The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

We are having trouble again with our gar.
den. The cutworms. upon which we had
set great store, are all gone. Those who
were making calculations on getting their
winter supply of cutworms from us will have
to look elsewhere, as we won't have any for
ourselves. The only reason we can assign
for the destruction of our cutworm crop is
this; number of little birds have been
loafng around the garden ever since we
planted it, and every morning they would be
on the ground as soon as it was light enough
for them to see, and seemed to be very busy
pecKing around until after sun up. We
believe they were working to prove the truth
of the old axiom that "The early bird catches
the worm" At any rate the cutworms are
gone and the birds are fat and happy.
After the loss of the cutworms we thought
we would raise some vegetables, but new
trouble cane upon us. II was dogs-yaller,
black, white, spotted, brindle, long and short
dogs. There are lots of dogs around that
have nothing to do but to lie around and get
hungry and howl They are of no earthly
use except to give their owners a chance to
lie about their ability (that is the dogs abil-
ity). When they Qhe Dogs get hungry,
which is most all the time, they visit al the
door yards and gardens in town hunting for
something to eat. They perambulate over
the garden, taxing care to step on all the
young and tender plants, and when they find
a specially large and thrifty plant they will
lie down on il to take rest. We are now
hunting for birds big enough to swallow the
dogs, as the little birds did the cutworms.
If we can't find birds big enough to swallow
the dogs, we shall start a Bologna sausage
factory. It's grounding case-we have
got to make something ou, of that garden.
The committees of the Grand Army and
Relief Corps of Beaver met last Saturday
to perfect arrangements and program for
Memorial and Decoration Days. Following
is the program for Memorial Day, May 23d:
The G. A. R., s. ofV., W. r. c. and
/ all old soldiers and their families are Ie-
| quested to meet at the G. A. r, Hall at 10
a m, and form procession and march to the
church to hear Memorial sermon. Com
mittee on music, |. s. Drummend. Com.
mittee on decoration, mrs. Blanchard, Mayme
Peckham and Myrtle Bagsley.
Program for Decoration Day, May %:
GA. R., S. of ", W, r. c., all old
soldiers, all citizens and their families are
requested to meet at the hall at 0:30 m,
form procession arranged by officers of the
day, and proceed to cemetery, led by Beaver
! Cornet Band.
Meet at hall at . p m, form procession
and march to the church, where the follow
ing program will be rendered.:
| Music by band.
| Invocation Rev. Bagsley.
Music by choir.
Address, w T. Quinn.
| Music.
Short address, Capt. sencenich.
/. s. Drummond.
Music
Defamation, Nora Quinn.
| Address, Noah Dawes.
| Music.
Short address, j. R. quinn.
e. w. Bugbee.
| Music.
| Defamation, Eugene Groves.
Defamation, Miss Hibbs.
| Music.
| Short Address, Captain Mott.
" 81 n A. Pcckham.
Music.
Defamation, Maudc Thomas.
Short address, Rev PHgsley
Committee on decorating graves, j. V.
| Thompson and Lawrence McCabe. On con-
veyance, n. A. Peck ham and j. Il. Seucenich
Care of children, Mrs, Quinn, Mrs. Blanchard
and Mrs Bagsley. Decoration OF church, }.
| " Thompson, l. :. Drummond, Mrs. Quinn
| Mrs. Blanchard, Miss Mayme Peckham and
Miss Myrtle Bagsley. Firing squad, Capt.
| w. II. Quinn.
Decorating committee requests all who
| to furniBh flower and report to Mrs. Quinn
as early as possible. Iy order OF
| COMMITTEE.