The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, February 11, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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CLIFTON, BOSQUE COUNTY. TEXAS. FRIDAY. FEB. 11. 1910
HONEST GOODS AT HONEST PRICES
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Clifton Record
NO 46.
Bigger
Farm
Profits
Your income does not depend entirely upon the fertility of your land or the
amount of hard work you do Mr. Parmer.
In order that you may gei all that is coming to you of the good product of
Uncle Sam’s mint, it is necessary that you use labor-saving and modern farm
implements.
Let us show you how you can add many dollars to your income by a small
investment in good machinery.
We carry a complete line ol
Canton and Deere
If we could find better we
would handle them
T exseed
Brand Seeds
Best For the South
We are distributors in this territory of the famous Tex Heed Brand Seeds
which are best adapted for use in this climate. These seed are put up in Dallas
by the Texas Seed and Floral Company in their own packages and are sealed and
dated. Thus you are protected against danger of old or mixed seeds.
Do not take any unnecessary trouble and time to send to some distant point
for your seed, get better seed right at home at the most reasonable prices.
We also have a large assortment of Texseed Brand Seed Corn, Oklahoma
and Texas grown, at prices that will be a saving to you.
Tennessee Triumph
Seed Potatoes
We are in receipt of our shipment of Red Bliss Triumph Seed Potatoes
shipped by P. E. Clawson of Ash wood, Tennessee. We know that these are
genuine Tennessee raised seed potatoes and will be pleased to till your order for
what you may need of them. We also have the Wi——Ifltill TlilWif Early °hio-
and Early Rose seed potatoes.
CLIFTON
OSCAR J. REA & Co.
TEXAS
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MERIDIAN NEWS
Doings at the County Seat as
Reported by our Regular
Correspondent
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Willis Billings to Miss Nannie
Cheek.
R. C. Callan to Miss Lowrena
Mitchell.
Jerry Christian to Miss Mary
Mitchell.
T. C. Adams to Miss Ruby
Bateman.
Dave E. Taylor to Miss Ellen
E. Bryant.
BIRTHS
A. S. Guthrie and wife Wall-
ins Bend, boy Jan. 1.
Robt. Summers and wife
Meridian, boy Feb. 1.
Warren Hightower and wife
Meridian, girl Jan. 1.
F. W. Meyer and wife Valley
Mills, boy Jan. 30.
Will McHaney and wife Iredell,
girl Jan. 27.
Harland Cunningham and wife
Iredell, boy Jan. 16.
Jack Gosden and wife Iredell,
boy Jan. 3.
LAND DEEDS
J. E. Cunningham and wife to
B. E. Seals, north half of lot 8,
blk 9, in town of Walnut Springs,
$100.
Geo. P. Robertson to J. C.
Larue, 110 acres of the A, M.
Hallmark, $17&0.
J. C. Larue and wile to Geo.
P. Robertson 110 acres of the A.
M. Hallmark. $1750.
McMullen & Marshall to Mrs.
Agnes T. Prather, 1 acre of the
William H. King, $1000.
H. G. Dameron to C. F. Massey
93 1-2 acres of the McKinney
and Williams, 42 a. of the J. H.
Pitman, $2039.60.
T. A. Sears (administrator) to
Paui Downing, 85 a. of the Jos.
Harden, $972.75.
A. J. Rushing to R. E. Sam-
mons, lot 2. blk 5. Round House
addition Walnut Springs. $10.50.
J. R. Tyler to .J. G. Atkins,
part of lots 9 and 10, blk 2, Wal-
nul Springs $590.
W. M. Gordy and wife to S. H.
Lumpkin, 170 a. of the William
Graham, $2500.
J. N. Fallis to W. H. Kay,
parcel of land in Clifton, $125.
W. H. Barton and wife to T.
M. Ellis, undivided half interest
in 254 a. of the Ralph McGee and
the Memican Hunt, $400.
J. S. Sanders and wife to T.
M. Ellis, undivided half interest
in 254 a. of the Ralph McGee and
Mimican Hunt $200.
H. C. Odle to H. Canuteson,
127 a. of the Geo. W. Estes,
$763.50.
Meridian Training School to
J. H. Coleman half blk of land
known as the Harding place in
town of Meridian, $500.
J. J. Lumpkin to J. E. Turner,
lot 2, block 2. Meridian, $300.
J. W. Rudasil and Charlie Tid-
well made a btpiness trip to
Walnut Springs Thursday.
of Valley Mills and family and
Miss Lucile Jarrett were in
Meridian Sunday the guests of
Rev. Neal Turner and family,
and being in an auto they re-
mained until after preaching
Sunday night.
