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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1913
Page
3
Stanfield Lodge No 217 A F P A M meets on or before the full moon Saturday. Denton Chapter No 80 R A M meets the first Tuesday each month. Denton Commandery No 45 K T meets the second Tuesday each month. C E S meets on or before the full moon Thursday.
Lost fountain pen return to W. F. Jarret at 1181fe. Strayed or stolen black mare about 15 hands high six years old reward ten dollars. H. Ragsdale Roanoke Texas. 19d-1iwe.
Lost gold mounted miniature portrait of a gentleman brooch. Reward of 10.00 offered for return to Miss Marguerite Price. Old phone 260.
For rent six to ten room houses on West Hickory with contacts T. Bates and Dr. Fritz. A twelve acre property with house barn and improvements available after Jan 1. A 53 acre parcel five miles from Denton offered for sale on credit. See L. Fulton for details.
A rental notice offers one or two rooms for rent with option for furnished or unfurnished. Inquiries directed to the contact provided at 118tfp.
Rent notice at 132 Prairie Street near Normal. Two rooms available in quiet dwelling. Call old phone 963 for details.
Advertises several furnished rooms for rent and notes small children cannot apply. Provides contact phone listed as 565. Includes a rate or unit descriptor 120¢. Local classified tone with terse rental offer.
Room in private home offered for one or two gentlemen. Nicely furnished with conveniences and optional breakfast. Old phone 604 122c.
Two furnished or unfurnished rooms available at 132 Prairie St in Pear Normal. Contact old phone 164 for details and price.
Rooms for rent available with light housekeeping responsibilities. Furnished or partly furnished options. Gas for cooking provided. Contact W. L. Brock at 48 West Hickory Street.
Office equipment advertised for sale by the Denton Trust Co includes a roll-top desk and office chairs. This sale notice item lists the items available and directs bidders to the trust company for details and bidding.
W. J. Simmons advertises fresh milk cows for sale at Taylor Hardware Co. price listed as 422 cents.
For sale a seven room house with electric lights bath and gas one block east of Normal on Hickory Street listed by J W Simmons at 122 and a half cents.
Four 50 by 200 foot lots near Normal street priced 200 to 225 dollars with several additional lots, houses, lofts in Benton and farms with possession in 1914. Payment by trade or easy terms offered. Trade for house and lot including family horse carriage and harness. Wm. W. Wright box 537 Denton Tex. Ss. W. Phone 172.
For sale fifty head of good work mules. See A D Turner for details.
Multiple ads list items for sale or trade including a Remington No 7 rifle in good repair with offer to sell cheap or trade. Carriage horse, milk cow with calf, house and lot near Oak Street, and 40 head of dairy cows available from Portwood & Hodges Dairy. Unclear contact details.
Classified notice seeking a white woman cook at 156 West Oak and a 17 to 21 year old male for collecting and office work for an established firm. Apply in own handwriting with references to M, care this office. Lizjtfe.
A live automobile manufacturer seeks a Denton agent to sell first class cars at $900. Cars already in use in Denton County report thorough satisfaction. Begin preparations for next spring’s business. Address Automobile Manufacturer care Record and Chronicle for details.
Classified brief runs a rag request from the Record and Chronicle office. It lists Frank Wilkinson Meat Market with old phone 212 and new phone 83, advertising fresh and tender meats.
J. J. Matthews posts a notice declaring the area private and warning trespassers to keep away. The message emphasizes no entry and asserts ownership, reflecting a clear boundary statement.
For storage of household goods at reasonable rates see John B. Schmitz. Furniture and Gas Stores. Gash basis hereafter the cab and transfer fare will be on the cash basis. Please this and pay the Skiles Transfer Co.
Readable fragment indicates involvement of Wes Jackson in a hog killing ring investigation. The note names "Old hon No. 48" and a 42hc tag, suggesting archival identifiers. Further details are unclear but point to alleged farming ring activity.
An old year message from J. P. Magee & Co inviting renewals of oil insurance policies for 1914. The note emphasizes representing large U.S. insurers, prompt loss settlement, and sincere good wishes for a happy, continuing new year.
A notice seeks a boy to deliver papers after school. Interested applicants should contact L. A. McDonald at the Record and Chronicle office after 4 o clock.
Feedstuffs including chops bran corn hay available with prompt delivery and full measures. Best stove and heater wood offered. Located at ARKANSAS MILL on S Elm St with two phone numbers for contact.
Freight Transfer Co offers moving services from the Kincaid wagon yard on West Oak Street. Call for furniture relocation with special attention to drag line items.
Local moving note touts first class service at reasonable rates. Les ter and Miles operate from Lester and Sherrod with a new phone number for bookings.
A. R. McGintie advertises furnished rooms for rent in the Denton Texas area. Office over Wilson Hanna's with old phone 364. Rentals cover locations north south east and west.
An offer from L. O. Tompkins to deliver stovewood with contact at old phone 1614-6R. The note appears in a classifieds style line.
Portwood and Hodges announce sanitary milk and cream with new phone 426 and old phone 297 for contact. They provide dairy products and dairy services through their Portage area operation.
