Will Run Line From Wichita Falls Toward Denver
W F and N W plans to extend the railroad from Wichita Falls northward to Denver with through freight and passenger service. The route spans from Hammon to Forgan Oklahoma, with Woodward and LaVerne along the way and a current one town gap to be filled to Forgne by June 10. Officials expect rails to reach Forgne and aim for a full through trunk line to Denver by later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Beaver County
WE. Hooker
Wichita Falls
Lee-Huckina
Hooker
Hammon
Woodward
Forgan
Okla
Beaver City
Caamargo
Woodsward
Viel
LaVerne
Wichita Park
Forgne
Texas
Colorado
Oklahoma City
Wichita Park & Northwestern
Metropolis
Rocky Mountain
It Looks Like a Crime to Separate a Boy from a Box
An odd early 20th century ad promotes a questionable remedy labeled Ruok Jon's Artica Balve claiming quick relief for pimples, boils, scratches, and bruises. The text targets boys and girls with promises to heal all healable things and sells for 25 cents at Fred Tracy's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artica
Fred
Tracy’e
Rev Shaw Aids Local Church Growth and Turnover
Rev Shaw aided the Piret Christian church boosting membership with 12 new additions and four baptisms at a Monday meeting. The church appointed a perman ent band of pew members while seeking his continued pastorate, which he declined, planning to return home to Beaver Oklahoma. A H L Hypes of Des Moines will preach next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LL. Shaw
Shaw
Beaver
Oklo
Des Moines
N. M
Raton
I. M
Murdered Advertising Solicitor Found Near Nowata Field
Mire. Irene Goheen, 28, advertising solicitor for the Nowata Daily Advertiser, was found with a crushed head in a field about a mile from town. She was last seen Monday at the Missouri Pacific depot with Mia Mc Daniels. The killer or killers are not yet caught, and two men believed to have dragged the body are suspected. The case has drawn regional attention amid cautions of two-man involvement and possible divorce-case links. The community is urged to support a clean-up day to improve Beaver's appearance and sanitary conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Foster
Cosine
Coffeyville
Kansas
Pueblo
Colorado
Austin
Nowata
Mra Goheven
Hutchinson
Burn the Trash Waste Paper Sparks Danger Across Fences
Citizens urge cleanup of discarded waste and torn papers scattered by wind. Unsafe litter near woven fences causes fires and runaway embers risking horses and people. call to burn trash at the source to prevent harm and set a good example.
Roll of Honor readers renew subscriptions
The Hexsty lists subscribers renewing or joining new, including T. H. McGall Beaver W A Overton Elmwood HD Peckham Beaver Orvile Haskell Two Buttes Cole Lee M R Harvey Logan L M Kane Iko TW Hale Beaver Emil Stopputtin Woodrvee Nebr E Galloway Liberal Ke renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hexsty
T. H. McGall
Beaver
New
Mrs J V Thompson Dead in Abrichsville Ohio Memoir
Obituary notes Mrs J V Thompson died April 1 in Abrichsville Ohio after long illness from kidney and bladder cancer. A pioneer Beavers County resident, she was a devout Christian and beloved neighbor. Friends and old settlers mourn as family and community share grief and memories. A separate notice mentions a great sea disaster with a liner sinking after iceberg collision, about 2,200 aboard and massive losses including diamonds and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Thompson
Abrichsville
Ohio
Myre
Thompson
Thompsin
Pri Avery
Beaver Dounty
Sho
No Man's Land
Olaepe
Cure for Catarrh Promised by Hall’s Remedy
A 19th century newspaper notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a guaranteed treatment for catarrh, claiming it cures a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 reward for any failure to cure and lists testimonials, with sales through F. S. Crisey & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil
Hall
Crisey & Co
Toledo
Droggieta
The
The Danger After Grip Lies Often In A Run Down System
A damaged ad-like fragment describes grip aftereffects and touts Electric Bitters as a cure. It claims the remedy strengthens nerves and rebuilds health, urging readers to buy from Fred C. Fracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Fracy
Miners Appeal for Their School in McCurtain Oklahoma
The text memorializes the Mine No. 2 disaster near McCurtain Oklahoma on March 20, 1912, noting 160 dependents left behind. It appeals for strengthening mine safety and urges funding for the local School of Mines to prevent future deaths, calling for state action and support from civic groups and newspapers. It cites legislative actions, warns against the Akin Bill, and asks Governor and Board of Affairs to fund the school and safety improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCurtain
Okla
Mareh
McQurtain
Oklahoma
Pines
State Federations of Labor
Farmers and Mechanics
Sein
Uch
Board of Affairs
District Court dispositions for last week list cases heard
The district court docket shows verdicts and decisions including guilty verdicts in a rape case leading to penitentiary hard labor, several continuations and continuances, divorces with alimony set at $160 yearly, judgments for plaintiffs in real estate and mortgage matters, and settlements or dismissals for multiple civil actions. Notable entries include a $1,104.15 judgment plus $100 in fees and a deed cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orman Dockers
Oklahoma
William Lane
Willems
Garliste
Miller
Fore
Dlovdre
Plaintif
Fred Keavel
Salina Keavel
Aig Vorce
John P. McCartney
Milton Veo
Erable Et al
Hamil
Chatte
J. W. Menserwraith
W.C. A. Tiryan
Alice Bryan
Jacob Jones
Joseph T. Brown
Robert I. Long
Beulah Long
Willis
W. A. Sorter
F. Poulis
Bootlegger arrests at railroad camp and Clara Barton obituary
Sheri H. Peckham deputy Thomson Kinder arrested two men near a railroad camp on bootlegging charges after a complaint by Deputy Attorney Spotin. The suspects, Blondy and Ward, pleaded guilty and were jailed awaiting the May County Court term. Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross, died aged ninety. Classified items note farm goods and furniture for sale in Beaver Okla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheri H
Peckham
Th. B. Kinder
Blondy
Ward
Spotin
Sheri Peckham
Kansas
Healy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mans and
Beaver Mercantile Company
Beaver Mercantile CO
W. F
N. W
Rev. Shaw
Irene Goheen
W. L. Goheen
United Labor
Thiele
Atlantic
John W. Sewage
Cone
Lowe
District Court Proceedings
rnConoe
Clara Barton
Red Cram Society
Perlape
Carter Tracy
Man
W. H. Twowae
Aieuaco
C. Frazer
North
Manafield
Gale
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