Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-16

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ruary was issued by the state auditor.
The California, Jersey City and City
Of London insurance companies have
voluntarily retired from the state Of
Kansas.
The managers OF the State Soldiers
home at Dodge City drew warrants for
about $4,000, the expenses Of the home
for January.
The auditor issued warrants on the
treasury for Sl4,50 to pay for hacks and
horses hired by the officers OF the ma
tional guard.
The state auditor registered $4,000
worth of Doniphan county bonds to re-
fund $4,000 Of bonds of the old ST. Jo-
seph & Denver railroad
Governor Lewelling appointed a new
police commissioner board for Fort
Scott. The new members are Il. Coch.
ran, chairman; ]. Bamberger, secretary,
and J, Bryant.
The insurance department began
sending out the yearly licenses to
agents IN this state last week About
5000 have been issued already, and the
work is only about two thirds done.
The State Agricultural society is
sending out the blanks to township as
SCISSORS for yearly statistics. These rolls
are sent out each year, and form the
basis of the reports on acreage of Kan
sas crops.
The state board Of school fund COM
missioners, comprising the secretary Of
state, attorney general and supernten-
dent of public instruction, met and pur-
chased about ten thousand dollars
worth of school bonds, coming from
about dozen different counties in the
state.
The libel suit against Sol Miller, ed
itor OF the Troy Chief, which was
brought on complaint of A. G. Stacy of
this city, and was thrown out of court
on account OF technicality, will be
tried at the next term of the dist riot
court. Mr.. Stacy has given notice that
no will file new information.
State Insurance Commissioner w. II.
Mcbride refused to re-license the Com
morcial Union Assurance company, Of
London, England, and the Peoples
Fire Insurance company Of Manchester,
New Hampshire. This is in accordance
with the law of 1887, which prohibits
insurance companies not having offices
in Kansas from writing policies in this
this state.
Governor Lewelling has appointed a
board Of police commissioners for Leav-
enworth. The old commissioners were
removed by Governor Humphrey before
he retired from Office, and the police de-
partment has been in charge Of the city
since that time. The new board is COM
posed Of Frank O'Donnell, democrat,
president; Robert Leslie populist, sec
rotary, and j. j. Edic, populist.
Everybody in the state house was
paid off March l except the two railroad
commissioners whose seats are contest
cd, and their clerks. Neither the old
nor the new commissioners made appli-
cation for their pay, and if they had it
would have been refused them by the
auditor. The petition in the test case
is filed in the supreme court, and an
early decision will be asked for by both
Sides
Ben G. Rich, chief clerk of the popu-
list house. is looking after the publica
ton of the populist house journal, which
is to be used as campaign document.
Assistant Chief Clerk s. M. Scott has
gone to his home at Mcpherson for
few days, but will return to help organ
ize the state board Of public works, of
which he is chairman. The other house
officers have either been given positions
in the senate or have gone home to
stay.
Representative Hale, Of Rush county,
was visited by eight German farmers
from his county who are among his
most prosperous constituents. These
eight men are among the largest wheat
growers of his county, and last year
they produced total of 45,O15 bushels,
as follows John Bolig, 5000 bushels;
Jacob Herman, 1000; John Herman,
ITO; Henry Depperschundt, $500;
John p Schaeffer, $500; Frank Schoen-
daller, $3.50; Joe Schemberger, 5000;
Mike Lichliter, 5000.
The abstract of the reports of the
state and private banks as issued by the
state bank commissioner makes re-
markable showing in the amount of de-
posits. The statement of September l
of last year showed that the total de-
posits of the Kansas banks, including
Individual deposits, banks and bankers
deposits, demand certificates and time
certificates, amounted to $40, 143,84402.
The last call for statement, January
3, 1898, shows the deposits to have
been on that date $21, 139, 913.13, or
total increase during the four months of
$996,029.11.
While I. s. Elder, guard at the state
treasurers Office, was showing the oper-
atoms of his Winchester to number of
visitors, the rifle was accidentally dis
charged. The Office was full OF clerks
and visitors at the time, but luckily no
one was injured, The ball passed
through one of the large windows'and