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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-07-31

The following letter from J. F Rob.
erts, formerly Of Beaver county, to his
neighbor, W. F. Smith, gives bad re.
ports from the northwest and may
allay the fever Of come Of our people
whose minds are wandering in that di-
rectiun
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-07-31
kiowa Flash Light

A fine rain fell here Wednesday
evening which certainly came just tif-
teen minutes before it was too late
A great deal of the crop is too far gone
for rain to do any good but that what
is not burnt up this rain will benefit
Quite a good many horses and mules
were killed by lightning during the
storm Wednesday night.
Eddie Ripple, OF Mosquero, n, Mex,
came in overland Saturday evening,
he having been working in the harvest
fields OF Kansas,
The circus at Speermore drew good
many of our neighbors Friday, and the
picnic at Madison had its share of our
good neighbors also.
4 lady friend of ours who soaked
garden peas in maple syrup for the
purpose of raising sweetpeas, still has
something to learn
SCATTER LTTrIE SUNSHINE
Every time the closet Of your neigh
Dor is opened a little you strain your
neck and afterward strain your tongue
in talking about it. Do you ever stou
to think that some day tragedy may
take up its abode in your home? Can't I
you get II into your head that some
day the tongue of slsnder may cut like
a sharp sword Misfortune aud dis.
grace may have overtaken your neigh
] Dor but it does not become you to get
on the housetons and shout II the the
world. YOU wrll not he called to pay
for nor answer for any Of the sins Of
| your neighbOrs You have all you can
attend to to pay for your own iudscre.
/ tiuns Some day one near and dear to
you may fall-the prison walls may
open to son or the scarlet OF eternity
blight a daughter. When home is in
| mourning over tragedy the best thing
you can do is to keep your mouth shut
unless you can say something that will
come as rift in the clouds The only
difference is that your neighbor was
caught and you, up to date, have kept
the fash light away Be charitable,
for you know not the day nor the hour
when the blight will happen in your
circle. In Beaver county are those,
who thoughtlesslY perhaps, drop re-
mark that causes heartaches, sleepless
nights and suffering on the part Of
their neighbors when in reality all the
authority for the remark is that they
say So and d-so' When people learn
the lesson that unless one can speak
well OF another not to speak at all
there will be more happiness in the
world and fewer divorce cases Aud
/ then the satisfaction that one enjoys
at having performed a kind act or
spoken a kind word carries with it it's
own reward Try it and see how much
brighter the world will appear to you.
Scatter little sunshine where ere you
! 20.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-07-31
Sophia Clatter
Too late Tor last week.


Well, we were blessed with another
nice rain but are afraid it came little
too late for early crops We notice
early corn aud, IN fact all the early
ruwrd crop, has gone to Join our small
grain Il seems too bad the poor farm
rrs have to contend with the grass
hoppers and broomcoru trusts, high
taxes and high prices for their living
and be cut short in their yield until
there isn't scarcely enough left to live
on and when divided among 20 many
others the farmers family has nothing
But, such life in the far West"
John Hook joined the Kansas har-
vesters and started the first Of last
week.
Geo. Caskey will again WELD the
rand" IN our school this fall aud win.
ter We are glad TO have George again
Tor we think him an excellent instruc.
tor.
Jimmie Adams and family and Mrs
Thomas and son Lee went pluminC
last Thursday but plums we're about
all gone. Mr., Leghmaster said be
thought there had been a thousand
people in his pasture the past week for
plums.
Died AT his residence. July 18th,
Charles O. Ridlou, after a period OF
lingering semi-invalidism of about 8
years duration in which he was a con-
slant sufferer. Death came peacefully
as relief to his suffering. His remains
were taken to Colony, Kansas, to be
laid to rest beside his father and little
child that have gone on before. Mr..
Ridlon was a kind lndulg,nt husband
and friend well respected and loved by
his many acquaintences and ueighbors
and for his cheerful disposition
and consideration OF others. tie
leaves a wife, an aged mother, brother.
sister-in-law, nephew and niece to-
gether with a host OF friends Who will
all sadly miss him HIS was an exem.
plary life always cheerful. never COM
planning. Although he had known for
three long years that he could not get
well he joked about his condition. nev.
er seemed down hearted but hopeful,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-07-31
Special Meeting of the County
Commissioners.
Beaver, Okla, Inly %, 1919

