Free press., 1907-04-06

Vinegar "a farmer, who shot and
killed Charles Livingston. a negro,
on the streets of Lawton in June,
1906, was acquitted after the jury
had been out fifteen minutes. 6
Lumber Man Found Dead. u F.
Mcintyre. well known lumber man
Of Lincoln, Neb., was found dead in
Willow Greek, one mile north OF
Baxter Springs. He left the Baxter
hotel partly clothed and must have
been slightly deranged. Mcintyre
went to Baxter Springs to take
charge Of the Baxter Lumber Com
pany. q
Plenty of Cash on Hand. The
Gov. Hoch. Secretary of State Den
ton and State Auditor Nation. have
made the monthly examination of
the books in the state treasurer's
Office. The treasury was found to
be in a very healthy condition. fl
nancial1y at least, there being a bal
ance OF 1854 4,457.10 on the happy
side Of the ledger. This includes
the item of $164 PIG, which is still
tied uptfn the First National Bank
There is to the credit of the general
revenue fund $314.518, but the cur
rent expenses of this month will re-
dUee this sum to a mere item. In
the permanent school fund there is
$293, ,S61 which has been idle for
some time, but it is understood that
the entire amount will be invested
in bonds which will soon be ready
for sale.
States Grocery Bill. = According
to the semi-annual statement of the
board of control. issued recently, it
cost the state $715, 5,21S97 to main
tain its nine Institutions from July
to December 81 of last year, If
which amount $112, 1850 was paid
out in salaries. The principal ex-
pense is that OF commissaries, and
one of the most interesting items
from this department is that OF
sugar and syrup. During the above
mentioned period the charitable
charges of the state consumed
$8,016.72 in these two sweets. Next
to sugar and syrup comes potatoes.
The state paid out $5,573.S1 for this
NNS6IdD16 WAtIS bAO OAOOOO-
bill amounted to $1,062.72; vinegar
and pickles, s539.39. 1t also costs
the state a considerable sum for
EGGS For the product of the Kan
sas hen s5,427.17 was paid out dur
ing the six months.
New Kansas School Laws.-Stats
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
u
pamphlet giving synopsis of all IT
the new school laws enacted by the
last legislature. They will be dis
tributed among the school authOrl-
ties of the state. Among the new
laws of most Importance are: Acts
permitting school districts to vote
tax not exceeding rs mills for school
purposes and the payment of any
floating Indebtedness of the district;
permitting cities OF the first class to
levy a tax not exceeding 20 mills;
revising the Barnes high school law
SO as to require county commission
ers to make a levy not exceeding
mills. sufficient to maintain the high
schools operating under the Barnes
law; authorizing county superin-
tendants to issue temporary teach,
ers certificates; requiring county
superintendents to hold first grade.
professional certificates; authoriz-'
ing school districts to establish
and maintain free kindergarten
schools in connection with the pu:-
lie schools.
Alleged Bootleggers Fined. = A to-
tai of twenty-nine months jail SEN
tence and $3.50 in fines was impos-
ed by Police Judge Mckinney on
four bootleggers at Fort Scott. jose
Hopkins was fined $3.50 and sen
fenced to fifteen months in jail.
Charles Dunkerton, $1,000 and a year
in Jail. and Joe and Grant Ewing
each 800 and thirty days in jail, All
the cases were appealed. Ali the
joints in Fort Scott were put out of
business months ago, and now a Wig
orous campaign is being waged
against bootleggers. 5
Minneapolis Buys Water Plant.
Minneapolis, the county seat of Otta-
wa county, has decided to expert
ment with municipal ownership. It
has issued $35.75O worth of bonds
with which to purchase the city wa
ter plant. These bonds were regist-
cred with the state auditor and have
been sold to the State School Fund
Commission. Pleasanton. in Lima
county. also registered $500 worth
of bonds with which to add to its
water service. These bonds have
not yet been purchased by the
state 6
in the custer proceedings instituted
by the attorney general against
Mayor Finlay Ross and in the suit
against the city of Wichita to enjoin
it from collecting fines from saloon
keepers. Mayor Ross enters a gen
eral denial to the allegations set
forth in the custer suit. and further
claims that the petition does not
state facts sufficient to authorize the
rendition of any Judgment against
him. He asks that the proceediny IS
be dismissed. George A Vandevera,
0f HlIfchiaSOn will on tn XEionifa