The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-10
GENERAL RELIEF FUND.
Over 81, 200 Received by Gov
ernOr Bailey Today.

Contributions for the general Kansas
relief fund are flowing in to Governor
Bailey and Major William Sims treas
urer of the general fund. Every mali
which comes to the governors Office
brings checks and cash contributions.
This morning these contributions
amounted to $1.431.25. The largest,
S646.70, was from the Fort Scott Com
mercial club. and $500 Games from thu
Scottish Rite N1asons of Wichita.
The general Kansas fund viii be used
for flood sufferers wherever they exist
in the state A good share of it will
probably go to the farmers in the coun-
try along the 1kaw and it's tributaries
the Republican, Blue. Solomon, Saline
Smoky Hill and lesser streams. There
has also been suffering along the Cot
tOnw0od and NeOsho. In many in
stances the farmers have lost live stock
implements and crops. and have nor
even any seed left for another crop. Ii
the towns along these streams many
people. especially the poorer classes
have lost their furniture and had their
houses damaged.
one of the contributions which came
to Governor Bailey Tuesday was from
James Davis, labOring man of Brad
ford, Pa He enclosed $15 in his letter
a i've and a ten-dollar bill The let
yer showed that the writer was evil
IDENTIFY laboriDg man. This is not
very much" he wrote but it viii heir.
little / work by the day and make
only $IoO a DAY, so l can't send any.
more but hope this will do some
The contributions which came 70
Governor Bailey today up to noon were
as follows:
Fort Scott Commercial clubs SAG. 10
scottish Rite Masons of Wichita 50O 10
LANeIest, Kansas, and vicinity. 105.7 10
j. p Pomeroy. Colorado Springs 5000
Kew O. w. Taylor Jewell City 1925
First NJ f. church. Jewell City. 300
San Miguel National bank.
East Las VEGAS. N. M $500
McCaslln Post No. III, G. A. R.,
Paola .-...-.-... .-........... 1000
G. F. Rasmussen, Salina. ...... 1000
spivsy. Kingman county ' 7.s5
Little children Of a small Sun
day school at Trinidad. Colo 200
Total ...... .-...-.............s1. ST. 49,. 25
Other contributions which have come
to Governor Bailey which have not been
heretofore published are as follows:
ri Dorado, Kan, subscription $467.S1
st. Johns, Kan, subscription. 49,. 437. so
American Book Co, Chicago $500 250.O0
Hubbard. Spencer, Bartlett & Co.,
Chicago .......... ........... 200 90
Grand Island, Neb. subscription. 200. 90
Colorado Springs subscription. 1900
Hastings, Neb.. subscription. 111.0O
Subscription through Colorado
Springs Telegraph ............. 10000
Great Bend. Kan, subscription. 100. 90
Ponca City. Ok, subscription. $500
Cheney, Sedgwick county, and vi
entity. subscription ............ 500
Mrs. A Z. Baden. Winfield. ...... 5000
Frontenac, Kan, subscription 5000
Charles Hull. Kirwin, through ].
r. BurrOW Observation-Disclosures. $500
J. s. Biliingley. Belleville. ...-... $500
Mountain Grove, No, subscription %. 80
Stafford. Kan, subscription. 49,. 1850
James Davis, Bradford. Fayette
county, Pa. .-.....-..---.-.. l5.0O
f. B. Taylor, Greenfield. Mo-. 500
Blythedale Mo. lodge 391, Fra
ternai Union of America -. 500
Portsmouth, Va, lodge 81. Broth
Shipbuilders -. ...........-. 500
Heizer. Kan. Camp 6276. NJ. w. A. 500
Miss Vera, Kayser, Bellevue. Neb.. 500
Austin Brown, Cedarva1e. KAN. LOO