The Beaver Herald. (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 49, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 14, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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BEAVER. BEAVER COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY MAY 14 1914.
No. 49
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The MILLINERY STORE
Fresh New .Stock of Dry Goods Ke ady-Madc Dressos.
The Best Style3 in Underwear The "Comfy Gut."
NOTIONS OF ALL SORTS
The Corset foe Comfort "The American Lady."
Long Chomois Gloves for 50c. Can you beat this?
You will find this is the store for Good Goods Good Styles and
Good Prices.
Your Patronage Solicited
Mrs. W. H. ROBERTSON
Beaver - Oklahoma
F. 0 Tracy run over to Liberal.
Kansas Tuesday on a short business
trip.
Elbert Olift and J. W. Culwell were
business visitors at Liberal Kansas
the past week.
Mrs. A. G. Thomas the last victim
ot smallpox was releaiscd from quar-
antlne&unday She had been shut In
for about tun weoks and was able to
enjnv her freedom when It came.
W. II. Kobertson. wife and William
Dr. E. T Davis and Miss Bertha Tur-
nor drove down to fllear creek in Rob-
ertson's new Ford Friday evening and
fished a fuw hours. They made a fairly
good en toll.
The L. L. Shaw and W. T. Qulnn
familfes onjoyed day' outing on Six
Mile yesterday ami made thing" Inter-
esting for the llnny tribe In general
They came buck tith the usual amount
ot llsh (stories.)
J. It. Quinn is crippling around
with rheunuvtism again this
week. .7. R. is unfortunate in
that respect and every few weeks
is almost unable- to get about on
account ot the malady.
Will Thomas and Jim Crnutren took
another hike down to John Sims' on
the Kiowa Saturday evening. . They
went presumably to take MIm Loin
Him ntiT had been visiling her xin'pr.
Mm Jim Hrabr . homi- but wp
imagine ihnr ilshln' -hntn prompted
heir Fiction somewhat Leant wli-e
they brought 1mm'; n good mess offish.
Wheat is certainly looking fine
since the recent rains. it is
fairly growing by leaps and
bounds the last few days. Jas.
Young brought us in a sample
from his farm Saturday which
was beginning to h-jad. Much
of the wheat is aireaov headinsr
and from all indications harvest
will be on in full blast within an
other month to forty days.
"AnWunce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure."
Investment in a Hail Insurance Policy on Your
Wheat Crop Alay Mean DOLLARS TO YOU
MR. FARMER Let us Insure your wheat crop for you
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for
Up-To-Date
MILLINERY
Harrv Barnes was up from
Ochiltree Texas on business
yesterday.
Mrs. Jas II. Orabtree entertained
the vouncer set Friday night In honor
of hor sister Miss Lula Sims of the
Kiowa who spent last week with her
Marion Smith who has been attend-
ing the Salt City Business College at
Hutchinson Kansas tho past year
came in Sunday to spend the summer
at home. He was Hood bound at Wood-
ward several days on his return.
John D. Mathers of Wichita Kan-
sas was here last week visiting the
Orabtree McCune and Cole families
These people wore all old friends and
neighbors in Benton county Kansas.
Mr. Mothers also visited relatives at
Gate while out this way.
Supremo Justice K.'ll. Loofbourrow
was hero the past week on a visit to
his parents and friends. Ho returned
tr nL-lnlinnin f!Itv tndaV. Ho tells US
that himsslf and family are enjoying
themselves in their new home but
can't exactly get away from that long-
Ing for old Heaver and Its pleasant as
sociations Tho folks out this way
hsvo a warm ipot In their hearts for
them too and we're nlways glad when
tho timo rolls round for them to come
our wayi Juurje is a canuiuato to suc-
ceed himself nnd irrespective of party
the voters out this way to a grunt- ex-
tent are for him became he is one of
u and we know that he Is strictly and
absolutely on tho squaro which after
all I or fur greater value in service as
a member of the Supremo bench than
party afTlllntloir
HAIL RUINS WHEAT.
