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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-05-18
GOOD WORK FOR GOOD ROADS


The good road problem is on the eve
of solution in this county. The special
tax levy, the purchase of tools and road
working machinery by the fiscal court
are important steps in this direction.
The spirit that has animated our county
Judge and the magistrates is patriotic
and commendable. The efforts they are
making to secure for Breckenridge a
system of decent highways should
receive the heartiest support and encour-
agement. The only regret should be
that the countys capacity for road build
ing and improvement should be 30
limited. The good road question involves
the best interests OF this community. Its
solution means a broader and better
social life for our county; it will make
the farm more attractive TO the young
people and keep them from going to the
city where they help to swell the ranks
of the army OF the unemployed; it will
enhance the value Of our farm property
and thus bring a direct profit TO the
farmer and at the same time give a more
equable distribution Of taxation. The
purchase OF three road machines by the
fiscal court was wise. One costing $l60
will be placed in the Hardinsburg dis
trict, one costing Sl75 in the Bewleyville
district and one costing 5000 in the Rock
Vale and Cloverport districts. Its pity
that these machines and the men who
work the roads connot be placed under
the supervision OF a scientific road
builder. The cost Of employing such a
man might seem great but the result
would show it to be a wise and economi-
cal expenditure of money. Bad roads
have imposed limit upon progress and
enterprise in this county. Improve them
and the bar to progress is reRoSsd, In
finite possibilities would open up. This
is the broad view that our people should
take Of the subject. Amy reasoning 10
the contrary would show small appre'
citation Of the blessings of civilization
and class US with that element who de-
light in pulling back and who look upon
progress as being criminal.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-05-18
Ayers
SaPSapaPlIIa

Il is the radical remedy for all dis
eases originating in the blood.
Read the evidence:
ayers rsaparilla was recommended
70 me by my physician as a blood purifier.
When began taking IL | had boils all over
my body. One bottle cured me."-BoNNER
CRAFT, Wesson, Miss. =.
after six years suffering from blood
poison, began taking Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla, and although have used only three
bottles Of this great medicine, the sores
have nearly all disappeared" "A. A. MAN
MING, Houston. Texas
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-05-18

For that tired feeling you must enrich
and purify your blood. Hoods sArsapa'
rilla Il the medicine you need.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-05-18
Badly Burned.

Mrs. Frank Smith, Of Jolly Station,
met with a severe accident Tuesday
morning. While leaning over kettle
full OF boiling water, the hot liquid leap
ed mp into her face and fcaldsd her very
badly Her injury is so serious nature
that her mother was called.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-05-18

Late to bed aud early to rise. prepares
man for his home in the skies. Early
70 bed and a Little Early Riser. the pill
that makes life longer and better and
wiser, --short 4 Haynes.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-05-18

DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
The is.,sas little pills.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-05-18

strawbsrries, 80 ceuO per gallon.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-05-18
Bad Blood
IS q
Good Thing

to be rid of, because bad blood Is
the breeding place Of disfguring
and dangerous diseases. Is your
blood bad 2 1t is il you are
plagued by pimples or bothered by
boils, If your skin is blotched by
eruptions or your body eaten by
sores and ulcers. You can have
good blood, which is pure blood, II
you want it. You can be rid Of
pimples, boils, blotches, sores and
ulcers. How? By the use Of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
Burglars Driven Away.

A daring attempt at robbery was
frustrated on the night of February :,
at the Office of the Indian agency in
the Ponca reservation. AS a result one
man islying in the agency Jail seriously
wounded. Early in January Chief
Clerk A. w. Hurley got an intimation
that an attempt would soon be made
to crack the safe in his office since
which time the Office has had a special
guard all the time. On the night of
the Attn two guards were stationed
in the building. About IL o'clock two
or more men appeared on the scene and
while one or more stood guard the 9TH
er began work on the windows and
while busily engaged in trying to
force the window was fred at by the
guards the shots taking effect. After
firing several times into the building
the robbers left. Along about morning
Mr.. Benson, a farLier, living about a
half mile from the agency, came in and
said he had a man at his place who
was badly wounded and had asked to
be taken care of. His name is John
Dunaway and is from near Oklahoma
City
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

