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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1913
Page
3
Police arrest three Black men in murder of Mrs. J. M. Seitz of Post. Evidence suggests she was assaulted before being killed and her body dumped in an alley. One suspect reportedly has a tooth missing matching bite marks.
For sale 25 head of young graded cows and heifers from J. H. Gray Krum. 20 acres with improvements one half mile north of town plus lots and business houses. Bulls: two fine Jersey bulls one black one fawn. Houses for sale on Lula Street. Henry Kaltreuther offers woodwork blacksmithing horse shoing and rubber-tiring. Fresh meat available by Ben Sullivan with free delivery from West side square. New and old phone numbers provided.
Denton city council convenes this evening at 9 oclock with members B F Paschall Tim P Beyett and R. A brief agenda outlines standard municipal matters to be discussed.
A lady's black velvet sash with a gold bar pin engraved with the word Niddo is missing between the cottage hospital and C Lipscomb Jr. The Lipscomb family offers a reward for its return to their home. Contact 286c.
Furnished room rental listing notes new phone line 338 Blue and address 124 North Elm. Details indicate available rooms suitable for temporary or long term lodging with contact point at the stated address.
Four well ventilated upstairs rooms offered to four young men. Includes excellent table board. Phone contact listed as old 565.
Classified listing for one or two furnished rooms for rent from Mrs P C Withers at 18 East Oak Street. Contact details incomplete.
Two well furnished rooms available at 39 East Mulberry for painting services in exchange. Contact details indicate a swap arrangement with the living space. Potential trades include interior decorating and color work.
For Rent five room house close in contact 303 old Phone 282tfe For Sale or Rent ten room house near Normal campus see R d Wilson
Lease notice for a suite of rooms formerly occupied by Ellis Jodge. applications at this office or P O Box 706.
Piano offered for sale barely used within a year. Sold under favorable terms. Contact D. C. Christian at Oatman Hotel for arrangements.
For sale a bicycle described as good condition. See Ned Milligan. 386c.
For sale one steel hay press one sulky rake one Buck five foot mower all in good condition at attractive prices write J P Magee Denton Texas
Premium home canned blackberries offered for prepaid shipment to any railroad station in Denton County at 2.25 dollars per 24 No 2 cans. F M Morris obituary or notice refers to the seller.
Classified notice offers items for sale by Y. M. Turpin, with old phone number 462. Includes pigs and eight shoots. Listing ends with reference 263tfc.
Wanted notice seeks two men to board with rooms at 62 Pearl Street. Apply in person at the listed address.
Local notice advertises a Jersey milk cow for sale at 72 South Elm with a new phone contact 267-green. The listing provides no further terms or details and preserves the basic sale information.
Small down payment of 800 dollars agreed, balance payable like rent. See Dr. W A Jones for details.
A request for the specific newspaper issue dated Monday July 7. The finder seeks a copy of the Record and Chronicle to complete a collection. No further details provided.
We buy sell and exchange milk cows. A registered Jersey bull is in service. McKELVY and CAR BAUGH located at McKinney Street Wagonyard. 263tfc
Wanted to rent a four or five room cottage. New phone 441 med. 286c.
Family of six seeks a cottage for rent. King A R Bowen can be reached at the Record and Chronicle office after six in the evening.
Classified notice seeking a qualified woman with boarding house experience for the role. Describes good salary and directions to apply at Stoddard Hall or by calling old phone 138.
A. R. McGintie advertises furnished rooms for rent at his office over Wilson Hanns in Denton Texas. Listings include rents for houses across north south east and west locations with old phone 361 for contact.
Local moving firm touts first class service at reasonable rates for household moves. Les ter Miles tied to office Lester and Sherrod announces new phone number and contact details.
Classified note promotes Arabian Toilet Goods calling for a new contact number 338-blue. Mentions Mrs. A L Alexander at 12 North Elm Street and lists a price of 290 cents.
Two strong men available for moving trunks and household items. Service promises careful handling and no bumping down stairs. Based on local advertisement for moving help and wagon service.
J. T. Simmons offers groceries and feedstuffs at East McKinney with country produce emphasis. A Jersey bull in service and yard service described as cool with good service. Phones listed as old 474 and new 266.
Ducks eggs from imported stock offered at 6 dollars per 18 eggs with 4 dollar and 2 dollar formats available. Utility eggs priced at 2 dollars. Pen ciled hunters offer 13 eggs for 1 dollar. Sender FRITZ P O Box 661 offers parcels by mail.
Storage of household goods at reasonable rates offered by John B Schmitz. Services include furniture and gas stoves.
Plain sewing offered with guaranteed satisfaction and the cheapest rates in town. New contact number listed as 434 Red. 281tfe.
Local meat market Frank Wilkerson advertises fresh and tender meats using old phone 242 and new phone 8&3. The notice highlights phone contact for orders and everyday provisions.
PEACOCK BROS announces a new eatery in Lipscomb block offering wide menu options from short orders to square meals on Monday to satisfy diverse tastes.
Portwood and Hodges announce a phone change for orders and inquiries. New phone is 426. old number 297.
Household moving specialty offered by Lester and Paschall with office at Fox Sros. Both phones listed for contact.
Junk and many items accepted for cash including beer bottles rubber boots shoes auto tires bicycle tires brass and copper. Address J A Stroud 25 East Sycamore phone 596 old.
Freight Transfer Co offers moving services from the Kincaid wagon yard on West Oak Street. They handle any item in the drag line and promise special attention to furniture relocations with both phones listed.
A compact within Denton Texas directory style page lists professionals including W E Botts veterinarian at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop with new phone numbers 269 and 132, A A Brashears accounts for 10 percent, M L Martin eye ear nose throat with glasses, multiple dentists Dr Chas Saunders Dr W A Jones W N Rowell J W Fralin, scavenger service and J M Gurley cement contractor with old and new phone numbers, concrete work and estimates offered by S A Bushey.
Grasshoppers are damaging corn in the southern part of Denton county with drought. A corn plot near Elmbottom south of Lewisville is ruined, and near Roanoke on the N. P. Johnson place hoppers have already damaged outer rows of a field.
Dr E F Stover of Little Elm says Elder C E Wooldridge of Denton will begin a ten days meeting there this week. The plan calls for ten days by the Methodists followed by ten days by the Baptists.
Feedstuffs including chop bran corn hay are advertised along with stove and heater wood. Prompt delivery and full measure offered by Arkansas Mill located on S Elm Street with both phones listed.
W. W. Billingeley advertises autos for hire with old phone 330 and new prefix 448. Also offers automobile repair services.
Local advertising notes expert piano tuning by H E Starkloff. Contact phone appears as Schmitz urni ture stereo, followed by 299p in unclear OCR. Indicates service for pianos with emphasis on expert care.
The Department of Justice plans immediate steps to forfeit Jack Johnson's $30,000 bond after a Paris dispatch quoted the boxer saying he will not return to the United States to face his case. Johnson intends to appeal through the highest courts, and France is not expected to deport him. The offense is not extraditable under the France United States treaty. Also from Port Worth, July 4, the hottest July day on record, with the mercury at 106 at 6:45.
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