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CLIFTON, BOSQUE COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY. JULY 2, 1926
NUMBER 17.
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SERVICE IS THE THING
You get here that costs you nothing. Service is the
one thing that we give away to all alike. Our business
is built on it. We depend on our service to make
friends for us. It is the ingredient of every purchase
you make here that costs you nothing.
Trade where your business is appreciated.
CARPENTER BROS
All your drug 6tore needs can be supplied here.
“BETTER YARD" JUDGES
PRAISE CLIFTON YARDS
Where there are so many beautiful
homes as were found in your enter-
prising little city, it was a hard job
indeed for the judges of well kept
yards to correctly perform.
However, having been so cordially
greeted and magnanimously treated
by your Civic Club, we spurred on to
our job. j
We drove first to the lpme of Mrs.
Oscar Pederson where we were greet-
ed and refreshed. This home showed
interesting individuality with numer-
ous flower beds all abloom. Mrs. Pow-
kindiy took charge of us, driving
the heights. Here were, as
liOgh keeping sentinel over the
beautiful valley, the splendid well
kept homes of Mrs. Rachuig and Mrs.
Robert Baldridge,
CIVIC LADIES GRATEFUL FOR
INTEREST IN BETTER YARDS
We are very grateful to the people
of Clifton for the interest taken in
the better yard contest. If you would
just take a look over the town you
would see that almost the entire town
is taking an interest in trying to
make this a prettier cleaner Clifton.
You will find flowers blooming
where there have never been any be-
fore.
Still there are a few places that
need the weeds cut very bad. We have
had lots of rain, so weeds and grass
are growing fast, and so make hid-
ing places for mosquitoes. Let us try
to get these weeds cut and so destroy
the mosquito.
Let us take just as much interest
in our yards as before the contest.
The colored folks took quite an in-
Below and not far from these 'terest in the contest as any one can
stands the Priddy home which from tell by the improved condition of their
every angle is greatly admired and yards
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INTERESTING NEWS
AT CRANFILLS GAP
Chris L. Rohne
Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Applewhite,
daughter Geraldine, and sister, Alex-
ine Medlock, Miss Medlock of Lewis-
ville and the others of Carlton were
on a visit with friends in our city
today.
Mrs. Shelby Harry qf Waco who
has been suffering with an attack of
the flu, at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Knudson, is now
on the road to recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Tergerson, Mr.
and Mrs. 0. J. Bronstad and son,
Allen, were in Waco on business Tues*
dayof this week.
Mr. Odin Olson who works with
Pederson Thresher Company, after
eating breakfast last Friday morn-
ing, while pulling his handkerchief
out of his pocket, also pulled out a
nice title rattlesnake about eighteen
inches long. The snake had evidently
crawled into his pocket the night be-
fore while his clothes were lying on
the ground.
Mr. Homer Bronstad who has been
attending the Clifton College sum-
mer session, returned home Tuesday
on account of sickness.
Mr. G. F. Kavanaugh of Carlton,
was a pleasant visitor in oiir city to-
day. Mr. Kavanaugh is a member of
the local wool and mohair associat-
tion and brought his wool in for de-
livery at Clifton Thursday.
The lightning that accompanied the
local shower last Friday was of a
dangerous character. Four persons:
Messrs. P. P. Wick man. Oscar Rohne,
Milton Knudson and Robert Howard
were struck down, while Mr. Rohne
was knocked unconscious for a few
moments. None of the four, however,
were injured. The incident occurred1
at noon, while they were threshing
X. which place was given first place for
its beauty.
Later as we drove through the city
with Mrs. Baldridge, on every street
we were confronted with lovely well
kept yard*. But the best improve-
ments since March must go to Mrs.
