The Advocate and news., 1898-01-26
CONCERNING KANSAS.
BY J. W. MoRPHY.

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Party Obligations" is J. r. Burton's
subject at the Kansas Day Banquet
Personal Obligations" is a matter with
which he is considerably more familiar.
Councilman Weyler, chairman of the
electric light committee of the Empo-
ria council, says that the city has al
ready saved $1,000 by owning the light
plant.
Benjamin T. Jones, an Atchison
painter, who had an over supply OF do
mestic trouble, committed suicide by
throwing himself in front Of a switch
engine.
Superintendent McNall has revoked
the license Of the Life Insurance Clear
ing Company, Of st. Paul, Mimi, be-
cause its capital stock has become i'm
paired.
The Kingman Leader-C Courier edited
by Mort Albaugh, one Of Leland's Bios
som House gang, gives double-column
reasons why Chester /. Long should be
renOminated.
Republicans are beginning to COM
mend the law passed by the last Legis-
lature remedying defects in the old law
providing for the taxation Of Judgments
1t is a good law.
The Emporia Gazette, which has been
locoed since the publication of that
What's the Matter With Kansas?" ar
ticle, points to Hanna's election as q
victory Of the people,"
II Oil Inspector Wharton keeps up
his present gait he is likely to turn in |
more money to the State, in his two
year term, than the Office has brought |
in since 1t was established.
The Beloit Call (Pop.) carries the an
nouncement of four candidates for the |
postoffice. They know a good thing when |
they see it. The voters will settle the
matter at a primary election.
The Sterling Democrat has started a
boom for L. /. Purcell Dem.), of the
Lakin Index, for State Auditor. Purcell
seems all right but it Is doubtful IL a
Democrat will go on the ticket.
The Wellington city council has
passed an occupation tax ordinance. II
Is directed against department stores,
and provides that the tax must be paid
for each line Of goods handled
The Hutchinson Interior Herald
(Rep.) says that it costs the State 5000
a year for each student at the State
University and that One-third of the
live in Douglas county.
The Lincoln Beacon favors A. T. Biggs
for the Populist nomination for Con-
gress in the Big Sixth. It says that in
Representative John ]. Lambert the
county has another suitable man.
Ex-County Treasurer Lowe, of Morris
county, is short in his accounts S2,827.45.
He is good fellow" Republican, and
the Republican Commissioners kindly
compromised with him for $1,SOO.
The Abilene Monitor says that instead
of saying God reigns and the Repubh-
can party still lives" Hanna should have
wired Mckinley that Hanna rules and
The people will get it in the neck"
w. j. Bailey, of Nemaha county, claims
that he will have the delegations from
Brown, Nemaha and Doniphan counties
and part of that of LeavenwOrth in the
Republican Congressional convention.
Probate Judge Maxson, Of Lyon =
county, has established rule whereby !
settlement Of estates will be hurried I'D ,
instead OF drawn out It's rule which =
will be appreciated by those interested.
The December Is report Of Kansas :
national banks shows an increase of the
reserve from 24.47 per cent. October 5
% 1921 per cent. In the same time the I
deposits increased from $18,6S2,122 to |
|2O, ,5O9,Sl5.
In Stafford county where the Pop t
llists have control, the county printing e
vas let to the Populist paper at a rate q
II 1915 per cent. less than that paid last t
iear. None but Populists would have
lone this =
John Speer, President of the State v
historical Society, says that Noble Prem v
.iss' Kansas addendum to the school /