The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-03-14
Ridgeway.
(snow bound last week.

,ver experienced, say many old timers pa
There has been no mail for a week 10
Dur items last week were showed un- u
Ter and did not get to press. Do not Ii
know whether they will get there or
not, but hope that the mail can ge'
this week. :
Grandpa Allison is somewhat worse
again, It seems that the disagreeaole
weather has lot to do with his health
J. w. Melvin lost one of his work
horses during the recent snow Inc
horse was showed under, and when
found he had been under the snow SO
long that he contracted pneumonia
and died
!. Nj. Hewett lost some calves that
he bought last fall.
Frank Harger has sold his farm ana
took part of the price OF it in horses
cows and hogs, but Mr.. Crawford the
purchaser, did not want to farm IL TINS
year, so he rented it to Mr.. Harger Tor
the season.
The Ridgeway school has closed Tor
this term, as the neighbors needed
some coal, SO they took the school COAL
and now, not being able to get any
more for the school, it is necessary 10
close it.
Frank Harger came near losing three
, head OF horses in the snow de tounu
. them showed clear under.
), Jewett Bennett lost his best milk
r COW.
John Lain lost fine hog during the
storm.
IS Mrs. J. w. Detwiler went down TO
@ Elmwood few days before the storm
to make little visit with her children
n and has not got home yet.
Il ]. R. Oakes is looking for his son
Frank and family. He expects them
J., to be at Englewood now, but II they
=. are they may have to stay there fe"
days yet.
- Nearly everybody has cold in thi'
N section OF the country.
T.Duble says they lost three dozei
el chickens in the snow
a. Harry Wright and family and Mis-
wv Lena Hogsett we're out trying the MAJ
in carriers new cutter, Sunday. The
CHI took dinner at ]. r 0akes' Harr!
we says il it is going to snow like this h
will manufacture a different way I
an 90 around the route, as it is an impo'
in sibility to go in the cab
oss We are inclined to think the groun
Cd hog ia a very bad fellow, fo- the sno
that fell Monday night and Tuesda
rs stopped all mails and traffic again Il
'0p a day or two. 1t looked very promi
ing for another storm like we had u
SIN 10th of December, but we are glad
,ith say that it didn't get so deep this tin
ing and is now going of.
ase There was meeting at the Ridgew'
in school house Sunday morning al
ini- evening. There was to have be-
meeting all last week, but for sor
o.r difficult reason the preacher never 9
Ued here until Saturday, and then, on
count of illness, he did not go
preach until Sunday morning.
. Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Hew
m bouncing baby boy on the 18TH
OIL parties doing well.
We are glad to note that Grand
~ Allison is slowly but surely recoveril
We hope that when spring days co
he will be able to come out and sh
his neighbors the garden again.
Mrs. Chloe Zimmerman is TAX
care of Mrs. J. NJ. Hewitt and baby
Jay Burns and Jesse shockley hi
ouit school to work out, Jesse hav
a lob of heading kaffir for j. X. OaA
We hear Jay has secured job "
Mr.. Barby.
Frank OAkes has gone to bring
family and household effects to
county He expects to ship a te
and such things as he will need HI
He will be back about the lst OF Ma
to start farming.
J.w. McEyen made trip to En-
wood last week, bringing back
of lumber for Mr., Oakes.
Miss Pearl Duble and Miss Mi
Hefner walked over 60 the latt
home last Monday to attend p'
in that neighborhood. The snow c
ing that night, we never heard
they came back, but suppose some
young man with buggy was at
service.
The spelling at the Ridgeway SC
house last Friday was well atten