The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-07-20
Buffalo

EDITOR HERALD: AZ | think it
right you should hear from Buffalo
once more, send you a few items.
Some one says in Kansas City paper
that Beaver county is suffering for rain;
that grass is dying and cattle are per-
ishing for want of feed in western Okla
homa. can speak for this part cf the
county. Grass has been fine all season
and the RECEIPT rain came in due time.
Grass nevr looked better, nor cattle fin.
cr than now. Crop prospects are good:
A II Henderson has beat his record |
on crops this year, He has in over a
hundred and twenty-five acres af Kafbr
corn. His naphews G and Leonard
Ilenderon are now here with a bunch
of Colorado horses for sale. This is the
second second bunch this season, the
first being sold.
Clint and Ed McMains have leased
the old residence homestead of their
father. Gilbert has established for
himself bachelors residence three
miles north Of his fathers place. |
fear if some gentle maid does not sooh
capture him, he will be pronounced
old bachelor His we'll known bashful-
ness has always stood between linn and
metrimony'
Isaac Stamper is now putting down a
well on the fats seven miles north cf Us
to give his cattle summer pasture.
John Glenn will do the same a lite
later on, as he realizes the value Of the
grass on the fats for fattening cattle.
James McMains recently returned
from eastern Kansas and Oklahoma,
where he has been visiting for several
; months We are glad to see that he is
Improving in eealth. He tells US that
this is the best place he has seen since
, he left The people Of this county do
not know how we'll off they are
until they have eomdared lots with those
, living elsewhere, which of course hattcrs
our pride.
Miss Kate Wright, accompanied by
Misses Grace and Irene Nichols who
have just returned from school at Man
q haitian, Kansas, where they remained
A for three years, came down for visit
= with Mr.. Henderson $ family who wen
with them to the Frisco. IL goes with
q out saying that We enjoyed cur outing
which embraced some novel features
We were caught in big rain abou
four miles from home, and later, seeing
another storm coming We camped in th'
Optima school house all night an,
. reached the Frisco early the next morn
&C ing to find that there had been BIZ
rain there the night before, which W,
T. missed by staying at Optims, tina
place missing both rains OF course
in is nothing singular to be caught in
"A rain but We had the luck to be caugh
again on returning, though our crow
only got damp as We were well protect
=, ed. We met the jolly crowd you sci
" up from Beaver, who united with th
others in entirely forgetting the obje'
of the Fourth Not word was men
toned about George Washington
Shades of the immortal Washingto
look down on us and forgivel III
III truth is that if any one as much
mentioned the "Father of his Country
er il was on the side-no one heard
Wonder if after the American herois
he of the last year there has grown di'
position to forget those of the pa
We have been taught to revere. v
We have need to go slow. Saints are Dey
casonized until long after death. so th
4, the torch OF time gives proof of th'
deeds. l would not detract an 10
from the fame Of living heroes but on
claim that Washington's deeds we
too important to be forgc,tsR. First
no war, first in peace, first in the hearts
81 his countrymen.'