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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
13
Local ads show Carpenter Bros promoting a Ford five passenger car in good as new condition and a 1918 Dodge for sale via J B McCoy. Allison Miller invites grocery orders and buys eggs and butter at top prices. Visitors include Ole J Olson from Crawfills Gap and A T Humes of Turnersville. Jake Sexton and Roe Kornegay visited Goldthwaite friends.
A brief public notice instructs visitors to leave their car at the Clifton Make It headquarters even if not required to park on site. The message emphasizes compliance with local property rules.
Martin's Blue Bug Killer advertised to rid fowls of blue bugs. Carpenter Bros sell it and Palmer Olsen, visiting from Dallas, is staying with local hosts this week.
T C Hill of Meridian visited Tuesday with relatives and friends. Carpenter Bros. promotes jewelry and offers to order items not in stock.
Carl Pearson shows two nice fish caught in the Bosque on Monday. The item notes a local tip for buying a Colorite straw hat at Carpenter Bros in any color as a side feature.
E. C. Bergman called Monday and left the cash to put his Record dates a year in advance. The note implies planned scheduling and funding for future record events.
Phone 86 urged readers to call for barbecue on Wednesday or Saturday with a brief endorsement that it is good.
Chas Canuteson turned in his annual duel report to the Record during a town visit last Saturday.
Mrs Louis Fricke and her child Leona have come back after spending a week visiting in Shive Texas.
Mr and Mrs Casper Jacobson announce a record event at 725 Sag 39th Street Kansas City local address details indicate a family occasion. The brief notice lists the location but omits date or time.
Simpson and Thos Bates of Valley Mills were guests in Clifton Monday, stopping to visit friends and take in local sights.
Rev J Hall Bowman of Meridian was in Clifton on a business errand Friday of last week. A. G. Gillliam urges re covering tops when roofs need work.
The group including E. L. Boston Robert Wendland and Rev George F Kornegay made a business trip to Waco last Friday while promoting eggs kept in a cooler to ensure purity.
J. M. Jenson, cashier of Farmers Guaranty State Bank, visits his mother in West Texas this week while an ad promotes seat covers for any car with a range of options from A. G. Gilliam.
Oscar J Realte offers a two story barn measuring 20 by 60 feet and 14 feet high for sale at a low price. The seller has no further use for it and invites offers.
Chas. W. Clarkson departed last Saturday for a several weeks business trip to Chicago and New York.
Eye ear nose and throat specialist Dr Burgess of Waco will hold a limited office visit at Dr G W Collins in Clifton on June 17. The event invites patients needing ENT care and head and neck evaluations.
Misses Edith Reeder and Wilma Swenson, who have been teaching at Gates, returned home last week.
Deliveries arranged for meat bread butter and eggs by 11 a m. Orders accepted via phone 86 Standefer Bros. 1tc
Mrs. Thos L Gillespie traveled to Temple last Sunday to visit a relative receiving treatment at a local sanitarium.
Meridian Abstract Co offers complete abstracts of lands in Bosque County Texas with prompt and efficient service. Based in Meridian, Texas, the firm provides title search and record services for property transactions.
R. J. Brown of the Crawford community came in at the start of the week to visit relatives and handle business matters.
Dan White and Rev George F Kornegay departed by car on Monday to travel through East Texas and Louisiana for several days.
Carpenter Bros offers hog prescription claiming to expel worms and improve pig health with guaranteed results. Product marketed directly to hog farmers with emphasis on effective treatment.
Oscar Pederson thanks for cash to extend the subscription one year for J M Partlow in San Antonio.
Miss Paula Dorbritz of Farmers Guaranty State Bank is spending part of her vacation with relatives and friends in Waco.
Robert Wendland, guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Boston for a week, has returned to his home in Killeen on Monday.
Ada Oklahoma resident Mrs J M Hoover visits her mother Mrs F J Parks while Mesdames Kugle and others host gatherings. The notice references Better be Co and a lighthearted comment about farming equipment.
About twenty Boy Scouts from Corsicana who had camped on the Bosque for a week returned to Corsicana on Monday.
A fragmented note from a garage advertises service at the Clifton Garage offering tolls gaso line casings tubes and accessories with a courtesy message that business is appreciated.
The Methodist congregation at Clifton has installed a new piano in their church and is arranging to add a new Sunday School room to the building to accommodate parish activities.
Dr and Mrs J C Carpenter left early this week to visit relatives in Throckmorton and other western state places.
Emerald Show came home Friday after spending several days visiting oil fields near Caddo Texas.
D C H Dahl was in town last Saturday and called to leave the cash for his old home paper and the Dallas News another year.
Mrs. Roy Lovelady and her children are visiting relatives in Keene this week. Mr. Lovelady drove them there in their car last Sunday.
Lost purse containing $3.00 and the name Artie Ford between Mrs. Chittys and Clifton. Finder please leave at Record office.
