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Oklahoma His Society
OLDEST OKLAHOMA NEWSPAPER. REPUBLICAN FOR PRINCIPLE.
THE
BEAVER
HERALD.
VO).. XXII.
BEAVER BEAVER COUNTY OKLAHOMA THURSDAY AUGUST 20 1908.
NO 10
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Ci Local News. j$
Two autos came In from the railroad
this morning.
Sugar cured hams and bacon at the
' City .Meat Market
The citizens arc having a public well
dug on top of the hill in Douglass ave-
nue. If you need anytiiino in printing
remember the Hkkai.d ofllce docs it
right.
Wagon loads of watermelons from
the farms around Heaver are coming
in almost daily.
F J. Birdsall of Madison was in
Heaver yesterday attending to elec-
tion board matters.
The first northor of the summer blow
in yesterday afternoon and the weath-
er was quite cliilly this morning.
"WANTED To buy some threshed
oats See me or write J. W. Mitchell
Liberal mail carrier Heaver Okla'.
Pure lard at 10c per lb. at the City
Meat Market. Ask for wholesale
price. Lard bucket taken in trade.
The whole Heaver section was visit-
ed with a splendid rain lajt Thursday
night from which much good will re-
sult. LOST LADY'S COAT On road be-
tween Heavur and TifTen. Finder
leave with Tyler it Co. Heaver
Oklahoma.
Commissioner Uraidwood took a va-
cation Saturday evening and Sunday
and rested up at his farm home south-
west of town.
Report comes from Mr. Willhour
that the surveying corps of the H. V.
& N. V. railroad is expected to reach
Hooker by Saturday night.
There was a young gentleman in the
city tliis week from the Huffalo section
who reports the corn in those parts as
r burnt up by the hot winds.
WANTED A girl for general houso-
work. See or write
Mas. Nkttxe Bnow.v
Beaver Okla
John Hummel of Oklahoma City
was hero the latter pa-t of last week
on a visit to his daughter Mrs. Bruns
and to look after business intersts.
FOR SALE
mules ; none
blemish.
Two
over 7
spans
years
of work
old. No
Mas. C. A. Melton.
J. E. George and Robert Wood and
their wives of Liberal came over to
Heaver Friday in Mr. George's ponder-
ous'auto. to look after business mat-
ters. Jacob Bcrcnds and J- S. Shaffer of
Englewood both substantial friends of
tlic Hkram) were in Heaver since our
last issuo and paid this ofTiuc an appre-
ciated visit.
S. fl' Drake one of Elmwood's sub-
stantial farmers was heio Saturday
on business took timo to call at our
sanctum and sass the pro tern editor a
round or two.
A great number of Heaver people
attended tho big reuion at Floris last
week. They report a large crowd and
n big time but most of them camo
homo sunburned.
Dr. Makemson of Knowlcs and
daughter Miss Ethel of Lawton v.-ere
hero Saturday tomako final proof and
whilo in the city made the IIkrami
oillco an appreciated visit.
II M. Barnes and wife formerly of
Beaver but now of Ochiltree Toxas
were here Monday enroute homo.
They called on the IIkkald and or-
dered it sent to them for a year.
White A Eiieiibii arc moving tnoir
blacksmith shop bauk to tho west end
of the lot thus leaving tho front cor-
ner vacant but it is rumored that a
nice cement business house will be
built thero soon.
A splendid danco was given last eve-
ning at the K. P. hall In honor of Mr.
and Mrs. I. N. Hart who are visiting
here from Woodward. Tho evening
was cool and pleasant and tho large
nilmbor in attendalico speuk of a spon-
did evening's enjoyment
Tho average citizen of Beaver is slow
in getting acquainted with a stranger
yet ho is courteous and civil; but if a
stranger shows tho symptoms of a
boot-legger ho will get a following
from the aftor-dark crowd that would
make the averoge candidato turn
green with envy. That crowd warms
up to that stranger right now.
