME LARGE FISH IN CLEAR,
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EARTH. OVER TEN THOU-
FOUNDS AN *H0UR
___In this meeting. President Slmp-
F9RI TliAY son In a few well chosen words soon
■ ■ made all the teachers feel that they
Marlon Wallace. John Bower, Clay were among tehlr friends. Every] The Arnold well will qot be sunk
Wilson god Tom McKinney who are me«iber of the board had & few deeper with the hope of striking
'{ ""*** ftohln« wlth . » cheerful words for th$ teachers aad!^ A r,cher 8trlk« h<* made
crowd on the Clear Fork, came into ' 4 . one-----------------«, —
town In. an automobile this evening by me the wferent memt>ers ltfl kind and ghouw return heavy
■ to get some suppllce and brought board had finished the teach dividends to its owner, Judge R. F.
•wftth them the head of a catfish ere were ready to make speeches an jAmcibd of this city. It is a salt
which they had caught this morn- every ooe seemed glad to toil gusher, a well which throws up
tag. The fish weighed forty-six proud he*or ahe was to be a teacner »*lt. loetead of oil. at the rate of
ant one-half pounds and was enoug In Graham. It was Indeed a pleas- Qvor ten thousand pound* an hour,
to feed twenty-five hungry people ant meeting, and.how could It be each day. And this 4s not all, by
who are with the crowd camping, othdr wise for a most successful any means. Nature has taken a
They also caught another catfish term of school had Just closed and hand In. th4s and furnished an abun-
The Band Concert.
The Firemen’s Band gave It's
first open air concert for the sea-
son at the band stand /in the court
house park last Friday night. Owing
to the fact that some of the band
boys had sickness In their family
the concert did not open at g
o'clock, as had been arranged and
thd program was much shorter than
beual, but the large c.cowd present
seemed to enjoy the evening and
to understand t;the hardships under
which the boysVere working. There
will be no- concert tomorrow night,
which ecllpsee ever? thing of as there Is a protracted meeting, in
progress, but a new progrkm is be-
ing arranged which will be given
to the public In a week or so. It
has not yet been decided whether
refreshments will be served at any
of the concerts this summer. How-
ever, the regular Friday night Con-
certs will likely be taken up later
on and continued through the sum-
BAPTIST REVIVAL
BEGAN SUNDAY
which weighed thirty-one and one every one felt happy.
dance of gas with which the mer.
half pounds. This was glvek* to a The board unanimously re-elected works cam be operated at no
crowd which had Juet arrived from all the teachers and we understand expanse for fuel, leaving absolutely
Okiey and assisted In Its capture, all but two have accepted. Mr. Hi- nothing to be done by man but to
Hmsss large fish were caught about der has resigned to pursue his work secure/s kettle, cap the gas and
a mile below EllaavUle. and the In Baylor University and Miss Dodgs strikers match, and, a* Judge Ar-
larger one Is reported to have desires to secure High School Work, nold says, secure an umbrella, un-
put up a good fight while being At 11:30 o’clock the board ad- <*®r which to sit and oversee It.
captured. The men were In seining Journed to meet at the call of the [ **..uo't***n* it on earth.
Other salt wells have to be operated
by pumps and fuel must be used
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i Sunday SdfofcA.
On- May 28th |he Baptists sod
Methodist had the s&meP number
present at"8unday school—241. The
former’s offering was $12.80 . the
latter's $6.62, with 6 new pupils.
The Ghrlstlane had 212 present
when they discovered the big tel- preddent. /
low ttpder the bank and they pro- ItC 'J!" —
beaded to capture him with their ' • Priscilla Club,
hands after driving hilti lhto the The Club met with: MrS: Gaines
sMnJ This was no little Job as a B. Hill Last Tuesday afternoon,
tu> la bu . groat d«l of Tw.lv. mombo.. roopondod to Frdlay L. T.- aillllaod of Mood
strength and ^rhile the large and the visitors who came *'n,ly easy and inexpensive.- The work
to heat add dry the salt and tab ever 1
other instance the water Is muddy,
requiring s rinsing of tbs mineral
before it is saleable. But in this
well the water ss as clear ae crystal,
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t fish have no fins they have small to help enjoy this pleasant meeting
teeth and can bite as well as strike were Mesdsmcs Walter Price. Li.
with their tall, and In the fight A. Ringgenberg. I. T. GlUmer, J.
John Bower was .bitten on the foot, Hsll Bowman, B. B, Garrett, R. A.
which will be budlt these will be
heated and lighted by natural gas
All this wUl require some time to
do and arrangements must also be
I made for the transportation of the
and the others were given a chance Duncan, and Miss Mayselle Morrison product to the railroad here until
to exert thetnseJves' and put ' their Much was added to the pleasure's Mne 1* built to it. But *t -»•
strength to a fuU tent. Tho boy. of th, nfternoott, by -vocal white
were In high glee while hej*q apd byMtsdsmfcs Duncan and Gilmer, i M an abundance of superior coal
Viressed the belief that they would, The hostess assisted by Mies May- was passed through while boring the
<kirh many more fieh, before re- *«lle Morrison and Mrs. Evans Mab watt, the °< thh vein of which
lftg. The crowd from OlneJ .con- wafers. The club will m?et and g number of miners re-
stated of^the followiag men:
Y. Kennedy, I.os {Jathuock. H.
Andersdo, Burk Paeoh«|l <and
Bv Lunsford. They wlU also
turn home tomorrow, btit w)U visit
yf. next with Mrs. C. P. Hutchison.
