The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-07
KANSAS NEWS BRIEFS.

JOhn schmidt has been appointed
postmaster at Ellsworth.
David g. Bennington has been ap.
pointed a storekeeper and gauger in
the Kansas internal revenue district
The salary Of c. O. Humphrey. assist
ant postmaster at Fort Scott, has been
increased from $1,000 10 81 200 q year,
to take effect on the lst OF July.
The population Of Hutchinson rs
shown by assessors report Ia 1O,25l, n
gain Of 245 during the last year and OF
nearly 1000 since the government cen
sus Of 1900.
The complete tabulated returns of
the population Of Pittsburg show the
Increase Of population for the year to
be about 900. Last March the report
OF the city assessor showed 1856 peo-
ple and this years report shows 1t,463.
The Salina ELK lodge initiated forty.
six candidates at It's last session. Many
out-of-town visitors were present and
the occasion was the largest since The
Initiation ceremonies big banquet
was spread at the National hotel.
Charlie Leslie, n brakeman aged ~
years. was drowned In Fail river at
Neodesha. Leslie and two other brake
men were fishing. Leslie took OF his
clothes and swan across the river and
started to swim back, but suddenly
sank when little more than half way
over.
The state central committee OF the
Kansas Socialist party met at Abilene
and called the state convention for
Emporia. July 4. A full ticket will be
nominated. The entire committee WAS
present and reports the members gave
were indicative Of stronger organiza-
tion than two years ago.
The thirty-cight members OF this
years graduating class from the law
department OF the state university have
been admitted TO practice before the
supreme court. Tucker. Buzzi and
Myron White. football players, and Al
phin. the university baseball pitcher,
were among those who were admitted
to the bar.
The handsome pavilion built In For
est park. Parsons, after two years hard
work. by the Ladies' Improvement Az
sociation. was dedicated Tuesday night
by concert. Some fine solos were
sung and the choral work was magnif-
cent by chorus of 100 voices. under
the direction Of Mrs. q. q. Townsend,
q very capable musician of Parsons.
Wolves have been numerous through
out Northwestern Kansas this spring.
farmers trapping and killing them In
great numbers. Nearly q hundred
scalps were presented to the county
clerk Mt Oberlin recently by farmers
who find they can rid themselves Of
pests and make good money by captur-
ing the marauders of the plains. The
bounty is only 81 n scalp. but recently
one farmer alone collected SIS.
James 8. Dalton. convicted In Mar
shall county of burglary and horsa
theft has been arrested ut San Antonio,
Tex. and held for the Kansas author
tiles. He is relative Of the notorious
Daltons and escaped from Kansas offi-
GERS In 1897. after shooting u deputy
sheriff. who had arrested him. He has
been soldier In the Fourth United
States infantry and served In the Phil
ippines, being mustered out ut San An
tonic some months ago. His military
record is Of the best.
Ira Drake. the 1G-year-old con OF l..
4. Drake. the Ice man, was drowned In
the Neosno iI,sr- NJ. Burlington. The
river In about mt Its normal b $1,000
young Drake. with companion. was
fishing under the dam. Drake tried tn
dive through the falling water. but
was caught In whirlpool ana whirled
In and out until life was extinct Bona
parte Blake tried To rescue Drake, but
was also caught by the treachero,s
water and whirled over and over with
heavy log that was caught In the whirl-
pool. Blake was finally thrown out by
the waters. He was unconscious but
was soon all right except for . few
bruises.
Nine of the independent elevator
companies, which have been members
OF the state association, have severed
their connection with that association
and have organized under the name OF
the Farmers Co-Operative Association
of Kansas. The headquarters OF tho
new company will be at Salina. and II
IL thought that other local associations
now In the state organization will
Join this one. For some time there
has been somo dissatisfaction among
tho companies comprising the state or
ganization. and the western companies
have been desirous of gettinS James
Butler. the state secretary. out OF
Office. but, failing In this. tho members
have formed q separate company.
which will be run on strictly business
principles and doing away with tho
middleman's profit The selling of the
grain will be direct to the millers or
the foreign purchasers. depending upon
which offers the best Inducements. Tho
following are the names of the officers
Of the new company: J. ii. Stroth-
man. Clafiin. Barton county. president;
John Wilmer, Wilson. Ellsworth coun-
ty. vice president; A. r. Collins. Salina,
Saline county, secretary and treasurer.
and J. J. Johnk. Solomon, Dickson
county. agent.