Caraway. Mr*. Claga Grimland’s is
to be admired for neatness and ar-
rangement of plants. The Homer Car-
penter place was picturesque with its
novel terrace. *
Mr*. Proffiitt met us at the entrance
of her home and we found the pur-
gola at the back was quite interesting
as it was both pretty and useful. The
Polk and Womack homes stand out
in cleanliness. Miss Clara Mixon’s
place was very pretty with its bloom-
ing daisies add zinnias. The C. 0. Nel-
son home with It* walks and flowers
was much admired. ,
In judging the homes that were
rented we found much interest had
been taken in keeping up and beau-
tifying each place, Mrs. Harold Hill
receiving first place for the prettiest
and Mrs. Pearson for the most* im-
proved since March.
In finishing our day's work
Mesdames Polk and Pederson
drove through your colored section,
and found much interest and many
improvements made to beautify the
There were not any cash prizes
given, but an order for $10.00 worth
shrubbery from Ramsey of Austin
will be given the following.
Prettiest yard by owner, Mrs. E. A. „ . .. .
Priddy; best Improved yard since first are gratifying. Mr. J, T. Jen-
son probably holds the highest
far, with twenty-three acres averag-
ing 96 bushels to the acre, being pro
duced over the county, but at least
no one doubts the accuracy of Mr.
Jenson’s acres.
judging, Mrs. Caraway; prettiest
rented yard, Mrs. Harold Hill; most
improved rented yard, Mrs. Carl
Pearson.
The prizes for the colored people
will be made up out of our own yards
and were awarded to the following
Mollie Moore, first; Malinda Smith,
second, Janie Sedberry, third.
—Civic Improvement Society.
CHRISTIAN BORRESON
Christian Borreson was born at
Ringsakers Prestegjeld, Hedemarken,
Norway, June 16th, 1850. He was
married October 26th, 1877. In 1884
he immigrated to this country with
his wife, coming to Bosque county
the 29th of November the same year
They made their home in the county
these many years living in Clifton the
last years.
Mr. Borreson had not been well for
with' some time, and last winter, when he
we undestood Jhat he was suffering with
cancer, he soon realized that these
was no hope of recovery. .
But he knew in whom he believd.
entrance to your city. They should; It is the glory of the Christian re
have due praise for their efforts. Injligion that it abounds with consola-
this section first prize went to Mollie tions under all conditions of life; nor
Moore, secofid to Malinda Smith,
third to Janie Sedberry.
All the homes in the contest were
so up-to-date that your judges were
often at a loss as how to grade them
and honorable mention might be made
of each.
is its benign influence confined to the
course of life, but even extends tc
death iself. The Redeemer is a ransom
for all who believe in His name. Life
is theirs! death is theirs;1 heaven is
theirs. Christen Borreson died June
24th. Funeral services were conduct-
We wish to thank you for your ed at 2 from the home and at 2:30
courtesy toward us, for your lovely
luncheon in the Mixon home and the
delicious cold plate at the Hall while
we were grading.
Sincerely,
Mesdames J. M. Hale, J. E. Robeftson
and Miss Gaines.
NOTICE TO FARMERS
Any one wanting cotton choppers,
call on A. W. Patterson, Clifton.
Several good choppers. ltp
INDIAN TRIBE
IN THE UNITED STATES
The income of the Osage Indian
tribe" of Oklahoma now amounts to
$20,000 per day; this money is being
paid the tribe in bonusei and royal-
ties by oil companies which have
leased their lands. They are the rich-
est tribe of Indians in the world end
now have in the United States treas-
ury $25,000,000 and on deposit in va-
rious banks $35,000,000.
from the Scandinavian Lutheran
church, on Friday, June 25th, by Rev.
O. T. Boe. Interment in Clifton
Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery. He
leaves his wife and one brother, Ma-
thias, of Clifton.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
July 4, 1926:
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship 11:00 a. m. Sub-
ject—-‘‘The New Covenant.”
Evening worship 8:00 p. m. Subject
—“Day and Night.”
Mid-week prayer service, Wednes-
day 8:00 p. m.
Friends are always welcome and
strangers will find a friendly home to
worship in.
M. Li Purcell, Pastor.
SPECIAL NEWS
FROM CAYOTE
By Special Correspondent
Mrs. Jim Jones of Mexia who was
reported last week as seriously sick
at a Dallas sanitarium is much bet-
ter and was able to be brought to her
mother's, Mrs. Moorman, here Sun-
day.
