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Newspaper

Record And Chronicle

Location

Denton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1913

Page

4

Lunacy Complaint Against E Beckham in Pilot Point

Earl Beckham was brought to the county jail hospital for lunacy after a writ de lunatico inquirendo. A Pilot Point posse moved him to the jail where a jury later found him insane. Officials expect to place him in the asylum for treatment. Beckham, who calls himself governor, promised pardons to jail inmates in his delusion.

Earl Beckham Pilot Point Beckham Alexander G. A. Underwood John Strickland Henry Selz Orr Charles Skiles S. A. Ashley G. M. Haas T. R. Brooks B. W. Gough L. D D. Stallings

C I A Girls Make Big Showing at State Fair

The College of Industrial Arts at Denton sent about 450 girls and 30 faculty to the Texas State Fair aboard a ten-coach train. They paraded at Fair Park and rooted for Texas A&M amid plans for a celebration, though a late arrival canceled a guest feature. President W B Bizzell spoke of enrollment around 530, growth, new facilities, and expanded curricula including home economics and extension work.

Dallas News Missouri, Kansas and Texas College of Industrial Arts Denton Dallas Texas Fair Grounds The Agricultural and Mechanical College Fair Park W. B. Bizzell A. L. Banks N. M. McGinnis M. L. Williams H. G. Allen C. N. Adkisson Margaret MclLean Hattie V. Whitten Jessie H. Humphries Katie E. Boyce Virginia Babb Ollie B. Harriss Gertrude Strickland Anna Maron Albert G. Pfaff Nothera Barton Lessie M. Lindsey Justina Smith Corine Payne Mary W. Shackelford Maud E. Wyckoff Mattie Lee Lacy Corabell Weimer Martha T. Bell Alice Fairchild Laura F. Neal Stoddard Hall Etta M. Lacy M. Helen Higgins Kate Lacy Bizzell

Late personal news items from Denton and region

Ed True returns to Denton to live. J W Faught visits from Justin. M P Kelly of Wichita Falls in Denton. Dr Hill Rowe in Fort Worth. J W Medlin from Roanoke. Charles Staples from Stony. H A Anderson of Waketon here. F O McReynolds from Parvin. G W Farrington here from Lewisville. Rev Farington of Lewisville here. J W Bennett and son Leroy from Corinth. Capt Thomas Lacey returns from Kingston OK. Mrs A E Quisenberry of Frisco visiting daughter Mrs N H Heetor. Curtis Naugher of Alvarado visiting cousin Bertha Naugher. Mrs A H McCord returns to McKinney after visit. Ed and Mrs Sanders from Wichita Falls guests of Pettits. Miss Mary Simms returns from Simms after CTA visit. R N Mounts from Hereford visiting mother. Miss Margueret Sackville returns home to San Antonio from CTA visit. L Hamilton from Lewisville. Roanoke Enterprise sold to Fred M Huffer. J L Waggoner Sr and family from McAlester OK visiting Denton. may relocate here.

J. W. Faught Justin M. P. Kelly Wichita Falls Denton Hill Rowe Fort Worth J. W. Medlin Roanoke Charles Staples Stony H. A. Anderson Waketon F. O. McReynolds Parvin G. W. Farrington Lewisville Mr. Farington J. W. Bennett Leroy Corinth Thomas Lacey Kingston A. E. Quisenberry Frisco N. H. Heetor Curtis Naugher Alvarado Bertha Naugher Hennen A. H. McCord McKinney Ed Sanders Wichiton Falls Chas.Pettit West Oak Street Mary Simms Simms R. N. Mounts Hereford E. Mounts Margueret Sackville San Antonio Hamilton Fred M. Huffer Louisville Huffer J. L. Waggoner McAlester Okla Waggoner

Land for rent and sale near Denton in listings

Twenty acres with house barn and other improvements to rent after January 1st. Also fifty three acres five miles from Denton to sell on credit. See L. Fulton.

Denton L. Fulton

A Good Drug Store Promises Prompt Prescription Service

The store prioritizes accurate prescription filling with potent drugs and aims to provide best possible service. It emphasizes physician confidence and invites customers to bring prescriptions there. Free delivery is offered to customers.

Minnis Offers 36 Years Experience In East Side Square

J A Minnis advertises thirty six years of experience and provides contact by phone 188 at East Side Square.

East Side Square North Side Square

Foot Ulcer Heals After Arnica Salve Trial

Bantam man H D Ely suffered a four year foot ulcer he feared would require amputation. Refusing surgery he tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a last resort and reported his foot was soon completely cured. Describes the salve as a remedy for burns cuts bruises and eczema with mail order options.

H. D. Ely Bantam, CO Bucklen H. E. Bucklen & Co Philadelphia St. Louis

Elks Regular Meeting Scheduled at Club Rooms

Notice for Elks regular meeting at the club rooms on Tuesday night November 4th with important business to be discussed.

Knights of Pythias Elm Lodge Meeting Notice

Knights of Pythias Elm Lodge No 30 calls a meeting for Tuesday night November 4 to conduct work in the rank of Knight. All members are urged to attend. O M King C THe

Knights of Pythias Elm Lodge O. M. King C. the

Card of thanks expresses gratitude to fire department

The writer thanks the Denton Fire Department members the Fire Department of the Normal College and others who assisted at a recent house fire. They say the favors will be remembered by C. G. Yeates and family.

Denton Fire Department The Normal College C. G. Yeates

Hand-Sketched Photos by Swartz Stand Out

Quality and style are emphasized by Swartz hand drawn photos made in a studio setting rather than postoffice prints. They highlight unique approach and rarity.

