The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, May 15, 1914 Page: 2 of 8
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You are safe as a
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Machinery
Racine Tires, ev-
ery tire a‘Good
Tire.
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TEXAS
FACTS
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With our complete machine
shop, and men in charge who
have had long and varied ex-
perience, we can handle all
classes of ,
Repairing or
Rebuilding
of such as Steam and Gas En-
gines, Threshing Machinery,
Gin Machinery and Farm
Machinery of every descrip-
tion.
Bring in your Machinery for
repairs early, as we can give
you better service now than
later,
Yours truly
Canuteson & Codager
Proprietors
LUMBER AND TIMBER.
Texas for< sts gnw four and ono-
half millions feet of timber per
The value of the annual lumber
production is $,’>39)0(1,000.
The value <>f raw timber cut
yearly is $32,000,000 and the fac-
tory adds n value of $21,000,000,
Texas ranks seventh with other
statfcs in timber production.
! The lumber mills of Texas em-
Iplov more men than any other of
1 the state's industries.
TEXAS FACTS
PETROLEUM.
Texas ranks sixth in the United
.States in petroleum productipn.
Petroleum is the leading mineral
produced ui T. vas, and constitutes
43 p« r ecut-of tire annual-output.
The oil wells of Texas produce
31.000 • barrels of petroleum .per
dary.
In puruping "petroleum from th*
Texas fir-ids to the refineries, 2,0*0
miles of pjjie lines are, constantly
in use.
Thirtv-thrau-per'cent' of the in*
Th? longest nil -pipe Hire in the
world is in Texas.
m
the lumber mills.
I dust rial lnlRWV* are employed in
We have 8 oil refineries in Tex*
There are 800 lumber mills in
Texas, representing an invest men K
?f $15,352,000.
IRRIGATION.
Texas has 5,238 irrigated farms,
comprising 451,000 acres.
There are 1,480 mileg of main
line irrigation ditches and 1,225
miles of laterals in Texas.
The cost of constructing our ir*
rigation systems is estimated at
$13,500,000 by the United State?
Census Department.
The known petroleum area
Texas covers loo square miles.
Port Arthur is the leading oi
exporting port of the world.
Texas petroleum and it« pro-
ducts enter every market in tin
world.
The animal petroleum produc-
tion of Texas is 11,73.5,000 barrels,
valued at $8,853,000.
United States
Garage in
Tires
Are Good Tires
tanuteson s
SHOP
Conn e c tion
The quantity yield per acre, of
irrigated crops is approximately 45
per cent higher than that of those
raised by natural methods.
the
pro-
' Eighty-three per cent o?
water for Texas irrigation
Meets is supplied by streams,’ 13
(per cent hv Wells, 3 per cent by
I springs and 1 per cent from lakes
apd reservoirs.
Crude and refined oils to th*
■extent of 136,225,000 gallons, val-
ued at $6,500,000 are exported fforc
Texas port# annually.
Rea'I Estate
Loans on Land
LIFE INSURANCE
If you want to Jfruy,
sell or'trade any kind
of Real Estate or City
Property see me. I
also rent and look
after property i n
Clifton.
H. A.
COOPER
Office in'Mixon Bld’g
Phone 141
CLIFTON, TEXAS
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P. E. Thorson Writes Back
Arizona, May 4, 1014.
Key. Theo. Lerud,
Clifton, Tex.
Dear Friend —
We can truly say: So far,
so good. We got our morning
train at Newton at the expected
hour and found our beds on the
train ready for us when w<-
boarded it at 5:00 a ui We*an-
certainly given a chance to see
the great airid regions of the
South West, Western Kansas
and eastern Colorado is produc-
tive only when1 irrigation is
practiced. Wo saw I o n g
st retches of clover tields along
the track that tor many miles
runs close to the Arkansas lover
from which water is conducted
in canais to the bounlormg tields.
while the well neigh liarren and
little higher stretches were seen
beyond At many places the
- road ditches were used as canals
The mountains of Colorado that,
we saw were’ mostly dissected
plateaus. The highest point was
reached about at the hoarder
line between Colorado and New
Mexico at an altitude of bt>35 ft.
