The Beaver Herald (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 9, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 3, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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Attend the CHAUTAUQUA at Beaver Oklahoma AUGUST 2 -G 1922. Buy Season Tickets
THE BEAVER HERALD
Oldest Oklahoma Newspaper. Established 1880.
VOLUME 35
BEAVER. BEAVER COUNTY OKLAHOMA THURSDAY. AUGUST 3 1922
No. 9
LIIIEUAIj IS TAKING NOTICE
The following from tho Liberal
(Kansas) News of last week Indi-
cates that that town Is taking notice
that If they are to retain their
chances to remain the Capital City
of the Southwest they must get
busy. Tholr trade torrllory from
which thoy havo fattened for years
Is threatened They may have clqpt
on their rights too long already.
The article follows:
ComniiUues have been busy this
week on plans for gottlng behind
tho proposition of seeing that tho
Kansas &. Oklahoma railroad goes :
through from Liberal to Forgan
A tentative form or contract has
been drawn up and It Is planned to
circulate petitions tho latter part of j
this week of first of next for the
re-voting of the $20000 bonds nec-
essary to aid the K. & O. In build-1
lng from Liberal to Grcenough O
P. Dyers has made arrangements to
finance tho road from Qreenough to
Forgan. 1
It Is urgent that Immediate ac-
tion be taken to assure Liberal's fu-
ture welfare. Tho proposition of a
road through Liberal's trade terri-
tory from Forgan to Hooker has
becrf taken up at Washington and
the committee Is .Investigating the
prospect of the K. & O. beforo
granting tho charter to the other
road. Should It bo shown to this
committee that nothing was being
done on the road from Liberal to
Forgan there Is every prospect that
a charter would be granted the
other purtlcs to tho exclusion of tho
road through Liberal. This would
mean the cutting oft of a large por-
tion of our very best trade terri-
tory and could mean nothing but
a serious detriment to the town.
Mr. Dyers has dono quito a lit-
tle work on tho road already and
If Influence can be brought to bear
on the commltteo at Washington 1
showing that the proposition Is go-
ing through and Is being strongly
backed by the business men of
Libsi ul tho K. & O. will be Rafo.
Should Liberal not get behind tho
pnject and it Is allowed to drift
tho other road would no doubt se-
cure a charter and bo put through.
This would mean the end of the
K. & O. and what it would mean
in loss of business no ono likes to
consider.
Men who have seen a number of
railroads built and under construc-
tion say that the road northwest to-
ward Hugoton Is as good as any
new road and better than the Dock
Island when it was first laid here.
As traffic Increases and the need
arises It will be improved nnd heav-
ier steel laid.
The location of the proposed route
Is a big argument In Its favor
giving a direct outlet from this part
of the country to the gulf where
It Is now necessary to ship via Hcr-
Ington or Tucumcarl thus greatly
Increasing the mileage No other
road through that territory elimi-
nates the possibility of Its over be-
ing a dead road.
Tho election for the voting of
bonds through Stevens county has
been called for September 5 and
from all Information which comes
In thoro seems to bo no doubt but
that tho proposition will carry
there.
Owing to various matters which
have come up slnco the voting of
the bonds hero tho city officials do
not consider it wise to issuo tho
former ones hence .the necessity of
re-vot(ng tho $20000. If you are
Interested in the future nrosDerlty
of Liberal get behind tho proposi
tion ana ao everything you can to
help put It over.
YOUNG LADY PASSIM AWAY
Ono of the saddest deaths that
has co mo to this community for
many a day was that of Miss her-
ald Hlhbsr daughter of Mr. nnd
Mrs. John Htbbs of near Elmwood
who passed away at Dalhart Texas
at an eorly hour Saturday morning
July 29th following an operation
for appendicitis. Tho remains were
brought to Heaver and Interred In
the Beaver cemetery Sunday after-
noon following funeral services at
tho Christian church conducted by
Rev. T. E. Carter.
Miss Qernld had been attending
summer school at- P. A. M. C
Qoodwell and whllo she had not
been altogether well for some wcoks
yet tho attack of appendicitis camo
most unexpectedly and sho was in
a critical condition from the first.
She was stricken Monday evening.
Her parents were summoned and
arrived at her bedside Tuesday and
sho was taken at once to tho hospi-
tal at Dalhart but her appendix
was ruptured beforo sho reached tho
hospital and although she was op-
erated on small hopo could bo held
out from the first" for her recovery.
