Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 15, 1877 Page: 1 of 4
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GRAHAM, YOUNG COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1S77.
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.“FKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS*”
Mr. Editor : In the issue of the
Leader before the lift, you published
an extract from on exchange, which
purported to give the requirements of
the law in the organization and admin
let ration of “Free Public Schools.'
That there may be as few mistakes as
de bf the
n of Youn
done, with tho request to publbb, Cir-
cuter-#*. H frem thc State Depart
IKMiibl* Khool official! l» M<»i^. «r^rict^ i.iU »ppli»
and teachers of Young county, I en -
ment of Education, sent to Judge Hil
liard, and hy him kindly handed to me.
It is a good copy, and if used as stand-
ing. matter-foi several issues, the inter
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esta of the public would be greatly aub-
served. - Citizen.
Department of Education,
II STATE OP TEXAS.
, Austin, July 24,1877.
Ci.ular Mo. It. **
Attention of County School Officers
and School Communities is respectfully
z. called to the following instructions nud
from this. Department with
plications, when called for
APREAtasy- .
13. County Judges being charger
with the administration of the achoo
affairs of their respective counties, ap-
plications lor information *with reform
enee to tho School Law, urto the ad-
ministration of the name, should be
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suggestions:
- This notice is giveu for the reason that
jf* ' - - ^inirober" of County Judges have ap-
’ * ' ^ piiedT snd their orders, owing to the »U;>
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.... ‘ BLANKS.
1. All blanks and forms, necessary
for public schools for next scholastic
year, are uow on hand and ready lor
distribution wheuever requisition for the
same may be made,
c 2. Where County Judges have al-
ready forwarded their requisitions, uo
further application need be made.
plied, and their orders, owing to inn in-
sufficiency in the supply of bjauks re-
/1*eived, were only, partially filled.
If any Judge shofild be in doubt,
aa-to the probable supply of blanks
der can be 1
that he may need^his order can be filled
. if he will only designate how many
'M.
county next year,jmd how long be ex-
acts the schools to continue.
RK-ORG ANUATlON.
4. It is necessary and imperative,
that there should be a thorough and
complete re-organ izatiou of School Com-
munities, and school affaire of the re-
spective counties. Boards of Examin-
ers and Trustees should appointed
anew, or the old boards re*appotuted.
section 55 of the Soiauol Sams, and have
also, by authority of section 66 of said
law, provided for their maintenance
for ten months in the year, need apply
fol aid from the Peabody Fund. The
trustees of said fund propose te donate,
as a general rule, about one-third the
expense necessary to support a well
regulated system of graded schools.
Whatever aid may be granted will
tion to the payment of the salary of a
City Superintendent of public Schools
--«nid superintendent to U* either ap-Ja»b
potatecTby Dr. B, Sears, or the appoint
meat confirmed by him if the nomina
tion be made by the City or Town
Council. *
The public school authorities of such
cities and tewavf desire to apply for
aid from this ftind, will be supplied, thus efriaoe a deep intertei In the work
h blank ap- of education? Is it.of lew importance
fr
the Word
16. A.nn^PLans.ftehrnn-
cmg the cause of education, and eleva-
ting the standard of the teaoberV pfc>-
feseiun, the Boasd of Education earn-
estly recommend and solicit teachers
to organise Teacher’s Institutes, to be
should be subetitated for «
“Jime."
eld at such points ia the oounty
may, from term to term, be agreed upon,
fv; remarks. - j* , 71^7
Trustees and parents should man
made to said officers. If the party ap<
plying is not satisfied with the opinion
or ruling of the Judge, and desires to
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•money “vai u at ion
or ruling oi the Judge, and desires
appeal to the Board of Education, th
the question at issue should be sub-
mitted, in writing to the-Judge, who
will ..forward the. same, together witirr
statement of big rulings ou the question,
to this Departmeut.
, mint*?- ‘TtNNUAT. 'RErORTS. ~ j r~
14. County Judges are respectfully
reason that directed to forward their Annual Re-
per Is, as soon as it is possible to ii ako
np the same after the expiration of their
schools.
