Date: August 7 1920

Newspaper published in: Olney

W.M. Hightower Passed Away; Funeral Monday
W.M. Hightower, one of the pioneers of the county, died last Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.H. Yeager. He would have been 84 years old in November.
He had always [paper damaged]. His last coherent words were “all for the best” was a goodbye to his family - four generations around him - and as peaceful as a child going to sleep he passed away.
V.M. Hightower was of the kind that gives strength and stability to institutions. He believed in doing his duty as a citizen as well as an individual. The very last act of his long, busy life, was to vote in the primary just one week before the wornout machine ceased to function. Only a few survive who were here when he came, and he holds a worthy share in the upbuilding of the county.
The funeral service was conducted from the Yeager residence at 4 p.m. by Rev. O.N. Baucom, assited by Dr. J.W. Loving and Rev. W.B. Andrews Monday. The minister referred to deceased by the beautifully apt expression “Corn reaped in its season.” the services at the grave were conducted by the Masonic Lodge, of which he had been a member since its organization.
Among the floral offerings was a combination wreath, offering of the two children, and nine grandchildren, crowned with a posy of rosebuds for the two great grandchildren.
Vincent Marian Hightower was born in Georgia, November 20th, 1836; he was married to Miss Matilda Caroline Perkerson March 15th, 1860. He served as Lieutenant in the Conferate army, and was severely wounded during an engagement in the battle of Missionary Ridge. After he recovered he rejoined the army and remained with it until the close of the war.
In 1866 he and his brother, William, loaded their household goods into a Prairie Schooner, piled their families on top of the load, and set out for Texas. After a weary “voyage” of two months, they arrived in what is known as the Friendship neighborhood, passing through Cleburne, a city of three log cabins.
He and his young wife and two small children together bore the hardships of the frontier life, and by industry and thrift accumulated enough to make his last years easy and pleasant.
It will be lonely the rest of the way for the aged companion, but sympathy and tender care will do all that affection can do to make the pathway easy. - Cleburne Morning Review

Sale
The stock of goods belonging to the late C.W. True has been sold and I am settling the estate. The books are at the Campbell Bank.
Mollie B. True

New Law firm in town.
McBrayer & Guice.
Mr. H.H. Guice, a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and a member of the Dallas Bar has joined Mr. McBrayer. They will have offices in Graham, Olney and Newcastle.

Inner Tubes Free
The City Garage

Olney Enterprise begins a Classified Advertising column in is newspaper for the first time.

Eliasville Growing Rapidly
The John Hill well, Mid-Kansas, No. 1 and the Lydon, Mid-Kansas No. 1 were the only two producing oil wells near here the first of 1920. This, however was partly due to bad weather and bad roads, as the coming in of the Lydon No. 1 was what gave assurance to prospectors and started the boom.
Since that time about 12 producing wells in the immediate vicinity have come in producing from 100 to 1600 barrels per day. As a matter of fact, not one dry hole has been found. There are now between 60 and 75 derricks within four or five miles of Eliasville, with six of these just today ready to drill. In every direction from the Eliasville hill there can be seen from one to 25 derricks, and in almost every direction production has already been found.
We have grown from a village of three stores, we have now a clean booming town of 29 businesses and with several more to open soon. The residence part of town is also rapidly growing, having more than doubled during the past few months. But the residence section of the vicinity of Eliasville is probably four or five times that of a few months ago.
As a thermometer of the business being done, our First State Bank which has just opened on June 1st, now has upwards of $80,000.000 on deposits, a steady increase. - Graham Leader

We carry a good line of Phonographs and keep all of the newest Columbia records
Harmon Bros., Graham, Texas

New Ford Touring Car with starter for sale.
Dr. L.F. Gragg

Mrs. Emma Pickett and daughter Miss Edith has been in Tyler.

New house begun for W.H. Sloan on the lot just north of the Central Hotel. M.P. McCracken intened to build.

Builders
Cooper & Eagan

Frank and Calvin Jones, from Coleman bought the New Queen Theatre this week from W.W. Benson.

Hallman Milling Co.
Olney, Texas

Charles C. Triplett
Lawyer
office over Beckham National Bank, Graham, Texas

Herman T. McBrayer
Attorney and Counselor at law
Office over First National Bank
Olney, Texas

L.A. Kayser
Attorney-at-law
Office over Harmon Bros. Store

Olney Hardware Co.
J.K. Thomas, Prop.

Mrs. Barney Leberman of Newcastle spent the weekend with Mrs. Dick Leberman.

Miss Sarah Hardy of Orth is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dick Leberman.

Hugh Robertson of Fort Worth has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Cherry Roach

Mrs. Frank Alexander, of Westover, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Arthur Gray.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Hartfield, on Saturday morning, July 25, a fine 10 pound boy.

Dr. R.W. Rutherford was down from Archer City.

Rev. Powell of Powell Training School of Dallas visited Rev. Burton.

Bill Davis, one of the old-timers of Eliasville has been fishing on the Clear Fork.

Mrs. Joe Smith and children of Stamford have been visiting her sister, Mrs. W.D. Ivy.

Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Wiley of Alvord is visiting her neice, Mrs. F.C. Paul.

Mr. and Mrs. Hob Sweatman of Jacksboro, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Roach.

J.B. Wear sold his home and will move to Dallas.

Land Bargains
Pertie and Anderson