The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-15


0oorgs W. Ulls. q LAwrenco nero.
has bssn appointed secretary a the
legation at Morovia, Liberia.
d. 0eores Grimes. late Of Hiawatha.
has been appointed TO the place Of
chief surgeon IN the American hospital
at Constantinople.
Burglars recently blew open the safe
at the store Of Sheets 4 Co., ~
Moonlight, eight miles from Abilene.
getting $3.50. There II no clue to the
robbers.
In one respect Kansas has retrograd-
cd since q year ago. Only fourteen
cases Of smallpox were reported dur
Ing November. Ia tee same month n
year ago there were 1877.
The following Kansas postmasters
have been appointed: Blackstone.
Sumner county, John Kolarik. vice
Asa Kerr, resigned: Milan, Sumner
county. Charles A. Haines, vice Hugh
Harlan, resigned.
II. B. Jeweit. warden Of the state
penitentiary, is Of the opinion that the
next legislature will provide for the
establishment Of a broom factory at
the pcnitentiary which will manufac-
ture the brooms used in all OF the
state institutions.
J. L Norton, of Salina. has been pre-.
sented with q gold medal by the grand
lodge. l. o. OF, Of Kansas, for con.
tinuous membership In the order for a
period Of fifty years. The medal is
very handsome and is one which few
members obtain.
Representative Bowersock will prob
ably introduce in the House a bill
authorizing the expenditure of the
balance OF the appropriation for the
Kansas City. Kas., public building for
ground adjoining the building. The
appropriation was $4,000. Of which
$4,000 remained after the completion
Of the building.
Winneld's newly discovered gas well
was recently tested on q syphOn pres
sure gauge. and daily flow OF $50 900
cubic feet was obtained. II was much
greater than was expected, and the
well will be delivered to the city In a
few days for $4,000. The city will
sink more wells at once and pipe the
city as soon as possible.
An example of the kind-hearted.
ness Of Kansas farmers was manifest
ed at Solomon this week. Frederick
Useline had q fine crop Of kaffir corn
standing in his fields. but two weeks
ago became Ill with typhoid fever. The
neighbors turned out in force and har.
vested the entire crop. besides fixing
his barn yard and sheds for tho win
ter.
J. @. Troutman, who has been in fail
at Topeka several months charged
with disposing Of some cattle 1t was
said he had mortgaged to J. v. Moore,
Of Kansas City. has been released.
owing to the death Of Moore. Trout.
man was arrested In Hot Springs.
Ark, some months ago. after having
sold the cattle In Kansas City. He as.
serted he had permission from Moore
to sell the cattle.
A few days ago q steel range com.
pany unloaded Q car of steel ranges at
Ness City and commenced to peddle
them over the county. They sold 70,
379 stove that can be bought of the
home merchants for $50 A special
meeting Of the county commissioners
has been called to deal with the mat.
ter. The intruders have seven wagons
The license is $50 per wagon and the
fine for peddling without a license Is
500 per man. The peddlers have TAX
en- out no licenses.
The general superintendent Of the
Rock Island railroad has issued q life
time pass to Mrs. J. NJ. Holtzclaw, oi
LAngdon. The pass is In recognition
Of the services Of Mrs. Holtzzclaw In
saving freight train. A week age
Mrs. Holzclaw discovered that q bridge
on the railroad near her place was on
fire and saw the smoke Of an approach
ing engine around the bend. She has
tened To the railroad and succeeded
In Tagging the train. Had she moi
stopped II the train would have gone
through the burning bridge.
Several probate Judges Of Kansas
have taken advantage OF technically
In the law relating to the taxation o
estates Of deceased persons and ars
reaping Q rich harvest The law pro
vides that . probate Judge shall re
ceive q fee Of 10 cents for certifying
down the names OF executors or ad
ministrators Of estates TO the town
ship assessor. Some of the judges a
up . list and certify II down To eacf
township assessor. regardless ol
whether or not the estate owns AM
property In his district For instance
say there are fifty estates In q county
and thirty township assessors. The
Judge makes thirty lists Of the nifty
names and sends each assessor q list
charging 10 cents for each name OF
each list. He would thus receive S15t
In fees for Job for which the Law
contemplates he should receive only
IS. Attorney General odard has rem
dered an opinion to county attorneys
which authorizes them TO stop thii
graft.
Senator Hoar lives on land In Wor
sester, Mass. that was formerly ownet
nv unhs uanan.L Tho ssotrlnt