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

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The directors OF the Wellington MIL
ing and Elevator Company, recently
Incorporated, have let the contract for
the machinery complete of 400 barrel
Touring mill. The mill is to be erected
at once.
Tho first "gusher Cas we'll over de-
vclUpod In bourbon county has Just
been tested NJ Harding, little town
northwest of Fort Scott II developed
: million leot capacity. This Is cast of
the strip known us the gus belt The
owners are some Gaiena prUspcvturs
who have incorporated.
John II. Curran secretary of the
pupulist state committee. who whipped
IL. n. Gaines, editor OF the Advocate.
the Official organ of the Populist
party, n few days ago, pleaded guilty
to the charge oi assault and was fined
S25. II mover paid bill with so much
satisfaction as this one, said he us he
handed the money over to the clerk Of
the city court.
The Home State bank, of Kansas
City, Kas.. with $4,000 capital. has
been granted charter. II will be To-
Gated In ArmOurdale. The directors
are: J. ". llullinger, o. q. Clailin, pr.
Il. Mason, Bert ChrOnister, Inpier WI =
liams. n. Il. Policy and James I.illis.
All are III nsas City, Kas., people with
the exception of Mr.. ChrOnistor. IL"
lives at Cl aDman.
Il. II. COrwin. secretary of the Forest
Park Veterans Association. has re
cciyed "A letter from General Frcdprich
Funston, stating that he will attend
the reunion there October |, and 3, ii
possible Il want II distinctly under
stood, he says. that | am not To make
a speech. not even short one, and do
not want To be put In u position where
| would have To refuse tn make unc."
The Geary County Republican Club
has received n message from Prcsi-
dent Rooscvelt's secretary. e.. B. Cor
telyou. saying: The report that the
president would visit Fort Riley was
erroneous as his engagements were
such thai IL will probably he impossible
for him To go there this year The
message was an answer To an invita-
ton from the club to the president tu
visit Junction city when he visited
Fort Riley for the purpose of review
ing the troops at the mancuyers.
The Santa Fc has laid of l20 men in
the locomotive shops at Topeka. Lack
of work was the cause. The company
bought a large number OF new engines
in the East recently and also had some
old engines rebuilt there. This made
work scarce nj Topeka and n rcduution
of the force of workmen II the resul
The lnyon Is indefinite. The Santa Fc
Is building new car shops at Tuprka.
but they viii not he ready for o,cu.
pnncy for year. when they are COM
plctcd the company proposes To build
all of It's engines and other equipment
In Topeka.
Several Central Kansas counties will
next week, sell n varied lot of real g..
tate under the now law adnptrd two
years ago by which county commissions
ors may sell. at private sale. land on
which taxes are three and one fourth
years In arrears. The law is being
tested In the courts. but attorneys say
that there Is not a chance In a thou
SAND that the supreme court will decide
against the law. The law was ahsn-
lutely necessary in order 10 enable the
counties In which were boom towns
ana additions To clean up their prop
erty which Was lying idle aud pavinp
nothing toward the taxes of the coun
ty.
Mrs. Henry Meyer and her bahv
granddaughter were killed hy llrht. /,
hing during n severe electrical storm |
ON the Hardcastle and Kenyon farm, .
nine miles west of Empuria. Four
other people who were In the house a.,
The time including the child's father
ana mother, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Davis
sustained heavy shocks. but recovered
N"ighhors found the dead hnhc in tho
dead grandmOthor's arms and hrlb,I
10 revive the injured ones. Mr.. Mny.r
husband Of the dead woman, wns in
Kansas city selling bunch of cattle
when the accident occurred. Mrs
Mnycr was one of the pioneer womon
OF Lyon county, having lived there 4
quarter of n century.
President y, Il. Nichols. of the Kan
Sas state agricultural college. who wns
recently elected president Of the Rhode
Island college Of agriculture. has de-
cllnod the presidency Of the Eastern
institution, and will remain nj the
head of the Kansas state agricultural
collcgc another year. Mr.. Nichols WINS
reelected president at the spring meet.
Ing of the hoard, Ills work for the
past three years has been satisfactory
To the members of the hoard NJ regents
with the exception Of Regent Coburn
who has been making an active nght
tn hav" the institution made more than
n school uf agriculture. At the June
meeting of the board Mr.. Cohnrn offer
ri resolution providing for a commit
Tee 10 take up the matter of securing \
suitable man for president 10 succeed
Mr.. Nichols, but II was voted down.
With only Mr., Cohurn supporting II.
'lr Nichols went To the college In 1890
~ professor Of physics. and for the
,ast three years has been serving as