Ben Ainmonsof near Crantiills
Gap was exhibiting that new
auto along with that genial, smile
of his in the city one day this
1 week.
Mrs Pool of near Valley Mills
and her daughter Mrs. J. M.
Brooks of Clifton were here last
Monday.
Mrs. J. J, McCracken who
has been right sick for the last
week is eonvalesent.
W. H. Carter Editor of that
‘ bright and breezy sheet”, the
Valley Mills Tribune, and Henry
Gibbs the "high sheriff” of
Valley Miils were taking in the
sights at the Capitol the first of
the week.
G. A. Knudson of Mustang
was here Saturday.
The Cumberlands had a full
heuse at their Centennial Memor-
ial service last Sunday.
Ed Nichols of Morgan was
on the streets of Meridian last
Tuesday.
J. F. Dameron of Clifton can-
didate for tax assessor was here
in the interest of his candidacy
the first of the week.
Voscoe Griffin who for the last
two years has been living in the
Union Hill community moved to
the farm of We Sheppard just
below town where he will make
Death of E. J. Swilling.
After many weeks of suffering.
Mr. E. J. Swilling died at his
home in this city at 12:50 a. m
Thursday, Feb. 10.
Deceased was born Dec. 26,
1857, making him a little over 53
years of age at the time of his
death.
The funeral services were cop
ducted at the Methodist chruch
in this city by Reys Neal W.
Turner and C. C. Hightower, and
the body was laid to rest in the
Clifton cemetery at 4 o’clock un
der the auspices of the W. O. W.
Lodge, of which he had been a
member for many years.
The Record joins the people of
this community in extending
deepest sympathy to the bereav
ed wife and daughter and other
relatives. In the next issue of
this paper will an article of the
deceased life written by a friend.
The eldest son of J. E. Peter
son who lives a few miles west
of town was pretty badly hurt
last Saturday night, when re-
turning home from Norse in a
buggy in company witii two
smaller boys. The horse be-
came frightened and up set the
buggy and in falling the older
boy received a pretty bad gash
on one of his legs near the knee,
which required several stitches
by Dr. Carpenter when he was
brought to town the next morn-
ing for treatment.
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School Notes.
Hy a bit of carelessness on my
part, pupils of Miss Helm’s room
were omitted from the honor
roll last week. The following
are the names of those deserving
a place on the roll:
Third grade; Warren White,
Odin Westgaard, Barrett Stan-
ford, Alice Jenson. Second
grade; William Olson, Wilma
Swenson, Alma Davis, Herbert
Weideranders, Richard J esse.
Our visitors so far for the
month of February hayc been:
Mrs. J. E. Swenson, Mrs. J. W.
Butler, H. H. Baley. Oscar J.
Rea, J. W. Butler, Rev. C. C.
Hightower. Besides these, we
have been visited by County Supt.
C. L. Batson, who spent several
hours with us Friday afternoon
of last week. But the most sur
prising visit was the one last
Monday morning by the entire
City Council accompained by the
City Marshal, George Scrutch
field. If you want to know why
the Marshal came, ask him.
J. M. Bettis.
Principal.
Mound City Prints may cost
but —1 Clifton
a trifle more,
Lbr. Co.
Sweden’s King Felt the Knife.
Stockholm, Feb. 8.—It is offici-
ally stated today that King Gus-
tave is progressing rapidly to-
ward recovery as was to be ex-
pected following last night’s op-
eration for appendicitis. No
complications have arisen from
the surgery, the announcement
of which in the morning papers
took the capita] and country by
surprise.
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Methodist Church Services
Rev. S. J. Vaughn Presiding
Elder of Gatesvilie District, will
preach next Sunday night at
7:30. Preaching at 11 a. in. by
the Pastor. Theme, “Close Coin
munion vs. Open Communion.”
The children’s choir will sing
Sunday night, also the male
quartett will render some music.
All are invited.
EPWOKTIi LEAGUE HALLY.
Leader, Joe Lopor.
Reading of 51st Psalm in con-
cert.
Song
The Importance of tin* League.
Miss May White.
Song.
The necessity of Co operation.
W. V. Kugle.
Song.
Round Table Talk.
Duet, Misses Lena Snell and
Susie Carpenter.
League Benediction.
Postal Distribution.
Waco, Texas. Feb. 7.—The city
has been chosen as one of the
four cities in Texas to which the
postoffice authorities at Washing-
ton will ship $50,000 worth of
postal cards and stamped envelo-
pes, making this a distribution
point for Central Texas. It is
expected that 25 carloads a year
will be shipped here for distribu-
tion to the smaller postoffices in
this section, on application to the
Washington office.
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, February 11, 1910, newspaper, February 11, 1910; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth775801/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.