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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
1
Tonight and Thursday partly cloudy with showers. The forecast calls for lingering unsettled conditions across New Orleans Louisiana with showers expected tonight and into Thursday.
Governor Campbell announced he has no plan to convene a special legislative session on the Santa Fe cut-off. He says he has written to President Ripley of the Santa Fe and believes the matter can be settled amicably, not provoking territory residents.
It was announced in Waco that if encouragement comes from the right direction George Clark may enter the race for governor. Judge Clark did not commit to being a candidate.
J F Morris acting for Senator Bailey sold a 372 acre ranch adjoining the Cooke County Fair grounds in Gainesville Texas to Harry Allen of Richmond Kentucky for 22000 dollars. Allen will take immediate possession.
Austin June 30 No licenses have yet been issued by the state to merchants to sell cannon fire crackers or toy pistols as required by the last legislature. Merchants say the 50 cent license is prohibitive and the sale of cannon crackers is believed to be near.
Beaumont reports two more deaths from charbon with cases traced to skinning cattle that died from the disease. Austin reports Brumby sending Veterinarian Jarrell to probe charbon in Southeast Texas as officials vow measures to curb transmission by destroying the gray horse fly.
Fort Worth Tex June 30 Jose Torombski a Frisco laborer died early today at Plover six miles from Fort Worth from heat prostration yesterday afternoon. This marks the first fatal prostration reported in the region.
A financier urges keeping cash in the bank for emergencies and cautions that funds should be ready and sacred, guarded faithfully by the bank and always accessible for sudden misfortune. The message stresses earnest provision and prudent financial planning.
Officers listed include A. J. Nance as president J. R. Christal as vice president J. C. Coit as cashier and R. L. Bass as assistant cashier reflecting a 19th or early 20th century bank roster.
Denton Texas June 30 Miss Lina Perlitz of San Antonio elected head of language department at the College of Industrial Arts succeeding Miss Maude Montgomery. S A McMillan named instructor in horticulture and school agriculture. New fall term will add commercial arts cooking and an instrumental music department. Summer school attendance numbered fifty to sixty from across the state.
Tulsa June 30. Standard Oil cuts prices on all Oklahoma grades by three cents lowering top grade to thirty eight cents and drawing protest from independent producers. Observers say the move aims to control Oklahoma production with Gulf Pipe Line and Standard buying oil properties including Glenn Pool, the state’s largest field.
In Crockett Texas on June 15 1909 Harvey Marsh about six miles north of town was awakened and forced to surrender around $500 by two robbers. The incident follows a note urging readers to deposit money for safety and mentions burglar insurance and $68000 set aside to protect depositors.
In Austin on June 30 the J. H. Armstrong Company of Fort Worth was chartered with a capital of forty thousand dollars.
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