Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-02-07

The funds under control of the Com
mlsslOners, namely, the State Permanent
Fund, the University Permanent Fund,
and the Normal School Permanent Fund,
are now fully invested; and we shall not
probably be able to make further pur-
chases prior to July I, 1888, when we ex-
pect large additional payments into these
funds from principal on land sales, and
from bonds now held, maturing June l
and July 1.
In the meantime, your County Super
intendent viii be duly notified when the
commissioners are ready to make further
investments. In all cases we prefer
school bonds; and, among these, securi-
ties running not less than five years will
be most desirable.
INVESTED FUNDS, JANUARY 26, 1884
Permanent school fund 46S 10
University permanent fund. 1902 90
Normal school permanent fund.-. 54,5T5 90
At II o'clock yesterday several gentle,
men of this city, who have become suf-
iciently interested in the Bartholdi
statue, soon to be erected at New York,
to have Kansas contribute toward the
enterprise, met at Gov. Clicks private
office to take necessary action towards
forming an association. Gov. Click was
made Chairman of the meeting and
stated its objects. Then the association
was formed by electing Gov. George w.
Click President; Hon. Samuel I. Howe,
Treasurer, and Mr.. NJ O'Brien, Secretary
Then the following. committee was
chosen and given instructions to solicit
funds throughout the State for
the erection of this great figure:
Chief Justice A. II. Horton, Mayor
Bradford Miller, Judge G. G. Foster,
Father J. O'Reilly, Hon. Geo. R. Peck,
Major VIM. Sims, Col. G. K Holiday,
Rt. Rev. Bishop Vail, Judge II. P. VroO-
man, Postmaster 7. j. Anderson, Major
| J. F. Goddard, State Auditor E. P. Nc
Cabe, Col. d. H. Horne, Judge. John
Martin, Prof D. 0. Tillotson, Col George
/ w. Reed, Hon. F. P. Baker, Rev. 0. J.
Cowles, Major J. K. Hudson, Major M.
| O'Reiley, State Superintendent Speer,
| Messrs. C. F. Kendall, p l. Bonebrake,
J. r. Mulvane, J. M. Davies, Glenn Hack
ney, P. G. Noel, Peter Smith and w. N.
Angle.
In 1873 the State School Fund Com
missioners purchased for the permenant
| school fund 81 400 worth of ten per cent
bonds of school district No. 1876, Howard
county. After the purchase, one or two
coupons were paid by the district, but
afterwards it refused further payment
and the bonds having become due, they
Gn6y were turned over TO Attorney
General Johnston for collection. Sui
was brought against school district No. 3
Of Chautauqua county, which comprises
the same territory as No. 135 did in ole
Howard. The district fled a swOr1
answer denying the existence of the dis
trict at the time the bonds purported tx
have been issued, and denying the execu
ton ofthe bonds Investigation disclose
the fact that the records of Howard
} county are missing and no record can b.
found of the organization of the district
It also transpires that in a suit agains
the County Treasurer and John Francis
State Treasurer, by the taxpayers of thu
, district, brought in 1878, in the Distric
: Court of Chautauqua county, the collec
ton Of a tax to pay the principal and in
terest of these bonds and the bond
themselves were perpetually enjoined
The then Attorney General was notified
of the suit, but made no appearance anC
the judgement against the State Treas
urer was obtained by default. The Statt
was not a party and probably is no
bound by the decision, but it is a knott.
case nevertheless. 1t will be heard be
fore Judge Torrance, at Sedan, Februar
18th. Ben. S. Henderson, County AttOl
ney of Chautauqua county is assistin
: Attorney General Johnston in the case