KMPI.OYMENT OF TEACHERS.
jjjL Jhe Plan
teachers as sugj
3, Sept 26,1876, is again respectfully
ot education; is it oi lees im porta no
than the erection of a house, fne culti
ration of a form, the sale of woods, th<
care of cows and hogs? TtlT these re*
oeive the greatest ram and attention,
in tbeseleotion and supervision of the
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K
labor is immutable, measured by moral
and intellectual worthy and parents
who Can bestow scmuch oare aud make
s^f r at expeim^tnres upoirthe one, and
give So little attention io the otker, are
_ _ _ justly chargeable wjjh ths, neglect of
.eTaiue, together with a | the most sacred duty imposed upon
them. ...Iii the great field of education,
nil liave aa important wojk.to perfoifa,
«rconscious duty to observe, and school
officials teachers, parents and pupits
should endeavor faithfully to discharg-
es ry educational obligation, by what-
ever legal authority imposed, and thus
effectual!? oautifoMite to tba establish-
ment and support of that institution or
if be will only designate now many commended to county school auihoi
schools will likely be organised in his Aies. Baid circular read* as follows:
“It is the spirit and purpose of the
mi
present school law to furnisti, as for as
practicable, free school facilities to ev-
ery child in the Suite, within ihe.schol
aslic age; and the sttenlion u£ county
officers, charged 'with the administra-
tion of the school law, is especially
called to the importance of seeing that
their school communities are so organ-
ized that the object of the law may be
fully met, and the educational wauls
.jl:
____________________CONTRACTS. VHHPV HIIHP
5. iNo contract should be entered into of the people satisfied,
between trustees and teachers, until * r?'While ic is highly important that
the amount of sohool fund entered to trustees employ noue but competent
-----the credit of the commuriity is definitely terahers.-itis tleir duly, as the agents
______ known. The lift? makes no provision of the State and the people ofther fe-
lor deficiencies. The school fund ap- spective school communities, to exer-
propriated for support ofscbools anv «»•« thatsponomy that should cbarac-
given year can not be applied to the terize the management of there 'private
USindeb“a“#“ ^ mdc.
6. Trustees may contract with a iog contracts with teachers, that will
teRefaar with,*+ without reference to Iwet subserve the interest of all parties
the question of daily attendance, but concerned, the following raggestions
whatever contract may bv, its terms
should be elearly and definitely stated.
7—f*7' ! XSTItA fcrrioN.
7,; ^ Ho legal demand can be made for amount_«.f salary to bi allowed per
payment of extra tuition, for any pupil
within scholastic age, pursuing only
such studies as are prescribed by law.
8. Trustees should allow as liberal
A-
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compensation to efficient teachers, as
the school revenue at their command
will justify. , A competent teacher will
always prove himself worthy of his hire,
and such teaobemshould be faithfully
and liberally sustained by school offi-
cers and parents. An incompetent
teacher is an expensive laborer in the
school room at any price, and the soon-
er ho is forced to abandon the profess-
ion for which he is totally unfitted, the
better it will be for the cause of educa-
tion. <
KXPKNDITIJRM FOR PRINTING.
9. Onnty Judges will be allowed
ten dollars, each, to pay for such print-
ing, stationery and postage as may be
deemed necessary in the administration
of the school affaire of their respective
counties.
a pi-oRiiwKRKirrr ~
' 10. The Board of Education, in mak-
ing the apportionment of the School
Fnnd for fpe next scholastic year will
be goided strictly by the “Abstract
Scholastic Census Report" of the Tax
^Assessor, as approved by the County
Judge aud returned to this Department
CENSUS RETURNS. " ^ w
11. The Isnsns returns were due at
inui ueparuueui on mo iw «»Hy wuuty,
1677, but on that day only a half dozen
S f reports were on file in this office, and
- * ice the appportionmeot Was deferred.
