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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1913
Page
3
Reward offered for return to this office. Lost between Denton and Lewisville an exhaust whistle from an automobile. Return to W. L. Mitchell at 92 West Hickory Street for reward.
FOR RENT one or two furnished rooms at 18 East Oak St with light housekeeping. Downstairs unit available. Call 258tfc or 236tfc to inquire.
For rent six room two story house on Bas Hickly street. Also young milk cow for sale via P. Powel. For lease or rent Wright Opera House with suite of rooms formerly occupied by Ellis' lodge. Inquiries via P. O. Box 706 or apply at this office. 27 8¢
Horse, dairy cow, and R. R. Tur property listed for sale or trade. George M Hopkins offers a single or double horse. A Jersey milk cow available at 72 South Elm. R. R. Tur new place near Coit's on Oak Street. Contact J W Clayton 1405 Maple Street Texarkana Tex. 15%p
0 acres just north of town with house and other improvements to sell. Also lots, also houses and Its. Phone 153 or see L. Fulton. d258, wife FOR SALE SOME REGISTER ed Duroc Jersey pigs See 8. S. Bali, 2811c.
Classified sale notes offer white Indian runner duck eggs from imported stock at 6 dollars per 13, other mating eggs 4 dollars, utility eggs 2 dollars, 13 eggs for 1 dollar. white rabbits 1.50 each. a five room house for 800.60 with small down payment. 46 acres near Normal to be sold in 5 acre blocks. contact Ben Fritz or C H Davis and FE T Brown for terms.
WANTED TO BUY THREE or four female heifer calves 2 to 6 months old Hancock and Son 257 Farm. WANTED TO BUY SEVERAL pigs Mrs Mahan 200 West Sycamore or phone 218 Blue. Experienced seamstress will call at homes and sew by the day 404. Trunks to hats call Skiles Tranefer. Two good strong men to the wagon will not bump your trunks down the step.
A family plans a summer departure from Yown and offers their piano for storage with nominal rent in exchange for careful use. The message notes the instrument and a contact point in old phone listing 479 and location L58c.
An advertisement directs customers to reach Ortwod & Hodges for sanitary milk and cream services. It provides a new phone number 426 and an old number 297 for contact.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate Arkansas Mill at 8S Elm St Beth phones references prompt delivery and full measure. Mentions beet stove eater wood and a power wood saw used in connection with a wood business.
A. R. McGintie advertises furnished rooms for rent in the Wilson-Haan's area Denton with contact at Old phone 161 and street directions toward Zant, hences North South East and West.
Auction in East McKinney Street yard offers two fine Jersey bulls Seagon price 15 dollars cash to all buyers. Also a house and lot on Lala Street advertised for sale with contact via new phone S58.
Local business listing notes Daay Business- Firand clang werrice at reasonatie rates. Moving and moving services highlighted with Lester and Paschall at Fox Bros office contact numbers.
A local ad notes a demonstration and sale of a line of toilet preparations at Wil son-Hann Co on Elm Street from 11 am to 3 pm. Also advertised are packing services, furniture and undertaking by John B. Schmitz, and Henry Kalreuther offering woodwork, blacksmithing, horseshoeing and rubber-tiring on McKinney Street.
Freight Transfer Company offers moving services for furniture with special attention to drag line items. Office at Kine aid wagon yard on West Oak street. Call to arrange service.
Denton studio ad claims G Schablowsky shoemaker at back of Denton Steam Bakery on the north side. Describes the shop as Denton’s oldest with the slogan Work Done Right and the number 7 4.
W. E. Botts, graduate veterinarian, operates from Hancock and Son blacksmith shop at 85 Elm Street, Lipscomb Block. New phone 269 residence 486 and new 132 for office inquiries.
A brief note urges calling 31 for quick Messenger service with a reminder of handling accounts for a ten percent commission. The message cites WA and BRASHEARS and marks N. B. as the signer.
W W Billingsley offers autos for hire with old phone 330 and new phone 448, plus automobile repairs.
Chas Saunders dentist operates office over Long & King after Feb 1. Dr W A Jones dentist on West Side Square. W N Rowell D D S office over McCray's south side square. J W Fralin dentist at South Side Square middle of block up efaire Denton Texas.
Dr M L Martin treats diseases of the eye ear nose and throat and fits glasses. Office over Ra Ley Co. dawn
Expert piano tuning services offered by H Starkloff with contact at Schmitz Furniture Store. Includes phone line and pricing reference 299p.
M Berman offers repair and recovery services for all kinds and colors of umbrellas and parasols at 15 McKinney Street.
Sparse classified note invites inquiries for scavenger work using two phone options, asking interested parties to call the number 3607 for details. No specific location, employer, or compensation provided.
J M Gurley offers first class cement work at fair prices. Get estimates.
Weather report from T W Buell shows April to June readings with wide variance. May records high winds totaling 5252.9 miles and 4.16 inches of rain. June 1226 miles swept from the gulf. Temperatures ranged 32 to 95.5 in April, 48 to 97.5 in May, 59 to 102 in June. Wind totals reached 8252.9 miles for the period.
Minnie and Edna wooden are sick with measles. The 12 year old daughter of R. L. Sauls on the Wilson place northeast of town suffers severe bowel trouble. Houston Stiff and L. D. Smith were involved in a street affray on the south side drawing a large afternoon crowd.
