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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
4
Denton aldermen study a city occupation tax cut to a quarter of the state rate to lure the Ringling Bros. circus next fall. Officials say two performances could yield the same revenue as before, and the circus promises to come if tax terms are agreed, asking residents if they want the big show locally.
Clean and press service for men garments and skirts. Will call for and deliver clothes. Located at No 6 West Side Square with new phone 40.
Denton residents received the season’s first home grown watermelons when a boy named Brown from the county’s eastern edge brought six large melons. The harvest, early for the area, fetched a fancy price compared with typical Fourth of July arrivals.
Jerry Redding brought the first home raised watermelons into town on Thursday morning. The large juicy melons were grown near Lloyd in the eastern part of the county and sold to a local grocer at a fancy price.
Born to Mr and Mrs C C Skinner a daughter north of town. Dc M Bailey of Slidell reports tornado damages from March attack leave wife with jaw and leg injuries and daughter with a leg fracture. Bailey recovered. wife and daughter still recovering. Crops look good and another rain fell last Saturday. A Friday picnic for First Presbyterian church children at Blue Hole on Hickory Creek is planned.
Consumers must pay all water light and power rents on or before July 10 1909 at the Water and Light Department office in City Hall. Superintendent H C Storrie announces the deadline. Curtis' violet water advertised as a hot weather necessity, 50 cents at Curtis' Drug Store.
Jailer Andy Witt is ill in bed. Alvin Hammett of Fort Worth and Freeman Duggan from Stamford are guests. Rev. Otis Hawkins was in Dallas on business. Herman Sizemore from Oklahoma City visits. Mrs. B Kibler of Nocona guests of Mrs. William Frazier. Several locals travel for meetings and visits including Miss Vera Young in Amarillo and Elder F Young in Granger. Rainfall noted as still sparse near Sanger and Aubrey with crops holding up amid dry weather.
Advertisement promises a home asthma cure and free trial information from Frontier Asthma Company in Buffalo New York. It also urges readers to obtain plumbing prices from Wilson Hardware Company.
A large crowd attended the marriage of Miss Eulalie Carruthers Wright to Charles Howard Smoot at Mrs. Wright’s home. The ceremony featured Mendelssohn’s march, a chapel line of attendants, and lavish gifts including silver, china, and linen displayed in the library.
Miss Clara Belle Deason longtime Ninth Ward school principal of Fort Worth married James R. Harper judge of the Thirty fourth District Court of El Paso at First Presbyterian Church. The couple left for El Paso then Yellowstone Park with a house party and notable guests including Alexander Hogg and several teachers.
Be sure you are right take your prescriptions to Minnis Drug Store. If you want sanitary plumbing at reasonable prices see Wilson Hardware Company. The Daughters of the Confederacy will meet at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the fire hall. Attendance of every member is urged.
Work started Thursday morning on disposal tanks for the sewerage system and ongoing town projects. Lewistown School District invites bids for Treasurer by noon July 8, based on interest on the average daily balances and a legal bond, with S. W. Kanady offering oak cord wood at 16 dollars per 5 cord lot.
An advertisement notes a special display of Fourth of July fireworks on sale at S. W. Kanady's and promotes Curtis' Laxative Syrup as safe and effective at Curtis Drug Store. Also seeks a boy with a horse to deliver the evening paper for the Chronicle, with applications to Recording Chronicle or Winter Edwards.
A reader asks if connections were fewer and requests permission to bill for work. They state they can do the job for less money and invite a phone call to furnish estimates gladly.
Denton Plumbing Company announces T B Porter as manager guiding plumbing services in Denton. Porter brings supervisory oversight to operations, logistics, and customer service, ensuring steady project execution and responsive support for local clients.
A wedding event features a horse shoe centerpiece embedded in green smilax with a green and silver bell above lit by electric lights. Ice cream shaped like a horse shoe echoes the good luck motif as the bride and groom depart for a bridal tour through Oregon Washington and California. The gown is champagne tussah with lace, plumes and matching accessories.
Egan & Chandler advertise no charge for estimates on plumbing work. They list loan rates on farm lands at 7 percent, brick business buildings at 8 percent, and choice residence property at 10 percent. No charge for placing loans.
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