TIME TO CLEAN UP.
Stale and County Health Boards
Urge Its Importance.
Itulhldtial Property Owners and Ten-
ants Should Perform the Task.
At no distant day the timo of year
for the death and decay of vegetation
will bo at hand and everyone should
know that from decaying vegetation
comes the germs that cause different
kinds of disease.
Everyone knows that a cesspool or
stagnant water on the premises will
become more and more filthy each day
it is permitted to remain and also
know that it is from such places that
come the deadly typhoid and diptlie-
ria germs.
It is also known that a filthy closet
or back yard is rank with the disease
germs that cause sickness and death
in thousands of instances.
And that back ally where is (lumped
slops decayed fruit and all kinds of
dirty things not wanted in the house
not only presents a sloven and unsight-
ly appearance but the disease germ
lurks there also.
You knew oil these thing? Yes?
AVell then why don't you clvau up?
If you have a homo and family and
friends and know these dangers are
around you you are taking a great
risk to let them remain.
There is no law to compel anyone to
clean and keep clean their premises or
if there is such law it is a dead letter
but there should besuh a law and its
rigid enforcement required. In the
absence of such law. it is up to the
property owner and tenant to exhibit
their native pride in showing by their
work what they call cleanliness.
Let the watchword be "Ci.kan Up."
The Floris Reunion.
The first annual Settlers' Reunion at
Floris was held last week and has
passed into history as a grand success.
It was good to be there for there the
old timer met the new comer neigh-
bor met neighbor and old friends met
and new friends made and a general
renewal of former acquaintances was
mad'e and hundreds laid aside the bur-
dens of tne day for a short term of
rest and recreation and it was good to
do so for the glad scenes and inci-
dents witnessed thero will linger long
and pleasantly in the memories of all
those who attended.
The managers of the reunion are
gratified at its Bticcets and arc to be
congratulated for adopting the meth-
ods that drew together and held for
three days the largest concourse of
people that have been together in any
place for many a day.
That the large advertisement of the
reunion that ran through a couplo of
issues of the llKHAtn played avery im-
portant part in attracting public atten-
tion to tho occasion cannot bo gain-
sayed and that the management
adopted the wise and proper course to
gain general publicity cannot be de-
nied for tho result so proves.
Wo presume the annual reunion at
Floris will be perpetuated and if bo
and tho present management is retain-
ed we have no fear in predicting suc-
cess for each coming year.
Six Mile drccting.
Wo appreciate the nice rains wo aro
having. The crops wo havo are look-
ing lino.
Mrs Delilah Clark is visiting her
son A.H. Hrown and family this week.
Some of the Judd families are iim-
proving rapidly but some aro improv-
ing very slowly.
Mr. Patterson and Miss Minnie Wil
liams were married last Thursday at
Balko.
A tew families went together nnd
hadu nico Ice cream supper Saturday
night at Goo. Jones'. All had a good
time.
Alonzo brown anil Mr. Rush made a
business trip to Liberal recently for
Mr B-ilick.
People of this district aro working
for thu rural route and are hoping it
will soon be in operation
Mrs.Reddick's sisters from Missouri
who havo been visiting her started for
their home Saturduy.;
Ora Hops has returned to Beaver
county from Kiowa lie is a brother
of John Hops.
Clyde Brown spent Saturday Sun-
day and Monday with Molburn Baker
on the Northcross place.
Sunday schpol ia progressing nicely
Everybody cordially invited Timo
changed to 10 o'clock every Sunday
morning.
Bill Reddick and family John Hops
and family- were visitors Sunday at the
home of Mr. Walters of Cottonwood.
REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION.
Ratifies All Nominations and
Adopts Sound Platform
Declare for Enactment of Wholesome
Laws That Will Build Up and Re-
flect Credit Upon Oklahoma.
