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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1910
Page
1
The text extols checks and bank deposits as the superior method for settling all bills and purchases. It claims over 95 percent of world business uses this system and urges readers to adopt a check account at the bank for safety and modernity.
Exchange National Bank listing shows officers and directors with A Jd Nance as president J R Christal as vice president Coit as cashier and directors including E F Bates A M Bush C A Williams J C Coit J M Inge and Alvin C Owe ley.
New Orleans forecast notes tonight will be fair and colder. By Wednesday the weather turns fair and warmer.
A 1910 Plainview letter from J. W. Bailey explains his voting stance in the Texas Democratic nomination contest. He notes personal ties to Poindexter but says if Poindexter’s lead would doom his election, he and his Texas allies would back Colquitt. Bailey cites Colquitt’s platform aligning more with his views on the leading issue.
R R Kellam of Seymour sells his 280 acre farm near Ponder to C F Wakefield for 8000 dollars. Denton Trust Company handled the deal this week.
The Methodist conference announced seven bishops elect today and yesterday. Drs Lambeth of Nashville Waterhouse Mouton McCoy Collins Kilge Murrah are named along with six others. The new bishops will be consecrated at Asheville Central Methodist Church on Sunday morning.
B P O Elks announce District Deputy Pittman from Dallas will visit tonight and all members are urged to attend the meeting. Secretaries Blewett Fritz and Wam are noted.
Candidate A B Davidson will address voters here Saturday May 21 at p m in the district courtroom. T G Milliken received a note from A B Tyerson candidate for lieutenant governor stating the speech will support his candidacy. Milliken praised Davidson as a capable man with likely content of interest to voters.
Mrs. Claude Argo died May 10 and is buried at Cooper Creek Cemetery beside her three day old infant. Born in Mississippi in 1883 she moved to Texas about ten years ago and is survived by her husband and two sons. A Missionary Baptist Church member, she was active in church work.
Constable George Underwood brought Rob Williams to the county jail after arresting him in Pilot Point on a theft charge. The suspect, identified as a negro, allegedly took a dress skirt valued under $50 from a local dry goods store.
The Roll of Honor National Bank has added earnings to its capital, announcing an extra 72000 as security for depositors. This distinction signals stronger fiscal backing and safety for customers.
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