The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-12-25
KANSAS NEWS BRIEFS.

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Baldwin 10 the homo Of the only
Chinese baby ever born In Kansas. II
came last week.
Attiea 10 fast assuming metropolitan
airs. A young man named Coe was
run over by an automobile there the
other day.
Alice Winkler, % years old, who
lived ten miles east Of Paola, drowned
herself In shallow stream on the farm
because Of dependency caused by Ill
health.
George McBrier. an old soldier. was
run over and killed by q Santa Fe pas
senger train near Topeka this week. He
was walking on the tracks and didn't
hear the whistle.
The body Of N. G. Davis. known az
Nat" Davis. was found In the road
near Washington last week. He had
fallen from his cart and his neck was
broken.
Lawrence fell OF nearly one-half In
her registration. She IL an exception
among the towns Of the state. Most oi
them held their registration up to the
usual figure and some Of them made
large gains.
Governor Stanley has pardoned JOS
eph Horr. serving a seven years SEN
tence from Brown county for criminal
assault. The governor paroled Horr
last year. and his conduct has been so
good that full pardon has been is
sued.
While there are now hundreds Of
empty cribs In Kansas, reports from all
parts of the state say that farmers are
preparing to build more to hold the big
corn crop. This would indicate that
the movefent of corn to market during
the coming winter will not be heavy.
Mr.. Nusbaum, secretary Of the Otta-
wa Chautauqua. has sent word from
the East that he has secured Senator M.
A. Hanna, John Wanamaker and Mayor
Jones for next years lecture platforf
He will endeavor to get promise from
President John Mitchell of the Mine
Workers before he returns.
Governor Stanley has issued q requi-
sition on the goevrnor of Iowa for the
return of Harvey Meacham, wanted in
Marshall county for grand larceny.
Meacham stole horse and buggy at
Marysville and drove It to Iowa, where
he was captured. He is now In Jail at
Cherokee, Ia. but will be brought back
to Kansas for trial.
Moses Bertram. an old resident Of
Junction City, was killed by being run
over by a Missouri. Kansas & Texas
train. Mr.. Bertram was retired SER
geant Of the United States army. lie
had served thirty years and seven
months In the army and four years In
the navy. The body was given a mill
tary burial. the funeral being held at
Fort Riley.
Winfield has entered into q contract
with II. NJ. Hadley to Topeka to fur
nish the plans and surerintcnd the
building Of a Carnegie library to cost
$1,000 The sum was given by Andrew
Carnegie last winter. The building IL
to be on the public school grounds. and
will be Of the Rofan Ionic style Of
architecture. The clubs Of the town
will take steps toward getting books
for the library.
Four men escaped last week from the
Barton county Jail by crawling throug
a hole In one of the windows. This hole
was evidently made by some person or
persons on the outside. Three OF these
men were serving out small fines and
the other was nfor forging ten-dol-
lar note In Hoisington. The only man
remaining In jail was Frank Springer,
who is being held for murder. He says
he did not know Of the escape until
morning.
The long period of fine weather In
Central Kansas has enabled the farm
ers to SOW large amount Of wheat and
drills have been kept busy. But now
rain is needed to start the wheat and
put II In condition for winter. The
fields sown before the fall rains began
are In good condition. but those sown
in the last three weeks are In need oi
an inch Of rain. Unless the plant get,
a good growth before freezing weather
begins It may suffer In the winter.
II ought to feel quite stcyk up.
writes Kansas girl from small tow
In one OF the Philippine islands. wher'
she Is teaching the young Philippine
idea how to shoot. THE other day
received proposal of marriage from
the native governor Of this province. ]
was too funny for anything, yet some
how pitied the fellow when he show
ed such lot OF disappointment. He ha
big rice plantation and acres of suga
lands, too. and might have been quit
my lady II | had cared to-"
Joint agencies will be established b.
the Southwestern railroads In Ne,
York, Boston and other Eastern citiei
and also In the principal EurOpea