BARON HARDEN HICKEY, committed
suicide at the Pierson hotel in FL Paso,
Tex, on the 10th. lie attained noto-
riety some time ago when he took pos
session of Trinidad island and pro-
claimed himself military dictator.
His papers also disclosed that he had
been interested in other and more am-
bilious projects, notably plot to place
him at the head of the royalist gov
ernmcnt in Hawaii.
A FIRE which broke out on the night
of the 9th in the cold storage plant of
the Chautauqua Lake Ice company at
Pittsburgh, Pa, caused the loss of
nearly 81 500, 900 worth OF property aud
the loss of IL lives, possibly more, as
IL was rumored that there were several
men still buried under the walls which
fell from an explosion in one of the
stores burned.
The extensive milling industry of
the northwest is organizing To secure
favorable action on the "pure flour"
bill introduced in congress by Repre-
sentative Pearce, of Missouri. Some
of the millers state their purpose to
20 before the ways and means commit
The measure is on the line of the oleo-
margarine and filled cheese laws
THE half-witted parents of six-year.
old Julia Burgess, who lived near
Camilla, Ga, quarreled over the pos
session of the child and in their rage
jerked and beat her SO she died.
Two boys, stephen Putowski, aged
eight. and Stephen LuewezslSi, aged
ten, fought a duel with knives at De-
troit, Mich, on the Sths Young Lue-
wezski received wounds in his right
lung and left side and will probably
die from them. The lads quarreled
over a trivial matter and decided 10
settle the difference with knives.
MANY counterfeit two-dollar bills
are being circulated in Kansas City,
Mo. Each day few of them turn up
at the banks, where they are offered
for deposit, having been taken by
business men, who cannot tell from
whom they were received. Officers are
on the alert but are making little
headway in their search for the guilty
parties
GREAT excitement prevailed in the
country few miles east of Louisville,
Ill, over the reputed wonderful cures
of faith preacher-a DIR. Merrill -
who. it was said. had made the blind
TO see and the lame TO walk.
A DUEL took place on the 9TH between
Albert Rahm and Herman Necker
near Sexton, Ia, and both men were
dangerously shot The fight was wit
messed only by the seconds Of the men,
who had quarreled over woman.
The Mount Carmel house at Mount
Carmel, Pa, was totally destroyed by
fire on the sth and the 20 inmates es.
capped in their night apparel. Loss,
S22, 900; partially insured.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
OKLAHOMA NEWS.
Events of Interest Culled From
Territorial Newspapers.
weather for seven Years.


The following data of weather con-
aitions for the month of January. for
a period of seven years, have been
compiled by Observer Widmeyer of the
Oklahoma City weather bureau:
Mean or normal temperature, 40 de-
grees. The warmest month was that
of 1892 with an average of A degrees.
The coolest month was that of 1895.
with an average of 30 degrees. The
highest temperatuere was so degrees
on the 80, 1891. The lowest was eight
degrees below zero on the z, 1898. Av-
erage date on which first killing frost
occurred in autumn November 1. Av-
erage date on which last killing frost
occurred in the spring, April 5.
Rain or melted snow-average for
the month, LIE inches. Average num-
ber of days with .O1 or more, 5. The
greatest monthly precipitation was
2 22 inches in 1892. The least monthly
precipitation was .O7 inches in 1895.
The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
was 81 inches on the s, 1893. ,
Average number of clear days, 12;
partly cloudy davs, 2; cloudy days, o.
The prevailing winds have been from
the north. The highest velocity of the
wind was 4s miles from the north on
the 3, 1891
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
KANSAS CITY MAN MISSING.
Frank &. Weed, Insurance Man. for No
Apparent Reason Leaves HIS Home.

Frank 4. Weed. an Insurance NJ an. for No
Apparent Reason Leaves HIS Home.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. ,2. Frank
c. Weed, agent for the Standard Acct
dent Insurance company at Kansas
City, has mysteriously disappeared.
He left his Office two weeks ago to
make a trip through the south and
has not been seen or heard from since.
Theories that he has met with foul
play or that he has wandered away in
fit of mental alteration are now be-
ing worked out by detectives. Mr. Weed
had lived in Kansas City about II
years, and during that time had been
the agent for the S.endard Insurance
company. He was the most trusted EN-.
ploye and one to whom important mis-
sions were entrusted. Weed lived at
1910 Peery avenue and has wife and
ll-months-old baby. His home life
was said to be happy and as his busi-
ness affairs are in splendid shape, his
mysterious absence is perplexing. A
rumor is current in connection with
Weeds disappearance to the effect that
he has made business trip the
excuse for running off with an un-
known woman. The rumor Is indig-
nantly denied by his friends, who in
sist that his model behavior would
prelude any such suspicion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
Oklahoma Teachers.

