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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-01-04
CONTEST NOTICE.
Depsrtrnent OF tho Interior United States Land
Office. Woodward, Okla, Dec. y, 1895.

Depsrtment OF the Interior. United States Land
Office. Woodward, Okla, Dec. -, 1895.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been fled
In this office by Edward woodhn, of Greenwood,
Okla. contestant. against HE. No. l6I97, made
Sec 81. Tp., 4. NJ, r., 25, Il. by Frank d. Bena-
ditti, Contestee. In il is alleged that Frank ID.
Baneditti has wholly abandoned said tract as
his place OF residence for a period Of more than
six months since making said entry and ne xt
prior to the date herein, he having failed to ut
any time establish or maintain a bona fide resi-
dence upon said tract in good faith for home
stead purposes; that his only connection with
the said tract of land has been in the nature of
visits thereto TO keep alive colorado resi-.
donce; that he has never made said ..R.sI<,spl
home to the exclusion OF ono elsewhs y~I; II
said tract Is not settled upon and cuilivausttS "a
said party as required by law, said defaua =
having not been cured
That said alleged absence from said land was
not due 70 his enployment in the Army, Navy,
or Marine corps OF the United Statas in any ca
pacity in time of war, aud this the said con-
as may be named by the Register and Receiver
for a hearing in said case. Said parties ere
heroby notified to appear. respond aud offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
a. M. on Mar. bih. ltsS before the Register
and Rceefyer at the United States Land Oiiice
in Woodward, Okla.
The said contestant having, in a proper afii-
dayit flei Dec, y. 1905. sci forth facts which
show that alter due diligence personal service
uf this notice cannot BE- made. il Is hereby or
Srred aud dircctsd that slca notice be giyon by
due an1 proper publication.
'ie--ac Ills Z. > MIoagss, Receiver
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-01-04
Notice

John g. Harreg. Defendant, win please take
notice that William A. Borkoy hns fled psti-
tion In tho Probate Court within and for Bsa-
VOC County, OSiahona rrrr.ory Hgainst SAID
John 8. Hnrpar aud David r. Wallace praying
fof Juag ineIt iDr the sum 81 lbO0 and costs
aud acsrned expense for caring for thr3e sal
lions and one Jack in B.avor County o. r.,
from tae frst day of August 1913 90 the first day
orty Tor aid sorvicss and that unless Defsnd-
ants Jphu ;. Harper and David D. Wallace
appear in suid Court and answer said petition
on ;he l5vh day of January 1905 al 10 o'clock a.
m, judgment will BE- rendered accordingly and
said stock or so much thofcof as may be nec-
essary win be sol1 at public sale TO satisfy said
lien.
Witness my hand and Official seal at Beaver,
o. r.. this second day OF JanuGry. a. D., 1885.
(SEAL.) H. D. MEgsE, Probate Judgo.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-01-04

Woo;ward Okla, November 1906.
Notice n hffply pivrn that the fOhoNng-
M ned setiief has nied no Ice OF his Injection 70
INT sal, ptoof vii be ingde lef0rc y. u. ieaiy
q s. Court Commissioner az her oii.ce at i rome
CxlH on Jan. ~ 1876. VIZ. Edgar y. Silw ~ or
slt.. hnc NEN. SEA Sec. q. T.. 1, n, r., Il.
H. a. ~ -
H. mines the following witnesses TO prove bis
sid lard. viz. -
Tesry A. Craig. Bernard II Lemert: Join ..
Craig. all o, Liberal Kansas, John j. FulkcTsoIl,
OF DOInbey, Ola. 80
I2-2s 1-2s. byk.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-01-04

The Railway Ago prints the follow
ing: the Oklahoma anl Sout.,west-
ern are pushlng TIE work on their
rad, bailling from Elk City in Roger
Mills County to Beaver CITY in Bea-
ves county. This b-aneh OF the road
viii be 70 miles miles long. and its
terminals VIII be Elk city and Bogver
C;iy" Ii T. generally caaeeiel that
this ROAD win 3e rem th-ouph Gage
within the next yecr.--s5..e Record
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-01-04

The Beaver Herald was the only
paper in the county that got out a
special Christmas edition. 1t was
nicely gotten up and displayed con-
siderable enterprise on the part OF
Miss Thomas. .-(iuymon Herald.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-01-04
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department OF the Interior,
United Sat Land Office
Woodward o. n. DNc N

