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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
3
Denton Council No. 50 will hold a 4:30 PM session Thursday to conduct its regular work. Recorder Ed Bates and T. I. N. F. B. Paschall are listed in the notice.
A black memorandum book with names and figures was found on Elm Street between the Denton and Fishtrap crossings. Leave at the Record and Chronicle of H. Green. A reward of $2.00 is offered for its return.
Three furnished rooms for light housekeeping on on oar line Maple street offered by Mrs. W. A. Richards. Also furnished rooms and board at 49 North Locust Street. ?>
Rooms for light housekeeping available at 33 E Oak St with all modern conveniences. Old phone 170. Also large southwest room in the opera house building and a suite in the Wright building formerly occupied by the Elks. P O Box 706. 13-417 26tfe
Eight room house and lot plus forty acres of land two miles from the courthouse. See W. H. Doty at the barber shop on the north side square for details.
For sale a six room bunga low with good garden and outbuildings. Call at 134 West Prairie. 33e.
Classified note from the Record and Chronicle advertising a 1 3 horsepower alternating current electric motor for sale at a low price. Reader is invited to contact the office for details.
Advertises sale at Red Barn Denton by J C Kerr offering a car load of registered mares and geldings. Calls to see them and notes prices are right for quick sale. 32 cents.
Two four room houses on corner lots near the square are for sale. Price listed at $1,500. Interested buyers should see C. Lipscomb Jr. on December 18.
For sale listing by KR A Musgrave at 141 West Prairie. Item described as red jersey low and eight pies. Short, plain classifieds notice.
Auction notice listing sale of a phateon, horses, washstands, and dressers by J. H. Swindle at the Nickel Store.
Nine acres enclosed with Rog wire and a modern five room residence plus a large hall cistern storm house and a fine water well. Also 100 acres near Corinth with 35 cultivated and rest in brush timber priced at 16 dollars per acre with easy terms. See John A Hann 901 Mules for sale See A D Turner.
For sale a six room house with a bath and normal additions. Terms right. Chas Scripture through Taylor Hardware Company. Also hogs and milch cows for sale see Oakley Skiles. September 27.
Two houses offered for sale on North Locust Street including a five room and a six room dwelling. Contact F. R. Graham now reachable at the new phone 301 off.
Want to sell 20 acres with improvements half a mile north of town plus additional lots and business houses and lots. For details call 183 or see L. Fulton.
A classified notice for Dalee dressmaking updates contact as New phone 372 near C. I. A. Also seeks tenants for unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping with new phone 434.
Advert says Hancock and Son seek a single inexpensive barn to move, cash payment offered. Inquire at their shop. price noted as thirty three cents.
Freight Transfer Co advertises moving services from its office at Kincaid wagon yard West Oak Street. It offers special attention to any dray line items and invites customers to call for furniture relocations.
A. R. McGintie lists furnished rooms for rent in Denton Texas from an office above Wilson-Hann’s with old phone 361. He rents houses across north south east and west.
For storage of household goods at reasonable rates see John B Schmitz. Furniture and gas stoves available.
YYake Johnson advertises wood cutting service with quick turnaround and a piano and voice lesson offer from Mrs. McCann, a New England Conservatory graduate, both at 29 S. Elm St. The note lists contact options and implies availability in September.
Announces two Jersey bulls, a black one and a fawn colored one, at a season price of 1 50 cash to all. Also offers a house and lot on Lula street for sale. Location is second yard from the Square on East McKinney street. New phone 350.
Sanitary milk and cream notes new phone 426 and old phone 297 for Portwood and Hodges.
Frank Wilkerson Meat Market advertises fresh and tender meats. Old phone 242 and new phone 8 appear in the notice.
Henry Kaltreuther located on East McKinney Street offers wood work, blacksmithing, horseshoeing, rubber-tiring and shrinking services for horse and wagon teams and general metalwork needs.
A. J. Noblett, contractor, advertises wholesale purchase of all building materials from Louisiana mills with guaranteed strict grades. He promises to save customers money by buying direct and invites figures from potential clients.
A dated appeal touts strong insurance companies with over fifty years of operation and large surpluses. It cites past fires such as Chicago 1871 and San Francisco 1907 to imply resilience. The message promises low, single pricing and prompt loss payment. It invites readers to secure a policy with courteous treatment.
Classified item list shows CHOPS BRAN CORN HAY and other feedstuffs plus stove wood with delivery and measurement details from ARKANSAS MILL S Elm St. WANTED WHITE RABBITS females at 0 W Sycamore St C L Davis. Skiles Transfer Co warns cash basis for esb and transfer fare.
Fort Worth shop offers fresh bread daily, selling six loaves for a quarter. Paul Ramires Restaurant is listed at 31 West Oak Street.
