West Texas Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1913 Page: 2 of 8
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under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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conteneted for a specified time.
Crawford Gin Co
FARMER, TEXAS
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same as for a M-bale crop.
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are concerned, thus it is seen wh)
Graham is now cleaner than it
40 Watt, 50c
60 Watt. 60c
drouth-resisting feed crop and
raises more of his living at home
instead of depending on cotton.
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extend our compliments to the
Newcastle boosters.
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city authorities entered Graham
in the contest. The Reporter so-
licited the assistance of the citi-
zens of the town to co-operate
before you worry much about fire
breaking out in it?
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Magazine offered a
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Price $7.50
Our Lamps are Selling at the Following Pricg:
but really I didn't expect to make
such short work of it.
Gioodby Dr. Williamson.
Good by Stinking Bridge.
Plow Boy.
Don’t Neglect 4
Your Eyes..... *
E. C. Stovall,
Graham, Texas.
and just as soon as
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West Texas Reporter
PUNLISHED WEEKLY MY
THE GRAHAM PRINTING <x>
GRAHAM. TEXAS
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In nearly every county in Tex-
as you will find the roads leading
A
prize for the
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with
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amendment
Weather for August
1to 4, damp period; 5 to 9. hot
period: 10 to 14, showers; 15 to 20,
advanced heat: 21 to 24. storm
period: 25 to 28, cool wave: 29 to
31, thunder storms.
Weather for September.
1 to 4. Storm Period: 5 to 9. Mild
Period, warm to sultry: 10 to 15.
Thunder Showers, above average.
Is It Y ou?
Going to Buy a Watch This Fall?
If so, it will pay you to get my prices and
see the complete assortment I have. Not
necessary to send away when you can
buy from a home man who will not mis-
lead you. Everything sold at my store
is guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Watches Repaired Here Give Satisfaction
J. L. Woods
Jeweler and Optician
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cleanest town in our class, the
Gold ink. white ink, gold paint
at The Graham Printing Co.
Fountain pen
and Sanford's,
10c up, at The i
15 Watt. 45c
25 Watt. 45c
Coffee
is made with an
ELECTRIC
COFFEE PERCULATOR
and a little more water we will
have some fire protection. In the
mean time let's hope that nothing
is a
inks. Carter's
Correct your sight early and avoid future
troubles that come from neglected eyes.
Have them tested free.
I can correct all defects, match any kind of
lenses, no matter how difficult.
All kinds of occular goods handled at reas-
onable prices. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Give me a trial and be convinced.
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with them, they responded, and
the result is that Graham is al-
Better
bale. Free Press.
, Jeweler and Optician
yoir that is filling with water as to answer facts with threats,
fast as it rains (slowly at pres- having failed to answer facts
ent) and we’re building a 90-foot | with counter facts, to which I
• Blessings? Where?
GKINGO.
100 Watt. 90c
Daytime Deliveries Made Free of Charge \
Graham Electric Light & Supply Company (
W. F. BABB. Manager. \
most clean A-little more work
and it will lx- wholly clean. Can
we not tell the people in the near
future that all of Graham is
clean? The part that each indi-
vidual plays is small compared
to that the city as a whole will
do if we win the prize. Let’s do
our best.
his name will be "Dennis,
more properly speaking, he
“gone sucker.”
I say the doctor is trying to "“wig-
we get an gle out" of this predicament into
which he did so uninvitingly
state would equal those of any of
the northern states, and news- gathering, of course, costs more
papers would have no cause to on the larger crop. There is as
cry “we need good roads." We much or more money (to the pro-
word “developments'
has ever been before. Holland's
“delinquents” may lie what rub-
bed the doctor’s hair the wrong
way and caused him to shoot his
head off, because it did seem
that I was trying to accuse him
of threatening to prosecute me,
individually, and if such is the
case, Doctor, I do not blame you
and I do here and now most sin-
cerely beg your pardon and as-
sure you that it was no fault of
mine as I used the word “delin-
quents” as copy will show. But,
onifonthe other hand. you got
Are Your Clothes
Becoming to You?
If not you had better
be coming to us.
We’ve got the coming styles
We've got becoming fabrics.
Our clothes are tailored to
order. They’re tailored to
perfection.
Our prices are remarkably
-low in comparison with our
work. Absolute satisfaction
is guaranteed.
Texas Land and Mortgage Co.,
and if your loan expires see me
at once as money may get close
later. Remember: Money at 8%,
quick service, good company that
will never press you, and this
means a good deal these times.
