The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-03-05

where he died as q result Of flea
bites. The bites had a peculiarly ir
ritating effect on Mann. inilamua
iion was started and blood poisoning
was the result.
DIR. Andreen. formerly vice president
of Bethany college Of Lindsborg, but
now president OF Augustana college
at Rock Island, H.. left for Stock.
holm, Sweden. lie took along 10000
crowns in gold for the famine strick
en- Swedes. This money was all
raised among the Swedes Of the Cen.
trail West.
A 81. Louis dispatch said Governor
Stanley had gone to 81. Louis To see
David II. Francis on exposition busi.
ness. and that Stanley was miffcd be.
cause Mr.. Francis was out OF town ut
the appointed time. Governor Stan.
ley disposes of the matter by saying
that he hasn't been in St Louis since
seven months ago.
The Codding railroad in Pottawat.
omie county enjoys the distinction Of
being the only ruilroad In the United
States which does not issue passes.
The line is thirteen miles In length.
Senator }. X. Codding Is general coun-
sci and general manager Of the road.
yet he has to pay his fare just the
same rs the humblest citizen.
II is told OF Western Kansas
man elected Justice OF the peace that
ut his first marriage ceremony he be-.
came SO badly ratified that after he
had pronounced the couple husband
and wife he remembered one phrase
no had forgotten and said: Does
anyone know Of any reason why this
couple should not wed? II they do.
it's too late now"
At the home of Herbert Levett. In
Emporia. an upset lamp caused an cN'
plosion which resulted almost faia lily
for Mrs Ieveit In trying to prevent
the nafYirs setting fire to the cradle
which held her 6.monthsold child
Mrs. Levctt's clothing caught fire
and she was perhaps fatally turned.
She put out the fire however, and her
child was uninjured.
Mrs Jennie Springer, Doniphan
county widow, Is In hard luck. Her
husband sold his farm for cash and
soon aftcrward they quarreled and
she threatened divorce. Fearing
80, hI,,, TO- nn, ho hnricd 4, and
died without telling anyone where II
| is buried. Now the widow Is hunting
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III s,,,,,i,, naar Ahncvvi,Io AVA,
nJoi ,ra,,in,iiv hv mo killing a
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aioaha.s ~ cvn Tbo family win
",'..ai ,,,,os,s nnrc a, dinncr and A
,.s,r Ia h,ahol Scn,t onI ber twt
sr",hors 4 ana q voors old were MAY
,n, in ,ho other room A rrnnrt wa,
hnard rho dIners found The llttl,
cirI dcad Neither of the other child
Governor.elcc Bailey told X. II
Spitlcr of Atchison on train recent.
that his latest letter proposing mar
rage was from young woman whit
lives In Illinois She sent her picture
and Mr.. Splitter says II II does he
Justice she IL very pretty girl In
deed. MIR. Bailey told Mr.. Splitter tha
nc has received fully 900 of these Let
,crs. lie thought at first they wer
from practical jokers. but lately h
believes that some Of them are gcnu
A PhIllpsburg merchant who's
safe has been blown open time q
two. has n way of sticking what MOI
oy comes In after banking hour
around In odd places one pight r,
Gently he buried IL In the bean barre
when he came to look for II In III
morning he found that n clerk la
weighed II out with measure q
beans he had sold. lie took the ira
and followed the beans to n custom
cr's house, where the money was r,
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