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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1912
Page
3
Classified ads report a lost black coin purse with $3.85 and a trunk key between a residence and Scruggs' store, plus a lost gold watch charm with initials W. B&B. A reward is offered for return. Other ads advertise rooms for rent, a seven room house, used typewriter sale, and various household services in Denton.
Real estate notice offers a 7 room house with four lots on Stroud Street three blocks southwest of the courthouse for 30 days. Visit 42 Stroud St for details. J We Johnson promotes his agency with ten solid companies and promises prompt, satisfactory service.
Livestock for sale includes serviceable po land China boars with pedigrees at 12.50 to 15 dollars. Farm supplies such as choppings bran corn hay and other feedstuffs offered. Wood stove delivery and full measure, Arkansas Illinois Elm Street contact. Rents houses and furnished rooms listed in Denton with AR McGintie on old phone 41 and office over Long and King.
Local draymen Parks and Lester offer moving service with two large new moving vans. Household moving is a specialty and rates are described as reasonable. Office phones 342 and residence 1613-3r. old or 381 bev. aww ey a5.
A partial advertisement text references W. A 4rashears as manager in Hamilton Yeatta's office. The legible portion suggests a quick messenger contact instruction with phone details, but the rest of the content is garbled.
S. A. Bushey and J. M. Gurley advertise cement services for concrete sidewalks and brick work. They promise first class work at the right price and invite readers to get estimates.
Dr W A Jones located at West Side Square, Denton Texas. J W Fralin practices dentistry at South Side Square middle block up stairs. W N Rowell D D S has an office over McCray's on the south side square.
LE. W. BE BOTTS veterinary office and Lipscomb block address listed with old and new telephone numbers. Residence phones provided. McCABE Exchange Bank building offers automobiles for hire. W. W. BILLINGSLEY listed with old and new phone numbers.
Turpin offers replating work including all kinds of silverware with satisfaction guaranteed. Old phone 462. Requests for scavenger work or deliveries accepted. call 301 for service.
Telegraphic market report from Denton lists Liverpool and New York futures with open and close figures for Oct Nov Dec Jan and December deliveries. Spot quotations show Liverpool middling at 6.58 pence, New York at 11.65 cents, New Orleans 11 1-4, Galveston 11 7-16 with small bale sales.
Cotton moved lower on Wednesday after a Tuesday high of 11.20 cents for lint and 34.20 cents for seed. The top Wednesday was lower at 11 in lint and 4.05 cents in seed. Receipts stay healthy and the sample quality is praised by buyers.
The Denton Oil and Gas Co announces all members are Denton and Denton county men with fifty dollar stock at ten dollars monthly, non assessable, with unlimited potential for additional development through member reassessment. Applications are filed with the secretary for board approval. O. M. King, secretary, and C. F. Evans, president, sign the notice. Turner Bros offer September groceries. Long & King comment. G. W. Elbert buys poultry butter eggs at best market price.
A good sized Denton lot hosts one of the town’s best cottages. Convenient to Industrial College North Side School street car line sewerage electric lights city water and all conveniences. Will consider sand land farm as part payment at a favorable price.
Specials on baling wire and cotton sacks of seven and nine feet. Sacks priced at 85e and 80e respectively. Hardware and implement needs covered. Limited time offers with especially good prices available now.
A Denton news brief lists visitors and residents with ties to Gainesville Dallas Fort Worth Krum Cookville Ennis New Castle Cloudcroft and Haskell. Notables include Byron R. Smith of Krum ill in Pilot Point Byron Smith Effie Masters teaching music in Cookville and Mrs N E Masters visiting Ennis. Revd A D Rogers returns from Leonard to preach at First Christian Church.
Denton Texas resident L O Tomkins reports relief from back pain and kidney discomfort after using Deans Kidney Pills. He and others recommend the product, sold by all dealers for 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the United States. Turner Bros promotes prompt delivery.
Regular dinners every day inviting patrons to dine in. Don't worry about going home for your meal and join Smith's Restaurant for meals served on site.
A Roanoke roundup lists visitors and residents across Denton, Argyle, Keller, Fort Worth, Nocona, Oklahoma, Maypearl, Whitesboro and other towns. People mentioned include Henry Howe, Ira Cornwell, F F Trotter, Prof Humphreys, Mrs Medlin, Mrs Cavin, Mrs Cowan, Geo Treece, J E Norton, T W Buell, L C Edwards, Hattie Parker, M G Cox, W D Hood, Nellie Davis, Ard Cox, and Mart Brigman. Classifieds promotion ends.
Secretary Roark reports from Dallas on arranging a one day special train from Denton for the State Fair of Texas. The Denton county exhibit will feature robust agricultural and livestock displays and aim to boost interurban links with Dallas.
Rev. C. Polk Goodson of Chicago conducts a revival in Sanger where he organized the Presbyterian church sixteen years ago. The Christian church revival led by Rev. Wheeler continues. Local residents and visitors note moves and visits including Miss Marie Wison and Miss Ida Coleman.
Dodsons Liver Tone is advertised as a trusted liver tonic sold by QO. M. Curtis with a money back guarantee. Priced at 50 cents a bottle, the tonic is claimed to ease torpid liver constipation and biliousness and to avoid calomel side effects.
Dr Wharton and Mrs Wharton of Little Elm, Dr Edwards of Denton, Miss Etta Wright of Lewisville, Mr and Mrs W C Dickson with children of Denton, John Orr of Denton, Mrs May Snapp of Alva, Walter Orr of Denton, Jim Allen of Dickson, J M Sanders and daughter Mae from Dallas in their new car, Vergie Goode of Denton, Avis Calvert attending school in Denton, Mrs R L McGalliard and children in Lewisville, H V Hennen of Denton, Geneva McGalliard going to Isabel Oklahoma.
The county tax rolls are expected to be finished by September 25 according to County Assessor Miller. Pro rating of amounts for funds has begun and should be wrapped up by afternoon. Recapitulations and remaining details will be rushed to finish. Tax collections start October 1 with a rate 11 2c lower than last year. The state rate fell 21 2c and county rate rose to 104.
Miss Ross Poe announces a class in Elocution and Physical Culture to be held in the studio of Miss Roberta Bass. Interested persons are urged to see Miss Poe at once.
Dr W F McCabe specializes in diseases pecular to women and disorders of the rectum and bladder. He treats external cancers and tumors and lists contact through R H Garrison's Drug Store with both phones available.
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