Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-11-28
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News Of State
Interest
WIN Enforce the Law.

State Commissioner Mcbride few
days ago sent out circular letter 70 all
insurance companies licensed to do bus.
mess in Kansas. directing their atten-
ton to the fact that the law was being
violated extensively ty the agents OF
the companies in Kansas City, Mo, who
persisted in writing policies on Kansas
risks. While there is no way by which
the law can reach unlicensed companies
that do business in Kansas through
Missouri agents, licensed companies
who permit it may have their licenses
revoked.
The first batch of replies to these
circular letters have been received by
the commissioner. The companies whose
agents are known to be violating the
law disclaim all knowledge of it almost
without exception. The insurance COM
missioner reminds the companies that
the fact that an agent is a resident in
Kansas and transacts his insurance
business in another state does not quail.
ify him to be licensed. The law pro-
vides that if any fire insurance agent
authorized to transact business in Kan.
sas has permitted any agent OF other
| states to procure or issue policies on
property in the state of Kansas, the
su oerintendent shall Immediately inves.
ti9ate the business done by such COM
pany, and if the company has violated
the law the superintendent OF insurance
shall revoke the authority of the com.
pauy and refuse to re-license it for one
year.
Secretary Mcbride says it is his in
tention to enforce this provision in the
insurance law to the letter, and that if
any company which he has notified to
obey the law violates it he will promptly
revoke the license of the offender.
GA. X.
At the meeting in Topeka OF the
council of administration the action of
the department commander with refer.
ence to the Ellsworth reunion was ap-
proved.
It was ordered that all posts in arrears
for dues for one year or more which re-
port before January l, 1892, and pay
the per capita tax for the six months
Immediately preceding their report, be
retained on the roll and all back dues
be RENTED. and all posts SO in arrears
that cannot be revived on this basis be
dropped from the roll. Further, that
all posts six months IN arrears be pub
lished in general orders az delinquent.
The board of trustees we're instructed
to require report from the superin-
tendent of the Ellsworth reunion
grounds prior to the meeting of the
next encampment.
At former meeting of the council it
was decided to offer prizes for the posts,
showing the greatest increase in per
cent. The prizes offered are: FIRST, q:
cash prize Of 500; second, $75 flag;
third. q $50 cash prize, and under this
stimulus the posts are growing rapidly.
The most encouraging reports are be-
ing received of the condition of the
order. Many new members are being
received, and the Kansas G. A. R. is in
the most prosperous condition in its
history.
A large amount of routine business
was disposed of.
Annual Meeting Of Kansas Trotting
Horse Breeders Association.
The Kansas Trotting Horse Breeders
association held it's annual meeting in
the parlors of the Copeland hotel.
Among the members who attended
we're: W. P. McNair, Wichita; Judge
Culbertson, Abilene; E. A. Smith, Law
renee; j. B. Case, Abilene; R. L Lee,
Topeka; NJ A. Law, Topeka; g. bud.
ley, Topeka; W. T. Harris, Solomon
CITY; d. L. Miller, junction City; Geo.
L. Linscott, ,Holton; j. Q. A. Sheldon,
Manhattan; L. II. Pounds. George
Wolff and E. G. Moon, Topeka.
RI Lee was re- elected president; G.
Dudley, treasurer, and ], Q. A. Sheldon
secretary.
It was decided to hold the next trot-
ting meeting at Abilene sometime next
September.
The expenses Of the Topeka asylum
for October were S9,424.38; those Of
the Osawatomie asylum, IS, 303,53, and
the reform school, $1,653.85.
General Manager Clark. of the Mis-.
souri, Pacific, has notified the railroad
commissioners that the company will
comply with the order of the board in
a depot at Harrison, Anderson
county.
The game of football between the
Kansas state university and Washburn
college was played on the Washburn
college grounds and resulted in victo. |
~ for the university with the score Of
SO to 10. i
The county treasurers are beginning
to nav the interest on the school dis
trict bonds due January LIST, 1892 The
notices of this payment were only sent
out on tho 10th. and the promptness
with which the various counties are re-
sponding looks we'll for the states pros
perity.
The Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacific
Railway company has filed its annual
report with the state board OF railway
The earnings Of the