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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
CHEERED BY THOUSANDS.
Admiral Dewey Welcomed to st,
Louis by Thunder Of Cannon and
Shouts of Multitudes.
THE PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT
At Ten O'Clock Admiral and Mrs. Dewey
We're Driven About the City-At Three
O'Clock Concert Was Held at the Cot
iseum where Thousands of sunday
school Scholars sang.

ST. Louis. May :. \dmirHl George
Dewey. the greatest naval hero
of modern times, the man whose
name has hrcn upon every lip
since his memorable exploit in Mani.
Ia bay nu May I. lNgS, the pride aud
glory of the american navy aud the
American people. is the guest uf -.
Louis. Amid the thunder of cannon,
the scrccching of whistles aud the
mingled shouts Of u vast multitude
of people. the Dewey special rolled
into Union station ~ ;:uS last even
ing. The route from Union station iu
the hotel was lined with u cheering
multitude. and again and again was
the admiral compelled tu rise and how
his Acknowledgements. Mrs. Dewey
ais" bowed aud smiled. and from it's
| first glimpse the crowd looked favor
ably upon the little woman whose
name j. linked with that uf the nn.
| iinu'S hero. aud the two were pro-
nuun"rl u remarkably tnc-luokiuu.
graceful aud happy couple.
The programme for the entertain
mrnt nf ADMIRAL aud Mrs. Dewey
property began TODAY. VI ten o'clurN
they we're escorted tu the Merchant :
exchange. where u reception WAS ten.
,crrd them. After an hour ON change
carriages We're taken for ~ drive
through the residence district uf the
west end and Forest park. The part y
ret turnr, to the Coliseum for III" con.
| "A III.
o'clock. \ chorus uf between 5000
aud 10000 Sunday school children
were trained for the occasion. and
between patriotic snugs rendered 10y
/ this vast army nf young Americans
there was music by u band. This
evening II, the Planters hotel the
banquet took place. This WAS ON" al
the most brilliant features of tl" rrlr.
hration. aud Ht It's conclusion NdmiraI
Dewey was presented with u tcStimo
NAL in the shape or u magnificent,
silver punch bowl aud ladlr ,u brhail
of the citizens at -. Louis. The pub
lie celebration IN honor uf the city,
visitors will rulmiuutr in the parad,
saturday aftrruuun. starting from
Grnnd aud Washington avenues ~ on,
u. N. Th" line at march will u,
through tn" principal downtown
streets. stopping ~ Thirteenth nnt
Olive streets. where the admiral,
party and the reception commitir,
will leave the parade aud review II
from The stand erected in front ~
III" Exposition building. On Satur
day evening admiral Dewey will II,
the guest uf the Loyal legion. rh,
party will leave for the south Sundn,
morning.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
FOREIGN FIRMS IMPLICATED.
Archives D,sco,ered by Gen Funston Com
tain Evidence That Munitions OF War
Were Eurntshed FiiipinUs.

Manila. May The insurgcnt
archives discovered 10y Gen. Funston
include papers duplicating prominent
foreign firms at Manila in unlawful
dealings. II Is reported that evidence
Las been obtained thu, some Of them
furnished munitions al war Ia the
n bells aud il Is also said that the
American authorities are In possess
sion from this source Of detailed
plan for attacking the American
forces. written 10y \guinaldo in the
TGgnlog language January o. 1899.
and translated into Spanish by
lucncamino. No correspondence
from the so-cailri anii-impcrialisi
party of the tnitrl States was found.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
p,sun,ns . I,IS C.,.bra,,on.

A celebration lasting several days
will I've given In lloston In honor of
the i25th anniversary Of the battle
of Bunker hin. For the evening of
June 10 an electrical carnival has
been planned like that recently wit
messed nt mar,li gras in New Orleans
There will he 10 floats, each equipped
with $50 incandescent lights, except
one with 500. The pageant will h,
rallied "rhe Christian Era" On sun
Hay. June II, the anniversary Of tn,
battle, services will be held on tn,
frigate Constitution.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10

-. Paul. Mimi, May !. Judge
I.ochrcu. in the United States court
yesterday rrnau,lcd Rafael Ortiz. III"
Porto Rican. back to saltwater
prison. In denying Or,iI's plea for
liberty. Judge i.ochrrm bases his "hirf
objection on the fact that the treaty
of Paris "opens" for some time. ow'
ing to the date Of it's ratiiiraiion. In
his decision Judge L"chrcn held that
by the ccssion of Porto Rico that Is
land h,ranhr nn integral part oi the
United States and that III" federal
constitution thrrrupon ~ proprio
,igorr cxtcudcd over the island aud
its people.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
what Missioas Are Doing.

