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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
4
Notice to the public from the Record and Chronicle detailing subscription rates and mail handling. It notes second class mail status at Denton Texas and corrections policy for erroneous reflections. The item preserves period tone and official publishing details.
Judge Poindexter says he is in the race for governor unless he changes his mind. Special Agent Ganzer notes demonstration farms under federal supervision added $100 000 worth of agricultural products to Denton county last year. Denton’s first regular trades day is June 12 with premiums for contestants from best ag products to ugliest mag and prettiest girl.
Justice Precinct No 1 Brown county Saturday saw 496 votes for a 100000 road bond and 18 against. The item notes Denton county asked 150000 and remarks about profits from the Waters-Pierce Oil Company under state receivership and who ultimately benefits.
A reader’s search for current cabinet names yields a printed list. Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock, Secretary of State Philander C. Knox, Attorney General George W. Pine, Secretary of War J. McGavock, Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meyer, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, Secretary of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger, Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel, Secretary of the Treasury F.lin McVeagh.
A Denton County discussion highlights the push for better rural roads funded by local taxes and the possible siting of five new experimental stations across Texas. Dr Harrington notes stations west of 98th meridian and in black land, rice, and northwest regions with a $25,000 annual maintenance budget per station.
A local plea argues that road improvement bonds offer a clear path to good roads and profit, urging voters in Justice Precinct No. 1 to decide honestly without prejudice. It asserts bonds would deliver better highways, while rejection would maintain the status quo, noting disagreement between Senator Bailey and Governor Campbell.
Denton schools and colleges report over two hundred graduates this spring. The era of the “sweet girl graduate” and the “handsome boy graduate” carries Denton college marks on their baggage as they move forward. Fort Worth police blotter records 701 arrests in May, mainly vagrancy and lid law violations. Government figures suggest tax concerns and local administration leave residents wary of future policy.
North Texas editor Ousley of the Fort Worth Record defends the people against Governor Campbell’s budget cuts. The Record criticizes the large reduction of the general appropriation bill and the loss of building and permanent improvement funds, calling the cuts needless and damaging to the state’s interests.
Farmers in Dealey County rejected a proposed bond issue to fund permanent county roads. Support was strongest in the county seat, while farmers argued good roads would boost productivity and shorten travel to town. The editorial praises the vote as opposing a needed but controversial improvement.
Editorials from the Denton County News and Fort Worth Record discuss passage of a state law allowing counties to issue bonds for road building. Denton precinct one would fund gravel roads radiating from the city, boosting farm values and commerce, while farmers demand full information before voting.
Briefs report Ballinger seeking free delivery and upcoming I G N train auditors. Ernest Edwards killed by a Fort Worth train. Texas Grain Dealers meet in Mineral Wells June 3 4. Fort Worth mayor W D Davis inaugurated. San Angelo street car franchise sold for 38000 at receiver sale. Philadelphia streetcar strike continues with 700 cars active. Nacogdoches storms cause damage. Natchez rains hinder rail traffic. Florida anti race track bill passes both houses. New York painter lassos motormen to disrupt streetcars. Zeppelin airship completes 465 mile record voyage.
Jeffries cites next year as Fort Worth to cut electric light rates 48 percent for extensive users and 12 percent for small users. Reports touch South Central and Eastern Texas rainfall, boll weevils in East Texas, and cotton condition at 80.6 with acreage rise 2.8. Other items: ex-sheriff contempt cases postponed. open shop mills affecting 10,000 workers. May rainfall 1.09 inches vs 3.92 average. Zephyr storm death toll 31. Brownwood grants $16,000. Harriman project eyed from San Antonio to Mexico. Stevens resigns canal post for Hill lines. Kruttschnitt kin advances in railroad work. Mae Stewart dies in Whitney. Delavan Smith civil libel case, removal resisted.
Keep hoes sharp with a file and plant three successional sweet corn crops this month at ten day intervals. Do not pick berries for market when wet and hurry them to a cool shaded place. Remove suckers from tree bases and main limbs. Muzzle horses and pad whiffletrees while cultivating the orchard.
Advice on controlling slugs, worms, cabbage pests, and beetles with sprays such as a California bihach solution, Bordeaux mixture for mildews and rusts, and simple barriers like a two inch paper fence for cabbages. Tips cover asparagus beetle, cucumbers, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, and strawberries with methods including clean cutting, netting, ash or lime treatments, and careful picking to sustain yield.
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