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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

A MAN named Gilbert and his sister,
from the west, have purchased small
farm near Newton, Mass, on the prod
ucts of which exclusively they expect
TO live. They will raise their own
food and make their own clothing
They purpose to sell nothing and to
buy nothing. Mr.. Gilbert was en-
ployed as an architect on some of the
worlds fair buildings. lie has suffered
from dyspepsia and nervousness, and
attributes his illness TO the tension of
modern life. His sister is graduate
of a high school, and has been per-
suaded by her brother to join in the
pxperiment
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
CONVENTION OF CRIPPLES.
Big Gathering Planned as Feature OF the
st. Louis Exposition.

ST. LOUIS, May IA national con-
rention of the MANNED and halt, leg
less, armless and otherwise mutilated
unfortunates from every state in the
union is to be one of the features of st.
Louis annual exposition next fall.
Leading surgeons and manufacturers
of artificial limbs are the promoters.
The object of the convention will be
the amelioration of the condition of
this class of unfortunates, and a spe-
cial programme, containing subjects
of interest to them, will be presented
for discussion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
DURRANT'S CASE.
Sensational Affidavit Of a California
Convict Laid Before Gov Budd.
THIEVES HIRED TO STEAL.
Pred Hoel'nan Hanged at Paxton. III, for
Murder--A California Millionaire
jailed for spitting-The Case
to BE Tested.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-Theodore
DIrrant, under death sentence for the
Emanuel Baptist church murders,
through his attorneys, asked Gov.
Budd to-day TO pardon him on the
ground that the real murderer of
Blanche Lamont had at last confessed
his crime. The lawyers declare that
they have not been hoaxed, nor is IL
their purpose TO impose upon the exec
utive. They insist that in John Rosen-
berg, "A convict in San Quentin prison,
they have found the man who is
guilty of at least one of the Emanuel
Baptist church murders. Rosenberg
has made II sworn confession before
notary public and in the presence of
several witnesses that he killed Blanche
Lamont at the instigation of a stranger
and in consideration of the payment of
$500 for his work. Rosenberg is a Rus
sian sailor. He arrived here on u sail
ing vessel from Hamburg, Germany
during the last week of March, 1895
or on the first day of April. lie is now
serving term for horse stealing.
Thieves. Paid Salaries.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 15.-Sheriff
Bonner and his deputies last night ar
rested "a woman and seven men charged
with burglary and concealing stolen
goods. A year past robberies have oc-
CURED in and around this city and
thousands of dollars worth of goods
and jewelry were never recovered.
All Easley and his wife, colored, are
the principals They own three
story brick house in which more than
$4,000 worth of jewelry and goods
were found. They had 20 men paid TO
steal for them. Fifty-five gold watches
were found in one sack.
An Illinois Murderer Hanged.
PAXTON, H., May 15.-Fred Hoel-
man, alias Hartman, was hanged in the
Jail in this city this morning in the
presence of about so witnesses for the
murder of Mrs. w. Geddes, who was
found strangled to death. A state
ment read from the scaffold declared
his innocence, and asked that his body
be sent to Grand Haven, Mich, and
placed beside that of his wife and
child.
To Test a Splitting Law.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10. w. d. Brad
bury, a millionaire, has been sentenced
to "a hours in the county Jail for vio-
lating the civic ordinance prohibiting
expectorating on the floor of street cars.
This was Bradbury's second offense.
He claims the privilege of splitting
when and where he pleases as an in
alienable American privilege and will
make u test case of his punishment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

THE German ship Maria Hackiield
took on board at San Francisco recent.
ly piece of cargo consigned to vii.
liam Waldorf Astor, 1t is a great slab
of redwood-a cross section of one of
the big trees of California-l4 feet I
inches in diameter. At dinner party
given some time ago in London, Astor
spoke about the great redwoods. Some
of his hearers We're skeptical. This
nettled MIR. Astor, and to prove his as
sertion he offered to wager that he
could procure from one cross section of
California big tree table large
enough to accommodate all of the 4C
guests assembled.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE move
ment to secure the adoption of uni
versal postage stamp by the postal con.
gress has collapsed. There were too
many difficulties (the chief being that
of currency fluctuations) in the way OF
adopting such stamp, and the gen.
eral committee, after considering the
subject briefly, abandoned it as i'm,
practicable.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
DELAYED UNTIL JUNE I.
Kansas Bribery Investigation Continued
Until That Time.

