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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
3
Denton Chapter No. 80 Free Masons meets Friday night at Ave. 15 at 7 p m. Work in Mark Master’s degree. W H Thompson and Ed Bates serve as secretary and high priest.
Lost or stolen little black King Spaniel puppy near the Oatman Hotel. Reward for return to Leona Leslie at the Oatman Hotel. Also a found automobile glove available for pickup at Fox Garage by paying for this notice.
Strayed iron gray half Shetland pony, around 2 years old, no marks or blemishes. Reward offered for return to WR Dooley, near Mingo. Contact 4tw 313d.
A 10 room house offered for sale or rent near the Normal campus. Interested parties should contact R. J. Wilson for details and arrangements.
For sale cheap three room house on East Oak Street and a four room house on Bolivar Street with small down payment and monthly installments. George Fritz care P and O Implement Co Dallas Texas. Also fine Jersey cow producing 3 1/2 gallons daily a saddle pony several horses second hand buggies and wagons inquire at Will Lochlane's wagon yard East McKinney Street.
Mrs. S D Howser offers household furniture for sale at 127 North Locust Street. Contact 313.
For sale 18 pigs listed by Woodson Harris at the Long and King location with a reference to a third party partner. The notice appears as a brief classified style sale indication without further details.
For sale fresh milk cows by A D Turner. For sale seven room house on Hickory street near Normal with bath and electric lights. See W J Simmons at Taylor Hardware Co. Also for sale a nice 2 year old filly at Lone Star Marble Yard. Buy a mare and mare colt by M B Whitlock.
Practically new complete butcher's outfit listed by C. H. Smith located at 41 Ave. B. Contact via old phone O86. Aug 2c.
A rural property listing offers 20 acres with improvements one-half mile north of town plus additional lots and business houses and lots for sale. Contact 183 or see L. Fulton for details.
Reader seeks a nice four or five room house close in by August 95. Contact Emmet Lipscomb at Lipscomb Drug Co for details.
A reader seeks to purchase a roll top desk. Contact J. P. McGee at First Guaranty Bank or via phone for details.
Wanted a cook German preferred apply to Mrs. Frank Mahan 2900 West Sycamore St Denton Texas 308tfow.
Springside Jersey Farm seeks a single dairy hand under manager Wilt F. Parks. Apply now for steady work on a Jersey herd with good growing prospects.
A mixed cow feed car arrived at the Arkansas Mill. The report notes the feed batch with a price of 312 cents.
Skiles Transfer Co announces a policy change to cash basis for all cab and transfer fares. Passengers are reminded to pay the driver in cash going forward.
For storage of household goods at reasonable rates see John B Schmitz. Furniture and gas stoves offered.
Freight Transfer Co. offers moving services from the West Oak Street wagon yard. Both phones listed. Special attention given to items in the drag line. Call for furniture relocation.
Classified dairy notice from McKelvy and Car Baugh at McKinney Street Wagonyard advertising purchase sale and exchange of milk cows and a registered Jersey bull in service. Includes contact at Wagonyard location and stock terms.
Frank Wilkerson Meat Market offers fresh and tender meats with old phone 212 and new phone 8 listed for customers seeking local market products.
Local dairy Portwood and Hodges announces new phone 426 replacing old 297 for milk and cream orders.
Arkansas Mill on S Elm St advertises chopped feedstuffs including corn hay bran and other feed ingredients plus stove and heater wood. Prompt delivery and full measurement available. Both phones listed.
Henry Kaltruther on East McKinney Street offers woodwork, blacksmithing, horseshoeing, rubber-tiring and shrinking services.
A. R. McGintie lists furnished rooms for rent in Denton Texas with offices over Wilson Hanns and phone line 361. The ad promotes rental options in all directions North South East and West from the location.
In East McKinney street wagon yard a black Jersey and a fawn Jersey bull are offered for season 150 dollars cash. A new phone number 350 is listed and a house with a lot on Lula street is for sale.
Brief note announces a business oriented service named Pray Business First moving to a specialty focus offering service at reasonable rates. The item emphasizes affordability and prioritizing client needs.
Dr S E Botts graduate veterinarian announces office at Hancock and Son Blacksmith Shop on S Elm Street Lipscomb block. New phone 269 for residence and business, old number 486 replaced by 132.
W W Billingsley offers auto repair and hire services with old phone 330 and new number 448. The ad notes automobiles repaired and available for hire through a local business listing.
