The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-02

be Democratic COuuiy Convention
IS set for JslS 2. Cali will appear
next week.
Miss Irene Fsidlcy was called To
sauthern Nebraska by Telegram stating
that her mother is very tick. She left
Tor her home this morning
( Z. Gli-by aud Family, Chas. IIosKins
snd family, aud Miiiism lliyenbaugh,
all Of Ration, New Mexico, passed
through Beaver yesterday with five
teams enroute to the vicinity Of Guthrie,
where they expect to locate for future
residence.
W. A. Morton, of the Missouri Live
S eek Commission Cu~pauy of Kansas
City, AIo bought City head Of cattle
lately of G.. G. Brown. The cattle will
be pastuied on the blackberry. Mr..
Morton has some notion si removing to
this county to live.
10 some towns the merchants are ia
the habit Of getting printers to bid on a
box of envelopes or a lew pads Of letter
paper. a certain editor who had this
class Of merchants TO deal with, made
the following Hnouussment: "The ed,
itvr of this paper is soon to buy a shirt.
Strange and extravagant a. it nay seem,
VIC are determined to do SO, aud with
thus end in view we wish the dealers to
submit sealed bids 20 that the job may
be gwen to the lowest bidder Quality
or style don't count Any old thing will
do. Send in your bids
Iisrdcs,y Herald: A serious accident
happened to James McQuillan Of Op,i.
ma, last Tuesday morning at his hon G.
lie mounted horse and started TO ride
away, but was discovered a few moments
later lying on the ground and was IN.
conscious Gr. Munsell, who was at
that time at the bedside OF Mrs. llsnlin,
near Rothwell, was sent for but Jim re-
gained his senses within an honr after
being thrown. No one saw him fall,
even Jim cannot tell how the accident
happened. At last reports he was out of
danger, but was sore from his severe
shaking up.
Mr.. Dawes, the editor Of the HERALD,
started last Wednesday for Oklahoma
City to attend tie meeting of the coun-
~ surerinieDdents. He has not returned
at this writing afternoon
and the old man OF the off &C has there's
tore been CON PEELED TO furnish NEST of
the copy for this issue. Il there is any~
thing in the paper that you want to lick
| the writer for, call any time between 5
o'clock a. m. and 8 p. IN, anv day ex.
J ccpt Sunday. We are almost out of
p-ac, C, 10 furnishing material for first
cIass funerals but will do the best we
can Don't neglect this opportunity.
The paper needs good local news items,
The following figures, taken from the
returns of the assessors show that Bea-
yer county is coming to the front in the
matter Of planting fruit trees, and slso
| that there are actually some farmers here
who make and sell butter. cheese and
garden truck. Here are the fguics:
Apple trees 3,5Ii. {,
| Pear trees, 255.
Peach trees, 16.477.
Apricot trees, go.
Plum trees, l,l0S.
Cherry trees, ,3G3.
Ounce trees,
Butter sold 3l,854 pounds.
fhcese sold, 2,OS6 pounds
Garden truck suld, 81, ,137.
Decoration Day passe pleasantly at
Beaver, The weather was threatening
during the forenoon, and some rain fell,
but about ! O'Clock, when the process
sion started for the cemetery, it cleared
up and the balance of the day WIS very
pleasant. At the cemetery the regular
order Of q. A. X. Decoration services
were observed, the floral decorations be,
ing placed by the children. The after>
noon services at the church were Yuite
interesting, although there was no pre-,
arranged program. There are but few
of the "old boys" remaining hereabouts,
and each of those who were resent
on that day bore the signs that disease
and time were fast hurrylng them TO the
land beyond, There was one new grave
10 decorate this year, that of Comrade
William Brown.
The following figures show the popu-
ulation of Beaver county, as reported by
the various township assessors: