The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-12-12

requested to call aud pay up before the
lst day of January, 1896. | need the
money and must have it. Respectfully,
II. E. CRAIG.
Uncle Billy Clark, Mr.. Nuckols aud
Squire Barbee were 10 town the first of
the week paying taxes aud renewing
acquaintance with tleir many friends.
Advertised list Of letters remaining
unclaimed i'll the postoiice at Beaver
Okla, for month ending Nov. 81, 1895.
John Miller, f. NJ. Steele,2
+. {. Tracy, Pm.
j. l., Dunlap one of the best ald most
prosperous farmers on the Eiowa, did not
forget to call and pay his respects to the
Herald force, also a dollar on subscrip>
ton while in town Tuesday.
Those who fail to get around with
half their taxes Ny the 10th; of this
month will probably be required to pay
the 2 pei cent penalty but if they pay
one-half ty Jan. 10, 1896, they will get
until June on the other half.
The County Treasurer is daily paying
county warrants issued at the October
meeting of the Board of County Com
missioners. Hereafter the probabilities
are that if you perform services for the
county you will get your pay in cash and
100 cents n the dollar. There is a
little sweet in so much bitter.
Mr.. Gus Ward and Miss Ada Frees
man, two estimable young people from
Grand Valley, were uyitcd in marriage
in the parlor Of the Beaver hotel, on
Monday, Dec. 8, at s o'clock p. M,
Rev. Munsell performing the ceremony.
The HERALD extends congratulations
aud the very best of wishes to this
worthy yeung couple.
Report of Lockwood school, District
No. 81, ending Nov. 20, 1895.
No. pupils enrolled, IL
Average attendance, per cent, 80
No. present every day, six: Thee
dore Neal, Claud Neal, Cora Neal, Hen.
ry Eliers, Daisy Woods and Mildred
Logan.
Visitors, Miss Bell EIfers, Mrs Leila
liuddleston add Mr.. Aaron Neal.
Mrs. NELLIE DAILY, Teacher.
The Impression has been given that
the Board of County Commissioners to-
creascd the township assessments 20 per
cent. This is EoS true. The total as
sessment Of the county as returned by
the Township assessors Was 1897 ,907,
and the total after being equalized by
the County Board was S560,8l4. This
was a raise Of abost 4 per cent.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Denver Colo, is visit,
ing his sister Mrs. o. j. I~Ioofbourrow.
lie arrived Tuesday unexpectedly AMI
was not recognized by his sister who had
not seen him for fifteen years. We &C,
knowledge a pleasant call from Mr.. VIII
son and his neice Miss Edith Loot.
bourrow.
This week County Treasurer Williams
son has beet the busiest man in Beaver
county. Taxpayers are either calling in
person or sending in their taxes from all
over the county. Quite a number are
paying all of their taxes but the most of
them are paying only one>half. Some
are paying one-half under protest hoping
to get the last half reduced by revision
Of the action of the Territorial Board.
Bob Clark of Cleveland township, ac>
c~ompanied by his wife, visited the
county seat this week. His business
was paying taxes for himself and about
twenty of his neighbors. Bob is a
kicker on high taxes, and if any one
thinks he does not know where and
when to kick, they should meet him.
The w. Il. G.. elected the following
officers for the ensuing year at their reg
ular meeting last Saturday: Pres. Mrs.
j. r. Quinn; Serior Vice Pres. Miss Lily
Wright, Junior ice Pres. Mrs. Clara
Crawmer; Secretary Mrs. II. +. Blanch-
ard; Treasurer, Miss Angie Hoggsett;
Conductor, Mrs, Maggie Mott; Chaplain,
Mrs. Bagsley; Guard, Mrs. Matte Laughs
rim; Asst. Guard; Mrs, j. r. Thomas.
Christmas Programme.