Local Clifton Area News and Attendees Report
Clifton area residents report ongoing illness with Al Turner Alton Grounds Rev Hightower and others affected. Visitors include Lillian Downey Houston Clara Hakite and Grace Shefstad. Local work includes well sinking for Andrew Hansen and N Grimland. The Baptist meeting returns next week with nearby pastors attending regional events.
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Clifton
Ft. Worth
al Turner
Alton Grounds
Hightower
Lillian Downey
Houston
O. M. Bakise
Clara Hakite
Grace Shefstad
Deo
Tver Olson
Kris Olson
C.H. Land
C. Mi. Bakke O
Fintad
Anton Bryn
L. E. Phorgon
Leon River
Nasca ISD trustees approve bond to cover taxes
Will Open Schools as Usual Nasca Tex July 2 At a meeting of the grustees of the Iasca independent school district held today it was decided to authorize a bond of 6000 to cover taxes in the district if a suit alleging a tax issue should run beyond the time to levy taxes and to assure the district’s financial posture if higher courts do not sustain their position
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Nasca
Tex
Iasca
Ik Wax
McElroy
Thse
Notice of September 6 meeting for teachers and scholars
Announcement states that September 6, the first Monday in September, will require teachers and scholars to be notified to be on hand on that date.
Religious Meeting Closes in Kopperl Texas
Dowbier of Valley Mills presided over a ten day meeting near Kopperl Texas ending on July 26. Twenty souls were slowed and converted during the revival with many others making commitments.
Cream Cream Get Mop Phillips to ship your vim
The note mentions a shipment arrangement with Phillips promising delivery of Vim on Wednesday and Saturday to Clitton including test weight and guarantee of correct market rnc and shipping days. Names Phillips and Clitton are key entities referenced.
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Mop Phillips
Clitton
Arm citizens with shotguns to enforce speed laws
Judge Kiricks at police headquarters urged citizens to arm themselves with shotguns to deter drivers from violating speed limits after an incident on Main street and Preston avenue. Maxwell and his wife, who were crossing, testified he struck the car driver, A L Reider, then was arrested. Reider filed assault charges but the case was not prosecuted. Houston Chronicle reports the judge’s remark during the corporation court proceeding.
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Kiricks
Warault
A. L Reider
W. B Dixon
Main Street
Preston Avenue
Maxwell
Weathered trek through Texas fields in 19th century letter
W H Snell writes from Dublin Texas on July 27 describing dry weather hurting farm life along Bosque and Leon rivers, fuel and water shortages, re-supply stops at Ben Ammons and Carlton, a hopeful note to farmers about adversity turning to prosperity and grass killing opportunities.
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Bosque
Hamilton County
Ben Ammons
Leon
Carlton
Dublin
W. H. Snell
Texas
Zschech Meat Market Ad Switches to Cash Basis
Bertrand and Seedig announce from August 1 that all sales at Zschech's meat market will be cash only. Customers are asked to have cash ready for delivery and to place orders by 11 o'clock to ensure prompt service.
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Bertrand & Seedig
Zschech
J.B
Prospecting Tour Through Northwest Texas Valley
The narrator travels toward the setting sun from Clifton Mills through Meridian Creek valley in Northwest Texas. He notes grand mountainous scenery and lush pastures turned dry by drought, lamenting hardship and famine as irrigation and harvest fail, referencing a local paper dated July 1910.
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Clifton
Mulee
Texas
Meridian Creek
Henino
Baedwen
Canuteson
Tale
Card of Thanks From Methodist Church Ladies Picnic Helpers
The ladies of the Methodist Church thank all who aided them during the picnic. Courteous treatment generous contributions liberal patronage and uniform kindness are highly appreciated and will not be soon forgotten.
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Methodist Church
Meridan News Tangles And Oddities On Page Snippet
Reading fragment shows stray mentions of Meridian figures, routes along Spring Creek, and health ad copy. It references Commissioner Standefer at upper Spring Creek, Virgil Odle and Miss Lelia Doolap at home, and a medical advertisement touting Dr Shoop remedies.
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Standefer
Spring Creek
Virgil Odle
Lelia Doolap
Hrid
Seni
Mano
Lenin
Dallas
50 Reward For Trespasser On Rural Land Near Clifton
A $50 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone trespassing on private land located five miles northwest of Clifton. Jaime is posted.
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Clifton
Jaime
Jury List for August Term of Court
A长 list of jurors gathered for the August term includes Abe Myres Allen Darweren Lary Rica Rowrk Le Planery Bingham dacksiu Anderson Panver Weardt Estes Grow Lott Bayless Cormimack Lowrance Jones Knast Bowman Cornelison Standefer Berry Tubb West Aars Joe Everett Cooper Duckworth Grounds Gaskin Conrad Payne Chettin Davis Conrad Jorgenson Standefer Epps Dennis Howard Bonds Herein Hanna Wylie Sontag Brittian Ascue Bullock Allen Weel Belcher Kellum Hughes Ogden Kyana Gooden Hudson Duval Rush Binn Day Waddell Van Ladd Cooper Evans Hunsacker Harris Lenthicumn.
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Abe Myres
Dn. Mall
Stk Anderson
JH. K. Roy
Darweren
Lt Lary
If G. Rica
Ban Rowrk
Ds le Planery
Bw. Bingham
Dacksiu
W. G Anderson
Panver
G. Weardt
J.T Estes
P.M. Grow
Lott
Bayless
J.B. Cormimack
J. R. Lowrance
E. D. Jones
Gay Jones
Jo. Knast
Taw
Bowman
A. J. Cornelison
J. Standefer
D. Berry
J. (. Tubb
West
Joe Everett
Y X. Cooper
D. D. Duckworth
C. C. Grounds
Geo. Y. Gaskin
F. Conrad
J. F Payne
T. J. Chettin
A. G. Davis
S. Conrad Jorgenson
W. B. Standefer
H. W. Epps
Gl, Dennis
H. A. Sontag
Geo
Brittian
Fred Ascue
D. E. Bullock
A. C. Allen
D. Weel
W. PB. Belcher
J.-M. Kellum
G.T. Hughes
W. K. Ogden
B. J. Kyana
J Gooden
J.P. “Hudson
WH. Duval
E.G Rush
P. F. Binn
J. B. Day
R. Waddell
van Ladd
C. Cooper
Tom Evans
PH. Hunsacker
Ben Harris
Too Lenthicumn
Visit to Meridian Home By Proftt and McFadden
Mesiames J. K. Proftt and oe McFadden visited Mrs. Jonathan McFadden in Meridian this week.
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Mesiames
J. K. Proftt
Oe McFadden
Jonathan McFadden
Meridian
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