The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1924 Page: 1 of 8
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The Clifton Record
THIRTIETH YEAR
CLIFTON, BOSQUE COUNTY, TEXAS. FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1924
NUMBER 19
IT COSTS NO MORE
Fountain these
cooling drinks
every respect.
To have the courteous service of our
hot summer days. We offer many
which cannot fail to be satisfying in
Our store is cool. We pay special attention to car
service. We invite your patronage, either soft drinks
or drug wants.
CARPENTER BROS
Druggists
WHERE YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
Phone 62
Clifton, - s Texas
MISS FRANKIE ALEXANDER
OF MORGAN DIE8 OF BURNS
Death won sn eight month’s battle
for life waged by Miss Frankie Alex-
ander, 25, who died Saturday morning
at a local hospital of bums received
at El Campo exactly eight months
months ago.
Miss Alexander, a school teacher,
was seated near an oil stove at the
teacher’s cottage when the stove ex-
ploded, throwing blazing oil over her
clothing.
Brought to Fort Worth evrgaokmfl
Brought to Fort Worth every effort
was made to save her life without
avail.
She is survived by one brother,
Lon Alexander, Childress; a sister,
Miss Keren Alexander, Childress, and
another sister, Mrs. Roy Bounds, Fort
Worth. The body will be taken to j
Morgan, the old family residence,
Sunday; morning. Interment will be
ti® the Morgan cemetery, arrange-
ments being in charge of Robertson-
Mueller Undertaking Company.—Star
Telegram.
RULES COUNTIES TO GET
AUTO REGISTRATION
FEES
A
SEAL BIDS WANTED
Sealed bids wanted by the City of
Clifton for moving dirt by scrapers
for approaches to bridge in City
Park. Dirt right at bridge. Short
haul. Right reserved to reject any
and all bids. Bids will be opened
Friday, July 25, 1924, 8 p. m.
J. M. Jenson, Mayor Pro-Tern.
Cecil Hurst, Sec’y.
An estimate of cotton grown in new
fields of the British Empire during
1923 gives 178,200 bales of 400 pounds
each, representing a value of 527,515,-
000.
Austin, Texas, July i2.—It was held
Saturday by Assistant Attorney Gen.
L. C. Sutton that the commiaaions of
County Tax Collectors on motor ve-
hicle registration fees collected under
the statute prior to the act of the
Thirty-Eighth Legislature are fees
of ofice to be accounted for under the
fee bill in the usual way along with
other fees. Such commissions are not
exempt from the provisions of the fee
bill requiring three-fourths of the ex-
cess fees to be paid to the county.
This opinon was given to J. M.
Tulos, county auditor at Corsicana. It
means that a large amount of money
will be paid to the counties over the
State unless the Tax Collectors can
successfully resist it in the courts.
ELECTION NOTICE
It is hereby ordered by the City-
Council (if the City of Clifton, Texas
in regular session July 4, 1924, that
an election be held at the City Hall
in said City, on the fourth Tuesday
in July 1924, the same being the 22nd
day of said month, for the purpose
of electing a Mayor, said Mayor to
succeed P. E. Schow, resigned. •*,,
G. B. Helm is appointed Presiding
Officer of said Election, with author-
ity to select the other Judges and
Clerks.
The manner of holding said elec-
tion will be governed by the general
City Election laws.
J. M. Jensen, Mayor Protem
WT. C. Hurst, Sec’y.
Clifton’s business streets are sprin-
kled regularly, which adds much to
the comfort of the people.
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Speaking of Motor Oils we submit the following in favor of
PE N N A N T
GRADE FOR GRADE, THERE IS NO BETTER OIL ON
THE MARKET THAN PENNANT. BUT TO ANNUL
ANY DOUBTS ANY OF YOU MAY HAVE, ATTACHED
YOU WILL FIND COPIES OF LETTERS OF APPROVAL
FROM A FEW OF THE MANY MANUFACTURERS WHO
PLACE PENNANT ON THEIR APPROVED LISTS OF
OILS AND GREASES.
