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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1912
Page
5
Classified items include lost items a face watch reward return to John Rose at depot and a three month old puppy missing, many secondhand goods such as a bath tub refrigerator and a mower with prices and contact notes, plus rental offers and several houses for sale or rent in Denton and Burr Texas with agents and contact numbers.
Model 20 Buick offered for cash in practical good condition. See Dr. Martin for details.
FOR SALE OUR LOT 1006x500 feet with artesian well and frame building 409x116 feet on E McKinley St city water and sewer connections ideal location for Wagon yard livery or wood and feed business bargain Apply Denton Steam Laundry Co
Job notice seeking a binder with prior experience. Contact J. Gimon route 2 Denton for applications.
Warehouse for sale or rent after July 1 1912 two story rich 50 by 80 back of north side ware RK J WILSON old photo 74 the Farm for sale near Krum 320 acres fine well improved five miles northwest of Krum I will make a low price for quick sale J WILSON old phone 174 tf
For sale or trade notice from N. H. Rector offering a house and multiple Oklahoma City lots and two lots from Denton for Denton property. Includes new phone contact.
For sale at a bargain an oral good second hand lot of Olver writers offered by J E McCabe at the Exchange Bank building. 246tTec.
A Denton Texas notice touts exceedingly low rates during foul weather and guarantees positions for graduates. It cites Draughon’s Business College with $206 000 capital and references J W Aprastears as manager in Hamilton Yeatte’s office for quick messenger service.
Chops bran corn hay and other feedstuffs described for sale on Elm Street. Rest of stove and eater wood on market with prompt delivery and full measure. Contact details include S Elm street and both phones.
Clean shop offers skilled barbers ready to serve. Good service and neat surroundings highlighted for customers seeking quality grooming on the West Side Square.
Concrete sidewalks and brick work offered by S A Bushey. Reliable craftsmanship and clear scheduling provided.
M Gurley promotes first class cement contracting services offering reliable results at fair prices. Estimates are available for projects, emphasizing quality and value.
Classified notice offering moving and dray services by Rownlow and Strickland in New Shone. Office and barn at 36 East Hickory. Old phone 310. tf
Denton Transfer Co announces updated service under new management with a new phone line and operations across the city. The firm advertises trunk and baggage handling and boat building facilities under HM Morrison proprietor.
Parks and Lester advertise moving services with two large moving vans. They list office and residence phone numbers and note household moving as a specialty. The ad emphasizes first class prompt service and reasonable rates.
Local notices list two dentists serving Menton Texas area. LSTINTS or W A Jones located Ivagi Side Square and Pralin or Pralin, dentist, on South Side Square in the middle of the block.
A local ad offers general yard work including lawn mowing. The contact is Wes Jackson and a phone number listed as old 379. Regular services and prompt response are implied.
Dr LR W Botts announces relocation of his veterinary and surgical practice in Denton to the Linscomb block. New office phone 76 and updated residence lines 486 and 24k are listed for contact.
W W Billingsley offers auto hire services with old phone 236 and new phone 148 listed for contact.
Rental agents offer houses and furnished rooms for rent by A. R. McGintie. Available north south east and west in the city of Denton. Office located one door east of Exchange National Bank.
Local notice seeks a person to perform scavenging tasks with a contact number 3067. No name or location provided. Readable fragments imply a temporary labor offer with no salary details.
Wood work ad offers first class services using best materials at reasonable prices. J L Waldrip is advertised at Lacy Blacksmith shop. Contact details not fully readable.
For sale Indian Runner Duck eggs Fawn and White two dollars and Pure White five dollars per setting Best hatch months May June July See or write Will Michell Mitchell's Barber Shop
Enrollment at North Tex as Norma broke all previous records Wednesday at chapel. Figures reached 940, three more than the 817 total for 1911 and nearly 100 above any regular term. The total will exceed 960 and may reach 1069, it is believed.
The county scholastic census is being tabulated by County Superintendent McCook and assistants. Census-takers completed work some time ago, and totals by color, sex, age, and other classes are being finalized. McCook expects a material increase over last year.
G E Light of Pilot Point visited today. Claude Lane returns home from the road. W T Baten of Shawnee OK is here on business. M F Brashears of Plainview visits his brother W A Brashears. Mrs Laurence H Schneer and sons Henry and Laurence Booth return from Austin. Lela Naugie Bessie Griffith Nora Jones and Eugene Neagle return from Galveston. Rev G G Christal of Decatur visits relatives and greets old friends. M Christa, a former prominent Denton county citizen.
