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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1913
Page
3
Stanfield Lodge No. 247 A F and A M meets Saturday on or before the full moon. Denton Chapter No. 86 meets first Tuesday each month. Denton Commandery No. 45 K T meets second Tuesday each month. C E S meets Thursday on or before the full moon.
Lost three five pound bills in a small pocketbook near depot city barn or Anderson's restaurant. Return to this office for reward. Also missing pair of gold framed double tens glasses with reward for return to this office. A pearl and diamond lavalier sewn to black velvet band is lost and may earn a liberal reward if returned to this office.
Twenty acres with house barn and improvements for rent after January 1. Also 53 acres five miles from Denton offered for sale on credit through L Forton.
Classified item seeking furnished rooms for rent. Contact number updated to 443. Location listed as 49 North Focust.
Property listing offers eleven acres two blocks from car line inside city limits with 4% acres fruit and 5 acres cultivation. Describes good improvements and a well with terms. Contact F. Pride at new phone 352.
Desirable lot on Wrest Hickory street measuring 284 by 350 feet offered at a bargain. See W. F. Maxey for details.
Classified item notes two small farms for sale on easy terms and offers contact via A. D. Turner. Also advertises shorts for sale by Y. M. Turpen and mules for sale with A. O. Turner as the contact.
Notice warns that the area is private property with trespassers barred. The posting is signed by J. J. Matthews. A separate want ad seeks Googo Cook through Mrs. R. H. Hoffman. An ad promotes Jersey milk and cream service with phone number 902 by T. R. Brooks at 412p.
Miss Leonora Hann will receive orders for flowers for all occasions at 19 S Locust. The note appears as a brief local business item in the column.
Arkansas Mill on S Elm announces available chops bran corn hay and other feedstuffs plus best stove and heater wood. Prompt delivery and full measure offered. Contacts S Elm and S&J with both phones listed.
Sanitary Milk and Cream reports new phone 426 and retains old number 297 for inquiries. Portwood and Hodges listed as contacts.
Frank Wilkinson Meat Market advertises fresh and tender meats with old phone 212 and new phone 8, offering customers call in orders and local convenience.
Skiles Transfer Co announces that future fares will be paid on a cash basis. Customers are reminded to pay the driver at the time of service.
For storage of household goods at reasonable rates see John B Schmitz. Furniture and gas stoves are available.
Freight Transfer Co advertises moving services with a focus on furniture and special attention to drag line items. It provides contact via office at Kincaid wagon yard West Oak Street and urges customers to call for service.
Delivery and relocation notes advertise first class dray service at reasonable rates. Household moving is a specialty offered by Lester and Sherrod with a new phone number provided.
A. R. McGintie operating from an office over Wilson-Hann's in Denton Texas advertises furnished rooms for rent. The listing notes old phone number 3261 and service across north south east and west areas.
One handsome dining room or parlor stove and one small air tight heater, both as good as new and offered at a bargain. See J. E. Wilson at Wilson-Hann Co 66th.
Veterinarians Dr Eli Buyher and W E Botts operate from city shops with multiple phone numbers for office and residence. Dr Buyher is at Old Lacy Blacksmith Shop on North Locust Street with office and residence lines. W E Botts runs a graduate veterinary practice from Hancock and Son blacksmith shop on S Elm Street Lipscomb block with office and residence phones listed.
Dr M L Martin A B MD presents as eye ear nose throat physician offering treatments and glasses fitting. Office located over Raley and Co. in downtown area.
An adoffer states ready to furnish good stovewood with delivery. Contact L O Lamping at old phone 4614-6R for service.
Local craftsman Jake Laird advertises woodwork blecksmithing and horseshoeing services. The small, varied shop lists carpentry and metalwork skills aimed at home and farm needs.
J. P. Magee & Co Insurance thanks patrons for support that added twenty two names this month. They invite others to enroll and renew policies, promising satisfactory service and await expiration dates to continue growth.
J M Gurley offers first class cement and brick work at a fair price. Provides old and new phone numbers 579 and 931 for estimates. S A Bushey promotes cement and brick services and invites contact for quotes.
CHAS. SAUNDERS DENTIST with office over Long & King's. W. N. ROWELL D D S office over McCray's south side square, new phone 433 old 344. DR. W. A. JONES DENTIST on West Side Square.
J W Fralin dentist located at South Side Square in the middle of the block in Denton Texas offers professional dental services from his upstairs office.
H. L. DaLee advertises brick work savings and a new phone number 372. 96p detailing services offered and contact information.
Elbert Produce Co offers 141 cents per pound for turkeys delivered over the next several days. Prices apply to fresh birds accepted at processing or storage sites operated by the firm.
