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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
3
Knights Templar will assemble at the asylum at 10 15 on Christmas morning for observance in full uniform. W F Jarrell is listed as an officer.
Strayed blue mare mule about forty four hands high and three inches tall. Reward offered for recovery. Contact G W Payne Celina Texas. Strayed blue mare mule about fourteen and a half hands high gray around head and feet. Reward offered. Contact G F Vaughn Argyle Texas. Strayed or stolen black mare horse about fifteen hands high six years old. Ten dollar reward. Contact H Ragsdale Roanoke Texas.
Reward offered for return of a hand painted, gold mounted miniature portrait of a gentleman found with an old fashioned brooch. Contact Miss Marguerite Price at old phone 260 for the return and reward.
Ten room house on West Hickory listed for rent. Contact Dr. Fritz at 118 Old Phone for details.
Twelty acres with house barn and improvements to rent after January 1st. Also 53 acres five miles from Newton to sell on credit. See L. Fulton.
Room for rent offering light housekeeping, furnished or partly furnished with gas for cooking. Located at 48 West Hickory St, managed by W. L. Brock.
Local want ads list multiple items in Denton Texas including land plots near Normal and West Side school with terms, a Remington No 7 gun, a carriage, a milk cow with heifer, Guinea pigs, fresh eggs, a seven room house with utilities near Hickory Street, and a twelve acre suburban property. Contact Wm. W. Wright Box 537 and J L Stringer at off of fice.
Bargain sale of a house and lot just off Oak Street with five large rooms two halls and bath. Gas and electric lights. Lot measures five xi7 five feet in a good location. Purchasers offered very easy terms. tf-dh
Portwood and Hodges Dairy offer 40 choice dairy cows for sale. See them milked daily at 12:30, one mile north of town. buyers can select the cows they want.
Wanted cook at once for 200 West Sycamore address listed for Mr. Frank Mahan. Neve phone 218 Blue appears in the readable text.
A live automobile manufacturer plans to appoint a Denton agent to guarantee first class car sales at 900. Cars are already in use in Denton County with thorough satisfaction. Contact Automobile Manufacturer care Record and Chronicle for details.
Family with two children seeks two or three furnished rooms with light housekeeping. Apply to H A Goldsberry at American Express Co. 116¢
Help needed for rag recycling at the Record and Chronicle office. Clean cotton rags are requested for reuse operations.
A boy seeks a route to deliver papers and asks to contact L. A. McDonald at the Record and Chronicle office after 4 PM. The notice invites interested youths to apply for evening circulation work.
Post reads MY PLACE IS POSTED AND HUNTERS AND TRESPASSERS ARE WARNED TO KEEP OUT. J. J. Matthews. CHOPS, BRAN, CORN, HAY AND other feedstuffs. Best stove and heater wood. Prompt delivery and full measure. ARKANSAS MILL, S. Elm St. Both phones.
Frank Wilkinson Meat Market advertises fresh and tender meats with old phone 212 and new phone 83.
A. R. McGintie operates an office over Wilson-Hann’s in Denton Texas advertising furnished rooms for rent. Old phone 31 lists rental options across north south east and west locations.
An old classified notice advertises a hog killing ring contact Wes Jackson and Freight Transfer Co. with office at Kincaid wagon yard West Oak Street. They handle furniture moves and dray line services with special attention.
Local notice touts first class moving service with reasonable rates. Mentions Les ter and aritog and office at Leater and Sherrod, suggesting a small business ad for household moving services.
Skiles Transfer Co announces the cnd and transfer fare will be on the cash basis hereafter. Please remember this and pay the driver.
For storage at reasonable rates contact John B. Schmitz. Advertisement notes furniture and gas stoves available for storage.
Sanitary Milk and Cream lists contact numbers for Portwood and Hodges. New phone is 426 and old phone 297.
FOR PURE SWEET MILK OR CREAM telephone R. L. Wilkinson Dairy old Phone 1602-3R Morning delivery.
J M Gurley offers first class cement work with reliable prices and estimates. He emphasizes quality concrete sidewalks and walks. Contact for prompt service and free estimates.