Please write or come to see me.
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|ducer)in a M-bale crop at 10c
per pound and picking at $1 per
raising a -bale crop are
The
Mrs. Ca
well-know
lighted the
ous other
who had
when she
honoring
sister. Mis
Nifty wor
talk to t
L consequent
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members w
ing twenty
five there
children ei
on the law
Assisted
young iad
served sum
bread, frui
tea.
Those b
to enjoy
dames W.
A. Morriso
Elliott. Po
Rose. Bell
Price, W
Street and
Burkett an
Music w;
Nelle Gral
can’s clear,
accompanit
man.
Mrs. J.
I the enterta
/ notified (lit
Loan Notice.
Most of the time from now on
1 will he in my office over thej
Beckham Bank and will be glad
to get your application for a
loan, sale of notes, or renewal of
1912, at the postoffice at Graham. Tex. , water mains, some hose, etc., I plunge.
my friend Plow Bov want me to
do my duty in this matter which
would mean to file a complaint
in the county court against ev-
eryone who has not done these
things?”
Now,- Doctor, go out to some
cool, secluded spot (it you can
find one) and read those words
of yours over and reconsider
them. Take them as being ad-
dressed to yourself and see if
they, don't sound threatening.
100 as there is in a ‘-bale crop They also answer and refute your
at 15c and picking at 60c per UKL statement that “nowhen* did I
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The doctor “shore” is 09 a
rampage and I am half a mind
to take Salemite's advice and
“flee to the mountains,” but I
will stay and fire my last shot as
it is my time to shoot.
Really, Doctor, I thought I
was meeting threats with threats.
Honestly. Doctor, in my igno-
rance I thought you were threat-
ening me when you said, “Did
you know that the same law that
forbids a nuisance at Salt Creek
also forbids ope at your home?
It provides that you shall have a
sanitary closet, your lots shall
be clean, you shall report any
suspicious, contagious or infec-
tious diseases, etc.” You stated
further, “now there is not a far-
mer in Young county who has
complied with this law, not even
The Newcastle boosters have
recently pulled off a big road-
working feat, leveling some hills,
filling up holes and otherwise
putting the roads in that section
in good shape. If every town in
Texas did that the roads in this
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Mrs. A.
her beauti
young girl
evening in
the Misses
and Mr. Ti
al Wells,
the divers:
There wer
spacious p
lanterns st
light. An
by the host
Camille < la
and Lovel
-."whicl Mr.
crowd with
Those pr
mille Gall
Dorothy an
lah Alien,
Dell Gallah
AytchieCh
Robt. Morr
bry, Frank
Clatchey, <
and Andri
Eddleman,
Tulane Sm
I warm under the collar because
you were not able to “stem the
tide” I have no apologies to
make.
So I was threatened twice as I
believe all fair minded readers of
The Reporter will agree, and I
plead guilty to threatening the
doctor once individually, anil I
threatened the City of Graham
twice, once in replying, to the
doctor and once in replying to
the editor. So we see the doctor
got his wires crossed anil tried to
talk on the editor's wire who has
long since “given up the ghost."
This affair seems to have had
an unholy effect upon the doc-
tor's mind—he talks about June
bugs giving milk and frogs
growing feathers. Ah, Doctor,
it is just like you to wander off
among the impossibilities. When
you accepted the office of City
and County Health Officer you
shouldered a sack full of them.
I know you can’t clean 'em up
without help. Doctor, therefore I
volunteered to help you and
promised other help and you re-
fuse to accept it or rather ignore
my offer to help you. If you are
’ waiting for me to take the initi-
The Archer Dispatch issued a
very creditable "oil number" last
week, giving the history of de-
velopments of the oil business in
Archer county. Several nice il-
lustrations accompanied the
writeupn convincing evidence
that there is “something stir-
ring."
First Bale at Haskell.
John Vaula brought in the first
bale of cotton. Tuesday, August,
19th. It was ginned by W. T.
Newson, weighed 520 lbs. classed
strict middling, and was bought
by Robertson-Bros Co. for 11 cts. .
A premium of $25.25 was made
up for the first bale. The prem-
cotton and seed amounted to $91. 1
50. Since this bale was brought
in. several have gotten their first j
Prjce of Subscription $1.00 per year, happens to start a fire in the
business part of town. Archer
Dispatch.