Swartz

Fresh vegetables at phones 44

Fresh vegetables advertised with contact at phone number 44. LONG & KING offers produce quantities and delivery options. The notice emphasizes available greens and seasonal vegetables from a local supplier.

Long & King

The Princess Lubin Drama Opens with Mexican Revolution Motive

A Lubin two reel drama presents Pedro Mendez a blunt farmer drawn into insurrectos action amid the Mexican Revolution. The film also offers the first motion pictures of placer mining as practiced by prospectors, adding a notable feature to the absorbing story.

Pedro Mendez

Pastors Association Plans Union Thanksgiving Service

The Pastors Association met at the Methodist Church to arrange the annual union Thanksgiving service to be held there at 10 oclock on Thanksgiving forenoon. Dr J W Caldwell of Central Presbyterian Church will deliver the sermon and the choir under A G Pfaff will include choirs from the represented churches. The annual collection for United Charities will be taken after the service.

Pastors’ Association Methodist Church, South Methodist Church J. W. Caldwell Central Presbyterian Church A. G. Pfaff United Charities

Denton Buys Franklin Six Model For Family Use

Charles Smoot delivered to T. Denton a new 5 passenger Franklin six. Good rain reached Lewisville Sunday morning aiding wheat and slowing cotton picking. Constable Luther Dorris from Lewisville reported the precipitation.

T. Denton Franklin Charles Smoot Lewisville Luther Dorris

Ginning Figures for Denton County Released

County statistician G W Saunders announced October 18 ginning totals for Denton county reaching 16 785 bales, down 10 705 from the prior year.

G. W. Saunders Denton County

Baptist Mission Board Meets in Denton County

The Denton County Mission Board held its regular monthly meeting with strong attendance from the Denton church and surrounding areas. Dinner was served to board members and visiting guests by the Denton church ladies.

Baptist Mission Board Denton County Mission Board Denton Denton Church

Catches Alleged Gamesters at Little Elm

Constable Green Watson of the Little Elm precinct arrested twelve alleged craps players. He brought two to jail Monday while the other ten pleaded guilty in the Little Elm Justice Court and paid fines.

Green Watson Little Elm Little Elm Justice Court

Contagious Cases Reported in Town Decline

City Health Officer Dr. Piner stated that all scarlet fever cases have been discharged and houses fumigated except one in the W. M. Gribble family. One diphtheria case remains on East Sycamore street, with no recent typhoid cases. town largely free of contagious disease.

Piner W. M. Gribble Sycamore Street

Infant son of Waggoners dies in McAlester area

John L. infant son of Mr and Mrs John Waggoner formerly of McAlester Oklahoma died Saturday afternoon after a short illness. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday morning at 9 30 and interment was made at the I O O F cemetery. Rev Oscar T Cooper officiated. J L Waggoner is a book keeper at the Farris Lumber Yard.

L. Waggoner John L John Waggoner McAlester Oklahoma North Elm Oscar T. Cooper J. L. Waggoner Farris

Transcripts in Sixteenth District Court Appeals

District Clerk Durbin handles transcripts from the August term with Lloyd Sullivan versus the Santa Fe leading, followed by Mabel Oxford against F B Hearn et al on debt and foreclosure and R H Chastain et al against S H Hoskins County Judge et al over Little Elm Hackberry school district boundary injunctions.

Durbin Sixteenth District Court Lloyd Sullivan The Santa Fe Mabel Oxford F. B. Hearn R. H. Chastain S. H. Hoskins Little Elm-Hackberry

Confederate monument fund rounds up support in Sul Ross area

The tag-day committee chairmen met with Sul Ross Camp Sunday to plan funding for a Confederate monument. Panthiers of the Confederacy proposed to collect all funds before construction. Monday began a series of drives, with Veterans asked to help explain the project to friends.

Confederate Monument Fund Sul Ross Camp The Confederacy

Kickapoo Worm Killer Promises Healthier Children

An advertisement touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a reliable remedy for worm infections in children and adults. It claims to purify digestion, tone the system, relieve constipation, and safely aid liver action, offered in candy form with a 2 cent guarantee. Available in drug stores or by mail from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co.

Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co Philadelphia St. Louis

Grocery Service Ad by Long & King

Won't you accept our grocery ser vice, which will prove satisfactory in every respect to you. Phones 44. Use them any time. LONG & KING.

Sanger Gainesville Sherman Whitesboro Pilot Point Celina McKinney Plano Dallas Ft. Worth Decatur Justin Ponder Krum Long & King Childs Wichita Falls R. E. Cobb Cobb Mr. Childs

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Wilson-Hann Company North Texas Gas Co Water and Light Office Square Bob West Bradley Evers E. Beckham Floris Culver Stov! Institute University of Wisconsin Ed True Julian Scruggs People's Home Telephone Company Lipscome West Side Square Tom Morris Paints and Papers Houses Denton Water, Light & Power Company W. J. Grady Try Woodrum & Davis Service Zoth West Oak St T_ addie Gene Stratton Porter Rex Beach Virginia Ellen Glasgow Thos. Dixon Winston Churchill Heart of the Hills Jno. Fox, Jr Eleanor Hollowell Abbott J. S. Terry the Fair J. A. Minnis Lodge J.M. Vivion Mgr J. O. Caldwell Automobile Delivery Scott Tailoring Company No West Court Square C. R. Hamilton Agent Sherman Steam Laundry Cobb and Childs Taylor Hardware Peninsular Stoves
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