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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-20
Esther Flats.

There was prairie hie started last
Friday east OF Sandson Mr.. Longmore' \
place but no damages were done.
The entertainment and pie supper at
Sands was well attended Saturday
night. The proceeds amounted to
nearly twenty dollars
one of Emmett Jamisons buggy
horsey got cut on the wire pretty
badly.
Mrs. Humphrey was sick one day
last week
Raymond and Walter Fox hauled
broom corn To Englewood last Friday
Effe Roberts has been employed to
taatn II .wo non.ns spi,ng ,e.ni at the
Esther school.
IL Holteamp surprised the neighbor-
hood by bringing home bride last
week.
Mrs In Grippe is losing her grip
In this locality.
Lonnie Batemen, OF Pratt county
says there is no fun h hunting sack
rabbits for him.
II you want to hear fine instrument
nj music call at Esther some evening
A. ii. Humistons sale is today. We
und.ii tanu lhcy are gong 10 leave
We are sorry to lose such 30 ID neigh.
bors.
We are glad to know the bridge is
about 70 be commenced over the Bea-
yer river. A. van Ds boom 10 Beaver
county
JoiLr JIM.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-20
Inspector of Animals
for Slaughter

f. =. Madison, veterinarian. has
oeen appointed 10y Governor Haskell
AS Inspector Of Animals for Slaughter,
for Beaver and vicinity.
Mr.. Madison is fully qualified to fill
this important office and the appoint
pointment is good one.
The following rules and regulations
lave been promulgated by the Okla
homa Board of Agriculture governing
the inspection of animals for slaughter
and for the information and direction
of deputy inspectors;
First. No person who is engaged in
the butcher business or in any way in
tcrested IN the lie of meat is eligible
10 serve as inspector OF animals for
slaughter.
Second. Any animal the flesh of
which is To be offered for sale as food
must be inspected before slaughter.
The law requires n personal inspection.
description Of the animal by the per-
son slaughtering the same, or the
statement OF disinterested parties. or
The examination Of the hide or CARCASS
after slaughter, will not be sufficient.
Third, Permission may be given to
Slaughter such animals il same are
found on inspection, to be in healthy
condition Animals should be con-
demned for the following reasons;
Hog cholera, swine plague, charbon
or anthrax. maligant epiAootic catarrh,
mango or scabies in advanced stages,
advanced stages of actinomycosis or
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-20
10 the School Patrons
vi Beaver County

To all interested in common schools
OF Beaver County submit this letter !:
Much dissatisfaction exists all over
our county relatlye To the Topographic
cal and geographical conditions OF our
schools III TINS county. Especially is
+his true where large areas are en-
uraced IN such school districts making
IL impossible for many children to get
" school. In consequence OF this 1
lind by making a personal visit to most
OF the districts in the county that one
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-20
South Beaver items.
CRow.

The weather was cloudy In this
nciehborhood last week.
MIR. Cosner butchered several fat
hogs last Monday week.
Lester Gilbert and wife are prepar-
ing 10 leave for eastern Oklahoma on a
visit.
There was quite snow fell last
Tuesday week in this neighborhood
The birthday party at Mr.. Summers
last Tuesday week IN honor Of Miss
Nellic's 10th birthday, WAS fine affair
A line crowd was present. All report
cd tine time.
u. NJ. Larsen and III y. are getting
ready to leave for New Mexico this
week to put mp buildings On his
property which he bought while IN
Dcs Moines.
The birthday party at j. ii. Flngles
last Saturday week in honor of Miss
Chloe's 18th birthday was small on
account of the young folks being up the
night before To Mr.. Richards line
dance.
l.. W Hall has rented l.. NJ. Larsen's
place and will take possession the first
Of April when they expect to move To
Des Moines. New Mexico
THs LITTLE WONDER.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-20
Most contemplate

