The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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At the “Dependon Store.’’ Anything that we sell can be depended bn to
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WOOOMUU. COOGALE ASULL
Our Clothing needs no intro
duction from us to- those who
have worn them. Careful, classy
dressers appreciate and buy our
line of "Stadium College Suits."
All Wool and fronts guaranteed
not to get out of shape and Toll
back. Our Clothing stands in a
class by itself—none better and
few just as good. „
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Hamilton-Brown Shoes are not
only dressy, but wear longer than
any other kind. We are exclu-
sive agents in Graham for this
well known and widely adver-"
tised line. Our “American Gen-
tleman” and ^“American Lady”
Shoes havei tne stamp of char-
acter on each shoe. These Shoes
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are specialties, each made • inT a.
special factory by the best skilled workmen money
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“Lion Specials." "Newest and nobbiest shapes as well as all staple shapes. Best wearing f i?
Hats to be had today. We carry a full lin^e.
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Our business is growing. Every day a bargain day. No baits, but the best for the money.
When you need Dry Goods or anything to wear we woiltd appreciate a call. We offer you
gentlemanly treatment and the closest prices consistent with the merchandise we sell.
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Sunday at the Churches.
On Sunday January 14th the at-
tend anot #as reasonably good put
amne remained at home ■ fearfivg
the predicted blizzard which jXld
" come. J
The BaptfaMe had 151 at Sunday-
hchopl, with an offrelnf of $4.36..
The mbrnin« leeson waa the 3rd
chap tar of ltfaHohl, Rev. Taylor
for hlha text 1 Cor,1, XVI, 2
the cloee of this good eermon
church adopted a hew
the con«regatlon la glad to have
another such satisfactory preacher
Ln charge. He expressed hie hear-
ty appreciation of the presence of
the Preebyterlaas. who dismissed
their evening service through cour-
tesy to welcome Rev. Stalliryj. - ^
The. I^resbytefians had' 8$ < ail
Sunday school with an offering 6t
j $3.25. Rev. Hall’s morning’ tfub-
Prisdlla * Club.
Priscilla Club met
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al pl,o. .lmlUr to the one of H«^ Ha “ld to ^rto^-rBomeUm*. w«
keU Avenue Church, In Dallas. j f«hl discouraged frogp physical strain
Mies Lauretta €rabb was welcom i or from lack of oooperation. The
membership. ,
to church
In ths evening Rev. Taylor spoke
oa«'“Th« Value 'of a Sdul,” in a
most interesting manner. ^
The Method lets had 134at
Sunday echoed with an off ring of
I >43.82e. The text, for Rev. Bow-
| pia4> morning sermon was Acts XI,
r #83, ‘‘When he came, and had seen
I /the grace of God, was glad and ex-
IAborted them all, that with purpose
of heart they would cleave unto
God." The subject waa “Having
‘the Proper Purpose In Life." it
text Is an exhortation to
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promise of success.
was shown that the
characters Of
Daniel, Job, Paul, and others were
due to the fact that they had the
correct purpose, ln that their aim
and said was to cleave unto God. It
was further shown that what God
whnts Is a church that will at all
time* cleave unto the. Lord.
The text for the night service
was in Matt XXvIll, 18, ’’All power
is given onto me1 In Heaven and
in earth." The sermon was a dis-
cussion of the power of Christ In
ths beginning as one with the fath-
er, then his power as Incarnate,
then hla power at the prebent and
how he Is exercising It for the
t of man, and lastly how he
be given the power at the Judg
Of calling mer, unto himself,
^ > attendance at both services
was hot so good as desired ’ but
those present enjoyed hearing
Strong, earnest sermon*. . * __ ^
There w«* 114 present at Sun-
day school at the Christian Church
with an offering of *4.30. R*V.
Stalling’s morning sermon wad’ on.
“To Whom Do You Belong?’’ text
Rom VI, 1$. In the evening the
subject was The, Most pommon
Thing ln the Woirid.?’ Rom. V 12.
Both were very g*><^ sermonsy and
con^nue
and a promise of success. Jesus
helps Us bear-every burden, when
wo take his yoke,, We are colabor-
ers with him. Many a battle- is
lost Just before victory because of
not persevering.-He closed .this
practical 'sermon with an earnest
plea to continue „ln effort to “Be
not weary ln well'-dolng, for in due,
season we shall 'reap if we faint
not.”
