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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
4
A columnist argues for extensive tree planting in Guthrie and Beaver County. He praises trees as public benefactors and stresses deep holes, proper cultivation, and care, noting Black Locust and Catalpa as suitable varieties and calling for a united effort to create shaded streets and attractive streetscapes.
Beaver City lawyers Mayor Albert Weilborn and Col. J Blanchard challenge the convention as illegal claiming delegates were not elected under Oklahoma laws. They argue publication and election procedures were not followed in many districts, potentially voiding the convention proceedings. Guthrie dispatch.
The Constitution, famed old frigate, undergoes repairs at Charleston Navy Yard after a voyage from Portsmouth New Hampshire. She will rejoin the Hampton Roads exposition naval pageantry but faces a lengthy restoration before display.
The article recounts the USS Constitution’s size and storied career from its 1812 battles with Guerriere Java Cyane and Levant to its planned display at Hampton Roads. It notes collectors gathering souvenirs to restore the ship’s original appearance for the Exposition.
Applications are invited to visit the Exposition under chaperoned conditions. Submit to the Secretary of the Oklahoma Jamestown Exposition Company in Oklahoma City with reference to the applicant’s industry and integrity, including that of a local banking institution.
Oklahoma Jamestown Exposition Company offers two hundred residents a free trip to the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk Virginia with round trip rail, sleeper berth, meals, six days hotel and Exposition admission. Volunteers must devote two hours daily for thirty days soliciting subscriptions to the Exposition fund and effort to redeem certificates by the Oklahoma legislature.
In every paper you see praise for the man behind the counter and behind various roles. Yet the unseen buyer who pays for what he gets, signs his bills, and keeps business thriving deserves equal notice. Editors, merchants, and the commercial class owe their town’s vitality to this diligent patron.
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