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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
6
A roundup of short notices reports windstorms in Stigler Oklahoma floods in Shreveport Louisiana and weather related damage across the Texas and Oklahoma plains. It notes deaths in Harlington Texas a preacher shooting in Jasper Driver in Texas and various local incidents including robberies and court actions.
The College of Industrial Arts presented Tennyson's Princess at Wrights Opera House, with Gama played by Gena Terrell and the Princess by Vida Arnold. Miss Angie Ousley portrayed the Prince, supported by Lucy Hamilton, Lucile Talley, Jewelle Williams, and others. The production, praised for costumes and troupe effort, reflects strong work by instructor Miss Justina Smith.
A reader from Adrian Georgia recalls suffering a severe female illness and choosing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound over surgery. The letter extols the product as a long standing standard remedy for female ailments and urges other women to try it for relief from inflammation irregularities and related symptoms.
A Maine man recalls a friend in the West who bought a claimed top wolf dog from a stranger. The pair set out by horseback to test it, the dog leading the chase until noon when another traveler confirms the pursuit and notes the dog was slightly ahead at the moment.
The appropriations bill lists Denton allocations including 48,075 in 1910 and 39,575 in 1911 for normal and preparatory education. It shows 75,000 and 33,009 for other labeled categories and 6,450 and 6,150 for pure food commissions.
Jtay G. Ramm of Eagle Pass died after being struck by a train. Mike and Kyle Whitney drew after twenty rounds in San Francisco. Taft spoke to Howard University students about progress for African Americans. Diamonds were stolen from J. A. Jackson store in Austin. A Mexican was arrested. Texas coal dealers complain of Mexican discrimination in Washington. Taft to visit Corpus Christi if he tours Texas. Taft's brother resides near Corpus Christi. Dallas Methodist conference reports raised funds totaling 29585.87. Roosevelt hunting party active in Nairobi with buffalo and game. Doilphine cotton ship fire at Galveston caused 30000 loss. Chicago balks at paying for Taft cornerstone ceremony. Richmond fire damages with uninsured losses. Paris Tex. mill tour predicts good cotton price ahead. Mississippi ship trip described as historic. Grand jury action pending after legal proceedings. South Dakota storm kills seven. Houston murder mystery widow found. Georgia railroad strike continues over negro fireman issue. Tariff changes lift barley hops potatoes oysters and raw cotton duties. Southwest Texas endures heavy rain, rail disruptions. Former Sheriff Shipp and five co-defendants travel to Washington for contempt case.
The Texas Press Association meets in Marlin. Guillume Dubhufe, the need painter, dies in Paris. Ex Governor Crittenden of Missouri suffers a stroke. The Dallas trade excursion travels through Texas praising prosperity. President Taft shows approval of a play in Washington by leaving after the first act. Jessie Lena Thompson of Decatur found dead in Fort Worth from heart trouble. Muskogee Traffic Bureau reports 5 percent freight rate cuts on iron canned goods and newspapers. Alma Wootsum, former Gould family teacher, is 75 and deaf in New York. Frank Gould offers funeral expenses. Edward Fairfax cites a comet visible near sunset on the southwest horizon.
The report notes a second coal vein discovered near Bridgeport in Wise county. The Southern Wholesale Grocers association conference has adjourned in Hot Springs Arkansas. Wm J Bryan congratulates Governor Campbell on the state bank guaranty law. A Turkish invitation to Jews to settle within its domain is reported by a New York cable. Three natives in Manila are sentenced to death for the murder of William Jones, Field Museum anthropologist. Judge Brooks of Dallas hints at another gubernatorial bid. Chicago packing houses report annual business near 800 million dollars, surpassing the Steel Corp.’s peak year.
Brownsville reports the Rio Grande still rising. A Portland Arkansas mob lynched a Negro for killing an officer. Ex Speaker A M Kennedy bought the Hill County Record. Senator Peeler of Austin plans to wed Miss Margaret Clayborne in Indianapolis on June 3. Ike Pryor returns from Washington predicting a Senate tariff on hides. Zeppelin airship traveled 456 miles without landing. Senator Bailey may headline a gubernatorial bid. Sterling Strong and others spoke for prohibition at Wichita Falls. Philadelphia car service disrupted by a strike. A meteor startled Dublin Comanche with earth shaking explosion. Hereford fire kills Henry Milam and his six year old son in a lamp explosion. Evening firemen yet to sign a pending contract. Denton tax compilation noted.
