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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1909
Page
4
W R Scott advertises as the tailor office next to Ideal Restaurant offering clothes cleaning pressing and repair services. Special order garments for gentlemen highlighted with samples on display.
Viola Ramos, one of five held for the murder of Ansel White, has confessed saying she struck the fatal blow. She told a Star-Telegram reporter she killed Fatty White and would rather be hanged than let an innocent suffer. White was killed March 8 at the Ware hotel. The next day Ramos and four others were indicted and jailed. Attorneys moved for habeas corpus in the case, with bond set at 750 for three men and 500 for Nettie Keith.
The Long Dry Goods company will close Monday for invoicing and reopen before week’s end under the firm name Long & Wilson in area 189.
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs C C Wright north of Denton on April 4. The family announced the birth and noted the new arrival is a son.
Gentle invitation to visit the Millinery Department Monday evening from 2 to 8 30 to view a fine assortment of tailored and pattern hats at W B McClarkran Co.
Several Denton Sunday schools have elected delegates to the interdenominational Sunday School convention to be held in Fort Worth starting Thursday. Appointments include First Presbyterian with Matte Brown Marie von Binder Leonard Banks Irene Davidson Gladys Mackevoy. American Presbyterian W B McClurkan E H Egan W W Shepard and Mrs Robert Sledge. First Christian with Alvin C Owsley Ot Hawkins Mrs A W Palmer R Ledbetter Maggie Robinson Fay Doty. Methodist Episcopal South with Annie Moore Ellen Cover and E C Smith. Many other members will attend.
A Sunday night song service at the Methodist Episcopal Church, South drew a full auditorium, with many attendees unable to enter. The program featured Gloria Patri, Coronation, Holy Sabbath Day, Creation, and other hymns, plus a pastor’s address and a final benediction.
A notice states BRING & WILSON will be closed commencing Monday and remain closed until invoicing is completed. The firm operates at Estes' Hampurger stand on East Side.
Have your prescription work done at Minnis Drug Store where competency and equipment are the best.
Decatur dispatch reports Wise county seeks a spot for an agricultural experiment station in the Thirty first district. Senators Hayter and Terrell back a Denton Wise station split, with Denton urged to yield for past favors while House amendments threaten districts that exclude Wise.
Late Sunday afternoon a lamp sparked a fire in Ed Fry's home on East Sycamore Street causing $4 or $5 in damage. The curtain and nearby wallpaper were burned and the flames were put out by a family member.
Judie Crout, aged six, living near Denton, fell from a porch Saturday and sustained a broken right arm between the elbow and wrist.
W M Daniels and John Kirk residents near Bloomfield in Cooke county were jailed in Gainesville on a Denton county grand jury swindling charge over $50. They face transfer to Denton County Monday amid a land trade and loan dispute tied to Pilot Point.
Notice lists grocerymen closing shops from April 1 to September 1 at 7 p.m. signed by B F Paschal Jr Crain & Co Long & Turner Co F M Craddock A Gibson J A Wilkerson and others.
Minnis' Drug Store advertises nickel plated alarm clocks for seventy five cents. Separate note invites readers to Estes' Hamburger Stand on East Side for meals.
The advertisement says Cutlery carries the biggest and best fishing tackle stock yet with fresh lines and good hooks, offering most anything needed for fishing.
The fifth week of district court began Monday morning with the criminal docket taken up. Special venires of forty to seventy five men were ordered for several cases including rape, robbery, incest, swindling, and assaults with intent to murder. Jurors are to appear on specified dates with cases set for late March to early April.
The Woman's Shakespeare club gathered March 18 with Miss Blanton. Members shared quotations on universal brotherhood. A Federated Clubs program highlighted Texas reforms and cooperative achievements. Next meeting set for March 25 with Mrs Lipscomb.
The North Side Forty-two club met with Mrs. L. L. Fry north of Denton for a well attended gathering. Mrs. John Scott won the evening with the highest score receiving a pink and white bow. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Frank Rayzor next Friday at the usual hour.
Leon Spencer of Gainesville and W. O. Davis and others from Gainesville Pilot Point Denton and Dallas travel to court or visit relatives. Jno Johnson attends Masonic Scottish Rite in Dallas. Carney Brim returns from Fort Worth while Tom Floyd travels from Granbury to take charge of his father’s ranch.
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