The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-28


been appointed a disciplinarian u, tho
Cheyenne river Indian school. South
Dakota.
Governor Stanley has appointed Dr.
M. N. Gardner of Greenleaf to be a
member Of the state board OF health,
vice DIR. r. J. Morton, resigned.
A civil service examination will he
held Mt Kansas City on August for
position OF timer, mt salary OF $720, In
the quartermaster's department at
Leavenworth.
II. NJ Gaines. editor OF the Topeka
Advocate. has withdrawn from tho race
for secretary Of the Populist state COM
mittee. John Curran. the present See
tary. now has no opposition.
Mrs NJ. v. Church. wife of the state
insurance superintendent. was thrown
from buggy In n runaway at Topcl.a
and sustained serious injuries. The
physicians say she will be laid up fyr
several weeks.
citation has elected Officers for the cont
ing year as follows: President. James
w. Sexton, Lcavenworth: secretary. 1.
NJ. Penwcll, Topeka. The convention
next year will be held at Leaven worth,
DR. Sarah II. Greenfield, "a young
woman physician of Hlawatha. has
been appointed bactcrioloGist Of the
state hoard of health. The board has
fursishcd her 1000 worth OF instru-
ments and she will examine tho germs
of all contagious diseases. Snc will
make her headquarters in IIiawatha at
present, moving to Topeka later.
| j. II. Bryant. n Santa Fe brakeman,
was hit In the face with n bottle while
walking In Humboldt park. Emporia,
and dangerously hurt. A boy named
Grimes threw the bottle Mt n compan.
Ion with whom ho was q,hRrrelhg. II
mksed the companion and accidentally
hit Bryant. cutting his nose near'y MI
and probably binding him In one eye.
Bryant was unconscious for sixteen
hours. Grimes was arrested.
| MISS EVA NTuUp'T
employed at Lakes Cash store. Atchi.
son. won the capital prize Of $500 in ha
Elks' guessing contest. Her guess was
s5.375.75. which was within 40 cents OF
the net proceeds of the fair. tho exact
amount being s5.375.35. Miss Crahan's
father has been paralyzed for number
Of years. and as the family is partlcu-
larly deserving. there is general re-
joicing nj the young lady's good luck.
John Higgins. OF Wichita, Is In the
woman's ward In the Denver Jail on
charge Of insanity.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. r.. A. Winters and
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Death and Miss
Rickard were returning from Mary
vile to their home In Blue Rapids. the
ncckyoke to their carriage broke. the
horses became unmanageable and the
whole party were thrown from the
carriage. All were more or less injur.
ed, but the only serious injuries are to
Mr.. Winters. He was insensible fol
some time and his condition Is still
serious. The parties are all prominent
persons. who were at Marysville at
tending the Masonic celebration, wher,
Mr.. Winters had made one of the ad
dresses.
/. William Geiser, of Peru, has sold hts
gas and oil interests to the Interstate
Gas and Oil Company for $4,000. re-
tanning n $4,000 interest IN the COM
pany and becoming superintendent. H.
NJ. Powell and &. "A. Satley. OF Taylor
, | I'm nj nd
respectively. OF the new company. Mr.
Powell and Mr.. Geiser will go East
, next week to purchase two additional
rigs and three rigs will then be put tC
work developing the Peru fields. which
are already among the best In thu
state. Mr.. Geiscr already has fran
: chise to pipe gus to Sedan and worl
will commence at once.
, The unusual spectacle OF a peniten
tiary convict pleading his own case a
. the bar In the supreme court will b,
witnessed In Topeka this week. Ira NJ
, Terrell. an Oklahoma convict. nov
serving time ut Lansing for murder
has applied for his release from prison
on a writ Of habeas corpus. He claim
, that he was not given fair trial IL
Oklahoma and, further. that Oklahom;
has no right to send its prisoners ou
,, OF les own territory for safe keeping
He prepared the writ himself In hi
, cell and mailed 1t to the court. In I
letter accompanying 1t. he said h. ha'
lost oil faith In lawyers and that h
wanted 10 argue the case himself. Tn,
'. supreme oouit set the case for hearin,
: next Tuesday and ordered WardeI
Jewett TO bring Terrell over. so that h
could present the application 20 thu
court In banc.