Barbour County index., 1899-11-22
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
Bank. Make a wonderful shown.


Ranks Make n Wonderful Showing.
There are SS3 state and private banks
In existence now compared to 366 last
year. The deposits at present exceed
those OF last year by 81, S96, 730. 7S.
Loans and discounts show an increase
of 81. IA, ,661.3a. The banks have more
cash now by 81, 610, 74s than they had
last year. The expense account this
time shows decrease of $1,000 over
that of last year. The capital stock
has only been increased S104, 769. The
surplus account shows increase of over
SlS6, 900, while the undivided account
is swelled by $4,000. ''If the New York
bankers have good collateral they
might get SIS, 600, 600 in cash from the
Kansas banks to tide them over the
present stringency," said Bank Com
missioner BreidenthaI. kansas can
spare that much money without any
inconvenience whatever, because her
banks have more than that amount
over and above the legal reserve. The
deposits in the national, state and pri-
vate banks of Kansas now aggregate
$5S, 900, 600. The reserve in the state
and private banks is 46 per cent. The
law only requires 90 per cent. The re-
serve in the national banks is about
the same, while the federal law only
requires reserve of 25 per cent?
Stuart Il Still Judge.
In the FalloonStuart judgeship case
from Doniphan county the court last
week held that the senate had no au-
thority to declare the office of Judge
vacant. 1t held that the only way a
Judge could be ousted was by a two
thirds vote of both houses of the legis-
lature, and not by a majority vote of
the legislature. In other words, a
judge must be impeached. The senate
started out to try a contest. 1t wound
up by declaring that Stuart was elected
on the face of the returns, but claimed
he was not entitled to the Office be-
cause he gave man a cigar few days
before election, in violation of the cleo
tion law. 1t issued an order ousting
him, but he held on. The supreme
court held that the action of the
senate did not operate to create a va
cancy or to remove the judge from of.
flee. The opinion was unanimous.
Leland Was a Heavy Loser.
An early morning fire at Troy de-
stroyed the Doniphan County state
bank, the post Office, opera house, Nc
Clelland's hardware store, J. j. Bakers
law office and library, Green's music
store, Jenkinson's grocery store and
the old Highly house. Troy has no fire
department, but an engine and hose
from st. Joseph, Mo-, rendered effective
service. Cy Leland owned the hard
ware store building and the opera
house building. in which were the post
office and bank and is the principal
loser. His large general store was
badly damaged. The total loss is S25,,
900.
Teachers Holiday Meetings.
The Thanksgiving holiday meetings
of the various Kansas educational dis
tricts are announced, as follows: South
east Kansas association, at lola; north
western district, at Colby; North Gen.
trail Kansas association, at Manhattan;
southwestern division, at Wichita; Gen.
trail Kansas association, at Hutchinson;
northeast association, at Lawrence;
western association, at Tribune, and
the Golden Belt, recently organized,
will hold its meeting at Hays City.
Clicks Famous Farm Sold.
Ex-Gov. G. w. Clicks famous Shan
non Hill farm, five miles west of Atch-
ison, was sold to John w. knight. of
New York, for $4,000 The sale in
cludes the Click herd of shorthorn cat
tie. farm implements, buildings, feed
on hand, etc. There are 500 acres in
the Click farm and it is the finest prop
erty of the kind in that section of the
country. The herd of cattle now mum,
bers less than 100 head.
Tried to Back On the Track.
Santa Fe train killed j. III. Stew.
art. farmer of Gardner, at Corliss. a
flag station west of Kansas City. The
man was in an empty farm wagon and
was on the track before he saw the
train. He tried to back off, when by
whipping his horses he might have es-
capped. The wagon bed and part Of
the gearing were carried 200 yards on
the cowcatcher. The horses escaped.
Intoxication, Not Insanity.
Robert Black, Topeka jointist, was
| adjudged insane in the Shawnee county
probate court because he tried to butt
out his brains while confined in the
| county Jail. just week later, another
| jury judged him sane. It was the opin-
ion of the last jury that Black was
| never insane, but was suffering from
| the effects of intoxication.
Arthur Capper Will Help Miss Gould.
Miss Helen Gould, of New York, has
| selected Arthur Capper. editor of the
Topeka Mail and Breeze, as her chief
lieutenant in Kansas to arouse senti-
ment against permitting Polygamist
Roberts, of Utah, to retain his seat in
congress.
Boys Suspected of Stealing Horses.
Two 12-year-old boys, named Adams
and Mccormick. were arrested at Yates
Center charged with stealing a horse
| near Savonberg. Allen county.
Had $4,000 Bushels to Sell
Charlie Jones, of Brown county, this
fall sold 25,000 bushels of corn in the
field for 25 cents bushel. His corn
land paid him S14 an acre.
Death OF Mr.. T. q. Ross.