The Waxahachie Daily Light lauds Manager Harrison's tent theater for strict no smoking rules and extensive safety measures. The large, well equipped venue uses electric lighting and careful patron care including elevated seats and attentive attendants for children and anxious babies to ensure comfort and safety.
Handwritten ad offers high grade comer and hick work hone or see me and i t me estimate the work for you. Is. A. Bushey.
Prices for Giratinms oats corn potatoes and straw delivered and wholesale. Chops wholesale 1.55 retail 1.86 delivered 1.65. Eggs trade 12 1/2 cents per dozen cash 16 2. Butter trade 20 cents cash 15. Turkeys hens fryers ducks prices per pound and per dozen. Johnson grass prairie hay oat straw wheat straw notes.
In Toledo, Frank J. Cheney & Co. claim a one hundred dollar reward for each case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. The firm swears he is the senior partner and that the remedy affects the blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Lawrenet Key, a young worker at the Evers place north of town, suffered a broken collarbone when he was thrown from a horse. The incident occurred near the farm, with Key taken for treatment.
The Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles dissolves gravel cures diabetes back pain rheumatism and urinary irregularities in men and women. Regulates bladder issues in children. If not with your druggist, mail on receipt of 1. One bottle is two months’ treatment and seldom fails to cure. Send for testimonials. Dr E W Hall 2826 Olive Street St Louis Mo. Sold by druggists. Advt.
Manager Hilger announced the Denton showing of the city picture today and tonight for those who missed it when first shown. The film, after a run in Lewisville last week, will travel on after tonight through the gate town.
Turner Bros advertises fruit jars in various sizes including quarts and half gallons. The note lists phone contact for orders and mentions in plate stock.
Watch repairing at Curtis promises careful work with the best materials. The skilled technician guarantees all work and delivers on time, urging customers to trust Curtis for reliable service and avoid bungling repairs.
Fragmentary text references Fort Worth and Denver City Railway fares and staging guides. It mentions health renewal and various points, with unclear totals and names.
At the annual stockholders meeting of the Denton Milling Co. the board elected G. H. Blewett and B. W. Blewett among the directors along with J. W. Rogers T. L. Rogers Tiél Phillips J. R. Phillips and T. A. McGalliard. G. H. Blewett was named president with B. W. Blewett as vice president and manager. E. K. Blewet served as treasurer and L. L. Fry as secretary.
Austin June 10 Gov Colquitt appointed Gus F Urbankte of Blinn Memorial College Brenham as superintendent of the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb succeeding the late S J Thomas.
The sheriff of Denton County Texas will sell on the first Tuesday in July 1913 at the courthouse door the property of J P Goodwin to satisfy a Beyette Bros judgment of 77.62 plus costs. The tract covers 175 acres from the Francisco Trevino survey and is described by a detailed boundary chain. Deputy Pat Gallagher notes the sale is by virtue of an execution issued June 9, 1913 by the Denton Justice Court Precinct 1.
Denton County Building and Saving Association invites subscriptions to stock series No 2. High demand for home building loans prompts strong member interest. See the secretary or mail a request for part of the stock. Beall, Secretary.
The sheriff is commanded to publish this notice in a Denton County paper. W L McCormick administrator files a final account and seeks discharge in Denton County Court. Interested parties must appear at the July term beginning July 21 1913 to contest the application.
The county court of Denton County Texas requires all interested parties to appear July term 1913 on July 21 to contest Mollie Peter executrix account for final settlement and discharge. The notice is published in a regular Denton county newspaper.
Lavillieres with cameo pendants in gold filled or solid gold plus pendants with stones. Large novelty fobs ribbons and metal styles. Lapel coats chains in many patterns. Cameo brooches and bar pins in elegant designs from leading makers priced right. Won't you look.
The seller boasts carrying many diamonds from half karat upward and offers to buy direct from cutters for cash. He claims to beat mail order prices and local jewelers, inviting customers to compare and meet any price. A promise to stock goods at about $100.
W Hong and Mrs W H Long of Washington DC are summoned by publication in Denton County Texas for a suit filed Nov 22 1912 by Jarrell Evans Dry Goods Co. for three promissory notes totaling 355.66 with 14 percent interest and 10 percent attorneys fees plus an attachment on defendants real estate. Return by next term.
Public summons requires Will Williams to appear in Denton County District Court by August 25 1913 in a land dispute suit No 5696 involving Flora E Roark her husband W I N Roark and defendants Belle Fulton L Fulton Lillian Hill and J A Young over 8 3 15 100 acres four miles southeast of Denton with land boundaries described from Lt Sheppard patent dated May 26 1865.
Plaintiffs Minnie Williams and others seek to halt L Fulton Belle Fulton and J A Young from selling land held in common, claiming the 1908 partition judgment is void for not naming all owners. They request a receivership, appointment of commissioners to partition, and allocation of homestead and improvements valued at 1000 dollars, with costs and relief.
A reader recalls sending a worn suit to Denton Tailoring Co for cleaning and pressing. The ad promises savings vs buying a new suit, noting steam pressing disinfects, removes odors, raises fabric nap, and improves appearance. Call for a trial.
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