Miss Price Moorman is at home
again after spending several days at
Canyon City.;
Mr. Sidney Webb of Hillsboro vis-
ited his cousin, G. F. Scruggs and
family here on Wednesday of last
week.
, Hugo and Theodora Landgraf and
sisters attended the 26th birthday
celebration of their brother, Otto,
Sunday, who lives near Chase. They
report a large crowd of relatives and
friends present and a nice dinner was
enjoyed.
Mrs. Nora Littlepage and daughter,
Dorothy and Mrs. Vera Platt returned
to their home at Austin Monday after
2 weeks stay with their parents here,
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Sparks.
Mrs. Nichols of Morgan visited her
daughter, Mrs. D. J. Cutbirth, here
the first of this week.
Clarence Neill has been real sick
last week but is better.
W. T. Casey is visiting at Leroy.
This community was visited by an-
other big rain last. Saturday which
promises the farmers plenty of roast-
ing ears in a few days.
Arthur Marth has just recently
treated himself to a brand new Ford
coupe.
L. A. Eckert also rides in a brand
new Ford touring car.
Mr. Dudley White, candidate for
sheriff, was here Monday soliciting
votes. He was accompanied by his
daughter.
tonsilitis for several days, but is get-
at the thresher was also struck and
four head of cattle were killed for
Mr. Albert Bertelson across the road
about the same time.
Only a few crops have been
threshed at this time, but some of the
ting better.
J. L. Robejtson and wife and little
son of Aquilla were business visitors
here Monday. * 4 __
THE QUEEN THEATRE
“THE COOLEST SPOT IN TOWN”
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Zane Grey’s—
“BORN TO THE WEST”
—with Jack Holt. If you have red blood in your veins,
this picture is for you. Also—“HEART TROUBLE”—
Comedy, and Fox News.
Admission................................................i_______ 10 and 30c
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
Bebe Daniels in—
MISS BREWSTER’S MILLIONS
—from “Brewster’s Millions” by George Barr Mc-
Cutcheon. It’s .a peach of a story and you’ll laugh dur-
ing the whole picture. Also comedy—“BADLY
BROKE” and Fox News.
Admission.......................»............................................... lQc and 25c
Coming—“WHERE WAS I?”—REGINALD DENNY
TEXAS CONCORDIA
LEAGUE CONVENTION
Members of the Benacta Society are
very happy to^announce to the public
that they will again this year have
the pleasure of entertaining the Con-
vention of the Texas Concordia
League.
The League will hold its sixteenth
Annual Convention at the Scandina-
vian Lutheran church in this city on'
July 23rd to 26th, and the several
committees of the local society are
now busily engaged in perfecting
plans for the coming event.
This year the League will have the
pleasure of having as its honor guests
two of the very able pastors of the
Church: Rev. O. J. Preus of De For-
est, Wis., and Rev. Martin Norstad
of Red Wing, Minn. Rev. Norstad is
ALL CURRENCY TO
BE MADE SMALLER
You’ll hardly know whether it is
money or a merchandise after the
treasury’s committee on redesign of
the currency gets through.
Their plans for revamped paper
money are expected to save about
four million dollars a year and to pro-
vide much handier currency. Their
problem is to take care of the paper
money and let the coins take care of
themselves.
The proposals in brief, are to re-
duce the size of the bills by about
one-tiiird, to eliminate the yellow-
backs and make other color changes,
to simplify and Standardize
and to stop printing some of the lit-
tle used denominations. These propo-
sals arejiot yet official. They are re-
vealed now directly from the com-
mittee however, and are believed to
be virtually assured of adoption.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
has authority to make such changes
in the currency without consulting
congress. The committee on redesign
has been making exhaustive studies
for nearly a year and is expected to
report within a few months. After
the secretary orders the changes al-
most a year will be required for en-
graving the plates and for printing
and distribution.
“The department is convinced,”
*ayB a report from the capital, “that
our paper money system can be made
more economical and efficient and is
committed to improving it. Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Charles S.