A heavy hall storm which fell
in tho section about eight miles
southwest Saturday night did
much damage to wheal in that
locality. Much of tho wheat so
damageiPwas covered by insur-
ance. The storm was only local
and not a very great area suffered.
THE TRAGEDY AT THE BRITE HOME.
Mondny after communication with
the outside world lied again been es-
tablished it was learned by wire that
tho hard rains had caused an awful
rise in Urn Cimarron rivor and that
Perry Brito's home nt Point Rocks
Kansas had bpen washed nway two
of his children drowned and other
serious losses sustained. Then came
rumors that the report was unfounded
but Tuesday a phone message from
Libiral to Edwin 0 Summers con-
II r mod tho original report Yesterday
J. W. Jordan returned from Point
Hocks and tho story ho had to tell ot
the sorrow and devastation tho raging
water wrought Is something pitiful and
hard to tell John says the story runs
something like this:
Early In the morning Mrs. Brlte
arose went to the door and noticed
that the river was on n big r'ee but
went back to bed. At 0 she and
Perry both dressed and by that time
tho river had risen tremendously
reaching up to tho south side of some
ot tho surrounding buildings. Perry
started out to tho meat house to got
somo meat for breakfast while Mrs
I! rile started to prepare the morning
meal. Just then a terrlUc wave of
water came down tho raging stream
getting up Into tho bunk houses of
tho hired men and Perry started for.
the building yelling for them to gt
out. Together thoy wero working to
get a lot of chickens out of a building
when on top of this came another
gigai t'c wave which Hilled the build-
ing half full. Perry kicked out a win
dow and attempted to get out but
wire netting on which vines had been
trained entangled him and ho came
near being drowned beforo another
big nave tore him louso and with one
of the men ho wus carried about 200
yardsjind lodged In tho lop ot a Cot-
tonwood tree Heru they rested a
second or two and tho fellow with him
was so nearly exhausted ho wanted to
give up. But Perry yelled to him
"bo a man and let's get out of hore"
and together they started for tho bank.
They got there Just as another big
wave came on and snapped the tree
like It might liavo been a match. Then
both started for tho house to rescuo
those in the building. When they got
there the water was then far Into the
houso and Perry noticed his oldest girl
Mud go at the window of the second
story. He called to her to jump to
him and she replied she would as soon
as sho could get a board to hold the
window up SheopeneJtho window
without tho least loss of nervo ur
haste Jumped Into his arms and to-
gether they turned for the bank Just
as another wave completely envolopt d
them snooping them down the stroam
about 100 yards where they st'hick n
post. Perry held to the post with his
legs to regain a little strength lyhen
another wave hit them snapping off
th post and carrying them nway In
the swirling currents. The force of
this last wave tore his child frum his
arms and hor body was not seen again
until it was found two days later 16
miles down stream in a lot ot drift.
With his thoughts still on his home
Perry' realizing that his child was
gone started back to help save what
he could Of those left. Mrs. Brlte
when tho lirst great wayo hit the
house attempted to get into the bed-
room where tho baby Merlp aged 3
was sleeping but the terrific force of
water had floatid tho piano over against
the door ot that room barring the en
trance as solidly as cement would.
After trying in vain to get Into the
loom and with tho water steadily ris-
ing sho started for thu second story
where sho placed her third child on a
davenport. Then the natcrgot to this
Moor and as It crept higher and higher
the aavenport iloatel with the child
to tho top of the room Mrs. Brito
didn't duro rest on It but swam about
the room while both decided they wero
lost and would certainly be drowned.
Then Porn' arrived. The men tied
ropes to him while he swam out to the
house. By hard work ho got his wife
and child out to the bank by the aid of
the men who pulled on the ropes
Thev had hardly gotten safely to the
bank before tho house foil in a crumb-
led pile ot rock and mud. Then they
waited and watched for tho waters to
Bubiide and later In the day wero able
to clear away tho rubbish and found
'the body ot little Merle whom Porry
kissed just as ho got out of bed to go
to work lying thero as peacefully as
though Bhe had Just gono to Bleep. The
iron bod was twisted and bent Into
several shapes but the clothing about
the littlo corpso was Junt as it had
been left and the body was uninjured.