II is said chat it takes all kinds OF
people tn make world This is evi-
dently true. There are good peopl,
and bad pc )ple the honest man and
the dead-brat, etc. The fellow wht
takes his home paper for several years
without paying for it, and stops it by
marking it refused" at his postoffice
is smaller and has less principle thai
the dead-beat. If you are in arrears
and don't want the paper. pay up like
nan, and stop in. Don't return IL
marked refused" when you owe foi
it. That paper has cost the publisher
money
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-20

iumpjaw, tuberculosis. advanced stage
of pregnancy or recent parturition,
immaturity or too young To produce
wholesome meat. or any disease or in
jury causing elevation OF temperature,
affecting the system to degree which
would make the flesh u nfit Tor human
food.
Fourth. Ii is unlawful for anyone
to offer meats for sale to the public un-
less the same has been inspected be-
fore slaughter. This applies to farm
ers as well as regular butchers.
Fifth. Inspectors shall keep record
o! ali animals slaughtered, with full
description OF the same as to color.
marks, brands, etc and send report of
same to the secretary OF the Board of
Agriculture at the end OF every week
being careful to report all animals re-
jected and the cause thereof A fail
ure to make these reports will b,
sufficient cause for dismissal. Blank
, certificates Of inspection can be obtain.
ed from your local printer or furnished
oy this office at fifty cents per hundred
which is about the cost OF printing ano
postage.
Sixth. Inspectors may charge 3
cents per head for cattle and 10 cent
per head for hogs, sheep and goats, tn
Attorney General having ruled tina
the law contemplates and requires a
inspect ON Of hogs, sheep ard goats a
well as horned cattle.
Seventh. Wher. an inspector is re
quired to go distance of over tw
miles To inspect animals for slaughte
. he may charge mileage at the rate
lOcents per mile one way for all di.
tances travelled over the said two mil,
and shall have the right to refuse
make inspection unless mileage IS pal
, rs above set forth.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-20

The weather is rainy, but we call -
fine.
Flowing IL still the order Of the day.
Jake Miller and Mr.. Estes made a
trip to Englewood this week with
broom corn
Lee Hall sold his farm OF so acres to
Mr.. Rottmayer, taking part cattle in
the trade. Mr.. Halt will give his en-
tire attention to his farm near Beaver
City.
Jess Mitchell traded his fine saddle
horse to J. Miller and Mr.. Miller is
lucky to obtain possession OF such a
noble animal.
We regret TO hear Of the serious ill-
ness Of little Dorthy Fuller who is al
Ringwood. Oklahoma with her pareDt
visiting relati.es.
Miss Rosa Rottmayer has gone TO
Ashland, Kansas to visit her sister wi o
lives there.
We are sorry to hear of the death 81
Grandpa Schondoulnw which occurred 3
few days ago. He received kick
from young horse and died three
days later from the injury.
Geo. Burkheart sold bunch OF
young hogs TO neighbor, realizing .
good margin.
l.. Long and F. W. Fowler are build
ing a large barn on Mrs Longs place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lewis returned
from their "trip TO Dodge City and re-
port good time while absent. Ber
Holiday acted as foreman during theil
absence. -
Sunday school was organized at the
residence OF Chas. Ollfords Last Sun
day with the following officers:
Supcrintendent-Tally Hall
Sccretary-Mrs. Rob't. Mari.
Treasurer--Jake Hudson.
Every body invited to attend every
Sunday at 2 :30 p. M.
Mrs. N. A. Long is numbered among
the sick this week.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. David Mceks
girl
Henry Muller is having time will
the grip. and he hopes it will soon lie
20 tso do WEI .-
q. NJ. Mulford has just completed
fencing a hog pasture. which look
very much like Mr.. Mulford expected
To y oiuce n few porkers, too.
There is some talk OF opening sec
ton line straight through the sant
hills north OF the Beaver river to th'
Zclma Hat and working 1t so as to save
great many hard pulls. Persons tina
ARE Interested and wish the project u
be put through can obtain particular
OF Theo Ttoops.
CRow.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-02-20

half our school population are out OF
school. consider this an alarming
condition as the hope of county and
state government depend ON the in
telligence OF our children. This prob
lem confronts US. We must at all
hazards make il possible for them to
be educated. | am a friend of our
school children. They call on US to
allow them to enter our school. The
division OF large areas for school dis
tricts is inevitable. We must make
the possibility, and the compulsory
provision in our constitution will do
the rest.
More tlan 80 school district petitions
are now on file in my office. To this
end have deferred hearing. Any and
all Of these pending, on enactment by
our present legislature in the matter
of redisLricting this entire county into
school districts 3 miles square or any
other size SO that it be possible for all
to be in school This, in my judgment
will forever settle the matter 50 lar AS
boundaries are concerned and we will
i"kuow where we are" In districts
where no school can be had pupils can
be transferred for the time.
submitted plea for an enactment
together with district plat and con
census OF the opinion Of our people
and a favorable opinion seems to 'b'
the result i think am safe in sayinl
that ~ per cent of our people are IL
favor OF this measure. Others vii
, settle the matter permanently. w
will then stop our quarreling and bur
+ the hatchet and .moke the pipe q
peace II you are interested IN thi
enactment write letter To ou
$ representative, our Senator, John 1
D Evans, State superintendent an
A others urging its passage.
Respectfully, G. w. MEERs,
County Superintendent
Beaver Count,
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-03
WELL DONE, STANFORD AND CALIFORNIA

