The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1965 Page: 1 of 8
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GRISHAM
MRS. R. R.
Mrs. R. R. Grisham
Notes 96lh Birthday
Friday At Home
w.
Mrs.
and
Fort
Mrs. R. R. Grisham, who was
96 years of age Friday, February
5, celebrated the occasion on the
preceding Sunday when her
daughter, Mrs. Frankie Cobb of
Font Worth, came with a large
birthday cake. The cake had 96
candles and Mrs. Grisham ad-
mitted it took more than' one
“puff” to blow out the candles.
married one year later, Richard
Raymond Grisham at the home
of her half-sister who had set-
tled in the commiunity earlier.
The Grishams had 11 children.
Five of them are still living.
Mrs. Grisham is confined to
a wheelchair but has very much
to be thankful for. She stil reads
her daily and weekly newspapers,
her Bible and does her own cor-
respondence.
Mrs. Grisham has 115 descen-
dants, the five children, 37
grandchildren, 65 great grand-
children and 8 great great grand-
children.
Her children are Albert Gris-
In the picture above Mrs. Gris- , ham, south of Bailey; Ted Gris-
ham holds a large bouquet she ham
received on her 'birthday. Also
on the exact birth date a niece,
Mrs. Audra Wakefield of Bonham
brought Mrs. Grisham a cake.
Mrs. Grisham makes her home
with a son, Albert Girsham and
his family, who live south of
Bailey. She was born in Harde-
mon County, Tennessee, Febru-
ary 5, 1869, the daughter- of Mar-
ion Francis and Emily Gee
Welch. She was named Phoebe
Leander for her grandmother
Phoebe, and the Leander is for
the doctor who delivered her.
The family came to Texas in
1884 and crossed the Mississippi
River on the New Madrid, ferry.
Part of the trip was made by
train.
The Welch family settled in the
Savage Community east of Leon-
ard. Mr. Welch wasi a farmer.
Mrs. Grisham recalls the land
between Leonard and Bailey was
all in timber in those days.
On the day of her arrival at
Savage she met the man she
of Odessa; Mrs. A.
White of Hobbs, N. M.,
Gladys Pack of Lubbock;
Mrs. Frankie Cobb of
Worth.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1965
and
Mr.
Mrs. E. B. Leinart has been a
patient at Wysong Hospital in
McKinney several days.
Closed Wednesday
Due To Absentees
Mrs. Jim Wilson is in San An-
I tonio visiting her son, Dr.
Mrs. John M. Blackburn.
R. C. Kuhn Placed Leonard Schools
First In Fort Worth
Stock Show Event
and Mrs. H. A. Simpson
were in Tyler Tuesday of last
week to attend funeral services
for Mrs. W. L. Simpson, sister-
in-law of Mr. Simpson. Burial
was made ta Fairfield.
R. C. Kuhn won first place
in the Junior Cutting Horse event
at the Fat Stock Show in Fort
Worth last week end in a class
of 55 horses.
Kuhn showed Bell Star Bert,
a 3-year-old registered quarter
mare, owned by Dr. Harold
Schlegel of Lewisville.
Kuhn trained the mare and
was competing against some of
the best horses and horse train-
ers in the world. Since the Fort
Worth Fat Stock Show has one
of the largest horse shows in the
United States annually Kuhn
says he feels it is a great hon-
or to have won in the Junior
Cutting event.
Leonard schools were dismissed
at the' close of classes Wednes-
day afternoon until Monday
morning, February l'5th.
Superintendent C. K. McClen-
don said more than 40 students
had been absent Monday through
Wednesday due to sickness.
Greenville and other area
schools have been closed because
of flu and other illness also.
NUMBER W
★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★
Trenton Businesses
Hil By Burglars
Vandalism At
Leonard Cemetery
Elzie Taylor of Grand Prairfea
was here last week end attend*
ing his father, W. E. Taylor wtiJb
is ill at his home.