For two days they searched for the
body ot Madgo and Anally located it
15 miles down the stream. Strong
mon say that Mr and Mrs Brite'i
griuf irtid worry and physical strain
were almost unbearable until the
searching parties found tho body ot
Madge. Kind hands prepared the
dead fdr burial Merle being buried
Sunday nnd Madge the following day
The buildings about the place are all
gone the big cottenwood trees are
washed away and tho bed of the cur-
rent Is now located almost where the
homo stood and a bank IS or 20 feet
high prevails whero formerly n level
second bottom stood. It appears im-
possible that such a raging current
could have uvor reached tho place and
tho suddenness of its coming nearly
swept the entire family and several
men away. The current must have
ben between ICO nnd 200 feet deep
for the house Is located well up toward
the brow of tho hill and what seemed
liko far out of harm's way. Not a man
in a million would guess that water
could ever reach It and It ccni8 that
It has been thero for nearly 80 years.
Johtl says Perry lost no cattlo or live
stock notwithstanding coutrary and
conlllcting reports. Tho many old
friends of Mr and Mrs Brlte are deep-
ly patn'-d to hoBr of their sorrow and
losses and tho bitter grief that must
bo their portion and aro one In ex-
pressing their most profound regret
and heartfelt sympathy. Quymon
IIcrnM.
Mr. and Mrs. B'lto formerly resided
In old Beaver county In tha AVest End
near Kenton. Mr. Brito is known to
many Beaver pioneers as Miss Norn
Burnette she having attended many
summer normal Institutes hero in
the early day.
Tho' awfulness of tho calamity which
has befallen their home seoms even
more terrible becauso it has come to
those wo know and their grief has been
brought so near home to us All who
knew them hero sincerely regret their
great loss nnd feel tho deepest sympa-
thy for them in their boreavement.
D. CHAPPELL OF SUNSET TURNED
PATEONTOLOGIST.
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YoTt should
have" seen-tho radiant
smile of County Snpt. Fellow wlion he
come homo from hnnhoo Sunday even
ing with a buggy load o( Mastodon
tusk dug dp by L. D. Chappell of Sun
set His smile wns like a sunset glow
of nn October evening with radiant
orange colored cky mid streaks of gray
and gold and autumn leave and fra-
crant meadow lands along tho olassto
Kiowa. What a smile! KoVpon can
describe Itl Simply caused by a study
son of toil and lover of tho treasuros
of God's aero had untombed n monster
tusk of onr of tho greatest grizzlies of
misty long ago thinking- 'it wns a
chunk of petrified wood nnd falling In-
to sectons ho had divided It as a kind
henrled man wilt do among his friends.
Supt. Fellow first saw two specimens
lying In front of the Bank nt Ivanhue
and tti" boys nero sitting on the
chunks whittling them thinking they
were snftpotriIIed wood ii surely
did ma' e flno whit twin's but his paleon-
tologlcal bump of gray matter called n
halt on such depredation and Immedl-
ately secured tho fragments of Mr.
Erl tho cashier hied thorn to the
buggy and out of the reach of vandal
knives At onco tho wires between
Ivanhoe and Mr. Chappell's began to
sing with messages and through tlm
kindness of the finder ho again secured
tho specimens nt Sunset store and a
neighbor north got all together
The specimen wns found some four
and a half miles northeast of Sunset
and is one of tho finest ever unearthed
In Beaver county. Although only four
and a half feet of fragments wero se-
cured enough to show that tho pos-
sessnr was one of the mightiest deni-
zen of tho pntncvlal forest of tho past.
It Is over 0 Inches In diamoter
in tho thickest place and must have
been as much as ten or twelve feet In
length and Its cerrior must havo been
at least threo times as largo as the
largest elephants of tha present day
and must have lived thousands ot
years ago on the earth.
Mr Chappell by his toil.'haa unwlt
tingly conferred upon science a great
boon and blessing and wilt receive the
gratitudo ot lovers of the secrets of
the dead past.
Beaver county has given up many
rare finds ot liko nature bones tusks
petrified woods and Indian relics. Mr.
