The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1912 Page: 2 of 8
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Our Great Easter Said
Which began Saturday, March 23, is now running in full blast, and just as we predicted, in spite of rain and mud, our store was[crowded Saturday
with eager purchasers. The crowd has increased in number each day and our business has increased in proportion, for which we thank each and
every one of our friends and customers. Remember, this is no shopworn stock, but a new and up-to-date stock of Clothing, Dry Goods, Hats,
Shoes and Furnishing Goods. We have just received by express a line of manufacturer’s samples of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s trimmed Hats.
We bought them cheap and they are priced lower than the lowest. A look at them will convince you that they are the cheapest line you ever saw,
considering the quality.
THESE ARE SOME OF OUR PRICES:
Staples
All our f>c and 6c Cslicoes will be sold at 4 p
per yard................................... *Tu
Apron Check Gingham. 7cts, will be sold at Cp
per yard..................................... du
Amoskeag Gingham, 10 and 12 l-2c grade, will be Op
Lawns, 5 and 6c grade, will be sold at per 4 p
yard............................................. tu
Gold Medal Bleached Domestic, yard wide, will Op
be sold at per yard ............................. Uu
Soft finish Bleached Domestic, yard wide, 4 lp
Percale, lOand 12 l-2c quality, at per Op
yard ............................................. Ob
A nice line of Silk Voile, all colors, 50c grade QQp
now per yard.................................. Jdb
Men's Clothing
All $20.00 Men's Suits, latest Spring and Sum- 014 OL
mer styles, at........................01 HiOJ
Our $15.00 Men’s Suits all go Jjj
Our $K0O and $10.00 Men’s Suits, during this 0C CH
sale at................................ OwivU
Men's Pants
Our $5.00 and $0.00 Pants now selling at per 0Q QC
pair ...... OwiOd
Our $5 50 and $1.00 Pants now selling at per QQ
Our $2.00 and $2.50 Pants now selling at per J| gjj
Hats
John B. Stetson Hats. $5,00 grade, to go during 0Q A C
this sale at................................ wvitv
A large reduction on all other Men s Hats.
Shoes for Everybody
A full line of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s
Shoes and Slippers
Our $3.00 and $3.50 Ladies’ Shoes and Slippers
Our $2.50 Quality Ladies’ Shoes or Slippert (|g
Our $2.00 Quality Ladies’ Shoes or Slippers
Our $5.00 Men’s Shoes now selling 0Q QC
at......................................... vwiav
Our $1.00 and $4.50 Men’s Shoes now selling gQ
Our $2.00 Men’s Shoes now selling 01 4 0
at........................................7.. .. OIitO
Men's Hose
A nice line of Men’s Silk Hose, 35c quality, at OQp
per pair..................................... ZOb
15c grade Men s Hose now selling at per Qa
pair................................................vu
Tan or Black Hhse now selling at per 7*
pair...................... lb
Men’s White Hemstitched Handkerchiefs Qa
each ........................................... 0 b
A full line of Laces and Embroideries at Lowest Prices. A nice line of Ladies’ White Shirt Waists and
a splendid line of Ladies’ Silk Hose from 29c up. Remember the place and come early and often. Bring
your family and friends with you. - - - - - ------
CLIFTON CASH STORE
M. ROSENSTEIN, Manager
Scores the Contingent Fees.
Dr W. E. Sturgis of San An
gelo, read a paper before the
State Medical Association in its
annual meeting at Amarillo, in
which he scored unmercifully
that class of the medical frater-
nity who make a profession of
giving “expert” testimony in
damage suit cases fora part of
the damages when such are col
lected from the railroads.
Dr. Sturgis emphatically
stated thai about S5 per cent of
the “incurable” cases are per
manentely cured when the slave
of a good healthy damage fee is
collected by the “incurable”
The people in Hunt county are
only too familliar with the fact
that what Dr. Sturgis states is
in a measure true in our own lit
tie bailiwick.
The cotingent fee is not only
unwholesome for the medico,
but it is equally unwholesome
for the attorney and his general
line up ot “contingent assist
ants. ”
The contigent fee is simply a
part of the damage to be collect-
ed and is usually half the said
damage at this particular coun-
ty seal. This half can be divided
with medical or other assistants
into smaller percentages until
forces and powers with a tinan
cial interest at stake are brought
to bear in the interest of the
“poor unfortunate and peiman-
ently maimed” victim who has j
suffered at the hands of a heart-1
less corporation, that apparent- j
| ly wears a smile while fattening i
ion the bl<X)d of the down trodden j
citizenship of the land until an'
ordinary jury is overwhelmed | foe anywhere, and if carried out
INSURANCE
For Fire, Life, Accident, Hail,
Tornado, Live Stock and all
Kinds of Insurance. -
Money to Loan on Real Estate
H.W. HERING
with the earnestness and ‘ truth-
fulness'' of all this disinterested
force who are fighting for human
ity egainst the great heartless
corporations of the land.
This “contingent fee” bus-
iness even goes so far that print
ers are offered brief printing at
a double price when a suit is
won and no fee when said suit is
lost. If the said printer also
prints a newspapei he is likely
to at once grow sympathetic
with “permanently" maimed
humanity” whose permanent in-
jury can be thoroughly estab-
lished out of the mouth of a
great medical “expert” whose
"contingent” fee in the case is
about twelve times the size of
his own, and the public fails to
get a fair and impartial account
of this case in which there are
various and sundry "contingent
fees" involved along with the un-
fortunate victim who li.i> suffer-
ed a collision with a railroad.
