The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-19

stamp out the disease in a short time
Mr.. Dryden says that While there are
many Texas fever ticks in Barber
county they do not seem to make the
cattle sick and consequently there
have been no fatalities there.
A Progressive Town.
The town of Neodesha is one of the
most progressive in Kansas A short
time ago the city issued $4,000 worth of
bonds which were used to purchase the
gas plant for the use or the city All
the bonds were taken by citizens Of the
county. After operating the plant
three months the city found that it
had paid all expenses and there was
surplus Of $500 in the treasury.
Satisfied with the experiment the
city has now voted $4,000 worth Of
bonds to buy the water plant. The
state auditor. They are in denOmina-
lions of 5000 and they are all to be ia
ken by citizens of the county just as
the gas bonds were.
The city of Neodesha will soon own
all its public utilities.
The Flour Controversy.
The car loard of flour from J. B. Fo-
garty of Junction City is still on the
track in North Topeka. S. G. Wheel
er of the state board of charities makes
the following explanation about the
controversy over the -four:
Mr.. FOgarty evidently misunderstood
the contract he made with the state, or
is attempting to force the board to re-
ceive car load of flour that they
have no right to take under the cir
cumStances. The contracts, under
which the supplies for the various
state institutions are purchased, are
for six months and are let under such
conditions as are set out in the con-
tracts for various articles. The con-
tracts are for six months, beginning
January LIST, ending June 3Oth, begin
ming July list, ending December 30th of
each year. The schedule is very care
fully wOrded SO that there might be no
miscOnstructiOn of the contract By
way of explanation and as part of the
contract the schedules read Flour as
ordered, lbs. Insane asylum at TOpe-
ka. 100 0O0," and then follows the
amounts required by the various other
institutions
After the required amounts are set
out in the schedule the following note
is inserted as a part of the contract
and as a further notice to the bidders
and contractors:
''AH awards for flour and meal to be
for six months supply, be it more or
less than schedule. to be delivered
monthly, as ordered, at reform school.
orphans home, industrial school, and
the institution for deaf and dumb blind
and feeble-minded; and in carload lots.
as ordered, at station in OsaWatOmie,
and upon asylum switch in Topeka"
This certainly could not be made
palmer. Mr.. FOgarty took the con
lum at Topeka, for six months, to be
delivered as ordered 20 more OF. less -
All the flour used at that institution
for six months was ordered from Mr..
FOgarty. The contract price was $2.OS
per 100 pounds On June 24th a new
contract was let for the next six
months at s165 per 100 pounds to KeI-
ley Brothers, Edgerton Kansas, to
commence July LIST, the day after Mr..
Fogarty's contract expired. On
July 13, thirteen days after Mr.. FOgar-
tvs contract had expired. he shipped
the car load of flour, which the stew
ard very promptly refused to receive
and notified Mr.. Fogarty of the fact by
telegraph.
To have received the flour of Mr.. Fo-
garty-, the state would have lost S12O in
cash, besides the board would have
been ''repudiating" the contract al
ready entered into with Messrs. Kelley
Bros, which it does not intend to do,
and Mr.. Fogarty will have to look for
another market for his flour
This may not be a business admins
tratiOn" but they do not intend to re
pudiate" contracts nor letS those deal
ing with the state repudiate theirs.
Charters Filed.
The following charters have been
filed with the secretary of state: Bush
ton State bank of Bushton. Rice coun-
ty, capital stock s., 600. Directors Frank
ShOnyO, VIM. Schmidt, Geo. A. Appel
and VIM. VOlkland of Bushton and
Geo. Oramm of Clahin. Kas
The Pittsburg Modern Milling Co.. of
Pittsburg, capital stock $4,000. Direc-
tors Jno. r. McKein, Emerson Clark
and c. H. Netherton of Pittsburg and
D o. Lane of Cherokee and VIM Ste
phenS Of GaIena-