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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1910
Page
1
Tonight and Saturday, partly cloudy weather with cooler temperatures expected in New Orleans Louisiana. The forecast calls for a drop in temperatures tonight with a mild weekend ahead.
Jurors were impaneled for the State versus John W Day case as a companion to the Jerome Day trial. Testimony began Thursday afternoon with W P McLean Fort Worth assisting and county and defense counsel named. trial expected to continue through the week as the defendant testified Friday.
The Ariel club Art Department invites children from city and countryside to enter free hand drawings on October 7 and 8 trades days. Prizes include a suitab le picture for girls under sixteen and a book on drawing for others. A special committee of the club’s Art Department will supervise entries.
Telegram from Kerens confirms the death of Preston Owens a prominent banker in Kerens Texas He was widely known in the Waco area and surrounding community and his passing was announced today.
Fire broke out when Oakley Skiles spilled a match while filling a 60 gallon gasoline can at Puckett’s store. He knocked off the can top to avert a blast, and the fire department with chemical apparatus quickly controlled the blaze at a nominal loss. Skiles suffered hair burns on one arm but was otherwise uninjured as a crowd gathered.
The Denton Chamber of Commerce held a Thursday meeting chaired by Vice President B H Deavenport. Directors H F Schneer W C Edwards C F Evans C P Poe and J R Christal attended. They decided against a Cotton Palace display in Waco and approved a 700 word ad for the Silver Anniversary edition of the Denton News to boost county publicity. The South Central Texas Way advertising campaign will continue as planned. The session adjourned with no further business.
R. R. clerks in the three Southern divisions of the Queen and Crescent threaten a strike of about 400 workers unless officials grant salary increases and other changes. L. E. Hines, clerks committee member, returns from New Orleans conference and says a ballot on striking will be taken tomorrow and counted Sunday.
District Attorney W H Atwell files libel against a shipment from Panoma City to Fort Worth resulting in the seizure of 162 cases of ice cream cones from Star Water Co to Alta Vista Creamery on grounds the products contain boric acid under the national pure food law. Chemists have been testing the goods for a week.
Gainesville Sept 23. John Miller 17 son of W S Miller of Callisburg Cooke county was thrown from a horse when its feet tangled in roots. He struck a large stone and suffers internal hemorrhages with poor prospects for recovery.
Waco Texas September 23 Justice Harris ruled death due to carbolic acid after the body of J C Moore Jr aged 26 was found in his father’s home. He left a brief note mentioning business affairs offering only indirect clues to the act. Moore was manager of a local loan company.
Census Bureau figures show San Antonio as Texas largest city with 96,614 residents, Dallas over 4,000 behind. Fort Worth rises 174.7 percent in ten years to 7,312, while Galveston falls slightly to 36,981 after the 1900 storm impact. note Texas city areas rank San Antonio at 36 square miles, Dallas 18.5, Houston 16.
Postoffice Inspectors in Austin issued a warning to negroes about a man selling bogus pensions. Many Negroes in Schulenberg were victims of the fraud.
Fire at Pittsburg destroyed the planing mill owned by Paller Miller and two nearby residences near the Katy depot. Loss estimated at 8000 dollars. Fire reported at Mt Pleasant on Sept 23. No injuries noted.
Tournament practice in Dallas centers on an old fashioned jousting event set for trades days October 7 and 8. Riders train on a six pole course with rings to be caught on a lance, aiming for 18 rings in a 500 foot run, with a 20 second qualification. the Dallas State Fair revival promotes horse breeding and riding with seven events and social features, all amid amusement and no gambling.
Evers offers satisfaction in cutlery as a specialty with hundreds of patterns to choose from. The ad markets a wide selection and assures quality for kitchen and table use.
Sept 23 report says Governor Campbell will name Col Leroy Hearne of San Antonio to succeed Gen Scurry as commander of the Texas National Guards. Col Townsend of Corsicana is a ranking officer. Cecil Lyon outranks Hearne but is ruled out for political reasons.
George Merdah, grieving after his father died from poisoning linked to canned salmon, returned to surrender to authorities for severely stabbing John Piper, a young farmer nearby. He had been in Fort Worth upon learning of his father’s death and was released on bond.
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