Free press., 1906-03-24
KANSAS COMMENT


Fellows Rebekah Orphans home at
Eureka Lake is now open and is re-
ceiving applicants. AS no arrange
ments can be made for the perman-
ent support of the home until after
grand lodge meets in October. dona-
tloRs are being sent from all parts OF
the s.ate.
In Spite of Bad Weather. = Despite
terrible weather, successful farmers
institute was held at Oberlin with 100
in attendance. Two representatives
from the Kansas agricultural college
were present and spoke on stock
feeding and corn breeding. An or
ganization was effected and arrange
ments made for the boys corn con-
test.
Paid 81 for Each Penny. = At the
rate of dollar for each penny he
stole. II. A. Fredericks, rural mail
carrier OF Winfield, Kan, was requir-
ed by Judge John H. Pollock, in the
federal court at Winfield TO restore
10 the government the money he took
therefrom. Carrier Fredericks plead
ed guilty to opening 4 letter and tax
ing 25 cents from it.
Interest on State Funds.-The state
treasurer received about $3.50 as in
terest on state funds in the various
repositories for the month of Febru-
ary. The interest goes into the gen
eral fund. This is at the rate Of
$4,000 year. Still. the interest will
not amount to quite that much. be-
cause state funds run low during the
East few months of the year and the
interest is reduced accordingly in
amount
First Flour Over Midland. The
Arkansas City Milling Company ship
ped out the first car of flour over the
Midland Valley road. The car was
a Midland Valley No. 100. Il was con-
signed to Mclaughlin & Farrar at
Pawhuska. Thus it begins TO show
what advantage the new road IS to
the city. Our wholesale houses. mills
and packing houses are sending
freight to this country, part OF which
is new to our houses.
May Bar Fire comPanies.-A dozen
fire insurance companies of the East
are liable to wake up some morning
soon and find they have been barred
from KansG;. :. They have failed to
turn in their firemen's fund tax for
the current year. The law provides
that the tax shall be paid by Febru-
ary 2S. Insurance Superintendent
Luling sent a telegram to each of the
delinquent5. giving them a week to
pay their taxes. If they fail to com
ply by that time he will shut them out
of the state.
Drove 1t Out OF Kansa5.-I. L. Day
hon, state superintendent of public
instruction. : having trouble with
Willard e. Lyon, member Of the
state textbook commission, because
Mr. Dayhoff has refused to call the
commission together to drive out of
the state a concern which is selling
charts to the country school boards.
Mr.. Lyon charges that the people of
various counties of the state have
been robbed by the chart company.
which claims to have the official in
idorsement of the textbook commits
sion. Superintendent Dayhoff says
that he has driven the char. company
from the state, and that it has done
no business here this year. He says
that Mr.. Lyon kept quiet while the
company unloaded all of the charts
there was n market for in Lincoln
county. and that he is now clamoring
to have the company driven from the
state three months after it has quit
doing business here. The quarrel has
reached the open" letter stage.
LaI<in State Bank Organized.-The
Organization OF the Lakin State Bank
with capital of $4,000 was COM
Ipleted. The stockholders are about
thirty or more prominent residents
and farmers in this neighborhood
Nathan Fullmer, the president of the
new bank. is one of the Oldest citizens
of the county. a very successful farm
,er and stock raiser and has the con
fidence and respect OF the people CT
the county.
Hoch Was Not Consulted. = Attor-
ney General Coleman says that he did
not consult Gov. Hoch about bring
ing tue suit 10 OuSl ll6 SUefln Oh Cow
ley county for letting Arthur E Ire
land, the labor aSitator, run at large.
because he wanted to relieve the gov
ernor of all responsibility in the mat
ter. Gov Hoch was not pleased over
the matter. He thought ii was carry
ing the fight against Ireland too far.
but the attorney general takes the
Responsibility and says he filed the
suit as an object lesson 20 Kansas
sheriffs in general who are too lenfent
with prisoners. especially those con-
victed of violating the prohibitory
law.
May Inrpeach Topeka Chief. - I'm
less Doc Goodwin. chief of police.
makes good his threat to close the
Topeka joints. the temperance rlem-
bers of the council will attempt to i'm
peach him. to do it in case he permits
the joints to run.
Made up His Mind to Act. - After
being In Office nearly a year Mayor
Bloom took his first legal step against
the joints at Concordia, securing an
injunction against +. X. Frazier.
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