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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
CONGRESSES TO STEALING GAS
Parsons Man Pleads Guilty to Lar
ceny in an Unusual Form.

Parsons. Kas, Dec. al. b. Marsh
was arrested on complaint of J. S Con-
nelly Superintendent of the Parsons
Natural Gas company, charged with
stealing gas from the gas company.
Later he plead guilty to the charge be-
fore Justice Scott and was fined So and
costs. and in default of payment was
taken to Oswego by Constable Jones
and placed in the county jail.
This was the elimination of an affair
that began Friday evening. Marsh with
his family has been living at the Palace
hotel IN the rooms they occupied was
a coin by which the use of one thou
sand feet of gas could be obtained at
time. A few days ago this meter was
broken into and the money taken out.
The gas company then had the meter
removed Later it was discovered thai
gas was being used in the room, ana
Marsh was suspected as the guilty
party
Marsh was arrested on warrant
sworn out by Connolly, charging him
with stealing gas. He was taken be-
fore Justice Scott. where he plead guilty
and was fined.
The offense for which Marsh was
arrested is somewhat unusual one
When the gas meter. was removed, the
ends Of the pipe were left open, the gas
connected the two open ends of the pipe
with a rubber hose, sealing the joints
with clay. and could turn on and use
gas when he desired. Marsh denies
any connection with the breaking of the
meter. His wife and four children are
at the Palace hotel in a destitute con-
G.tion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
Will Cure You of
Rheumatism
EIse No Money Is Wanted.

After 1900 experiments 1 have learned
how to cure rheumatism. Not to turn
bony joints into flesh again; that is mn
possible. But / can cure the disease al
ways at any stage and forever.
] ask for no money. Simply write me a
postal and / viii send you an order on your
nearest druggist for six bottles of DR..
Shops Rheumatic Cure, for every drug
gist keeps it. Use it for a month and II II
succeeds the cost is only $3.50. II II fails,
I will pay your druggist myself.
I have no samples, because any medicine
that can affect rheumatism quickly must
be drugged to the verge of danger. l use
no such drugs, and it is folly to take
them. You must get the disease out of the
blood
. Ny remedy does that, even in the most
difficult, obstinate cases. No matter how
impossible this seems to you. know it
end l take the risk.
I have cured tens of thousands of cases
Sn this way, ami my records show that
So out of 40 who get those six bottles pay
gladly.
I have learned that people in general
are honest with a physician who cures
them. That is all l ask Il fan 1 don
expect q penny from you.
Simply write me a postal card or letter.
] will send you my book about rheumat ism
and an order for the medicine. Take it for
q month as it won't harm you anyway.
If it fails, it is free. and leave the de-
eision with you. Address Dr. Shoop. Box
529. Racine. Wis
Mild cases. not chronic. are often cured
by one or two bottles. At all druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
: Robbers Were Familiar.

Some time. early this morning Ben
Conrad's home on South A street was
entered by burglars and valuable gold
watch and about $3.50 in money was
taken. Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad and their
little daughter were asleep and the
burglar or burglars gained an entrance
through back window. Near the head
OF the bed hung Mr.. Conrad's coat and
vest. and from the vest gold watch.
valued at about $50. and about $50 IN
money was taken. Mr. Conrad had col
lected about $500 after banking hours
yesterday. and this was under his pillow
with his revolver. and was not @dis-
turbed. There IS no clue to the thief
Arkansas City Traveller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
sULL1vAN's EARNINGS.
The Old Prize Fighter Has Squan-
dered a Great Fortune,