The Territorial Bosrd of Education
met in Guthrie last week There were
present Territorial Superintendent
Hopkins, Professor l.. L. Cooley of
Shawnee, Professor ID. R. Boyd of
Norman, Professor Z. ID. Murdaugh OF
Edmond, Professor l.. w. Baxter of
Guthrie. The board decided that there
VIII be two periods for sessions of
normal institutes, ending July l and
August 90. The next meeting of the
territorial normal institute for con
ductors win be held at Oklahoma City,
May %, "a. 25 and &C. Super intenaent
Hopkins will appoint the conductors
The. next examination for territorial
certificates will be held at the terri
torial superintendent's office in Guth-
rie on May 81 and June /, 2, and l.
The examination of pupils for gradu-
alton in the common schools will be
held March "a and 25. President Muir
daugh was selected to make out list
of examination questions.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
CURRENCY PLAN.
Certificates to Be RedeemabIe Half in
Gold and Half in Silver.
LIGHT ELEVEN MILES LONG.
One Of the Best Lightships In the world
Built for Our Govern ment = Kansas
Teachers to Learn Agriculture
Insurance Infipencs.

CHICAGO, Feb. IA novel sugges-
tion as to the possibility of obtaining
a national basis of compromise be-
tween the advocates of the gold stand
ard and their opponents is being ad-
vanced by Mr.. w. s. Harbert, of this
city. The plan is for a circulating
medium consisting of coin certificates
payable half in gold and half in silver
"a So certificate, for example, to be re-
deemed by 81 in gold coin and 81 in
silver coin. II the relative value of
one metal should diminish, the value
of the other, according TO Mr.. Harbert,
would relatively increase and the
value of the certificates payable in
both metals jointly would be substan-
TALLY unaffe cted, the height OF the
fulcrum of the scales not being dis
turbed by the raising of one arm and
the lowering of the other.
Light Eleven Miles Long.
BATH, Me-, Feb. 12.-Light vessel No.
71, doubtless the best craft of her kind
in the world, left here yesterday for
the Edgemoor buoy depot, situated
four miles above Wilmington, where
she will be turned over TO the govern
ment Each mast supports three Ian
terms, and in each lantern is 100
candle power light hung with ball and
socket joints. There is flashing de-
vice on the dynamo bed plate which
causes the light to burn 12 seconds
between intervals of four seconds,
thus showing four times per minute.
These powerful lights can be seen IL
miles away.
Kansas Teachers to Learn Agriculture.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. -. - L. ID.
Wheeler, of Ogallah, state forestry
commissioner, has devised a plan to
have lecture on agriculture and
horticulture delivered by some eminent
authority before every teachers in
stitute in the state during the summer.
Mr.. Wheeler assumes that the teachers
will carefully store up the informa-
tion thus gained, and afterwards sow
it broadcast among the farmers. Will
liam Stryker, superintendent of public
instruction, will lend his cooperation
to the plan as far as practicable.
Wheeler is also preparing programme
of exercises for Arbor day to be used
in the public schools.
Insurance Inidence on Legislation.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 12.-Webb Nc.
Nall, state superintendent of insur-
ance, has sent to each insurance com
pany doing business in Kansas re-
quest for information as to the amount
of money appropriated by it during
the year for influencing legislation in
this state. The Information is to be
furnished under oath in the report of
each company for the year 1895, and IS
for the purpose of ascertaining what
part the insurance companies may take
in the Kansas campaign this year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
1hE PIIIsauRoh FIRE.
Eleven People Are known to ne Dead, q
Are Missing aud 1s Are Injured,

Eleven People Are Known 60 ne Dead. a1
Are Missine aud ~ Are Injured.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 1f.-Eleveu
people dead, % missing and is In jured,
and property loss Of 81. 500. 900. with
about 81. .O0O. 900 insurance, is the awful
record of the big fire Of Wednesday
night All day long yesterday firemen.
policemen and other city employees
were working at the risk of their lives,
but up to nightfall but little progress
had been made in the clearing away of
the debris The work will be eontin.
ued without cessation until IL is known
how many bodies remain buried.
Blackened walls tower from the
midst of heaps of smoldering
rubbish threatening to topple over
at any minute. Twenty streams
are constantly playing on the still
burning ruins. A heavy pail of smoke
overhangs the desolate scene and the
policemen have hard work to keep the
thousands of curious onlookers from
getting within the rope Gordon.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
Minor News Notes.