In that region we saw lor the
tirst time the know capped moun-
tain top»s giving rise to the many
turbid streams that unite to
form the Coioaado River.
To day we are passing thru
Arizona. In the region of Flag
| be fifteen miles away while it
appeared to us to be not more
j than one or two snow-capped
Blind Man Runs Swithboard
A blind man at McCurtain,
Oltla., not only operates a tele-
mountains rising to the heighth | phone switchboard but actually
manages the entire business of
the plant of which he is half
The
; of 14000 ft. above sea level.
; bright comulous clouds were
| clearly seen touching the topi of
one of the peaks.
We have had a pretty good
evidence that all of us have
strong heart.** and lungs. Fven
at the highest elevation, the
Arizona Divide 7555 ft. we felt
no different than wo used to in
Clifton, Texas. IVopie with
weak hearts or lungs timi it dif
tieult to breath here at first.
I )iil you i ever su pi pose that a
sawmill was to he seen in
Ari/.oiia- Hut here it is. and
quite a large one at that. 1 u the
region of Flagslaf are two Cnited j
States Forest Reserve tracts;
whore there has been quite a
pine forest with considerable of
ted pine still standing. The I ,
S. Gov agent selects the trees
that are to he disposed of to the
is
owner. He is T. M. Warrell of
McCurtain and and citizen of
McCurtain will tell you that this
I-iice
crop.
is our principal irrigated
The first petroleum product ior
in Texas was in 1889, when 484
barrels were produced in the Cor-
sicana field.
ASPHALT.
My modern methods
and long experience en-
ables you to g£t the
best in
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Texas ranks second with other
states in asphalt production,
There are 287,900 acres of irri-
gated land in . Te.xa# devoted to
the culture of rice.
Jefferson County lias 76,000
acres of land under water and
leads all other counties in this
respect.
Texas produces 60.000 tons of
Asphalt annually, valued at $800,-
000.
CLEANING AND
PRESSING V
SALT
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Texas 'p rod u re-
sult annually. •'
■*4o0.000 worth of!
To be had in Bosqt
County, and the priw- .
is no [more than others \
CHARGE.
Don’t Wait Until The Pall
We are of the opinion that if
you are expecting to attend our
school you cannot give a reason
able excuse for postponing enter
ing until Fall. We can present
sufficient proof to convince you
that the earlier you start in to
obtain a practical education, the
The salt mining of Texas is con-
fined to 3 counties.
W. V. KUGLE
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The Homestead is Judgment Proof Te, 207 Clifton,Tex.
Austin, Texas. May 6.—Ans-i
exchange is managed as well and | better it will be for you. We
gives as good service as and ex 1 have now almost as large an at-
m a smalltown in the I tendance
change
count rv.
the winter. W e otter every
wering certified questions in the i ■■■■■■■■■■■
case of the American Bondingjl 11111
j company of Baltimore vs. Jesse
Logan from the fifth court ofi_
civil appeals at Dallas, the sup-j ' u“
| reme court today, in an opinion
j by Associate Justice Hawkins. ]
! held that under the constitution j
land statutes of Texas, the home-1
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stead property upon the death I
Backache
... . , . . , «f its owner, defends to his i
Warren has been totally blind fdueement in summer that we <>:-1 ... .
heirs in the proportion fixed by I
the general statute of descent)
,, . , , . , , , , and distribution, exempt from
the switch board. He also keeps, mg school in June. Jul-v and , . ... . ,
, ‘ , ■ liability tor !us debts and abso-
sing -the New ^ ork August make as good progress,- , , ,. . ,
, , , , -, .....,........ jiutely tree Iroio any and all
since he was two year old. He i ter in the winter. Uur past re-
is rebel and night operator on ’ cords show that students attend
(hose attending any other.