COMMENTS
BY TONEY
THE WSCS OF First Mefc&fc*
dist Church will sponsor a
sale Saturday, February 27th,
Manning’s on the northwest cor*
ner of the square. The ladtesk
will be ready to start selling*
baked foods about 9:30 A.M.
sure go by for something
to eat and contribute to a
cause.
LEONARD didn’t get as
rain Monday night as some places?
in the state, however we
3.85 inches which was enough. Afc
10 A.M. Thursday 4.1 inches nf
rain had fallen since Monday
ternoon and looked as if it mtgWh
start raining again.
Mrs. R. R. Moss, mother ot
Mrs. E. B. Leinart, has been eon*
fined to Wysong Hospital in, Mfe*
Kinney.
Burglars entered two business
establishments in Trenton Tues*
day night making off with aw
$700.00 worth of merchandise.
Stores entered were Robinson^
Food Store and Y. B. Reed Hard*
ware. Reported as missing by
W. Robinson was 200 cartons
cigarettes, large amount of sax,,
22 shells, nine boxes of cigars
and a number of items from
drug counter.
At the hardware store fivfe
shotguns, 1:22 caliber rifle, pock*
et knives and shotgun shells wer&
taken.
Entrance to both stores
gained through the front doors.
Sheriff Dudley Jackson aivdi
his deputies are investigating
robberies.
business
the target
Tuesday
TRENTON business hosaasfe
were again the target fht*
two robberies Tuesday
Robinson’s Food Store and Y, R,
Reed Hardware both were bsajsg*
larized. It hasn’t been too longr
since Griffith’s Man Shop and^
Cleaners was robbed in whatt
seemed to be a series of break*
ins of this business because
has been robbed so many
Joe SUdderth, president
Leonard Cemetery Assocaatfeaxd
has received reports of vandal*
ism at the cemetery.
Fires have been started in
area of the cemetery and mark*
ers have been turned over. Sud*
derth said because of uimeoes*
sary driving the roads are gat*
ting in a bad state of repair .
He urges any one who is vioi&t*
ing the rules to refrain from dur-
ing so.
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VOLUME 76
LEONARD, FANNIN COUNTY. TEXAS
survivors
a
Church
this
THE
be
and
without
rain
stores,
4 . or
3 dry goods
doctors,
Mrs. Jack Scherer To
Attend Conference
on
SON FOR WISDOMS
is
Discussion Sei For
Thursday, Feb. 18
McClendon Allends
Teachers Conference
13 Railroad Cars
Derail In Celeste
Masons To Observe
Washington's Birth
W. A. Owens Rites
In Fort Worth
Produce
or
as
MARCH
DATE.
through
carrying
old settlement was
Creek, but when
Railroad
Daniel
Creek.
and Mi's,
moved to
Valley
MK&T
tracks
Election For
Three Councilmen
Mrs. John D. Nance City Council Calls
Died Wednesday
In Bonham Hospital
Weed-Grass Control Soecial Program
Planned By Indian
Creek Club Tuesday
committee
during a
Administrators next week.
McClendon will fly Jet via Am-
erican Air Lines from Dallas to
New York City. He expects to
return Friday, February 19th.
Leonard Independent School
Board is sponsoring McClendon,
his first time to attend the an-
nual conference.
controls; Leonard Chamber of Commerce
members and their wives. Come
and enjoy community fellow-
ship.
(now 9 beauty , cultivation and hand hoeing.
Light refreshments will be serv-
stables, 2 ed.
1 picture ---------------
and Auxiliary
from Sherman.
A George Washington birthday
observance by Grove Hill Lodge
No. 373 A.F.&A..M., Leonard, will
be held Saturday, February 20,
at 7:30 p.m. in the American Le-
gion Hall in Leonard.
All members and Jheir families
are urged to be present. Also
visiting Masons and their fami-
lies are welcome.
A program will be arranged to
•be announced later. Dinner will
be served.
