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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1907
Page
1
Beaver residents report social visits farm news and business trips. Ella Baker returns from Guy mon Monday while A F Rock and A P Smook come home from Kansas and Oklahoma. Lizzie Dunlop Roy Brown and Mae Maple appear in county life as Fourth of July weather inspires celebrations. Local drug stores Tracy s and Tuscan Pharmacy note staff and fresh stock. Grandmas Peckham ill in Enid improves.
E F Hazelton and wife returned from Guymon where they spent the Fourth. Prof Wilton aided Miss Kim Baker in teacher certificate work at the Guymon examination. Local notes report a death from pneumonia in Floris and various town happenings including post office clerk Lizzie Dunlop, a new baby, land speculation and oddities from a Kansas White Elephant party.
T P Braidwood notes a big turnout for Willow Creek Children’s Day with an excellent program and a basket dinner. Residents here know how to enjoy themselves and entertain friends.
B Wood arrives this week from Cherokee to take charge of the Herald during the editor’s absence for health reasons. An all around printer and practical newspaperman he pledges to maintain the paper’s standard. Readers are urged to submit news via the Herald Nye Box at the post office Thompson hotel White House or Billy Quinn’s office.
Journal notes a flood at Enterprise Mercantile Co in Beaver County with four feet of water in the cellar and damaged goods sold at low prices. Local moves include J B Fischer leaving Beaver for Texas County and discussions on teaching pay and the Tooley birthday dinner near Hibbs with Republican hospitality noted.
Ralph Frame suffered a severe blast while shooting large firecrackers on the Fourth. The explosion blew off the ends of his left hand’s first and second fingers, necessitating amputation at the middle joints. He is reported to be recovering, though the incident is described as serious.
The piece extols smiles as priceless and widely valuable, noting their power to ease interactions among spouses, families, friends, and professionals. It argues a world without smiles would be bleak, as smiles act like sunshine and lift spirits more than money or medicine.
Beaver residents marked Independence Day with a full schedule of events. A parade, band performances led by the Beaver Military Band, speeches by J W Culwell and others, and a large crowd enjoyed sports, games, and a final evening dance. Local musicians Mina Glover and Pearl Glover were noted for the music.
Editor to be away for weeks. News items should be signed and left at the Post Office Thompson Hotel White House and District Clerk's office by the Court House. Unnamed items will not be published. Submit news to avoid bogus notices.
Beaver County Republican mass convention met at the Court House with broad attendance. Delegates Healy Quinn McCool Berkey and others were chosen for the state convention while resolutions endorsed Roosevelt and Cox and urged clean capable candidates and a Beaver County irrigations project location away from Kansas.
The Ivanhoe Club hosts a two day picnic in Beaver County at the Kiowa Grove on Angguet Sd and Sed. Invitations go out to all and everyone is assured a good time. Bring the family and enjoy a day in the grove with food and games.
Notice warns publication must reset by Wednesday forenoon and paper goes to press Wednesday night. Reader guidance on timely notices and deadlines.
Mrs Mary Mathis of near Boyd died at her home Sunday night from paralysis and old age at age 100. Funeral services were held and she was interred at Jones Cemetery in Boyd on Tuesday.
Lovett Milton Todd of Fulton and his partner celebrate a happy marriage at the MBE parentage last week. The couple, well known to readers, greet congratulations from friends and family as they start their life together.
Brother P B Moore and Mrs Mansfield received word from Kennucky last week calling them to the bedside of their brother Tom Moore near Louisville who was unable to travel due to the absence of the County Treasurer. The family extends sympathy and hopes for better news.
The Republican State convention in Tulsa has been indefinitely postponed and will be held later in July.
A local ad notes a ready supply of diverse prints and materials under Tow Gew Tanmacy inviting customers to refresh their homes with new colors and textures.
Road district sale of tax receipt books offered cheaply. Orders accepted from Rand with immediate supply and cheap pricing.
In this county Clyde Maple is the Democratic nominee for Sheriff and the Republicans must nominate a strong man to defeat him. Journal commentary calls Maple the strongest man on the Democratic ticket as per Fisher's interview with himself in last week's issue.
Mrs Hannah Hendricks died at home at Camp Creek on July 5th from inflammation of the bowels. She was mother of J. J. and D. A. Hendricks and was buried July 6th in Beaver cemetery after a funeral sermon by Rev. Leonant. The aged woman, aged seventy two, was laid to rest amid sorrowing relatives and sympathizing friends.
Notice announces a Holiness meeting at Ft Supply Oklahoma starting July 18 for ten days. The event is led by Kids with J F Wathinu and Geo H Geld of Colleges Mound Missouri listed among participants. Additional workers and campers will attend. large tabernacles and smaller tents will be provided.
The report notes widespread harvest activity in Boyd with Mr Winters cutting at Jake Sword's on and off farm tasks. Mina Dora Layton accompanies Mrs Anna Mua while Mre Layton's baby is ill. Mina Shook surveys wheat readiness and locals fish when rain keeps them from work.
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