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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1912
Page
3
Mixed notices for seed for sale a husband wife team sale a pool table for sale lost gold watch replacement reward wanted cook housekeeper and other small ads. Also items found including ladies black coat shoes hose belt and a piano to trade for horse and buggy with contact details in Denton area.
Wanted to buy slightly used Axminster rug 9 by 12 feet. Must be reasonable. Address with description rug. Ce re this office. 212¢
A for sale notice lists a gentle buggy mare three years old and to see J J Matthews and ER D Steger at 58 Normal avenue for purchase.
A business ad seeks concrete side walks or brick work and promises first class results at the right price. It invites readers to get estimates from A. Bushey and Gurley the cement contractor.
A compact old newspaper-style ad lists feedstuffs for stove and farm use including corn hay and other staples. The notice mentions Arkansas origin with an Elm Street address and a pair of phone numbers for contact.
Phra ymen seek help for dray work and household goods moving. Brownlow and Strickland advertise New phone 116 old phone 19, Denton Transfer Co. H. M Morrison proprietor New phone 70 old 34. Two large moving vans offer prompt, first class service at reasonable rates. Parks and Lester advertise office phones 342 residence 161%- old or 381.
J L Waldrip advertises first class wood work using best materials at reasonable prices at Lacy's Blacksmith Shop 166.
A local butcher shop promotes fresh meats at stable prices on West Oak Street. The message lists old and new phone numbers and pledges prompt home delivery with reliable, right-price meats.
Dentists W A Jones and W Pralin operate in Denton Texas. Practitioners listed as located on West Side Square and South Side Square middle of block upstairs.
A veterinary practitioner named Dr W E Botts advertises veterinary and surgical services. Office location near the Denton Transfer Co and Lipscomb block. Provided contact numbers include old and new telephones with both residence and office lines.
Advertisement fragment notes kerosene and gasoline deals with a 5 gallon option priced at 75 cents delivered anywhere. Mentions L Roark and contact details with a New phone and address. Also references Anderson's Harness and shoe repair move near Puckett's Grocery and a messenger service listing.
Classified notice listing for sale of notary's seal and tree and vine tomato plants. Western Union office and registered hogs for sale from Acme herd Poland China led by Big Boy 163615 with pedigrees provided. Advertised by E C Yeatts of Sanger Texas. 226d 4twp.
For sale or trade a visible Remington typewriter model No 10. Described as the latest model and best machine on the market. OM CUR TIS.
Houses and furnished rooms for rent by A. R. McGintie. In the city of Denton with access to north south east and west locations. Office located one door east of Exchange National Bank.
Mrs A L Scott of Route Aubrey advertises thoroughbred eggs for Indian Runner ducks Partridge Wyandottes and Brahmas at low prices. She keeps 14 ducks laying daily and offers eggs for sale and hatching with settings of 13 at $2. Readers are directed to Willitchell Mt Hell's Barber Shop for contact.
A fragmented notice lists Aubrey Owens and Ruth Morris of Sanger with a ceremony or social event at the Tent Theater and mentions John Bowles and Agnes Sparkman, also of Sanger, with a reminder to see Mr. Jim Bailey Thursday night.
The notice invites voters to examine the announced candidates in the upcoming July Democratic primary and to support those whose claims merit investigation. It emphasizes scrutiny of the gentlemen named in the announcements and urges informed participation.
State Senate 31st District candidate R L Cable Montague. Local Representative Alvin M Owsley. County Judge Alvin M Owsley. County Assessor H H Hoskins F E Tobin. Frank Witt E E Miller J M Gary Cc L Lane J K McKelvy. County Treasurer M Reeve. Guy W W Dad Egan. W N Nellors. Sheriff W W Orr Fry N C Batis. County Attorney H R Wilson. George M Hopkins E J Key. County Superintendent J J McCook. District Clerk W F Durbin S T Higgins. Commissioner Precinct No 1 John F Morgan.
An advertisement offers D D D Prescription for Eczema to relieve itching from conditions like feezema and psoriasis. It promises instant relief within two seconds and guarantees a full size bottle if the itch is not stopped, with a 25 cent trial bottle as proof.
Denton residents, especially women, praise oil stoves for hot weather efficiency. They state the stoves are worth their cost and invite readers to visit the store to see their practicality and low price.
The Grand Carnival at the C. I. A. campus drew a large evening crowd with electric lights, tents, and varied booths. Attractions included a 150 foot long shoot the chute, a popular roller coaster, and a merry go round.
An advertisement-style notice urges readers to try a service promising constant availability at an establishment named IDEAL RESTAURANT. The brief promotes satisfaction and mentions constant operation as a selling point.