TOPEKA, Kan, May t5.-The eNpec-
Cancy of sensation in the bribery in
vestigation case was cut short by the
intimation made by Chief Justice Dos
ter that there win hardly be a decision
in the case of C. L. Davis before June
l. Davis is the man who refused TO
testify before the investigation COM
mittee, and is now ccnstructively in
Jail for contempt pending the decision
Of the supreme court regarding the
right of a legislative committee to
compel witness TO testify or punish
aim for contempt
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

TOPEKA, Kan, May 15.-The pro
spective resignation of John W. Brei,
denthal, chairman of the populist state
central committee, has caused much
speculation as to his successor, and a
number of candidates have appeared.
They are: Grant Harrington, =. IL.
Dolan, w. l.. Brown, Charles A. Taylor,
Taylor Riddle, j. NJ. Allen, w, T. Tip
ton and ID. l.. Ballard.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
Was surprised,

Guthrie. o, T.. May S.-The Fl Reno
Star says: Gustav Thslen was some
what surprised today 10 receive the sum
of sc as his dividend on money invested
ia the bridge across the South canadi-
an. ard was surprised further by being
offered 200 cents on tn dollar for his
stock in the bridge. When the bridge
fund was fiflrs; startd, Mr.. Thelan gave
$50 not as an investment, but as a con-
tribution and like many others who did
likewise. ne never expected it 90 be turn
ed into a money-maklng sehsms.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
south Aust9aIIa Much shaken.

LONDON, May ia special dispatch
from Melbourne, Victoria, says no
fewer than 90 earthquake shocks have
been felt in South Australia during
the last three days. The subterranean
disturbances Were particularly severe
at Kingston, where buildings were
DAMAGED
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

A BROADWAY tobacconist, who has
occupied the same stand in New York
for more than 20 years, advances the
opinion, as based on his experience,
that the number of feminine cigarette
smokers is rapidly increasing. He says
the astonishment which marked wom-
EMS rare visits decade or two ago has
given way to efforts to encourage the
trade, shown in the frequent calls,
many in an hour, now made for cigar
rttes by members of the gentler sex.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
"LILLy" LANGTRY DIVORCED.
A California Court Releases the ex-English
neauty and Actress from Her Bonds.

LAKEPoRT, Cal, May 15.--Emilie
Charlotte Langtry, known throughout
two hemispheres as the Jersey Lily"
ex-English professional beauty and ac-
tress, has secured divorce from her
English husband in the Lake county
superior court, on the ground of de-
sertion, Langtry not making con
test. In the hearing Henry c. McPike,
who appeared for the plaintiff, pre-
sented number of dispositions taken in
England and America intended to con
vince the court that Edward Langtry
had deserted his wife
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

THERE is much curiosity as to why
the tax on beer was made Sl.44 bar
rel instead of SLAB or Sl.50. The fig
ures were adopted for the sake of con
venience in mathematical calculations
IA being the multiple of 2, 3, 4, 8, /,
and IL, which are the divisions used il
the brewers in the sale of beer. In es
timating and computing the taxes upoI
fractional parts CT barrel, Sl44 l.
much more convenient than Sl.50. o
81. 40 or Sl.45. Thus the tax on half |,
barrel of beer wi.l be ~ cents, the Ia,
ON quarter OF a barrel 36 cents, on /,
third of barrel IS cents, ON sixth o
= barrel "a cents, on an eighth Is cents
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
wreck in the In dian Territory.