where he; three months in the year. This
tq the fact that our
to keeping I room* are cool and pleasant, and j
, : i , .... I , ,1 aud ah proceeds of the voluntary
ol his boy I i* due to the tact that our scuool: j |
the books, u
1’oint system, w inch he learned ; as
m Little thick. Ark
spent eight years
hood. In addition
the book's and operating the ! that our teachers put forth the
sw itchboard. Warren installs his j same energy in the summer
ow n telephones, strings wires j months as in the winter. He
when necessary, makes the con- i who enters now will finish in
nections, attends to outside j t'Uie ^or <l good position during
trouble work of every kind and | busy fall season. We will
does all the work that a lineman -K^t the position for you. We will
in 1915 with, more
claims of any of his creditors;
lumber ( i j with perfect vision would expect j start you
We have gone long distances), |
where the tracks run strongly
in an S fashion in order to lesson |
the grade. About six o’clock to
night we are to cross the Colo
rado River ami then we will be
in the great State of California
!’. K. Tiiokso.v
to do.
If the lines are crossed out-
side/ tlje oftice Warrell enlist the
! services of the tirst small boy he
lean find and together they fob
fow the wires until the boy sees
: where they are c r o s s e d.
money, and a practical education
besides. It has been our life
work solving just such problems
as yours, and qualifying young
men and women to earn three
dollar.** whqre they could not
have earned one.
said property by heirs
were free imm any such claims,
| even though the probate court
j had failed to formally and exp
pressly set the homestead apart
for the use and benefit of such
constituent members of his fam-
ily, as were entitled to entry of
such order and to such use and
benefit of said property, and
even though there had been no
final settlement of his estate dis-!
closing its tinal insolvency.
German Lutheran Church
Service in German May 17th,
... . JO a. m. Also Lord’s Supper.
Write us by return mail; tell! Announcement
Miss Myrtle Cothrum,
of Russellville, Ala., says:
“For nearly a year, I suf-
fered with terrible back-
ache. pains in my limbs,
and my head ached nearly
alf the time. Our family
doctor treated me, but
only gave me temporary
relief. 1 was certainly in
bad health. My school
teacher advised me to
TAKE
Cardui
The Woman’s Tonic
Warrell then puts on a lineman's
Plymouth binder twine sold at i belt and spurs and climbs the - us confidentially what is hinder^ Saturday from *’ to 4 p
staf we saw to the north said to J Schows s lumber yard. b 4t nearest pole with a skill'and *nK .Vou from entering before I Service * in English May 1
--*-----certainty that belies his affliction ! We have now over 1>50 in s p m
and quickly straightens-out the, daily attendance. Tyle-- Com- German service, May
tangle. ’ mercial College, Tyler. Texas.
for communion
m.
th,
1 took two bottles, in all,
and was cured. 1 shall
always praise Cardui to
sick and suffering wo-
men.” 11 you suffer from
pains peculiar to weak
women, such as head-
ache, backache, or other
symptoms of womanly
trouble, or if you merely
need a tonic for that tired,
nervous, worn-out feel-
ing, try Cardui.
INSURANCE
For F'ire, Life, Accident, Hail,
Tornado, Live Stock and all
Kinds of Insurance. .’ .’ ..
Money to Loan on Real Estate
21st,
Ascension day, 10 a. m.
i One Fine—Forty Offenders
Lampasas, Texas, May 7 —
l util further notice mv prices '• The game warden from Austin
Coal!
W.HERING
on coal wiil.be, 1 ton and oyer at. visitotl Lampasas this week and
$7.0( per ton. 1,000 pounds to!J’omid that-' something like 40
2,0. 0 | o* nils at j**.P0 per ton, pe- soi.s gad been guilty oi us-
under 1.000 pounds at $9.00 per ' *UK seines*, catching tish w ith
ton.-J. K. Mi Si adden. 'their hands or 'With a snare at-
——--- itached to a pole. The officer
Some of Coxe.v’s army drop agreed to accept one plea of
ped out because they could not j guilty for all and one tine was
have pie. Wnatare they going! paid, and the others allowed to
to Washington for? , ‘go free.
TO MY CUSTOMERS
1 o avoid disappointment I will po.>tirely he at home and
ready to do yon r horseshoeing and general b'acksmithingon
Monday, Tuesday. Thursday and Friday of every week*
YOURS FOR BUSINESS
OTTO WURBS Blacksmith
NORSE TELEPHONE, CLIFTON, ROUTE 2
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, May 15, 1914, newspaper, May 15, 1914; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth776064/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.