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presumed
that by the 10th of August, next, the
report* from all the counties will he in,
and. if so,, the apportionment will im-
mediately bAdeclared.^*
PEABODY FUND. P \
12 Only such incorporated cites -
and towns as have assumed control of
their pabUe schools,
seraea, uw ioi lowing
respectfully submitted: (
Fird. Trustees Should agree and44
contraci with the teacher for the
are
u
month for the entire school, both the
public and private branches.
“Second. Establish th j rate of tub
tion per month to be allowed the teach-
er for pupils 4ovei and under scholastic
age.
"Third. Contract with the teacher
that, at the end of the month, the
amount he has charged against parents,
whose children are over or under the
scholastic age, and the amount of tui-
tion he receives from other sources, not
public fund, shall be deducted from the
salary agreed upon, and the balance of
salary for-the kaonth'shall be paid from
the school community fund.
“Fourth. In the oon tract, the com-
pensation agreed to be allowed the. 7°*V
teacher can not, by the terms of the law, !n ®
exceed $1.50 per month for each ohild , ®
in school community.
“It fill he observed that the entire
sch*>l fund credited to acommnnity
can be used for the support of the school
when ormnised, evbn without refer-
ence to tne number of children within
the scholastic age in actual attendance
od said school. After organization of
the school community, the fund belong-
ing thereto can be used for the support
rustees and parents should manifest
iterete, in (he earnest labors c/th«
teacher,wy frequent visits to th* school
room. Such visits, encourage the teach-
er to renewed and more determined ef-
forts in his laudable work, and inspire
the pupils with ino&ased seal. Why
should not school Officials and parents
Who Knows! Or, Home questions.
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Who know wKom pins and needles go—
Where all the button# stray?
Who kqowa where all the pennies go,
-Tlmt somehow get uWay?
W bo knows bow all tbs ohina breaks
That wasn't touched at all?
How baby gets so black and bruise,
.. That never geta a fall?
Who knuwa whence all the fashion come
And When they disappear?
Why one brief month should make a fri’t
W hy one brief month should make a fri*t
Of what was “such a dear"?
Who knows how , little bills can swell
To such a prodigious sire? '* S
Who knows, indeed, What's going on
Beqeath his very eyes?
’ Ttnu of labaeripttoa.
Om Capy Oa« year.......^......... $8 r*
“ •* Six moafos................... 1
*7, AdveitistSg Bates.
TSr nHowluf *re o*f n<M, wbtnO>r«
Ml* ii U« m* (a o*n«nunW*«4 wlU b* ilr1cHj»4h*T-
•4 to :
On* •qMr*,(l tMfc) Brat iMartlaa, • Sloe
K»rb •«U*sa*nt ly^rtlun. SO
ifmo*. 1 mouth. ( anMMtS*. | moBiha. | f» atStSl
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SImA'
Who knows just where your busb’d goes
_ When “business'' keeps him oulf '"^
Who knows when best to wear a ‘smile,
Aod when to wear a pout?
Who knows the time to feoe the fact
-‘That'ekv’s no longer young?
k her mind)
Attest:
K. B. Hj bhard, Governor/
J. G. Ska hi: t, Sec. of State,
v Boardjxf Education.
O. N. Ho LUNGS WORTH,
Secretary Board tj Education.
Sambo Boss HJs*Bwt for His lYleuds.
A lady whose position enables bay
to form a just estimate of the unfitness
of the negroes for legislators in their
present uneducated state sends to die
Woman1* Journal a ipCCiiueu ' in’ one
of their speeches delivered in.tbolow-
opposition to a propose 1 tax on dogs,
needed to protect the
BB.
discussion, and to explain a few words
Whoknows how beet to spea
Aod how to hold her tongue.
Who knows the most convenient day
. To bring a friend to dine?
Who knows the half of what he spends
On clubs, cigare and wiue?
Who knows one bonuet cannot last
A woman half her life?
Who kuows the woman is the same '
When sweet-heart turns to wife.
Who knows why ail the pretty girli
Are often la&t to no?
A fid large men fancy small?
