The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-12-10

ness QvSMper Eos pas pPen ,MAu'
and the statements OF the Wichita ma
tional banks show that they have OF
deposit $7.13S,657. One year ago tn
deposits amopEted to $5,17S737.s 4.
Qualify on s2,2oo,oo0 Bonds. --Marl
Tulley has, filed his new bond fol
state treasurer to cover his next term
Of office. Although the law only re
quires him to give aSmiilio on dollar
bond. he gave a $1.1oo,oOO bond this
time, and. the remarkable thing about
It is that he'raised all the bond In his
home county-Montgomery. Twenty
nine men in that county qualified for
$2,2oo00O, or double the amount OF
the bond. Six'men alone went on the
bond for $7b0,000, qualifying for ST.
100000, They are A. c. Stitch, A. w.
Shuts, G. T. Guernsey, r. s. Itch
field, P. s. Hollingsworth and H. F.
Sinclair. .@t
Z. Limit on Meals, rs Cents.-State
Auditor Nation has served notice on
all state officers who CAD around at
state expense that after this he would
only permit them to pay rs cents for
meal on dining cars. That is the
state would allow them no more than
that amount. Officers who leave To
peka in the morning for Kansas City
will not be reimbursed for their break.
fast on the train. Nation says they
should eat at home before starting.
"Seventy-five cents worth Of grub is
enough for any man at one meal said
Nation. "and that Is all the state pro-
poses to pay for. If some official
wants to gorge himself and pay more
why he will have to pay the differ
ence out Of his own pocket"
Gross Earnings $780, oo.-Bank
Commissioner Albright has Issued
statement showing that stockholders
of Kansas state and private banks re-
ceived 11.8S per cent In dividends on
their stock during the past year. OF
the 1877 banks, 493 only paid dividends
Most of the others were either new
banks or passed dividends for some
reason. The average dividend Of the
1913 banks was 1897 per cent. Count
Ing in all banks those that paid divi
dends and those that didn't, the aver
age dividend was 11.S8 per cent. or
ficers of banks received $1,097,000 in
salaries or S.42 per cent of the bank
Ing capital. Bank taxes aggregated
1.81 per cent of the total capital. The
gross earnings on the $12,60O,0O0 cap
ital were $4,000, or "A per cent. More
than 100000 was paid by banks as
Interest on deposits. Dividends az
$1,500,000. y
November Was Wet Month.-Dur-
Ing the month of November, according
10 the monthly weather statement is
sued by the University Of Kansas, 1893
inches of water fell, which Is 81 inches
above the customary average. Only
four Novembers in the entire forty
years that the record was kept were
wetter than the month just closed.
This will raise the total amount Of
The rainfall for the year to 1872
inches, which is more than a foot
above the usual monthly average. No
vember was not only record breaker
from the standpoint of rainfall, but
also from the amount and velocity
If the wind run. Total run of wind
Turing the month was the smallest In
'orty years. The record has been kept
At the university. All through No
1ember the month was exceedingly
calm for this season Of the year, and
t was not surprising when the report
showed that the month had been the
,almest ever recorded for November
n Kansas.
Banner Prohibition County.-Sedg-
wick county is the banner prohibition
county Of Kansas, and Crawford is
he banner Socialist county. That Is
shown in the official election returns.
5edgwick county cast more prohibit
ion votes than any other county in
Kansas. Its total for the party's pres
Dental nominee was 247. Crawford
county cast 1881 Socialist votes
Cherokee county also has lot OF
Socialists, 1000 votes for Debs being
)olled.
To Recover School Lands.-Attor-
hey General Fred s. Jackson has filed
,uit In the Kearney county district
court to recover three quarter sec
ions of the school land from ]. N.
White, L. G. Eyman and I. G. Eyman.
lie claims that these men secured the
and for $1.25 an acre through a con-
,piracy formed with certain county
officials there and that the land is
worth from IS to $40 an acre. On ac-
count Of the alleged fraud perpetrated
n securing the land so cheaply, the
general wants their deeds to
I cancelled, and the property restored
o the state.