- New York, Dec. 2.-Debts amounting to
$z,5os and $50 worth of old clothes is all
John l.. Sullivan has left in the world
While the action of the white-haired vet
cram IS no surprise to his friends hers. and
the country and the world, for that mat
Ter. 1t is interesting. nevertheless, from the
facs that it reveals to the public what a
popular ideal who turns spendthrift can
From careful compilation of the different
amounts Sullivan has won during his long
ring and touring career 1t is 4 certainty
tfat Sullivan has won close to, If not eally.
that amount.
The following table will give a conserv-
alive estimate of what Sullivan has
earned:
May Is, 1ss1-John Flood, Yonkers,
Feb. 4 iss2@PSddy Ryan. Mis ;i's ~
July 5 j., Wilson, New. o''Vs
May H. ss@ u5shs Mitchell NV f''O0o
York ~Tognds, stopped, 5000
C'Maori''), New York 3 rounds ..9e H.Ge0
dy's management '...... - ., 100000
ell, New York, money split -. - 5.OeO
Nov. 10. 1Ss4-John NJ. Latin, New
York, rounds ................ -" 12,3oo
rounds =. ''...'. .,',.' 5000
80 seeoGda s SAN" - 1909
rounds - -. $3.50
Cincinnati, s rounds .....-......... Il. go
cisco rounds ,...:.....,....:..!...S 5000
Jan. IS. 1SS7-Patsy Cardiff, Mime
apoiis. rounds (brolxe his -ar-n4.- 5000
Dec. 8, 1SS7-Started tour of England
Philips -. 80 ............... 1OO. coo
March 10, 1S8S-Charley Mitchell in
rance ---..- =
sippi ..... ..~.....................-... 1900
tour i e.ee'.... $500
During Standardization tour ........ 1900
Sept. Z, 1S92-Lost to James j. Cor
Dett 1900
ion New York ....................... 1000
Benefits at different times ............ l0,GG0
Total. about .....................s 7S5 900
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OLD SETTLERS DEAD.
Three Well Known Persons Die Close
60 Together at Emporia.

Emporia, Kan. Dec. within the last
thirty-sfx hours three of the oldest and
most respected settlers in Lyon county
have died. They were: William Kits
and his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Kits,
and James Hanill Mr.. Kits died within
twelve hours after his mother, who was
probably the oldest Nlbman in Emporia
and would have celebrated her ninety
eighth birthday next April. She was
born in New York in 1906. and came TO
Lyon county in 1865 with her son Will
liam Mrs. Kits remembered the war of
1872 The double funeral will be held at the
home here today.
James Hamin was born in Ireland 70
years ago. He came to America in 1S45.
to Kansas in 1856 and came from Law
renee to Emporia in an OK cart with his
wife in 1889. Uncle Jimmy Hanill, as
he was known, was wounded in the civil
war. while serving in the Eleventh Kan
sas volunteers and was one of the best
known men in Emporia. He leaves a wife
and daughter.
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Mav Fight in Louisville.

Louisville KY, Dec. 2.-Chairman
Brennan of the board of public safety
announced today that under the decision
of Judge Toney, the board will in fu-
ture permit boxing contests in Louis
VILE Mr. Brennan said the board
would insist that the agreements be-
tween the contests be submitted to
them and its members would then lay
down the regulations under which the
matches should be conducted.
Robert c. Gray, president of the
Southern Athletic club, said today that
the Corbett-M cGOvern contest would
most likely take place in Louisville, and
that he was now making arrangements
TO that end
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Next season,s Football Captains.

West Point, N. Y, Dec. Cadet E. E.
Farnsworth of Massachusetts. a MEM
Der of the second class, who for the last
few years has played end on the regular
team, has been elected captain of next
seasons football team. Cadet Robert
Campbell was reelected football man
age--
Annapolis. Md, Dec. AT a banquet
rendered the midshipmen football team
at the naval academy. Charles Carroll
Soule, ir., of Boston, Mass was elected
captain of the team for the season of
1903. Soule was elected unanimously.
He is a member of the class of 1904, and
for two seasons has held the position OF
right end of the regular eleven, where
he plays a remarkably strong game He
is 10 years old, weighs $50 pounds, and
measures feet 9 inches in height.
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o,RRIEN,s WINNINGS.
The Philadelphia, Pugilist Has Earned
$2I. 900 in Eight Months.

New'York, Dec. Adventurous thous-
and dollars in eight months is not bad
pay for any man. but just thinh<of that
amount of money being earned by
pugilist, and you will know why this
country can boast of so many wielders
of the padded lnitts. 'Philadelphia
jack O'Brien is the lnoKy possessor of
that fortune, and he made it all with
his fists in just eight months. This
amount of money was realized by
O'Brien in thirty battles he has fought
since April 1, which is the greatest num-
Der of contests fought by any pugilist
this year.
Previous to this streak of fighting
O'Brien fought sixteen battles in Eng
land, winning all of them and taking
the titles of middle weight and heavy
weight champion OF England to Amer
lea with him. O'Brien is at present
matched to fight Charley Haghey of
Boston; Joe Choynski. the Californian.
and Marvin Hart of Louisville in six
round bouts at Philadelphia. He ex-
poets to box two men in addition to
these three before January l. Then he
will have fought thirty-five battles in
nine months.
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LOSING FLESH.