Woodward, o. r., Dec., 2S, 1906.
\ sufficient contest affidavit having been flcd
in this onice by Ruby h. Smith contestant,
against he. No. 2ltet, made JAN, 1g, 1884, for
III, SEi4. SEA, NEi4. Soc. %, and SWA, NWA,
See 81, r., >, n, of r., %, Z. c. n, by William
c. Cox, Con sastce, in which IL il alleged that
entrynan has wholly abandoned said tract,
that he has not resided upon cultivated or inn
proved said tract for a period OF more than six
months ncxt preceding the date OF hling this
contest affidavit That entrymas never e5tab-
lished actual residence thereon within six
months from the date OF his said fling.
That said alleged absence from said land was
not duo to his glnploymcrt in the Army, Navy,
or Marine Corps OF tho United States In any
capacity IN time of war, aud this the said con.
testi,nt IL ready to provo at such time and
place as i1Gy DO named by the Register and
Receiver ing hearing in said case. Said par
ties arr hereby notified 20 appear, respond and
olfer eviieuos touching said aiega tion at X
o'clock a. IN, ON May 10, iS1, before II
-. Nec-e, Probate Judge. and that iinai hear
ing will hc held al 10 O'Clock q m. june 2
lg0d, before tho Register and Receiver as the
United Ssates Land Office Ia Woodward, o. r.
The said contestant having, in proper af
davit, filed Dec, IL. 1905. sot forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
OF this notice can not be made, II Is hereby or.
dered aud directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
Ia 1--35. Dick 7, MoRGAN, Register
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-01-04

Poor "Moscs"-oll the land Office
patronage did not satisfy that ape
tite, and when he seen the printing
contract getting away from him, he
just bolted the room and squcalcd like
the little pig he Is.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-01-04

In the Commissioners Ccu-t tolsy
the contract for county rriatins I,.s
taken up. The BgAvgg Rsa,5,,. a-s-
YER Journal and II loker AiS3n,e wcse
bidders, and Notwithstanding that ons
ef the ,wm.nisSfoaers WAS rers rally
strongly in favor uf the Jaurial, ard
would have awarded the cnrirlst 10
him has his bid been aaywi-erc rsrr
equal, yet he was compelled nu'ler his
official Obligation, TO second the mo-
lion awardinga contra-t to the Pre-
vEa IEgAIp ms the lowest hi.Ser, and
designating the IisRAsp m the oa,c.ai
raper. j.. 5. Fischer fgiiowing Ills
equal procedure since arriving here,
ef wanting everything ia sigat, sri
ihraating to "wri.e-em-lp" x any of-
fetal does not biindly folivw his les
ssership, upon hearing the inDtlcn,. i'm
mediately left tie room wisl IA threat
that "bis turn wpuld ceae next
week Nccsurpose The board viii
BOW await With fear and trembling
lhe 'writcem-up" tat 'Acscs"
1r~'h a. IA store for them
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-01-04

Fisher tished for the county printing
but he didn't spit on the bait.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01

In Platte county, Mo-, it is from
SIS to SIG per mile. While Sac
county, Iowa, in 1904, by the drag
method. maintained twenty-eight
miles in quarter stretch condition
at a cost of $2.40 per mile. Every
thing, even the cost of the drags
themselves being charged against
the roads.
A farmer near Richmond, Mo. q,
dragged a clay road for year and
by so doing con verted his neigh
bors. But instead of each man
dragging his portion of the high
way they agreed among themselves
to employ one man to do the work.
This man was paid at the rate of
three dollars a day and kept ac-
count of his time himself. The
stretch of road he was to drag was
four and one-half miles in length.
At the end of the year he present
ed his bill. What do you suppose
was the amount9 Kept his own
time, charged three dollars per
day and maintained the road so it
was like a race course for the
most of the year. His bill was
$3.50 for the year. One dollar
and sixty-two and one third cents
per mile for the year. Is the diff
ference between these figures and
$15 a mile worth considering? If
the roads are so wonderfully i'm
proved, does not the cost of drag
cling as compared with our present
expensive system of poor roads be-
come a minus quantity"
AS to my own experience on
the half mile have dragged since
1896 l feel confident l get paid for
my trouble many times over in the
ease Sand comfort my own fam
lily enjoy travelling it, while the
satisfaction to the neighbors and
to the travelling public at large is
of additional value and can he
counted as that much more clear
gain. And this is not all for each
of my neighbOrs now drag the
roads, some of them exerting
themselves to have a better road
than l do, so that for several
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01

