Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
To Discourage Bank Borrowing.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
To Discourage Bank Borrowing.
Bank Commissioner Breidentha1 say&
that only in the emergency of heavy
Withdrawals of deposits will he consent
to bankers borrowing money, and in
no case will he permit the use of col
lateral to secure such loans. Under
the old law banks were given to bor-
rowing-money and putting up double
negotiable paper or other collateral,
thus depriving depositors of available
assets in case of a banks failure. Mr..
Breidentha1 says that bank ought to
be able to borrow money on its own
credit, and if it cannot it ought to go
into liquidation and pay its creditors.
An Directing Parent Outwftted.
Charles Bliss, of Galena, and Gertie
Younger, daughter of a wealthy Co
1umbuS citizen, were lovers and 1Onged
to be married, but the young lady's
father would not listen to it. When
Bliss applied for a marriage license it
was refused on account of Mr.. Young
er's objections. Young Bliss was baf-
fed, but the girl was not. Securing
proof that she was of age, she went to
Carthage, Mo-, procured a license, met
her lover at Joplin and the ceremony
was performed. Then they returned
to receive the parental blessing.
Topeka Will Have a Reunion.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
recent G. A. r. encampment at Cha
mute voted to hold the annual reunion
at Lea venworth this fall, Topeka an
nounces that a state soldiers reunion
will be held there also The commit
tee says the Topeka reunion viii be for
-'the thousands of old soldiers who do
not belong to the G. A. R.
No Pardon for Willie Sells.
The board of pardons has recon-
mended clemency in the case of Will
liam Sells, convicted in Neosho county
in 1856 of numbering his father, mother,
brother and sister, but the Neosho
county people made vigorous protest
against any such acton, and it was
said Gov. Leedy would not pardon
him.
Still Open for Discussion.
The question as to who is the pioneer
Kansas editor seems to be still in
doubt. Among the Oldest however,
may be mentioned Marsh Murdoch.
w. T. McElroy, w. T. Voc, John S.
Gilmore, t. b. Murdoch and J. D.
Sampson, each of whom has been il
the harness about so years.
Greeley County Bonds Declared Invalid.
has declared invalid $40, 900 of that
county's bonds now held by the state.
The debt for which the bonds were
issued was for county warrants, and
the court held that county commits
sioners could not issue bonds to cover
county warrants.
VIII Bar Foreign Tornado Companies.
Insurance Commissioner McNau has
ruled that no company can insure prop
erty in Kansas except against fire I'M
less it is chartered under the Kansas
laws. This ruling will practically bar
outside companies from writing tor
nado insurance in the state.
Was 1t Legally Passed:
1t is said there will be endless 1itiga-
ton over the law passed by the last
legislature authorizing county clerks
to extend all taxable property not
listed by assessors. The charge is
made that the law was not legally
passed.
State Printers Election Attacked.
And now State Printer-e1ect Parks
is in danger of being investigated. NJ.
o. Albright, of Kingman, says Parks
election was the result of fraudulent
deal between Parks and w. L. Brown,
OF kingman.
Minor State News.
The state G. A. r. reunion will be
held at Leavenworth October II to Is.
lola has population of 2,145 and is
eligible to be city of the second class.
The criminal case against Col
Alexander Warner, charged with
wreclling the Baxter Springs bank,
has been dismissed.
All the unoccupied school lands west
of the 9Sth principal meridian have
been placed on sale again, under the
legislative act of 1895.