11 Oct 1906
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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1906
Page
1
District Court convenes Tuesday. James Crabtree returns after a week in eastern Kansas. References to Wheat Drills, Tracy's hardware, and local sales. Various names appear including WSGS and Beatrice trip, plus farming goods and community notices.
Left Hand Social reports Jack Atkittson sick with typhoid at T. P. Braid wan house on Six Mile. Hughes horse sale set for Beaver October 17. Miss Ella Crist returned home due to illness at the White House hotel. Various local items include gas line work at the court house, travel to Lawton for Rebekah Assembly, and social calls. A. MacArthur named Socialist delegate to Constitutional convention with territorial platform. Jesse Venerable dies near Beaver. burial at Beaver cemetery. No hunting allowed. frigid weather and rain noted along Cimarron. Multiple mentions of residents traveling, schooling plans, and town commerce.
The writer travels from Thour overland to Gage then by pall to Woodward, noting excellent crops and improving farms across Oklahoma. Wagons filled with wheat broom corn and provisions pass by, with strong rail and road improvements hinted. Woodward recent city status contrasted with Beaver’s superior surrounding country, as locals express pride in Beaver and its people.
Mise Dott Philips gains edge amid crowd as she handles the press this week. Her hand endured a heavy squeeze causing a badly marked finger. Healing ointment applied and she now nurses a very sore digit.
A committee sent to Woodwant reported only routine progress on the Beaver railroad proposition. They will stay in touch with prospective lines and report new developments. A farmers institute was organized by C A McNabb with officers elected and a wheat culture talk given by Prof Moorhouse. The session, though small, was productive and the institute may greatly aid local farmers.
A wedding occurred Sunday in Muliesville Kansas uniting Wesley Hibbs of Clear Creek and Georgia Nichols. The couple returned to Beaver and will reside on the groom’s farm at Kimwood. Friends extend wishes for a long life of happiness. WM Ledgerwood school price for school bends.
The lodge announces the Royal Neighbor Ball on October 17 1906 at the White House Hotel. The order committee promises a top ball of the season with fine music and a friendly reception to ensure all guests have a good time.
A reader urges the Post Office to transfer the mail route from Meade to Liberal to shorten distances, speed connections, and reduce delays caused by high water. The Beaver area would gain quicker mail service, with Liberal offering a better link to outside communication.
A fragment notes photographers for a teachers' examination in Beaver and Guymon with dates in October. It mentions clove or cloaking pictures and requests call for negatives before a specified date, signed by JM. Kexnss, Photographer, with Beavar and Kenton locations appearing in the text.
Road tax receipt request for books to be sold and furnished. District offers to supply items now on demand for the timely settlement of dues.
A Beaver City buyer named Hatelia seeks cabbages for purchase at the City Meet Market. The notice requests shoppers to bring fresh produce to the market for sale and reflects a local trade inquiry.
Tom Dowda suffered a broken jaw after attempting to hold a broncho that struck him, pawed him, and cracked his left jaw bone. Medical care was given and Dowda reports recovery, though his face bears marks from the scare.
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