01 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1897
Page
1
A collated mix of editorials and items notes postmaster appointment in Meade Frank Fuhr editor Frank M. Thompson and John M. Pugh listed for official posts and a wave of local political chatter Oklahoma statehood debates demographic data and warnings about hydrophobia outbreaks in Blackborn plus satirical and opinionated passages on Debs and the press pieces reflecting territorial politics and social commentary.
The territorial board completed a three day session at Guthrie, using Logan county as a basis for equalization. The move will raise territorial tax receipts about 10,000 and may boost Beaver and western cattle counties’ valuations by 25 to 50 percent. The board reconvenes tomorrow for final county reports to fix the aggregate valuations. In Washington, Secretary Wilson warns stockmen that sheep scab exists and prohibits moving affected sheep across states or into transportation networks. enforcement guidance urges disinfection of vehicles and cooperation with authorities.
Guthrie June 24 territorial board of equalization completed its labors today raising the assembled valuation of most counties. The aggregate raise for the territory is 2,500,000. The general horizontal increase covers money, securities, stocks, bank deposits and real estate and will be contested in the courts from every county.
The committee appointed at the territorial encampment to choose a device for an Oklahoma G A badge met in Kingfisher. The meeting focused on finalizing design elements for the badge to represent the G A E and W K groups.
A long Oklahoma lead discusses a proposed badge design by G A R and WTRU members featuring a white silk pin with a wheat sheaf cotton stalk grapes and peaches and crossed flags, plus the G A K letters. It contrasts local demands for a cowboy and coyote emblem against state politics. The article then analyzes Attorney General Cunningham’s stance on fee conflicts in liquor licensing, county clerk powers under a new law, and a Roger Mills county dispute. It shifts to Debs utopian movement logistics with estimates of rail and wagon costs to move 100,000 men to Washington, then critiques cooperative commonwealth leadership and funding. A vivid field report from Cold’s packing plant describes a rapid slaughter line and the bloody process observed by a newspaper reporter.
A Wichita Eagle account describes a hog being stunned and slaughtered in a packing plant. The narrative follows the process from stabbing to the hog’s removal, the weighing, and postmortem work, highlighting the inspector and stabber as the primary operatives. It notes the grim sequence and the hard work of workers, with commentary on public appetite for meat and government oversight.
A storm last Thursday blew off the roof of a store, flooding and damaging over a thousand yards of dry goods. Damaged items will be sold at a fraction of value, and the owner requests immediate settlement of all accounts. Early buyers will secure first choice.
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