The high esteem In wrich Gerald
and her family aro held In this
community was attested by tho
Immense throng of friends who at-
tended tho funeral services. The
big church was filled to standing
room and tho church yard contained
almost as many people. A striking
feature of tho crowd was tho great
number of young men nnd women
who mado up the assemblage and
tho sincere sorrow demonstrated
that Gerald was u general favorite
It will bo romembered that about
two years ago two young ladles of
this family wero taken at the some
time with influenza. With Gerald's
passing just at the bloom of young
womanhood the only remaining girl
of the home was called and all
passed away in tho bloom of their
youth being eighteen and twenty
years of ago when the untimely
summons came. This seems al
most moro than one home can hear
and the hearts of the parents are
torn afresh with the past horeave-
rucnt as well as with that Just
come upon them. It is an occasion
when words are Inadequate to ex
press tho sorrow which all feel
for the father mother and one
brother who survive. The Herald
together with a host of friends
deeply sympathizes with the family
In their loss.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Peckham
drove to Liberal Wednesday. They
took their llttlo niece Iola Bogue
?Jl traln SIla s "turning to
her homo at Hutchinson. Kansas
alter spending the .summer here.
Jos. A. Tack of Wichita Kansas
well known railroad promoter hero
in an earlier day when the Beaver.
"Valley and Northwestern Railroad
was promoted from uage north-
west through Beaver but which had
failed to materialize and who later
had a hand In pushing the B. M. &
E. to corpletlon was a county
seat visitor Friday of last week.
He was here to transfer his farm
near Sunset to Goorgo Hennlgh
the sale having been recently con-
sumated. From Beaver Mr. Tack
went to Liberal for a visit with his
son Joe and family. Old Beaver
friends wero glad to give Mr. Tack
tho glad hand agan.
FIELDS and GARBER
NOMINATED
Walton Safe in Lead
COUNTY TICKETRUNS CLOSE
Tho first attack in the Battle of Ballots is past. Tuesday's
primary wp.s quiet but decisive. Tho result of contested candi-
dates were as follows. Many had no opposition in tho primary.
For Governor: Field 524 and nominated; fiealy 255.
Yalton democrat 303 and nominated: Wilson 230; Owen 221.
For" Congress: Garber 202 and. nominated; Swindall 232;
Herriclc 200 . !
Bennor loads for state senato and Ray for representative.
Republican County Ticket: County Attorney Miles -184;
Gardner 290; County Clerk Kent 400; Day 348; Court Clerk
Moore 400; Groendyko 272; Sheriff. Eckles 878; Bingham 207;
Wilson 131; Surveyor Quinn 458; Redemer 281; County Super
intendent Henson 444; Green 305; Commissioner 1st District
Boileau 110; Hauan 9l:Batctnan 50; Hauth 45; '3d District Gintcr
85; Drake 54.
Democrat County Ticket: Court Clerk Hughes 393; Karnes
275; Ford 08; County Commissioner 1st District Young 123;
Peters 38; 2d District Bennett 172; Bridges 170; 3d District Fer-
guson 0G; Benscoter 05.
THE
BARK OF Mil CITY
The more you think about the future
and about opportunity and about success
the more enthusiastic you become about be-
ing a money saver.
It would be as sensible to say that two
and two make five as to say that one can go
right on spending money heedlessly and ex-
pect opportunity to halt before him.
It doesn't require higher mathamatics
to figure out where your present course is
leading you.
If you have mastered the art of saving
you can forecast with reasonable accuracy
how much of a factor you will be in the great
days of opportunity which are drawing near.
Open that account today at.
THE BANK OF BEAVER CITY
Oldest and Strongest Bank in Beaver Co.
DEPOSITS GUARANTEED
Vr. E. HOOKER. President
R. A. MAPLE Vice-Pros.
Beaver
O. W. CAFKY Cashier
O. H. CAFKY Activo V.-Pres.
Oklahoma
GOODBYE POSTMASTER MILLER KNOWLES COMMUNITY PICNIO
Mrs. B. a. Drown camo in direct
contact with tho Iramo-work of a
Dort nuto top Sunday and sho
is vouching for the substantial qua-
lity of the same. In returning from
n visit with relatives near Florls
and driving with sfcmo speed on
account of tho rain the car struck
a rut and Mrs. Brown was thrown
into the top striking her forehead
and rendering her unconscious.
Sho Is wearing a pair of black
eyes this week as a result of the
blow but otherwise Is not feeling
much the worse for her experienco.
Albert was driving.
Jesslo Mathls and bride left this
week for Colorado Springs on a
fow weeks vacation.
