The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-09-19
SOPHIA CHATTER


Well this is Monday morning and
it is raining again. We had four days
and three nights of rain last week.
And again it repeats the dose. But
this is what farmers have all been
wishing fora good old fashioned
soaker to get sub-mosture for the
wheat Now we have the moisture,
get busy and give old Beaver county
chance to redeem her good wheat
crop record next yeear.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alva Clark passed away last Sunday,
September 1st, and was laid to rest
on Monday at South Flats cemetery.
Rev. Davis of LaKemp preached the
funeral sermon and it was a good
one, too. The bereaved parents and
relatives have the sincere sympathy
Of all the surrounding community in
their faith be strengthened in their
grief, and feel more clearly than ever
that Gods ways are best.
Mrs. Lawson entertained with a
musical and party for the young
folks Friday evening the 9Th. There
was large crowd in attendance al
though many were detained from at
| tending on account Of the condition
of the roads and some by sickness.
All enjoyed the evening greatly and
went away feeling that Mrs. Lawson
had in no way lost her charms as a
charming hostess.
One week of our school at Plain
View has passed with Ralph Will
liams welding the birch, and to judge
the future by the past we shall have
very successful term of school,
Here is hoping.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. d. Thomas and
Glenn, and Omer Searcy and best girl
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Lindauer and wife.
Thorn Black went last Monday
morning to Tyrone after load Of
household goods. Was storm bound
and didn't reach home until Thursday
noon. Started back again this Mon
day morning and so did the rain.
The cry for broom corn pullers
goes up long and loud between show
ers now days. Everyone wants to get
their brush pulled first for these rains
are turning it red.
Mart Painter has rented the Jacob
Hoogandoom farm for the coming
year. Jake is going over to CARRIER
! to work in the oil fields.
Our boys from 1S to as were all
registered on Thursday, September
18th, and If Uncle Sam takes all that
are fit for duty out of those regis
trants there will not be many left to
manage the food situation on the
farm. This will fall to the lot of the
women to show what they can do.
wonder if they will prove good ?
good? (Sure! The women of France
are making good. The American
women will do no less.-Editor.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Green and Mr.
and Mrs. March were Sunday evening
callers at Lee Walkers.
Lee Adams spent Wednesday with
Glenn Thomas, also Elmer Nester
Thursday.
Lee and Lloyd Lindauer are still
out at Balko caring for Loyd's crop O.
broom corn and cutting up feed. The!
will both fall in the l8-year-old draft
Mrs. Thomas has a fine bunch o
little fall chickens. am afraid sh
will be compelled to knit socks l.
keep them from freezing their fee
this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Irons and Fathe
Irons stopped off Wednesday durin
the rain with Mrs. Thomas. The
were travelling from Thomas to Tex
homa by the Ford line. They sal
there was absolutely nothing in tn
crop line until they got about 81
miles from Shattuck, then the farthe
they came west the better the crop
were until they thought they wer
good in our neighborhood.