What missionary effort IL doing for
The world is strikingly summed up In
a report submitted To the Ecumrnical
conference. There are 537 organiza-
tions working In foreign countries
with an income of over $4,000, 900;
I5, ,460 missionaries In the field, along
with 1885 native missionaries; 20.
BIS educational institutions with
more than l,O0O,O0o pupils; i5i mis-
sionary hospitals, treating annual,
s,OO0. 900 patients; 20 asyiums for the
blind. .l3 orphnnages. and 90 lepe'
hospitals, with 5.i86 inmates.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
N8DDD3DDDG&eN4F D8BYG YG&EG&EG:G:N
|...OKLAHOMA...l !
IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE TERRITORY.
Crop Outlook ia Bright.

Oklahoma farmers are jubilant over
the prospects for big crops this year
and predict that il will be n record
breaking year In the tcrritory's his
tory. No spring since the opening of
the territory every showed Oklahoma
In 50 prosperous condition. From the
extreme west line of the territory,
where farming is extensively carried
on, TO tho eastern border, plenty of
moisture has fallen since last October
Commencing in 1894 record Of the
dates IN each year on which wheat has
been ready for harvest Except 1895 In
which no record kept is ms follows:
1894. May 90; lsYd, May %; 1897, June
Z; 1898. June II: 1899. June ~.
In no past year has the outlool, been
as promising nj this stage of the season
Ms at present. There is every indicn.
tion that 1900 will bc n banner year.
and IL no unforeseen accident happens.
this will bc year in which the eyes of
all homcseckcrs will bc turned toward
Oklahama. Oklahoma has never had "A
spring in which the farmers have gone
to work with their spring crop with rs
much energy commence ana hhloltioh
us This season.
Land in Oklahoma is relatively cheap
and is both stable and fertile. II is in
the diversity Of her crops that the ter.
ritory owes much of its success as a
crop growing community. Farmers
have been known To average III their
wheat yield ~ bushels To the acre
oats, ~ bushels; corn, 80: potatoes, 80
In the same years the farmers were
known to cut three crops of alfalfa
hay, raisc more than half bale Of cot
ton per acre and produce u good frui,
crop There is no country ON eartl
where this record can be- cxccllcd
Here five staple crops are produced. Il
he fails ON one crop he has four Others
To fall back on.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
Must Work Out Their Poll Tax.


Oklahoma CITY Times.Journ To.
morrow there will be warrants issued
for n large nuinlcr Of the citizens of
Oklahoma City who have neglected or
refused To pay their POLL taxes upon
the request Of the street commissioner.
These warrants will be made and per-
sons arrested will be prosecuted and
fined in the courts for their neglect.
The council has given strict orders
10 the street commissioner. regardless
Of the consequences There is u story
behind this action that is Of some in.
tcrcst. The street commissioner on
the Il took the list Ia the city attorney
and the city marshal and requested
them To make the arrests and the pros.
ccutions, but they asked for further
time in the matter. A few days later
lie again requested them To perform
the duties that the council had directed
them Ia perform. but he was again pu,
off with n request for more time. To
duy he went To them again and when
they refused to commence the proceed
ings at once took the list and went to
one of the councilmen with his com
plnint, and they decided to hire n pri
vatc attorney and bring the suits and
aud have the arrests made regardless,
Of the attitude of the city officials.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
Woman Drowned,

Mrs. Carl Weskey, On her way tn visit
her husband In Jail Mt Arapahoe, was
drowacd while trying to cross Barnitz
creek. Mrs. Wesley was walk 'ng
when she was overtsaen by j. NJ.
Clark who gave her plac, in his bug
gy. The buggy was overturned In
deep water. Clark escaped drowning
by holding to barb wire fence The
Weskcys carre tn America from Ger
many Ave years ago. The husband
fearful OF losing his savings, kept them
hidden. He took $500 to IA bank last
week, only TO find that $3.50 in currency
was counterfeit, His loss made him n
maniac.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
FREE HOMES BILL PASSED.
Oklahoma Measure Got Through IN" iious'
Thursday Afternoon without Division
Some of Its Provisions.