s Are you losing feshl If
so, better consult your doctor
at once. He will tell you the
cause. We can provide the
remedy, which is SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil.
A young woman in Batavia
writes US she had lost twenty
FIVE pounds N three months,
and her lungs were seriously
affected. She took three bot
ties of SCOTS Emulsion and
gained fifteen pounds, and
was able to resume her work.
send for Free sample.
scoTT& BOVINE, Chemists, <es Tesri St. x. Z.
-
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AN UNUSUAL NovEmBER.
Was Record Breaker in Tempera-
ture and Rainfall

Lawrence. Kan, Dec According to
the weather report compiled by Dr. f. H.
Snow of the University of Kansas from
past month has been. with one exception
the warmest November in 35 years that
observations have been taken. The first
klllng froSt Of the fall occurred Novem-
Der Is which is nearly month later than
the ordinary. Flowers remained in bloom
and vegetables thrfyed until late in the
month. Only one November has had NOR.
cloudy weather and the rainfall was
greater than the average. The mean tenn
pcrature was So degrees. or 7-c5 degrees
aboye the average for November. The
highest temperature was 7S-5 degrees and
the lowest was q degrees. The. rainfall
was zoo inches. or sc inches above the
November average. Up to December the
entire rainfall for 1902 was 4237 inches.
which is SIS inches above the average for
the mast IS years A Slight furry of snow
fell November Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

Has been the standard remedy FOR
stomach, liver and kidney complaints
for fifty years. Then don't accept any
other If you wish to recover your
health. 1t will positively cure Head
ache, Nausea, BeIching, FIatuIency,
Indigestion, Dyspepsia and Kidney
troubles. Try bottle and be con-
WINGED of its value The genuine has
Our Private Stamp over the neck Of
the bottle. Avoid all substitutes and
limitations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
FOURTEEN KILLED.
Score Badly Hurt-Hundreds Victims
-. of Minor Injuries.

Chicago, Dec. 2-Fourteen young men
have been killed in football games dur
ing the season just ended Another has
been fatally injured and IS have beer.
seriously injured. Of the Aundreds wflu
received minor injuries no account has
The two latest victims added to the
list are Charles Carr, a year-old Phil
adel3hia colored boy, and 3unec
Quarles Of Boonvflle, No. Who died yes
terday. Carr was injured on Thanks
giving day, and Quarles was injured two
weeks ago in game between Went
worth academy and Kemper college. He
played on the Kemper team
T This list of dead and injured does not
include the one boy killed and the many
persons injured owing to the collapse CT
game in Chicago
Ire list OF dead is as follows:
Sept 25-Sioux Falls, S. D.. Harry Jor-
dan. Sioux Falls, internally injured.
Oct. 12-Chicago. NJ H F1eischer, de-
dressed skull
oct 1S-Hartford. Conn. C. r. Gauger.
broken spt-se
Oct 1s-Sharon, Pa, w Martin, con-
cussion CT the BRAIN
Oct. 25-Staunton, Ill, E. Schmidt, in
ternally injured
oct. 25-Jamestown. N. Y, G. McClurg.
jamestown high school. broken neck
Nov. Knoxville. Tenn, w. Cole. Ten
nesse Deaf and Dumb college, fractured
s.-,-n.
Nov. 1-Bayonne. N. J., Harry Devine.
injured arm. blood poisoning.
Nov. Newark, n. j., Rudolph Klett,
friternally. injured
Nov. 5-Bayonne, N J., William s. Al
brecht, broken spine.
Nov WiIl<esbarre Pa, Edw7rd
Reddington. 6 years old. hurt internally
Nov ac-Lyons Farms n. J.. r. Nc
Kinney. conclusion of the brain.
Nov. Marshall, No, Bunce Quarhs
OF Boonville, neck dislocated
Nov. .S-WestcE1ester. Pas Charles
Carr, colored. Fl years old, home in Fi1il
adefphia. neck injured in a mass play.
In addition to these Webster Yinglin9.
captain and star half back of the New
ccnerstown, o. Athletic club eleven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02

women who suffer from headache, back
ache, bearing-down pains and other con-
sequences of womanly disease, can be
completely cured by the use of Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription It es-
tablishes regularity, dries weakening
drains, heals Inflammation and ulcera-
ton and cures female weakness.
"About two years ago was taken sick and it
seemed as If had nerves at all, p writes Mrs.
P. Woodbeck, of Deiray. Mich. Could not
work an hour in the day without being tired
out / doctored first with one physician then
with another, but did not receive any benefit
One would say one thing and the next something
else. I had almost given up when I thought
your medicine might help me, SO wrote to you
asking what to do. You advised me to take DR..
Pierces.s Favorite Prescription and Golden Med
icai Discovery. did 50 and co;:ld see differ
ence right away. I only took four bottles IN all
and felt better than had in long time. Can
work all day now and not feel tired as I would
in an hour before taking your treatment. I
think it is the only nedicine.n
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure dir
illness and sick headache.
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SURPLUS is SMALL.
Uncle Sam Is Spending Money az
Fast as He Gets It.