Beaver, Okla, July 20, 1913,
The Board OF County Commissioners
met in a special meeting called by the
County Commissioners to make some
arrangements TO secure some of the
money appropriated by the State to
aid the farmers IN fighting the grass
hoppers Haskell and McClain, pres
ent. Haskell, chairman.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted
Resolved, That the Board OF Agri-
culture be and is hereby requested to
give to Beaver county its proper por-
ton of the fund for the determination
Of the grasshoppers in the state of Ok
lahnma and that the same be distribu.
ted under the direction Of Geo. II
Wright
This strp is taken because Of the de.
mand from the west aud southwestern
parts o. the county for help in lighting
the grasshoppers, ns they are doing an
immense amount OF damage in that
part OF the county
All parts Of the county that's affect
ed 10y the grasshopp"rs should make
arrangements to secure some Of this
poison and use the same.
On motion the Board adjourned,
A A, HAsKELI
Attest: Chairman
GEo. II. WRIGHT,
County Clerk.
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy o
the proceedings # the Commissioner
at the special meeting on the Path day
of July, 1913.
GEo. II, WRIGHT.
County Clerk
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-07-31
Twin Mounds.
GEO. II. WRIGHT.
County Clerk,

July 25.-Two good rains have
blessed this country within the week
aud once again the situation is saved,
We hear of some who are listing
broom corn at this late date.
The chicken crop is being devasted
by an epidemic Of polecats
Harry Jones Is repairing his barn
during the wet weather.
Mesdames Gumm and Martin are
shopping in Ivanhoe today,
Russell Martin had dental work
done at Surprise Wednesday
The Rev Cox preached an excellent
sermon at the school house last sun
day,
Prof. and Mrs W, l.. Henson went
10 Shattuck last week
Leonard Girton's are expecting rel
atives from Kansas tins week.
Floyd Girtun spent Saturday night
aud Sunday with A. w. McClurg.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-07-31
Bad Reports from Northwest

The following letter from J. f Rob
erts, formerly Of Beaver county. to his
neighbor, W F. smith, gives bad re.
ports from the northwest snd may
a,lay the fever Of some Of our people
whose minds are wandering in that d.
. rection
Heppner ore, July Is, 1873.
/ " +. Smith aud Family.
DEAR FoLKs
thought had better write you
while had more time than money and
may be Of interest 10 you and will be a
rest on my mind just as we'll tell
you about this part Of the country first.
sm in.the north central part of the
state City miles south Of the Columbia
river and les miles east and a little
south Of Portland in one 81 the dryest
counties in the state. The average an
nual precipitation is little less than
2 inches aud their is a. many Russian
thistles here as there. but as it don't
rain much they don't get very large
Now, next month ia when they get
their hot winds, they always come from
the east here and their dust storms
from the west and have seen three Of
them since have been up here. and IL
they had a. much land in cultivation
a. we do they wouldn't have any land
for usually the upland soil is only g to
IS inches deep aud underneath that
lays rock There is large scopes Of
country here that water cannot be
found on and some of the wells have
been drilled down l4OO feet and never
struck a drop. There are very few
springs here and TO timber of any kind
until you get back up near the Blue
mountains south of here 10 or 20 miles,
then the timber is red fir and white
pine. There is some coal twenty miles
east of here and they ask from $50 90
to $50 90 per acre for their alfalfa land
and from 81 90 to 5000 per acre for
their wheat land and can't even raise
maize or kaffir. Pll tell you right now
20 one has 10 take my word for this, il
: is here to show for itself II the west
J ern paij of Oklahoma. and Beaver
county in particular, would ask just
one-half the price for her land com.
: pared with what she raises in crops,
why we would be getting s15 90 and
800 90 per acre and we don't have to
summer.fallow and we always get
water in our wells and not very
deep either. Land is cheaper in Bea-
yer county than anywhere west Of the
Rockies, so far as ! have seen. Har-
vest wages range from - 90 per day
, and board up to g. 90 per day and har-
! vest lasts from 8 to 10 weeks. All
grain has to be sacked here that is
another 10 cents on the cwt expense
that we don't have to have there. Farm
machinery is one-ffth higher, too,
Their average wheat yield is about l.
bushels per acre | will close for this
time, from your friend,
J T. ROBERTS
T Il will be home in September aud
will want iob in threshing or pulling
brush Say, Bill. let the BEAVER HER.
2 AID publish this il they will
! T. r
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-07-31
4 Good Investment.

W 2 Msgli. a ven known merchant
of Mhitemound VIE. bought q stogka
Chsnberlain's medicine 81, a. Co Dr.
able TO s0pTly them % his customers.
After receiving them be was himself
taken sick and says that one small bot
i!e Of ChamberiAin's Cohc, Cholera
and DisrrhosA Remedy was worth more
10 him than the rUst Of his entire stock
Of these medicines. For sale by ali
dealers
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-07-31
The Best Medicine in tn e
World.

