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

DoWtu r.. Vunhns VI v0itey rutir, uU5
ben appointed a mason at Haskell In
dian school
Arthur r. Goodwin of Fort Scott has
been appointed special laborer at the
New York navy yard.
The salary OF the postmaster at Par
sons has been Increased from 81 500 to
s2.Geo, and at olathe from $4,000 to
t2,t00.
Seven rural free delivery routes will
he established on July 15 at Caldwell,
Sumner county; length OF routes, i7iA
miles; population served. 2.iO0.
On July II an additional rural deliv-
cry route will be established at Clear
water, Scdgwick county; length OF
route. 20 miles; population served. 300.
The postmaster general has ordered
the establishment OF free delivery SER
vice at Mcpherson on September 1.
with two carriers. one substitute, and
ten street letter boxes.
has offered To sell It's plant tn the city
$3.50, 900. u is believed that compro-
mise viii he reached whereby the city
will acquire n water works plant with
out building a new one.
Judge Hook Of the federal court has
decided that ne has no jurisdiction
over crimes committed on the Indian
reservations. Dennis Speer. the Potta
watomic Indian who murdered his
wife and mothcr-in-law n year ago, has
bceiN turned over to the state author.
hies Topeka for prosecution
The cSsc against T. A. Kramer. the
attorney for Jesse Morrison In the
famous Ellorado murder trial. who
was charged with bribing jurors. has
been dlsmiiScd IN the county court at
Emporla. TIM prosecutor failing to APP
pear. Jessie Morrison is soon to be
tried thir,s time for the killing OF
Mrs. Olin Castlc by cutting her throat
with n razor!
Warden Jtwctt of the Kansas prison
rays he Is sc5IinC binding tT!nc as fast
ns he can hSul II out Much of II Is
being sold toi individuals or to Alliance
societies wll,crc number Of farmers
club together THE bulk of the twine
is going tn Eastern and Southern Kan
sas. The /harvcrt Is nearly all down
there. W. won't have enough twine to
aupply thIo states demand"
InstcYd of s35,o00 for improvements
In Em2,oria's electric plant II has been
deciffcd to spend only 5000. Compc-
tenn architects have decided that the
OH building can be- improved and new
dMnnmos put In for the sum named.
l2d that the result will he equal tn n
nA ~ ulnnt on n new site ut n cost OF
81 oNn Empurin now owns her own
,Sa,Crworts and electric plant, and Is
gnving money on each. In short time.
II is thnueht. she will have an electric
street car line of her own.
Tho informal revenue receipts for tho
district cf Itano"s Tor the month ol
NAV. as rhown hy the report OF inter
nal Revenue Collector James NJ. Simp-
aon. were si7.fl7.i5. Tho collections
were divided ms follows: Collection on
lists. sG2G.67: beer stamps. S2,332;
splrii stamps. S5S2.S9: cigar and cigar
cite stamps. So .GG9.3S; tobacco stamps
$40 10; spcclal tax stamps, Sl,i53.lI:
nIcomarrarlnc stamps. s32.275; mixed
-four STAMPS. 81: documentary stamps
81 292. 20: proprietary stamps. si7.io,
Al Fort Scott the other LAY n man
sold horse Ia another man. saying,
'hn isn't n good locker. hut In every
other way he IL all right" The pur-
chngcr took tho horse home and iound
TINT he was stone blind In both eyes
lie roarod about the deceit ana
brought the matter before board oi
arbitration. when the seller said: u
told Eill that horse wasn't n good look
or, and he amt" And the board, nav.
ing some appreciation of humor ana
M understanding Of the mysterious
ways of the English language, decided
against the buyer.
In the Hood prize debate at tho Col
lego of Emporia the second prize,
which formerly was SO. was raised
this wear Ivy Major Hood to $50 and the
first nri2c was 500 as IL has been In pre-
vlous years. Frank McCaho won nrsl
prizc and Harry Miller won second
money. both Of the Maihonian society
The two winners denied the question
'Rcsolvcd. That the annexation oi
Cuba with the consent OF her people
would hc Ia the best Interest OF the
United States" Tho Philologic society
uphcld tho affirmative side of the dnes,
tion and was represented by Donald
NcCory and Bella Wright.
Sick and pcnniless, Frank Myers, o
veteran Of the Philippines, lies helpless
I'm his room at u boarding house nj
2ahT Iaarimcr street. Denver, Col.
Myers enlisted nj Fort Scott, In Com
pany +, Eighteenth infantry, and spent
almost three years In active service III
thu Southern Philippines. lie wns
mustered out last April and was on his
way homo to see his mother, In Fort
Scott. when taken sick In Denver. His
money Is now exhausted and his moth
ar In too poor tu send funds to relieve
| his distress and has written an appea
lor aid 10 the mayor of Denver. Repre-
sentatiyes Of the Crocker Relief corps
Investigated the case and will care fol
Myers until he can be taken home.
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