Mrs. R. K. Mayes Dead.
Mrs. Annie L.. Mayes' died' at
her home near Murray last Satur-
day and her remains were burled
In the Tyra cemetery Sunday even-
iaj^Ret. Joe R. Mayes, a nephew
dHne deceased conducting the fum-
erjU eervioe* J**
’Mrs. Mayes was an old tat-
tler in the Murray. country and
was beloved by all the . peo-
ple. She was a lifelong ..mem-
ber of the Missionary Baptist
Church and lead a devout Christ-
ian life.
She leaves eigrt children, five
sons and .{ferae daughters, J one
grown and all present at the fun-
eral except two sons, who lived too
far airiay to arrive ln time. She
leaves an aged husband who has
the sympathy of all the people ln
this ead hour, f
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Henry Williams Jr, end Miss
Cloe Branum were married Wednea-fthe en
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wedding
day . evening la Newcastle,
Mills officiating. This
was quits a surprise to 7 their
many friends, but they have ths
best wliih^js d the entire ' town.
Tile Register extends congratu-
lations.—Newcastle
l&r session On'Tuesday Jan 16th
with Mrs. A4* A. Morrison.
Needlework was the business of
the afternoon and all plied their
needles with & vim In the making of
embroidered waists, doilies, cen-
ter-pieces, bags, crochet, 'and other
finger work. Of course tongues can
go pt. the same time, and it is in-
teresting to catch bits of conver-
sation. Topics of general Interest
were discussed, some travel - exper-i
iences were described pleasantries
Indulged tn. While a number of
members were kept away on ac-
count of sickness, a goodly; num-
ber were present to enjoy the so-
cial hour .or' two. Meedames Jones,
Garrett, Q. 8treet, and Mias .’May-*
zelle Morrison Were guests. The
hostess favored us with some - en-
joyable piano numbers. Mrs. Mor-
ris fart&Xt hostess. -U r
Ilf* the Oil Field.
There is’ but little news to give
out concerning the oil development
Ln this Immediate territory.. Dgy
and night crews are wdrking full
time on Judge Arnold’s well which
Is now two or three., hundred feet
deep but nothing has been given
out concerning, their findings. New
oil men are here every day and
moat all the land near Graham has
bgsh leased. It 1* reported that
a man from “higher up” will be
here in a few dsya to, ipake thor-
ough survey of the situation and
that the real work of developing
the field will not be taken up in
earnest until spring. The well on
the AndrbWs, place Is being put
down rapidly as possible, but the
severs weather has caused some
delay. Just how deep the well
now is only those at work know.
Hart at Oil Mill.
' Robert Rehders had the mis-
fortune to get hla right hand caught
ln the meal cake former at the
ootton oil mill yesterday , morn-
ing and as a consequence 7" lost
^of hla two outbids fingers.
f Breezy Point.
On tomorrow night, January 19
at the opera bouse, Mias Frances
Kuykendall will nreeent Belie Mar- endonu Arkansas
shall Locke’s great corneay drama, Her husband
“Breeey Point> Mies Kuyken-
dall will be assisted by local tal-
entand the play will be one of the
best ever g<ven here. Every char-
acter is good and every part well
elarned.
Those who have seen Miss Kuy'
kendall on the stage know what
tp expect and will be sure; to at-
tend, but to thoss who have not
seen.hgr we will say that none of
the traveling troupe who pl^y he»e
have had better start than she,
and you will be well repaid by
attending the play tomorrow night.
Admission 25; TOsenred seats
35 cents. '
Tickets now on sale at Vaughan’s
Jewelry store. - t f)
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hyaieikps dressed his band and he
is doing ag well as cftjuld he ex-
pected. Ws are Informed^- that
several others have been hurt t*
the same manner at the mill this
season biit none other has lost ring-,
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JqlttU Officers.
Last Monday night, s^ a regular
meeting of Corinthian Lodge No.
143 Knights of Pythias, the fol-
lowing officers were Installed:
Judge E. W. Fry. C. 0.
C„ P. Hutchison, V; C.
