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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1909
Page
4
W R Scott The Tailor cleans presses alters and makes men s clothes also cleans and presses skirts. Will call for and deliver. Located at No 6 West Side Square with new phone 40.
County Superintendent Will entertained the commissioners court at dinner Tuesday. Arthur W. Palmer urged improvements to the court house yard, and the court indicated it would act. Dr. Hill Rowe returned from Galveston where he attended the State Medical Association meeting and noted Denton county’s comparatively better crop conditions.
A note from Long and Turner Co promotes a shipment of Denton packed peeled Elberta peaches at Minnis Drug Store. The ad claims the peaches are superior to California fruit and guarantees customer satisfaction.
The directors and secretary of the Chamber of Commerce plan to attend a Dallas gathering of Texas Commercial Secretaries. They travel at their own expense and at least seven of the nine directors will be present to press a united agricultural and industrial state movement.
Despite threatening weather a near full Majestic audience enjoyed a diverse program headlined by The Settlement Worker and an illustrated song Sweet Dorothy Dare. Jack Fuller and Davis presented singing and dancing numbers with engaging stunts and Italian impersonations noted as standout. The act and other segments will be altered on the following night.
Lively notes detail visits from R H Evers in Dallas and G B Egan in Fort Worth. Miss Mamie Walker from Wichita Falls stays with the Brashears. Ed MecGintie and Guy Witherspoon return from Abilene for the summer. Tom Lovell, building the Federal building in San Antonio, is briefly home. H J Shaw from Slidell visits with nephew J B Shaw of Shawnee Oklahoma. Rain was missed Friday night though indications a shower could come.
Asthma can be cured at home with trial treatment and full information free of charge. Frontier Asthma Company, Room 702, Buffalo, New York. The Wilson Hardware Company offers no charge for estimates on plumbing work.
Construction on the Central school is at a standstill as heavy timbers ordered long ago have not arrived. Contractor John Johnson cannot say when work will resume due to uncertainty about delivery, though his crew remains ready to start at a moment's notice. The hold-up increases costs for the contractor.
Final exams at the Normal College close today and the commencement will announce the final number next week. Enrollment reaches nearly seven hundred with students from across Texas and other states. Cantata at Wright Opera House Friday night and Reagan literary society program Thursday night mark the events.
A historic slogan invites residents to recall Minnis Drug Store’s presence in town. The line prompts renewed interest in the longtime pharmacy's legacy and neighborhood impact.
Louis Woods, a fire department driver, was shot near his brother B P Woods home near Lesxison and later brought from Denison as his condition worsened. Leuis Woods was previously shot in the leg and remains dangerously wounded. doctors expect possible recovery.
B L Chadwick of southwest Argyle says Friday night rain was worth five bushels of wheat per acre to him, now hoping for fifteen. He recently traveled in the Panhandle and Western Oklahoma and saw no better conditions than Denton County. Phone Song Turner Co for Springside Creamery.
A readable note urges readers to form the habit of visiting Minnis' Drug Store and cites Wilson Hardware Company as a source for sanitary plumbing at reasonable prices.
Miss Nina Maes Hayes a Normal college junior who boards at the W B Brown home learned Monday night her father died at Mineral Wells She left Thursday morning to return home for services and burial
Best tamales in town at Estes Hamburger Stand on the East Side noted for quick prescription work at Minnis Drug Store.
The Trio Club the Orpheus Odette and the String Club of the Normal college will travel to Sanger for a program tonight. They will return home tonight by carriage and automobile.
The School Board offers about 760 feet of ship-lap lumber for sale. Contact 8. H. Hoskins, moderator of the board, for details. Also mentions local ads for McCray's jewelry Lipton's tea and Long Turner Co products.
The High School Alumni Association met to finish reception plans and elect officers for the year. Lee Zumwalt heads a resolutions committee on the death of Mrs. W O Taylor from the class of 1893. Dues are 25 cents to the corresponding secretary. Officers elected: A A Abney president Will Evers vice president Miss Mary Williams recording secretary Miss Naomi Smith corresponding secretary Miss Patty Richardson treasurer.
Min nis Drug Store notes Liquid Veneer star Sally Wright of Hot Springs Arkansas League pitched a decisive 8 to 1 victory over Monroe. Wright held locals to five hits two in the ninth while delivering a three bagger with bases loaded. Dick Naylor caught for Hot Springs and played a strong game.
Fresh line of Baseball Bats and Gloves and Fishing Tackle advertised by W. A. Taliaferro. Also noting Catholic services at the church on May 30 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Vernonmont inviting all to attend.
A vendor promotes a jewelry store as a source for beautiful and practical gifts for Christmas birthdays and weddings. The message emphasizes a carefully selected stock, plainly marked prices, and inviting customers to visit and be shown the goods.
Four new trains will start on July 1 in Denton. The Flyer junior will run on the main track toward the north around 10 p.m. on No 4’s schedule while the southbound trip occurs in the forenoon. No. 4 will shift to about 1 a.m. The through Dallas and Wichita train arrives south around 7 39 a.m. and departs north from Dallas with a sleeper at 9 p.m., reaching Denton about 10:80.
The Mothers' Club will hold its meeting Wednesday afternoon in the kindergarten rooms at 3 30 promptly.
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