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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1913
Page
3
Regular meeting of Denton Chapter No 8 occurred on Sept. 2 with W. H. Thompson as H P and Ed F Bates serving as Secretary.
Lost small choche Coin bag with link watch chain and heart charm engraved M. Ring with two diamonds and missing center stone. Return to office for Howard. Reward offered. 16¢ noted.
Three furnished rooms for light housekeeping with modern conveniences in a residence at 33 E Oak St. Old phone 170. Also room for rent to student by Mrs A S Cowan contact 061d88.
Classified notice seeking a five room house for rent lists Albert Erwin as the contact person and provides old phone 101 for inquiries.
Multiple notices offer items for sale or trade. White rabbits for 1.00 a pair. a North Elm cottage. a complete out fit. a near pew Singer machine at half price. a four room house on N Bolivar with Denton Trust Co. terms. a first class drug store in Little Elm. and an improved 154 acre farm near Frederick Oklahoma for Denton county land or notes via Denton Land and Loan Co.
Two four room houses on a corner lots one block from the square are for sale at 1500 dollars. Contact C. Lipscomb Jr. for details and price.
Classified notice announces a six room house with bath for sale with normal addition and right terms. Contact Chas Scripture at Taylor Hardware Company for details dated September 27. Shorts offered by Woodson Harris at Long and King’s store with similar sale note.
For sale three riverfront plots on South Front Street four blocks from the square in Stroud. Listing notes Truman Stroud at Post Office for details. Potential buyers urged to inquire promptly.
Auction style notice lists a Jersey cow yielding 3 1 2 gallons daily a saddle pony several horses plus second hand buggies and wagons Inquire at Will Lochnanes wagon yard East McKinney Street 312d wife.
Two houses offered for sale on North Locust Street by F. R. Graham at Benton Mill. One is five rooms and the other six rooms, suitable for immediate purchase.
Six room house with hall and bath near North Side School offered on good terms. Contact H. T. Higgs or call old phone 475 for details.
Broun Realty announces two mall farms available for exchange for residence property in Denton. Visit the bn office above Long King’s grocery to discuss trades.
Various local ads offer cheap sale on a roam house on East Oak street and a four room house on Bolivar street with small down payment and monthly balance through P and C Implement Co Dallas Texas also listing fresh milk gourds by A D Turner a bay mare and mare cost to be seen through M B Whitlock 2941 and 20 acres with improvements one half mile north of town and a business change notice from L Fulton with phone 183 for details
Wanted a cook German preferred apply to Mrs Frank Mahan 200 West Sycamore Denton Texas. Also a competent dairy hand at Springside Jersey Farm Will F Parks manager Mrs McCann graduate New England Conservatory Boston piano and voice pupils solicited 29 S Elm St Sept 28p.
A. R. McGintie advertises office above Wilson-Hann's with old phone 361. He rents houses in all city directions and offers furnished rooms for storage of household goods at reasonable rates through John B. Lehmitz. Furniture and gas stoves available.
Freight Transfer Co advertises moving services with contact by phone and office on West Oak Street. Promises careful handling of furniture and emphasizes attention to drag line items.
A brief notice reports Jake Johnson performing a rapid wood cutting task identified by a phone line and code 230 with material described as 157 white. The service was completed in a hurry.
A Wayne County ad offers two fine Jersey bulls in the Hogt McKinney street wagon yard near the square. Cash to all purchasers. Also a new phone priced at $60 and a nice house available.
Portwood and Hodges announce new telephone for sanitary milk and cream services. New phone is 426. old phone 297.
Franklin Wilkerson offers fresh and tender meats with old phone 212 and new phone 83. Local shopper notice from a small-town market listing contact numbers.
Skiles Transfer Co states all carb and transfer fares will be on the cash basis from here on and asks customers to remember this and pay the driver.
Henry Kaltruther on East McKinney Street offers carpentry and woodwork, blacksmithing, horseshoeing, rubber-tiring, and shrinking services for local customers. This listing highlights a versatile tradesperson serving multiple craft needs.
Fort Worth bakery offers six loaves for 25 cents at Paul Ramires Restaurant located on 31 West Oak Street. The ad promotes fresh daily bread for customers in the area.
Master Hampden and Mistress Lucy uncover a torn parchment that pairs with her mother’s other half to reveal an island map. Geoffrey Wilberforce’s letter apologizes for ruin and hints the map’s missing section may restore fortune. They vow to locate the island together.
Mistress Wilberforce and Hampden pursue a long-lost Sir Philip Wilberforce treasure hinted by parchment halves. A 1595 nautical clue describes a wrecked galleon and a hidden cave behind a wall in a Stair Island setting. They weigh cost, risk, and a £2000 budget as motive to voyage and claim riches.
Milk cows bought and sold with Jersey bull in service. McKelvy and Car Baugh wagonyard advertise. Wanted student seeks work for board while studying. Acme Tailoring Co advertising address. Arkansas Mill offers chops bran corn hay feed and wood with prompt delivery.
W E Botts graduate veterinarian offers services from Hancock and Son blacksmith shop Lipscomb block with new phone 269 and residence 486 while old phone 8 8 1 332. Lester Miles office Lester and Sherrod announce new phone for dray business offering first class relocation and household moving.
W. W. Gillinges offers auto repairs and repairs services as listed with new and old phone numbers 448 and 330. The ad notes automobiles repaired and is styled as a small local business notice.
W A Brashears offers quick messenger service with 10 percent of money collected. Calls to 41 are encouraged for fast handling and account care.
Dr Martin will be out of town until September 11 leaving office closed during that period.
Directory snippet lists CHAS. SAUNDERS at office over Long & King after Feb 1. W. N. ROWELL D D S over McCray's on south side square. DR. W A JONES at West Side Square. J. W. FRALIN at South Side Square middle of block up stairs in Denton Texas.
Advertisement notes call 307 for scavenger work opportunities. no other details provided.
J M Gurley offers first class concrete walks at fair prices. Get estimates for cement work.
S. A. Bushey advertises a phone number change and offers estimates for high grade camera work and brick work. The brief notice invites customers to call either number or visit to arrange an estimate.
Grain prices show oats at wholesale 45 cents per bushel, corn 92 cents per bushel wholesale, wheat 87 cents per bushel, flour wholesale 2.70 per 100 pounds. Produce lists eggs 42 to 44 cents per dozen, butter 25 to 30 cents, turkeys 8 to 40 cents per pound, okra 10 cents per quart, lemons 5 cents per dozen, bananas 25 cents per dozen, tomatoes 145 cents per pound retail, and many other fruits and vegetables with varied wholesale and retail figures.
A combined rate advertises 4c per word for a classic daily and weekly edition, promising reach to up to 3 000 residents and 15 000 people at a very low cost. The offer invites readers to try the service.
Geoffrey's will, read by Master Ficklin, bequeathed all to his daughter yet left him with nothing. The estate was mortgaged and the castle’s possessions including portraits were gone. Mistress Lucy asserts no legal rights beyond her clothing.
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