FIRST STATE BANK
CAPITAL $25000
W. E. HOCKER President R. A. MAPLE Vice-President
O. H. CAFKY Active Vicc-Pres. FRANK COBELDICK Cashier
J. G. CAFKY Assistant Cashier
YOU ARE INVITED TO BANh WITH US
FORGAN. OKLAHOMA
HEAVER GETS MHMVKST XA-
TIONAIj HIGHWAY
Tho board of directors of tho
Mid-West National Highway Asso-
ciation at a recent meeting at
Hutchinson Kansas unanimuosly
adopted the following Toute for the
Mid-West Highway nnd recom-
niended that It bo marked and -improved
as soon ah possible. This sec-
tion of the route Includes "HutcMii-
son Kansas to AmarUlo Texas via
Stafford Pratt Coats Belvldere.
Wllmore Coldwater Protection and
Sitka Kansas; Buffalo Rosston
Gatei Knowles Beaver and Balko
Oklalrcma; Perryton Spearman and
Dumas Texas.
This will be a tourist route from
Chicago to Los Angeles tho Mid-
West Highway being a connecting
link between Beatrlco Nebraska
and Amarlllir Texas national high-
ways already In use being Inter-
sected at thoso points thus giving
n direct Lakes to Ocean Highway.
This routo will bo tho most desir-
able for winter early spring and
lato fall travel to and from the
coast because it avoids tho snow
and high altitudes encountered on
other trans-continental routes.
Let's make this a real highway
In Beaver county. It will servo
not only to take care of tho touilBt
travel but will serve local country
traffic for marketing purposes. The
Beaver Chamber of Commerce haa
been working ou this route for
about ninety days and has accom-
plished something worth while if
the pcoplo along the route and the
county commissioners will do their
part now which wo feel sure they
will. Past experienco has proven
to our satisfaction that they are not
only willing to serve the best in
terest of tho people of the county.
j but are anxious. And wo know that
they will do so In the matter of
1 this splendid highway which wo havo
been so fortunate to secure.
j It would not be amiss now for
the town of Beaver to again get
busy on that free tourist camp
ground proposition. If tourist traf-
fic is eomlnr this wnv. which It will
I wo should be prepared to take care
of It. Let's build and enuin the
.tourist camp.
HOG MEN TAKE NOTICE
320 acres 3 miles of Beaver; 160 acres
good tillable land; 80 acres bottomland;
1 5 acres now in alfalfa; running water;
Free conveyance to Beaver schools.
Priced right and on easy terms.
"" V. Lawson
Phone 13
Beaver Oklanoma
Miss Johnnie Sims and Miss Lu-
la Miller arrived hero Tuesday from
Alva where they had been attending
summer school. They will make
their home In Beaver wljh their
mother Mrs. John Sims and both
will be employed In the Beaver
schools Miss Johnnie being em-
ployed as primary teacher and Mrs.
Miller in the grades. Both are ex-
cellent young ladles former stu-
dents of Beaver high and we aro
delighted that they are to become
members of Reaver school faculty.
Miss Emma Hennolgh. of Sunset.
who has. been attending summer
school at Goodwell spent several
days In Beaver the past week stop-
ping off horo on her return from
Goodwell to take tho teachers' ex-
amination. She was a guest at the
home of County Superintendent
Henson and family whllo here. She
returned to her home Monday morn-
ing Miss Laura Henson Dalo Kilo
and John Beauchamp accompanying
her tho latter three returning to
Beavor tho same evening.
BEAVER GETS DOWN-POUK
A down-pour of rain visited Bea-
ver Tuesday afternoon. Tho rain
seemed to be confined to the vicin-
ity of Beaver so far as we havo
heard. It expended only a few
miles in any direction. It must have
fallen here to 'wash away the sins
ot tho .primary for according tcH
our notion tho vote given Herrlck
and Walton here was scarcely less
than a sin.
Tuesday's weather was certainly
of a variety to pleasd all. First
rain theu hall and wo are told
somo ot the candidates declare that
there was snow however tho latter
only referred to the manner in
which thlr political aspirations were
"snowed under." Rain fell In tor-
rents nnd Douglas Avenue was con-
verted Into a river of water. Be-
tween one and one half and two
Inches of water fell. Tho storm
camo from all directions first east
then south west and north. It
must have been a young waterspout.
VOTING BEGUN EARLY
Voting in this precinct begun
early Tuesday not eo much to get
the job over as to avoid the rays of
Old Sol later in day. J. 11. crabtreo
clerk: R. L. Russell. Judge: O. J.
Loofbourrow inspector and Harry
McCoy A. B. Miller. C. K. Drum
and Jeff Holland counters were on
tho Job and plenty of voting booths
being provided ther was no con-
gestion. The great majority of our
people voted but everything- was
very quiet voters seemed to have
their minds pretty well made up
as to their choice for the various
offices and all that remained to
do Tuesday was to stamp tho
square.
