The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 25, 1915 Page: 7 of 7
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Counts Cotesponffence
Yss, winter has come again, to
roe if he can find any moo
flower* to nip with hjs icy hanlB:
P*\
mg •
l-i
Ytm, Brownie, he got moat of th*
fluwen in this community, It
sum does make one feel sad to
look «t their drooping heads ami
pitiful looks. r
J. L. MbLaron has gotten well
and was able to go to town yes
terday. -
Miller Ratcliff Wft Saturday
morning for the .Megargel coun-
try where (he will make his home
the futh**.* We wish
ancoena in his new ltome.
Hr. and Mrs. A. C. Anderson
and daughters spent Saturday
~ night and Sunday with Lr: Mc-
J hi ton and Alec McLaren, of
Salem. • ’’ '
Mias ftuth McLaren, is spend-
ing some 'days visiting in Gra-
ham. She visited Jaeksboro Sat-
urday to see the ball game.
Miss Ruby took her school chil-
dren down on Rock Creek to get
2«ndmmons Friday. There is a
fine crop this year.
Mias Winnie Gilmore spent
, Saturday night with Mias Lottie
VfillianuMV. -. *•
—. *j~' Mrs. Evi* Gilmore and Miss
Ruth were trading in Graham
last Wednesday.
, Mr. and Mrs. Jene Martin, of
FUt Rock, spent Sunday and
Monday with home folks.
There wSfc 75 at Sunday School
_ • ' V y'Afv —
. Craig Point
Mr. Editor, oome eat pork.
Northers have caused short
billing to be the order of the
W. are
oept with s diy'imad’piow.
Mrs. 3. E. Burgess, who suf-
ferred a paryktic stroke in Ft.
Worth recently, was brought
home last week. She improved
•pan* after returning home, sod
we hope she may recover.
Mrs. M. C. liarrou and child-
ren, of Graham, spent a few days
The Graham Natii
Iks right foot, so his toe is get-1 ----—------—
tmg Hong very well this, Toes- At Graham, Is the State of Turn*, »t the oloss
in TT^,__lx__ill ______I . ’ * « «9% A ita *• «a sa «ss
d*y, morning. Hope it wUl soon
get well.
As J will have to oook
RESOURCES
•
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1. (ay Loans and discounts (except those shown oa b)..
2. OVArdraft.n saounsil ft
the 0v*pl,rafta* •roured,!..........unsecured......
lay in this community
Mia. W. A. Shannon and daugh av^u*, n nw u»y«
tors, Mimes Jewel Etalora and | «* the home place on Cedar Creek
Ledel, a].CT( Sund,, afteraow at!,1** »«<* •«* **thfrod * niM
Maa. Walter Green's. * ’ K ' L u a
.. ,-v ,, . .1 Mtas Selma Brown, of Breck-
Lhariie Orrril was a pleasant Uridgc opened the Cedar Creek
caller at Mr. Kill ion’s Monday. I school last Monday mornirtg. The
Almost e\x-r>eaie in this cotnV attendance for the week was
munity went to town Saturday, I reasonably good,
not expecting to rooeive any of he prosjxx-ts for a large grain
«■ *5 ** d«PP«»i«i to\zzfj* asanttig
aot receding any. an-1 if the drouth continues, there
Misasess Mary Sue, Dora and may be more cotton planted than
Wiftie Wade vissited Missesi antioipated.
Gladys and Hazel Green Sun- L.V*doU Saffeli recently left for
day afternoon. El Paaa. -• . " ~ “
Miss Myrtle Burch called at I ^ Rock
sai-irsrr “ ‘SSr"=:
" basket. I ®> Subscription to stock of Fsdersl
Hops each sad evmyune will ' rssmws bank. ..........t3.600.00
endov Tilaivk-Hi/iV„ r 4, <») Lsss amount unpaid.....:.... 1,800.00-
w*»oy thanksgiving. I am thank 7. a Value of banking house (If unencumbered)
nil for evewao many things. 8- Furniture and Flxtpres
Uno. | ampunt due from Federal Reserve Bank....
