C.E. Aber Back Home
C.E. Aber returned from Kansas and Oklahoma April 2nd. He went to Clay county in the former state about a year
ago to take care of his wife's father, G.A. Peterson, who died there Feb. 16th, at the age of nearly ninety-one
years. The old man settled there fourty years ago, and had only 25 cents left after proving up on his homestead;
but had since accumulated a comfortable competence in money and lands. After his death Mr. Aber visited with a
brother-in-law in Oklahoma. The latter with his two sons and sons-in-law raised 900 acres of wheat last year, which
kept them busy about six months of the time, plowing, sowing, harvesting and marketing. They had 18 inches of show
there March 20th, which insures a good wheat crop again this year.
[Coquille Valley Sentinel, Coquille, Oregon, May 23, 1924 - submitted
by Robyn Greenlund]
The Daily Oklahoman 1912-09-13
BIRTHS EXCEEDED DEATHS IN JULY
There were 2,493 births and 772 deaths in the state of Oklahoma during the month of July according to the bulletin
of the state department of health just issued. Of the births 1,333 were males and 1,160 females. There were 32
sets of twins and one set of triplets.
Of the deaths, 37 percent occured before the age of six years. Ten accidental drowning, six suicides and one legal
hanging were recorded by the department.
From Stephens county came the report that a mother and her baby were killed when the horses which the mother was
driving became frightened during a cyclone, ran away and threw the mother and her baby into a tank alongside the
road.
The bulletin calls attention to the fact that department inspectors report extraordinary variations of weight in
the general run of flour and meals on the markets within the state. Millers are also cautioned against the improper
branding of flour. Several mills operation bleachers have been lax in meeting the label requirements which impose
upon millers the duty of labeling such flour.
[Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer]