Washington, Dec. 2.-The monthly
comparative statement of receipts and
expenditures shows that for the rnoath
of November. 1902. the total receipts
were $43 .O01 ana the disbursement
$43, 04O. 257, leaving surplus for the month
of S5sS.744. Last year the surplus for
November was IS. 517. $50. The Novem-
Der receipts are given as follows:
Customs 500, 489, 2S6, an increase as
compared with November. 1901, of 81.
900, 900.
Internal revenue 1884. $50. decrease
$4.202145,
Miscellaneous s2,262,1s4. decrease $751;
500.
The statement shows an increase of
81, 100000 in the expenditure account of
the war department and an increase
$4,000 on account of the navy.
Pensions also show a falling off of
$326,0O0.
For the five months, of the present
fiscal year the receipts are So, SIS, $50 in
excess of the expenditures.
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FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Chicago and Brooklyn High School
Elevens to Play Saturday

Chicago, Dec. 2.-National high school
football honors will be decided at Mar
shall field next Saturday between the
Hyde park team of this city and the
Polytechnic nigh school eleven of Brook
Ign, champions of Greater New York
This - the first Tina a game between
two high school eleve.ls Of the east and
west has ever been attempted and while
the result will not technically decide the
high school championship of the country
the two teams are of high class and
probably the best in their RESPECTIVE
sections, and the winner Will have good
claim to supremacy, as the Brooklyn
team is undefeated IN the east and Hyde
park is easily the best here.
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Tebeau,s Team Complete.

Louisville, Ky.,Dec.2-George Tebeau,
president of the Louisville baseball club
has signed Peter Childs, the crack Sec
ond basennan of the Philadelphia Nation
al League club. Colonel Rogers refused
to give Childs advance money and
Tebeau took advantage of the opening.
Tebeau has also signed Aloysius Egan,
Thomas W. Walker. c. D.. .Saltnarsh,
Charles Pease., Louis Haidt, and John
Ashton .all well known minor leaguefs.
and has now COMPLETED bis team. .-.e1
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Washer Elected CAPTAIN.

Columbus, Mo. Dec. 2.-Charles Wash
er. captain of the 1901 Tigers. was last
night elected captain of the Missouri
team for next year. Anamosa and Rir-
ney were candidates. but Washer was
elected by an overwhelming vote. Wash
-er is perhaps one of the best PLAYERS
that ever wore the Tiger uniform and
his election will be intensely satisfac-
tory to the students.
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The Laioie Of the South.

Cincinnati Dec 2.-Over a year ago
Nashville had a youngster who was
rated in the stakes of the minors, who
promised we'll During the past week
that player was offered to the Red club.
Hugh Hill, the brother of Still Bill Hin,
was the Napoleon Lajoie of the south
last season. As outfielder and hitter he
ranked quite as high as he did in slab
effectiveness. and he won twice as many
games as he lost. Newt Fisher thinks
Hill the best man in the south for Gin
cinnati to take on.
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Soldiers at Leavenworth.

Fort Ieavenworth, Dec. 2.-Fort Ieay-
enworth contractors are employing all
the mechanics and laborers they can
procure to rush work on the outside
anxious to finish the walls SO that the
inside finishing can be completed before
spring. Owing to the pleasant weather
OF toe last two months rapid progress
has been made on most of the buildings.
The foundations are nearly completed
on four of the last set of infantry bar
racks. The walls are UP to the second
story on two of these barracks
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Agricultural College Poultry Show

Manhattan, Dec. 2-The Kansas Stat
ed Monday afternoon and thezist of en-
tries exceeds that of last vcar. Birds
are here from Nebraska. Missouri and
all parts of Kansas.- Charles H. Rhodes,
of Topeka, is here and will act as Judge.
The competitive class is very. fine. and
there is a large exhibition class which
will not compete for premiums.
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on Land Deal al Neodesha.

