The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-25
filed by ]. ". Hausermann. Browns


attorney.
1t is alleged by Brown that he kept
insane people from time to time who
were placed n his charge and for this
reason the county is liable for the ex-
penses and trouble incurred in doing so.
An itemized statement Of each and
every patient kept by Brown was filed
as part Of the petition in the suit.
The Evergreen Place Hospital COM
pany owned by DR.. Goddard also field a
similar suit He asks for $S.Se6. which
he alleges is due him.
These suits are likely TO cause the
county a great deal of trouble. The
state is supposed TO pay for the main
tenance OF insane people and it has
20 reimburse the county for all money
paid out for keeping insane in private
asylums
The county was not able to meet the
heavy insane bills brought against it
here and the officials could not make
the necessary returns under oath TO
the state auditor to get insane money.
A special bill was prepared and intro
duced> N the legislature and some Of the
county officials went to Topeka and
worked to get ii through without sue
cess.
At the meeting Of the county board
last week there was no money in the
treasury that could be advanced for
two years until the legislature meets
again TO pay these claims and they were
not allowed.
1t is the duty Of the state to take
care of insane people and there is gen.
eral feeling among the citizens that
they should be taken out Of the private
asylum here and placed in state insti-
tutions. They should not be kept here
as wards Of the county and obligations
incurred.
There are entirely too many people
adjudged insane in this county. The
county IS paying SIS a month for
working in families and more than
earning their own living.
There are now claims aggregating
$4,000 for the keeping Of insane and
the tax payers are not in a condition
to meet this. Leavenworth county asks
so much that the members of the legis-
iature will not vote anything.
HOW SHORT THE SKIRTS.
Winfield, Kan. April 24.-The Tribune
mere says: The council had a petition
before It last Monday evening request
ing an ordinance prohibiting the post
ing on bill boards Of pictures of lewd
character. A motion was made to lay
the petition on the table on the ground
that it was not specific. 1t was claim
ed no councilman had the ability TO
draw the line as TO the length Of skirt a
picture should wear and none of them
could recollect Of ever having seen an
immoral picture on a bill board in this
city. The retiring members urged II as
a matter for the new council to consider
as the members were fresh from the peo
pie and ought TO know the demands In
the way of pictures, and so the petition
was deferred. When the new council
came into power, the members failed to
act from the fact that pictures and bill
boards were not an issue in the cam
paign and they were uniformed as TO
the desires of their constituency, so the
petition lies imperative. In a few days
with circus bills and we suggest our city
solons take a squint at them and see Il
the actors are properly robed. There
are matters in which legislators. above
all others. should be versed IL.
GONE TO PASTEUR.
Ell Dorado. Kan, April 24.-Charlie F.
Ayres of Whitewater started Wednes-
day for Chicago, to take the Pasteur
treatment to prevent hydrophobia- Mr..
Ayres having been bitten by his own
dog last Saturday. It seems that Mr..
Ayres noticed that his dog was prob
ably mad and had chained him up to.
prevent harm. The next day the dog |
got tangled in the chain with which he
was tied and Mr. Ayres tried 70 olsen
tangie him, but while so doing the dog
biz him in the arm, the dog afterward
took fit and got loose and bit two hogs,
and was finally shot from the window
by Mr.. Ayres' boy.
FIVE STAMPS GIVEN.
FL Dorado, Kan, April 24-The brok- |
ers and plutocrats OF wall street. have |
the laugh on Jeff Rush. The other day |
a stranger went into Rush's shop, and !
Jeff shaved him. The stranger felt in |
his pockets, but couldn't find any money. |
so with an honest look he asked jeff il |
he would take stamps for his pay. Jeff |
said all right, he would take five stamps. !
The man then stamped his foot five
times, said good day, and was three |
blocks away before Jeff came to-
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