gratifying and encouraging sign OF the times when the fac
ues OF Caonias great institutions of learning the most
agencies of civilization, progress and culture in the
encouraging when the who training the
adoescen manhood womanhood of the commonwealth their
duty public and unsolicited Endorsement OF the work OF the graft
travelling the right road
obstacles be raised therein
and purpose 1t where the children OF light
their generation than the children of mammon
That way and only that way safety lies The future of the
commonwealth would be dark indeed the corruption
suffered poue the fountain OF learning which, in the final ana
morality The declarations OF the university faculties
needed protest the worship OF matter
by ncompased This worship the canker that is
gnawng the vas American society and constitutes the gravet
danger the republic.
The declarations everay made by the university faculties
said unsolicited 1t needed courage and
violence academic habit supply the motive and
inspiration for this emphatic 1t would have been
much and possibly safer have hugged the comfortable and
accustomed shelter OF the college coister But fine this
duty manifest and inevitable what
sacrifice Of habit.
We repeat that it infinitely encouraging to have proof that
the aspiring youth of California right hands, the hands OF
who life saney and whole who will be turned
from the way by the camo and confusion created for
selfish and dishonest purpose 1t noble competition in which
both universities winners.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-03
DISCIPLINE FOR BANK DIRECTORS

A TTORNEY GENERAL WEBB in his annual report
u director officer of bank shall be permitted
directly indirectly borrow money from that bank.
already obiddng this practice the of
savings banks Mr. Webb recommends that the provision should
include the commercial banks The high expedency
OF suggested amendment will scarcely be disputed
the fact that almost every bank failure California and
during panic due speculation by bank
the deposiors funds The of the Treadwel
other spectators destroyed California deposit
striking illustration of the facts mentioned by Mr. Webb
Oakland Los Angeles there other less disastrous fail
due the
The fact for complete overhaulng of the
the banks they supposed
manage There classes of directo-one which main
gagged speculatng depositors money The time
of these classes One OF them actively and the
oepassvey dangerous Comptroller of the Currency
begun putting all national banks through
OF sprouts The bank instructed
subject them sevea searching
about the they fulfill neglect their duties Here
are wv questions of many be propounded:
the directors certify the genunen OF the signatures to the
Do authorize oyerdrafts?
Do they acity permit officers to allow overdrafts?
examine and verify discounts?
directors and list all collateral held
bankl
do all stocks
reae owned by the bank?
the calling balancing books
satisfy themselves the correctness Of the work?
the vhcation
satisfy themselves the
Have the directors verified outstanding certificates of deposit certified
money
reserve?
twentynne similarly searching questions already
by the ingenuity OF the comptroller promise
discovers that he has forgotten anything. In word the
director who does direct will be eliminated from the
company with the director who specuaes with depo
tors money.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-03
Gossip of Rai|waymen

