Society Happenings Highlight Furnishings and Flood of Guests
Will Evers and Miss Fannie Johnson are to marry this month. Their Sunday school class hosted a linen sock and tie shower at the Storrie home with contests and songs. Miss Teresa Abney hosted dancing for Miss Leahy of Fort Worth with punch and lawn gathering afterward. A hay ride featured Miss Nelle Kincaid and a chaperoned party on Hickory Creek with many local attendees enjoying refreshments and socializing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Evers
Fannie Johnson
First Presbyterian Church
Hamilton Storrie
Banks
P. C. Storrie
H. C. Storrie
Teresa Abney
Miss Leahy
Fort Worth
Rayzor
Misses Leahy
Coons of
McKinney
Moody of
Groesbeck
Mary Nelson
Gertrude McReynolds
Areta McCormick
Grace Benett
Maude Zumwalt
Lucile Allison
Willie May
Margarett George
Nelle Kincaid
Hickory Creek
Otis Hawkins
Sullivan
Lenora Hann
Maggie
Emma Robinson
Lena
Maggie Hoskins
Inez Crowley
Ella Baxter
Viola Hann
Laura Hammett
Mae Crowder
Bess Kennedy
Floy Green
Willie Haren
Eula Berry
Johnnie Mae
Nora Jones
Clara Crowder
Clara Rice
Mess
S W Kanady Offers Oak Cord Wood Contracts
S W Kanady will place contracts for good oak cord wood priced at 16 dollars per 5 cord lot, measured after delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Kanady
Curtis' Laxative Syrup Sold At Curtis Drug Store
Cur tis Drug Store advertises Curtis' Laxative Syrup as safe and pure and effective available for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Curtis Drug Store
Local News Briefs Include Long Ear of Corn
J. T. Fletcher brought to town a fine ear of corn grown on his place. The ear measured 11.25 inches and contained 992 grains. Silas Herd, a Black man, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of aggravated assault for striking another man with a hammer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Fletcher
Silas Herd
Removal Notice At Duggan Abstract Co Headquarters
The Duggan Abstract Co relocates to the courthouse during rebuilding on the south side of the square. New records and talking machines including Columbia disc at Taliaferro's on the north side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duggan Abstract Co
Court House
New
Columbia Dish
Taliaferro’s
North Side
Columbia Records
Cooking ware inquiry and sales pitch for kettles and coolers
A catalog-style offer highlighting cooking ware such as kettles and stew parts. Explains manufacturing quality and encourages buyers to see why good quality pays, noting prices are right and mentioning coolers freezers hoses.
Denton County Property valued at 18.77 million this year
The Denton County assessor reports to the state comptroller that property values total 18,772,252.81 dollars for the year, a slight rise from 1908. Estimates may vary by only a few cents and the final footing will be near this amount. Assessors must file by August 15 to fix the state tax rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton County
Texas
Den ton County Medical Society Meeting Notes
Den ton County Medical Society met Monday with out of town physicians including Drs Sanders Copenhaver Painter Rice Aislen Fullingim Kirkpatrick Amos Gambill. Papers discussed included Dentition and Diseases Transmitted to Man by Lower Animals. Next meeting topics cover Typhoid fever control and glandular fever. Prices on plumbing supplies advertised by Wilson Hardware Company and Curt's Drug Store promotions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton County Medical Society
Dra. Sanders
Copenhaver
Aubrey
Late
Sanger
Painter
Pilot Point
Rice
Aislen
Justin
Fullingim
Argyle
Kirkpatrick
Lewisville
Amos
Lloyd
Gambill
Ponder
Minnis' Drug Store Prescription Reminder
Be sure you are right, take your prescriptions to Minnis' Drug Store. Ice cold watermelons can be had day or night at the Alliance Milling Company's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Milling Company
Minnis’ Drug Store
Temporary HQ at Denton Bank on South Side Repairs
The project team reports the repair and addition work on the South Side is ongoing with temporary headquarters at the Denton County National Bank location 310 Denton Trust Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanks
Denton County National Bank
Denton Trust Company
Denton City Enforces hog ordinance Strictly
City Marshal Jim Goode vows rigid enforcement of the hog ordinance in Denton. He has received several complaints and warns offenders to remove hogs to avoid strict legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF
Denton
Jim Goode
Marshal Goode
Taliaferro Sells Sewing Machines In City Store
Taliaferro advertises sewing machines for sale in a local shop. A second line notes a shipment arrival and delivery service for Mineral Wells water from Garrison and Kimmitns at 802 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taliaferro
Garrison & Kimmitns
Public School Building Nears Completion at Robert E. Lee
Contractor Frank Craft says the Ro bert E. Lee public school will be completed and furnished by August 21 with the top floor finished this week and remaining sections rapidly advanced. Superintendent John S Carlisle expects the school ready for September opening. Pineapple suethetic ad for Curtis Fountain. Purity sugar butter cake filling promo by Long & Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CRAFT
Robert E. Lee
Frank Craft
John S$. Carlisle
Harris and Vernon Star at Majestic Theater
The Harris and Vernon team opens a three day engagement at the Majestic Theater to a large audience. They perform songs and wooden shoe dancing with acrobatic stunts and plan a blackface act that has proven popular in other Texas towns. pictures change nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Vernon
Majestic Theater
Mr. Harris
Miss Vernon
Texas