"My little girl had dysentery very
bad thought she would die. Cham.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy cured her. and can truthfully
say that think it is the best medicine
in the world, writes Mrs. William
Orvis, Glare, Mich For sale by all
dealers
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-07-31

Most every body has been feeling
blue on sccount 90 tge drought thai
most Of the news has dried up too.
AlYtrFA rrHF.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-07-31
To Prevent Blood Poisoning

apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR.
PoRTERs ANTIsEPTIC HEALING OIL, a sur.
gical dressing that relieves pain aud heals at
the same time. Not liuimcut aSC SOC Slc0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07


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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07
THE HORN OF PLENTY is the way Jane

THE HORN OF PLENTY is the way James Hay. Jr..
charactcrizes the talking machines with which II OF
us are familiar and about which really know very little,
as ne proves us. For instance did you hear that
Sembrich paid upward Of three hundred dollars
minute for singing song that made record, and that
Carusos income from talking machine records one
hundred and fifty thousand year, There is a mass OF
amazing, interesting facts in the article.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
AMERICANS ABUSED,
DECLARES AGENT
Taylor Protests Against Treatment of
Americans by Mexican Federals
i'm Gulf District

Nogaies, Ariz., July &c. D. Taylor,
United States consnlafaagert At Cusyrnas,
Mex, protested today 10 the state depart
ment in Washington against the treat
ment OF Americans by Mexican federals
in the invested gulf port district He as
serted that abuse has been inflicted upon
j. NJ. Morrison of Potsdam. N. Y, an en-
ploye of a construction company at Torin,
and A. p Browning of Nogales, Ariz,
commission merchant at Guaymas. Morri-
son was held prisoner more than three
months. the consular agent said. When
the federals evacuated Torin Morrison
was forced to march more than 90 miles
Twenty-six soldiers died of thirst on the
trip. Browning also was held prisoner
by the troops under General Ojeda.
The insurgents are credited with having
smuggled trainload of ammunition into
Slnaloa by running it through Empalme
under the guns of the federal gunboats in
Guaymas harbor.
State officials now deny that the Mexi-
can ships Joined the constitutionalists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
IMMIGRANT PLOBLEM
ON COAST DISCUSSED

Seattle, Wash, July THE condition OF
immigrants from Europe already on the
Pacific coast. and the unpreparedness of
the coast states to care for the flood OF
other immigrants expected after the Pan
anna canal is completed were discussed by
the national conference of charities and
corrections at its general session tonight.
Charles w. Blanpied, secretary of the
Pacific Coast immigration congress, said
the Pacific states are not prepared to care
for such Immigrants. He pointed out that
the present demand for labor on the coast
Is not large and said efforts should be
made to place the newcomers on land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
1000 Reported Killed

Vienna. Austria, July 7.-Eleven thou
sand officers and men of the Servian
Timok column were killed In the bat
tie with Bulgarians. according to the
Sofia correspondent OF the Reichpost
The corps consisted of 1890 men who
were surrounded by Bulgarian ARMY
which had outianked them.
Only 1000 of the Servians survived and
these were taken prisoners. According
to other newspapers reports Bulgarian
corps of 14000 men has succeeded in
reaching the Servian town of Vryana,
and is threatening the line of retreat of
the Servian army The Bulgarans pre-
sumably pushed forward from Egri Pa
lanka
The mobilization of the army of Rou-
mani will be completed by Thursday or
Friday, according to the Bucharest news,
The Roumanian troops are expected to
cross the Danube into Bulgaria imme-
diately. It Is assumed that Bulgaria
will be compelled either to agree to the
Roumanian demands and permit Rou-
mania to occupy The territory she desires
or TO engage In war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
ALABAMA COTTON DEALERS
PROTEST AGAINST BILL
Write Johnston and Bankhead Protesting Against Tax
Transactions in Cotton for Future nelvery-Amend-
ment Likely to Stick
BY C. E. STEWART

Washington, July 7.-tspecial )--From
cotton dealers all over the state Senators
Johnston and Bankhead are receiving pro-
tests against the Amendment to the tariff
bill to put tax on transactions in cot
ton for future delivery. The point is made
that the amendment Is Objectionable to
country merchants and cotton producers
and that the tax will have a detrimental
effect on legitimate sales and in the end
prove direct injury to farmers Actual
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
TO PROBE NEGLECT OF
HEALTH OF CHILDREN

