The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-05-15

hethodist preachers.
d. ID. Gardner, q boy In Topeka, has
been arrested for "embexslement" In Q
transaction involving 91.40.
w. A. Shook, Of Kansas City. Kas.,
has been admitted to practice In the
supreme court Of the United States.
Judge Charles II. Lobdell has been
renomlnated for Judge OF the Thirty
third judicial district by the Repubii-
can convention. which met In Larncd.
The Concordia Cold STORAGE and Ice
Company. with n paid up capital Of
100000, has been organized by Messrs.
Z. A. Bctournay, @. q. Hill and John
Stewart,
Miss Florence II. Culver, OF Wichita,
has been appointed a teacher at Ponco,
o. T., Indian school, and Miss Carrie
Il. Scoon, Of Highland, Gs assistant
teacher at Lecch Lake, Minn., Indian
school.
Mr.. Curtis OF Kansas has reported
fayorably TO the house the senate hill
Joint resolution directing the secretary
of the interior TO restate the accounts
II certain Kansas receivers of public
land offices.
The cornerstone Of the new $4,000
First Methodist church was laid IN
Emporia with much ceremony. The
pastor. Rev. Mr.. Madison; DR.. II. J.
Coker, presiding elder. and Judge T.
w. Cunningham, Of the state supreme
court. were In charge. >,
Salina has accepted the $500
library offered by Andrew Carnegie,
and the citizens by public subscription
have raised $1,000 for the purchase OF c
site at the corner OF Eighth street and
Iron avenue. The location Is ole OF
the best that could be secured. The
city must pay out 81, 500 a year toward
the support Of the library.
silent" Moxey, the expert account.
mt of the treasury department, mas
notified District Attorney Dean that he
will be unable to he In Topeka the ialt
OF the month TO testify in the Martin.
dale case and Dean will ask the court
to continue the case for the term.
Judge Hook doesn't want TO try the
case, anyway. He was attorney fJr
some OF the parties connected with the
Cross bank. An outside federal Judge
will be called in
General Bates. commander OF the de-
partment Of Missouri. arrived at Fort
Riley Friday afternoon from Omaha.
He was accompanied by his wife and
party of friends. including President
Burt, of the Union Pacific. The party
arrived on q special train. A salute
was fired by the artillery upon the
generals arrival. He was entertained
q. the post Friday night by Colonel
Carr, and inspected the command at
the post Saturday morning.
Albert 8. Mctae mas filed home
stead entry for an island In the Kansas
river about three miles west OF Ie-
The island contains eighteen
acres and has never had legal owner.
There has been q considerable disput.
over the ownership for forty-flve yeart,
and recently Mr.. McRae made app.ici-
lion to the general land Office at Wash
lngton for survey. The survey was
completed a short time ago and Mcl,ae
filed his entry and went on his way re-
joicing. The land Is considered 10 b.
worth $50 an acre.
J. +. Grote. special agent OF the post
Office department. who Is investigating
rural routes In the Second district, has
completed his work In Douglas county.
Through the efforts of Congressman
Bowersock and Postmaster Caldwell
almost the entire county has bccn
laid out In rural routes. While there
is nothing definite as to when the SER
vice will begin on these routes. Il Is
believed that 1t will take effect June J,
1902. Mr.. Grote served ms an inspector
prior to his promotion as special agent
and Is now considered one OF the best
men In the Western division.
Arkansas City bushes men are pre-
pairing to make another attempt to get
gas or oil. The work OF raising the
necessary money has already com
menced and there is much interest In
the plan. A committee OF business
men visited the site of the old well on
the bank of the Walnut river and shot
II. This we'll WAS down only $50 feet
when Il had to be abandoned. The gas
which accumulated In the well blazed
into the air for fifty feet and after
n short time went out. An
other location will be selected for the
next well and II will be put down 1000
feet II necessary.
A number OF Missourians will go to
the Charleston, q. C.. exposition to as
sist In the exercises of Missouri day.
April "a. Lieutenant Governor John
A. Lee will be at the head OF the dele
cation representing the state admins
tration. Governor Lee will officiate at
the formal exercises. A special excur-
sion has been arranged to take the
to Charleston. The train
will leave st. Louis at 8: 10 p. m, April
%. over the Nashville, Chattanooga 4
Atlanta railroad arriving at Charles
ton on the evening OF the 23d. Gov
ernor Lee has sent out number CT In
vitations to Kansas Cityans TO join the
excursion.
Figures given out by the New York
state controller show that collectione