Graham guardian., 1909-09-10
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he secured the fall and winter stock
of millinery, dry goods, etc., for
the j. R. Welker & Co. store.
See our new goods just received
Kitchen Cabinets, Dining Tables
Sideboards, Davenports, Rockers,
Etc. Olney-Ijams Furniture Co.
29-2t
The stork paid a visit to the home
of James r. Golding, in Graham,
September 1st, and left a bright
bouncing baby girl. Mother and
daughter reported doing well, and
James is greeting his friends with a
happy smile.
Miss Johnnie Shivers, of Solo
monville, won the $4,000 prize vote
given by the Silver Belt in the
Seeing Southern California Con.
test" Miss Shivers is making q
fine race and will undoubtedly win
out in the contest.
The quarterly report of the Bank
of Stafford, which appears in this
issue, shows a gain of about $29, 900
in deposits over its last quarterly
statement. With a reserve of AZ
per cent. the business of this bank
shows substantial increase.
Call and look over our new goods
and get our prices before buying
elsewhere. A pleasure to show our
goods. Olney-Ijams Furniture Co.
29-2t
Mrs. w. H. Cavness, who has
been spending the summer here
with her daughter, Mr.. c. R. Bone,
left Wednesday morning for her
home in Phoenix. Mrs. Bone &C
companied her mother to Bowie,
returning on the evening train.
Thieves broke into DR.. Brenner' S
candy store Sunday night, by crawl
ing through the transom. They
piled up lot of canned goods and
other merchandise, but were evil
IDENTIFY frightened off, leaving the
goods behind, except a bag of nuts.
Our Boys Clothing Department
will be a hummer this fall. Better
values than ever before. Boston
Cash Store. 29-1t
Rev. j. E. Crutchfeld, Presiding
Elder of Arizona District, will be
here Sunday night, September 10Th,
and will preach at the M. E. Church,
South. Quarterly conference will
be held Monday evening following.
This will be the last quarterly con-
ference here this year, and all are
invited to attend
Our first shipment of "Kirch-
baum" clothing is in, and it is GER
tainly swell. Call and see the line
before buying. The j. M. Foster
Mercantile Co. 29-lt
j. r. Welker & Co. will move
their grocery department into the
store made vacant by the removal
of Arthur Welker's barber shop.
The store now occupied by the
grocery department is to be fitted
for a gents furnishing department,
in which all the latest and up-to-
date styles in this line will be car
ried. George Zundel will have
charge of this department.
The improvements in the j. M.
Foster Mercantile Co.'s store have
been completed. The main store
occupies space of 100 feet by so
feet, and contains the dry goods,
shoes and ladies' and
gents furnishing departments.
The grocery department is located
in the new addition recently built
in the rear of the large store, and
is well-stocked with fine line of
staple groceries.
While Mrs. E. S. Mashbir and
Miss Bassist were out driving Sat
urday evening, their horse became
frightened and run away, throwing
Mrs. Mashbir from the buggy, the
wheels of which passed over her
body. Miss Bassist held on to the
reins and finally succeeded in stop
ing the horse, and returned for
Mrs. Mashbir and brought her
home. Mrs. Mashbir has been
confined to her home this week suf-
fering from the shock received by
the fall.
E. r. Ijams left for Tombstone
morning. Mr.. Ijams only
recently returned from California,
where he spent several months re-
cuperating and sight seeing. Mr..
Ijams says he visited a number of
small towns, and that nowhere did
he see more business going on than
what is done here in Stafford. In
fact, he thought Stafford was show
ing more business energy than any
half dozen of the small towns in
California that he visited.
The steel cage in the county Jail
IS just longing to embrace several
of the valley rowdies who make
night hideous by their yells, and
travel on the Thatcher road danger
Gus to those out driving by shooting
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