Dewey, is the official directly in
charge of the expert committee on re-
design.
The change in size it expected to
be most radical. Even since the first
greenbacks were turned out during
the Civil War paper money has been
approximately 7.28 inches long and
3.04 inches wide. The new bills, it is
planned? will be 6 inches long and 2
1-2 inches wide.—Exchange.
NOTICE
There will bp no ball
Saturday
The “better and prettier yard cosi-
night at the Live Oak Hall on ac- , test” haa done much to keep Clifton
count of failure to secure orchestra, the prettiest and cleanest town in the
—Committee. , State
MEN
Men are what women marry. They
have two feet, two hands and some-
times two wives but never more than
one collar and one idea at one time.
Like Turkish cigarettes, men are
all made of the same material; the
only difference is that some are a lit-
tle better disguised than others.
Generally speaking, they may be
divided into' three classes; husbands,
bachelors and widowers. An eligible
bachelor is a mass of obstinacy en-
tirely surrounded by suspicion., Hus-
bands are of three varieties: prizes,
surprises and consolation prizes.
Making a husband out of a man
is one of the highest plastic arts
known to civilization. It requires
science, sculptors, common sense,
charity.
It is a physiological marvel that a
soft, fluffy, tender, violet scented
sweet little thiag like a woman
should enjoy kissing a big awkward
stubby chinned, ttfaacce and bay rum
man.
If you flatter a man it frightens
him to death, and if you don’t, you
bore him to death. If you permit him
to make love to you he get! tired of
you in the end, and if you dont he
gets tired of you in the beginning.
If you believe him in everything
you soon cease to interest him, and
if you argue with him in everything
you soon cease to charm him, if you
believe all he tells you he thinks you
are a fool; and if you don’t, he thinks
you are a cynic.
If you wear gay colors and a rough
and startling hat, he hesitates to
take you out; if you wear a little
brown toque and a tailor made, he
takes you out and stares all evening
at a woman in gay colors, rough and
a startling hat.
If you join him in his gaytties and
approve him in smoking, he swears
that you are driving him to the devil
and if you don’t approve of his smok-
ing and urge him to give up his gay-
eties he vows you are driving him to
the devil. If you are the clinging
vine type, he doubts whether you
have a brain, and if you are a mod-
ern woman, he doubt* whether you
have a heart. If you are silly, he
long* for a bright mate; and if you
are brilliant and intelligent, he longs
for a playmate. If you are popular
with otherjpen, he is jea^us; and if
you are not, he hesitates to marry a
wallflower.
GOSH DING ALL MEN
HOW.—Selected.
Young People’s Luther League.
Following the usual custom the
Convention there will.be three papers
presented fqr discussion. The first
paper listed on the program is “Loy*
alty to Christ” which is being pre-
pared and wiib be read by a member
of the Y. P. L. XT. of Waco. The sec-
ond paper, “The Power of the Gos-
pel” is to be given by a member of
the Dallas Luther League, and the
final paper, “Duties and Obligations
MISS ELIZABETH EAGLETON
BECOMES BRIDE OF A. S. HURST
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Eagleton, daughter of Mrs. D. F.
Eagleton, 1024 Hurt street, and A. S.
Hurst of Birmingham, Ala., took place
at 8 o’clock Tuesday at the Grand
Avenue Presbyterian church, with Dr.
T. S. Clyce officiating with the ring
ceremony.
The church was decorated with
palms and baskets of gladioli and
daisies. Prior to the ceremony Miss
Fern Pugh, accompanied by Mrs. W.
L. Baker, sang “Because” and “At
Dawning.” Mrs. Baker also played
the wedding march from Lohengrin.
The bride wore a dress of white
georgette over satin, trimmed in silk
lace, and a veil of embroidered tulle,
worn with white satin slippers. She
the Vice President of the National caried a shower bouquet of bride’s
roses and lilies-of-the-valley.
