The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-09-11
KANSAS NEWS BRIEFS.

Roy ID. Owens Of Fort Scott: Georg,
w. Bromwcil. oi Beagle. Robert h
Gilger. Of Leavonworth, have all beer
appointed railway mail clerks.
George w. Rltchey. 20 years old. o.
LeneNa, kas.. and Martha Mckinley. Il
years old, OF llazelton. Ind, were mar.
riod by Probate Judge Snyder in Kan.
sas City. kas. Both had been married
but their former partners in life ar,
dead.
state Superintendent Nelson has
made the semi-annual distribution Ol
interest money tn the schools of tho
state The distribution this time wus
II cents per capita. This Is an increase
over IN" last three distributions. 81
February, the per capita was 30 cents
in August last it was ~ cents and II
February, 1901, II was only IS cents.
Another Of Lyon county's oldest set.
tiers has passed away. lie was Charles
Swart2 VINO had iarmed In Lyon cuun.
ty since 1859, when he and his wifi,
took government claim near I'm.
poria, which he owned until his death
Mr.. Swart2 was born in France in 1892
and came to America when he was q
years Old. lie leaves wife and foul
grown children.
The Indian school at Nadeau on tn,
reservation In Jackson county will b,
opened up September with athlcti,
exercises. The principal feature will b,
war dance. participated in 10y Potta.
watumies, Ei,kapuos. Sac and Foxe,
and lowaa. There will also he a ba,,
ball game and horse races. The schoo.
has over 100 pupils enrolled and thrc,
teachers are employed.
Professor Clarence J. Smith. who ha,
been teacher in the public schools o,
Kansas CITY, kus.. for the last twcIy,
years, has accepted n position as hont
of the department of manual trainint
AT the state normal school. at Emporia
Last year Professor Sn''h was prin.
Cipal OF the Reynolds school, in Kansa,
city, kas.. and the work OF his punil,
IN the manual training line surprised
the old instructors.
Magcr's hardware store was broker
INTO Wednesday night for the fourth
time this year. The robbers. Charles
\andcrburg and Jesse James" Cald.
well. were arrested and confessed the
crime. Nandcrburg attempted to es.
cape and two shots from the city mar.
shals revolver was necessary 20 stol
him. lie Is a parole from the state re-.
iormatory located Mt Hutchinson. II Il
thought the pair committed the formei
thcfts.
The Santa Fe railroad will soon build
a new passenger depot at Baldwin. An
agreement has just been reached br.
tween the city council and the railroad
authorities whereby the city donates
the necessary ground ON the east from
the present depot. \ large plat oi
ground will also be parked and made
into an extensive park by the city and
railroad people. The probabilities are
that the new depot will be made OF
brick with covered platform. The
present depot will remain and be re-.
into freight depot.
Robert u. White. aged sc, died Fri. |
lay Afternoon of apOplcNy In his store
II Chclopa. MIR White came from
thirty years ago and has |
D"'u Identified intimately with Che. I
upa's interests ever since. being sen.
or momhor of the firm oi white &
Bates. lie was owner OF the clcct.i,
ight plant and was interested in the I.
independent Telephone Company at
southeastern Kansas. Mr.. White in.
ontcd the first rope reel and made con.
tdcrahlc money from H. lie was u
larholCr and had no relatives except
'rothrr in Taylorvillc, III.
The Eureka city council has granted
he Eurcka Gas and Mineral Company
IN absolute franchise for a term oi
wcnty years. The franchise was grant.
Il only after a hard fight. which Ia;
zen In progress since gas was found
here ten days ago. 4 strong ilow ui
ms has been found there AT depth of
81 feet, the well Cascd and temporarily
'lurg,d, until the gas from the present
veil can hc used In the drilling Of u
ccund we'll which will be sunk In .
cw days. II Is probable that fuuI
wells will hC sunk this summer. The
ownspcnplc are jubilant and the gus
will be- pipcd into town before winter
1t present this Is the only gas well In
Greenwood county. The business men
Il Sovcry and Madison. however, are
IN Eurrkas find aud will
ink prospect holes,
Pension Agent Motcalrs annual re-
lurt shows for the first time in the his.
ury Of the office a slight decrease iu
he amount of money paid out at the
Topeka agency for the past year com,
arcd To the previous year The total
amount dishurscd fIom Topeka Tor the
lscal year ending June 30 was Sl5,g
1853. The total number uf names on
he roll shows n slight increase. There
ire now lljS65 pensioners. against
1897 pensioners year ago The de,
rcnsC is In the disability pensioners
There Is n gradual Increase In the list
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