practical jokes" said T. Hannibal
Jacobs of the Union Pacific, "are stu
pid and show the want of brain. I
confess 1 have never been taken in by
practical joke because. / imagine, I
have a cast of mind which can discern
anything that savors of fraud.
You are right, Hannibal. / don't
believe there is man living who could
string you," said II. M. MacGregor.
"I don't believe there is answered
Jacobs. complacently.
Going to lunch, Harry" asked Billy
Webster of the Pennsylvania line.
Yes, but who is going to pay for
the feed" asked MacGregor, plain
lively.
|. Lets shake. High man pays this
time. Here, get in Jacobs. High man
pays, you know" said Webster.
Well as I never threw anything
high in my life I'll get in. All, three
treys. See. / don't pay for the lunch, .
Jacobs cried gleefully.
And then Webster and MacGregor
calmly proceeded to shake dice on the
floor.
you pay, Jacobs" said Webster.
High man pays. What? Didn't you
play high on the counter?"
But Jacobs did not eat lunch with
these exceptionally smart passenger
men that time.
The mysterious shooting of Fireman
Maddagh while running switch en-
gine from the yards at Reno to Sparks
is engaging the attention OF the South
ern Pacific authorities at Sparks. II
appears that while Maddagh was pass
ing Wieland park, between Reno and
orlr hn
hurried back to Reno and was taken
TO the hospital in dying condition
Yardmaster Springer thinks that the
shooting was due to some parties firing
at a target. This will have the effect
of the Southern Pacific paying more
attention to the proper safeguarding
of target ranges when near their
tracks. and proper steps are being
taken now to see that the lives OF
their men are not endangered when In
the vicinity of target ranges.
Although there is a further decrease
! Of 1876 idle cars on roads In the
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-03
The Smart Set

party of friends at the theater last
evening after the Smith-Wood we'd
ding. The theater party was in COM
pliment to Miss Hazel Dolph of Port
land. who is the house guest of Mrs.
Martin. Those in the party last even
ing, among others. were: Mrs. Martin,
Miss Dolph, ]. Downey Harvey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Spreckels.
Captain and Mrs. Briant Wells.
Twenty-ninth United States infantry,
who sailed from here a month ago for
Manila. sent word en- route of their
pleasurabIe stay at Honolulu and their
friends now hear of their safe arrival
at their destination. They were ac-
companied on the trip by Mrs. Jen-
nings of Salt Lake, who is Mrs. Wells
mother, and the three Wells children.
Captain and Mrs. Wells reached here a
few months ago from Fort Mckinley
in response to a sad call from their
home city, Salt Lake. on account of a
death in each family. Both the Wells
and Jennings families are we'll known
socially and their homes are among the
most attractive in Salt Lake A num-
ber of army friends on this station
saw them of the day they sailed. by
transport.
Miss Dorothy Woods will entertain at
a luncheon for 20 guests Friday after
noon at her home IN California street
Miss Woods is the attractive young
daughter of Mrs. Frederick Woods.
Among the arrivals from Portland
this week will be Mrs. Waldo, widow OF
the late Judge Waldo. with her daugh-
ter, Miss Edith Waldo, and her sister
III At
their way abroad and, to the regret of
their many friends, will make a brief
stay In this city. They will reach here
in the latter part of the week and will
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-03

"HE marriage of Miss Gertrude
Hyde Smith and Baldwin Wood
took place yesterday afternoon
at o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Hyde Smith in Fillmore street.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Father Ramm of the cathe-
dral in the presence of small
company of relatives and friends. An
improvised altar was formed of white
chrysanthemums and woodwardia fern.
The chrysanthemums were built into
large white pillars against a back
ground of green and great clusters of
autumn foliage. The chrysanthemums
were used with the tall ferns in the
hallway. and In the reception room a
touch of color was introduced in an ar
rangement of pink dahlias. The bride
wore an empire gown of white satin
finished with point lace and the con-
ventional veil caught with a wreath
of orange blossoms. She carried a
shower bouquet of white orchids, and
her only ornament was a diamond
crescent pin, the gift of the BRIDE
groom. Miss Helen Dean. maid of
honor and only attendant for the bride,
wore a gown of apricot satin and car
ried an armful of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS. Thomas Eastland acted as best
iudH lie TWO 1lIIle HOWeTBlTlS were
Eleanor Welty and Frances Lent. They
wore dainty frocks OF white silk and
carried baskets of Cecil Drummer roses.
Mrs. w. S. Wood, mother of the
bridegroom, wore a handsome gown of
white satin embellished, with black
lace, while her daughter, Mrs. Cullen
Welty, wore gray satin with black lace.
Mrs. Hyde-Smith wore an attractive
costume Of white net and rare lace.
About so friends attended the pretty
ceremony. which was followed by
wedding supper for the same number
of guests. The wedding was simple in
detail but was one of the interesting
events of the season, owing to the
social prominence of the couple. The
bride is a granddaughter of the Hyde
family. for whom Hyde street was
named, and she is niece of Mrs. Alex
ander Garceau.
A pretty event of yesterday was the
luncheon given at the Fairmont by E.
e. Bird of London, who is a visitor in
this city. Among the guests who en-
joyed this affair were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Miss Florence Brecken-
Mrs. Harry Menden Frederick Kelbam
Miss lnnes Keeney Col. J. c. kirkpatrick
Edward Greenway has sent $50 in
vitations for his birthday dance, which
will take place Friday evening, Novem-
Der s, at the Fatrmont. This elaborate
dancing party will be preceded by a
number of informal dinner parties.
Among those who will entertain at din
ner that evening will be Miss Mary
Keeney and Miss Suzanne kirkpatrick.
Mrs. Eleanor Martin entertained a
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-03