Fellow alms to put the specimen to-
gether in plaster to preserve it for tho
Inspection of the public. See If you
can't find some-thing curious and thnt
will help to put old Beaver county
strictly on tho map as tho greatest
house of tho past In the Southwest.
Don't pay out money for magazine
Wo can' glvo you four monthly maga
zines for 28 cents extra if you will sub-
scribe to tho Hebalu for one year.
OLD GENTLEMAN PASSES AWAY.
E. 11. Wyand father of Mrs.
.1. U. Quinn passed away nt his
homo at Motz Missouri Satur-
day morning aftor a lingering
Illness extending over a period
ot many months. Somo time
ago Mrs. Qulnn was called to hor
father's bedsldo and ho was very
low from at attaclc of paralysis.
She remained with him for sev-
eral weeks and whllo he rallied
yet tho end was known to bo not
far distant. While life lingered
for many weeks ho was unable
to speak or got about and llnally
tho end came to rolcaso him from
his BUfforinirs.
Mr. Wyand had visited In Bea-
ver several times and was quite
well known to many here all of
whom join tho HnuALDinoxnros
sions of sympathy to Mrs. Quinn
and her family in their bereave
ment.
Y. MERGER DEAD.
The II Kit AM) ofllco received an
announcement Monday of the
death ot V M'otager ' which oc-
curred at Niehart Montfma
April "22nd.
Mr. Metzgor had been an in-
valid for years and for somo time
had been In a very critical con-
dition. lie together with his family
resided hero in tho pioneer days
but later moved to Montana.
They still own considerable Uea-
7er property among which Is the
olllco building adjoining tho Bea-
ver Mercantile Company. Mr.
and Mrs. Metzgor spent most of
last ycar(hear.
Tho friends of tho family feel
the utmost regret at the news of
Mr. Metzgor s demise and ex-
tend sympathy to those who
mourn his loss.
MCMURDO DIES SUDDENLY.
G. W. McMurdo of SlxMUo
die"tl "Friday after an illness of
only a few days of osfeomyolitis
(disease of the bone.) Tho
trouble first started from a slight
bruise on the arm which was
given littlo attention at first but
which rapidly developed into
such critical stages' that It was
impossible to baffle it and aftor
only a few days illness but which
wero (Hied with intenso suffer-
ering tho afflicted man passed
away.
Funeral services wore con-
ducted Saturday and interment
made In the Beaver cemetery.
Tho sympathy of tho many
friends and neighbors of tho be-
reaved Is extended to them in
their hour of deep sorrow and
affliction and in all such expres-
sions of regret and condolence
this paper most sincerely joins.
""resolution.
Whereas The supromo ruler of the
universe has taken to himself Mr.
Wyand father of our worthy slstor Mrs
J. R. Qulnn
Whereas That In his death the
community in which he lived lost an
old and valued citizen and bo it re
solved
That wo tho members of Beaver
Chapter No. 207 0. E Si hereby ten
dnr to our beloved sister our heartfelt
sympathy.
Resolved That these reiolutlons bo
printed in the Beavkr Herald and a
copy be sent to our sister and Spread
on the minutes ot this Chapter.
SPKAar Miller
Lydia S. Hialy
T. P Brajdwood.
CUPID MAKES GOOD WITH SCHOOL
TEACHERS.
A quiet wedding at which a number
of relatives and friends woro present
took place the Oth Inst. at tho rosl
dence of T. H. Curt of Floris town
ship at which tlmo Miss Trot E. Curt
and Mr. Earl E Chanln wero united
In tho holy bonds of matrimony by
Rev. D. Gldley of Liberal Kansas
Tho bride and groom nro prominent
among the school teachers of Beaver
ocunty and represent our best young
neonlo.
Tholr many friends congratulate
them and wish for them a happy and
prosperous life.
Suppose pa should como down town
ono of these chilly day without his
coat or collar and his shirt unbuttoned
down about six inches from his Adam's
apple his trouscr leg slit half way to
thn belt straps and hose so thin you
could seo the corns on hii instep.
I say just supposo ho would but
I don't think ho will. Ex.
M. E. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Sunday May 17. 1011.
Sunday Sohool at 10:00 a.m.