11. (a) Net amount due from approved reserve agents
in New York, Chicago, and 8t. Louts.......
W Net amount due from approved reserve agents
in other reserve cities .....
&2b£
7 i
Wells" Hotels Burn
Cederite.
Mrs. F. R. Cornelius' Thursday- — ... , . - —- "rrv.,'
^Mewdames Fannie Gibson
***"“ Well* Tex«, N«. ...r—...........
our nremen, were injured,- in- 112. Net amount due from banks md bankers (other
eluding the chief of the' depart- to“ Included In 10 or 11)..................
moot whose hi^rta abesertbusthnd 15‘ °uUld*ch®°k* andxrtli^oaih items........
a 4s=s^
day that destroyed two hotels, 1A Coin and oertifleatos......................
driving the occupants of otto of 19‘ W^l-tender notes ...............
them into the streets before they r°' Jtode“Ptl°n witt> V. a Treasurer (not
had tkM to dra.. A few truest. I ~~
i,m73
22,683.15
11,306.83
24.76—.
had time to dress. A few guests
were foroed to make their es-
cape through windows. I*
The Leiper House and the Ter-
tAA wriiHo 4L» ▲_____ LI11J1____
Total
mMiI'immmih a s -
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•MtMMIISI
whh^amaH “xk ^ CO‘Tr,'
Hope it wont geT soattored. th* feel
Miss Delilah Robbins . visited ‘"E* a „
Mrs. Killian Thursday afternoon,
Mr. and Mro BmRaglsnd on 5°^’ f Q1raJ>aD^ v,Blted
6167,622.1
stroyed, and no furniture
saved from either.
Fire Chief Oscar Hash
\r*,
MtM.iliyi
Suaday.
•7,315.68—
A, 118.62-
6,167.66
There gro * few still eomplain-
Sunday.
Mr. 'Titters helptxl ilr. McMil-
Icn gather peeaus last week.
Mr. and Mm. H. L. Ribble and
children of Graham were visit-
rnafr in our community and attend
ed Sunday school. .......
Kd Ribble and family moved to
Qraham Last week. We certain-
ly hated to aw; them leave our
community. We wihQi tliem good
Hick wherever they go. - -
Arthur Vick ao-1 family have
moved into our community. Wo
ail give them a hearty welcome.
*r ' ' Farmer. •
«-'ta4r
r::
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Rock Creek
Winter has come at last and
moat, of us are glad to »e<‘ It,
as we can kill a Hug and Li\-e
at home.
^i!dJfM‘ ™ °jyr Mi* Alford spent from
^ W“h Sunday «*„ Monday nitj, M«
Walter Green spent Sunday ' vfn* n
night down on' Coal cn»k. 1^.1* ''P"*''*1
Mra. Dwtver Killioo called at
Mra. 0. C. Mayco’ Tuoaday af.l.,*1"?. ^ *¥ V1”*1 •*
temoosL On her w*»m homcf’^ ^ Wod
£1 Cppa wkh
Brandon. ... son, Charlie. /
AtL" * to W1 , Cdto
wl PI* wL • a x, at Mr. TayioZ’a Sunday c.wning.
wSr ^ MP8, ' Miss ^ cSw
Mrs. Olaff Ribble visited her JgL Mr‘ IIod^s ‘SuDr
CiiXtirFrmk H ji'-A <:rh? r
, > sister, Mrs. Brit Alford, t»e day
l*,wraow- hast week. 1,
Mrs. Corley called on Mr.s
Cook Saturday morninng
Jean.
MUs Edidi Whitt, of Olney,
spent Saturday and Sunday here
with her parents, Mr. anil Mrs”.