to the middle of the highway and
left there. When l reached the
front gate | turned and drove home
over the other rut. By this oper-
alton l smoothed the road and
moved 4 small amount of earth to
the center.
The road was better at once.
After the next rain repeated the
operation and have done so with
few exceptions after every rain or
to the present time. The road
continued to improve and became
locally famous, because it never
got very bad and because it dried
aud became In fine condition so
quickly after rain had ceased.
The wonderful improvement
wrought by this simple instru-
ment was brought to the notice of
Secretary Ellis. of the Missouri
state board Of agriculture, who in
yestigated thorOly and then. ar.
ranged with me to go out into the
state, backed by the board, for the
purpose of spreading the informu-
ton | had gained by my expert
ment. Since then | have been
more and more occupied in ex.
planning and demonstrating this
simple method until now almost
my entire time is taken.
Few people believe and, until
they try it, nobody cOmprehends
what say about the results that
follow the practice of this method.
1t is too absurdly simple.
But the best drag is made of the
split log, Seasoned slippery elm is
good, large red cedar post or the
end of a sound telephone pole will
do first rate. Do not make the
drag too heavy. Postmaster
Phelps, of Centralia, Mo-, bought
stuff in the country, hired it haul
ed to town and hired carpenter
to make them. They cost hin
seventy-five cents apiece.
AS road dragging is carried
on in most localities there is no
charge. Farmers look upon it as
chOre.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01

years /, haze had D three mile race
track on which to drive to town,
without money and without price.
Yet dragged the road four
years before anybody else began.
The break came in this way. One,
day in March | found merchant
horse fancier driving his colts out
to my half mile road to speed
them He came over two miles
of highway, which by nature was
much better fitted for training
purposes. More than that hc
came directly past the entrance to
to the fair grounds on which was
track that had been the pride It
northwestern Missouri But tie
road was so rough that he had TO
drive in a walk to the dragged
road, where the colt was speeded
to the owners satisfaction and
then was driven home, as he
came, at a slow walk.
This experience converted the
gentleman, who immediatelygmade
a drag and so broke the ice. l do
not say he was the first convert
but he was certainly the first con-
vert who showed his faith by his
works.
"The next year / knew of nine
drags in the township. while in the
next year fifteen drags were made
in one week at one county black
smith shop within four miles Of
my house. Since then there has
been a steady growth and a
large proportion drag.
Herein is one of the most valu-
able features of this good roads
without money plani there is
nothing to sell. A convert builds
a drag and makes a race track"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01

Entries of desirable "ReadyoUse horses of all classes
Catalogue entries close March 10th Any inquiries
will be promptly answered Address all communications to
RUFUS JACKSON Secretary,
Maviro No
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01

Round Trip Homeseekers Tickets
at Three Fourths of the One
Way Rates Minimum $40.
To points in Oklahoma, Indian
Terry, Arkansas, Southern Mis-.
souri,, Texas aud other States.
Dates of Sale Jan. 2 and 16 and
February 9th and Goth, 10O6. Re.
turn limit p days from date of
sale, Liberal Stopovers.
1. NJ. RICHARDS.
Tiki. Agt.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01

Jefferson City, Feb. 10. Cove
ernor Folk today appointed James
d. Thompson of Maitland colIec.
tor Of revenue for Holton county,
vice Albert S. Smith. deceased.
aud Lee R. Biggs Of Memphis
school commissioner for Scotland
county, vice AT Martin resigned,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01
WABASH RAILROAD.
MEXICO.
Going EAsf.

Going East
No. 4. Atlantic Express 3 05 a m
No IA Atlantic Exp. 4 10 a IN
No. 10, Columbia Accom-. Z "A a IN
No. 20, st. Paul Lin, II 13 a IN
No 2, East'n MFG Exp 3 90 p IN
No. IL, St. Louis Expr., 3 l9 p M
No. 70 Local frt lex SUMS so a m
No Ga : : z 55 p IN
O0EnB West
No z, Pacific Express, / 80 a m
No 10, K. O. Express, IL SO a m
No 3. Western Mail and Express,
II Is p IN.
No 9, X. q. Mail aud st, Paul
Limited, 5 Is p m
No 9 Kas C'y MI & Exp 5 Is p N
No 5 Columbia Accom- 9 40 p N
No /, Pacific Express. 1925 p m /.
No n Way frt(ex SUM 4 25 p m
/. M. RICHARDSON
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01

One Way Colonist Rates at One
Half of the One Way Rate Plus
So minimum $l.00.
To points in Arkansas, Indian
Territory, Kansas, Missouri. Ne.
braska, Oklahoma, Texas and
other States. Dates Of Sale Jan.
End and 18th aud Feb. 9th aud
goth, 1906.
l. M. RICHARDS,
Tiki. Agt.,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01
THE MESSAGE
THURSDAY, MARCH /, 1906.
THE GOOD ROADS MEETING.
Old Missouri Principle of Road
Drags Urged by Atoms Special
Party.