Preaching servlco at 11 :00 a. m.
Preaching service at 8:00 p. m.
Oapt. J. D. Nn.xs Pastor
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
Morning Service 11 :00 a. in.
Subject "Tho Cure For Worry."
Evening Service 8:00 p. m.
Subject "Death or Llfo Wages or
Gift."
J. M. JaffujLY Pastor.
MOTHERS' DAY.
Mothers' Bay the second Sunday In
May was observed in Beaver last Sun-
day by appropriate exercises at the
Christian ehurch at tho ovonlng service
hour. The pastor L. L. Shaw de-
livered a splendid sermon at this time
and in It paid a fitting tribute to "Our
Mothers" both those who are yet here
to bless and make bright the lives ot
thoso near nnd dear to thorn and tn
the sainted mothers who havo gone on
before and await that glad reunion In
the realms abovo when tho clouds shall
roll back as n scroll and we may liva
again united in that houio not made
with hands and which passes not away
Special muslo fur the occasion was
rendered by tho choir and orchestra
and Mrs. W. T. Qulnn nnd Miss Edyth
Miles favored thu congregation with a
beautiful duett.
Tho service throughout was most
Imprciilvo and was attended by an
unusually large congregation. The
church was tastefully decorated In
lavender nnd white and many vaios of
yellow roses added beauty to the seen.
Owing to the uncertain train service It
was impossible to secure carnations
the Mothers' Day llower for the occa
sion.
TIN CAN CONTEST CLOSES.
Tho contest whloh tho Hkrald at-
tempted to conduct by offering a prize
for tho largest collectlsn of rubblih
'gotten together within a stateuTtlme'.
by tho boys and girls closed Saturday.
Although tho prize was $2.00 and 11.00.
thu kids showed thnt they nro on a par
with tha average idle citizen and a
little thing like that didn't interest
them. A few went into the work in a
half-hearted way and perhaps ono or
two at least one In dead earnest but
when tho contest closed only three
contestants were entered. Theso threo
each had good big piles of trash col-
lected but thero had ought to havo
been many moro boys In tho work.
The fault Is probably with tho parents
as much as the boys for instead ot
urging thorn to go into it and work to
win buj if thoy lost lose llkoltttlo men
not a few discouraged thoso who at tho
outset nero enthused and might have
worked with a vim by tolling them
they couldn't win and there was no use
to try. If tho boys and girls had tha
backing of the older folks and encour-
agement to work if for no more than
the pride ot seeing a cleaner town
these kind of cuntcsts might prove in-
teresting and teaoh the children a good
lesson in civic pride and usefulness
but so long as the older heads can see
only tho dollars and cents to be gain-
ed why cau we expect moro of the
children?
Those who entered the contest were:
Howard Floyd. Paul Glover and Teddy
GrlCfy. Of theso Howard won first
prlzo ot $2.00. and Paul second of
$1.00. Thero was no third prlzo offer
ed but Ted's pile measured up so close
to second and there being no other
contestants we felt like he was en.
titled to something for trying so gave
him a third prizo of 60 cents.
- Mrs. W. II. Kobertson and Mrs. E.
II. Manslleld served as Judges.
EARTHQUAKE KILLS 200.
A recent earthquake on tha eastern
slope of Mt. Etna Ciolly destroyed
many villages and took for its toll two
hundred lives. Such quakes are ot
frequent occurranoo in that region but
this latest disturbance is said to have
caused tho greatest percentage of
death considering the area covered
which was small of any disaster oyer
experienced. Great fissures were left
in tho earth and whole towns reduced
to ruin.
Ye editor In company with Sam
Evuns and T. B. Jones motored to
Beaver City Saturday and took In the
Educational fair. While in Beaver wo
called at the Herald office and found tha
congenial editor Miss Maude 0. Thom-
as at homo aud we enjoyed a pleasant
chat whllo Inspecting the fine plant
and new home ot the Herald. Tha
Herald Is one of the best equipped
shops that we know ot in this part of
tho country and enjoys a lucrative
patronage from its patrons. Beaver
County Republican.
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