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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
3
Lost five pound notes and a pair of gold framed double tens glasses reported, with reward offered. Items said to be near the depot city barn or Anderson's restaurant. Return to this office for reward.
A short notice offers twenty acres with house barn and improvements for rent after rap ist next. Also ninety three acres five miles from Denton offered for sale on credit. See L. Fulton.
Rooms for light housekeeping furnished or partly furnished with gas for cooking. Contact W. L. Brock at 48 West Hickory Street. New phone 411.
FOR SALE three room house hall and bathroom lot 60 by 140 location good price four thousand two hundred cash five hundred rest like rent chance to own home address box six hundred sixty eight or this office 101 cent bargain six broom house east front one hundred fifty foot frontage on North Locust street see me at once and Miller for sale a hand painted chocolate set niece Xmas present can be seen in window of J A Minnis Druggist for sale set of Dumas twenty eight volumes and Balzac twenty five volumes best buckram exchange for Dickens Cooper Bulwer Lytton or late encyclopedia with Dr W N Rowell
FOR SALE ELEVEN ACRES TWO Blocks of car line inside limits 4 acres fruit 5 acres cultivation Good improvements well Terms F Pride new phone 352 99c. FOR SALE DESIRABLE LOT ON West Hickory street 84x350 feet Will sell at a bargain See W F Maxcy 99c. SHORTS FOR SALE BY YM TUR pen 50c
Postings warn trespassers to stay out with names J. J. Matthews and T. R. Brooks. Witte seeks a cook for Mrs. R. H. Hoffman and advertises Jersey milk and cream service with phone number 902.
Miss Leonora Hann will receive orders for flowers for all occasions at 19 S Locust.
Advertises chops bran corn hay and other feedstuffs along with stove and heater wood. Promises prompt delivery and full measure from Arkansas Mill located on S Elm Street with both phones listed.
Sanitary Milk and Cream announces new contact phone 426 replacing old number 297 and directs patrons to reach Portwood and Hodges for inquiries.
Fresh and tender meats offered by Frank Wilkinson at old phone 212 and new phone 323. Local ad highlights quality and service.
Skiles Transfer Co announces a shift to cash basis for fares and the b and transfer charges. Passengers are reminded to pay the driver under the new policy.
For storage of household goods at reasonable rates see John B. Schmitz. Furniture and gas stoves available.
Freight Transfer Co offers furniture moving services based at Office Kincaid wagon yard West Oak Street. Contact for moves and special attention to items in transit.
Les ter Miles at Lester and Sherrod announce a new phone for their dray business offering first class household moving service at reasonable rates.
A. BR. McGintie advertises furnished rooms for rent in Denton Texas with offices over Wilb80 Gon Hanp’s. Contacts include old phone 364 and mention of rents in all directions North South East and West.
J M Gurley offers first class cement contracting with tight pricing and estimates available.
Old phone 579 and new phone 931 indicate contact for high grade cement and brick work. S. A. Bushey invites readers to call or visit for estimates on local projects.
A veterinary consultant listing shows Dr Eli Buyher with offices at Old Lacy Blacksmith Shop NW Locust Street and residence details on East Hickory Street and nearby numbers. The fragmentary ad mentions new phone numbers and multiple address lines.
W. Botts, graduate veterinarian, lists office at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop on S Elm Street Lipscomb Clock. Office phone 29 residence 82 old phone 486.
J P Magee and Co quảngate their service by citing two cases where premiums dropped from 55.10 to 13.30 per thousand and from 33.20 to 10.40 per thousand after attentive handling. They promise further savings through careful review and invite inquiries by phone or in person.
J. W. Fralin operates a dental service at Denton’s South Side Square in the middle block upstairs, offering dental care from that location in Texas.
A brief notice invites people to apply for scavenger work and provides a contact number 307 for inquiries. The message urges interested individuals to call for details or to arrange work.
A Milford Michigan reader recounts relief from weariness with Vinel a tonic of cod liver oil and iron praised by Mrs Julia Barber who says it restored her appetite strength and ability to work She recommends trying Vinel with a money back guarantee offered by Druggist O M Curtis.
See our line of plain and stuffed olives preserved skinless figs candied cherries relishes sauces preserves jellies jams and mincemeats. Long and King.
China plates designed for the Daughters of the Confederacy of Texas are on sale at Terry's Fair for 1.25 dollars with proceeds going to a swell monument fund.
If you seek high quality coffee with strong flavor, try a can of Colonial Brand promoted by Turner Bros selling agents.
The Little Stars of the First Presbyterian church sponsor a Saturday bazaar at Wilson-Hann’s store selling dressed dolls and doll clothes. Shoppers can find a beautiful doll at a lower price than elsewhere and choose styles to suit any preference. Buy now and reserve a doll for a young girl, easing Christmas preparations.
The Woodmen organization reports 714 new members added in Denton County campaign results. Prizes were awarded for individual effort and superior team and degree work completed during the campaign.
