The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-03-03
NfscEIIANEorN

A DIsPATcH on the cath from New
Bedford. Mass. the seat of the great
cotton mill strike. said that 400 fami-
lies of strikers. comprising 1000 per-
sons were slowly starving to death
and unless financial aid came quickly
the strike would have TO be declared off
/. The big event of the National
Creamery Buitermakers' association at
Topeka. Kan. on the cath was the
awarding of prizes for the best cream
cry butter. There were 500 entries In
the contest The judges awarded the
FIRST prize. gold medal and SIS in
cash. to Sam Houghdal, of New
Sweden. Miun-. who scored 9s; the sec
ond prize. a silver medal and $40 in
cash. was given TO Martin Mortenson.
| of Ames, la. who scored 975
JAMES MCNAMARA. a peddier. and
Clara schaler were found with both
their throais ect IN a room of the
Windsor hotel at ST. Louis the other
night by Henry Smith. an employe o.
the hotel. who. alarmed at the con.
tinued silence in the room. had opened
the door with a skeleton key. No; a
line was found to tell the story of the
causes which led to their tragic end.
THE Chicago Tribune on the cath
printed the following statement as
coming from President Mckinley: Il
do not propose TO do anything at all TO
precipitate war with Spain. Up to the
present do not think war is either
necessary or inevitable. | would be-
lax in my duty, however. IL did no,
| prepare for the future. The situation
is grave. and the policy OF the admins
tration will be determined almost en-
l tirely by the course of events from
time to time"
AT Garrett Ind, Fred Simons, aged
l 50 years. in a fit of drunken despOnd.
ency. killed his two little daughters.
aged two and four years. aud then shot
and killed himself with the same re-
| yolyer, Mrs Simons and son wers
calling on a neighbo- at the time oi
the shooting.
A NoRr0AGE for slO0. 0O0. 600 was fled
at Beatrice. Neb., on the a4th by the
| Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific Rail
road company TO the Central Trusi
| company OF New York and bears three
| per cent interest The instrument
/
DISPATCH from New York on the
cath said that 1000 residents Of tha'
city and :, 900 persons in other paris o
the country, policy-holders in IA,
I United Life association. which wen
into bankruptcy in 1896. have beer
levied upon for an assessment. amount
ing To slSs. 600. by the receiver, the in
dividual assessment being as high a,
| 8. 600 Ia some eases
Fully i,sO0 delegates from nearly
every state in the union were present
at the National Creamery Buttermak-
ers' convention at Topeka Kan. OF
the 2sd. A big parade Of the delegate
took place in the afternoon. After
wards addresses of welcome wer,
made by Gov. Leedy, Mayor Fellow
and +. u. Coburn. Then President
Irwin Paul made his annual addres.
and the reports OF the secretary ans
treasurer were read
GEORGE MONTGOMERY. a poor boy o
Marshalltown. la, has been ofiieiall,
notified that he is one of four heir
who will receive slsO.0OO bequeathec
by his great-grandfather, Graves, who
died recently in Illinois
Henry WILLIAMS a negro shot anC
killed Miss Ethel Gray. white girl
the other night at Oakland, Cal. ant
then killed himself The dead negr,
was said to have been infatuated viii
the girl
AT q dance i've miles southeast o.
Avoea, Ok. John blackwell was killes
by w. ?. Perkins. who also woundes
Bill Stewart Perkins immediately
gave himself up 10 the officers
The large establishment OF In,
Siedringhaus House Furnishing com
pany at ST Louis was totally de
Etrpysd by Ere on the slst. resulting
IN 3 loss Of more than So, 900 on stocl
ami bnildingi fully insured
Az epidemic Of grippe was reporte,
on the 2oih To be raging in Chicago
NEAR Clifton. Ok. GEORGE Sawyei
aged II. was killed by the secidenta
discharge of gun in his brother
hands.
Is a jealous fit George Bernhard
shot and KILLED his employer. Rein
hsrdt Losier. and fatally wounde
Mary Reinhardt At Philadelphia IN
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