Attorney Stacy Wells returned
tho first of the week from La Jaun-
ta Colorado where he went onJ
business. 110 saw .Marion urmy
while there and reports he is In
bad shape an amputation of the
foot being necessary. It will be1
remembered that Marian was mixed
up in a motorcycle-auto accident
three weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Cafky left
this week for Llndsborg Kansas.
They go to Investigate school con-
ditions and with a view to arrang-
ing for Mrs. Cafky and tho children
spending the school year there. If
Llndsbqig does not offer just what
they want they will go on to Bould-
er Colorado.
Misses Nellie and Reola McKllllps
expect to leave soon after Chautau
qua for Colorado Springs where
they will spend some weeks In rest
and recreation and for the benefit
of Miss Nellie who is a sufferer
from hay fever and asthma.
E. C. Savoy was in town Monday.
B. F. Brown and wife and son
ot Mosquero New Mexico are hero
on a visit to Mr. urown's mother
Mrs. Georgo P. Brown Sr. He has
purchased a Bulck roadster from
Hershel Wright which ho expects
to drive homo.
J. R. Sutherland and J. W. Gamb
wore over from tho Knowles neigh'
borbood Saturday looking after bus
lness In the county seat and tak
lng out primary supplies-.
Ex-Postmaster J. A. Miller who
had been assisting Postmaster Spur
rier wmio tne latter accustomed
himself to the run of affairs In tho
post offico retired from! tho Job
Saturday night and Mr. nnd Mrs.
Spurrier aro In full chargo at this
time. They are taking to the busi-
ness just like a duck takes to water
and will give us mighty efficient
service wo-' prcdleh 'v
It Is not without' regret that Boa-
ver friends say goodbye to Postmas-
ter Miller and wife In an official
capacity. Thoy havo served the pat-
rons of Beavor post offico most
faithfully. This offico is most for-
tunate that the efficient manage-
ment of tho government postal af-
fairs is to go from such excellent
people to others equally as well
fitted. It Is not every postotflca
that Is so lucky.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH
Mrs. Mattlo Knass' teacher of
the Intermediate Class of the Meth-
odist Sunday School gava her class
n fnrewell reception Inst Sunday
having tho class at her homo for
dinner.' Those present wero: Ruth
Evans Pauline Cowan Ralphona
Nlles Hazel Sanders Lola Langley
Jean Spohn Vesper AUman Wil-
liam Provost Hugh Spohn and Roy
Langley. Mrs. Knass has been a
loyal and faithful teacher as well
as a favorlto among the members
of her class and sho will he mUsed.
Monday evening of this week a
number of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Knass drove to their
country home nnd surprised them
with nn Informal farewell reception.
Ico cream was nerved and an en-
joyable tlmo was had by all. All
departing near the midnight hour.
A card from Rev. H. G. Butler
postmarked Indiana brings tho In-
formation that he and his family
are enjoying a fine vacation.
Prayer meeting on Wednesday
evening will be early on account of
the Chautauqua.
Sunday school at 10 n. m.
Mrs. S. M. Taylor of Riverside
was shopping In town Saturday.
Tho Knowles W. C. T. U. Is pro-
moting a Community Picnic August
10th nnd every ono is Invited to'
como nnd bring well tilled baskets
M a regular picnic dinner Is to bo
a real featuro of tho day.
Bring' cups and plenty ot iced'
leihonnde will bo furnished. AncV
possibly watermelons ir Irt season.
Tho picnic will' bo held n tha
Talntor grovd. north' of town
Dinner promptly nt noon. Fol-
lowing dinner a program wHl be
rendered which will plcaso as thcr
nrrangements aro In capable hands-.
After tho program amusements
.nro provided for young and old so
an evening of fun nnd pleasure Is
assured for thoso who como.
Wishing to io-oporato with tho
W. C. T. U. and knowing a good
thing when they seo It the business
men havo agreed to close- their
doors from 11 o'clock to 1:30' so
folks will please do tholr shopping
before or nfter thoso hours.
Any Ico cream stand or such
that may bo erected will not be
In connection with the W. C. T. V.
as their Idon Is not to make money
but to glvo to tho community a day
of renl enjoyment.
Don't forgot tho dato August 10
and bring all tho family and enjoy
nn old fashioned picnic.
Any union or union member lu
tho county has n special invltatibiv
to como.
Mrs. H. 13. Kennel of Clear Lakcr
hns returned from Hot Springs
Arkansas where sho has bien for
her health. Sho was greatly bene-
fitted and expects to return there
noon.
Barter Shop for Sale
or Trade!
See Frank Langicjr
Balko Okla.
Big Picnic
at Haskell's Grove
Elmwootl Okla.
AUGUST 18th and 19th
Races Bait Games Bance
Public Speaking
For Concessions see or write
GEO. A. REINMUTH Elmwood Oklahoma
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