Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


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Big Mortgage Filed.
The Kansas City, Wyandotte & North
western Railroad Company fled mort
gage for 81, 500, 900 at Topeka, recently,
in favor of the New York Security q
Trust Company. This road has 500
miles of main track, which runs north
west through Kansas into Nebraska
The mortgage runs for 100 years and
bears five per cent interest, payable
semi-annua11y. Extensions and repairs
are the main objects of the mortgage.
A Proposed Meeting OF Stock Raisers.
A convention has been called to meet
in Topeka, January s, to be composed OF
persons specially engaged in raising
horses, cattle, sheep or swine for mar
ket. The object Of the convention is to
consider the present depressed condition
OF the livestock industry and suggest
means and measures of relief. The
State Board of Agriculture will be If
session at the time and that will insure
the presence in Topeka then of a con-
siderable number of farmers and stock
men from different parts of the State.
The Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court is now in session
at Topeka. Among the interesting cases
that will come up at this term is the
Kearney county-seat case; also the case
of the State VS.. Fortner, treasurer OF
Riley County, who, it is alleged, refuses
to obey the orders of the County Com
missioners to allow his books to be in.
spected and his cash to be counted, as
required by law. A local fight of long
continuance makes this controversy a
rather complicated one.
Kansas State Banks.
Secretary of State Higgins has pre-
pared and forwarded to the Comptroller
of the Currency a consolidated state.
ment of the condition of the State ban
of Kansas for the six months ending
June 20, 1889. The statement will be
published in the eleventh census. Out
of nearly 1000 chartered State banks
but 1913 have made creports to the Secre-
tary of State, as required by law. The
law has not made it the duty of any Off
Ger to see that these reports are fled,
and, in consequence, the law is not COM
piled with. The report is, therefore, in
complete and does not make fair show
ing for the State in comparison with
other States. The aggregate capital
stock of the 1913 banks reporting is IS,
191 ,521. 10; surplus, S649, 1919. IL; undivid-
ed profits, 81, 421, 33O.37; deposits, &c.
677, 3O4.24; loans and discounts, S13, 726,
774.42; cash, So, 753, O44.s5.
Kansas Sons of Herman.
The Grand Lodge of the Sons of Her
man of Kansas held it's annual session
at Atchison. Among other bust mess
transacted was the adoption of new
constitution and the election of a new
set of grand officers, as follows: Presi-
dent, Abe Zahn, Atchison; first vice
president, F. Harbolt, Pittsburg; sec
Ond vice-president, Jacob Huhff, Leaven-
worth; secretary, Charles F. Goodrich,
Atchison; treasurer, o. Zimmerman,
Wichita.
A Noble Undertaking.
The Typographical Union of Topeka
has undertaken noble task in propos-
ing to build, with such aid as others may
give, an appropriate monument to Gov
ernor John A. Martin, himself prac-
teal printer from boyhood, and during
his whole life a friend of printers.
Prepared for His Suicide.
w. T. Faxon committed suicide at
Lawrence recently by shooting through
Gu0 ucctO. liz was du Olu ECS1ucuU duu
settled there in 1856. He made extern
sive preparations for committing the
deed, having bought lot in the GENE
terry and purchased coffin beforehand.
He was very we'll connected in the city
and State.
An Absconding County Treasurer.
A letter was received at Manhattan a
few days ago from James NJ. Fortner,
county treasurer of Riley County, stat
ing that he was at Windsor, Ont, hav-
! ing gone there on the 5th of November
to escape arrest for having embezzled
the county funds. The county commits
sioners estimate that the shortage will
| amount to $50, 900. Fortner specu1ated
| considerable in real estate, and during
| his term of office he built two stow
! foundries, one at Manhattan and one at
Des Moines, Ia. It is supposed that the
county'S money went into these enter
pxises. Formers bond amounts to $685.
COO, and his property has all been turned
/ over to the bondsmen.
Shot a Han-Keeper.
Two policemen attempted to arrest a
crowd of roisterers at Hutchinson, when
some of the crowd seized the club OF
/ Ou0 VI VIC OuCerS auO OcSdu OcldDOr1n&5
him over the head. Thereupon the
officer pulled small pistol and shot
twice, one of the balls taking effect in
the head of Tom Archer, proprietor of a
billiard hall. Archer was in critical
. condition.
Betrayed by Friend.
About month ago C. M. Linwood, a
desperate convict confined in the Col
orado penitentiary at Canon City for
highway robbery, made his escape and
| went to Leavenworth, where he lived
| with friends. A reward was offered for
his capture, which came to the notice OF
one of the parties he was staying with.
Marshal Doane of Leavenworth was
notified, and Linwood was arrested.
On learning of the action OF his sup
posed friend in giving him away, Lin
| wood completely broke down and ac-
know1edged his true character, and ex.
pressed his willingness to return tc
Colorado and serve the rest of his term,
which is three years.
| A Nice Town.
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