Prof C Tyssen of the Lutheran College departed early this week to visit relatives and friends in Emmons Minnesota during the summer break.
Thos G Bird of Clifton sends payment this week to renew the Record for another year at his Dallas address.
Mrs. W. P. Kimbrough and her two young sons from Ita Bena Mississippi arrived Tuesday to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Scott in their home.
Mr and Mrs Jim Rushing and Mesdames Snider and Taber arrived from Walnut Springs as guests of Mr and Mrs Geo B Helm last Sunday, sharing a social visit and cordial hospitality in the community.
Mrs A G Gilliam and child are in Hico visiting relatives for two weeks. Mr Gilliam drove them up in a car last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Frank Merchison and her children visited last week from Vernon to see her aunt Mrs R G Mixon and other relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. McQuinn return to their Weatherford home after visiting their daughter Mrs. O Lee Stuart at her residence this week.
O. K. Snell and family visited from Waco this week to settle into their newly purchased home in Waco as they begin moving in during the week.
Alton Grounds, residing in Happy, spent several days visiting friends in this section and reported a fine grain crop in his area.
R. R. Able of Turnersville visited Tuesday then traveled to Fort Worth to greet his son Arthur returning home from France where he served in the 36th Division.
A Monday rain fell over the section aiding farmers with the harvest. Most grain remained in the shock, reducing concerns about crop losses.
Joe Lopez and family travel from home at the week's start visiting relatives in Houston and Palestine and other East Texas points. They expect to be away ten days to two weeks.
A section reports an unusually large grain crop overall but warns that many fields show short wheat due to excessive rains, smut, and rust, likely yielding a light harvest in parts.
A. G. Gilliam warns buyers to act fast for Fordson tractors before allotments run out. Delays mean no purchase possibility.
Meridian representative Fred Morris visited last Saturday and plans to travel to Austin soon to attend the Legislature called session. He is restructuring his business to accommodate departure.
A Persian ribbon handbag containing a coin purse money and papers was found in Clifton. Finder should return it to Miss Annie Hanson Clifton Texas to receive a reward.
Tom C. Parks spent a week on his ranch cutting two hundred acres of wheat with a binder. He notes another hundred acres were ripe and ready for cutting before the rain that was expected to arrive Monday.
A. G. Gilliam reports a new batch of Fords and several trucks arriving for Clifton. He notes the incubator is working well. Hamilton and Meridian also report hatchings this week improving local supply.
A. G. Gilliam warns buyers not to delay for Fordson tractors noting limited allotment and that he can sell double the amount he will receive. He promises to help customers secure one but stresses scarcity and quick purchase to avoid missing out.
A recital by expression and musical students of Mesdames O Lee Stuart and Travis Grimland at the high school auditorium last Thursday and Friday nights drew a large audience and was highly enjoyed.
Jim McFadden of Port Arthur visited this week to see his mother Mrs Jonathan Mc Faden and relatives. He attended a family reunion last Sunday celebrating their mother’s eighty second birthday.
Mr and Mrs John M Grimland and their son John Martin left last Saturday for Whitney. Mrs Grimland and the boy will visit relatives for a week or more while Mr Grimland spends time in Fort Worth and other places on business.
Miss Marine Leatherwood of Lampasas visited Mrs. Robert L. Baldridge on Monday and accompanied them and the Baldridge children to Chillicothe on Wednesday for a family visit.
Oil wells east of Clifton advance toward the so called interesting depth as leasing activity rises with several hundred dollars in leases sold to non residents last week, signaling growing local interest.
Farmers Gin Co through O M Bronstad announces a ready supply of quality coal for thresher and domestic use priced at 11 dollars per ton. This month’s notice highlights availability and cost for local buyers.
At a meeting of the Masonic lodge of Clifton Saturday night the following officers were elected O. L. Stuart W. M H. C. Dahl S. R. R. F. Moore J. W Harold Hill Secretary J. M. Jensen Treasurer J. M. Cummings Tyler
Mr and Mrs Henry Lockett moved back to Clifton the first of the week from Milford where they had lived for several weeks. They are long familiar with Clifton and many local friends are glad to have them return.
Miss Ruby Mixon, formerly a teacher at the Masonic Home in Fort Worth, is arranging to go to Austin in a few days for the summer session of the State University.
Homer Peterson, a Navy serviceman with several years in the service, arrived last Saturday afternoon to visit relatives and friends. He had been in Houston for over a week with his father A. Peterson and brother Antone and is on a thirty days furlough.
Fred Dorbritz with Rudolph and Alvin Bletsch visited over the weekend to fish and camp along the Bosque River. They enjoyed ice fishing and a pleasant fish dinner with friends on the river.
Mrs. H. A. Nelson entertained the Priscilla ladies last Friday from 9 a m to 6 p m. They quilted the donated top for the Benacta Society by Mrs. A. K. Anderson and made a dress for Priscilla Thorson. Members thanked the hostess for the pleasant afternoon.
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