Who know*, jn fact how half the w'orld
- Was ever matched at all?
foe?
nem
‘Ymi*
Juat^whoo \o speak^a kindly
Who knows? The grim old Grecian sage
a 8aya, gravely : “For myself,
The wisest man in ail the world
Is he who knows himsslf !*’
Tho Graham header.
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Dr. G. H. CAGLE,
PHYSICIAN AND SUBQBON
Office and Residence in the Cagle Build
- • ing, between 3rdj& 4tb Street, r
West Side Public Square.
GRAHAM, r TEXA&
AdvvrtiMm.BU of « n*tur« IRjr p«r om|
.4rr>- 'f'
l{Nltl nolle#* nrill bn rhnrgrd fllWa null per linn,
for the fir#t luaertiou end ten cent* for ench eabe^tient
InOHleh
AU treneWoit eSeert{*«£«■ le mill lie paid for <p eii
run. Bill# for nlar adrnrtleKH pajral.le quertrrly
rtmtei' j'i —.....
All *4t*itinemeaUnot marked by the ndeertleer for
nnj epe.'iBwl ounU^-r of iiieeMh.n* frill be publfahed
•mi forbid" end cb»r«Hd nteuriHtiMy.
r l'ur esaauuelnf caudidatee for State nr DUtrlcteRoe
T.5ti Cobnty nr Proeim t 3 00.. “i ..r.
- ,,,r. . ? n:-jg
TEXA8. v 1
Ae^ount* of merchants and other. eolleU-
P.»rEiBI»»At CAing.. . •• vflSijl"' “
James M. Richards,
(Late of AlAbaraa.)
Attora^r-at-La.w
WEATliERFOItD, TEXAS,’
Will attend promptly to all business
iriThe Counties Of Parker, Wife, Jack,
GRAHAM HDTir.
r- .........i-rt , ot , R W.RICHARDS
J. H. Glasgow.
Strict Atteetioa to Baallkess.
▲ GREAT FALL.
A Minister of the Godpel told me of
the ino.t_ thriJling incident I ever heard
in my life. A member of bin congre-
gation came home for the fini lime in
bis life intoxicated, aud bis boy met
hira upon the doonLep clasping hit
hands, aud exclaiming, 'Tape has come
home? Ho-nsetsed that boy by the
shoulder, swung him around, staggered
aud tell in< the hall. That minister
•aid fc> me. “I spent tka afcht in tfiat
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’BpMlW! TSr&er ln a point of that the night air might fall upon it
and cool it. 1^ walked up aod down
the hill There
which is greatly needed to pr
sheep* Said Mr. Dabbs :
=^r. «peak«TT-T arise, fo a
of kind conversation mgrou^te has been
ent, and which I oonducts mysatTasa w ________ _____
geotlemaot for both black and white, house, having a blue mark upon the
In all this ’lection doing* and speech- temple where tbertfjRfe* of the marble
ig I "have kept my mouth shut, but
when you talks about dogs, you caai
count me in—res, sab—has owned dogs
got good dogs now—good as ever
treed a ooon; and whenTyon remarks
boot killing them fellers, you know
our'e steppin’ ou ay toes, aod you
eund to nPar. me growl. Whyfore
should attacks be instituted on this use-
fol friend o? both black and white?
Which is the most benefit to a man
Which is the most benefit to a man—a
dog, or something that ain't bo aefiountf
Sense is sense, an' dare ain't no foolin’
about a dog. Come at mo far and
squaar Politics are one thing and dogs
i. another. Wh(f>«r#r too ux dog.,
you as husalriag Upf Infringement on
•assegere, and you will have to swallow
your own resolution, mind, what I tell
4*0* wool-gatherin’
de Ga$b*rnof*s message than they
is dbgstd the United State.. Wha/s
de use pf
•/ ■ ■ AND
U-. LAND A6ENT .
Graham * v Tx<*&.
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and he asleep. A mao but thirty yearn
of age asleep with a dead ebild iu the
f >lus infliction? Hu «ah.