In a regular meeting of Leon-
ard City Council Monday night
an election was called for April
6, 1965 for the purpose of elect-
ing three councilmen. The terms
of Dr. James W. Davis, Joe Gaul-
den and Ray Murphy expire. If
these men plan to seek re-elec-
tion they have not announced it
publicly as of yet. Deadline for
having names filed as candidates
is March 6.
In other business the council-
THURSDAY,
4TH IS THE
Col- saloons, 1 barber,
shops), 1 boot and shoe shop, 11
! grist mill, 2 livery
hotels, 1 lumber yard,
gallery and 1 lawyer.
Mrs. John Dillon owns a plate
, with the picture of the square
now I painted on it, showing the old
I city hall with a fence around it
It
at the First Baptist Church in
Leonard with the Rev. John D.; and
Riggs officiating.
Burial was made in the Leon-
ard Cemetery.
Members of the Grove Hill Ma-
sonic Lodge were pallbearers.
Survivors include four daugh-
ters, Mi's. Ruth Jackson of Clovis,
N. M., Mi's. W. A. Edwards and
| Mrs. Grace Childress, both of
Locke, Daniel Black and others QayaSj Mrs. Johnny Rogers
of Leonard.
Also twelve grandchildren, thir-
I ty-seven great grandchildren and
twelve great-great grandchildren.
Mrs. Nance was preceded in
death by two sons, Taylor and
G. T. Nance, and Mr. Nance.
Teachers Association when they
met in regular session in the
school cafeteria Tuesday after-
noon.
Mrs. J. H. Pemberton, Jr., pre-
s^d and W. C. Griffitt gave the
ir*vocation.
In telling of the early days of
Fannin County Mrs. Van Schoick
said“In 1835, only 130 years ago,
what now comprises Grayson,
Fannin, Cooke, Denton, Collin,
Delta and several others, (From
approximately Texarkana to past
Wichita Falls), was a great wild-
erness known only as “Red River
County.” Prior to 1836 this region
was traversed only by trappers
and hunters.
.When Daniel Rowlett came to
J area he found only 4 white
men in all of it. He was the first
man to actually settle in what is
now Fannin County. He came to
“Tulip Bend” bringing a party of
6 families.
In 1636 also came
Dugan t o Bois D’ arc
Dugan’s wagon made the first
wheel marks on the trail where
Bonham and Honey Grove now
stand. Dugan later settled at
what is now Orangeville.
In 1836 also the first treaty in
this area with Indians was made.
Southeast of Sherman, Rowlett
and a party of scouts persuaded
a Caddo tribe to agree to stay out
of this territory unless permission
was given to them to enter. In
the same year, Rowlett, Richard
William Arthur Owens, 81, of;
Fort Worth, a native of the Sav-
age Community east of Leonard,
died in| a Fort Worth hospital
following a lengthy illness. Fu-
neral services were conducted at
Brumley - Owens Funeral Chapel
in Fort Worth February 4th
with burial in Laurel Land, Fort
Worth.
Bom in Prentiss County, Mis-
sissippi, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Owens, he came to Texas with
his family when a small child
and settled in the Savage Com-
munity.
He married Miss Addie Con-
don in 1903 and she survives.
Other survivors include
daughter, Mrs. Jack Hester of
Fort Worth; five brothers, W. C.
Owens of Stephenville, R. M.
' Owens of Pampa, Texas, A. M.
: (Jack) Owens and Emmett Ow-
ens, both of Leonard, and 'Lloyd
Owens of Abilene. Also a num-
ber of nieces and nephews.
Area people attending services
Mr. Owens were Mr. and
Emmett Owens, Mr. and
i Mrs. A. M. Owens and Miss Lou-
ise Owens, all of Leonard; Ray-
mond Owens and Woodrow Ow-
ens, both of Wolfe City.
Mrs. Lu Ella Boshier Nance,
91, a resident of Leonard1 for
many years, died February 9,
1965 at Allen Memorial Hospital
in Bonham following a lengthy ill-
ness. She entered the hospital
Saturday.
Mrs. Nance was bom February
25, 1873, in Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.,
the daughter of Mr.
