Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-03-28
CAPITAL NOTES.
Convention Called.

1891. The call is as follows:
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, To- !
PEKA, KAN, MARCH II, 1891.
To the People of the State of Kansas.
The legislature of the state has ad-
iourned without making any appropri-
alton for display of the products and
resources of the state at the great Co
lumbar exposition that is to be held
at Chicago, commencing in October,
1892.
This lack of patriotism must be sup
piled by the individual effort of those
who, regardless of party affiliation, love
the young commonwealth; who have
pride in It's Respondent past and faith
in its glorious future. We have no
doubt that in the future an appropria-
ton will be made sufficient for the pur-
pose of making an exhibit of our nat
ural resources and material production,
SO as to place them in comparison and
competition with those of our sister
states Two years intervene before this
can be done In the meantime it be-
comes the loving duty of the sons of
Kansas to take upon themselves, in an
unofficial way, the discharge OF an i'm
perative Obligation that ought to have
been met by a generous and public
spirited legislature. Assuming that the
next legislature will do its bounden
duty to the state and will make the
necessary arrangements for the con-
struction of proper buildings, we must
at once inaugurate movement to COL
lect material with which to adorn the
buildings when completed. This move
ment must commence at once, so that
we can have the benefit of two crops
and harvests from which to make Sc
lections. 1t must commence now, so
that those who produce and those who
manufacture can have ample time to
grow and make the best specimens of
agricultural and mechanical skill. It
must commence Immediately so that
the world may know that Kansas enters
the field Of competition, with deter
mined purpose to maintain her SUI
premacy.
Here follow the formal call with as
signment of representatives., as given
IN the telegraphlc news.
The call closes with:
We must urgently request an indi-
vidual effort on the part of every farm
er in Kansas to plant, this spring, with
view to put on exhibition at the
Worlds fair some agricultural product;
and every manufacturer in our state. to
commence now specimen of handicraft;
and the florists to exercise their skill;
and, in a word, every citizen of the
state to aid the good work, assuring
them that the state board of agrieul-
ture, aided by the generosity of the
good people of the state, will make an
exhibit worthy OF our past and indlca-
tive of our future.
The press of the state are requested
to publish this call. A. W. SMITH,
Pres. State Board of Agriculture.
To Be Tested.
Harrison and Adams. as attorneys for
Harvey Henderson, filed a petition in
the district court against j. B. McAfee,
assignee of John d. Knox & Co., al
leging that in May, 1890. the plaintiff
deposited in John D. Knox 81 Co.'S
bank for collection a number of notes
and mortgages on which $500 were
collected and placed in the general as
sets of the bank, but that the plaintiff
did not know that the money had been
collected until after the assignment was
made. He then demanded his money,
which not being paid, he brings this
suit to have it declared a special trust
fund, and asks that it be paid out of
the first money received by the assignee.
He also asks that trust deed given by
John d. Knox & Co. to the John y.
Knox Land and Investment company
on large amount of real estate to Sc
cure an alleged loan of $4,000 be set
aside. and that sufficient of the pro-
ceeds therefrom be used to paw plain
tiff's claim in full. This case raises the
important question as to whether col
lections made by bank and not remit
ted or paid over before general assign
meEt for the benefit of all the creditors
is made, can be declared special trust
and payment thereof in full enforced
out of the first money coming into the
hands of the assignee.
The Impeachment Trial.
The Botkin impeachment case will
come up before the senate on April 20.
1t is thought that at least thirty days
will be consumed in the trial The
amount appropriated by the legislature
to carry on the impeachment was S27,-
900, but it is thought by many that
this sum will not be sufficient to pay
the expenses of the case.