Mrs. Db C. Early of Route 2 Denton reports possession of white holland turkey keys marked 96D.
A registered Jersey bull Padisha of St Lambert son of Wilna A will be at Pinckleys wagon yard West Oak Street after October 1. He is a register of merit with a butter test of seventeen pounds seven ounces in seven days. Season five cash with return privilege. see pedigree and merit certificate at the wagon yard office.
Will Locknane advertises three fine bulls for sale at his yard one block east of Stroud grocery, two blocks east of McKelvey's yard on Fast McKinney street. Cash price $1.50 to all, with privilege to return. Residence phone 350.
A brief, none to minimal notice item inviting anyone needing scavenger work done to call the given number 307, with no further details or names provided.
The Denton County Medical Society meets Monday afternoon at the court house to elect officers for the ensuing year. After the business session members adjourn to Beyett parlors for a smoker with oysters and trimmings.
L. O. Tompkins of Denton Texas reports relief from back and kidney pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The advertisement urges kidney awareness and promotes Doan's as the remedy sold for 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The article encourages homemakers to study today’s advertisements to maximize every dollar. It urges readers to note the merchants’ money-saving offers and take advantage of them.
Mayor elect John Purroy Mitchel floated the idea that Colonel Goethals might become New York City police commissioner after the new year. Goethals’ supporters doubt the offer, arguing the role is too small and unlikely for him.
Local promoters urge extending the Denton Fort Worth line via McKinney to Greenville and toward Gainesville. McKinney urged to voice support, while Denton residents defend paying 860,000 for the project. Citizens see Denton as part of a regional growth plan and brace for future cooperation.
The Greenville Banner urges Denton’s interurban expansion citing Ft Worth and Dallas links. It notes Greenville’s desire for a Denton route and the Fort Worth line as a fit, urging community support to push for the line through.
The Fort Worth Record notes strong prospects for an interurban line to Denton but cautions that bright prospects do not guarantee passenger service. The remark cites Mesquite as an example of ongoing transportation gaps despite optimism.
The Port Worth Denton interurban line raised four hundred thousand dollars in the former city. In Denton more than sixty thousand was raised at a demonstration meeting. The McKinney Courier Gazette notes efforts to extend support.
The McKinney Courier-Gazette notes Fort Worth and Denton back an interurban from Denton to Fort Worth and urges McKinney to join the project. It calls for McKinney to act now after years of interest and uncertainty.
Denton and Fort Worth join forces as Denton raises 60000 dollars for an interurban to the capital of Tarrant. The effort signals a shared civic spirit driving regional improvements and ambitious transportation projects.
The W. C. G. T. A. met with Mrs. Koons as winter weather kept many away. Local firms rented space for a moving picture outfit. Several residents are moving into or building new homes, and cattle and sheep were shipped in. Thanksgiving services were held at First Baptist with Rev. W. A. Binyon preaching.
An advertisement states trial asthma treatment is available at no charge. It lists Frontier Asthma Company, Room 102, Buffalo, N Y, for full information and free participation.
The Denton Fort Worth interurban line appears practically assured as subscriptions are raised in both cities. The 35 mile route parallels the existing rail line and Roanoke sits on the direct path, making the town a likely stop once construction begins within months.
The Celina Record reports an interurban ride from Fort Worth to Denton with both towns subscribing shares. Denton has pledged 62000 and Fort Worth will cover the rest for a 700000 project. Construction is expected to take two years.
Urgent invitation to use Pape's Diapepsin for fast relief from indigestion gas and sour stomach. A fifty cent case promises five minute action, claiming all stomach misery subsides and breath stays fresh. Contains enough for the whole family and urges home use.
An advertisement highlights a range of products including plain and stuffed olives preserved skinless figs candied cherries relishes sauces preserves jellies jams and mincemeats offered by Long and King.
Rob Roy will be here Monday. You will like Rob Roy. If you can't come down, phone us about it. LONG &
Thanksgiving collection for United Charities brings in 602.50 to aid winter relief for in-need Denton families. The list records numerous donors and amounts from W. B. McClorkan to MRS J K Holland, with many entries of small gifts and local business support.
Mr and Mrs Fritz formerly Miss Alice Bethea were married at the bride s mother s Rockdale home on Tuesday November 25 They arrived in Denton Sunday night to establish residence and will stay at Dr and Mrs E W Fritz s home honeymooning in Waco Brownwood and Dallas
Masters Floyd and Nelson Ballard hosted a Saturday afternoon party for little friends with a Thanksgiving theme. Games included pinning the pumpkin to the vine where Floyd Robinson won a prize. Guests included Laura Dean Richard Wisdom Roberta Rogers Eloise Yancey Will Sydney Erwin and many others.
