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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1909
Page
4
W R Scott the tailor cleans presses alters and makes men s clothes also cleans and presses skirts. Will call for and deliver. New Phore 40 No 6 West Side Square.
Mrs. W. H. Long aided by the Dorcas group hosted a miscellaneous wedding shower for Mrs Frances Minton Barnes at her West Oak home. Guests included Miss Kathleen Long and long-time hosts. A Bible picture contest and piano solo accompanied greetings before the pink and green decor and a ribbon shower.
The Chamber of Commerce directors met Thursday. They reported progress on the Lewis school matter and discussed locating a Boys Industrial School in Denton with land and temporary buildings funded by Grace Doyle. Trades day set for August 21 and a Denton county booklet were approved. Real estate inquiries will remain open for member inspection. Southwest Telephone to cut residence rates to 1.50 and business to 2.50 monthly.
J J Keesee is very ill with dropsy. Charley Cox of Ponder was in the city today. Mrs A Flynn has been dangerously ill but is improving. Miss Lee Williams visits her sister in Brownwood. Inspector I R Fisher of Denison in Denton. D Bortey and son Roy plan to attend the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific expo. S W Kanady is better after blood poisoning. Deavenport and Fritz to leave for Seattle and Pacific coast. Trains crowded with summer normal students returning home. Alderman Jack Johnson home from Bennett. Mrs C E Scruggs and children return from Mangum Ok. C M Hall south of Argyle in town. Planting peas and sorghum hopeful for rain. Hawkins returns from Huntsville with statement forthcoming. E L and W E Brown away sixty days, with Alaska trip en route. S G Gary home from West trip via Salt Lake and LA, San Francisco. Frisco quake/fires noted, Market Street decline. Seattle grown busy. few Denton friends encountered.
Ice cola watermelons can be had day or night at the Alliance Milling Company's. No order too small or too large to receive our prompt attention. LONG & TURNER CO.
Jim Bateman was brought from Lewisville on petty theft charges and pleaded guilty. The court set a five dollar fine with costs. The case involved the appropriation of fowls from a nearby resident.
During repairs and additions to our building on the South Side of the Square our temporary headquarters are at the Denton County National Bank 310c Denton Trust Company.
Resolutions from Denton Lodge No 82 I O O F dated July 24 1909 praise R L Bass as a faithful member and urging mourning observances. They commend his manhood Christian character and express sympathy to his bereaved family while requesting members wear badges for thirty days.
Asthma can be cured at home with a trial treatment and full information free of charge. Frontier Asthma Company advertises at Room 702 Buffalo New York. New records and talking machines advertised at Columbia disc any cylinder at Taliaferro's North Side.
A grass fire near Mrs. Skinner's residence on South Elm street burned in the yard around 2 PM and menaced a row of frame buildings before the fire department extinguished it with a single hose line. Gibsons Grocery advertises Springside butter with immediate delivery from South Side square.
Lipton Gelatine Jelly Tabs offer a cooling dessert, each package yields a pint in lemon orange cherry and port flavors. Springside butter exclusive agency at Gibson's grocery store. transfers of vendors and ten notes at R and C office. Curtis' Laxative Syrup marketed as safe and effective by Curtis Drug Store.
Denton merchants Magill and Shepard advertise special porch and lawn goods prices. They tout the largest variety and stock of art squares ever shown in Denton, urging customers to visit their shop for bargains.
Advertises willingness to purchase lots and houses in Denton with a planned sales event on Ash Street and North Elm. Seeks cash or exchange for Dallas property and provides contact details for A. P. Cowan at 45 West Hickory Denton and a phone 229. Also notes peanut butter lunches for hot weather.
Purity sugar butter supplies a cake filling praised by Long and Turner. The Palace Restaurant is urged to try the mix as a superior option for delicious desserts.
It will pay you to check prices on plumbing supplies and plumbing work from Wilson Hardware Company. The ad urges customers to compare costs and consider Wilson for their plumbing needs.
A Venus, Texas fire at 4 am destroyed stock and fixtures of the J. F. Bryant & Co. dry goods store. Loss estimated around 14 000 dollars with unknown origin. Curt's Drug Store advertises Man and His Mate 50 cents.
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