Transfers of Vendors Lien Notes at R and C Office
A short notice describes transfers of vendors lien notes at the R and C office. An inserted advertisement quotes Mrs L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia praising Foley's Kidney Remedy stating a dollar bottle cured her kidney disease. Garrison and Kimmins appear as sellers or advertisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
L. Bowen
Wayne
W. Va
Garrison & Kimmins
Local personal notes from Denton area residents
Miss Mary Williams journeys to Galveston. Tidmore returns from Aubrey. Local visitors include Slas Taylor Tom Porter from Pilot Point and J T Fletcher from Rockwall. Denton vet practice relocations and university summer sessions noted along with travels to Warren Ohio Oklahoma City and Winnipeg. The county medical association met while local business and agricultural outlook discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Will'ams
Galveston
G. W. Zimmerman
Poynor
A. M. Zimmerman
Anna Hester
Oklahoma City
Mamie Steger
Austin
University
T. K. Blewett
Blanche Blewett
Panhandle
Bennie Ray McCullar
Dallas
Fort Worth
Will Hoffman
Hoffman Nurseries
J. O. Fletcher
Rockwall
L. J. Ballard
Coryell County
J. T. Fletcher
J. D. Clardy
Cisco
J. E. Henderson
Commerce
A. J. Sanders
G. D. Lain
D. F. Kirkpatrick
M. D Fullingim
Argyle
County Medical Association
A. Grant
Son Brooks
Canadian Northwest
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Seattle
C. E B. Scruggs
Denton Chamber of Commerce
Institute For City Development
Texas
Texas Commercial Secretaries Association
T. A. Jasper
San Angelo
Ballinger
Angelo
Jasper
Denton County
Frontier Asthma Company Trial Treatment Ad
Asthma cure offered for home use with free trial information. Advertisement for Foley’s Oring Laxative to relieve indigestion stomach trouble and habitual constipation. Notes Garrison & Kimmins in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier Asthma Company
Buffalo, N. Y
Foley
Garrison & Kimmins
Marmalade 10 Cents Ad at Cur Tiz Fountain
Ad promotes marmalade for ten cents at Cur tiz Fountain inviting customers to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiz
Wilson Hardware Company Offers Free Plumbing Estimates
The Wilson Hardware Company states that estimates for plumbing work are provided at no charge. The notice emphasizes complimentary estimates as a customer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Hardware Company
Monday Night Heat Record Set in Stifling Weather
The article recalls extreme heat over Monday and Tuesday with little breeze. Thermometer hit 100 degrees at 7 PM Monday and rose toward a record, reaching 196 degrees by 11 AM Tuesday, leaving residents unable to sleep.
Farmers Brace for Late Forage Planting in Dry Denton County
In Denton County many farmers face failures due to drought and wind yet plan late forage crops like sorghum and June corn for winter feed. Some report enough corn for home use while others expect to sell. J. R. Chambers, visiting Monday, urges planting sorghum to run on when rains arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton County
Han Hang
J. R. Chambers
Meeting at Little Elm Ends with 26 Conversions
L W Hayes reported a Baptist meeting at Little Elm led by Rev Morris of Lewisville and Rev Owens of Plainview. The event ran July 18 through 28 and yielded twenty six conversions, with sixteen joining the church and four more by letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Hayes
Little Elm
Morris
Lewisville
Owens
Plainview
Dead Letter List for Denton Texas August 1 1909
Post office at Denton Texas lists uncalled letters for week ending August 1 1909. Letters will be sent to Dead Letter Office in Washington August 15 if not claimed. Names include Miss Velma Conelly Miss Lula Kirk Miss Rose White Mrs Floraence Thomas Fred Javis T B Elliott A Larimore M C Pherson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Texas
Washington
M. Wilhelmine Barten
Ming Vera Bartee
Loria Bisquer
B. F. Butcher
Velma Conelly
Lula Kirk
A. Ward
Rose White
Bertha Andress
Lilag Beavers
Misa Myrtle Brown
Sadie Carver
Kate Clemons
Advertised Letters From Critical Broom Co. Merchan
John Dean J K Edmonson H C Hawkins Frank Jefferson J H E Lewis A Loewenstein M H Moore T J Pierce Jr John Pierce H 5 Wilson E C Williams Eb bie Wood Firm Letters Critton Broom Mfg Co Merchandise Mrs John Baker Refused Supt J 8 Carlisle One cent will be charged for each letter advertised In celling for these letters please say advertised John B Schmitz P M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dean
J. K. Edmonson
H. C. Hawkins
Frank Jefferson
J. H. E. Lewis
A. Loewenstein
M. H. Moore
T. J. Pierce, Jr
John Pierce
H. 5. Wilson
E. C. Williams
Ebbie Wood
Critton Broom Mfg. Co
John Baker
Carlisle
John B. Schmitz
P. M
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Express
Pompadour
Hall
Scruggs & CO
The
Denton Steam Laundry
C. P. Poe
Wrives Insurance
Denton St'm Dye Works & Hattery
Denton Transfer CO
J. F. Schweer & Co
G. McMath
W.R. Scott
West Side Square
Good Bath
R. M. Mitchell
W. D. Burks
W. B. Montgomery
B. G. Bradford
Burks-Montgomery Realty Company
F. & M. Bank
Peoples Home Telephone
Tex
R. H. B. Lelm
Battries
Hale
Clark and Clark
Johnston
Nicholson
Nusbaum
aBtesville
Indiana
Schmitz’s
Crex
Chmitz’s
Evers
Evers Hardware Co
Farmers Implement and Vehicle Co Cc
E. Fowler
State Department
the Medical Society
Kenton County Medical Society
Man
Curt
Curtis’ Fountain
Long & Turner
Majestic
Palace
Mercury
Lenora Dean
Lee Hill
Emma Johnson
Willie Parker
Flourence Thomas
Rosa White
Fred Javis
T. B. Elliott
Larimore
M. C. Pherson
T. S. Sweet
M. D. Beaird
F. Blearvell
P. H. Burkhalter
B. L. Chadwick
T. B. Porter
Mgr
Schmitz
Watkin
Guy’s Watkins Drug Store
H. H. Hardin & Co
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