A fire in Fort Worth caused 25000 dollars in damage at 609 11 Main. Oklahoma Young Ladies College also lost 25000 dollars. Tornadoes killed fourteen in Guthrie area. Arlingon near Guthrie reported a mother and three children dead. Zephyr tornado relief sought as conditions worsen.
In Dallas Federal court the trial of Frei Fleming Templeton and A J Elliott proceeds over Western Bank and Trust Co.’s alleged insolvency. The defense argues the bank’s solvency was misrepresented by mailed notices and withdrawal orders. Depositors are expected to receive only a fraction of their funds.
Mrs. M W Bowers of Sanger married Mr. Pierce of Whitewright and the pair have moved to live there. Wheat cutting has started with several binders at work last week and yields vary from ten to twenty bushels per acre. Deaths occur in Bowling Green Kentucky as the wife’s mother and sister pass away within minutes of each other.
A Roanoke school concludes a highly successful term observed by even indifferent parents. The last Friday evening program showcased notable student advancement and the term’s strong achievements.
The Aubrey Herald reports union meetings set for the second Sunday in July with Rev W B Bayless and Rev H C Holmes. It notes a push for a countywide good roads bond system and mentions an evangelistic meeting at Aubrey Baptist Church on the third Sunday in July led by Rev E J Thompson with Rev F M Masters assisting. Also, W C McIntosh reports a century plant in his South Aubrey home nearing bloom after 15 years, growing a four inch diameter stem to ten or twelve feet with bloom shoots forthcoming.
A Denton man recounts two long horseback trips traced in the Record and Chronicle. The first went from San Antonio to the Gulf and north to Denton, Denison, and beyond, totaling about 5609 miles. The second rode from Corpus Christi across Texas to Denison then toward Colorado, Deadwood, and the West with many routes noted.
Several Montague residents recall a deaf man who rode through the county in 1876. Dr. Bb. 8. Brown, then a boy at his father's hotel in Montague village, lives now in Lewisville. Other memories exist but may have gone unnoticed.
A list of visitors attending the closing exercises at the College of Industrial Arts includes Mrs. Cone Johnson Tyler Sapt Arthur Lefevre Dallas Miss Sara Kirkpatrick McKinsey Miss Adele Hofstetter Austin Miss Attebery Leonard Misa Walkup Lott Miss Huckaby Van Alstyne Miss Julia Timmons Graham Mr Brethan Bartlett C F H voy Bluener Corpus Christi Miss Clara Witton Leonard Miss Diaza Miles Leonard Miss Hamilton Anahuac Mrs Wood Swan Mr Wood Swan Mrs Jones Dallas Miss Effie Vaglandt Tioga Miss Addie Counts Tioga Miss Bradley Memphis Edgar Gillespie Fort Worth Mrs Frazer Decatur Mr Mitchell Turnersville Mrs Jones Turnersville Miss Jowell Clifton Mrs Treadwell Luflein Austin Moore Dallas Mrs Piager Austin Wm Jiffrey Houston Mrs Hardeman Woodsboro Mrs Mullins Abilene Mrs Pirie Partita Mrs Hunt Hillsboro Mrs Miller Callisburg Mrs Brown Sterling Mrs Crabb Leonard Mr and Mrs Rees Tehaucana Mrs H R Ousley Fort Worth Mrs C W Olcott Camp Mc Ginnis Terrell Miss Nannie Mell vain Paris Mrs McDavid Overton G C McSpadden Nevada Mr and Mrs L T Kopke Beaumont Miss Ethel Kopke Beaumont Miss Ada Graazer Sabine Pass.
Post office announces uncalled letters for week ending May 30 1909 with June 13 deadline for forwarding to Dead Letter Office Washington. Includes Ladies Gentlemen and Postal Cards lists names such as Bertha Ball Minnie Davis Edna Foster Ruth Craig Joe Goodson Ted Smith George Williams and more. One cent advertising fee required and callers must mention advertised.
A clergyman long serving a rural parish is nearly run over by a lawyer in a passing carriage. The lawyer apologizes and learns the clergyman's name, then exclaims that they have been hunting him for 14 years because his aunt left him a legacy.
The article notes mosquitoes are annoying and bite viciously this year. It recommends Hunt's Lightning Oil as a quick, practical treatment for irritated bites and to keep insects off when applied promptly. The tone is practical and similar to a home remedies column.
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