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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1909
Page
4
Mrs Salina A Cochran of the Denton vicinity died Thursday from catarrh of the stomach at an early hour. She lived eighteen miles northwest of Denton. The funeral was held Friday and the body was interred at Plainview cemetery.
Diana stuffed confections offered in one pound sealed tins at 40 cents each. Try them. M Curtis promoted the product in a brief sales notice.
W F Hutchinson formerly of Denton and connected with Olney National Bank has been promoted from cashier to president. He previously served at the First National Bank in Denton before moving to Olney. Denco stock feed advertised for sale in 100 pound sacks through local grocers and feed dealers.
Spring season opens with new 1909 Wright and Ditson championship tennis balls at 50 cents each. Tennis gains popularity as a safe yet full body exercise, training eye and mind for quick action. Phone 52 for orders.
W. D. Morrow of Collin county near Princeton has relocated to Denton to establish residence.
Asthma treatment trial advertised by Frontier Asthma Company promises free information and trial access. The notice directs readers to Room 702 in Buffalo for details and claims a cure is possible without charge.
Minnis' Drug Store offers baseball supplies with a note on baled shucks priced at 4 dollars per ton or 15 cents per bale. The bale material is claimed to equal prairie hay in food value. Alliance Milling Co. is mentioned with a 150tfe reference.
Reports from eastern and southeastern parts describe a heavy Thursday night storm with hail and lightning. A lightning strike ten miles east of town killed two fine brood mares owned by Chas Bum pas, valued at 400 dollars. Jonathan Wood reported rain and hail at his southeast property.
The text urges calm behavior to avoid trouble and promotes Hunt's Cure as a guaranteed remedy for any skin trouble. It claims itching is relieved instantly and one box cures all forms of skin issues, presenting moral guidance alongside product recommendation.
Nashville February reports the court dismisses juror Whitworth after he accused Gov Patterson of pardoning abuse and questioned jury tampering as the trial panel for Col Cooper Robin and John Sharpe proceeds with two more jurors sought.
The Ariel club met February 1 with 33 members, the largest attendance of the year. Programs featured Faust Ballet, Best Known Composers of France, Wren I Gardener, All for You, The Piano Conservatory, and Marine numbers. A guest from Dallas, Mrs Morten, gave an Irish story and a wedding reading. March meeting set for Mrs S A Gibson.
New stock of Red Dwarf ink pencils goes on sale at O. M. Curtis Stationer priced at 2 dollars 50 cents each.
Advance notice for Wrights Opera House promises Uncle Josh Perkins a lively rural comedy on Monday night. The four acts shift between New York City and Vermont as a sharp attorney schemes to wed heiress Edith Marston, but Uncle Josh foils the plot for a happy ending. Splendid specialties accompany the acts.
An advertisement asserts crude oil as the best hair and scalp remedy and promotes Cu-Cura made from game, guaranteed by J. C. Guy.
The Allis-Chalmers company sues the Denton Interurban Railroad and Power Plant in district court in two suits. Suit No 1 seeks $600 damages plus $60 in attorneys fees and $650 paid for protest on a $500 note dated June 25 1908 executed by H M Griffin. Suit No 2 claims $761 03 principal with interest and $100 attorneys fees for a note dated November 2 1908 for machinery and electrical supplies. The Allis-Chalmers company says it is a Wisconsin machinery and electrical supplies firm with no Texas office.
The Minnis Drug Store raises prices for Valentines items. Local shoppers should expect higher costs on gift chocolates cards and related novelties as supplies adjust for the season.
Tom Lovell and Sons of Denton submitted the lowest bid for the San Antonio Federal building addition at 133217 dollars. Seven bids were received. three exceeded the 149000 dollar appropriation. The winning contractor has recent Federal projects in Ogden and Leadville and is now working on a Quanah building.
Have your prescription work done at Minnis Drug Store where competency and equipment are the best.
The Gulledge dry goods store at Frisco near the Denton county line in Collin county was robbed Wednesday night. A small amount of cash and clothing and other goods were taken. No clue to the burglars was found.
In Austin the Senate Health committee reported the hayter pure food bill favorably after excising caffeine from the prohibited drugs list. Abbott argued that caffeine removal was not due to coffee presence and compared to oxalic and tannic acids in coffee, noting no argument to permit them.
A compact ad urges faster work with proper tools and highlights hoes 35c to 75c rakes 35c to 65c spades shovels garden plows and a big stock of poultry wire with prompt delivery by phone.
A cyclone like storm swept Muskogee Oklahoma early today causing significant damage to several frame buildings and barns. Plate glass shattered and one man injured by flying glass.
A small cyclone struck Ennis Texas early this morning, blowing down a dozen residences and smaller buildings and toppling smoke stacks and telegraph poles. Several mules and horses were killed near Boyce, with heavy damage to C. H. Jeffers J. A. Clarke Pat Houx R. A. Mennan Will Lewis Ed Novy and G. H. Eubanks.
A morning cyclone damaged residences of Frank Bell Jack Sherman Robert Lee P Perkins and others in Sulphur Springs Texas. Houses of Joe Helton Monroe Smith and several more were damaged. Mrs James Ardis injured by flying glass as hail hit Denison. Wichita Falls reports wind and rain with showers to Anson. no damages noted.
A heavy rain and windstorm struck Fort Worth Texas early this morning.
Thursday J. D. Bates sold the west half of the business building on the court square to W. B. McClurkan and Co. stock of dry goods. The sale price was about $10,000.
Nickle plated guaran teed Alarm Clocks for $1 at Minnis' Drug Store. Hicks' Capudine, cures sick headache and nervous traveler's headache and stomach or female troubles. Try Capudine its liquid effects immediately. Sold by druggists.
A pioneering operation at Georgetown University Hospital grafted a dead man's knee onto the leg of George A. Kelly, age twenty nine, after decayed knee bones made amputation likely. The dying man’s family consented to the leg removal and graft. Kelly is reportedly recovering rapidly.
Denton report notes Liverpool prices and futures with steady tone for domestics. New Orleans prices drift with unchanged volumes and local receipts. Fort Worth livestock quotes show steady steer and cow values with rising calves and higher hogs. bale prices for shucks noted.
Hes Wright and Gus Taylor, both described as negroes, pleaded guilty on Friday to gaming offenses and were each fined 16 dollars plus costs.
A French scientist seeks a blood based long life secret while an American claim credits Electric Bitters with prolonging life and revitalizing the body. It purifies and enriches blood, rebuilds nerve cells, and offers relief to weak and ill people. Testimonial from W. M. Sherman of Cushing, Maine cites kidney trouble cured. Available for 50 cents at J. F. Raley & Sons.
A. Toplitz has bought the H. H. Arendall stock and will hold a big sale. The goods will be sold regardless of cost. Details will be published as soon as arrangements are made.
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