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Graham enroute and attend the gun
shoot at 5 o’clock.
cured when the railroad is built.
. . _______ 4 , trot this to only talked by some of
J. A. (paudll of Pickwick has been our people who see great things In
seriously sick for several days and More for Judge Arnold and Sugar
little hopes are‘entertained
for his
rsgpvery.
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£ 'Tlollow. There can be no- doubt
1 about tbs greatness of that country
Two brothers »n t >wj ft £ oUr belief that it will soon
' A sister flora Oklahoma, a too two, become one of the moet faraona
sons, have beUrv In attendance at mineral sections In the Stats. The
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csllsrs »t this office Friday. ; ^ some forty years ago. J the boring was stopped. *
of $6.17. f
High School Principal Elected.
At. a meeting of the school board
Texafe, was elected principal of the
Graham High School to succse d Mr.
Rider ^ho has filled this place so
acceptably for five years, Mr. Ri-
der has resltuved enter Baylor-Uni
'Varsity where he will take his ' de-
gree. ~+ ' _
Mr. Gilliland to a State Universi-
ty man and comes well recommend
ed. He hjis already had two years
succesfut experience In two of
Bell county's best schools ss Is
attested by the trustees of,schools
where hp taught. If we are to con-
sider testimonials he will prove a
worthy successor to Mr. Rider.
Read the bargain ad of B. 43.
Doty & (Vi., In thfs.tosup and then
go rtg^t down and take advantage
of the opportunity. They are of-
fering the best bargains In this line
DR. C. R. TAYLOR CONDUCTING
AND PREACHING POWERFUL S(
‘ GREAT INTEREST MARI
The revival service* began at the
Baptist Church last Sunday night
under most favorable conditions and
gives promise of great suooeis. The
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meeting to being conducted by the
pastor. Dr. C- R. Taylor, who is
preaching powerful sermons to
large audlej^css every night. The
leading members of the Church are
working faithfully and great results
are anticipated.
The choir, which Ja under the
direction of Mr. J. T. Rickman,, is
furnishing some splendid music
which adds greatly to the success
of the services.
So far we have been unable to
attend, on account of sickness, but
from those who have been mors
fortunate ws learn that no greater
Interest has ever been, manifested
and an offering of $17.77. The Prea .
byteriane bed 136 and an offering oond®«*f^ by a local
pastor here. Brother Taylor Is a
faithful vlorker, a deep thinking
Christian man, who always haa
something good to tell his hearers*,
and every citizen In town, whether
Christian or non-Christian should
take advantage of the opportunity
to hear him in this meeitng. He If
delivering a message that every-
onh should be interested In and if
you are not among the number who
are attending regularly you have
missed more than ws can express
to you. Turn-over a new leaf and
resodv© that you will hear every mes
sage he Is to deliver through the
remainder of the meeting. You owe
this to yourself. Ws do not say
so because it 1s. a Baptist meetings
but for the reason that’ we be-
lieve every person should bo Inter-
e.t.d enough Tn religion to Mteruf *•>"•". *« <he heglnoer
every reel re.lr.l in the town. Bo'11 *“• ■-"'o''''' m'd,A»
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that has ever been offered our 8undajr morning. Elder J.
g" -----—-----* mAh her officiating.
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Wade Stsajpi
Smith ofjMcl
at th«vdfome c
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ckwlck. were ^married
of the bride's parents
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Prefers OIJ Yoa^^Uoiuity.
W. Y. Kennedyy^Pformer citizen
of this oo»J^r^gt now of Stone-
wall cou^y^aa lh town today rc-
tyiTn]fnj/oia an outing on the Clear "*'* J**
I^Ffth a party from Olney. Mr. * t T ;
u^edy came to this county in ^ ^ *
the early 60s and remembers well
of chasing buffalo and being chased
by the Indians in this county when
a boy. On one occasion, when but
ten years of age, he killed a number
of buffalo near Round Timbers In
Baylor county. His father during
the civil war, had charge of the
salt works here and their homo was
then In the bottom near where the
4<^e plant now stands. Mr. Kennedy
to ap Interesting talker and can re-
late in a pjeasing manner many
incidents in the early history of this
country Which will never find A
place in. Its printed annato. He
has seen this country, In reality,
pass from the red man to the white
and from a wild wilderness to the
meet civilised; has seen It during
peace; during drouth and years
of plenty, and from a vast expanas
of rich grazing prairie land he has
seen, ft transformed Into s fertile
towns, and should know exactly
what the country fa, and he says,
after having Hved tat other coun-
tries, he prefers aid Young county
to any. ’ "
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Muric Recital.
i Prof. Crabb gave hlsvniuslc pro-
grams In High School Audltorum
last Friday and Saturday.^ Friday
night he gave his general recital In
which all his pupils took part. The
program was well rendered. ‘Satur-
day - afternoon was devoted to the ,
scale contest which was Interesting
to all preWmt.
The different medals were award-
ed by Supt. Edgar McLendon, at the
conclusion of the graduating exerelw-
es Monday night. Miss Elsie Ruben
koenig wbn tjie medal for the best
writing. The books were graded
lh Philadelphia. There waS pc £le
between Ixuilse Norrlii %nd Grace
rs medal.
Tbs ad-
vanced medal and also the scale
Wade Stafford ahd Mlsp - Mystis j^ebntest medal were won by Beulah
Prof. Crabb haa had a successful
year and ws understand hs will re-
main In Graham agtln neX| yen?'.
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Bowron, Frank H. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1912, newspaper, May 30, 1912; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth849940/m1/1/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.