N. 8. Farmer, P. ,
R. L. Reed M. of W. I .
I. B.^Padgett M. of A. - *•
Fred J. Arnold K. of R. and 8.
Homer Mayee M. of F.
J. * E. J. Ford M. of B.
E. E. Hall I. G.
1 J. T. Rickman was elected
trustee for a* term of three
W.. E. Price Grand Lodge repre-
sentative for a term of two ye art.
Dr. J. L. Williamson who was** sl-
eeted Q. G. waa out of ths city
on official business..
After the foatallatlQn speeches
were made by many.
Bosquet fog Leader.
1-10-11
In my opinion the “Graham Lead-
er" Is the beat county paper I
have ever read. The moral tone,
the religious sentiment, ths y"****
selection of news, the pubUS spir-
it'simply cannot he best. It will
do good where ever H goes. I
say this without the solicitation of
any one. and say it because it ought
to be *ald. . '
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Crow.
Hart in Train Wreck.
Mrs. J. M. Matthews wia serious-
ly hurt in s train wreck at Clar-
last Friday night,
notified by wire
of the accident and he' met her
at Fort \^orth Sunday and brought^ March
her home that .night. She has been
unable to walk since the accident
and the full extent of her Injurlea
can' not yeg be ascertained. The
strepk was caused by the spreading
of the * rail which - threw' the cars
over on one side. Mrs. Matthews
was in the chair coach and was on
the lower side of the cor when
it turned over, and a chair fell up-
on her in such a .manner as to In-
jure her seriously. She la report-
ed to be some better todajr. Mrs.
Matthews was returning from a vis-
it to her parents at Water Valley,
Mississippi.
Record of Rainfall Daring 1011.
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The rainfall at Graham aocordiag
to our voluntary weather |beureau
is as fol
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February
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Cupid’s Conquest.
' The following marriage license
have been Issued by County Okerk
Cusenbary since the first of January
Henry Williams’ and Mias Chios
Branmim.
Rube Loftin and Miss Marion
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W. T. Green and MkR Mamie
Huff. '• -,-i-
7 Bells
W. J. Cretainger and Miss • Kate
Wyatt*
W. P. Burton and
years Gar lie.
M L. Rlck^U and
May Yaw*.
: A. G. Cox and Mias C. E.
Mto. IfU..
Jaok-
» Died.
* Grandma Sltton, pnosed to her
reward December the 21. She had
made J. O. Wilson’s residence her
home for several years past. She
earn* to Texas In the year 18T$;
Joined the Baptist church a fqw
years after oomfcug to this country.
Her Hfe was a oonaisient Christian
life. She leaves a host of chUdrea,
grandchildren and friends to
Her remains ware
April 7 /
May V V. • ,
June
Jfely
August
Ootobar^ri_i_
September ...... . $.12
November ,6T
December 6.03
Total ' 26.14 ’•
The rainfall for the year waa
above normal. The extraordinary
scant precipitation for the months
of May and June—usually the wet-
test—destroyed the finest pros- ^
pects for a bumper oorn orop in the
history of the county. *
Let the people plant for a giant
corn-crop this year. ' .
CL W. Johnson,, *.. --L
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Poll Taxes Paid.
Below we give the number -? of
poll taxes paid ln each voting pre-
cinct up to 10 o’clock this morning:
Graham
Gooseneck
South Bend
BllasviUe ’
Fish Creqk
Miller Bend
Newcastle
Proffitt ; >
Farmer ‘
Indian Mound
Olney
Markley ■
True « ■,
Bitter Xreek
Loving -
Red Top
HufStuttle / .12
Camp Greek * 40
Jean > vt' • gf
Connor Creek - . if
Total, 1052
- There were 2318 poll tax reoeipts
Issued by the Collector last year.
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mourn ^her lost. Her remains were ow twic« number that Mva
laid to rest In the Median Chapel,»p«|d up to dat* this year. Only 12
cemetery Sunday morning December mope 4*^ ln which to
31st Rsv. A. B. Wilson conducted | the 1366
the funeral WrvJee*.-r-Newoa*Ue
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the 1261 remaining tarns and get
receipts eofltlihg you to vote ha
the elections this yeari
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Bowron, Frank H. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1912, newspaper, January 18, 1912; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth849946/m1/1/: accessed May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.