The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-09

TltS,
Governor Bailey is credited with
having less trouble with the office
seekers than any OF his predecessors.
with the possible exception Of John a.
Martin. Instead Of giving the place
hunters words Of encouragement he re.
sorts to candor
In speaking of his hog business ra-
Gently Fred Beeler. well known
Jewell county feeder. said that since
last fall he las sold $1,000 worth. with
$4,000 worth on hand ready for market,
and about hundred head additional
which he considers worth $4,000.
The house passed Porter's senate
bill to provide for Industrial training
In schools Of the cities OF the first and
second classes II causes an appropria-
tion OF 10000 year. to be paid out In
sums OF $3.50 to district schools which
establish manual training departments.
a farmer near lloxie has the kind of
family that MIR. Roosevelt would en-
JOY reading about. One of his sons
was sick few days ago and a SYM
pthetic ncighbor asked him which QUO
Of the boys II was. Il don't know
he replied. ITS one long about Tho
middle. haven't checked up lately"
A movement has been started to ask
President Roosevelt to set aside $4,000
acres In Finney county as a forest re-
serve. II is planned to have the work
under the direction Of the bureau OF
forestry. Pine trees will be planted.
Kansas congressional delegation IN
Washington will lay the matter before
the President.
Mrs. Pauline Altman. widow liyinG
in Lcavenworth. cut her throat with
razor in the presence of her children.
They ran out OF the house and told
the neighbors of IT, When help came
to the house Mrs. Altman was dead.
She was 90 years old and had been de-
spondcsit lately.
Remember the story thae was told
recently about the people of Belle
Plaine holding a mass meeting and de-
Gliding to allow a jointist to do pusi-
ness there on payment OF license Of
81 900 a year? Well. the people IL
the town have sent out n denial. but
IL will have a mighty hard time cstch>
ing up with the story.
Reports received by the state live
stock board indicate that the weather
of the past week has been more severe
on cattle than any for raTera! years.
Thousands of animals have perishcd,
on the Western plains. The snow was
so deep that the grass is beyond the
reach OF the animals. More have
starved to death than have frozen, l. i.
Somehow or other Kansas isn't max.
ing any great display Of enthusiasm in
getting to the front to aid the famine
sufferers OF Sweden. That country 10
a sort of a relative OF this state. aud
The Kansas people ought to do the
right thing In this case In even bettsr
shape than they did by the sufferers
OF India. who are no kin of ours.
The Jail keeper at Fort Scott was
astonished the other night when gool
looking couple asked for permission 10
stay In one OF the cells till morning.
1t was explained that they had Just
been married over In Missouri and
were going into Southern Kansas
where the man had work. They ran
cut of money and had no place 10
sleep.
Richard Hazel OF Harper county. who
is n member of the legislature. met his
brother. Thomas M. Hazel. In Atohi.
son after a separation Of nearly forty
years. While at Topeka. Hazel made
inquiries at the pension office and
learned that his brother lived in At.
Gibson. and he took the first train for
that city. The brothers had known
nothing of each Others whereabouts
since the Civil war.
In order TO show their displeasurs
toward their unpopular postmaster.
the people In Braxilton. Crawford
county. mailed all their letters at the
trains. In this way they beat the
postmaster out OF his salary. which 10
fixed by the number OF stamps can
ceied. The postmaster complained 70
Washington, and the trainmen were
ordered to quit taking mail at Brasil.
ton. The boycott 10 en.
Final contracts were signed at In.
dependence last week for the location
there by an Eastern syndicate Of sn
iron rolling mill. window glass plant
bottle works and q smslter. While
they are separate institutions they are
under one management. The persons
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