All advertising will be run and And hadn't vou better get a
charged for until ordered out, unless little more business part of town
-- . say or even intimate anything
from the county seat in better and demand control prices.of all about ..... Boy’s home." Really
condition than at other places in the necessaries 0' be Doctor, ' believe you have for-
. , । , ,, _ , ing the case, .cotton prices will jrOtten what your former article
the countv. but there is one piece . . . • ■
. , rise, other farm products being contained
of road leading from Graham . . ।
. , short thev will rise as a matter N 1, ....... La 11
that is in anything but good con- ... . Again, Doctor, you al w il
■ ■ . of course. W here s the blessing ? • ... .. .... ... . .. I. .
dition. Can we not remedy this ..11 ■ low Boy come clean ahd fess
. 1 he people who ad vocate the law ............. d.1. .....
condition and place Young coun- , . .uP and reform and he P me
' , , of supply and demand should not j +1, . 1.... k.ii...90,
tv on the same footing with oth- ‘ 1 ■ _ round up the other fe low .
1 onnti.r forget the law of averages The ( You also said -and we will say
________________ rise m_the price ol the raw ma- | no one will be exempt from pros-
- terial is sure to cause a corns- ecution when a complaint is filed.
Publicity counts for more than ponding increase in the price ofevenif one is filed against our ।
all else where the whole people the finished product. Can yqufriend Plow Bov” Now was
see any difference in the value of not the above words an insinua-
a large or small crop it it takes tion that I was guilty and an in-
it all to pay your expenses timation that I was liable to
Of course, if cotton would go prosecution along with other
to a high price and other necess- ; delinquents" and not "develop-
ities remain on the old level. the ।ments" as the patient editor or
cotton raiser would lie materially printer made me say before. And
benefitted. The fellow who did by the wav.
not raise cotton, but had to wear tLe
The Right Pen, and the one YOU should use is
A S Fountain Pen
is the Drouth a Blessing?
Noticing your invitation for
your readers to discuss the ques-
tion. “Is the present drouth on
the cotton crop a blessing or oth-
erwise." A blessing is to make
us happy; to praise or glorify .for
benefits. Do you think we poor
farmers are happy on a short cot-
ton crop, when most of us owe
for everything we have eaten,
worn or enjoyed this year, in-
cluding our county papers?
The shortage of the cotton
crop does not tend to make the
farmer more money, as some peo-
ple suppose. The expenses of
We have installed new equipment, including
cleaner feeders and double ribbed huller stands,
and are in position to give you , first class service
in ginning. . .
We are grateful to you for past patronage and .ak
assure you that your ginning for this season will a.A
be highly appreciated. 6
Bring All Your Cotton to the W4, ■
Crawford Gin Company
FARMER, TEXAS
an oki loan. I
and use the by-products of cotton
would not see any increase in his
bank account. The miller and
factory owner are not in business
for their health and they will not
sell you goods at a loss (to them ),
The present drouth may be a
blessing in disguise. Quien Sabe?
It may cause the farmer to real-
ize that unless he plants a more
Poor Archer City. Just to Set the Doctor Right.
AreherCity now has a reser- The doctor says I have sought
ative in this matter and clean up
your nasty town you are destined j
to wait a long time, even till the
manure and other filth piles up
to the eyes of the inhabitants
thereof. But I will co-operate;
with you providing you take the ।
lead and do all I can. In fact I i
am just "‘a-rearin" to help you.
Doctor for the sake of stinking
bridge.
The funniest thing about the i
doctor's last spiel is that he re- i
fused to say “stinking bridge,” 1
Such a mess down there that thej
doctor refuses to call it by its j
right name, referring to it as
“the ‘thing’ that has caused him'
such painful efforts in the liter-
ary world,” and again “the City
of Graham will not remove any
manure from any place com-
plained of by Plow Boy.” Yes-
sir-ree-bob, he flatly refuses to
say stinking bridge the only
place I have complained; and I
believe I should be satisfied Doc-
tor if you would have said stink-
ing bridge just one time.
Fact is, Doctor, I don’t think
I have ever asked the City of
Graham to remove anything; I
only asked them to quit dumping
at stinking badge and really I
don’t know as I care whether
they do that or not. I just mere-
ly wanted to know if your city I
dads have any respect for the i
people who travel the road that
crosses stinking bridge and I am 1
glad to say they are showing us
some respect. Doctor I am sorry '
you went and united sideways. I
I wanted to have this duel out.
Entered as second-elass matter Oet i. ‘engine, a pump, a mile or two of
Mark Your Laundry
With Carter's, Payson’s or San-
ford’s indelible ink. The Gra-'
ham Printing Co.
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