The Globe-republican., 1906-12-06
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n"CUT THERE IN KANSAS" h
- III THE LAND OF PEACE. PROSPERITY AND PLENTY ~
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~N'oDaohOip JOHu W. AsOyNOt wa
recommend the enactment by thu
Next legislature Of a state savings
bank law. At present savings banks
in Kansas are operated under thu
general banking law. but 1t is thu
opinion Of most banking men that {
special law applying to savings banks
should be passed.
Dyer Declined Place. Frank II
Dyer has declined the appolntmen'
as superintendent Of the State schoo
for the Blind at Kansas City. tender
ed him some time ago by Gov. Hocf
and the appointment has been offer
ed to Prof. w. B. Hall, superintend
ent Of the city schools at Abilene
Prof. Hall has accepted the appoint
ment conditlonally. He will go tc
wvandotte II the school board al
Abilene win release him.
Needed Fund Is Raised. - Eight
months ago Mr.. Carnegie proDosed to
give $4,000 to the library fund OF
Baker university. at Baldwin. when
friends of the college had subscribed
a like amount. President Murlln has
announced that subscriptions had
been secured aggregating $25.954.
The building has cost $4,000. and
the new endowment added to the old
endowment makes tota, Of about
100000 that Baker has invested In
this building and its endowment.
Prisoncr Is Pardoned.-A telegram
was received at the United States
peuitentiary from the Secretary OF
War granting pardon to Thomas
Mulligan. a military prisoner Multi
gan was brourht to Leavenworth
September rs, 1905. to serve a two
year term Mulllgan was solder in
she regular army twenty-five years
and was serving his last enlistment
before retirement when he pawned q
revolver and pair of blankets while
drunk one night.
Wild Cat Attacks Section Hand. -
One Of tho section men on the Mis-.
souri, Pacific road had quite an ex-
citing adventure near Arkansas City.
He, with several fellow workmen.
was employed In repairing the track
when wildcat attacked him The
man grabbed a track wrench and for
several minutes, with the will =, cat for
partner executed a new dance. He
finally struck the animal crushing
blow on the head, killing 1t instant
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State Auditors Report. - Seth G.
Wells. state auditor has completed
the estimates which he will recon-
mend to the legislature for the thir-
teen state institutions. The state
law requires that the auditor make
his recommendation Of expenditures
for all institutions and departments
OF the state In his biennial report,
and according to the statement given
out il will require about $2,74S,370 to
pay for repairs, salaries,
incidental expenses and for new
In these Institutions, which
DO not include the university and col
leges under state control. Mr. Wells
estimates the expenses Of the state
FOR the next three years at $6,177,-
1922. This will he thinks, be need.
cd to pay running expenses, make
necessary repairs and improvements
1t state institutions, salaries and de-
partment expenses for 1907. 1t will
AXE 81 979.35 more than was APP
propriated by the last legislature to
pay the expenses of 1907. The esti-
nate for 1908 is s3,245 097.12, and for
I9os $2,93o,617T5. The legislature
will be asked to appropriate these
About to Be Captured. - Realizing
hat he was about to be captured In
IN unsuccessful attempt to rob the
,endena State Bank at Bendena, five
niles west Of Troy. j. W. Harris, a
arm hand, aged 30, placed pistol
ehind his ear and pulled the trigger.
Ie died three hours later.
Two Negroes Convicted. - Pet
)unn and Bud Gibbs, negroes, were ,
onvicted in the district court at
Wichita OF robbery In the first de- ,
rec. Together with another negro ,
hey waylaid and robbed William SUIT :
IN, Wichita merchant. Sutton
ras beaten almost to death with :
ar Of iron The third negro, Leon
I'd King, has not yet been tried. d.
Veteran Commits Suicide. - John {
ulllyan, of Comanche county, Tex, v
rev himself from the second story e
indow of Doran's hotel In Leaven. a
orth and died two hours later from e
fractured skull. He was a member II
the Soldiers Home and was re- +
owed there after his fall, but died Q
the hospital elevator Sullivan V
rived in Troop X, Fifth New York Il
Ivalry, during the civil war. He I,
ayes wife and children In Texas. / Il
Fine and Imprisonment. - in the
strict court at Junction City J. W. $,