International Harvester Company:
Largest implement and tractor manufacturers in the
world.
Peerless Motor Company:
Motor carv manufacturers. /
McIntosh & Seymour Corporation:
Engine builders and manufacturers. j?
Holt Manufacturing Company:
Manufacturers of Holt Caterpillar Tractors.
Tipps Engine Works:
Manufacturers crude oil and gas engines,
Gramm-Bernstein Truck Corporation:
Motor truck manufacturers.
Kakknberg Brother* Company: * *
Engine builders and manufacturers.
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bearings, etc
these letters
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manufacturers of rol-
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on file ia ear office.
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| WIFE OF PROMINENT BUSI-
NESS MAN LAID TO REST
Friday, July 11, witnessed a sad
occasion when Mrs. O. C. Ortieck
was buried from the Lutheran
Church. Mrs. Orbeck's death came
after a lingering illness of several
months. Brief funeral services were
conducted at the Orbcck home after
which the remains were brought to
the Lutheran church which was pack-
ed to its capacity by sympathizing
friends who had gathered to pay their
last respect to a departed friend.. As
the casket, carried by the employees
of the Clifton Mercantile Co., Emil
Lee, Olaf Westgaard, Johnny Bekken,
Otto Pederson, Ed Handley and Du-
rie Holverson, Mrs. G. W. Anderson
played the funeral march. The cliurch
was filled with the fragance of the
numerous flowers, bouquets and
wreaths, which loving hands had plac-
ed in the church as a loving tribute
to the departed loved one. Mrs. Ar-
nold Brandes and Esther Odegaard
sang, “Abide With Me.” Rev. Theo-
dore Lerud read the 23rd Psalms and
a life sketch of the deceased. The
girls chorus sang, “Heaven Is My
Home.” Rev. Lerud sddressed the
bereaved, basing his sermon on the
text, “Be thou faithful unto death
and I will give thee s crown of life.”
He emphasised the great comfort for
the living found in this promise and
particularly in this case, as Mrs. Or-
beck was known to all as an upright,
sincere and ardent Christian. He also
pointed out the urgent invitation and
exhortation that this promise extends
to the living to abide in Christ and
remain faithful until the end. The
giris chorus sar.g, ‘Lead Kindly
Light.” Prof. C. Tyssen brought a
message of sympathy from the Col-
lege. The decaesed has always been
a warm friend of the College. Her
husband is an ex-student, a member
of the corporation and an ardent sup-
porter of the institution.
Telegrams and letters conveying
sympathy were read from Rev. and
Mrs. H. W. Estrern, Pelican Rapids,
Minn., Dr. and Mrs. Carl Estrern,
Fergus Falls, Minn., Rev. and Mrs,
Rudolph Estrern, Cooperston, North
Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Estrern,
Minneapolis, Minn., Shear Grocery
Co., Waco; Padgett's Co., Waco; At-
torney James Robertson, Meridian.
The Clifton Ladies Aid Society do-
nated a money gift to charity in mem-
ory of the dead.
The casket was escorted by nume-
rous friends to the Lutheran Ceme-
tery where the remains were inter-
ed according to the beautiful ritual
of the Lutheran church.
Mrs. Orbeck, nee Esther V. Es-
trem, was born in Willmar, Minn.,
March* 10, 1888. She was the young-
est daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Ole
Estrern. She was joined in wedlock
to Mr. O. C. Orbeck, Sept. 11, 1910.
Five children were born to the union.
To mourn her departure are left: her
mother, Mrs. Josephine Estrern, six
sisters and four brothers, her hus-
band and«five children, of which the
oldest is about twelve years and the
youngest less than a year.
The smypathy of the entire com-
munity goes out to the bereaved in
their days of mourning over the loss
of a devoted wife, a fond mother, and
dear sister.