Clyde Mattox is clerlSing in a store
in Kansas City.
Edmond has building and loan as
sociation. President Murdaugh is at
its hcad.
The Ell Reno Star says that neither
the Choctaw nor Rock Island will
build west from El Reno this ear.
J. L. Williams a Guthrie commission
man committed suicide by shooting
himself at the Savoy hotel in Kansas
City, on the 4.
A new town to be called Nardin has
been plated between Medford and
Blackwell on the Hutchinson and
Southern extension.
Governor Barnes has accepted an in
vitation to respond to a toast at ban
quet in observance of Lincoln's birth.
day, at Columbus, Ohio.
+. G. Huddleston of Driftwood. com
mitted suicide one day last week, ty
shooting himself He had been in ill
health fo- some time and feared that
he would become demented.
Durlng the temporary absence OF
Miss Lizzie Bryant from her claim near
Ponca City, thieves broke into her res.
idence and stole everything it con.
tanned, even her clothing and bedding.
Territorial Superintendent of Public
Instruction Hopkins has officially an
nounced that he will take two and one
half per cent of the appraised valuation
of school houses out of the territorial
school funds this year and the same
next year.
Jess Slower who had been making hi.
headquarters at Ponca City, was killed
by AN officer near Woodward while re.
sisting arrest. He was wanted on sew,
eral charges of horse stealing: he /,
also an escaped convict under fifteen
year sentence for crime committed
At Newport
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
want. President MCKINLEY Impeacned.

ALBANY, n. ", Feb. lin the as
sembly yesterday when the Weeks
resolution, asking for the resignation
of United States Senator Murphy was
called up, Mr.. Weeks offered a substi-
tute, which eensured, but does not de-
mand resignation. A protracted dis
cussion was precipitated aud Mr.. Oil
yer (dem.), of New York. introduced a
substitute calling for the impeachment
of President Mckinley for aiding in
the election of United States Senator
Hanna The resolution censuring Sem
ator Murphy was finally adopted by q
vote of 20 ayes and 6S nays.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
Object to Negroes.

PERRY, Ok, Feb. 11.-Blackwell, a
town of 1000 inhabitants, 80 miles
north of here, not located on railroad,
is on the verge OF u race war. The
people of Blackwell have never al.
lowed a negro to live in the town.
Some days ago Col. Blackwell, founder
of the town, procured colony of ne
Rroes to settle in Blackwell and gave
each family resident lot. The negro
families have commenced arriving al
blackwell, and the whites declare they
shall not live there, and the negroes
say they win stay in the town in spite
o. the whites Trouble Is expected.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
TERRIBLE KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.
omeers Who Try TO Arrest Woman Are
AItacked and Fierce hattie Results.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 12.-The Times
Star special from vanceburg, KY,
says: At Esculapia, this county, two
eonstables attempted to arrest an old
lady named Crow at her home
with several grown-up daughters.
Before the officers realized il
one of the girls flew at them
like an enraged tigress with a
long knife, dangerously wounding
both officers. BY this time the old
lady and another daughter drew re.
volvers and the officers realized it was
a fight for life, The battle ragged
for a few moments and after the
smoke had cleared old Mrs Crow was
found dead and shot to pieces and one
daughter dead Those who survived
are in dangerous condition.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL.