W. D. Whitt.
Ruel Gray, Who atteaxH school
at JacksJjfceo-,-—and Miss Effie
CJ.w—ela ...I... -il___J"-__1___1
6 UWUlr. .f , | “v ----» iusvi X
' Mrs. Charlie Fi-lda is quite sick,Smith, who attends school at
•T. D. Burk i« not improving. IPerrin, are speniccg this week
MMian Thomas is picking eot-.wkh their home folks, their
ton Tor Dan Burk. ' j sdiooLs having been suspendid on
D«m Hall and father. Bob Gar-J account of the institute in, Jack
rieon said family, of Oran, and J county. . , . _
^Bili l’ogue and family of Grafard Mias Mabel \asli is visiting her
•re gathering janyvna ecu Hie vrt\jk sister, Mrs. Hardy Brown,
this week, for Nealy Olree,
Mrs. Clide Ash of Graham is
visiting her parent*, Mr. and Mrs
Asli this week.
Mrs. Whiliby is reported some
1 >et)te-r at prewent.
Mrs/Wadley and children visit-
ed relatives m the Took Valley
community Sunday and Monday.
Miss Dollie Martin was able to
lie back at Sunday eshool Sun-
xlay after a long absence.
Surplus fund ., .
f ire Chief Oscar Hirii waaH' Undivided promts.............
sriWttrsafcrssSS^S
in 28 or 29)...................
burned aud Fireman Odell alight- Tota) - ' ---
lyW by falling deb™. I State of Twcas, county o. voc.su. „■ ' “W*
J1 ”7g^nton ofTlirlllrr I ^ 0*i• ,’re*,d«=*»' ““ b.ak, do Krt*,,!, u, J™
race hotel. Subterlbed and aworn to before me thie 'loth dey of Moeeteber,
U C. P. Hutohisoh, Nstary MM|b.
COEKECT-Attest: R. J..Johnson
1 ■ F. P. Bubcb
■ A. A. Mown son
~ Dirsotors.
The fire was diseo'yered by Mrs
Holmes, and her shrieks aroused
other occupants of the hotel
and probably saved a number of
lives. The occupants rushed tar
the stairways and hall*,, but Be-
fore the last one had been awak
ened the downstairs hell was
'Hie Terrace, which was valued ^or & ^ i°B» 5 for a
at $8,500, including the ooatmts, ^ job, »nd no competitors for
oewl ____ J *_ AO CAA____ A.'n -l 1 ___I ■ > .
and insured for $8,500, was io-
^ - • —--1 —- ---- *r
Born to Mr. ard Mrs. Charlie
Fields, November 8, a girl.
The thresher will work at Mr.
in j I laze lion's this week.
Seymour. ‘ j Conntiy Girl, take my penoil
'Mri'. H. K. Weems returned and I will go. Bluj* Bell.
I last Tuesday from a few days
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J. Cox ami son. Witliain, ha\‘e |-visit with her sister in Archer
retumiNl from Newcastle where
they haw been piekimg ootton.
v. . 1 CTod Hopper
«-■
. Tcnk Valley
The' weather has be.-ri cool and
blusUry tiie last few. days. A
ram would be a welcome viVtor
here now.
Sunday was a beautiful d<iy
City.
Rev. Strangs has moved with
Indian Mound
My, haven’t we had some pret-
ty weather this week ?
Wfamiry t^Mr^Medteny farm I 7rd*: Diwl md ehildron
one mile south of Jean. Thev LV;mtod 7 *7r> Mrs- Fao«le
A rx, 1 9 * -A U«4V Ikllrf IT -SnctlftWfMV r
Cool, but not cold. 52 wore pres- tneretne
enl Siuu ifiv -Wl and church. ™;1 ‘^"Ulg the hotel buttl**.
ejtt at Biwday suhiool arul church,
ltev. Hall preached a fine ser-
Tlie.re will be-no jireiwhing
tv, Texas.-
' Mr. and,. Mrs. A. J. Watters
made a luiainesa trip to Seym<mr
last - week. They contemplate
moving there the first of the year
• . • * . m. t . . » * .
d«y ouitil >Sartur<|ay.
moo.
but <Xune tu Sunday
v '•
M
I.
7>imday,
school. * ,
Mrs. »S. .T. Beddon lias ivturn-
__ od from a ‘visit to Weatherford
•tad Megarg< l.