Pursuant to call tho State Conven-
tion of representative republicans from
all sections of our new state met last
week in Oklahoma City and renewed
allegiance to the principles of republi-
canism and adopted a sound sensible
platform and goes before the people
with principles that will create enthu-
-sinsm and result in a grand victory for
all nominees both stato and national.
Tho platform favors the salo of
state school lands the establishment
of separate schools for tho races the
strict enforcement of tho prohibitory
law denounces democratic extrava-
gance in state alTairs and condemns
tho primnry election law.
It disapproves tho acts of democrat-
ic lcadeos calculated to raise up class
strugglo in Americanism thus creat-
ing strire among a united people.
"LktTiik People Know" is tho re-
publican slogan.
They declaru for complete protection
of labor declaring that labor and capi-
tal aro the handmaidens of prosperity.
They condemn the cumbersome and
defective legislation and expensive
election law and demand its repeal.
They denounce as infamous the dem-
ocratic policies which have retarded
the output of thu natural resources of
our state.
They denounce the creation of fancy
high salaried boards and expensive
olllccs by the democratic state admin
istration as gross extravagance.
They declaro for the election of U.S.
Senators by direct vote of tho people
and demand that the names of senato-
rial nominees be placed on tho regular
election ballot.
They declaro for the enactment of
good and wholesomo legislation that
will build up and reflect credit upon
our new state.
Every proceeding of the convention
was harmonious and it is up tho state
electorato Every voter should gbt
busy and put his shoulder to the wheel
and help to roll up C handsome major-
ity for all republican nominees which
will mean a sound and sane govern
ment of the people by the people and
for tho people.
Premium Shears are Here.
Our premium shears havo come and
will bo mailed out to those entitled to
tham Monday. If you know yourself
to be so entitled and will call at the
Ukuald ofllce tomorrow or Saturday
we will deliver tho shears to you in
perbon. Seo the big oiler on tho last
page of this issuo.
Fredrick Becker
Auctioneer
Livestock and Merchandise
Madison Oklahoma.
Call or write.
Blucgrass.
Wo regret to notice that several
parts of tho county aro reporting dry
weather. H is dilTercnt with us.
Mr. Seacord preached at Bluegrass
last Sunday. Ho has an appioutmeut
there every two weeks. Uev. Hayes
of Spoernioru fills Rev. Barnes' ap-
pointment at Bluugrass next Sunday
evening.
There will bo a mueical entertain-
ment at Bluegrass next Friday eve-
ning benefit to go to the Epworth
League.
Haying is progressing nicely in spitu
of recent rains.
lla.ul Van Giesou helped Mrs. Spohu
a few days last week.
Frank Maple and samily wore down
from Beaver last Sunday.
Crops and gardens looking lino in
this vicinity and ovorybody is happy.
Plenty of rain cattle fat and sleek!
buyers coming thick and plenty good
coJn and lots of hogs.
Robert Patton is making improvents
on his place.
Dell Armstrong is building a new
residence
Frank JWulIij butchers a flno voal
pnee a week and peddles it out. for the
good of his neighbors.
Three hundred and fourteen dollars
was raised at one ico cieam supper 3
miles' northwest of Madison for tho
purpose of building a new Methodist
church.
Everything progressing down this
way.
SERIOUS CHARGE.
Prominent Citizens Held
Cattle Stealing.
For
A Couple of Cow-Punchers Implicated
Tuesday morning the the town was
amazed when Jus. J). Mahoney and
Homer F. Myers butchers and Hob
and Walter MeComas cow-punchers
were all arrested and locked up on the
chargti of stealing cuttle.
Tuesday afternoon they nppeared
before Justice McClure and ' their
bonds fixed at UKK) each pending the
preliminary examination which will oc-
cur Saturday Mahoney and Myers
gave bond for their appearance and
tho MeComas boys went back to jail.