United States and Canada during the
fortnight which ended October IA as
compared with the record of Septem-
Der 80, there were still 115,056 out OF
service. During the same time the
total shortage of cars has increased
from S,114 to 1912, so that the net
surplus on October IA was 101 ,S37, a
decrease of 22,S41 cars, as compared
with the net surplus of September 80
The principal shortages of cars are re-
ported from the roads in Oregon. Wash
ington, Idaho. California, Arizona and
Canada. The largest decrease in idle
cars. In number but not In percentage
is reported from roads in New York
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and
eastern Pennsylvania. Almost as great
an improvement Is reported from west
ern Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan.
In New England one-third Of the cars
previously reported as idle, or '1,100
had been drawn into active service
Elsewhere the Improvement is dis
tributed pretty evenly except in ILL.,
nois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
the Dakotas, which group reports an
Increase of 1900 in idle cars.
1t is reported from the City of Mex
leo that e. S. Cravath of New York
who Is said to be E. H. Harriman's
agent there, has acquired a controlling
interest in the United Railways OF
Yucatan and that the first payment oi
100000 has been made. The system
radiates from Merida, Mexico. 1t is
said further that Hartman now owns
the Pan-American which runs from g
point on the National Tehuantepec line
to the Guatemalan border and that the
two systems are to be connected by
the building of about 400 miles of new
road
c. S. Fee. passenger traffic manager
of the Southern Pacific, left for Nevada
last night.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-03
DON'T CALL THE POLICE

c OAE people easily alarmed than others Maachu-
minister Of the gospel in tag day danger to the
public needless people, all too ready up mite in the
of charity might have suspected that they
This and encoachng habit
soliciting little dab OF money for pous purpose has length
Included among that protean flock of evils which, told
sapping the foundations of national life The
eched dime for which you tagged is e thin end of the
wedge that is irving the commonwealth asunde Thou villain tag
w. Sherman Thompson of Somervil Mass, refined
suburb Boston, has said His ecclesiastical thunder launched
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-03
EDIT ORAL PA g e. s. 1905
American People viii
Make No Mistake Today

He American right lfgnment by
overwhelming election OF Taft people
= dom made national mistakes They no makeon
Since the nomination of William Howard Taft which
of President policies genuine
the result Of tody election Democracy
date The nomination of Bryan defeat Democrats
called defend the principles democracy candidate
seized party ominaton
democrats
time in the councils their They the
And that should passing
control democracy With the Bryan democracy become
exercising
natey there national for influence The
II wilre replace him withT
The of triumph epub
gov
prosperity.
exempihes all epubicanim logical sue
all
Roosevelt Taft stands for accomplishment His public
splendid
William
approximately
knowledge O foreign afair
years
ton figured all The settlement greatest problems that have
during
great
unthng ability honesty, pse
His
The Byn failure the diminished
his second campaign not far sought Bryan typical failure His shallow
schemes that explanatory the have failed utterly the cold light
and used under avalanche of ballots by thinking He has
lighted every theory dpove
catching
1908 Bryan appealed
He failed touch hopeless
Cold
or in
lin which California will
California republican
the republican RepubE
industries Republican
depends California will itself today with the big
in the electoral college which will
With Taft and Sherman
today And California will do her full duty the nation.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-03

thunder launched belevefrom vociferous pulpit DR.
Thompson regrets that philanthropy should such unworthy
methods No. he does exactly find that the money
but he haracerzes the practice of slight improve
highway robbery But what Thompson think of
the gentle compuson applied by the gateer? There
old hunk who all the better for having
lead him in the paths OF charity albeit unwilling poker.
Saturday will be tag day in San Francisco and may hope
that people who asked give re for chldren
pial will assume lofty moral tone cali police