Frank Boshier. She
Texas at the age of 4.
She married John
August 3, 1890 and he preceded men voted to purchase a tractor
her in death April 28, 1950. | with a back hole digger and a
Mirs. Nance was a member of | front end loader for use by the
the First Baptist Church of city. The estimated cost of this
Leonard and of the Order of the machinery is $2,500.00. The Case
Eastern Star. , equipment will be bought from
Services were held Wednesday (Shaw Equipment Co. of Dallas.
A discussion on the local water
sewer problem was heard.
■ Some homes have gutters con-
nected to sewer lines according
to a statement by Mayor Robert.
Albright. The mayor says the sew- I
er lines are inadequate to carry ^or
the overflow of water which is! Mrs.
causing several home owners con-
siderable trouble.
No action was taken on
situation it was reported.
An agronomist from the Elanco I
Company will discuss controlling |
weeds and grass in cotton with i
In 1881 the first Leonard picnic TREFLAN, Thursday, February
was held on land given the City 18th, 7:30 p.m. at the Community j-
by heirs of Sol. Leonard, with Public Service Recreation Center (
stipulation that it be used as on Highway 69 in Leonard,
such, and if not it would revert [
to the heirs. ; 25 weeds and grasses
In 1890 the school had| 250 crabgrass,
LEONARD
In concluding a very interest-
ing talk Mrs. Van Schoick related
some of the earlier day means of
business in Leonard. For instance
Rigney Produce had Peddler
Wagons, or more commonly
known as “Chicken Wagons.”
The owners traveled in the horse
or mule drawn wagon
the surrounding area
supplies which were swapped for
produce. Farmers traded eggs
and butter for the wares of the
merchant. In some instances the
eggs and butter was purchased.
“In only 15 years Leonard will
be 100 years old. Descendants of
pioneers may not live that long.
Some of our elderly citizens, Mrs.
Jennie Crain, Mrs. Foster and
Mrs. V. E. Conway are living in
nearby nursing homes,” Mrs.
Van Schoick said.
She also gave some interesting
data on the activities of the
Leonard school in 1930 taken
from Tiger Growls. This includ-
ed interscholastac league ent-
ries, socials and other activity.
The hospitality
served refreshments
social period.
left to join the Texas Army fight-
ing for independence.
In 1837 Fannin County was
created but was far greater in
area than it is today, about 22,000
square miles. This was done after
Texas overcame the Mexican
Agtaiy and became an indepen-
dent nation.
On the present line between
Grayson and Fannin, Abel War-
ren built a stockade 1 mile below
the mouth of the Choctau Bayou,
near where Ambrose now stands.
Then it was called Ft. Warren.
■The present town of Bonham
was founded in 1837 as Fort
Inglish by Bailey Inglish. That
same year 2 companies were
formed for the defense of Fannin
County by Capt. Robert Sloan
and N. L. Journey. Guerilla
A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs.
Bobby Wisdom of Wolfe City
Monday, February 18, 1965 in
Wolfe City Hospital. He weigh-
ed 3 lbs., 2 ozs. He was named
Bobby James.
Mrs. Wisdom is the former
Miss Marie Stevens of Leonard.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Stevens of Leonard and
Bobby G. Wisdom of Wolfe City.
12 piono solos, Mr. R. R. Moss Jersey, where he will attend the
comparatively announced the school would re- American Association of School
ceive $17.50 per capita for each
resident high school scholastic
(there were 84), giving suffic-
ient funds to assure the next
term of school.
In March, 1932, 39 schools
were members of the Fannin
County Interscholastic League.
There were 330 school teachers
in Fannin County in 1932.”
Mrs. Jack Scherer will be in
Austin Friday through Sunday,
February 12-15, attending the
Mid-Winter Conference of the
American' Legion and Auxiliary.
She will represent Loflin-Preddy
Post No. 110 of Leonard. The
conference will be held in the
Stephen F. Austin Hotel.