Washington. May l.. soon after
tn" hous" met Thursday II went into
committee uf the whole to consider
the free homes hill. The hill provides
frc" homcstcads on public lands for
uctual aud bona ,idc settlers and pro-
Ni,lcs that ia, government shall re-
munrratr the Indian irii"s for
money due thrm ou lands patented
Ia settlers and pay any deficiency ="
agricultural colleges ii the annual
sales of public lands shalt prov" in
sufficient To meet the payments, Mr.
Maddox ua.b opposed the hill. ""
said IL would cost the goNrrum"ni
3i.SSi9.gGi.
The hill WAS passed without diNi'
sion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
SAYINGS OF SAGES.

A good laugh is sunshine In n house
-Thrckeray.
Children have more need Of models
than OF critics.-Joubert.
lie who believes In nsbody knows
that he himself Is not to be trusted.
-Auerbach.
Drive prejudices out by the door,
they will reenter by the windows
Frederick the Great.
Let us he Of good cheer, remember
Ing that the misfortunes hardest "a
bear are those which never happen
! Lowell
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10

Pennsylvanins olics, editor. Thco
iorc Schoch, of the S,rouhsburg Icf
fcraoninn. was linnorc,l, ~ his s6th
birthday anniversary, by letter from
cN.president benjamin Harrison, eN'
pressing among other things appre'
citation Of the cordial support of pen
and paper that Mr., Schoch had given
toward the election of President Hnr
rison IN 1855, and of his grandfather
Ia the same Office In 1870.
Marriage is sometimes failure be
cause neither the husband nor the
wife turn out to be what they wer'
taken TO be.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
Guthrie Bow Bonored,

Guthrie: Stuart NJ. Decker. who IL
with the Thirty.fourth infantry 10 the
Philippines. has been signnlly honorcd
by being brcvetcd from first lieu.
tenant to n lieutenant colonel. His
promotions were earned by meritorious
conduct, described by his major Julius
H. Penn, as follows:
Captain. by brcvct. t,r gallant ser.
vice in the action at Tnngnaden Pass.
December I, 1893, in pursuit OF General
Trinos' force.
Major, hy brcvct. for mcri orious
conduct In Banna canyon, December .,
and for gallant service in skirmishcs Mt
the Cammarine. near Banna, December
.; Rt SalsonF, December 10 and at Ma.
ranting, December IL.
Lieutenant colonel. 10y brevct. for
gallant conduct in action at Gasct, DE.
ccmbcr lG for mcritorious service In the
pursuit and rescue of Lieutenant Till
more, United States navy, and 80 othJ'
| American prisoners, December lI.is.
and for especially noteworthy and haz.
ardous services when in command o!
RATS and canoes conveying the sicl,
and injured, in the long, pcrilous jour
ncy through an unknown land. inhab-
tied by savage tribes, down the Apayuu
river To the sea ut Abcrdry, December
Is To January =.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
ANOTHER DISASTER.
Detachment of American soldiers sur'
rounded In Psss fsisnd-Four Killed
aud 10 Wounded Left on Field.

Manila. May A dispatch received
hcrc from Iloilo reports that dcs-
peratc fight took place at Lean
banao, in the center Of the island of
Pana. II appears that rcconnoiter-
ing party of the Twcniy-siSth in-
fnntry was surrounded and that four
II the Americans were killed and that
III Others severely wounded were left
On the field. The remainder at III"
soldiers had u narrow escape. \ dis
patch adds that rcinforccmrnts w"r"
srnt from lloilo ns soon as news oi
the affair wns received. whcrcupon
the filipinos rctrcatcd to their
mountain stronghold.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
Havana. Police nenouncrd.

Havana, May AT. u meeting of
the municipality Of Havana Friday IL
was chnrged that the secret police
were drmoraiilcd body and that
the municipal police were not much
better. II was further alleged that
degrading outragcs and abuses were
being committed by the secret police
II was proposed 10 lisband the sct"ei
police aud the meeting finally drcir ",l
Ia send II drpu,a,ion Ia Coy. Gen
Wood 10 lay the ease before him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
John Adams Lived Longest.