Miss Alice Bethea wed S W Fritz of Denton in Rockdale in a afternoon ceremony at her mother's home. Rev A S Whitehorst performed the vows as relatives and close friends observed. The couple planned a wedding trip to Waco Dallas and Brownwood before settling in Denton.
Actress Helen Gardner stars in A Sister to Carmen at the Princess Theatre this evening. The production presents a dramatic tale with Gardner in a leading role and local audiences urged to attend.
When vegetables are available, Turner Bros offer fresh dill pickles in bulk for order from Long & King. The note advertises availability and bulk pricing for crisp pickles from local suppliers.
Dee Price sold his bay carriage team for 400 dollars in Fort Worth last week. The Ariel Club held a general meeting at Mrs J. W. Sull ivan’s home on Monday afternoon.
The Ladies Aid and Mission Safety of the First Presbyterian Church hold a meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. J. S. Crawford leading or hosting.
Deputy Gallagher arrested Otis Stone a colored man on a pistol charge after an alleged gun drawing in Quakertown Saturday night with Otis Wright. Stone faces a formal complaint and detention steps pending further action.
Alred reported a highly successful Pilot Knob box supper held Thursday raising 62.10 for incidental Pilot Knob school expenses. One cake alone brought 30.30 in sales.
T A McGalliard of Garza organized twenty eight farmers institutes during a month long tour for the State Department of Agriculture. He spent time in East and West Texas promoting agricultural education and outreach.
B F Black sustained painful but not serious cuts and bruises to head and face after mistaking the curb and stepping miscalculation near Curtis' drug store on Saturday night.
Miss Charlsie O Niel left for Windom after telegram announced her father died there Sunday afternoon. She will return to Denton next Wednesday to resume her college studies.
Mrs. T. J. Gist and Mrs. J. M. Ussery traveled to Whitesboro after a message said their brother John Estes had died there at 9 00 this morning. The body will be brought to Denton where funeral services and burial are planned for tomorrow.
The Criminal Court of Appeals at Austin dismissed the appeal of Tom Sisson after he requested the dismissal and elected to accept the sentence imposed by the district court at the last term.
Denton citizens report the Robertson Brothers hog herd of sixty head shipped by express to Chicago for exhibition. The show herd averaged within three pounds of each other and the express cost about $500, with prizes won at Fort Worth noted.
A woman wearing a popular fraternal order insignia toured the town on Saturday with companions. When questioned by a real order officer about her claimed widow status of a member, she could not satisfy him and was given the choice to leave or be turned over to authorities. She chose to depart.
Normal students began resuming studies Sunday afternoon and Monday morning after spending Thanksgiving at home. The I A offered one holiday while the Normal closed Wednesday afternoon to Monday for a Teachers Association meeting in Dallas, then resumed classes this morning.
Several officials of the M K and T railroad spent a few minutes in Den ton Monday afternoon. Their special train arrived at 12 50 and remained a short time before continuing.
A party including C. E. Shaff president W. A. Webb general manager A. S. Johnson Denison superintendent H F Andersen general superintendent A Thatchiers Mr Whitehead and others will depart for Denison to conduct a general inspection of the Katy's lines before the 1905 move.
A family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Woodrum drew 24 Elbert family members. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. George W. Elbert and relatives H BR Elbert Vernon Zenna Virginia F W Miller James Elizabeth Martha and Baby J B Woodrum Elbert Mattie Joe JB Jr O L Elbert and Charles Clyde M Elbert.
The Katie Daffan Chapter U D C met November 25 with Mrs C Yancey and Mrs Bishop Neeley as assistant hostesses. Attendees answered roll with Civil War battles. Monument committee reported 336 dollars from tag sales. Delegates Banks Hawkins reported from the San Antonio General U D C meeting. December meeting will be with Mrs Ed Smith. Social hour followed. pleasant time.
A health advertisement urged readers to guard against kidney trouble and uric acid. It promotes Jad Salts a grape and lemon juice based treatment to flush clogged kidneys and neutralize urine acids with daily morning use.
An advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready to use tonic costing about 50 cents a bottle. It claims to darken gray hair naturally and evenly after a few applications, improve dandruff, calm itching, and reduce hair thinning. It suggests applying with a sponge or brush to a strand at a time for best results.
A Dep ton store runs a weekly classified ad pushing bargains and reader replies, with the ad copy urging readers to read the advertisements and subscribe to The Daily at 40 cents a month.
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