Tho complaints wore sworn out by
Charley Light the owner of the two
cows in tho possession of those men at
the time of the arrest
It seems that a number of the cattle
men have been losing cattle recently
and have been watching proceedings in
a quiet way for somo time Monday
they concluded that their cattle wer'
being butchered and sold out hero in
Liberal.
Monday night a couplo of officers
laid in wait at tho Mahoney it Myers
slaugher pens and as the night advanc-
ed the MeComas brothers drove in two
beeves and yarded them. Tho watch-
ers identified them and allowed them
to go away unmolested. Shortly af-
terwards a couplo of olllcers followed
them home and made the arrests while
they were stillunsaddling thoirinounts
and preparing for bed.
The watch at the slaughter pen was
ontinued and apout four o'clock on
Tuecday morning Mahoney and Myers
arrived and at once went to work.
They killed one of tho cows and wore
skinning thu head when the olllcers
went in on them and proceeded to
mako the arrests.
Mr. Light was at once notified. He
came in and identified the stock as his
and proceeded to mako out a formal
complaint charging the four men with
tho theft. Tho warrants were served
by ihe sheriff.
Later in tho dny a soarch warrant
was issued and tho hide vat at the
slaughter pens was opened disclosing
but live hides a shipment having been
Hindu a short time ago. Of those live
hides two of them showed thu Light
brand one the T. F. Hopkins brand
and one thu E. 0. Pilo brand. Thu
other was unbrauded.
Since this affair has been opened up
to the public a number of stock men
have come forward with the statement
that they havo missed cattle for the
past year and could find no trace of
them.
John Schmidt a farmer and stock
man who lives six miles north of town
says he has lost a score or more of cat
tle in the past twelve mouths. Others
tell of losing from one to five.
Tho MeComas boys llvu near the
Chas Light ranch and keep their
horses in tho Light pasturu. They
have been seen frequently rldiugabout
thu pasture but as they had their
horses there nothing was thought of it.
Mrs. Light reports that on Monday
they were in tho pasture riding around
amoiiK tho stock. Tlioy woro probably
at this lime sizing up the buenh and
deciding which cattlo to drivo off that
night.
Tho preliminary trial will bo hold
beforo Justice McCIuro on Saturday
at which timo there will doubtless be
further developments in the case
Liberal Independent.
Pulled at Sands City.
At the Sands City picnic last Sat-
urday gambling seems to havo been
the order of tho Jay although not on
tho program. Some of our second
nine ball team' report that tho first
performance which gteoted their vis-
ion upon arrival thero wni somo par-
ties shooting craps on tho grantl stand.
There was a chuckltick game too; and
that'll whero tho sheriff "took a hand"
unexpectedly to the participants in
tho game nod gentlemen of tho cloth
woro immediately arraigned Leforo tho
proper officers and were fined heavily.
S. S. Ferguson gaining device $10)
and costs; E G. Blanton gambling
$25 and costs v A.H. Walker gambling
$25 and cost ; II. M. Crosby gambling
$2."j and costs ; Oliver Jones gambling
2. and costs J. C Fleming was also
fined $25 and cost for carrying conceal-
ed weapons All theso parties are re-
ported to have been from tho Doby
Springs country and somo of them
doubtless did not know thoy woro vio-
Jating tho law and to thoso thib expe-
rience is an expensive lesson.
Tho new premium shears wo aro gtv-
ing to subscribers aro both useful audi
ornamental. Come in and seo them.
SPRINGFIELD RACE
RIOTS.
Lynch Law in Shadow of Illi-
nois State Capitol.
Kills Negro Near Lincoln's (lrae
J Dead ami 50 Wounded In Race
Riot Mob Violence Rampant.
Special dispatches from Springfield
Illinois of tho RUli tell of a tragic
state (.( alTnirj in that elTeto metropo-
lis resulting from a race riot which
began there the night previous
Two white men were killed uno fa-
tally wounded and one negro lynched
and more than half a hundred persons
injured nnd two score of houses most-
ly occupied by negroes burned to the
ground as a result of a negro brute
dragging a white lady from her home
into her garden and committing crimi-
nal assault
After a night of riot arson and
bloodshed many whiles were missing
and it Was known that scores of ne-
groes had been dragged away wounded
and dying Early in thu morning
there was a slight cessation of rioting
hut during the forenoon assumed
an alarming condition.