necessary because the association lacks
continuity of action.
The investigation into the neglect of
the moral and physical health of school
children will be pursued further
In many sections of the country ths
average rural school house in relation
to its purpose is not as well kept or as
tisaitiif;i sis i good !sy ha ~, pig
pen, or chicken house, declared Or.
Thomas ID. Wood. Columbia university
DR.. r. w. corwin of the University OF
Colorado, said THAI 1900 out OF 2o.0o
school children In the United States are
diseased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Pennsylvania banks go into receiver s
hands
Democrats pledge themselves to sup
port tariff.
Cotton dealers protest.
Fighting in the Balkans.
Lauterbach on stand in lobby probe.
. kellys are silent about franchise.
3-Bankers will try to abide by law
Editorial comment.
Federal corridors jamned as grocers'
case opens.
Kolb in race to win.
Lane writes about shackles
Wright reaches city.
6-Society.
7-Sports.
o-Exum has made no decision.
9--Victory CT Commodore Perry cels-
brated.
10-Little boy killed by car
jl-Birmingliam man held in Memphis.
l-Lynchburg plant nears completion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08

salt Lake city, July THE address of
President Edward T. Fairchild, who rec
commended radical reorganization and the
report of the committee on health prob
lens, which charged that more attention
was given TO cattle than children. at
s:ected interest at the National Educa-
ton associations sessions here today.
President Fairchild recommended ad-
visory council of three persons two to
serve for term Of years, the third
member to be the president of the asso-
citation. He declared this reorganization
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
CALL FOR EXTRA
SESSION IN TEXAS

Austin, Texas. July IA special call for
an extra session of the Legislature was
given out today for July IL. Governor Col
quit said the session was to pass appro-
priation measures which the regular ses-
sion failed in, but devoted itself to the
naming of United States senators in the
spring and passing direct laws regulat-
ink election of United States senator's and
revising the state penitentiary system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08

washington. July 7-opposition by a
few senators 80 the confirmation Of Mrs.
II. w. j. Ham as postmistress at Gaines
Vile. Ga, as the successor to Mrs. Helen
Np Longstreet, today practically tied UP
the confirmation of the big list Of nominal
items pending before the Senate
senator Hoke Smith insisted upon inn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
Nomination List Tied Up

mediate confirmation OF Mrs. Ham Sena-
tor Townsend said he would object to
the confirmation unit, the Senate rastof
flee committee printed the hearing grant
ed Mrs, Longstreet In regard to the ef-
ficiency of her administration. The Sem
ate subcommittee in charge Of the
hearings has voted to report to the full
committee that Mrs. Longstreet made an
efficient and capable postmistress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08

buyers, it is claimed, win have no oppor-
tupity to come in on contract when there
is an unsettled market. if this law passes
So far no cotton planting associations
OF individual farmers have written to the
senator's upon the subject. The amend
ment was adopted in the democratic eau
Gus by an overwhelming majority and 1t
is more than likely that 1t will stick.
Ex-Congressman Jesse Stallings of Bir-
mngham and Lee Long of Greenville are
in the city They are sight seeing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08


London, July THE most important
news from the seat of war today is the
report, confirmed from Sofia, Of the APP
pearance of large Bulgarian force at
vrania,s threatening the Servian line Of
retreat Still more significant, as tend
ing to confirm the belief that the servians
are suffering defeat, is the announcement
from Belgrade that only meagre reports
are being received from the servian army
headquarters. III addition, a rigorous
censorship on the newspapers is being
enforced.
The servian wounded describe the bat
ties as almost inhuman in Its ferocity.
the men throwing away their firearms
and using their bayonets as daggers. This
accords with the information from many
sources of the sanguinary fighting in the
present struggle.
Whatever the policy of the European
powers may be, little is now heard OF at
tempts to stop the war The ambassa-
dcrial conference met In London again
today, but apparently did little except
discuss the boundaries of Albania.
Will Not Be Idle
Meanwhile Roumana and Turkey give
signs that they will not long be idle
spectators if the Balkan states continue
the struggle which will paralyze them for
years to come.
News of the fighting continues contra
dictory. It is almost Invariably from
official sources; no independent testimony
Is available.
A salenild dispatch says the Greeks
have occupied Demirhissir and Strumitza.
and according to the most likely informa-
tion, the Bulgarian General Ivanoff has
been slowly retiring before the superior
Greek forces northward.
Another dispatch asserts that General
Ivanoff. by an unexpected attack, scat
tered the Greek army of 10000 commanded
by King Constantine, and occupied Mig
rita and other points ON the Greek line.
Both reports may be correct and that
crediting victory to General Ivanon may
refer to q date after the Bulgarian COM
mander was reinforced.
Detailed reports from Greek officials
sources describes how the Bulgarans last
week by incessant labor had transformed
ISillkish into another Pleyna with a sur
prising extent of trenches, guns and de-
fenses and asserts that the Greeks by their
successful advance prevented the execu-
tion of plan for Bulgarian attack on
Salonixi.