^ ^99 wt..
nE {
of the sohool, even though the chi
wit$in the scholastic age should cease
attendance.
“This is a simple p
tiea, and to- alike jute^tb
and to the oommunity, and if acted up.
OU will secure free school facilities for
e longest period possi
ooont of school fond app
16. Circular* hitherto
^ _ r.
Ian of organ iza-
thb^mmr
the longest period poasiblo Jef tho
amount of schooftkid apportioned."^
this Department, during current year,
will remain in fell force and effect, ex-
cept so farms the same may be render-
ed null and void by virtue of 8eotioa
61 of the^ehoel Law.
ERROR.
17. A typographical error occurs In
Circular No. 10. The word " January"
A stalwart man rushed into a doctor's
office is Newark, Ohio, the utber day.
with the'ery: “For God's sake, pump
U ^OD^with T0«r’ iaquind
“Get the rnmp ready while lam tell-
ou. I’m bazning up imide
“"•Vi.
on
flgjh 1T »" ....... 1.#.-
The doctor suddenly interposed
ell something burning mf-
“why 1 smell someth
•Sit and r—— '■*-
oeat, 'found
ameter burned in the
while thtsaff “
his drink., he
shirt front,
was taking
ntumnbetween his1 fiWCtcoaTand shurt.
“Didn't /ou smell smoke?" asked
the doetorr
-Tou'rc
it was coming
right, I did; but I thought
lag o«t of my month."
Advertise to* aud subscribe for, the
Graham Lkaber.
steps had come in contact with the head
an ■ he swung him around, and a wife
upon the brink of the gravel “Mr.
Gough," said my frieod* **I cursed the
drink. He had told me I must remain
until he awoke and I did. When he
awoke he passed his hands over his
foes and exclaimed : What m the mat-
ter? where am I? where is my boy?’
'You cannot see him.’ 'Stand out of
ipy way; I will me my boy.* ** To pre-
vent confusion I took him to the child’s
bed, aod ail turned dews the sheet
and showed him the oerpee, he uttered
a wild shriek! “Ah. mj child!" That
minister further said to me: “One year
after that he was brought from a luna-
tfaLMyllWP to lie side by aids with his
wife in one grave, and I fotomfod his
funeral. ’ The minister of the gespel
who told me that feet is te-day a drunk-
en hostler in a stable iu Boston. Now
tell me what rum will not do? It trill
There is nothing drink will not do that
is Tile, dastardly, cowardly, sacs king
or hellish. When are we out to fight
Gough?d"of #ur f Attorney-at-Law,
A history will live, though written
ever so inuiflbreotlj, and is often loss
suspected .than the rhetoric of the
i!II!I>iil, _ “(ft'"
V.--*■' *•
Why^fea jiT^t/young wm^Skte'Idkg
Ini in« lime of scarcity?. BehaUM
com in • time of scarcity?
she ought to ho husbandod.
Why is a person annoyed by a fool
tike on# who fells into the seat
causa be is a man Over-bored.
New York
a colored cadet 40
j ®rf)wn 9 Repairing 4os« to ordsr^. SatisfeStlon G
8am’l Abercombie,
totoruy-it-Uw * Hwl Bit&te
AGENT,
GRAHAM,, f : TEXAS-
RKVIkuwi—AltrntKHi f«» b«*iore*. .
Dr. R N.
PHYSIC!AN AND BURGEON,
Graham, Ytrtmg County, Tckhs
lining permanently.located tn Graham
•Hers his professional services to the Ctiseiu
of Young county. ■
Office, at the Dru# Store.
T#*a. fehur v>!
Sa.OO . b
N6.4.
Price
j «. coirft * oh,
BANKERS,
WEATHERFORD,
C; C. Randolph
Contractor § Builder.
fo
ORAHAM, TEXAS.
^jVill take contracts fur building
Houses, Bridge^, 4c.
And all other Carpenter work in hie-
lire of businem^J nl-3rn
V
<w£V
■•-T-; ITopriHoit^r^-
Keep the he* (he market afford^alwayToa
- rfoe table. Good and clean beds.