Look over the list Of our presidents
and see what fine age each arrived
n--cxccpting. Of course, the two who
were taken Off by the hand OF an as
sassin. Washington was ca. John
Adams 90. jefferson 50, Madison sj.
Monroe ~, John Quincy adams so,
Jackson ~. Van Buren, -. W. II. llar-
rison Gs, Tyler n, Polk 81. Taylor d5,
Fillmore ~, Pierce 81, buchanan -,
Johnson &C. Grant 63, Hayes II an,l
Arthur SO, while Cleveland still lives
NJ ca and Harrison NJ 61.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
u,.hop ,,.r,,.,, on the i,oer Wa

Chicago. May T.. liishop !. {
ilnrtlcli pleaded the cause m the
Eriton IN the TrnnsNaal last night
before nn audience that almost filled
the Auditorium. lie spokc from inn
prrssions gained 10y personal "hS"r>a'
lions of conditions in South Africn,
from personal acquaintance with
President Kruger and his advisers nn'l
from close study of laws aud ih" ad'
minisirntion of laws 10y the govern
mcni. bishop llnriz"ll made III" arsn'
mrnt IN bchnlr nf the English. The
audience was pro-liri'ish In its sym
puthirg.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
Are Laying OH Pipe y.

The Usage oil company is laying n
line OF piping from ITS wells In the
Usage Indian reservation To Bartles-
Vile, n sistancc OF about two miles.
The pipe line will he ready for use
this week and 1000 barrels Of rude Pc
troleum will be shipped 10 Neodesha,
Kansas, during the week. Four wells
have been sunk and fifth Is almost
completed. An. expert has been
brought from Pennsylvania to shoot
the wells Gas continues to fow 10
abundance and is used by the company
for fuel.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10

Frank Dnmrosch II trying 10 raise
te,OOO,O 900 In New York for an i'm
mense building, with seating capacity
for 5000 persons, Ia which mn
orchestra of $50 members can give
regular concerts and chorus OF D.
200 he trained for occasional per-
formances. Mr.. Damrosch argues
that ten cents Is the real popular
price of admission and he would dis
nose Of half the seats at that figure,
His estimate for each concert II 1000
a ten cents, 300. 1000 at s5 cents,
$500; 1000 at SO cent, $1,000.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
For yIoistinr EIght-iiour law.

Kansas city, Kan. May :. The pre-
i'minar, test of the Kansas rirhi-hour
law came up before Judg" Donoh"
here Friday when W. ". Atkin aud
Myron Fla. two prominent con
tractors. were tined Slun each for
working men over eight hours u day
nn public work. Charges wrr" pre-
pared 10y State Labor Commissioners
,IphuSpu
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
Porto Rico's islrthday.

May !, 1900, was memorable day
In the annals of Porto Rico. On that
lay United States civil authority was
established in the island. and the first
step taken In the work Of political
advancement for that locality. In
~ years which has passed since the
stars and stripes were first raised
over the island II has been governed
by military power, but that regime
renscs. The islands political cx.
istcnce as part of one Of the great
states Of Christendom has begun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
viii heip Them Along.

The house committee on Indian af'
fairs directed a favorable report ON the
bill allowing Indians In the Indian
Territory to cmigrate to Mexico, the
emigration to bc under the direction
of the secretary Of the interior and In
bands Of 300. Mexico gives the Indians
an opportunity To return to their tribal
relations aud nomadic habits, and they
pre- fer this to the restrictions now i'm
posed upon them also rs means OF
avoiding the spread Of tuberculosis and
other diseases which have decimatc,
them Of late.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10

Purcell, |. r.. May :. The Indian
territory republican convention elect
eel T.. l.. Sop"r, United States district
large Ia Philadelphia. Soprr came
from Kansas and H. II nephew of Cy.
rus Leland,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
Judge Mo.aise Sworn In.

Guthrie: The supreme court held u
short special session here on the 20 To
swear in Associate Justice John l..
McAtee. Judge McAtec was first ap.
pointed To the bench by President
Cleveland, and a few weeks ago wa.
named for second term by President
Mckinley. Chief Justice Burford al.
ministered the oath of Office.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
Great Fartuucs for Youngsters.

The son Of william Waldorf Astor.
who lives in England, is -. and will
yet the bulk of his fathers fortune.
&c the present time IL is estimated
that fortune is SaOO.OOO,oOo. John
Jacob Astor. of New York, while not
% rich ms his brother, has over SIj.-
eOO.O0O. most of which will go To his
nine-ycar-old son, a bright youngster.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
So ,r Cou,d No, ne M,.und.r,,ood.

a. 4. Putnam, an electrical cngincer
Of Rochester. talked his last will and
testament into n phonograph few
days ago. Then with u hot copper
wire he signed his name on the wax
roll of the photograph. the witnesses
doing likewise, and the document
WAS thcrcnpOn complctcd.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
To ,iaras. the Americans.

