Heard Around Somers Notes Local Visits and Election Prep
Dan P Miller, deputy US marshal, is home for a few days. Marie Jackson departs for India for a visit. The county election board works on August primary ballots printed by Hearn. Several families picnic on the Fourth at Six Mile and Woodward. Paton Gaymon, ex-county treasurer now deputy state auditor, checks county books. Beaver residents celebrate late harvest with picnics and gatherings across nearby towns.
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County Election Board
Hearn Job Department
Patan Af Gaymon
Banker County
Messrs
W. L. Clem
Laverne
Weathered rain delays threshing after harvest update
Another soaking rain visited this section Monday evening and again delayed threshing for a few days. Practically all the wheat is in the stack, however, and the rain did no damage to it. The crop prospects look fine with the rain aiding the raw crop growth.
Beaver’s Long Hoped Railroad Nears Completion
Urgent fundraising and worker mobilization drive Beaver citizens to raise 8000 dollars in a week to complete contracts. Steel and ties expected to arrive at Forgan within a week or ten days, with a goal to lay at least one mile of track before August first. Railroad progress praised by locals as landmark for Beaver, Englewood, and nearby towns.
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Comustuaibe
Weil
Hrdut
Kailroid
Forgan
Stew Gang
Baker
Beaver, Measley and Englewood Company
Wichita Falls
Beaver River
Beaver
Little Old Town
United Everto
Market Thie
Rand Hills
Haneter
Oklahoma
Social at Court House Brings Beavers Rand Music
The street corner social postponed by rain moved to the court house Thursday evening. Beavers Rand played lively music as dark clouds loomed but did not deter the crowd. Sherbet and cake were served and a neat sum was netted for the organizers.
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Rand
A GOOD CITIZEN OF THE TOWN
The piece outlines a good citizen as alert and giving to community ventures. He backs local enterprises, invests in real estate, promotes the town at home and abroad, and believes it will become the region’s healthiest and largest city. He hopes to be buried there and stands against lukewarm attitudes.
Waterworks and light plants coming to Beaver Western Oklahoma
Material soon arrives for Beaver water and light plants making the town ready for modern infrastructure. Builders estimate about 120000 for a water plant and 24000 for a power plant as progress and growth boost local confidence and attract investors while residents celebrate Independence Day.
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Oklahomma
Drum for County Treasurer Candidate Named
Local notice endorses Me Pravk H. Dean as a capable candidate for county treasurer. The endorsement cites two years of service, attentiveness to constituents, and personal integrity. Meanwhile reports from Kansas City indicate officials signing contracts and approving bonds related to railroad and util ity projects, with further arrangements for construction underway.
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Pravk H
Dram
Aseeg
Hey Country
Ale Weys
Drum
Fred, Tray
J. W. Webb
Elbert Clift
Ransas City
Heaver
Frank Laggieri
Comulitos
Kansas City
Rae
Beaver Howl Social At The Bandstand
The Beaver Howl band hosts a Friday night social on the street in front of Ue Bandstand Tea Cream Sherbot Cake and Lem onade served. The band will furnish music all evening inviting everyone to come and have a good time and support the band.
Beaver County Harvests Promise Record Wheat Yields
Beaver County thrashes and stacks massive wheat crops as farmers report 15 to 30 bushels per acre. A sermon at the Methodist church by Rev. Long centers on man and his origins. Harvest days near end with subscription renewals and a cash-only policy beginning October 1, 191a, as the paper pushes readers to settle accounts to avoid disconnection.
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Beaver County
Providence
Teaver
Vance
Parody of a Ford: a wary tale of debt and doom
A humorous parody of a Ford car, lamenting woes and debt from early print speech. The speaker fears ruin, the radiator overflows, and the vehicle haunts daily life, promising poverty if its troubles persist.
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Robertson
W. H. Robertson
Beaver, Oklahoma
Dan P. Miller
United States Marshall
Marie Jackson
Indiahoma
Chas, Tackett
Marie
Woodward
Quinn
Family
W.T. Qaloo
Shaw
F. OG. Tracy
Tandy
Jamen
Crabtree
Will Thomas
BP. Russell
Maude C. Thomas
Kema Crabtree
John #. Swaim
Alva
College Peyela
Texas
Sian
Sarah M. Walker
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Chicago
W. G. Fieble
San Dimas
California
Balko
Buffalo
Okla
Here
W. F. Carson
STEEL
THES
America
Dewan
Conan
Insurance National
Beaver Hdw. & Furn. CO
Deaver County
M. T. Long
Long
Methodiat Church
Rey
Qman
Hintman
Hineelf
Saint Paul Insurance Company
Lawson
Oldaloma
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