The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-10-27
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.


Bankers association at Fort Scott last
week alarm was expressed at the
branch banking scheme as proposed By
some of the eastern bankers. 1t was
declared to be an effort to supplant the
local banks and control the banking
business of the country. President
Sawyer, in his annual address, declared
that bankers pay more taxes in proper
ton to their property than any other
class of taxpayers. Secretary Harper
reported an association membership of
1873, which shows an increase of 81 in
the past year. Resolutions were adopt
ed in favor of the abolition of days of
grace" of all commercial paper. The
bankers also placed themselves on rec
ord as opposing the establishment of
postal savings banks.
What Gen. Funston Sacrificed.
A recent dispatch from San Francisco
to the Kansas City Star said:
Now that Gen. FunSton's immediate future IS
settled, 1t is not out Of the way TO tell OF some
OF the tempting inducements for financial gain
which he unhesitatingly renounces TO take up
again his military duties. At the same time
that Gen. Funston received the telegram from
the war department he received by telegraph an
oner to represent In Venezuela a great financial
house of New York at an annual salary of S.
600. He has been urged to accept an offer Of
S23 600 and all expenses to deliver 100 lectures in
the United States The offer comes from the
best-known lecture bureau in the country. A
New York newspaper has asked him to act as
war correspondent in the Philippines at sala-
~ OF his own naming. and with the intimation
that it need not be less than $40 900 year. He
has offers from almost all Of the leading maya
zines for articles at from $500 to 81, 900 each. In
addition, numerous other opportunit les for rich
financial reward are open to him.
And They Were Married.
While Howard M. Koontz, of the
Twenty-f1rst Kansas, was stationed at
Chickamauga camp last summer he
was taken i'll with fever. Miss BERTHE
Greer, who was a member of the Girls
Relief society, of Chattanooga, waited
on him and they fell in love. Recently
Koontz was appointed lieutenant in
the Fourty-fourth regiment at Fort
Leavenworth. The regiment has been
ordered to Manila, and Miss Greer
recently journeved from Chattanooga
to Fort Leavenworth and the couple
was married. Mrs. Koontz will go to
Manila with her husband.
Want Kansas Exhibit.
The United States department of
agriculture will try to secure from
Kansas an exhibit of cereals for the
Paris exposition. The Kansas legisla-
ture declined to make an appropriation
for this purpose. The department has
placed with F. D. Coburn, secretary of
the state board of agriculture, ranked
shipping tags and small bags which
Mr.. Coburn will distribute to those
who will give samples of their prod
ucts for the exhibit.
Divided into Factions.>
The citizens Of Kansas CITY, about
As, 900 in number, are divided over the
question of the location of public build
ings, and the south side, including Riv-
erview and Armourdale, with about
half the population of the entire city,
have declared boycott Oh the north
side. The north side has recently Sc
cured the high school building and the
new government building over the pro.
test of south-siders.
An Agent Brought to Grief.
r. s. Witter, travelling agent for q
Sabetha nurseryman, was arrested for
a unique swindle. He kept sending in
big orders and drew his Is per cent.
SOAuioSiOu PIOAPCiys LII Ouc CluQ0,
however, the nurseryman began to re-
ceive notices from railroad agents that
the nursery stock shipped out was I'M
touched, and an investigation showed
that Writer'S orders were bogus.
Too Much Idle Money.
The Exchange bank, of Stockton,
notified the bank commissioner that it
had gone into voluntary liquidation.
The owners claim that banking is not
profitable There is little demand for
loans, and idle money by the millions
is lying in the bank vaults. In the
meantime the fixed charges of the
banks, such as rent, clerk hire and in
surance continue just as usual.
Two Men Killed In a Well
While cleaning out we'll near Maple
City, John Stevenson and Samuel
Woods, farmers, were overcome by gas
and killed. They started into the
well, Woods going first. He became
overcome and fell and Stevenson,
thinking he had slipped, started to as
sist him. Help was called, but when
the men were brought to the surface
both were dead.
Insane ON Her Wedding Day.
At Denver, Col, Miss Esther Burns,
aged Is. became = raving maniac ON
the day she was to marry 81. III. Heidel-
mann. The young woman left her
home near Wakeeney, this state, only
n few weeks aUo and n houf tho same