Local ads promote HYOMEI cure for catarrh with a $1 outfit and 50 cent refills, plus claim of money back if not effective. Also advertised are lawn mower sharpening and repair services, Texas Wire Fence Co listings, and Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and a money-back promise.
Special Sunday Dinner advertised inviting customers to dine at Ideal Restaurant. A casual note promises a meal with a friendly atmosphere and warm hospitality for a weekend dining occasion.
Entertainment at the auditorium was a great success. Mrs. Z T Harmonson visits Fort Worth. J B Henderson sells shoe shop to Mr Ivy near Krum and retires to optical business. W S Miller will speak in Songer Saturday at the opera house. A Dallas operation for N M Reeves succeeds. Mrs. E Howard takes charge of her hotel. Pastorate talk from H J Matthews with Hubbard City. Good View school closes. Miss Fannie Brashears returns to Denton. Mrs T G Hale heads to Pauls Valley. Mrs D H Collins visits dying nephew in Elgin. Minerva Brannon dies at 64. funeral at grave by Rev W R McCarter. Lewisville High defeats by Denton 9–6. Grant Huffer and family visit Milam county relatives. A F Woods and family visit Grapevine. C F E Cobb to begin road work next week. J C McNees and Grady visit O L Hamilton in Ardmore. Dr R H Salmon on trip to Dadeville to manage business for a month. Methodist protracted meeting starts Sunday with Bloodworth of Grapevine leading singing.
Joe Coppege visits relatives this week while W H Bean of Oklahoma City visits his sister Mrs A H Allen in Aubrey.
F F Hill was in Dallas yesterday. B Dillions sick on Hanzap avenue. W Meadows four miles south of the city has billing fever. A daughter of W J Biacw at Justice was operated upon this week for taxoids. Mrs D R Culp of Garrett visiting Mrs W F Vaughn returned home today. A daughter of Mrs M J Crout four miles east of town has typhoid fever but is better. A W Sears, former Denton merchant now living at Midland, is set for a few days on business. Mrs J M Potter from near Lloyd was here to have a piece of steel removed from her eye after driving a nail into it.
The ad describes grip recovery as weakened appetite energy and organ damage and promotes Electric Etters as a tonic and blood purifier. It claims thousands have benefited, urging sufferers to try the product for 50 cents with guaranteed satisfaction by J F Raley & Co.
Births include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bottom near Stony and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Zerit near Sanger. Raley & Co. repaints a Denton drug store. J. R. Boeerman builds a north Elm cottage, W. L. Reynolds contractor. BE B Orr, once a prominent Denton County figure, very ill in Hereford. Mrs. Hodges recovers after scalding foot. District Agent Ganzer reports $63.50 raised for Dr. S. A. Knapp monument. Gordon Wilcoxon to be discharged from medal treatment after three days of nose and throat screening. no meningitis detected. Sheriff Orr receives reward notices tied to the Hillsville Virginia courthouse tragedy. $1,000 for Sidna Allen and $560 for Wesley Edwards. Texan issue from Texas University Phi Beta Kappa Alpha names 15 members. Denton adds Euvere and William Tanner.
Sheriff W C Orr will sell at public auction on the first Tuesday in May 1912 at the Denton courthouse to satisfy a $601.65 judgment in the case T M Rippy versus C T Gregory et al. The property is a described tract in Block 29 of the original town of Denton, arising from the Hiram Cisco 3290 acre survey, with metes and bounds noted.
The sheriff will sell on the first Tuesday in May 1919 the land described as part of the C B Emmons and Henry White surveys in Denton County Texas. The sale arises from an alias execution in the case J I Case Threshing Machine Co versus R A Thornton et al. The property contains about 208 210 acres and is pledged to satisfy a judgment of 638 46 dollars plus interest and costs.
A 1912 sheriff sale notice lists Alvin Hill as plaintiff with Ben S Brown and others as defendants. It announces sale of a 1.5 acre tract in Denton County on the Denton Aubrey road to satisfy a 864.75 dollar judgment plus costs, dated April 7, 1912, by the Denton County clerk and sheriff.
By order of sale in the case Mrs M C Griffith et al versus H R Oaks et al No 5416 Denton County will sell by public auction on the first Tuesday in May 1912 being the 7th day of the month at the courthouse in Aubrey. The property includes lots 87 88 and 89% Block 29 in Aubrey described by metes and bounds to satisfy a judgment of 525 dollars plus interest and costs. The sale is conducted by Sheriff Mons and is dated April 15 1912.
Court of Denton County schedules sale of Lot 7 in the E Puchalski subdivison part of a tract from J B Cox to L Bailey. Property lies in Denton Texas 205 by 95 3 4 feet and was levied to satisfy a note for 217.88 plus costs in favor of L T Millican et al. Sale set for May 7 1912 before the Denton county courthouse door.
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