The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-07-07
Commissioner Howard arrived yes,cr-

Commissioner Howard arrived yes,er-
day.
Al the Liberal celebration Monday
several accidents occurred. In base
ball game William Thomas Of this place
ran against Bert Keaiing Of Liberia
breaking Mr. kea;iag's lei, elaY;ele bone
aud also disocatine his shoulder. In
the evening Bert Boyle got severe ir~
jury as a result Of fireworks explosion.
Col. and Mrs c. D Perry were ia
the city Tuesday from the ranch near
Eaglewood. Mr. Perry says he
doubts il he ever saw fuor crops grow
than what may lie seen on his ranch.
lie has one Of the finest irrigated farms
in the state bu, he informs us that bis
irrigation dam was washed out iu the
recent flood. Ashland Clipper.
Mr.. McCew, who had leg broken
last winter, met with the same kind OF
accident again Thursday evening Mt the
Craig brothers ranch near Boyd while
branding cattle. Dr.. j. Il. Lnley was
called to Boyd Friday aud set the bro.
ken leg which was the same one that
was brok before and was injured about
the same place.
IN 0p,ima correspondent Of the
Hard esty Herald says Mrs. Bradley
has sold her place to Lee Howard and
removed with her ,i'ter and family to
Fulton, Nc, whore her mother resides
and where she win have better advan>
tages for the education Of her children.
MIR. Howard takes possession some day
this week and will bring bis family
down from Liberal to remain amongst
us.
G. ". Banks OF Iganhoe was caller
here yesterday. Mr.. Banks has been
iivirg near South Canadian in the Choe-
taw country for about eighteen months,
he being resident Of this county pre-.
sious TO that time. While be lived in
Beaver county he was engaged in stock
raising. Going TO the Choctaw country
he tried farming but found that country
did nos suit him aud hence has returoed
80 i;eayer county for permanent resi-,
dence.
The celebration on the 4th at Liberal,
Kansas, was largely attended aud was
( pronounced a success. a large number
Of Beaver people attended, and were de-
lighted with the affair. The Beaver
band fnrn sh d music foy the occasion :.
7 A program Of exercises was rendered
There were races Of different kinds. In
the evening liOe display OF fireworks
! took place Those who attended say
the celebration was one Of the hes, ever
given in this psry Of the country.
A party of U,e Indians, forty,two in
number, under the leadership of their
chief, Bueksaiu Charlie, camped near
( Woodward "Wednesday night on their
way 70 Cantonment to visit some Of their
friends. They were accompanied BY the
chief of the paebloS, the whole compa>
ny coming from Colorado. They were
very quiet and well dressed lot ind in
the evening gave dance at the opera
house which was intensely cujoyed by
some Of the eastern people who are stop
ping in town. The party wen, on their
way Thursday Woodward News.
When J. ]. Burnett Of Garrett was
in town Monday, he stated that some
parties while riding over the plains near
the old company NJ ranch on the Cur
raupaw discovered the dead body of
some person. The parties hnt noticed
some bones and on noticing more par
,icuIarly saw sticking NJ cut Of the
ground the toes Of pair of boots. Upon
investigation il was found tha, some
body had been buried there will, his
boots on. The body. partly decayed aud
partly devOnrea by wolves, was ne, ia
condition to eimii ef Identification The
circumstances that led to the burial Of
The body ore unknown.