Mrs. Scherer is a past presi-
dent of the Leonard Post Aux-
iliary. She now serves as State
Department Hospital Representa-
tive ajt tihe V. A. Center in
Bonham. She is also secretary
of the Fourth District Auxilia-
ry.
Mi's. Scherer will be traveling
to Austin with a group of Legion
representatives
All residents of The West of
• Leonard Area are invited to at-
itend the meeting of the Indian
Creek Community Improvement
Club to be held at the Indian
Creek Baptist Church on Tues-
day, February 16th. at 7 p.m.
TREFLAN controls more than | A special invitation is being
including extended to those who have liv-
______ ____ school had| 250 crabgrass, seed Johnson grass, ■ ed in the area and now live in
pupils, there were 3 churches, 3 : and creless weeds. It works with | Leonard and elsewhere. Also the
doctors, 3 dry goods stores, 4 or without rain and controls |T J 1 ~
warfare continued with the Cou- grocery, 2 hardware, 1 furniture,1 weeds and grasses all summer. It,
shattas and Shawnees. One j drug, 1 confectionery, 2 saves money by cutting down on
company was named for
James Fannin, who had met
death at Goliad.
In 1841 Col. Thomas Bean came
to Bonham and organized a bat-
talion of men to drive out the
Indians. The rendevous of this
group was at Ft. Inglish,
Bonham.
An interesting document was
found in Bonham dated March
27, 1850. A tract of 640 acres of
land was sold for $1500, 960 acres
D. Nance
Thirteen cars of a 92-car Mis-
souri-Kansas-Texas freight train
were derailed Saturday morning
in Celeste causing extensive
damage to the cars and their
contents.
O. C. Putsche, Superintendent
of Katy’s Southern Division, did
not make an estimate of the
damage cost but did say, “It’s
going to be expensive.”
The 13 cars jumped the tracks
immediately south of U. S. High-
way 69 in the eastern edge of
Celeste. The cars contained1 auto-
mobile tires, glassware, silica
sand, flour, lumber and frozen
foods.
The wrecked cans were remov-
ed, damaged tracks replaced and
made ready for regular service
as early as possible.
C. K. McClendon, who is in his
12th year as superintendent of
(January 22, 1932 (33 years ago), [ Leonard schools, left Thursday
at $1440. Two slaves were sold j^iss Nona Lou Ferguson played morning for Atlantic City, New
at $750 and $600 each. | 2 piono solos, Mr. R. R.
Leonard is a
new town in Fannin County. The
at
but when the
began to lay
through this area and reached
“'hgre around 1879-1880, the set-
tlers at Valley Creek picked up
their .belongings and moved to
the railroad. In 1880 Col. Tom
Bean and Milton Scott were
named by the son of Soloman
Leonard to lay off lots in this
present town of Leonard. It was
named for Soloman Leonard, who
had purchased 12,000 acres. He
went back to Missouri for sup-
plies and on the return trip was
killed in an accident.
In 1881 the population rof
Leonard was 130, with 3 churches,
district school and daily mail
service, (this was really some-
tifft’s!) There was a hoted built
by John Mantooth, later oper-
ated by Ed Groves (Grove Hill
settlement), and in 1886 Hick-
man’s Blacksmith Shop.
The J. R. Wilson Co., now
Leonard’s oldest established
business, grew from the Thomas
& Wilson Livery Stable business.
The Dodson house, where Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Simmons live and
the Frank Shiels home are the
two oldest homes in Leonard.
The Dodson house, built by
Dr. D. H. Dodson, a Presbyterian
minister, sent from New York as
a Missionary to this wild area
also established Manton College,
approximately where Mrs. Flor-
ence Owens house now stands,
and a private school.
| with
I city
used for hitching, unpaved,
wasn’t paved until 1926.
I From the Tiger Growls
<ht
Xconard (graphic
Mrs. Van Schoick
Addresses P-TA
Mrs. R. D. Van Schoick spoke
on the History of Fannin County
to members of Leonard Parent-
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