Mrs. John George ami Miss
’ Leon Boy<b wore nlKijipu-g an
-—V -iesnt Ssturdsy.—-
■VQ#rl Knight is helping Mr. Rob
bios with liis hay this week.
Turner Higdon is working for
Will Sodden this wook.
iflsraee Busch is at work for
s , t Q. K. Freeman today.
' The Knight -m pi^khig
' H?**?*1 * ^ Art in Lower
Totxk * ,h
A Lss R-udolLc SexldoO visited
Miss Gladys Chorryinofnes Sunday
Mir. and Mra. Sami Ragland vis-
ited at hi* father’s part of last
Mtaolr
*' Hra. A. A*. Timmons spent the
last of the week at her son’s
— John Timmons, at Mount Pleas-
ant.
We kto all living high now.
Have all the fre li m«*at and
potatoes we will want all this
•rioter. -
Cfooffry ChorrylKimes is slowly
improving
tor, Mrs. Thomas, ja town l*»t
•rack. 7^” f
HIM Rude lie Seddon railed <«n
Him Nettle Godfrey Monday.
Country Lad, hake iny |*en
mad w rite' us a letter.
ill?**:!
Country Girl.
They traded their lamd Here for
hotel property Hi ere last’ year.
Mrs. J. T. Sims and childrm
were trading in Graham Saturday
Mrs. Robert Wright, of West-
over, spent Sunday and Monday,
with relatives at this place.
Miss Maud Willis returned to
her home near Spring (’reek Sun-
day, after • visit here with her
brother. Bud Willis, sod wife.
Bud Carpenter igient from Sun-
day night til Tuesday wit^h home
folks at Olney. . * ' '■ '
M. M. Walla<e, wife and (laugh
Miss Myrtle, of Graham,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Davenport,
of Newcastle,"'oamc over Satur-
day morning. Austin Bird- and
Mr. Davenport went to Graham
Saturday evening.
Miss Minnie Fisher returned
from Tonk Valley Wednesday.
Mre. Jim Davo«,|>ort visited at
Mre. J. S. Fisher’s Saturday erv-
en Lug.
Jim Grubbs has-purchased a
MTj •'w -V* *h’ * -------— »
attended singing here. Sunday
afternoon, .........1-_______
Joftu Iligl) 8choaUopeu^d Mon—
day wuth on on roll me nj of fifty.
Tlwre are quite a number to en-
roll later. Prof Minor, of Olney
in principal; Miss Clyde Kisingerr
of Graham, has chaise of in-
termediate; ^Mis* Annie Price,
primary-. The trustees and a-few
patrons .were, present, at Jhe open*
mg, and think we will have a
good school year.
scarlet fever but is doing nicely.
XI«ael Eyes.
Baptists Meet at Waoo Next Year
, Austin, Texas, Nov. 20—Tbnnki
Mrs. Freeman visited her dangtr givingTJay. lOlfi, at Waco Mas
* B---< » -----f —» ” ▼ -
c.liosen as tlie time and place of
the next State Baptist Convention
by the pastor* and laymen in ses-
sion sit the capitol building last
night. Rev. George W. Truett of
Dallas, was designated to’ give
tlio ojiening sejmon at that time.
now Ford car. He and his dauglr
ter, Mite Louotta, and Henry My-
ers all started for Spur, Texas
Thursday to, visit. Grandpa
Grubbs, and brother, George, mold
family for a few days.
Ixdsnd Bryan and Tom Reed
called at Mre. Lizzie Bryan’s Sat-
urday night.
J. S. Fisher took a wagon, load
of chickens to Jean Saturday.
Ira Ifuckaby and fiamily came
down from Ok Inborn a, where they
liarl Jieen visiting., the (vast four
months. They came to Newcas-
tle on tlie train and intend visit-
ing her pa rets a week thm —JCfc
turn to Jfaskcll county to live.
Billie Fisher went to Graham
Saturday.
