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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1909
Page
4
Advertises a Texas Mutual Life Insurance Association policy offering a $1000 life policy plus a bank account. For $40 yearly, the plan promises $40.85 returned at year four and every year after, with $30 yearly payments required after year four.
The notice urges homeowners to prepare for freezing pipes and hire dependable sanitary plumbing services. It promotes a local plumbing department as a trusted option to handle work across the city, emphasizing thorough, first-time proper work.
A rapid temperature swing from 18 degrees Wednesday morning to 56 degrees Saturday morning and about 70 by afternoon signals a return to warm weather. The late cold snap could impact hog butchering and spoil meat stored Thursday and Friday.
Government report shows 12,470,226 bales ginned to January 1 against 11,872,115 on December 1 last year. The figures reflect steady weekly gains as the season progresses.
All water light and power rents are now due and payable on or before the 10th day of January 1909 at the office 47 West Oak Street H. STORRIE Supt.
The Denton County Commissioners court will, at the February 1909 term beginning February 8, receive sealed bids from banking corporations associations or individual bankers in Denton County to act as county depository for two years. Bids must state the interest rate offered and be delivered to County Judge Zumwalt with a 500 bond. The court may reject any or all bids.
Fred W. Lohrke a West Oak Street furniture merchant sues the Katy railroad for 15110 in damages after a November 10 collision when an engine struck his wagon. He alleges excessive train speed failure to blow whistle or ring bell obscured view by box cars and serious injuries requiring two weeks bed rest and medical costs.
Local notice urges attendance at Minnis Drug Store B Y P U program on Sunday January 10. Events include Bible reading prayer and papers by Miss Willie Welch Miss Lottie Brashears and Mrs E F Johnson with addresses by W L Willis. Election of officers to follow program.
Cards announce the approaching marriage of Louis Oding and Miss Ina Fox at the bride’s home in Austin. Oding formerly worked at the Perkins Bros. store here and is remembered by many Denton youths.
No hurabah sale but genuine bargains appear in all woolen dress goods knit goods ready made suits skirts cloaks men and boys clothing hats and more at Long Dry Goods Company.
Regular service will be held tomorrow at 10 30 a m with Raymond Vernimont as priest in charge.
A big reduction sale is announced at Long Dry Goods Company featuring blankets and related compounds at reduced prices for a limited time.
Uncle Bill Evans recalls planting 60 acres of corn after the May flood and July 18 completion. Despite overflow damage and hog pasture use, he reports about 1,209 bushels from the 60 acres with 900 bushels from a 30 acre block not touched by the second flood. The late July planting yielded 20 bushels per acre or more.
Salvation Army officials report in Dem ton that from December 9 through January 9 they distributed fifty eight garments to women and sixty to children, provided thirty nine garments for forty eight meals to the needy, thanking donors for support and signing CAPT. AND MRS. W. E. DAMKUN as officers in charge.
Tom Ralis, a fifteen or sixteen year old Black boy, is imprisoned on a petty theft charge. Authorities allege he stole sixteen boxes of hinges from Gray Lumber Company and sold them around Pilot Point.
A listing of Sunday school times and services for Cumberland Presbyterian Oak Street Methodist Bolivar Street Presbyterian First Presbyterian and Westminster League. Includes pastors names Rev J W Farr Rev F L Wear Rev F L McFadden and details of services and activities.
Fall and winter goods offered at genuine bargains in a clear sale ad from Long Dry Goods Company. Major prices highlighted to attract shoppers.
Prof J B Addicott of Oakland will lecture tonight at the College of Industrial Arts on Theory and Practice in Education. He compares Greek and Chinese training to modern educational aims and emphasizes child centered teaching over technical scope. Admission is free and the public, especially teachers, is invited.
District Clerk W E Durbin returns to office after two weeks ill with lagrippe. Residents share travel and visiting news including M P Kelly in Austin and Led Robertson and Ben Gamble returning from Tennessee. Workers in Denton County note schoolhouse near completion in Thackerville Oklahoma and several locals expected home soon.
An advertisement claims asthma can be cured at a MO use trial treatment with full information free of charge. It promotes Frontier Asthmia Company located at Room 702 Buffalo, N.
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