Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-21
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.

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To Finish the State Capitol.
State Architect John Stanton has
prepared an estimate showing the
amount of money that will be required
to complete the state house. accord
ing to his figures it will cost $147, 40
outside of the work now under con-
tract. This estimate includes a COM
plete rebuilding of the interior of the
first floor of the east wing. It also
includes a marble floor for the rotun-
da and corridors ON the first floor,
and a So, 500 marble fountain in the
center of the rotunda in the base
ment. The estimate of SGT, 300 for ex-
terror work includes carving for pedi-
ments, a statue of Ceres on the dome
and repairing of the north and south
approaches. It is estimated that in
addition to the present levy 500. 900
win complete the state house and fur
nish it with all the necessary furni-
ture. The legislature will be asked
to levy a tax to raise this amount.
Two years ago it fixed a one-fourth-
mill levy. That raised $16O, 1000.
Three-sixteenths of a mill levy will
raise enough during the next two
tirely.
Brefdenthars B,snnial Report
State Bank Commissioner John w.
Breidenthal last week completed his
biennial report and submitted it to
Gov. Stanley. 1t contains much in
f0r inf he
banking business of Kansas. The re-
port shows that SO new state banks
have been organized in Kansas during
the past two years with a combined
capital of $63O,O0O. Twelve private
banks, with SITE, 400 capital, have re-
organized as state banks, and IL state
and private banks, with 1920, 1000 capt.
tai, have gone into the national sys-
tenn. Twelve state and five private
banks, with $262 900 capital, have gone
into voluntary liquidation. Five banks
have failed during the past two years,
but the depositors did not lose a cent.
The State Paid Her Board.
For IA years the state paid a Norton
county man so cents a day for taking
care of his insane wife, there being
no room for her in the asylum. Not
long since the state auditor was led
to believe that the woman was not in
sane. An investigation was institut-
ed, which revealed that the woman's
insanity was of short duration and
that for years she had been keeping
house for her husband, he regularly
presenting bill for so cents a day.
Only One License Required.
Attorney General GODDARD has rem
dered an opinion holding that it was
not necessary for each member of
local insurance agency to take out
separate local agents license. In the
past each member OF local agency
has been required to take out a local
license. The attorney general says
that one license for the firm is all
that is necessary under the law.
Congress Is After the Klondike.
Reports received at Leavenworth
from Washington state that the
house committee on military affairs
has agreed to report favorably a bill
prohibiting issue OF government Ii
censes to sell liquor within two miles
of any soldiers home or government
reservation. This bill is aimed to shut
out the dives in the Klondike district
at Ieavenworth.
Fund Raised to suppress Joints.
Citizens of Topeka have raised a
fund of $25.175 by popular subscrip-
ton at q law and order meeting to
be used to suppress joints and it is
placed in the hands of a special COM
mittee with authority to use the
money in securing evidence and en-
ploying counsel where necessary to
convict joint keepers.
Statistics of Bank Depository.
The total number of bank deposit
tors in Kansas is 111,132. They are
classed as follows. Males, 1888; fe-
males, 16,93s; farmers and stockmen,
60,e92; merchants, 5000; public &C
counts, 2,345; corporations, 1916.
Farmers and stockmen have on de-
posit 1888, 31s, or 56A per cent. of
the entire deposits.
Covered the Cate with Gold Pieces.
Rev. John NJ. Rankin, rector of the
Episcopal church at Burlington, and
resident of the city for 40 years,
with his wife recently celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary. A
feature of the anniversary was a we'd
ding cake, covered with gold pieces,
contributed by friends. ;
For Support Of Normal Institutes.
A law will be introduced in the
legislature at the request of the state
teachers association making it man.