Washington. May i.-iicccnt all
vices io the war department from
tn" Philippines indicate that the lat.
est plan of the insurgents l. to or
gnniIr into mounted bHnds uf ION
and hnraSs the American forces
wherever possible. These bands will
hr scattered throughout the island
and will bc in daily communication
with each other IT, far rs possible 10y
means of scouts. who will carry the
orders Ia govern concerning retreats,
rcinfurCCmCnts, etc,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10

Topeka. Kan, May :. The annual
rncanpmrnt nf the Kansas q. \. II.
will he held NJ lluliou next week, May
G-IO. The Twentieth Kansas hnys
have accepted an imitation I" hold
their first meeting ai llol'on during
rncanpmrnt week.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
rtood sweeping Down the Colorado.

lms,rop Tcx., May !. Nnothrr
hood IL sweeping town the Colorado
river. The water here has risen Is
feet since Friday morning. \ report
from Austin says the river hns suddcn-
ly risen and fears ARE entertained for
the safety Of the railroad bridges he.
low Austin
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10

John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., Is heir to
more millions than any other young
man In the country to-day, lie is not
yet s5, and his whole life has been q
preparation for the eporMous task OF
caring for the estate, Young Rockefel-
Ter follows his father In having no
taste for club or social life. but de.
votes his time to business.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
Plenty of T,cLet. Thl. Year.

In 1896 the prohibition presidential
nominations were made ON May -.
the republican nominations on June
~, the socialist nominations ON July
.. the democratic nominations on Sep
,cmber .. This year there are two
socialist parties and there are to bo
two populist national conventions.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10

A lady living in wilkesbarre, Pa,
went to n bookstore In that city and
inquired for one OF Walter SCOTS
novels. "Walter Scott?" inquired the
young woman clerk dubiously. "lIas
be published any new books lateiy?"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
Fisherman Drowned.

Ponca City Courier: {. l.. Walker
was drowned near his place on Salt
Fork about three o'clock yesterday af.
ternoon while scining for fish. lie was
taken with cramps, sinking and moth
ing has been seen of him since. though
every effort To recover his body is being
made. This Is n sad affair, and more
so because in his death he leaves four
motherlcss boys tn fight the battles of
life without the instructions Of u par.
ent at the tune they need one.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
C,oa u.,anc~ ,o Start with.

Washington. May :. The Porto
Rican treasury starts ou' with n ron-
Portable balance Ia the credit of the
new civil government, Th" war de-
parimrni received u cable from ten
Davis asking permission Ia iuru over
To GOV Allen cash amounting 10 S:Ni.'
nnn
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Gen. cropj.'s Rr,,,.h Nephew.

Gen. Cronje has nephew studying
Tor n professional career in London
who has become British subject and
whose sympathies are all with his
new country.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
Says Free Homes VIII Win.

Emory ID. Brownlee. register Of the
United states land Office n, Kingiishcr
and the president Of the Young Mems
Republican club of Oklahoma, hiss re.
ceived a letter {, ON Congressman Flynn
in which the utmost confidence in the
success of the free homes bill Is uX.
pressed. Flynn also expressed the he
lief that statehood for Oklahoma Is n
matter of but u short time. The stai
Of statehood is rising in the east, he
wrote. II would not be surprised tC
see IA statehood bill pass ut the short
session Of the present Congress
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
VIII Goa, seventy Thousand.

More than 1000 has already been
contributed toward the fund of S7O.-
300 TO meet the expenses of the Cuban
public school-tcachcrs who are tn he
taken TO Cambridge for course Of
instruction at Harvard.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
America Can supply Them.

II is suggested that agricultural
missionaries are needed in India To
put an end to the famincs. America
ran supply the best men for the pur'
bose and the best machinery.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
M,es,r.n Partial to smiths.

There are five Smiths in the house
Of representatives. and three of them
hail from Michigan-licnry Cassorte
smith, of Adrain, William Alden
smith, of Grand Rapids and Samuel
William Smith, of Pontiac.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-05-10
May Be Good Money,

The alleged queer money deposited
in the Arapahoc State bank By Carl
Wesley has been sent To Washington
for investigation by the officials of the
treasury department Assistant United
States Attorney John ". Scothorn,
who investigated the case, believes the
money was genuine. II consisted Of
bank notes. the only unusual feature
of which was that they were damp and
easily torn. II is believed that they
had been buried in the ground for some
time.