Old phone 579 updated to 931 for high grade cement and brick work estimates. Contact S A Bushey to arrange an estimate for building needs.
An old directory entry provides offices for Dr Eli Buyher a veterinary surgeon at the Old Lacy Blacksmith Shop on North Locust Street with listed contact numbers for office and residence. It also notes a residence hospital at 46 East Hickory Street Denton and a separate Denton address.
W E Botts a graduate veterinarian announces a new office at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop on S Elm Lipscomb block. Office phone 269 residence phone 132 old phone 4886.
Local notices list many visitors arriving for Christmas from Dallas Fort Worth Garland and Austin Intercity guests include Miss Bertie Davis Miss Mildred Masters and Miss Katherine Murphy Plus families from Denton Dallas McKinney Sherman and other towns Several church social figures and residents recoveries noted with Mrs J B Cox Mrs M J Taylor Mrs T D Ward and Rev F M Griffith among those present at gatherings and funerals. Passages mention travel delays from a Frisco rail wreck and arrivals from Taylor Handley and Vernon.
If you want a nice fat turkey or goose, call Elbert Produce Co., at once.
A car carrying live turkeys wrecked beyond the brick yards, releasing its contents. Several hunters responded and went out turkey hunting Wednesday morning.
Dora, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Floyd, is reported ill with scarlet fever after an initial bronchitis diagnosis. Developments show the fever, and she is now doing very well.
Stone work on the Denton County National Bank building nears completion with most stone in place. L. T. Millican of M. B. Whitlock & Co. said the bank will likely occupy its new quarters by March 1.
Mr and Mrs C M Grage of Wenatchee Wash wed here Monday night and departed Tuesday night for their new home in the apple district of Washington midway between Spokane and Seattle.
Large crowds greet President Wilson as he departs for the winter capital at Pass Christian Mississippi. An elderly spectator hails him as the greatest American, and the President responds with a smile.
Turner Brothers advertises honey from South Texas available in 12 pound buckets. Local vendors promote bulk purchase for kitchens and small businesses.
A testimonial from Mrs. Laura Bratcher of Ready Kentucky credits Cardus with restoring health after months of illness and nervous trouble. The ad urges women with female ailments to try the tonic, claiming decades of proven success and offering a 64 page home treatment book from Chattanooga Medicine Co.
A compact classified item notes two dentists Chas Saunders and a partner, with their office located above Long and King's and both phones listed for contact.
W N Rowell D D S office over McCrays south side square new phone 433 old pace 341 Dr W A Jones D D S west side square J W Fralin D D S south side square middle of block upstairs Denton Texas.
Dr. M. L. Martin M D specializes in diseases of the eye ear nose and throat and fits glasses. Office located over Raley and Co. dealership.
Will Locknane announces three fine bulls for sale at his wagon yard one block east of Stroud grocery on East McKinney Street. Cash price 81.50 to all buyers with privilege to return. Contact at residence new phone number 350. Will Locknane.
Short classified note invites readers to call 307 for scavenger work requests. The message offers two phone options and emphasizes availability.
Denton reports today's cotton quotes with fragmented figures for Liverpool New York and New Orleans markets. Prices shown include open and close values with scattered digits and units, reflecting unsettled and incomplete figures throughout the session.
On December 24 in Denton good lint cotton sold for 41 1/4 cents per pound on the streets and cotton in the seed brought 3 3/4 cents, indicating steady local trading.
Fort Worth market reports yesterday receipts of 2000 cattle 400 calves 1500 hogs and two ears of sheep Steers up 10 cents selling from 5.75 to 6.85 Stockers and feeders strong with prices near 5.45 Mexican bulls with good demand 4.35 to 4.50 Calves peak at 8.50 top hogs 7.95 bulk 7.65 to 7.85 Sheep up 45 cents to 5.25.
Snow covers the Midwest as futures slide and cash wheat quotes fall. Chicago bids run 95 1 2 to 95 1 2e, St. Louis from 93 1 2 to 96 1 2c, Kansas City 90 to sic.
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