\Ye need a legislature that will
up ingent
■ : hat all
i d, far
lamag*
■ t-sal in
< mired*
pright
nd as
honor
onduet.
f WHY EXPERIMENT
With Trancient. so called “Horse Shoers
Whei
by ai
rid dr
I ‘ (-’o., a
When you can have that horse shod <ricntjficaliy
by an up-to-date workman who ha* driven and
ridden horses over the rocky hil* 1* el Bosque
Co., and dog holes of the W ost.
WE CHALLENGE THE STATE
Try Us And be Convinced
W. K. GOLDEN, Clifton, Texas.
put a crimp in th
fee. Not that we bC!.-\<
contingent lees or' ta i.
from that.
The con; in gent
suits is Well lligil
Te\ is. and there are i.
(if t he most capah" ana
lawyers who take them
soeiate none ot her thus
able actions witii their
But still, lawyers are iust made
out of clay, and some o»' them of
rather a moderate and xceed
tngly pliable product of the
earth. Hence the honorable
man is not hurt and the ambu
lance chasers and other unright
eous adjuncts of tnis system are
stopped from their unholy act
ion when this "contingent fee"
is cut out.
Dr. Sturgis compla us ..if the
low level to which ths system
brings h:s n qlessioi: hut his
profession is only a part. We
grant that-it is a most important
part, but there
lifting about
to its logical conclusion, the
hired man will soon be conduct
ing some scheme with a set of
pettifoppers to rob his landlord
when the said hired hand hap-
pens to be without character.
Every citizen would profit by
a wholesome adjustment of the
growing damage suit industry,
and it is high time legislation
was forthcoming along this line.
When a doctor visits a patient, i
he doesen’t promise to do the
work free if he dies and charge,
$50 if he lives. He just makes aj
decent charge for his service and
collects whether he plants his
man or not.
A lawyer does not promise a
criminal to do his work free if i
he goes to the pen and charge
$500 if he saves him. He just
takes a morgage on his horse,
cows and pigs and sells them
I after his man gets in the pen.
iTIieue is no reason why a legiti.
■ mate fee should not fie charged
for all professional service ren-
dered and this is perfectly
. wholesome while the contingent
fee is questionable.
That which is wholesome
snoiild always i»e prep-i red as
a mins* that which is question-
able. (Jreenville Messenger.
Repels Attack of Death.
Km .cars ago tan ‘..ct'.r-
i >• I had only two years in
This startling statement «a, n a
Stillman Preen. Malaoliit.
'T'hey tniil me I would die >. -i,
sumption. It was up to me i •;
Post lung medicine and 1 ft. e;!t,
Lodge Directory.
A. F. & A. M. Clifton Lodge
No. 360. meets on Saturday night
on or before full moon.
Edgar Kirkland, W. M.
Visiting
Wednesday nights,
brothers welcome.
Geo. W. Town ley. N. G.
E. L. Duke. Sec.
R. A M. Clifton Chapter No.
232, meets every Monday night
after full moon in each month
H. H. Killion. H. R
Regina Chapter No. 233 O. E.
S. meets-on Monday night on or
before full moon each month.
Wii.uk E. Bkooks. W. M.
Vikgik Bass. Secretary.
K. of P. Clifton Lodge No. 257
meets every Thursday night.
Visiting Knights invited.
John G. Bekken, C. <’.
1. O. O. F. ("lit ton Lodge No.
4E meets every first and third
j W. <). W. Bosque Valiev Camp
! No. 2H? meets second and fourth
! Tuesday nights.
S. W. Davis, C. C.
L. L. Duke, Clerk.
K. O. T. M. M. Clifton Tent
j 1175 meets 2nd and 4th Friday
mights J. W. Ci in, Com.
E. S. Parks, F. K.
To Mothers and Others ^
w.thout a jar, shock or disturbance,
isthe awful sjieed of earth through
space. We wonder at such ease of
nature.s movement, and so do those
who take Dr. King's New Kite Pills.
Ko griping, no distress, just thorough
work that brings good health and lire
feelings. 25c all druggists.
TOM
■'Vv fine jack will make the season at
my farm 12 miles east of Clifton, tie
i"s a black, with white nose, and from
the Paul Downing fine jack. It wii pay
those wanting good mules to call and
investigte this jack. Price to insure
colt ten dollars
G. C. Jeanes,
Roswell, Texas.
con-
the
i use
Dr. King's New Discovi. it was
well 1 did. for today 1 an : King and
believe 1 owe my life • thi^s great
throat and lung cure th.r has cheated
’.ho grave of anothc . ictira.'' Its
folly to suffer with i-ougl,». colds or
other throat and . g troubles now.
Take the cure that'' 'ifest. Price 50c
and $1.00. Tria' dottle free at All
1 iruggists.
Flat at the Clifton Lunch Room
in the Brooks building. Oysters
is nothing up-|served in any style. All kinds
anti scent short orders.
the
| WHEN YOU WANT THE BEST |
IEAT AT!
THE CLIFTON .LUNCH ROOM
I J. T. TORRENCE. Prop.
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1912, newspaper, March 29, 1912; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth797026/m1/2/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.