Miss Doris Eagleton, a sister of
the bride, was maid of honor. She
was gowned in pink georgette beaded
in seed pearls. She carried a bouquet
of Gladioli.
W - Butlerr Je, of- Galveston,
attended the bridegroom as best man.
The bridesmaids wore dresses in
rainbow colors and carried staffs on
which were maline bows matching
their dresses. Miss Bessie Grace Cun-
of Our Young People,” a very timely ningham of Eliasville was dressed in
topic will be given by a member of green georgette over green satin,
the local society. I Miss Jacqueline Bailey in yellow,
Watch for a more complete report i Miss Frances Roberts in orchid, and
of the program in a later issue, as all1 Miss Elizabeth Jones in apricot,
details as yet have not been worked Little Betty Jean Cole, who was the
out by the committee. flower girl, wore a frock of white
Make your plans now to attend 1 georgette' trimmed in taffeta ruffles,
these sessions. Frank Moring, Jr., of Ladonia Car-
ried the ring in a gladioli.
The ushers were Willis Duff and
PROMPT INSURANCE
On the 28th of April, George Wal- Rob€rt Baker-
ter Smart of Lueders, Texas, applied i The bridegroom and Rev.
to the Kansas City Life Insurance Co. are graduates of Austin
for a policy of $2,000.00, the policy to
tfe issued on the 20 pay life plan, car-
rying total disability and double in-
demnity features. At the time the
agent accepted this application he
ocllected from the applicant in cash
College.
Mr. and Mrs. Hurst left immedately
after the ceremony for Clifton, Tex-
as where they will visit Mr. Hurst’s
parents. From there they will go to
New Orleans and then to Blueridge
the annual, premium of $47.00. The1 N- tt,bere tbey W*H spend the
application was duly approved by the
company, but before the policy was
delivered, the applicant, Mr. Smart,
met with an auto accident. He lin-
gered for several days but died as a
result of his injuries. His beneficiary
therefore was entitled to double in-
demnity protection and as soon as the
proofs of death were properly com-
pleted and approved by the company,
the company’ check for $4000.00, be-
ing double the fa*e amount of the
policy, was paid to the administrator
of this young man’s estate. The set-
tlement of this claim emphasizes the
month of July.
Mr. and Mrs. Hurst will be at home
in Birmingham, Ala., where Mr.
Hurst is connected with the Y. M.
C. A.—Sherman Democrat.
METHODIST CHURCH
What is the Church? Just what
does the Church mean to you. Merely
a place to go on Sunday as a matter
of form? A vague institution that
“does good work?” —.
The churches of the country are its
greatest bulwark against the forces
that are constantly battering at the
prompt and efficient manner in which j base of civilization. The churches are
our company handles death claims. j the greatest single force for good in
the world.
We do not believe there is any com-
pany who strives harder to give im- You owe it to yotu-self and your
mediate attention to matters of this posterity to attead crvurch regularly
kind than do the officials of the Kan- Come next Sunday. There’s a cordial
sas City Life.
Oscar J. Rea,
ltc Special Agent, K. C. Life.
CHICKEN PIE DINNER
sincere welcome for you. Come!
T. G. Story, P. C.
Miss Margaret Powell of Gatesville
was here last week the guest in the
The Methodist ladies will serve j home of her brother, J. N. Powell.
chicken pie dinner in the Texas Stores j ........——
Co. grocery department, Saturday. NEW FIXTURES FOR
July 3. Chicken pie 26c, ice tea 5c,
coffee 5c, cake 5c, pie 5c, fruit salad
10c. ltc
CLIFTON POST OFFICE
The new fixtures are now being in-
stalled in the post office and changes
The Allen Chevrolet Company has I made to comply with the require
moved into the building across the
street south of the Farmers State
Bask ’’between the Magnolia Filling
Station and Hoff Bros. Garage. Mr.
Allen says he had more storage room
ANY- and a better place to display his stock
of cars at this new place of business.
mens* of the post office department.
The post office equipment of our
■town is now up to .that required by '
towtis much larger than Clifton. The
post office building has also been
given a new coat of paint, both in*
side and out.
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