The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-04-23
KANSAS NEWS BRIEFS.

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I Walter Stockton, a 19-year Eure'
ka boy. had his left arm torn nearly
on while working on a corn shredder
near town. He will recover.
Cora Dollar has sued Arthur Dollar
for divorce at Wellington. The sub.
stance of Coras petition Is that Mr.
Dollar doesn't amount to 80 cents.
So many Kansas towns have bored
for gas and oil, or intend TO bore. that
such items may safely be excluded on
the ground that they have ceased to be
news.
The constitution Of Kansas prohib.
Its an increase in the salary OF an
oficial during his term Of office.
Governor Bailey cannot. therefor. at
least during his first term, profit by
the raise in salary from $4,000 to
5000
A county Threshermen's associa.
ton has been organized at Abilene,
Kas. with Edward Heaton, president.
and J. II. Kolzow, secretary Bettea
road rights in crossings, bridges and
better collection laws for threshers
are demanded.
Arkansas City has brought out fg.
ures In support Of her movement for
q division Of the court with Winfield
showing that for thirteen years Ar.
kansas City and vicinity furnished
sixty seven per cent OF the business Of
the district court.
Albert Chapman. of Hutchinson.
Kas., died at El Reno, .. T.. as the
result Of injuries received several
days ago while taking a vapor bath.
The gasoline used to heat the bath ex.
ploded, fearfully burning Chapman.
The remains have been shipped to
Hutchinson.
Frank Coats, a young farm hand liv.
ing eleven miles southwest Of Clay
Center, killed himself Friday after.
noon by shooting himself through tho
heart with a shotgun. He was a com.
Darativs stranger In Clay Center.
having lived there about year He
was 20 years old and unmarried
From reliable sources II is learned
that the CRANKY Smelling and Mining
Company has purchased the big Ian.
yon zinc smelter al Neodosha. The
consideration Is not known Three
hundred thousand dollars is to be eN
pended at once in enlarging the works
The new smelters will employ 600
Representative jerks, OF franklin.
introauced q bill providing for rigid
civil service rules for the government
of the state charitable institutions.
The bill was drawn along the lines
suggested by the state board Of char.
ties. II absolutely prohibits the dis.
charge OF an employe for political rea.
sons.
Lewis McSpadden was shot through
the heart in a saloon N West Weir
last week James Thomas and another
man were quarreling and had drawn
their guns. McSpadden stepped IN be.
tween the two and refused TO get out OF
the way Thomas fired two shots. the
second penetrating McSpadden's heart
killing him instantly. Thomas escaped.
Bethany College used to have to
beg and plead for special trains for
Messiah" week Now the railro5ds
fall over themselves to make arrange
mcnts To handle the irafiic In good
shape. as II means excellent business
for them The special train service
for this year will be more extensive
than ever before. The dates selected
are April 6. 7. 8, 10 and IL
A highly respected church disnitary
OF ottawa visited Topeka the other |
day. accompanied by several acquain.
tances He was called home sudden
ly. leaving his valise to follow by ex.
press His friends filed up the yalise
with some feminine wearing apparel,
deck OF cards. "A bottle OF whisky, |
some poker chips and few packages
Of cigarettes. and sent II to the ad
dress OF the good deacon's wife
The little son OF Professor Isley. Of .
the Quaker college at wichita, has
small faith In the omnipotencs OF the |
heavenly Father. He came down
from bed the other morning and told
his mother: Il dreamed that there
was a great high ladder reaching from
here clear up to heaven II was an
awful high ladder. and God was right
up al the head Of IL I saw a great
big bear climb up that ladder and
scaret God right out Of heaven"
Senator Porter's bill authorizine all |