W A Brashears offers to handle accounts for a ten percent commission. Contact for prompt messenger services and settlement.
Doctor M. L. Martin A. B. M. D. treats diseases of eye ear nose and throat. Fits glasses. Office over Raleigh Co. depot.
Denton notes advertise dental offices with locations on Long and King streets West Side Square and McCray's store South Side Square. Practices include Dr. Charles Saunders Dr. W A Jones Dr W N Rowell and J W Fralin with offices in central Denton Texas.
A terse classified notice inviting anyone needing scavenger work to call number 307 for details.
J M Gurley offers first class concrete walks at right price. Get estimates for cement work.
Old phone 579 replaced by 931 for high grade concrete and brick work. Bushey offers estimates for your project and asks customers to contact for pricing and service details.
Mrs Jimpson asks if the toilet soap has arrived. The new maid confirms and says she placed it on the dresser and that it is not scented. She adds she bought it herself at the drug store and brought it.
Publication citation commands Denton County Texas Sheriff to summon Nancy C King by weekly notices for four weeks. The petition in District Court No 5739 seeks dissolution of marriage between Martin M King and Nancy King, filed July 36 1913, with return date the first Monday after second Monday in July 1943.
A local ad touts renovation of worn suits by the Denton Tailoring Co to look like new. It promises disinfection through steam pressing, odor removal, nap raising, and improved appearance. Call old phone 47 or new phone 97 for a trial.
Gus Shaw comments on prison reform and the drive to shape Texas penitentiaries into a better system. He argues reforms aim to ease convict suffering while addressing the needs of orphans affected by crime and punishment.
Worth S. Ray reports on Governor Colquitt’s conciliatory tone in the Texas Legislature and at public events, noting gaps between official remarks and legislative reception. Acknowledges limited time for new bills, delays in liquor legislation, and the impractical pace for redistricting measures. A redistricting commission idea is proposed.
The article discusses the Senate and House split over two fiscal years of maintenance, potential conditional appropriations of 1.5 million for the penitentiary, and the impact on Texas tax rates. It notes school bond shortages, Wise County bond sales, and calls for reform toward education over convict spending. It also mentions Lt Governor Mayes’s possible gubernatorial bid and party speculation around Taylors and others.
Austin correspondence by G. K. Shearer reports Denton institutions the College of Industrial Arts and North Texas State Normal School press for more state aid. The plea cites overcrowded dormitories fire risk and aging facilities plus demands for a central heating plant and new buildings to keep pace with enrollment growth and teaching needs.
The correspondent notes Senator Taylor could be governor if not for his newspaper career. A quorum may fail as the legislature nears its end with seven working days left and no final laws passed yet, leaving the public guessing.
The Texas Wonder promises cures for kidney and bladder issues and related ailments for men and women and regulates bladder troubles in children. One bottle provides two months of treatment and is mailed on receipt of price. Dr. E. W. Hall 2926 Olive Street St. Louis Missouri.
A fresh shipment of choice vegetables was received at Pas chall's. Phone contact 86.
Public notice urges customers to call phones 44 for memory related services and groceries claiming satisfactory service. The snippet promotes Long and King with a direct sales tone and contact number.
A reader reflects on paint costs and regrets not painting last year due to a high price. They foresee needing more paint and labor this year and worry about future price drops. The ad mentions Devoe paint, Taylor Hardware Co., and a poultry service offer from G. W. Elbert.
Roanoke Aug 12 residents report visits from Mrs. Solomon to Weatherford and Mrs. Howe with Alma in Denton area. Rev Gray of Wichita Falls preached at Presbyterian church. Others include Marion Foster to Wolfe City and John Simmons from Denton. A Tioga horse loss near town. Baptists plan meeting next Sunday. Several locals, including Jay Moody, Clyde Trotter, Pat Gallagher, Mrs. Arnold, Laura Wylie, Walter Reese, Clint Yancey, Grover Howe, Lee Cornwell, John Thompson, from nearby towns visited Roanoke.
Fifty years of torment from tetter and eczema described with a testimonial from Mrs. D. L. Kennedy praising Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment as a perfect cure. The ad notes availability from druggists or by mail at 3 cents via J F Raley & Co. Also includes a kitchen rebellion note and Turner Bros lunch suggestions.
Parents urged to protect children from worms with Kickapoo Worm Killer. The ad claims it kills worms, improves appetite, and stabilizes stomach liver and bowels. Available from J F Raley & Co for 25 cents by druggists or mail order.
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