Mr. and Mra. M. G. Herring
and son, Chester, <rf Ingbjside^, via
ited at Austin Bird’s Sunday,
J. S. Fisher and son,"Billy, Auf
(mi w uwi w. o. rwnrr ntm wjii, dri/, aub
Carrie Simmons is sick with- tin Bind killed a hog n piece last
Monday. Spare ribs and fried
sausage will sure bosfe good on
tlie#e cold morodngHj.
R. G. Taylor and family took
dinner with Henry Stephens
eated kt Coke and Pecan atreeta,
while the Leiper house was near
it, facing on K.-«th street
Efforts to" save the Leiper
house were futile, and At burned
so quickly that practically all thp
contents were destroyed. The to-
tal damage on, i,t is given at $2.1,-
000 and insurance $7,000. Esti-
mates do not include the losses to
guests. The'Lcaper house w-aa
one o the oldest hotels in Min-
eral Wells. i . •
Some of the occupants of the
hotels not only were forced to
leave their trunka, but had no
time to save some of thoir pets.
‘’Old Susie,” a famous old bird-
dog off Cod. Jim Tom Story, lost
bis life,’ aa did a bulldog, owned
by Everett Wad ley, a guest of one
of the liotels.
Wagley escaped with a, silk
dress, while his wife, who is a
musician,-carried out a violin.
The Thanksgiving turkeys of
both hotels, which had been pur-
chased in advance to fatton, were
burned to death.
a $5<) job. la w-hieh olgss do you
family Sunday.
__
Mr. anti Mra. RJies Oox. -and
children, of Newcastle, took din-
ner Sunday w-ith E. G. William-
son. and family.
Tom Reed, who i* working for
J. S. Fisher, happened to a lit-
tig accident Mondo^w'hHc chop-
V»lua of, 1 TekrtoM
in the farmer's home can.
not be measured in dollars
.!»■" *------ •* *'' ■* '
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means of saving your
property from destruction
by fire, your family from
*^-5— Ul—-- '------—1
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prices.
^Thousands'of farmer's
telephones are connected
with the vast system of
this Company.' The cost
most reasonable.. In-
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SortAweittrn Tel & Tel
«^ji
wiah to qualify! If you witji
to weed out competitors and have
the fiold to yourself, study a few
mouths, it is am easy- matter.
The world places the same ea-
timate upon yvu that you plaoe ■
upon youraeilf. Had you ever
stopped to think about itf If
you don’t think yourself worth
training, tlie business world don’t
think you worth pr moling.
Among our gradurteL arc men
wlui are earning $6,0(k).00 per
year--nine out odi tenpviU, tell
you tliey od’e tlran/suloiss di-
reoely to tlie wfcneH^thuinuig
they received here ts\ school. How
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If you are not ready to enter
school right NOW, begin plan-
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will be doing nothing one year
Penmans send us your name__
ton plainly, we will do the rort*k-
(2 m t’ •'* ■ ■ Sp
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Fi^T KENTUCKY TURKEY
FOB PKEBIDENT 'S DINNER
■
Washington, Nov. 30—PVe
Wilson will take Thaaksgi
dinner with his family and his
fkuice, Mrs. Galt, at the White
House. A 35 pound turkey fatten
ed by South Trimble, desk ad
the House of Representatives
from his Kentucky farm, will be
shipped Monday for tlie occasion.
77
New Testament money,
to our standard is as follows:
prfte was 3-10 at a cent; farthing
o.r -j --
3^5 of a cent; and a dei
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CHRISTMAS IS COMING
•ta. • , -a
Preparedness” our motto,
THIS LOt
OR
EACH
On hand and will bo oon-
tinually receiving the moat
complete line of Holiday
Goods’ we have ever bought
priced onh oath basis—that
means you get best values.
It la desirable to
^arly, You can make youj
selection, pay for them anc
leave them UU convenienl
if you wish, as we will be reaponsibla until delivered. /
DON’T "FORGET THE PLACE .
The Old Reliable Salvage Store
< “THE HOUSE OF CHRISTMAS!’
w. S. McJIMSEY, Propristor
Nexf to Leader Offloe Graham, Ten
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