The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-03-12


Or. rahrig Ia coming from Philadel-
phia TO make some moro shale tests.
At last reports from DR.. Fahrlg tho
sold In the shales was a certainty.
A drunken man told the police Judge
In Atchison that he drank largo
quantity OF liquor to get up courage 10
have a tooth pulled. and was arrested
ON his way TO the dentists onlce,
Judge Hazen, In the district court at
Topeka, decided that the Bible could b.
read In the public schools OF hlnsa,
and also that Sunday theaters could ho
held In Topeka without molestation
Both cases were vigorously contested
Ex-Governor Il. N. Morrill, was last
week reelected superintendent of u
Sunday school In Hlawatha for his
thlrty-nrst term. The next Republican
who was elected governor. W. Il. Stan
ley, is u Wichita Sunday school super.
intendent.
Mayer James w. Orr OF Airhison has
Instructed the county attornty TO take
steps toward breaking the combine uf
local ire insurance agents. Because
rates have been Increased Mayor Orr
says he will have the local agents
prosecuted under the Kansas law.
The four rural route carriers work
ing out of Arkansas city have been
supplied with dag poles which Will BE-
put up on their wagons and carry the
weather signals. The weather report
will be received each day at II O'Clock
and the farmers will thus know the
predictions few hours later.
In the district ccurt at Ottawa the
case of Albert Tabor was continued un-
Ill the April term. Tabor is charged
with murder in the first degree. lie
shot and killed J. T.. McEchron, u
young farmer near Lane last Novem-
ber. The case was continued by re-
quest of the defendants attorney.
The members of the Improved Stock
Breeders association have adopted
resolutions recommending United
States Senator Harris for a place on
the isthmian canal commission. Ii was
also suggested that the legislature
make an appropriation to be used Ia
duplicating all prizes Kansas men
might win at the st. Louis fair.
The banks OF Topeka are greatly dis
turbed over the recommendation of
Governor Bailey that public funds be
deposited In any bank of the stale
which will pay per cent interest IN
daily balances Up to this time the
Topeka banks have been the state de-
positories, having the use of quarter
Of million dollars the year around
tree Of charge.
The trustees of the Cherokee county
high school have pctitioned the legisla-
ture for q law providing that trustees
Of county high schools shall hold office
the same length Of time AS county COM
missioners, and that two OF the Six
trustees shall be chosen from each pf
the three commissioner districts. This,
Il Is asserted, will insure every portion
OF the county being represented on the
board OF trustees.
Senator Smith will introduce a bill in
the Kansas legislature TO grant women
the right to vote fof presidential eleS-
tors. The constitution limits the rigat
OF suffrage to adult males but the ud-
yocates OF woman suffrage claim that
by the federal constitution legislatures
have right To let women participate
In the appointment of presidential eloc-
tors. The women will be In Topeka in
force this winter TO push the fight.
Mrs. Jennie @. Lotterer. wife OF
Frank q. Lotterer. u prominent brick
manufacturer and landlord OF Fort
scett. has filed suit to set aside deeds
to $4,000 worth of property, which her
husband has Just executed In favor oi
his sister, Mrs. ELI Thomas. She ro
Gently separated from MIR. Iotterer and
brought suit for divorce and alimony.
II is charged In her petition that he
has fraudplently conveyed the property
to prevent her recovering any OF II on
q Judgment.
A bill has been introduced In the
house making destruction OF prairie
dogs compulsory on the part OF land
owners. The bill provides that towu'
ship trustees shall report to county
sthe amount OF land infested with
the pest. The county clerks shall pro-
cure poison at cost from the State
Agricultural society. Any land owner
who refuses to use ,Se poison Will be
charged with the cost of killing the
prairie dogs and the amount shall be
charged against the property as tax.
The committee that examined the
accounts OF ex-State Treasurer Grimes
found everything all right and thes'
sums In the various funds and banks:
Cash In treasury, si76. 1863; cash "a
pay bonds and coupons, slO,O9G.I5;
bonds OF the several school funds
1881, 7iO.S9; bonds tlate purchase) &.
S2I, 10000; seed grain warrants, Sl9,
Gpl. .g2; insurance stocks and deposits
tT3S, ,26O.42; cash and coins belonging
10 insane patients, Sl50,7li Unitet
States bonds. Fraternal Aid OF Law
renee, S20,O000O; In Central Nationa
bank, y95,022.36; Bank OF Topeka
S167, 1896; Merchants National bank
Sl12,577.7i; First National bank. SI2,'
pe6.72; State Savings bank, S2i,iSIlo
The Wichita city council has offered
$4,000 10 the person or persons who
succeed In finding gas within eight
miles Of that city. The sum 10 to .,
awarded as follows. Twenty thousand
tollars TO the person or company that
leliyers TO the city n gas well that will
produce 100000 cubic feet OF gas II
lwenty-four hours; $4,000 for a wei
that will produce 100000 cubic feet, OF