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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1909
Page
4
The Odd Fellows Denton lodge plans a royal event on September 14 at the lodge rooms in Denton. The program includes initiation of many candidates and a midnight supper. Members from Denton county will attend, with expectations of a large turnout.
Jonathan Wood notes a good shower west of Lewisville that eases the heat and rust. A E Madewell reports rainfall southeast of town near Hickory Creek with little rain to the north toward the town. The paper invites readers to bring framed photographs to protect against damage at Palmer.
Sunday services held at Missionary Baptist church led by Rev. Thedford. Cemetery association ice cream supper a success. Local Intermediate League presented a play The Ugliest of Seven. Residents and visitors including Ima Smith, Miss Bertie Calvert, Miss Lillie Clarke, Ernest Melton, and many others noted. Baylor College course announcements and September music bills listed.
The district court announced jurors called and empaneled for the week and next week. Names include J. D. Stroud B. L. Taylor J. A. Hawk J. H. Cleveland Chas Patterson W P Brown A J Pass L O Shugart J Boyd H C Houston J A Henderson T J Strickland W C Dow dell W J Stiles B M Hollings worth R Thomas A O Sweat A L Scott C C Houston. Next week petit jury includes J W Knox R H Temple W A Holland J N Smith Jim Simmons T N Greer J A Harris J J Morgan A C Stewart A J Jackson S A Taylor W B Simpson F E Tobin D R Turner J M Soloman G W Nichols J P Litz G B E Light Joe Hogre t Jr R G Hodges J A Thomas L T Hodnett A H Henry J T Page John Harbert H H Butler H F Holley T M Harris ham South G Flake H L Huey W E Huffines B H Williams H C Holmes W Sloan.
New stock arrived showcasing a selection of dishes. Prices and details invite customers to visit and compare offerings.
Be sure you are right take your prescriptions to Minnis Drug Store Capudine cures various headaches stomach troubles and female troubles squid effects implied sold by druggists.
Mrs Hub Bates travels to Amarillo as mother in law Mrs Matthews lies near death. Matthews had been ill for years and worsened recently.
An array of ads promotes Foley's Urine Laxative for digestion and kidney remedies. Garrison & Kimmins highlight Foley products while Dr Abernathy quotes stress kidney health. A sewing prize by Wilson-Williams CoCo offers $5 for embroidery started after the notice. Fresh oysters at Ideal Restaurant.
Richards Pringle’s Famous Georgia Minstrels bring Clarence Powell Billy King Kid Langford Oscar Cameron Dave Smith Charlie Wilson Jack Johnson Fred Simpson J A Watts Will Robison and others to Wrights Opera House for a noon parade and show. The company tours coast to coast and packs houses with a legacy of thirty years.
Posts from Lewisville recount visits and returns of residents from Denton Ardmore Dallas and Frisco with families and friends. The Christian meeting by Elder F L Young closes with eighteen additions and the Mothers club plans an ice cream supper. Several residents move travel and illness updates fill the column.
Bert Withers announces the purchase of the J A Withers grocery on East McKinney Street and will continue the business at the same stand. He thanks former patrons and invites new customers to try the shop. Bertha Mills and Ruby Terrill return to Dallas to settle there. Wilson Hardware Company promotes plumbing supplies and services with price comparisons urged.
A Denton county dealer touts a large stock of first class drugs and urges customers to switch to his store. He promises fair prices, prompt attentive service, and free delivery, claiming to be the family drug man. He stresses why customers should buy there and says he will do any honorable thing to earn their business.
An ad promotes Rexall Eczema Ointment as a powerful cure for eczema and skin irritations including ringworm acne and bites. It offers a money back guarantee with no obligation if not satisfied and highlights germicidal, antiseptic, cooling healing properties suitable for children and barber's itch. Curtis, the Great.
A telegram reports J F Minton in a destitute dying state at El Paso with consumption believed to be the cause. He long served as Lewsville depot agent, later moved to Denton, and had lived in several towns since leaving Denton.
Aug 31 residents record a musical evening hosted by Mr and Mrs Frank Coberly. Visitors include Charley Clinch of Krum and Miss Maxie Stallings of Krum with locals at the Wilson home. Young people sing Sunday afternoon and relatives from Little Elm and Frisco stop by.
The timetable lists Southbound service on No. 281 from Dallas at 8a and No. 282 at 12:56p. Northbound trains No. 2 and No. 282 from Dallas depart around 9:37a and 3:50p respectively, with additional entries including No. 31 and No. 32 and a 10:20aNorthbound note.
A sequence of short notices lists visits and moves of residents: c F Evang in Oklahoma, W W Baxter in Aubrey on business, Mrs D M Reeve returning from Chico, H C Houston from Lewisville attending court, Julia Fouts visiting Frederick Oklahoma, Louis Jacoby from Dallas selling electrical supplies, Fred Menten returning to Beaumont, Edmonson of Willspoint visiting J D Bruce, Katie Hogue heading to Sherman for school, W H McNe�s visiting Blue Ridge and Denton, Fannie Armstrong in Denton, and the Burgesses preparing to relocate to Los Angeles after a year with Leigh Groves and banking prospects in January.
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