Wellington, Kas.. Dec. 2.-Business
men of this town and Winfield have
bought 440 acres of land along the river
bottom south and east of Neodesha for
the purpose of boring oil wells. There
are wells on three sides Of the land
which sold for $4,000. The deal was
made by ]. D. Botkin in the interest of
Winfield men, but failed to hold when
that town struck gas week ago. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
Total. about
RACING at New Orleans.

New Orleans, Dec. 2.-The Schorr stable
furnished the only two favorites beaten,
Ordnung and Commissioner Forster. The
former was crowded into the fence by
W. j. Deboe in his race and O'Connor
pulled him up Presiding Steward Clar-
ence Mcdowell arrived from Bennings- a
number of horses horsenen and jockeys
came on the same train. The Crescent
City Jockey club refused to permit John
J. Ryan to book upon receipt of a tele-
gram advising that he had been ruled off
at Fort Erie.
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= Racing at Frisco.

San Francisco, Dec 2.-Favorites scored
on four occasions at Ingleside. The feat
was the mile event. in which DunaZzo,
q 2-year-old, beat all-ages field Pres
ident Williams announced that racing will
be transferred to Oakland Monday, jan
uary 5. 1t will be continued there up to
and including February 6. The Burns
handicap will be run at Ingleside on Feb
ruary Z, and the meeting there will end
February %. The Oakland track will be
the scene of the sport for the remainder
of the season.
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Sets New Rife Record.

Walnut Hill, Mass, Dec. 2-R. 1.
Dale of Boston in an off-hand match at
the Massachusetts Rifle associate
range made a score of 81 out a possible
100, breaking the record by one point
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THE PRINCE LEAVES US.
Heir to Throne of Siam Departs for
Home

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 2.-The crown
prince of Siam and party sailed for
Yokohama. en- route home to Siam, at
/: 80 o'clock this morning. The steamer
Empress of China was held until then in
Difference to the superstition of the
prince and party. Monday is the Friday
of the Siamese and it is unlucky to sail
on Monday. therefore. the steamer was
kept until the beginning of Tuesday.
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where the carcass of the calf was.
Tuesday morning he found two dead
coyotes there. Mr.. Clark says to do sue
cessfuI poisoning of wolves one must
ride out on horseback or in vehicle
and drop it so that the wolf will not get
the scent of the human being, because
should they get the smell they will not
touch the poisoned meat.-Fredonia
He.a1d.
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New Banks in cowley County.

Winfield, Kan, Dec. 1.-Two small
towns, Atlanta and Latham, north of
this city in Cowley county. are to have
banks by the new year The former bank
is capitalized at $1,000 and the latter at
5000. This makes five small towns in
the county having state banks.
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Roots Father-ln Law Near Death

New York, Dec. AT an early hour
this morning Simon Wales, father-in-
law of Secretary of War Root, was
barely alive. Mr. Wales, who has been
a director of the National bank of North
America for many years. f&s been Ill
for several days. Secretary Root left
Washington late last night for this city
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Britt's Share of the Purse.

san Francisco, Dec. 2.-Britt's share
of the purse was $4.725, while Erne drew.
down SO, $50.
prised him by his cleverness and ag-
gressiveness, and that he was fairly
whipped Britt saYs he will try to ar
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officers of warrensburg Athletics.

Warrensburg, Mo, Dec. 2.-The Ath-
letic association of the Warrensburg
Normal has elected the following off,
GERS: President w. A. Mcclure; vice
president. William Killion: secretary.
Charles Bliss: treasurer, Bucien Policy:
executive committee, Prof. Frank Deer
Wester and Jack Groves
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range a meeting with Young Corbett in
the near future His record has been
short but decisive. His first professional
appearance was on February last when
he defeated Toby Irwin at Oakland. Tim
Haggerty was his next victim, and on
May 20 last he whipped Kid" Lavigne
in eight rounds here.
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Eczema, No Cure, Mo Pay.

Your druggist viii refund your money if
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure ring
worm letter, old ulcers and sores, pimples
and blackheads on the face. and all skin
diseases. so cents
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Poultry Show at Newton.

Newton Dec 2.--The third annual
show of the Harvey County Poultry as
ISOLATION is being held n the auditor
ium in this city this week A large
number of entries have been received,
arfE 1t is thought the exhibition viii be
one of the best ins Kansas this year.