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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1913
Page
3
Stanfield Lodge No. 217 meets Saturday on or before the full moon. Denton Chapter No. 80 BE. A. M. meets first Tuesday each month. Denton Commandery No. 45 KT meets second Tuesday each month. C BE S meets Thursday on or before the full moon.
A lost book believed to belong to a student was left in a store. Notify A. W. Palmer in BED about the missing item.
A lost- item notice states a heart shaped pin with pearl stud and diamond setting should be returned to Long and King. Also missing is a black spotted fox terrier dog with a reward offered to Mrs. Gober Wright of Mrs. B. H. Deavenport for its safe return.
For rent a ten room house at 8&4 North Elm with old phone 565. S2tfc. Twenty acres with house, barn and improvements to rent after Jan 1. Also 53 acres five miles from Denton to sell on credit. See L. Fulton.
Office listing offers one or two rooms for rent, furnished or unfurnished, with inquiries directed to this office.
Two small farms offered on easy terms see A. D. Turner for particulars. Short sleeves for sale by Y. M. Turpen. Sound mules for sale, see A. D. Turner.
WANTED TO RENT five or six room cottage or three or four furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Inquire at Shaw's Studio today or Tuesday evening. WANTED GOOD COOK apply to Mrs H Hoffman. Pure Jersey milk and cream available by phone 962, contact T R Brooks, 412p.
Miss Leonora Hann will receive orders for flowers for all occasions in Locust in 1950s notices.
Mrs McCann, a graduate of the New England Conservatory in Boston, advertises piano and voice lessons. Located at 29 S Elm Street, the notice appears dated October 2 with a brief contact reference.
ARKANSAS MILL on S Elm St offers chops bran corn hay and other feedstuffs plus best stove and heater wood with prompt delivery and full measures. Both phones listed for orders and inquiries.
Sanitary Milk and Cream lists Portwood and Hodges with a new phone 426 and an old number 297 for contact. The notice updates readers on the switch and preserves both numbers for a transition period.
The Frank Wilkinson Meat Market advertises fresh and tender meats with a contact change from old phone 212 to new phone S&S.
Skiles Transfer Co notifies customers that fares and the cash basis payment method begin now. Passengers are reminded to pay the driver at time of service.
For storage of household goods at reasonable rates, contact JohnB Schmitz and Steves Furniture and Gas. Assessments of space and services are outlined for local customers seeking secure warehousing options.
Beth calls Office Kincaid wagon yard on West Oak Street to arrange furniture relocation. The dray line is highlighted with special attention offered for moving any items.
Leer ter and Miles advertise household moving as a specialty with reasonable rates. The firm lists office contact at Lester and Sherred and a phone number for quotes and service inquiries.
A R McGintie offers furnished rooms for rent in Penton Texas. Office over Wilan Horn's with old phone 364. Rents include housing options to the north south east and west.
One handsome dining room express parior stove and one small eaters stove in good condition offered at a bargain. See J. E. Wilson at Wilson-Hann Co. 66tfc.
Classified note selling dry post oak wood in a cord at 256 a rick. Contact L. C. Tomkins via old phone 1614-6R for the inquiry.
Veterinary doctors Elix Buyher and W E Botts list offices in blacksmith shops and street locations with new and old phone numbers. Addresses include Old Lacy Blacksmith Shop North Locust Street and Hancock and Son Blacksmith Shop S Elm Lipscomb block with respective residence lines and hospital sites.
Local vendor Laird provides wood shop work blacksmithing and horseshoeing duties. Located on East Inney Street at number 102 with tire related services and tire shrinking noted.
Naugle, at 46 S. Elm St., provides figures for your house and guarantees work. Notes furnished on short notice.
A customer certifies holding fire policy No. 38872 with J. P. Magee & Co. through Saint Paul Fire and Marine, noting prompt four day loss adjustment and full payment. The writer recommends Magee and the company for their post loss care and attentiveness.
