The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-15
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Harvey "eatlng g-house" In Newton uou
10000 chickens . month. Thls n 311
chickens for each meal u tho oay
every day in the week.
At . meeting Of the officers q 4he
Kansas state Editorial Associati0A
February 10-11 was nxed ~ the datee
for holding the annual meeting. TO
peka was selected ~ the place.
An announcement IL made of the
engagement Of Prof. David Fairchild,
formerly Of the Kansas Agricultural
college. TO Miss Mildred Howells.
daughter Of william Dean HowelIs.
Kansas evidently knew what it
wanted In the matter Of amendments
to the constitution. One was carried
by . majority Of 66.5ss. and The other
was defeated By Q majority Of 4S.e7o.
An Injunction suit has boen 0led ~
straining the city council Of EmpoFla
from building the Carnegie library on
any other lots than the site Arst GO
cepted by the council. This was the
Plumb site.
Frank ID. Brooks, Of Lawrence, who
recently returned from Smyrna, Tur.
key. where he served AZ United States
consul, has gone To 81. Louis. where
he has a position with the worlds fair
management.
II. w. wolcott, owner Of the Kansas
City-I,eavenworth trolley line, refuses
to make q report to the census bureau
because he is not operating Q street
railway. and refuses TO report to the
state board Of railroad commissioners
because he In not running . railroad.
Many Kansas farmers are glad 0f
the cold weather. Corn husking has
been Q slow process this fall owing to
the damp weather. and comparatively
little OF the grain II yet gAtherec-
Farmers say that freezing, crisp
weather was needed to make the work
easy and that It will now be rushed.
II. Holmes. superintendent of the
Oliver Tyson, were scalded BY steam
last Friday. While they were clean
ing q boiler steam was turned on By
a fireman. not knowing the men were
In the boiler. Holmes died from his
injuries. II II thought that Tyson viii
recover.
The farmers COOPERATIVE Grain
association Of the state. In annual ses-
sion at Topeka, elected the following
directors: James Butler. ropeka: ].
w. Bucklfn. Oakley; G. w. Psckham.
Haven: G. B. Hoffman. Enterprise: H.
G. Hawkins Winfield; w. O. Matthias,
Mcpherson; @. r. Smith, Keusington;
Robert Smith. Delphos; J. @. 0slsick,
Bison.
DR.. Hutchinson. physician q the
state refOrmatory. produces figures in
his report, submitted TO the governor,
to show that cigarettes are the cause
Of the downfall Of more inmates In
that institution than all other vicious
habits combined. OF the $50 inmates
In the reformatory last year, 21e
claimed that cigarettes had driven
them to crime.
Under the present law, Q chattel
mortgage given to secure Q loan only
runs for one year. even though the
note II given for a 70 years. This 10
quires the maker To make Q new mort.
gage each year and the owner TO 70
cord II, all OF which piles up costs.
Representative Hill. Of Russell, pro-
poses to introduce a bill to enable the
mortgage TO run during the life of Tie
note.
The cold weather found the residents
Of the western part Of the state with Q
scant supply Of fuel. A famine threat
ened Kiowa county three weeks ago
and a committee Of citizens wired
Governor Stanley asking him to uso
his influence 10 prevent the railroads
from connscating the coal consigned
to the people Of that county. The peo-
pie living In the towns have plenty Of
fuel. but the farmers have been unable
to get enough TO supply their needs.
Newspaper men and newspapsG
directorate OF tho State Historical 90
ciety. Il includes d. r. Anthony Of
Leavenworth, .. w. Howe Of AtchisOn.
J. =. Junkin Of Sterling, A. p. Riddle
OF Minneapolis. d. w. Wilder Of Hia-
watha. ohm Speer Of wichita, John X.
Wright Of Junction City. George w.
Martin Of Kansas City. Kas.. and y.
p. Baker. John MacDonald, Charles
Barnes. Arthur Capper and =. q
Montgomery Of Topeka.
The Jury In the case q the state
versus J. c. Brownneld. charged with
perjury. returned q verdict, returned Q
verdict Of guilty. Only one ballot was
taken. Brownneld was the principal
witness In the last trial of Jessie Nor.
rison for the murder Of Mrs. Olin
Castle. He testified he was ON the
opposite side Of the street from the
Castle home the morning of the
tragedy and saw q woman come TO the
door and call q tall woman dressed in
q black skirt and red waist from The
street. This was Jessie Morrison's
costume that morning. and his evt-
dence was In accord with her testi-
mony. On the request Of the county
attorney. Mr.. Rees. Judge Altman
ordered Mr.. Brownneld arrested ~ he
left the witness stand and q charge Of
perjury was made against him. He
has been In jail Ave months waiting
trial. He was unable 10 give bond.
The penalty In not less than seven
years In the penitentiary.
Emperor william recently ordered
the army chaplains to deliver period