ELDoRADo CANYON, New, May l4.-An
Indian called Ahvote shot and killed
two teamsters of the Southern Mining
Co., named Lee Franzen and benjamin
Jones, on the ore road between the
mines and the mill yesterday, and
then went to the cabin of Christopher
Nelson, prospector, and killed him
also
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
II. L. PRESTON ACQUITTED.
Publisher of the Kansas City Sunday sun
Goes Free at Plattsburg.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 14.-H. L.
Preston, ex-editor and publisher of the
defunct Kansas City Sunday Sun, was
acquitted by jury in Judge Hern-
The jury was out 45 minutes, but the
jurors had practically decided upon
the verdict before leaving the court
room. Preston was tried for publish
ing and circulating an immoral and
slanderous newspaper. The case was
taken to Plattsburg from this city on
change of venue.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
products

THE first experimental expectation
Of butter from this country was re-
Gently made from New York city by
the government through an agent II
Is the first step in an effort OF the ad.
ministration to extend materially the
market for American butter and gain
soEae of the trade with Great Britain
which Denmark practically controls.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
KANSAS ASYLUM MANAGERS.
superintendents for the Topeka and Kan
sas city Institutions Named-Good Place
for Hart.

TOPEKA, Kan, May 15.-The trustees
of the state board of charitable insti-
tutions elected w. II. Toothaker, OF
Wyandotte county, as superintendent
of the asylum for the blind and A. A.
Stewart, of Riley county, as superin.
tendent of the asylum for the deaf and
dumb The latter gets his old position
from which he was removed by the re-
publican board two years ago. j. NJ.
Hart, of Shawnee county, will be
chosen superintendent of the reform
school
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

TIE Teachers club at Denver, Col,
IS taking steps to place the executive
control of the National Educational
association in the hands of women. A
manifesto will be issued shortly to the
teachers of the United States setting
forth that, while 90 per cent. of the
teachers of the United States are
women who labor industriously to ed
ucate the young, the majority of thi,
great teachers association has been
and is almost exclusively in the hands
of certain men, who have had little OF
no actual experience in the work OF
training the minds of this 90 per cent
of our future citizens"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
Fusion Completed In Iowa.

Dies MONIES, Ia, May l4.-There was
perfect fusion of the silver forces of
Iowa at the meeting yesterday of the
democratic, populist and silver repub-
lican committees. June . was chosen
as the date for holding three separate
conventions here to nominate full
state ticket.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

ADELAIDE MILLER, n wealthy widow,
will found a home for Chicago women
at Cedar lake, a summer resort near
Chicago. 1t will be an Adamless Eden
aud no man will be allowed on the
place, either as servant or visitor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
Two Men Drowned In oklahoma.

GUTHRIE, Ok, May IA report
reaches here from Lincoln county that
two travelling men attempted TO ford
the Deep Fork river and were carried
down in the swollen current and
drowned, as also the team.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
Master workmnn Tate Exonerated.

OMAHA, Neb., May 1.-THE Nebras.
ka grand lodge Ancient Order OF
United Workmen has eXonerated Su.
preme Master Workman Tate from
charges of malfeasance in Office, pre-
ferred by his local lodge.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
Miners AsphySiated.

OXFORD, N. j., May 14.-The bodies
of Adam Snyder and Barney Rider
were found at the bottom of the zine
ore mine on the Raub farm, about ~
miles from this place, yesterday morn
ing. The men went to work Tuesday
evening, They had been overcome by
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

A REPORT from the office of the regis.
trar-general of England shows that
there are more female than male cen
tenarians. Out of 100000 people 225
women reach the age of 100 years,
while only SO men round out the cen
fury.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

THE Chicago Farmers Voice shows
the report to be false that has been
going the rounds of the newspapers
that the farmers are forming a gigantic
trust in the nature of an oathbound
organization to control the production
and distribution of all agricultural
praducfs
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

THE school boards of Fredonia and
Preston townships, in Plymouth coun-
ty, Ia, have arranged TO build storm
caves at each Of the schoolhouses.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
Murderer of Chlidren Confesses.