GIRL’S CLUB ENCAMP-
MENT IS A SUCCESS
On Thursday morning of last week
about 65 Club Girls, representing
nine different dubs in the county, as-
sembled at the Girl’s Dormitory of
Clifton College to attend the Club
Girl’s Annual Encampment. After
registration and the assignment ot
rooms the girls were chaperoned to
Gray’s Camping Grounds where *»
picnic was enjoyed by all. Songs
and games were the amusements for
the afternoon until about 5:30 o’clock
when all came out arrayed in bathing
suits to enjoy a swim in the Bosque
This outing being thoroughly enjoy-
ed, they returned to the Dormitory
where supper was served and the
regular stunt night was held; Merid-
ian Creek Club won first place, the
name of their stunt being, “Softly
Steal Away.”
This encampment was different
from similar gatherings held here to
fore, in that all of the various con-
taata for the girls were held during
the period of the encampment
In the Bread Making Contest,
which was held on Friday morning
in the Domestic Science room of the
College, the winners were as follows;
First—Juliette Rhone, Live Oak
dub.
Second—Burma Wood, Live Oak
Club.
Third—Gunella Knudson, Meridian
Creek Club.
In the Button Hold Contest the
winners were:
First—Inez Dahl, Meridian Creek
Club.
Second- Mildred Grimes, Meridian
Chib.
In the First Year's Clothing Con-
test, which consisted of a school
dress with underwear to match and
a story of a “Well Dressed School
Girl,” the winners were as follows:
First—Gunella Knudson, ileridian
Creek Club.
Second— Inez Dahl, Meridian Creek
Club.
Third — Lois Gardner, Meridian
Oub.
jjThe culmination of these contests
in clothing came as a Style STiow giv-
en in the Auditorium of the Collegt
on Friday rnght; at which many visi-
tors, not only from Clifton, but from
other towns also were present.
The girls who won first place in
these contests will be given a free
scholarship to the Farmers Short
Course at A. & M. College, July 28
to August 2, at which time they will
be representatives from Bosque coun-
ty in their respective contests in the
State. These scholarships were made
possibly by the liberal co-operation
of the business men of Clifton, Me-
ridian, Valley Mills and Walnut
Springs.
In addition to the contests held,
lessons were given the girls in the
following: Canning, basket making
and the making of Sherbert.
Miss Bess Edw*ards, District Home
Demonstration Agent, was present on
Friday and gave the girls a very in-
teresting lecture on “Good manners.”
The encampment came to a close
Saturday ^ftemoon after three days
of very beneficial instuctions and
much pleasure.
FIRST NATIONAL PICTURES
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
THE QUEEN THEATRE
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Constance Talmadge in—
“THE PRIMITIVE LOVER”
Also "Felix in Fairyland” comedy.
ADMISSION 19c AND 39c
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
Milton Sills and Anna Q. Nilsson in—
“THE ISLE OF LOST SHIPS”
Also two reel comedy, “Pay or Move.”
ADMISSION ................................................................ 19c aBd 3*
“Come and Try to Get ln“
NOTICE OF REPUBLICAN PRE-
CINCT PRIMARY CONVENTION
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Notice is hereby given that a Re-
publican Precinct Primary Convent-
ion for precinct number 8 of Bosque
County, Texas, will be held Saturday,
July 26, 1924, at 2 p. m. at the follow-
ing described location: Nelson Hotel.
The purpose of this precinct pri-
mary convention is to elect delegates
to the Republican County Convention,
(to be held at the Court House in the
City of Meridian, Texas, which is the
county of Bosque County, on Satur-
day, August 2, 1924) and to elect a
precinct chairman for this precinct,
a member of the county executive
committee, and for the purpose of
casting vote for Republican County
Chairman.
The basis of representation of pre-
cincts in the county convention shall
be one vote for every 25 votes of ma-
jor fraction thereof cast in the pro
cinct for Hon. W H. Atwell for Go-
vernor in 1922.
Each precinct to be entitled to at
least one vote in the county convent-
ion.
