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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
3
Classified notices offer home sale, second hand items, rentals, and lost items in Denton. Bargains on a two story residence near Normal and various small rentals. lost bill book with valuables and a $50 note. a gentleman's open face watch. a model 20 Buick for sale. multiple small services and trades listed with contact names and addresses.
Multiple small ads list real estate and business opportunities in Denton Texas. Items include a 100x350 lot with artesian well and 40x110 frame building on McKinney Street, a warehouse for sale or rent after July 1 1912, a 820 acre farm near Krum, and trade offers involving Oaklahoma City and Denton properties. Also noted are second hand Oliver typewriters, low summer rates from Draughon’s Business College, and feedstuffs from Arkansas Mill plus barber services.
S. A. Bushey and J. M. Gurley promote concrete sidewalks brick work and cement service. They invite readers to contact for estimates and ensure quality at a fair price.
DO YOU NEED HELP All minds of drag work and household goods moving done. Phone vs. BROWNLOW & STRICKLAND New phone 110 old phone 310. Offee and barn 36 East Hickory tf DENTON TRANSFER CO H. M. Morrison Prop New phone 70 Old phone 34 Calls made anywhere in etty. Trunks and baggage. Lips mb building YOUR DRAY BUSINESS IF we want first class prompt service at reasonable rates see us. Two big new moving vans household moving a specialty. PARKS LESTER Office phones 342 resi dence phones 1613-3r old or 381 ew.
Fragmentary notice lists ER, W. EB. BOTTS, veterinarian and veterinary surgeon, with Denton Transfer Co. and Linscomi Jock. It notes a phone change from old 31 to new 70 and residence numbers old 486 now 208 Blue.
Autos for hire listed under W W Billingsley with old phone 330 and new phone 148 indicating updated contact numbers for rental services.
Rental agents advertise furnished rooms and houses for rent in all city directions. Listings note an office located one door east of Exchange National Bank. Also call 207 for scavenger work.
For first class workmanship Waldrip advertises best materials and fair prices at the Lacy Blacksmith Shop run by J. L. Waldrip offering durable tools and reliable service.
INDIAN RUNNER DUCK EGGS for sale Fawn and White $2 Pure White $5 per setting of 13 Best hatching months May June July See or write Will Michell Mitchell's Barber Shop.
Denton Traction Company timetable shows service from 6 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. West bound cars depart depot on even hours and 26 and 40 minutes after the hour while East bound cars leave Highland Park on even hours and 20 and 40 minutes after the hour. North bound trains depart depot at 16, 37 and 50 minutes after the hour. South bound cars depart C. I. A. on even hours and 20 and 40 minutes after the hour. Also a rental ad offers a five room house with bath in the West end near Oak Street.
A list of candidates and claims for the State Senate district 31 Montague and various local offices including County Judge Assessor Treasurer Sheriff Clerk and other precinct and commissioner posts. Names include R L Cable James R Wiley Alvin Mowsley H Hoskins F E Tobin C F Witt E Miller Gary Collane J K McKelvy O M Reeve J G Guy Dad Egan William Nelson Henen Sam Hawkins W C Orr Fry Batiz C K Wilson George M Hopmin G E Key McCook McCooks Durbin Higgs Wallitam McCormick George Watson Sullivan Granville Kindred John F Morgan Johnson Riley.
Mrs. A. B. Fincher ill. Stovers Grace picnic set for July 13 east of Lewisville. A girl born to George Crubaugh south of town. a boy born near Brickyard to George W Wilson. a man born to C. B. Cole east of town. a boy born near Nev. A German citizen jailed on drunkenness. John Baldwin buried at Garza. J W Fralin buys Buick. Johnson buys Interstate. Thermometer 4 degrees above prior highs. Twins born to Frank Cryer. twelve children for that couple. Eric Harris released after vagrancy arrest. Chesney charged with aggravated assault and whipping wife denied. Light shower. crops need rain. rain heavier southeast. E Cocanougher ships cattle to Fort Worth for Ohio sale. A D Rogers sick but able to preach Sunday. Sermons on Bible Temperance and Jesus government. Ads: grocery line and Beech Nut Peanut Butter.
Harvest is nearly over in Bolivar. Miss Mattie McClellan returns from San Marcos, Miss May McClellan from Fort Worth, and Mrs Kate Odell shows improvement. Lacis Richardson is home from the sanitarium, while Mrs. Daisy Caine is ill. Charles Smoot of Denton visits. Mr. Tate and Mrs. Belle Crouch wed Sunday. Grocery ad and restaurant note conclude.
Musicians and artists approve the instrument and public interest grows. The note promises to offer customers an advantage in buying and urges trading in old pianos for the improved model.
Robert 4. Hopkins Jr. reports from El Paso that business is generally good despite border turmoil. He notes the Orozco uprising may end soon due to rebel funds drying up, predicts stronger measures by Madero once in power, and mentions the Enrile return as a possible example set by the government. Hopkins also gained five pounds during his stay.
Denton Texas resident L T Fowler testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney weakness and endorsed the remedy. The item promotes Doan's Kidney Pills sold at J F Raley & Cos Drug Store and notes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as U S sole agent. Price 50 cents per bottle. Remember the name Doan's.
Harvesting is in full blast with prospects for a bountiful yield. Several locals traveled to the Denton aviation meet including Mr. and Mrs. Co F Witt Ed Clark L Anderson and Ralph Killingsworth. Annie Jim Erwin visits Denton relatives. Tom Erwin has the mumps.
The Alliance Milling company held its annual meeting on Tuesday electing J. N. Rayzor as president and manager. J. N. Rayzor and J. F. Stanley ease to leadership roles, with J. Parr secretary and C Yeatts first vice president. The same directors were reelected and about seventy five stockholders attended dinner at Black's hotel after the session.
I W C Murphy agent for Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Co announces a public sale of 5 cars of gravel at the Denton freight depot on June 20 1912 between 10 am and 4 pm to satisfy freight and demurrage claims totaling 254.06. The gravel was refused by the consignee and remains at M K T Ry Co of Texas yards in Denton.
Invitations note a June 20 wedding at the Sanger M E church South. Compton, a former Denton high school teacher now Sanger principal, will reside in Nocona after August 15 as he heads the local schools. Law is daughter of Dr and Mrs George D Lain.
Out of town guests attend events in Denton as invitations are issued for the marriage of Ina Nadine Fritz to Dr Marion O’Bannon. The couple-to-be and host families are listed with addresses and dates, including a Saturday morning event honoring the bride-to-be.
A harsh street scene is described with a policeman shouting Move on and menacingly threatening as crowds gather. The copy promotes Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a gentle laxative that persuades bowels to act, claiming relief from congestion and suffering. Available for 25 cents at J. F. Raley & Co.
North West Texas towns report heavy rains over the past forty eight hours. Wheat crops moved to safe status as moisture aided yields. Also, an unrelated for sale notice lists scholarships to Draughon Business College and various groceries.
Daniel Patterson Ridgill aged 107 a veteran of the Texas war for independence and the Mexican and Confederate wars died at Grape Creek His death closes a chapter on a long frontier life spanning several defining conflicts and eras.
Jd. R. Cade is very sick in Roanoke while A. Davis, Guy Bourland, and Dr J W Roark travel to Dallas. Teachers and rural mail carriers examinations are noted in Denton and Pilot Point. Residents from Whitesboro Prosper Kaufman and Abilene visit, and several locals move or host relatives as Keighey and Brand families stop by. Potato chips: Yes, we have them.
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