Deputy Ernest Mitchell awarded prizes to the Denton and Lewisville degree teams for a weather delayed campaign close. Denton won the degree work by the same margin Lewisville held in outdoor drills, ending with honors even and the hall packed for the event.
The report notes 714 new Sovereigns added in Denton County led by Wes and a Competitive Field Drill. Prizes include silver service sets, gold, and a Waltham watch for top recruiters. Individual officers earn emblem belts for ritual excellence.
A Thursday afternoon drill on the square drew a good crowd as Lewisville led with precise formations and strong drill work. Denton showed carriage and cadence but a miscue in marching orders cost them first prize, awarded to Lewisville with a 90 percent score and a 25 Woodman sword. Denton took second prize and a 15 sword with a lower score.
The second benefit for the United Confederate Veterans monument fund is the sale of U D C plates at the Fair. The Texas design features Robert E. Lee, the Confederate Women's Home at Austin, the Daughters of the Confederacy seal, and five Texas stars. Mrs. Charles Gatewood of Denton originated the idea, led production, and secured plates for Denton with proceeds aiding the monument fund.
All the little folks and their mothers invited to a dressed doll bazaar at Wilson Hann's store this Saturday. Dolls will be much more reasonably priced than elsewhere and dressed daintily.
The message notes addition of dill pickles to an order. It highlights fresh, crisp varieties sold in bulk and credits Long & King as the provider.
The Denton Camp No. 15 appoints Clerk W A Matthews as Deputy for Denton County in charge of county wide Woodmen work. His five year tenure as Clerk grew membership from 200 to 506 and earned broad recognition for the camp’s rise. The move expands Matthews duties and responsibilities.
The Baptist choir will meet tonight at 7 30 for practice. Miss Minnie Munsecke is sick with lagrippe at her home on North Elm. Mrs Arthur Tabor of Mulberry street is suffering with an infection of the foot. The infant of R H Marshall is ill at home with catarrhal fever. Mrs J Meadors on Congress avenue is confined with mumps. W T Wilson filed for permanent administrator of his father T A Wilson's estate. Lula A Kearby vs Jr B Thomas lands suit seeks restitution for property valued at 3000 plus rents damages and costs.
Miss Mary Bripy of North Elm street stepped on a crochet needle that penetrated her shoe and foot, causing a very painful wound during her walk at home.
District Judge S. M. Bradley was delayed returning to Denton from Waco after attending a Masonic grand lodge meeting. He left at 2 p.m. and reached Denton at 10 p.m. He said Waco had no railroad service for two days and he rode out on the first available train due to a rising flood.
Co. W. Gotcher and wife convey a lot in the FE Puechalski survey in Denton to J. W. Simmons with unspecified consideration. G. C. Masters and wife transfer 312 acres out of the Samuel Davis survey to B. T. Burgin for 14,000. Gus Ware and wife with Alvis Haire and wife transfer 40 acres out of the Sylvester Williams survey to Hugh Tobin for 250.
Baking helps valuable suggestions for cake and biscuit making. Sift flour and KC Baking Powder at least three times for lighter cakes and biscuits. Cream butter and sugar thoroughly before adding eggs and moisture. Use KC Baking Powder and keep shortening cold for best results.
Market quotations for today show Liverpool at 6.95 to 6.99. New York spots 12.99 to 13.12. New Orleans 13.09 to 13.31 with spots around 13.16. Local Denton lint cotton offered 12 1 2 percent but none sold. three loads of seed cotton brought 2 to 3 4 cents per pound.
J M Sanders of Garza community was in Denton on business today. Scott J McGinnis of Leonard visits Squire and Mrs J McGinnis. Olin Graham and wife return from a northern trip. Helen Brady returns to Paris after visiting Mr and Mrs Lee H Brady. Dr A J Folsom and Frances visit Mrs L Hogue in Dallas. G W Ballard back from business trip to New Mexico and Panhandle amid washed out bridges. Mrs Lewis Bogers returns to Gainesville. Mrs Rogers gave a Woodmen Circle address at the W O W. Judge Lee Zumwalt returns from Belton then considers stopping at Waco for Masonic grand lodge but travels to Denton due to rain.
Rain continues to hamper roads making travel difficult around Union Hill. Local residents report several trips to nearby Gainesville and Denton for business, including H H Nichols G W Cason Stoatz Osborne and B W McReynolds of Pilot Point. Pres Davis sold his home and moved to Coleman county. Charles Sluder moved to Sanger. Mr and Mrs Farrel Hollingsworth noted.
The report lists visits and family news including Boss Davis returning from Cole man to aid his father, Jim Sullivan visiting his brother in Cook County, Claud Long injuring a foot splinter two and a half inches deep, and G. W. Cason placing a monument at his mother's Mountain Springs grave. It also notes school weather impacts and a missing Sunday school, plus T. J. Osborne and family visiting his wife's father near Bolivar over the weekend.
Public notice announces a trustee sale on a Denton property part of the College Addition to secure a note of Hill Bros. for 1177 dollars plus interest. Luther Hoffman named substitute trustee will enforce the trust after J W Sullivan refused to act.
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