The Alton Good Roads" meet
ing in Mexico at the Court House
February - was attended by a
large number of our best farmers
and business men. D. Ward King
of Holt county, Missouri, of the
State Board of Agriculture, r. FL.
Mcdonald, Ames, Iowa, of the
Iowa Highway Commission and
Prof. Spaulding of the State Uni
vrrsiry, were the speakers on this
occasion. Dudley Walker. adver-
Using agent of the Alton, in ex-
pInining motives for providing
this campaign of road education
says: 1t will enable the farmer
To deliver his grain in less time
and at less expense and whenever
it suits him. He will not be forced
to delay his trip to town on ac-
count of imra> ihir roads, and
thereby wiII,a,>i,i lac Alton by
preventing that great nuisance 10
railroads, keeping long string of
empty box cars on the track watt
ing to be filed. 1t will be the
means of saving many dollars in
horse flesh and should in time re-
duce the cost of caring for his
roads. AT every point where we
have stopped large crowds have
met the train and have attended
our meetings, and for this we are
gratified and feel that the venture
has been success, and is appre-
ciated and that is sufficient com.
pensatiOn for the G. & A."
Thomas Mcdonald is a practical
road engineer and endorsed Mr..
Kings system of road dragging
He also advocated the use of con.
crete" for culverts and bridges
Missouri is far toward the front in
the manufacture of this material
aud for this work it proves safe
and durable.
Below are extracts from the ad
dress by D. Ward King;
The simple, cheap Missouri
split log drag solves the problem
Ia Missouri we have demonstrated
our ability to maintain ordinar,
earth roads with very little ex
pense. One spring day in the yea
of 1896 | hitched to a cheap con
trivauce made something like
three'rung ladder, and stepping
onto it drove down the roaC
toward my neighbours front gate
drove with one horse OF my team
on each side of the right baud ru
with the drag following at an angl,
of about forty-fve degrees. Tn,
road had been badly cut mp by
travel during a spell of we
weather and was just drying. The
drag scraped the surface of tn,
ruugh3road, broke down The edge,
Of the rut. and by drifting thu
looseued dirt along the face Of th,
drag deposited it in the ruts anC
other low places, leaving the ruI
smooth. The larger clOds and
surplus dirt was carried clear oven
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01
Farm Insurance.

All who want Fire and Light
ming and Tornado insurance should
come to see mel can write you in
the Phenix of Brooklyn, the great
farm insurance company, on most
reasonable terms.
JOHN w. HOWELL.
at Agent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01
CHICAGo4aAGLrON RY.
rrMrI.l5rADnp
Standard Time.
Standard Time.


EAST-Bound Trains Leave
No "A Golden State Linn 40 a IN
No "a THE Early Bird for st.
Louis , 30 a m
No "a Night Express for Chicago 9 30 aim
No &c Night Hawk for st. Louis 1sa IN
No IA Mo and III. State Express 81 pm
No 20 The Red-Flyer for ST. L. 23Opm
No 10 Chicago Hummer for
Chicago 1O57pm
#No 112 Way Freight s0am
WEST-Bound Trains Leave
No 23 The Early Bird for X. C. OF a m
No Kansas City Hummer for Kansas
City 3l5am
No43 Golden State Limited for Cali
fornia points 4 SO m
No15 Mo & III. State Express 1257pm
No 81 The Red Flyer for KC 124lpm
"NO lis Way Freight 1O15am
JEFFERSON CITY BRANCH,
SOUTH Bound Trains Leave
"No.2l1 Fulton Accommodation 9:4o am
"NO.2l3 Way Freight. 7:t5 m
No.2i5 Mail Except Sum. ... 2O5 p m
NORTH Bound Trains Arrive
sNo.210 Jefferson City Mail. 49,. 9:25 q m
sNO.2l4 Fulton Accommodation. . 1915 p N
sNO.212 Way Freight. .......... $3.50 p IN
#Daily Except Sunday.
I. M. RICHARDS,
Passenger and Ticket Agt.
GEO. j CHARLTON,
Gen. Passenger Agt., C.&A. R.R., Chicag
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01
Public Sale.