NOTED FOR Jjft MlNKUAI. WATER
-1L1
/LJ
-T~
w a. it. nii<>.i.-s
n. X. Vaua*
RHODES & Young. Primary branohea^per month, tfiOO
A 11 o r „ e £
■ > ......I I - -----................ nigner. - • • • • ----•••• . 4 UU - 1 '
>4 ■ IKD : ' . •. . •- .
Will prsiofk-^-inLaU IH« (hearts «*f Twmm. Bay *a«l
“ ‘^aaSav par »■*•■ fur non rwHliUnis, -
euuaina end yrfoc« titles, e«c.
^nn*
A 11 o r n e y-at-L a w
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Land A-gen t,
GRAHAM, - TEXAS.
Wijl praetice the Court* of Young and
vial • * surrounding counties.
R. F. WILLIAMS;
A 11 o r n e y-at-L « w
*«•»
UNO A6ENT,
O-RAUAaS:, TEXAS.
Will praeHei (• Yo«n* and aarrounSlus eeaatfo*
ud la iMi rdciml aaS Sapnaae Ooait at AaeUa.
Sjxwlel atfonttoa Rl»cn fo the inVSa
tlgatlaa aaO porfoutlaf laad
GRAHAM
HIQH SCHOOL.
The exorcises of this institution, un-
der the^supervi-iun of the uudenugned,
will commence on the FIRST MON-
DAY IN SEPTEMBER.
Rate* of Tuition.
* .....
A small incidental fee to
expenses for wood, Ac., will be
JNO. H. HRANTtar.
-3. I BOWIE.
August 4, 1677.
Auedate
X. T lUlHart. -
Principal
0«>
Hilliard & Spilter,
jfortkrWestern Texas
-ST
A-;
■s
i Wm. VEALE a SON, ;
Attorney s-St-Law
—aim • • -V -"J
X.A.3Srn ‘ AGENTS,
Palo Pintd, Texas.
Have large tracts of Land ill Palo
Pinto and adjoining counties for sale.
would do well to consult
TlnSSr
John M. Stemmons,
;____— 4-' 1-^—7-^-vr"'—-
Af *t
DALLAS,
—Vr
TEXAS.
. Attorn6Y’iit“Lfl)W^
iJitgaSgg..... fm.
alwava mua.directed Will.prat'ice in the txmutie* o/ Falo Piate,
... ...........frreVl
Jock, and Yo«nK.
ireCAlAL attuntioN given land litiuathik
V , ii *tai*r
Pf '/SCHUSTER,
Boot and Shoe Maker.
GRAHid .
ion Guar
LAND AGENCY,
GRAHAM, XB3CA.S.
i r 4-- •* -• * r^ir'v . ‘ ^^t
PATENTS PROCURED,
We «aat»aSpeclaH»jr of ^ejring UUM forjaia nSlieii
- ‘tf-; •• • " ^~_*r
Oofereaoe fthrnm wheaerer r-eWraS.'
* - ■ - - y-1 . ^ ■ ?■ — i-e . ^ 1-
Bureau of Emigration.
Branch Mice for North-West
■ T«xm. -' »
m. :R,:EanM:uL.asr.
Agent and Snrvnynr,
GRAHAM, -...< TEXAS.
Stole School Lmd shown to actual nettlera.
*» or parts of County Maps fur-
tberal terms. -__:—
XTS PROCVRKU.
^4
fra
. Certificates and Scrip located for cash fee
•r mui ef hih -—:* T; w#t'r~' “
All 14imi Rusiiu bk l«f\in.my cars wjll he
promptly attended to.
^Residence four and a half miles North-
East of Graham, ,in the German settlement.
Office at Abercrombie's Law Office.
~pa
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Billiard Hall.
s. m. jmPfer r
8<mtk~ekk of ike Jhlto £pu
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Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 15, 1877, newspaper, September 15, 1877; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth879974/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.