The Globe-republican., 1907-08-22

Rock Island passenger train.
A Fortune From EngIand.-Mrs. K
A. Bathurst of Horton Is in receipt OF
intelligence that she Is one of the
heirs to a big estate in England and
that her share will be $4,000. 1t IL
said the matter Is now all settled and
that the money will be Forthcoming
within a month.
Cuts the Internal Revenue.-Be'
cause of the crusade of Attorney Gen.
eral Jackson against the breweries
the internal revenue receipts for Kan
sas. according to Collector James
Simpson, are $1,000 less for the
month of July this year. than they
were in July, 1906. The big per cent
of this $1,000 decrease is ascribed to
Kansas City, Kas.
Plaintiffs Attach Brewery Property.
The supreme court has permitted
Emma Bair and Martha Smith to file
attachment claims on property Of the
Val Blatz Brewing Company in this
state. subject to the receivers. These
women sued the Val Blatz and other
brewing companies for DAMAGES over
a murder which took place in a North
Topeka drinking resort.
Receivers Got S3.75o.-The Anhcus-
er-Busch Brewing Company has sur
rendered completely to the custer ac'
tion brought against it by the attor
ney general by paying up full costs
assessed against It. summing up a tot
al of $3.9T70S. OF this SIM. the three
receivers got Jointly $S,750. The ex-
renses were 500; deDositions, S101.-
49,: sheriff fees, s2.70; court costs
$16.40.
Last Dividend Paid.-The checks for
the payment of the last dividend OF
70 per cent to the depositors of the
First National bank at Topeka, which
failed In the Devlin crash. have been
filled out and forwarded to the conn
troiler at Washington, He will in
spect and sign the checks and return
them to Topeka. The money will
probably be available within a few
days.
G. A. r. has a Grievance.-The G.
A. R. of Kansas has fled a corplaint
before the interstate commerce
commission alleging discrimination
against the rates granted them to
Saratoga for the national encamp-
ment and in favor Of the Jam estown
Not enough stopover prlvi-
leges. it Is alleged, are granted while
the jamestown trip is favored in thai
manner. Nebraska joined the Kan
sas complaint.
Fifty Counties Crimeless. - Fifty
counties in Kanses sent no prisoners
to the state penitentiary during the
past fiscal year. according to the re-
port Of expenses for the conveyance
of prisoners to Lansing. The total
cost per diem for expenses, guards
and board o~f'prisoners was S4,7OO. A
total of 207 prisoners were sent to the
.penitentiary during the year. Wyan-
dotte had the largest number, TWEEN
ty; Montgomery was next with fif-
teen; Geary third with ten.
Gift Larger than She knew.-Mrs.
Murray, of Lancaster. Atchi-
son county. died three years ago, leav-
ing a lot in Can Diego, Cal, and tao
lots in Middleton. Cal. to the Wom-
ems Home Missionary Society of tile
Kansas conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church and to the Women's
Foreign Missionary society of the
Methodist Episcopal church of New
York. At the time of her death the
lot in San Diego was believed to be
worth about $4,000, but it sold last
week for $4,000.
Harvester Wore Low Shoes.-Jack
Kyle, a st. Louis clerk, wore loose
low shoes while at work in the har.
vest fields in Kansas recently. His
feet became badly blistered and bruis-
ed from striking the stubble. After
working a week his right foot became
swollen and blood poisoning set IN.
He is now at the Topeka Provident
Association hospital and the doctors
fear his leg may have to be amputat-
ed.
State Loans Money.-The state of
Kansas has loaned 1911 900 to banks
of the state under the depository sys-
The highest rate of interest Of
was 3h per cent, by the North
up National bank, of lola. Seventy
seven banks bid for the money. It
was given to thirty. The Commercial
National bank Of Kansas City, and
the Bank of Topeka each got 100000
The smallest sum was $4,000, to the
Louray State bank. The lowest rate
of interest accepted was 2,75, while
the majority ran over 3 per cent.
There was one bid Of az per cent
but it was unaccompanied by a certi-
fed check.
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