| ADoLPH SUrRo, ex-mayor OF San
Francisco and builder OF the famous
Sutro tunnel, has been adjudged men,
tally Incompetent He is over so years
old.
MAY is the date fixed by Chairman
Cannon, of the committee on appropri-
ations, for adjournment Mr.. Dockery,
of the same committee, expects to get
through by May Is. Speaker Reed
said there was no reason why congress
should be in session after June l and
that adjournment may come much
earlier.
CONSUL GENERAL LEE has made n re-
port to the state department at Wash
ington on the killing OF Gen. Arangu-
rem in Cuba. Gen. Lee goes into the
details of the betrayal of the insur-
gent leader for money and puts the
Spaniards in very despicable light
PAKIIAMEST was opened in London
on the sth with the customary ceremo-
nies, the queens speech being read by
commission. 1t contained nothing es-
pecially interesting to Americans
EDWARD BELLAMY, author of Look
Ing Backward and Eugene V. Debs,
late head of the American Railway
union and leader of the social democ-
racy, have united to launch new po-
will be taken as the nucleus of the
party. This was decided upon at a
meeting held at Denver, Col, on the
9TH.
THE publication in the papers of let
ter supposed to be written by the
Spanish minister at Washington, in
which President Mckinley was criti-
cised with the utmost freedom. has
caused a sensation in official circles in
Washington and may result in Senior
de Lome's recall.
at St Louis on the 10th Potter was re-
elected president by vote of 2l2 To
i07. Providence, r. l., was chosen for
the next meeting place.
THE resignation OF Senior Dupuy de
LONE, the Spanish minister at Wash.
ington. was accepted by the Madrid
cabinet on the 10th. De LONE had
acknowledged writing the letter re.
fiecting on President Mckinley and
rendered his resignation.
PRESIDENT BARRIos, of Guatemala,
was assassinated at Guatemala City on
the night of the 9th.
In the New York assembly on the
10th when the Weeks resolution, ask.
ing for the resignation of United
States Senator Murphy was called up,
Mr.. Weeks offered a substitute. which
censured. but did not demand resigna
tion. Mr.. Oliver (dem.), OF New York
introduced substitute calling for the
impeachment of President Mckinley
for aiding in the election of United
States Senator Hanna. The resolution
censuring Senator Murphy was finally
adopted by a vote of 10 ayes and IS
nays.
THE executive committee of the Ma
tional Republican league met at Chica
go and Secretary Bowling was ordered
to have the manual for 1898 published
as soon as possible. The manual will
con tain an outline of the plans of the
league Cor the ensuing year and much
general information. The time for
the national convention at Omaha
was changed from June i4-l6 to July
| 1915.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
pole on M. Return 10 u.v.i,.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. il.-Sarford
Ballard Dole. president of the republic
Of Hawaii, was in Kansas City tn o
hours yesterday. lie arrived at
seven o'clock on a special car attached
to the Missouri Pacific train from St
Louis, and left for the Pacific coast on
the Santa Fe train at 9:4O o'clock. He
is over six feet tall and quite slim.
His face is long and narrow, and his
long white beard makes it appear even
narrower than it is III any man liv-
ing is personification of the word
unassuming, President Dole is that
man.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17
CAPTURED BY MooNsHlNeRs.
twenty One Federal Deputies Trapped In
Arkansas and Held for Ransom.

f"ehty-One Feucrnt deputies trapped In
Arkansas and Held for Ransom.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb. 11.-A cou.
rier has just reached here from Hiram,
the scene of the moonshine uprising
In Cleburne county, bringing informa-
lion of the capture of p. X. Robinson
and his posse of 81 deputies in ravine
seven miles from there by the friends
Of Hy Brown, John Moody, John Phil
lips, Alex Carter and Hugh Shook, re-
Gently sent to the penitentiary for IL
icit distilling.
The courier says the posse was en-
trapped while en- route to Hiram and
came squarely into possession of the
noonshiners before the officers knew
it. He says they will be held for ram
som. the price being the release from
the penitentiary Of the five men above
named, and with the promise by the
authorities that the revenue officers
will hereafter be kept without the
confines of the county.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-17

RECENTLY compiled statistics show
that horsefiesh is gradually but surely
growing in favor as food throughout
Europe. For several years it has been
eaten sparingly, owing TO prejudice,
but, as the beef supply has been stead
lily growing inadequate, change in
feeling has taken place. The French
people are now reveling in a palatable
and nourishing substitute for beef at
cost of about five cents pound,
whereas the beef itself could not be
bad for less than a5 cents a pound. So
cieties for the prevention of cruelty to
animals are urging the fattening of
cast-off horses for food.