Any citizen who is a qualified vo-
ter, regardless of past political affil-
iations, who will support the nomi-
nees of the Republican Party, and en-
dorse its principles, are entitled to
participate in said primary convent-
ion.
Chas. R. Nelson, Republican Pre-
cinct Chairman Precinct No. 8, Bos-
que County, Texas.
The bqbbed-h&ir craze has given the
silk industry in Switzerland a hard
blow. The American girl now wears
fewer hair ribbons.
CLIFTON COLLEGE
AGAIN COMPLIMENTED
The report from the State Depart*
ment of Education on the exhibits
from Clifton College for additional
affiliation was highly complimentary
Three and one-half additional units
were granted. The exhibits were re-
ported to represent excellent work.
One exhibit was reported as “the
best submitted by any school so far.”
The Department requested to keep
the exhibit at Austin.
The College Academy holds 21 1-2
affiliated units as follows:
English 3 units
L*rin ....................... 3 units
German ............ 2 units
Algebra ......... ....... 2 units
PI. Geometry l units
Solid Geometry 4 units
Trigonometry 4 units
Arithemetic 4 units
Ancient History ] units
M & M History l units
American History ..... 1 units
Civics ...... 4 units
Pol. Economy 4 units
Physiology 4 units
Physiolography 4 units
Biology ] units
Physics ...................... l units
Home Economy 1 units
Chemistry .............. l units
1MMANUEI LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday School Bible Class in Clif-
ton 9:30.
Services at 10:30.
Holy Communion at Gameravilla
at 2:30.
English services in Clifton at 8 P.
M.
Rev. A. Bartling.
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LANES CHAPPEL ITEMS
$8,000 STOCK
OF FORD PARTS
AT YOUR CALL
apps
TO THE, USERS OF CITY WATER
Thtre is a useless waste of city
water in Clifton. It is regrettable
to see that some people will abuse the
water priviledge when there are other
people in town on higher ground that
cannot get water at all. Our little
town is blessed with more water and
better water than any town its size.
The water supply is more than suffi-
cient if used right.
It has been the law for many years
that people on a fiat rate mx«t onlv
water their flowers, and that only
between the hours of 5 and 7 o’clock
in the afternoon. Gardens must not
be watered under any circumstances,
unless through a meter.
Those who violate the above rules
are subject Ux being cut off from
water and also to a fine. It is to be
hoped that it will not be necessary to
enforce the above rules, as the people
of Clifton are law abiding citizens and
it is believed that it is only necessary
to call the peoples’ attention to these
violations and they will be stopped
It is to be hoped it will not be neces-
sary to send the City Marshal around
to stop them.
This appeal is made in a friendly
spirit by the City Council to the citi-
zenship of Clifton and trust it will
have th« desired effect.
The City Council of Cifton
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Crops in this community are still
looking well but we are in need of a
good rain.
The farmers are about up with
their work.
Mrs. John Dansby and son, Cone,
ieft for Grimshaw, Texas, where they
will be guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Lane.
The following young ladies attend-
ed the County Club Demonstration
Encampment at Clifton last week:
Misses Creola Poston, Roberta and
Alma Lee Franklin, Leta and Vera
Vickrey. They were accompanied by
Miss Selma Dansby. The girls report
a good time and hope they may get
to go again next year.
A. Dansby and John Dansby re-
turned last week from a trip through
East Texas. They report having en-
joyed their trip very much.
Mr. and Mrs. John Roetschke arc-
having a new home put up this week.
Mr. Fred Roetschke is doing the work
The revival meeting conducted
here by Rev. Bob Honeycutt this
week haa been well attended and will
probably continue through next week.
Rev. Honeycutt is a Holiness preach-
er and comes to us from Athens, Hen-
derson Count, Texas.
Mrs. Tom Cox has as her guest this
week her slater and her daughter
from south Texas.
Service Is What You Want!
Would you buy a binder witb no ex-
tras in the County? NOS Then why
not nse the same sense in buying a
Car.
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1924, newspaper, July 18, 1924; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth775371/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.