Negroes swarmed back into the east
end heavily armed and a night of ter-
ror was imminent. Olllcers and mili
tia were powerless. Soldiers! had been
taken and their arms appropriated to
the use of tho mob. Whites are com-
ing in from nearby towns to help in
the race war tint) ' thousands of men
are swarming tho streets. The whole
business portion of the city is demoral-
ized and thu larger stores lmvo closed
to avoid trouble and loss by lire raidH
and robbery. Many citizens and wom-
en and children aro leaving thu city
for places of safety.
Troops havo been rushed to thu city
from all parts of thu statu. Negroes
are leaving by trains trolly cars and
many on fool. At 3 :00 a. in. a negro
was hanged on thu public square by a
mob and his body riddled with bullets.
In the latest dispatches received it
is indicatod that a scmblaucu of ordur
has buen restored and tho -1200 troops
on thu ground'clalm to havo tho ritua-
tio'n well in hand yet ronowed out-
breaks are constantly looked for.
Educational Addresses
Profcs?ors Perry and White of Lau-
rence Friends Academy Gatonro plan-
ning a scries of ovening enter tain-
ments in Beaver county at tho follow-
ing places and dates:
Monday evening August iM Caley;
Tuesday 25th Ivanhoo; AVednenday
20th Logan; Thursday 27th SttiiBot;
Friday 28th Sophia; Saturday !2!)tli
Floris Each entortaimcut at 8:30 p.
in. and arc given freo.
The Campaign is On.
in earnest. Who will bu president? To
form your opinions and keep in touch
witli tho progress of tho campaign you
will naetl first-class nuwspaper.s.
Wu lmvo arranged whereby you can
got The Dallas Scmi-Wcckiy News
and The Beaver Herald both for $1.75
cash.
This gives you a livo metropolitan
paper and a livo local paper three pa-
pers each week not only through the
campaign ami election nut lor one
whole year. Placo your ortier now
with Tub Hi:uai.i Beaver Okla.
Heaver's second nine bull learn is
feeling proud of itself. It is cleaning
up all surrounding second nines as fast
as it gets to them. If tho boys keep on
improving they may soon Income the
first nine.
Editor lltimiston of Sands City was
hurt) Saturday to tleposit tiiu surplus
funds ho has accumulated from newt-
paper business over thore. Ho will
bring a larger vehicle next time iik tho
heft of the coin sprung thu front :ulu
of his buggy.
Thore was a rumor that a bunch of
boot-leggers worked tho Floris reunion
last week and that when our hhoriir
got wind of their doing ami started
after them ihoy matlu a homo run and
beat thu shurilT to thu Kansas line.
Only one was arrested.
One man is reported to havo gotten
drunk on boot-leg boozo at Floris ouo
day last wcjik. Ho was a warm num-
ber for a while ami became quite bois-
te-ri-ous. but Shoriir Miller took him
. i .... i i.. . .. .1. . . .
in cuargu ami in two or inree uay s
tlmu had him cooled down to normal.
Charlie Babb an old timur from tr-u
Kiowa vinttctl our tleu lust Saturday
and told many interesting iticidoiitH of
old timo Beaver county. He is now a
traveling . salesman for the Wichita
Wholesalo Cigar Company and Is sell-
lug to dealers all the best brands of
standard tsinokurs. Ho reports good.
sutcibs.
HE KILLED UNDER
UNWRITTEN LAW
Capt. Mains U. S. A. Avenges
Wife's Alleged Dishonor.
PircsScx en Shots Into Victim While
Itrothcr With Oun Keeps all
Bystanders at liny.