On March l. Leander g. Barnes
will sell at public auction at his
farm, 10 miles north of Mexico,
all his stock, consisting of horses.
mules, cattle, hogs, farming i'm.
plements. household aud kitchen
furniture, etc.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01
One Way Colonists Rates to Cali
fornia and Northwest.

One Way Colonists Rates to Cali
fornia and Northwest.
Commencing Feb'y 18th and
continuing daily to April 7th, 1906.
One way Colonist tickets will be
sold from Mexico, Mo-, to Bill.
liDgs, Mont, for 1890. To Liv-
ingston, Logan, Caroline, Mont,
$22 80. To Ogden and Salt Lake
City, Utah, Butte aud Helena,
Mont, $24.9O. To Spokane and
ElIensburg, Wash, $27.4O. To
Portland Ore, Tacoma and Sc
attic, Wash, $29.9O. To San
Francisco, Sacramento, Los An
Angeles. and San Diego, 500. 80.
I. M. Richards,
Ticket Agent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01
For Sale.

For Sale.
B. Plymouth Rock cockerels,
apply to Mrs. 7. B, Ridgeway, 4
miles west of Mexico, R. F. D. 6,
or leave orders with Keiser &
Son, Mexico, Mo. Nv
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01

j. c. DeLaporte aud Dick Shell,
Laddonia, were in Mexico last
Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01

Frank Hart, St Louis, OF the
Salvation Army Corps, was in
Mexico, Thursday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01

G. w. Standifer, Hannibal, was
in Mexico on business.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-01

Thomas Duty of north Mexico
is very sick.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-03-22
New Ambulance Was at Work.

An exclusive hospital, where money
alone can obtain treatment for pa
tient, recently added an automobile
ambulance to its equipment.
Shortly after the machine had been
installed the directors held meeting
and listened to reports from the ply
sicians in charge. The new ambulance
was doing good service. It was superb.
or, more expeditions and more com
Portable than the old two-horse AFFAIR
The officials then examined the
books. and Indignantly questioned the
man in charge concerning several en-
tries under the head Free Patients"
There are county institutions where
all such cases can find accommo1a-
tions," roared the chairman indignant
ly.
The others sfernly nodded assent.
1T was cheaper to attend them
here" explained the physician in
charge, for they were run over by our
new ambulance. Boston Post
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-03-22

girl, and | believe as brave as she is
piquant, which is saying a good deal.
| wonder what brought her to Paris.
it be in connection with the mine +?
does she contemplate recognizing
the company, and freezing out those
chaps? 1t would serve them Just
about right If she did, the rascals.
To plot against a young girl"
Il might give a guess, Dick" says
the Sheriff of Secora County. as he
stops TO light cigar "She's here
looking for some one"
How dye know that?" quickly.
My charmer let fall hint that |
grasped. I've a faint idea she is on
the same track that | had engaged
myself for-hunting the missing own
er of those ten shares. hope she'll
have better luck, Then again it puz-
zles me; for Dora, when she mad
vertently let fall this hint. spoke as
though the object of their search
might be She"
Dick laughs mt this; he appears to
take precious little interest in the
subject, anyway.
Il wonder what Senior Lopez and
those he controls will be up to next? {?
They seem to have no scruples about
what they undertake. and Paris is a
wicked city when you try to find 1t
out. I'm afraid this Mexican, who is
so used to carrying things with a
high hand In his own country, may
have TO be taught lesson over
here"
See the head of the police force
about it," suggested Bob. who, as a
sheriff from the West. has a great
idea OF his own influence, and be-
lieyes all manner of fayors wnl be
granted TO them as soon as the pre-
feet knows the circumstances of the
case, and realizes the importance of
the position he holds.
Quite an idea, though. perhaps,
II wouldn't do TO let Miss Pauline
know; she might object 20 having
her affairs put into the hands of the
police
why not go there. now? He Is
easier found in the night than during
the day, they say"
Dick stops short
"Joye. you hit the nail on the head
that time. To the office of the pre-
feet it is, then"
That's business. Dick, just like
you"
They reach the office Of the pre-
feet; ascending a long. narrow flight
OF stairs, passing through a corridor,
and then an anteroom, where several
men are busily engaged with bundles
OF papers. operators sending and re-
ceiving telegraphic messages, and an
air OF business reigns-finally being
ushered into the presence OF the great
head of the Paris police force.
With this gentleman they spend
nearly half an hour, and are sur.
prised TO find that he already knows
much of what they desire 10 tell him,
which goes to show the wonderful
resources OF the bureau over whicn
he presides,
When they finally leave. Il is
through another door, an attendant