CRooRsroN, Minn., May l5.-August
Normand, the brutal murderer of the
four Hiistad children at Larimore, has
confessed to the county attorney
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
CURRENT COMMENT.

A COMPANY has been formed in Maine
10 make silk for clothing from spruce
trees
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

DURING the year 1895 the plumage of
over 100000 birds was used in New
York for the decoration of women's
hats
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
A Painful HumOr
On the Ankle Spread to the Knee
and Developed into Boils-No
Trouble Since Taking Hoods.

81 was troubled with a disagreeabe
itching on one of my ankles. In time it
developed into boils of which had five or
six at a time. The humor spread from my
ankle TO my knee and was very painful.
1t baffled the skill of physicians. For
weeks | could not bear my weight on this
foot An abscess formed and was lanced
and the humor broke out on my other
ankle and threatened to repeat my former
experience. Hoods Sarsaparilla attracted
my attention and began taking it. In six
weeks | was better, and began to hope for
permanent cure. l took Hoods Sarsa-
parilla six months and was entirely cured.
l have had no trouble with humor since
that time" Mrs. NJ b. MACINTOSH
Darlington, Illinois. Remember
Hoods ss,sns pssiIia
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier
All druggists 81; six for o. Get only HOODS.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20
Steals to Take a Wedding Trip.

SIoUX CITY, Ia, May IA Kansas
girl came all the way to Sioux City
yesterday to marry John Nelson, OF
this place. Before the ceremony he
was arrested charged with stealing
1924 in cash and negotiable paper
Nelson's victim was Sherman Given,
his roommate, and the money was
taken to pay expenses of wedding
trip. He went to Jail for 80 days. The
prospective bride visits him daily and
says she will marry him on his release.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

supreme Council, A. Il. A., Elects Officers
WASHINGTON, May Ia. Yesterday the
supreme council of the American Pro
tective association elected the follow.
ing officers for the ensuing year: Pres
ident, John w. Echols, of Atlanta, Ga. /;
vice president, L. j. Sickle, Canton,
o.; secretary of state, Harry C. Saw.
yer, Pennsylvania; chaplain, w. H..
Cottwald, DID,, Washington; supreme
secretary, William j. Palmer, Colo.
rado; supreme treasurer, c. j. Stock.
man, Mary land
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-20

The average In Missouri is "a; in Kan
sas, IS.
TuE Mississippi Valley Cottonwood
association, in session at ST. Louis, de-
cided To advance the price of all grades
of cottonwood lumber s. per 1000 feet,
owing TO the destruction of cotton
wood the lower Mississippi floods had
caused.
A SENSATIONAL shooting aifray, in
which woman shot and seriously
wounded four men, occurred at Lowell,
Ark, on the 9th, The shooting was
done by Mrs, Duerling and was the re-
suit Of religious excitement, caused by
series of "holiness meetings in the
neigh borhood. The men wanted to
run the women holding the meetings
out of the county.
THREE children, Eduardo, Gabriel
and Manuel padilla, were recently
burned to death at Fairbank, Ariz.
The parents had gone to Il dance near
by, 10 skiing the door ON the sleeping
children. 1t is believed lighted lamp
exploded.
Custom and the courts continue q
enrich the language. The supreme
court of Iowa has solemnly considered
the word 'swipe' and officially defined
il as meaning "to steal.n
The average expense of an ocear
steamship from New York To Liverpoo
and return is $4,000.
syndicate is being organized tc
build vessels, to be ready next year
that will cross the ocean in a. days,
The railways of the world carry over
10000, 900 passengers weekly.
Mrs. Mary Harney, an aged domeSti,
in the home OF Jacob Diifendorfer AZ
l7lS Campbell street, Kansas City, Mo
was asphyxiatsd by escaping gas.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1897-11-24
q Great Mustctan.