Hayside L. I Aug. 15 Captain P.
C lining Jr. U H. A. It red seven
bullots from a revolver into William
E. Annis of New York owner and
publishor of Burr Mcintosh's Monthly
nnd other magazines latu today on tho
landing stnge of tho Baysido Yacht
Club Flushing. Annis whom Halns'
brother had accused of having been
imbroperly attentive to the captain's
wife died in the Flushing hospital a
few hours after the shooting A crowd
of gayly dressed women nut! yachts-
men among whom was Mrs. Annis
witnessed tho tragedy
Captain Mains accompanied by his
brother walked to the landing stage
of the club as Annis and a club mem-
ber named Ilnrwiiy were disembarking
from a boat and at once opened
lire on Annis. Annis attempted to got
behind llarway but Captain Haiti
reached under Ilarway's arm and emp-
tied his revolver upon his enemy.
Immediately there was commotion
on the club hoiiso veranda. Mrs. An-
nis fainted ami n dozen yachtsmen
rushed to thu llont to thu assistance of
nnis. Hoforo they could get to tho
side of tho wounded man tliu captain's
brother whipped out a revolver and
threatened to shoot the first man who
interfered. Annis had two bullets in
ids abdomen one in tho arm an two in
his legs.
A dispateli from AVnshlngton stales
that both tho captain and Mrs. llains
have friends thoro who havo kept closo
track of an application for divorce filed
by him last Juno and they recall tho
fact that lie eloped with liia wife a
Miss Claudia Libby of Winthrop
Mass. in 1000 when a school girl of 10.
So far as is known thoro thoy had liv-
ed happily together until May when ho
returned from a trip to tho Pacific
coast on a summons from his brother
who claimed to havo mado discoveries
of Improper conduct on tho part of
Mrs. llains.
To these Charges slto makes a most
vehement denial and says that her lifo
witji him lias been one continuous tor-
ture That when he filed suit againt
her his purpose was to marry another
woman and ndds: "On May 29 my
husband satuo to my home at Fortress
Monroe in a rnge Ho ordered mo to
my room and then accused mo of aw-
ful things. Ho saitl I was faithless.
He lied. I am innocent of all charges;
J never did anything wrong and thero
is not an atom of truth in his allega-
tions against me."
Joc Norris Chairman
Tuesday of last week at a ineetlng of
the State Republican Central Commit-
tee in Oklahoma City Hon. Joe Norris
uf. Guthrie was selected as chairman
trf thatconiniilteo for thu ensuing two
years to succeed Charles Huntor.
The meeting was one of harmony
mid enthusiasm mid nil arc to work to
tho end of a glorious victory for all
republican nominees national and
Htatn. m
(let Your R.P.D. Boxes Ready
Patrons on tho now rural route to
begin hcrvieo out of Heaver Sopt 1st
tdiotild gel their mail boxes up and
everything in readiness to receive thu
service. No mail can bo delivered to
patrons along the route unless they
provide shomselves with an approved
mail bo Remember this and bu
ready.
District Court Dates.
Benvor County Beginning on thu
21th day of August W08 and may con-
tinue to the Pith day of Sept. lftU-S.
Texas County Beginning on tho Mtli
if.y of September HHS anil may con-
la line lo the :ird day of October 1D0S.
Cimarron County Regaining on thu
Till tiuy of October 100K and niay con-
linuu to the 2Hrd day of October 1008.
Catholic Services
J'athor 'OannU of Hooker wilt bp in
Btrivur Saturday August 22nd and .will
conduct Oatholiuiwvicert. All Catho-
lics aro urged to bo present.
Chattel Mortgage .
'.Blanks for sale at tho IIkkalii ollico
in any quantity desired. Soudor bring
la your order .
Archer S. Barrow
Auctioneer and Live Stock "Salesman.
Will crv Hit uh nnywliuro. Auureus
Floris Oklahoma K. P D. No. 2.
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