S A Bushey advertises cement and brick work with a new contact number 931 after replacing old 579. The brief notice invites readers to call for estimates on high grade cement and brick work.
All day services planned at First Baptist Church on Tuesday November 26 with a big day and night service. Dr. Riley of Minneapolis will bring the closing message and lead the successful meeting.
Fort Worth visitors and Denton county Baptists attended a ten day service at First Baptist Church ending Tuesday with Dr Riley’s sermon and a pastors conference. Notable speakers included Dr George W Truett J P Boone John Homan Dr Lee Scarbronch and J Herbert Ardrey. Lunch followed for visiting ministers.
Plain sewing mending and darning offered as a specialty with contact phone 327-green services advertised by KKp in local notice.
Brief notice seeks White Holland turkey chicks or birds labeled as non rambling from Mrs. Db on Route 2 in Denton. No dates or prices provided. Further details unclear from fragment.
M. L. Martin A B M D offers treatment for eye ear nose and throat diseases and fits glasses. Office located over Raley and Co. description notes practice details and location.
Local ad announces value focused brick work by H. L. DaLee with new phone 372 96p guiding customers to contact for reduced costs.
Charley Saunders dentist located over Long and King with two phones. W N Rowell dentist at McCray's south side square with new phone 433 old 344. Dr W A Jones dentist on the west side square.
Dentist J W Fpralin operates from South Side Square in the middle of the block upstairs in Denton Texas offering dental services to the local community.
A registered Jersey bull Padisha of St Lambert son of Wiina A with a butter test of seventeen pounds seven ounces in seven days will be at Pinckley’s wagon yard West Oak Street after October 1. Season five dollars with return privilege. See pedigree and merit certificate of its dam at the wagon yard office.
Will Locknane advertises three strong bulls for sale at his wagon yard on East McKinney Street one block east of McKelvey's yard and east of Strend grocery store. He offers £150 cash to buyers and a privilege to return with contact at the residential phone number 350.
An invitation notes scavenger work available with contact at phone number 307 or by calling either line.
In Youngstown Ohio on Saturday night two saloons and wholesale houses closed after failing to obtain licenses. Bottles of liquor were placed in bushel baskets outside the saloons and sold at 1.30 per bushel with signs reading Last Chance. The establishments will not reopen after 11 pm.
The Weather Bureau forecasts several days of moderate weather with sunshine east of the Rockies. Rains are expected Monday in the South and another storm later in the week, but no extremely low temperatures are anticipated.
Mrs. L T Fowlkes learned of the death of her sister Mrs M Reynolds in Greenville Alabama after a week of kidney trouble. Reynolds age sixty three, lifelong Methodist, raised ten children with thirty three grandchildren. Burial in family graveyard. Miss Susie Key daughter of Judge and Mrs H A Key of Auburn.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsia as a quick, harmless stomach remedy. It claims rapid relief from indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis, and sour stomach, urging readers to keep a fifty cent box at home for sudden upset and praising the product's certainty and prompt action.
The revival meeting at the First Christian Church in Dallas closed with a large congregation and joyful time for church workers and revival interests. Elder F L Young of Cleburne, assisting the pastor Rev L S White, preached at both morning and evening services yesterday to his congregations.
Harvard beat Yale 15 to 5 in Cambridge with Brickley’s kicking producing the game’s only scores. Only two Harvard players sustained injuries, and Yale must rebuild as seven veterans will not return next year.
Auburn edged Georgia 21 to 7 in a Saturday showdown. Chicago shut out Wisconsin 19 to 0. Louisiana crushed Tulane 46 to 0 in another college football results blitz.
A play titled Quo Vadis runs Monday afternoon and night at the Princess Theatre with audience attention focused on the classical drama presented by a touring company.
Market quotations for Liverpool New York and New Orleans grains and produce mixed with receipts light and no good grades on market. Local prices cover oats corn wheat flour meal bran chops shorts cotton seed hay and diverse produce with varied wholesale and retail figures.
