The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-07-31

he will be home TO attend the Popuiist
convention June "a.
The president has sent to the senate
the nomination Of James E. Stevens, to
be postmaster at Goodlsnd.
The report Of the city assessor for
the present year. gives Salina n popuIa-
tlon OF 1885. an increase Of i.igi since
1900.
VIII X. Hosfori, of Wichita has
ben appointed messenger boy In the
weather bureau to be located outside cf
Washington.
General Funston has accepted the in
yitation OF william Allen White. prrsi-
dent OF the Kansas Day club. to deliver
an address ut the next meeting.
Miss Elsie Songer. a school girl of
Junction City, and Loyal Fairman. n
discharged soldier. eloped from For,
Riley. Sunday. They were married en-
route to Indiana.
The new gas well at Abilene is aown
slate formation that Is thought to be
very favorable for oil. The contract IN
for 1000 feet and this depth will be
reached within n week.
The attorneys for o. w. Cofrelt.
charged with the murder Of Santa Fc
Detective Montgomery. have filed n
motion In the district court Mt Win
field asking for change OF venue.
They allegc that Judge Lawrence is
prejudiced against Cofclt. The motion
was ovcrrulcd.
Representative Reeder has introduced
In the house n bill granting a pension
of $50 month to Mrs. Edith l.. Drap-
er. n widow Of the late Captain N. s.
Draper. Captain Draper. an officer In
the marine corps. was killed In tho
Spanish war. Mrs. Draper once lived
at Ellsworth. She now resides In
Washington.
The Topeka board OF education has
decided not to employ any married
women as teachers In the future. Dur
Ing the past year seven ma-, led VI
men have taught In the Topeka
schools. The position taken by the
hoard is that married women snould be
supported by their husbands and that
the jobs rs teachers should be given to
single women who are forced to sup
port themselves and perhaps others.
Bloodcd stock item from the R,gh-
land Vidcttc: what is the pedigree Of
your calf?" asked a would-be buyer of
farmer "Well." said the farmer.
"all I know about II Is that his rather
gored book agent to death, tossed n
justice of the peace on top OF the barn
and stood a lightning rod man In his
head In n fence corner. His mother
chased n female lecturer two miles one
day. II that ain't pedigree enough tn
ask 81 on you needn't take him."
While trying to ford Brush creek.
seven miles south Of Pittsburg. a buggy
containing John Welsh. son OF Jack
Welsh. and Miss Anna Jenkins. both
of Pittsburg. was upset by the high
water and Welsh and the horse were
drowned. The girl was carried about
forty yards down stream and iodg'd 4 In
some brush W. od. which savcl her life.
Young Welsh had been collecting for
his father. the local agent OF the A. u.
G. Brewing company. and had started
ON collecting trip south OF town.
| Judge Hazcn OF the district court nj
Topeka has dissolved the temporary
injunction granted against the Amer.
lean Book Company. rcstrainging them
from doing business In Kansas. The
action was brought by the Crane Pub
fishing Company. of-Topeka, with the
purpose In view OF annulling certain
contracts given by the state textbool,
commission for furnishing books To the
Kansas schools. The contracts have
bccn approved by the proper author.
tiles. and tho company will furnish the
books according to the terms agreed
uponn.
Twelve years ago Alfred Il. Ware
was hurt on account of n defective road
In Pleasant Grove township. Green
wood county. lie brought suit for $500
damages. Ten years ago he got judg'
mcnt In the district court for tina:
amount. The township has been ON.
ploying all sorts OF tactics Ia keep from
paying the Judgment and has succeed
ed In staying II on for ten years. Tues
day. Ware got writ Of mandamus
from the supreme court ordering III,
township to pay the bill or show cause
on July 2 why II should not do so.
On juno % there will be n meeting
OF the chess players Of Kansas II
Junction City. Tho purpose OF tn,
meeting In to organize state associa
ton and to play tournament An In
vitation has been extended to all play
crs In the state. In the morning o
June 23 there will be a business meet
Ing OF the proposed association. n
which time the organization will b,
effected. At his meeting arrangement
vii, be made for the tournament
which will begin at 2 o'clock the sam,
day. Three prizes will be awarded. A
the meeting of the association arrange
ments will be made for state CORES
pondence tournament. TO begin abou
September I. 1909. Arrangements 70
he state meeting are under the man
agement of q. O. Brett, Humboldt. an,