R L Wilkinson Dairy offers morning milk or cream delivery by telephone at old phone 1602-3R. Telephone ordering and prompt morning service advertised.
J M Gurley offers first class cement contraction services with quality work at fair prices and invites customers to obtain estimates.
S. A. Bushey advertises high grade cement and brick work and invites readers to call the old number 579 or new 931 to get an estimate. The informal notice urges potential customers to contact for workmanship quotes.
Dr Eli Buyher veterinary surgeon listed with office at Old Lacy Blacksmith Shop North Locust Street and Denton residence and hospital at 46 East Hickory Street. Phone numbers show office 461 residence 355 and old phone 620. 47tfe
W E Botts graduate veterinarian, office location at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop on S Elm Lipscomb block. New office phone 269 residence phones 132 and 486 old.
Several Denton dentists are listed with office locations in town. Charls Saunders operates above Long & King's. W N Rowell has an office above McCray's with new phone 433 and old 341. Dr W A Jones is at West Side Square. J W Fralin sits on the south side square mid block upstairs.
Ophthalmic and ENT specialist practice announced by M L Martin AB MD. Offers treatment of eye ear nose throat diseases and fits classes with office located over Raley and Co. Clinician credentials listed.
Will Locknane advertises three good bulls at his Will Locknane yard near East McKinney street. Bulls available this year and next season with $1.50 cash to everyone and privilege to return. Call residence at new phone number 350.
Short help wanted notice invites callers to volunteer for scavenger tasks and provides contact phone number 307. The entry is terse and lacks further details about employer or scope.
Local ad for H Pettie at 201 W Sycamore St promotes piano tuning service with reduced rates and guaranteed satisfaction. Contact listed as New Phone 11jp.
A heated exchange centers on back fees and a salary ordinance. The Mayor faces accusations he signed warrants without full understanding while council behind him, and he defends actions amid blame for approving the measure. The dispute questions responsibility for back fees and the legality of warrants.
Ed Steger of Dallas spent Monday in Denton on business. Numerous residents such as W O H Parks and W W Shepard returned from trips to Lincoln and Dallas. The column lists visits and travels among Denton and area families, including Mrs. J A Sanders and relatives, J J McKinley of Gainesville, and many others visiting.
Birth announced for Lawson Harwell and wife a son born Sunday. Anna Walker sues E J Walker for divorce and name restoration filed in district court. Maccabees cancel Christmas tree and entertainment due to illness. First Presbyterian elects two elders and four deacons to be installed next Sunday. First Methodist Board of Stewards meets Tuesday at 7 15 pm at the church.
Dora, six, in L. P Floyds family, suffers scarlet fever with ear trouble. She is not so well today but officials say there is no apprehension for her ultimate recovery.
James Reno Price died at his Chestnut street home Sunday morning aged 64. Funeral services will be held at his residence this afternoon at 3 o clock with internment in City cemetery at 4 o'clock. Rev. C T Cooper in charge of both services.
A street car derailed near the college campus Saturday afternoon around 5 o clock. The car, empty, jumped the track and lay crosswise for hours before being restored to rails at about 7. A special from the barns assisted, running to the wreck near Dr Bizzell's home.
An advertising panel promotes Jad Salts as a remedy for kidney discomfort caused by uric acid from meat. It claims four ounces of Rad Salts daily flushes sluggish kidneys, neutralizes urine acids, and prevents bladder irritation, citing a noted authority.
Bayless Nurseries advertises ready to plant shade trees suited to the climate including Carolina Poplar American Elm English Elm Hackberry and Sycamore. Customers are urged to place orders now with old phone 199.
Winter notice announces Morgan's Hygienic Vegetable Soap available at Paschall's Phone 6 with prompt delivery to Mrs. L. T. Fowlkes.
Denton reports mixed market quotes with New York and Liverpool prices listed. Cotton values noted for good lint and seed prices alongside a brief local entertainment schedule at Dreamland Theatre detailing daily attractions and film lineups through Monday. Ads promote constipation remedies and Russian style fruit cake with Turner Brothers as sellers.
Police report Otis Stone was arrested in Gainesville and jailed there awaiting arrival of officers from the origin locale. Stone, described as a Negro, was involved in a shooting and cutting incident in Quakestown on Sunday evening December 21. He eluded pursuit after escape, but officers trailed him about three miles before losing the trail. He faces charges of assault with a prohibited weapon and carrying a pistol.
Reports from Frankfort state Hendrick clan members besieged in an abandoned mine between Pineville and Elys are negotiating surrender terms with state militia and a sheriff's posse. The clash began after Happy Jack Hendrick allegedly killed a man on Wednesday and the group fled into the mountains pursued by bloodhounds.
An advertisement from Frontier Asthma Company offers trial treatment and information free of charge. The notice lists Room 102 in Buffalo New York and is dated as an advertisement.
Announcement urges customers to buy bananas at Smith's Fruit House on West Oak Street this evening. Messages caution arrive early and avoid lateness as sales start promptly.
A brief ad notes South Texas Comi Honey sold in 12-pound buckets at Turner Brothers with bargain pricing via The Daily at 40 cents a month.
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