John O'Connor has cmbellished
his saloon with a swell Regina mu-
sic box, and on Monday night he
entertained a large number Of
friends with musical recital. All
of sudden, during the playing Of
Doris" the ever popular melody,
the machine stopped. Everybody
offered suggestions, but the machine
would not bulge. Taking advan-
tage Of the balk a rubbered- boot
.gentswho had strayed in stated to
The anxinns assemblage that he
Ras the wonder of the earth,n the
greatest musician on earth" He
then added
"Why, man, look at mel ! met
a waterfall at a house where
stopped for drink. It played the
'Gurgle, Gurgle' Of Tennyson's and
Longfellow's Babbling Brooks,
but to my musical ear it was not
satisfactory.
81 gagged the sound, then placed
the rocks until the waters PLAYED
Killarney It played it beauti-
fully, and is still playing Killar-
nev, unless the waters have
changed or they have moved the
rocks"
His story was considered good
one, and O'Connor and the assem-.
bled gentlemen gave him his
"wantings,o a dozen drinks.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1897-11-24
Z Caro- to the Public.

The report has gone forth that
we are selling out bankrupt stock
Of goods. This is not true. We
are receiving new goods every day
and our stock is bright and new.
All we ask is for the people to give
us a call and inspect our goods and
prices.
We have specially fine line Of
ladies' cloaks and capes and chill
dren's cloaks that are all of latest
style and perfect fit and finish We
are selling them at a remarkably
low figure.
We also have a fine line Of dry
goods, shoes, and in fact COM
plete stock in this line.
Give us a call, two doors west Of
the Montpelier bank.
SO BERNSTEIN & Co.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1897-11-24
Weatber affects GRACE.

While the favorable advantages
possessed by Montpelier have pre-
vented its commercial interests
from suffering during the financial
depression Of the last few years
less, probably, than any other
town in the west, the business
men have just reason to complain
of the climatic conditions.
The weatherAhas been such that
there has not been the usual
volume of fall trade and the COM
ing of winter-actual winter-is
away behind schedule time. This
condition largely affects trade.
Had the stock raisers been com
PEELED to feed two or three weeks
ago the ranchmen and makers of
hay would now be abundantly sup
piled with cash. They would pur-
chase largely, as they always have
at this season, and the money
would be started upon itsround Of
circulation. OF course this effect
will prevail just as soon as dser
shows make feeding compulsory,
yet it forces fall trade over into the
period when our merchants should
be enjoying exclusively.the holiday
business.
However, the delay Of the seasons
have aided the working classes
Who as Jet have been compelled to
y buy but iistle fuel and but little
fall or winter clothing. Inso,
much as that have they benfted
yet when trade is brisk with the
shopkeepers times are good and
prosperous to all except the slug
gard.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1897-11-24
TQe ere in Ut.

That is when it comes to an ele-
CANT stock of goods. Our line in
cludes Christmas books of all
kinds, ehildrons furniture, Christ
mas cards in endless variety, dolls,
games, dressing cases, glove, hand
kerchief, and necktie boxes, photo
graph, autograph and scrap albums.
Anything that yo may want little
or big, old or young at lowest
prices.
An elegant doll given away. Call
at our store for particulars. Ham
mond & Whitman. SO
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1897-11-24
New ADVANCEMENT.

Robt. Freedman, owner Of the
"Wyoming" at Green River, has
bought a. McIntosh's place in
Granger and will hereafter run q
"Wyoming" there. The trade Of
the Short Line boys is respectfully
solicited. Good goods will be
served AZ reasonable prices and
gentlemanly treatment guaranteed
to all. Give me a call at Granger.
Robt. Freedman. SO
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1897-11-24
announcements.

We will have our holiday goods
in place for inspection on Deeem-
Der LIST. The stock is the largest
and best va have shown in this
city. 1t will include all Of the
latest novelties and will be sold at
prices within reach of all. Be sure
and see this great display, open
December LIST.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1897-11-24
Montpelier, Idaho, Nov. ny, 1897.
obey Want SNOW.

The sheep men from the south
and west who either winter in this
region or pass through to pastures
beyond have been compelled to
keep :heir flocks close to the
streams. Because Of this they
have been enabled to make but
little progress. All are hoping for
a goodly fall Of snow in order that
they may trail along the ranges.