Judge F M Davidson longtime Denton county figure died at his Sentinel Oklahoma home Monday morning burial occurred Tuesday He served two terms as Denton county judge and was elected Denton mayor in 1894 He moved to Sentinel in 1897 and remained there Leased was brother in law of Mrs CE Alexander of West Oak
Notices invite scrutiny of candidates listed under the July primary. Voters are urged to investigate each claimant and consider their platform before supporting them.
For State Senate 31st District R L Cable of Montague and James R Wiley of Montague County are named as candidates. The filing lists the two contenders, signaling a contest in Montague County.
A readable OCR fragment lists local election names for county offices. It names candidates for County Judge Sheriff Treasurer Assessor Clerk and other positions including County Attorney Justice of the Peace and Constable with numerous misspellings and partial names such as Alvin Mowsley Hoskin Tobin Witt Miller Lane Hennen Hawkins Button Orr Batishe Fey McCook Higgs Watson Sullivan Kindred and others.
For Commissioner Precinct Ne JOHN F MORGAN For Commissioner Precinct No. 2 J B. (John) JOHNSON. G. W. (Walker) RILEY. for Commissioner Precinct No. 23. WwW F. (Fred) CONNINGHAM For Commissioner Precinct No. 4 T. 8. ATCHESON J. A. SWEAT.
Promises first class grocer delivery at the right price with prompt service. urges readers to phone 44 and contact LONG & KING for orders.
W A Wells hosts relatives from Alberquerque Paris and Paducah including Willie Mack Wellia and Charles Wells. Both men recently married, Willie Mack to Josie Montegonery and Charles to Jennie Williams. Champ Clark and Jim Lester are noted as daughters of W A Wells who has returned from Dickens Texas.
County Superintendent J. J. Mc Cook announced the appointment of Supt. J. W. Beaty of Denton and Supt. A. S. Keith of Pilot Point as members of the County Teachers' Examining Board. Prof. A. B. Weinen has been elected superintendent at Bowi while M. L. Riaamey has left teaching for the insurance business.
An Associated Press report from Chattanooga states a Western and Atlantic railroad excursion train wrecked near Dalton Georgia this morning. Three people died and forty were injured. Turner Bros. advertises groceries and Welch Grape Juice in the same item.
Musicians and educators endorse the instrument and anticipate ninety percent of piano sales shifting to player pianos within five years. The public shows strong interest as sales teams claim a competitive buying advantage and promise to maximize the value of older pianos through improved models.
Two former Denton citizens earned advanced degrees at Cumberland University Lebanon Tennessee Rev F L Wear received Doctor of Divinity and Chas H Kimbrough now pro tem dean of the college won Doctor of Philosophy Wear formerly pastor of Central Presbyterian in Denton and Kimbrough son of local residents earned his degree after years of study.
Denton Texas testimonial touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a permanent cure for kidney weakness. Vouches for rapid relief and lasting effect, with Denton neighbor L T Fowler endorsing the product from J F Raley & Co. Drug Store. Summer session note: Hard School of Oratory opens June 3, 1912 for six weeks.
I W C Murphy agent for Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Co. of Texas will sell on June 20 1912 at the Denton freight depot five cars of gravel shipped by Marin Gravel Co to Wiggins and Michaud Denton Texas. Graveled goods refused by consignee and held to satisfy freight and demurrage claims plus sale costs. Witnessed at Denton Tex May 17 1912. Turner Bros.
Roanoke resident Il C Edwards moves to Denton with family. First Presbyterian Church to hold evening prayer service led by A F E Smth with officers and members asked to attend. T M Rippy bitten by a spider on Tuesday noon. leg inflamed, illness feared. Water main break at West Hickory caused geyser like jet fifty to sixty feet high until shut off. Marriage license issued to H D Sanders of El Paso and Charm McNeil of Denton. wedding tonight at bride’s home. News of Florene Work’s graduation from Union Polytechnic High School Venice California. Work is editor of Venice high school annual. J M Taylor ships two carloads of cattle to his leased Dublin ranch. expects 400–500 head on pasture. foreman notes excellent grass ready for cattle.
A vintage styled ad urges crowds to “move on” and claims Dr King’s New Life Pills ease bowel congestion without harshness. The copy touts gentle action and health benefits, pricing at 25 cents through J F Raley & Co.
Sherman June 12 Judge Gordon Russell of the Federal court yesterday sentenced seventeen alleged bootleggers for violation of the Internal Revenue law. Punishments ranged from a $100 fine and one year in prison to a $1000 fine and two years. Most pled guilty in condensations.
Farmers busy harvesting. Mr and Mrs Simpkins hosted an ice cream supper. Dora Riek and Lottie Chastain returned from Austin school. Gay Dean attends Ada Oklahoma. Mrs H Riek hosted the Ladies Aid society. Tom Kirby of Krom visited sister R L Lord.
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