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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1910
Page
4
Peoples Home Tel Co reports $2 telephone orders received this month. Manager E H Egan says the service is valued because it stands between customers and the Telephone Trust.
Dean and Mrs. A L Banks hosted a Locust Street gathering for the College of Industrial Arts faculty and guests including President and Mrs. Bizzell. After socializing and European talk, attendees played an "advertisements" game and wrote ten word telegrams. Refreshments followed as about forty guests attended, with new faculty members Barton Swenson Lacy and Parks present.
A. S. Yeagley resigns as miller of Smith Milling after two years of service to pursue other lines in San Antonio where he plans to make his future home.
Vital statistics list births from Pilot Point and Fort Worth including Elmer Phillips’s daughter born Aug 22, Joan Grammel’s son born Aug 27, and Will Davis’s daughter born Aug 30. The notice references Minnis Drug Store with three decades of experience in prescriptions.
Lola Cain of Pilot Point aged a year and 17 days died May 21 from scarlet fever. Willis Owens from east of Pilot Point aged 9 years 20 days died August 22 from cholera infantum.
J V Lewis and Miss Lelia Johnson, Harry Lifferty and Miss Annie Montgomery, J V Lewis and Miss Lela John Mack Hart and Miss May Steele Aubrey listed among licenses. When hungry for groceries, phone 44 Long and King.
Negotiations between Mitchell-Pigg Construction and promoters yield a contract for a Gainesville Bridgeport line. The deal secures a northern outlet and blocks a Bridgeport Gainesville competitor. Grading on the Gainesville end begins by December st with eighteen miles done by October 1, 1911. The Gainesville to Bridgeport distance is fifty six miles.
A shipment of Jacob's Fresh Candy has arrived for R. H. Garrison and the West Side Squad. Local store notes readiness for distribution and event handling.
Fifty four additional wildéat varieties from Kansas State Experiment Farm were sent to the Black Land Experiment Station under H. Holmes. W. T. Buell of Manhattan Kansas announced the shipment, with sowing to begin this week. The total varieties in trial this year nears seventy four and may approach one hundred as more arrive.
The Denton High school gym hosts the first entertainment of the year next Saturday at the R E Lee school auditorium to benefit the Athletic association. An oratorical contest features Wynne Wooley for the Freshmen on Thomas Jefferson and Colonel Rayzor for the Sophomores on Shall Texas be Divided. Mack Hodges speaks for the Juniors on Conservation of Our Natural Resources and Charles Francis for the Seniors on The Man of the Hour. Other acts include musical numbers and recitations. Fresh bread available daily at the Ideal Restaurant.
Rail schedule lists southbound trains with numbers and departure times including No 209 limited at 6 10 am No 205 ager 2 25 19 13 pm No 281 to Dallas 12 05 pm No 208 mixed to Dallas 8 00 am No 182 from Dallas 4 25 pm and northbound arrivals summary of times appears as a timetable fragment.
A fragment asks about recovering lost items and suggests using the Record and Chronicle Lost and Found column to advertise. It implies a service for locating missing belongings.
Born to Mr and Mrs H F Adcock three miles west of town a boy. Four hundred ninety seven bales of cotton shipped from here up to Saturday night. W F Woodnel S A Bushey work on sidewalk on West Oak street. Twenty six additions to First Christian church at Sunday morning service from college students. Bailey laying concrete walks on West Hickory street. J M Gurley contractor. Conductor Finley leads arrest of two Denton boys on drunk charge after Dallas train incident. W L D Sims guardian seeks invest 1500 in 40 acres of land from John Thomas survey.
Frontier Asthma offers a home trial treatment with full information and absolutely free service. Based in Buffalo, NY, 702. No charge for initial information or trial.
An advertisement lists a dress sale by Julian Scruggs and groceries including wool poultry and feed offered by G. W. Elbert. The brief notice appears among classified items in the issue.
The trial features penalties for aggravated assault with a verdict surpassing the Jerome Day case. The Day verdict fined 1,000 dollars and 150 days in jail, while the father’s case yields two years in jail and a 1,000 dollar fine. Four jurors initially sought assault to murder but shifted to the majority. Court costs are a heavy addition, with numerous defense exceptions noted.
Clyde Cocanougher suffered a facial wound Saturday when a delivery wagon horse frightened and the shaft edge struck his cheek as he fell after losing his footing. The wagon was Paschall’s delivery wagon.
Mrs J E Van de Sande of Kirkland Ill credits Electric Bitters with preventing breakdown during a three month severe strain. The tonic is sold by J F Raley Co for 50 cents, with Long & King promoting groceries and customer satisfaction.
Mary Crier ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Crier of the old Rayzor place six miles north of Denton received a severe scald Monday morning when a teak kettle spilled about half a gallon of boiling water down her front as she poured into a coffee pot. The burn is painful but not serious. a physician arrived promptly.
Minnis Drug Store promotes a quick delivery service with no extra charge. The ad mentions poultry or items for sale and lists G W Elbert for contact, plus sewing and a specialty by Mrs Gist at 48 E Sycamore.
Prof. John Burng of the A plus M College bought eighty head of registered Shropshire lambs from A D Turner and G B Egan for feeding experiments and future shows. This followed a prior purchase of sixty head that won prizes at the Fat Stock show in Fort Worth. The college plans ten sheep per pen this year, with prompt service noted from Long and King Grocers.
Ivy Johnson’s trip through Coke and Schleicher counties notes extreme dryness. Cotton inches tall and seeds unsprouted, maize 5 to 6 inches, cattle weak and Lumped jaws from feeding low grass. Many farms abandoned as residents leave for better areas.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions names and a place but lacks clear events or details for a full summary.
Denton merchants advertise goods and employment while a local jury of chemists finds Coca Cola not harmful and superior to tea and coffee. The list of jurors includes state chemists from Georgia Alabama and Virginia among others who examined the beverage and found no dope. Copies of the letters are offered by Coca Cola Company in Atlanta Georgia.
A long list of residents visiting and traveling is noted. Names include H C Coppage Argyle Way, R R Hollowna Garza, Lanie Finlayson Roanoke, F A Haustein Dallas, W W McKinney Pilot Point, Fred Cunningham Roanoke, A Whayne Robertson Little Elm, Miss Stella Mancus to Iowa, Dr and Mrs Crawford Fort Worth, Miss Benne Brand Pilot Point, Mrs J H Hightower Fort Worth, Miss Estelle Armstrong Coke Okla, Dr and Mrs Embree Celeste, Harry Woodward Antelopa, Mrs R S Thomas and daughter to Dallas, Miss Lillian E Turner Ozona, Mrs H O Wheeler Roanoke to Krump then Marietta Ok, Mrs J D Thomas Capt John Bacon family, Mr and Mrs A E Graham Manitou Denver, Col Mrs W H Kindred Oklahoma, TA Collins moving to Siloam Springs Ark, Miss Myrielle Caldwell Dallas, W Y Barnett Krum, H J Neely Denton Fort Worth, Mr and Mrs LeConte Chicago, D F Kirkpatrick ill but resting, Miss Bell C I A faculty New York, and more.
A brief ad asks if you will invest in a featured grocery item today. The notice implies future interest in the product and invites readers to learn more or place an order.
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