McKelve y and Carbaugh advertise dairy cattle services in McKinney Street Wagon Yard offering buying selling and exchange of milk cows and a registered Jersey bull currently in service.
Old phone 579 switched to 931 for high grade cement and brick work estimates. S. A. Bushey invites contact to arrange work and provide quotes.
W E Botts operates as a graduate veterinarian with office at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop on S Elm Street Lipscomb block. New phone 269. Residence phone 486. Old phone 132.
Local dray business promotes first class service at reasonable rates with household moving as a specialty. Office listed as Lester and Sherrod with a new phone number.
W W Billingsley offers auto repair and hire services with old phone 330 and new phone 448.
Dr M L Martin and A B MD offer eye ear nose and throat treatments with glasses fittings. Office located over Raley and Co. in downtown.
Dr Charles Saunders announces practice relocation to an office over Long and King after February 1. He lists both phone numbers for inquiries and appointments.
The notice places W N Rowell D D at an office over McCray's on the south side square indicating the location and professional listing in the town directory.
Dr W A Jones dentist located at West Side Square and J W Fralin dentist at South Side Square middle block up stairs Denton Texas listed for public notice of professional services in the local column
Advertisement offers scavenger work opportunities and invites inquiries by calling phone number 307 for details.
J M Gurley offers first class concrete walks at fair prices with options for estimates and affordable service.
Padisha of St Lambert, a registered Jersey bull from Wilnam lineage, ranked merit cow status with a Butter Test of 17 pounds 7 ounces in seven days, will appear at Pinckley's wagon yard on West Oak street after October 1. Season 5 cash with return privilege. See pedigree and merit certificate of his dam in the wagon yard office.
The text urges residents to invest money locally to strengthen community welfare. It emphasizes keeping spending at home to support the city’s development and duty of citizens to support local enterprises.
Local listing highlights ripe pears apples oranges and grapes available at Bob West’s beside the square, inviting shoppers to browse a fresh fruit display.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as the easy inexpensive solution for lustrous soft hair. It claims dandruff disappears within minutes and within two weeks new hair sprouts, promising gloss and fullness for all hair types.
J. B. Baxter from Krum reports volunteer wheat emerging across Denton County fields. Stand varies, with some good growth and some thin areas needing careful planting decisions. He predicts another rain in three weeks would improve stands. Baxter says wheat and oat pastures will save at least $200,000 worth of feed in the county this year.
An old advertisement touts HERB INE as a cure for malaria symptoms and general malaise. It claims the product destroys the germ, purifies the body, and leaves the user bright and vigorous. Sold by R. H. Garrison at a stated price.
A strong audience attended last night as Elder Ligon spoke on The Three States of Men. Tonight he continues with a lecture titled Is there a Hell and Will the Wicked Be Pun ished? expanding on this topic.
Advert promising Dr Kings New Life Pills as prompt safe laxative suitable for women. Testimonial by Mrs bun ang Of Leal Te says the product respects her troubles greatly. Paley & Co advertises get a box today.
Sheriff W. Co. Orr will sell at public auction on the first Tuesday in October 1913 the 75 acre tract of land in Denton County Texas described as part of Francisco Trevino survey. The sale arises from a judgment of $419.98 plus costs in the case J A Barton vs J P Goodwin et al. The property was levied to satisfy the Barton judgment and is located before the Denton Court House door with cash in hand required.
By order of execution issued August 18 1913 in J A Barton vs J P Goodwin No 2017 I will sell the described Denton County Texas land at public auction for cash on the first Tuesday in October 1913 the 7th day before the courthouse door in Denton City. The 175 acre parcel in the Francisco Trevino survey was conveyed to J P Goodwin by J C Morris and wife on November 27 1911 to satisfy a $579.32 judgment plus costs. W C Orr sheriff September 11 1943
Market update from Denton notes weaker quotations across items. Cotton top reached 13.40 with seed values damp due to rain. Wheat advances to 98 cents a bushel. Prices for fruits vegetables and staples are given with multiple per unit and per pound figures.
Grain prices list oats corn wheat and flour with wholesale and retail figures. Including meal, bran, chops, shorts, cotton seed, chicken feed, hay and straw. eggs butter hens fryers and other small goods with prices. Includes a brief poetry and joke snippets section from Cincinnati Enquirer.
A fresh program debuts tonight featuring a five piece orchestra delivering a compact evening of new music and performances. The event promises lively interludes and a modern repertoire.
Property deeds show multiple transfers in Denton and surrounding areas. Transactions include David Vaugin and wife selling to W M Daniels for 4800 and J A Blackburns sale of 3 acres, part of Wie King survey, for 60. Other deeds list 54 13-100 acres and 100 acre plots with varied sums.
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