News arrives that Uncle Irving Blanks, father of Joe H. Blanks of this city, died at his old home near Whitewright after a long life of about eighty years. His son hurried to his bedside from here. A Grayson county pioneer, he held many old friendships in the area. funeral planned for Tuesday at the family cemetery.
James McGuire former Democratic mayor of Syracuse was indicted for illicit campaign contributions from a corporation. He has fled to South America to avoid custody as the Associated Press reports from New York on November 24.
Four troops of the Twelfth Cavalry travel on two special trains to Gallup and march 106 miles to the Shiprock Indian agency to quell a developing Navajo uprising. The forces may spend the winter on the reservation if needed while authorities aim to restore peace. Indians have defied arrest warrants for rioting bigamy and assault.
Five bandits in a stolen car and three detectives fought a pitched gun battle in Kansas City. Detective Frank Roger died after being shot in the neck. Police believe one robber was wounded but his accomplices spirited him away.
A local baking service invites customers to send in their Thanksgiving turkey and promises to bake, deliver on time, and at lower cost than home preparation. Fresh cakes pies buns and other goodies will be produced to perfection.
Denton observers note a string of visits and travel. George Fritz arrives from Waco and many residents including Herbert Walden from Dallas and Albert Erwin from Pilot Point are recorded in the ongoing social notices.
Washington officials outline the plans for Jessie, daughter of the President, to wed Francis B. Sayre with a private ceremony. Invitations are restricted to personal friends of both families and no Senate or House members receive official invites.
The Pilot Point section reports the Sunday school meeting at First Baptist Church a success as the first of its kind. It also notes marriages including John Tomberlin and Miss Robbie Gillespie in Tioga, and Harry Montgomery and Annie Cupples in San Antonio. several births and local visits are listed along with a birthday surprise for Prof. A S Keith.
The Ariel Art Department met Saturday at Mrs. W. B Bizzell s home. Mrs. W Murphy led a Van Dyke life lesson followed by a Garden planning discussion led by Mrs. W C Edwards with guest Mrs. W C Kimbrough attending.
Katie Daffan Chapter U D C meets Tuesday at 3 pm at C Yancey home with Mrs Bishop NePley assisting. Full attendance expected. prospective members urged. Program includes Lights and Shadows of Plantation Life, John H Reagan sketch, Education in the South through eras, UDC achievements, roll call, and a Generals contest.
Late Lewisville Enterprise notes a Wednesday debate at the Academy auditorium on November 26 at 2 30 p m. The topic: Should the Texas Legislature enact compulsory education for children ages 7 to 14 with limited exceptions. Also reports new clubs, basketball officers, a birth, and visits between Dallas and local residents.
The Denton County Baptist Association meets at the Krum church November 27 to 30 with sermons by G W Farrington T E McKenzie A B R Anderson and W H Carder. Little Thelma Conner suffered a porch fall with only bruises and brief faintness. Pet Miller hosted friends Friday. About 2905 bales of cotton have been ginned at local gins Fleming Allen and Knox Bros. Dorsey and son Edwin of Ponder visited Denton farms. R E Bryant shipped a car of sheep to Fort Worth. Uncle Hiram Cowan near town is reported ill.
A cough signaling consumption is eased by Dr Kings New Discovery. It stops coughing loosens the chest reduces fever and aids sleep. Mrs A F Mertz of Glen Ellyn Iowa testifies it cured a stubborn cough after six weeks of doctoring failed. Money back if it fails. Price 50c and 1.00. All druggists by mail Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
In Sanger a fifth Sunday gathering begins November 27 at Landmark Baptist Church, lasting to Sunday night. J J Sullivan and family travel to Corpus Christi for the father’s health with plans to winter there. A Union Thanksgiving service is set for November 27 at First Baptist Church with Rev W A Binyon delivering the sermon. Owen Roberts visits relatives in Sanger. Miss Emma Omer of Springfield Missouri visits Mrs J S J Gober. Roy Dickson returns from Detroit Michigan.
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