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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
3
A compact ad notes a brick building just north of First Bank offering cold drinks and a line of pool tables. It invites customers to visit for refreshments and games.
Reports from Glen Rose and Somerville County describe the recovery of AL D Winton from a Glen Rose creek. He was a local JO M OA officer and Nebraskan native whose body will be transported home for funeral rites. Also noted are Trades Day activities, a county championship baseball game where Morgan defeated Valley Mills, and a discussion of anti free gas advertising contracts affecting transportation.
Belaber Brothers proprietors invite contact for wagonéite related needs. Call on them when you require items in their line.
In Kowper Texas on June 15 a special tax measure for schools failed by 32 to 26 after an election held today. The proposed 20 percent tax on $10 drew a narrow loss, unclear if the majority supported it. The town also mentions advertised health ads and life insurance payments in unrelated text fragments.
Friends of John Seay and Miss Anna Coker were considerably surprised when it was learned that they had quietly wed. The couple’s marriage became a discussed topic among locals in Belton and nearby areas.
During a commissioners meeting, board member Mitchell received a telephone request from Gillettes, twenty-two miles away, enabling Harvey Coline and Lavin Elyanon to wed instantly as the officiant spoke the ceremony over the line.
A fragmentary note reports Mise Yenobia Ryanwix attempting to purchase a cure for her son. The item, described as a Boil of Honpertn Tein Cure, is sought to relieve her child’s ailment and to enable nourishment.
The Attorney General approved and the Controllers registered ten thousand dollars for Gatesville city school bonds. The notice notes a half with ten forties and the other half with fortien s, amid a garbled line about the spring season and a miswritten product pitch.
Waco Texas June 12 Col Charles Hamilton vice president and general manager denied reports that Texan Central Railroad shops would move from Walnut Springs to Dublin. He said the Dublin committee came here to encourage a spur or branch of the Texas line.
The Court of Criminal Appeals held the 29th Legislature act prohibiting employers from issuing checks or writings to influence labor was unconstitutional. The Meridian Tribune notes a related local incident involving Mrs. Carlaun and a copperhead snake bite, with no link to the legal ruling.
Hillaboro Texas June 1 City Attorney Porter sought the Attorney General s opinion on whether W T Renfro superintendent of the waterworks and sewerage system can hold the job while living outside the corporate limits The opinion states he cannot legally hold the post as city offices require residence within the state and be a qualified voter The council will consider the matter at its next meeting
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