The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-10-03
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Cold, colder. coldest Well how do
you enjoy the change? From the torrid
hot breezeS from the south TO the cold
and chilling blasts from the north pole
caused a great many people to hustle
around for warmer wraps the forepart
Of she week.
Well, yes, there are quite a few sick
horses hereabouts and a few have died
from the Kansas disease. People are
using all precaution to guard against
the disease. Most all horses have been
taken of of pasture aud turned into
green fields This comes at a very bad
time when there is so much work 10 be
done and some people have quit going
20 the road on account Of the disease.
On returning home from Shattucb
Harry Davidsun's team ran away and
he fell out Of the wagon and the wheels
passed oyer his body Aside from a
few painful bruises he is none the
worse for his fall.
Sept. %, Eddie Ripple left Tor Mos
quero, New Mexico. where he goes 10
visit with his sister, who has been very
sick. Eddie went for his health as he
has been very poorly all summer and
IL the climate does not agree with him
down there, then he will go north.
A BRIDEGROOM GETS CHicKEN-HEARTED
In other words he failed to keep his
sacred promise. The marriage Of one
Of our prominent and highly esteemed
young ladies OF the Texas side was to
have taken place last Monday but wa
indefinitely postponed for the BRIDE
groom failed to be thar" The we'd
ding was TO have taken place several
months ago and everything was got IT,
readiness The fatted calf had been
killed and the old folks were waiting
with outstretched arms To receive their
new on-in-law-to-be A few days be.
fore the bride-elect had received q
letter from her lovey dovey stating
when he would be there and on what
train he would arrive. So the would
be bride dons her bridal gown and set
sail for Higgins to meet her aflianced
From there they would drive to thu
county seat and procure the license
after which they would locate th'
minister and the knot tied. After tina
they were to return To the bride''
home where the wedding feast wa'
spread for the multitude. And in the
meantime the brides mother hikes tC
town and goes into the postoiiice and
right there she gets letter for hel
daughter whom she supposed was hap
oily married by that time, But upor
reaching home she decided to open tht
missive and found that il contained 8
very short message and showed the
faint heart OF a poor man. The mes
sage ran as follows: Owing to business
matters he could not come and asked
that the wedding be postponed till b,
got there.
p. S.-If business interferes with the
wedding cut out your -.
On the morning o; the 28th ice wa'
found on the tanks an eighth Of AT
inch thick but the freeze does not
seem to have hurt the late kallir corr
or broomcorn.
Several horses have died around here
the past week from the fatal Kansas
horse disease. Most stock has beer
taken in of of the pasture and preven'
tative measures used to try to prevent
as much as possible.
Everybody is ringing them, ringing
them. Everybody is ringing them now
Ringing who, Rube? Why, ringing
Madison, you simp, on the Ivanhoc
phone line, OF course. Are you on?
Strings Of new buggies are still NOV.
ing westward, so we presume that
Beaver county people will enjoy life
this fall by discarding the old worn
out rig for the new.
The ..an who lives in little town
and behaves in a manner that keeps
people from talking about him Is pretty
sure OF landing in Heaven some time,
ALFALFA PETE
A Log on the Track