The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-19
GEORGE scRASaGE DEAD.

George scrAnage died July e0tb. 1897.
at the home Of bis sister in Goshen. la
diana The primary cause Of his death
was necrosis Of the bones Of his right
leg. lie was aboa, sixty years old.
The deceased was one Of the pioneers
of this county. and no one ~ss more
closely identified with Beaver City from
its birth TO the present lime. He came
here in the spriag of 1855. and bought Q
claim adjoining the town site on the
south. The wicbiis Town Company
had plated the site of Beaver City dur
ing the winter Of 1856. and had inciud,
ed in The plat the north half Of the claim
which scrsnage purchased. A long and
bitter contest followed. but the town
company was unable TO oust scrabage.
who held ienaciously te his claim
through oil the trouble. when he made
application to prove up. the citizens OF
Beaver filed contest. but Scranage won
out and got his patent. He was also in.
teres,ed in the tswnsiies Of Op,ima and
Grand v.lley.
He had been ia very poor health for
years, aR,l his death was NO great sur
prise. lie had great many friends
here, notwithstanding his many Difficult.
ties. and masy hearts silently reverence
his nsmory. Peace he unto him.
We are of the opinion that some Of the
ministers and church members in this
country are inclined to 1s too hard on
those who wish to dance. Here whers
there are no iheaters. very few enter
tainments OF any Kind, and hardly any
thing else for amusement, we do no,
see any particular harm in a crowd OF
yourg folks engaging in and enjoying c
sociable dance. To our personal know
ledge there has not been ball in Beaver
during the past three years that was no,
d. for the most moral young @en and
women and the strictest church mem.
bers to attend. provided il was not
breaking any rule OF their particular
branch of the church. The claim put
forth by some ministers that men will
drink when they attend dance carries
no weight with ii. for thou.h it il a fact
that some men have attended the 1ances
with their breath tainted with whiskey,
have attended church in exactly the
same condition; there presence is no
msie desired. in one place than the other,
and who says that pure woman or con-
sistent Christian should stay away from
church because these men attend Z
Should they happen TO be present in a
ball room il does not contsmins,e the
place any more than II would any other
place they might be. But it is seldom
that there is any drinking at q ball in
Beaver. dancing will harm no one up
less harm is made OF il. Hidden wrongs
are many times far more injurious than
those committed openly, and hypocrisy
is habit most despised by God and
man. We say let the young folks have
the freedom of the ball room as long as
their actions while there nre guarded rs
carefully MS they have been in Beaver 10
date.
We wish TO say. however, that we have
NO desire to induce any person who be-
longs TO q church organization which
discountenances dancing to attend balls
and take part therein. II they have
taken upon themselves obligations which
require a certain line Of conduct. we
think they should live up to those obli,
cations. But We cant see that their po.
sition in the church should give them q
right TO roast those who see the matter
in different light.
PrafeaanI Pierce of Soula Cnlleoa