The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14
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SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS

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peka Dispatch says: THE most con-
sentative estimate on the cost of the
primary to be held next August that
can possibly be made is $175,4SG.5O.
Even friends of the measure say that
it will be a quarter of million dol
lars, while others are not satisfied
with accepting a figure under $780,
600. To get the figure of $l75,4S6.5O
Harper county is used as basis, as
being most representative. AT the
last election 1900 votes were cast
there. The average number for the
state by counties was 1900, so while
Harper is a shade under the average,
it will for that reason aid in a con-
sentative estimate. The primary Dill
provides that the names of the can
didates must be printed for three
weeks in the newspapers. Five bal
lots may be figured. 1t must be borne
in mind that this is for one county
alone. There will be fifteen state
officers on each ticket and at least
che and one-half candidates for each
office, which would put lis state Off
GERS on the tickets. There will
! be fifty candidates for presiden-
tial elector, figuring on five tick
cts and ten for each one. At
least two candidates will appear on
each ticket for representative, MAX
ing ten; the same can be said of
senator, which would make ten more.
There are twelve county offices to be
filled, and with four to each Office and
five tickets total of 240 will APP
pear. In Harper county there are
twenty townships, seven Offices to
each, and counting three to each
Office, and only three tickets instead
of five to be conservative, a total OF
| | ,2G0 would be arrived at. Ten pre-
cinct committeeman to a township,
with two candidates for each place
will make 200 candidates more. The
grand total number of candidates,
figured on this conservative basis,
will put 1898 candidates on the tick
ct In Harper county in August. These
will have to be printed for three
weeks in the newspapers at 20 cents
a name. which would make S37S.60.
The printers may object to the 20
cents, too Last year the ballots in
Harper county cost $500 at legal
rates. This year there will be five
ballots. Some won't be as large as
others, because some of the tickets
like the Socialists won't have a full
lineup. But they will have to be set
up anyway and the impressions made.
So to keep within the bounds of con-
servatism, multiply $500, the cost in
Harper county last year by three in
stead of five, the latter being the real
number of tickets, which gives $1,770.
Adding that to $37SG0, the cost of
printing the names, total of
S214S.CO is arrived at Say that the
the legal rates Though that may be
dream). it will leave the total
printing bill at s1,O74.3O. The judges
and clerks receive $3.50 for one day.
1t will take two days to do the work,
but again to be conservative, but one
will be figured on. With twenty
eight precincts the bill will be $3.50.
The sum of $40 will be needed to dis
tribute the ballots; SIS to prepare the
booths. not figuring rentals; $50 to
return the ballots to the county
clerks. S12 to canvass the returns by
the county commissioners, the poll
books and stationery about $50. These
were the actual figures of cost in Har-
per county last year. This gives
total in Harper county of S1,G71.30,
bearing in mind that the printing
was cut down to one-half the legal
rates. Multiplying the cost in Harper
county by 105. the number of coun-
ties in the state, grand total of the
primary for the whole state figures
Broke Al Years Record. - In his
monthly weather report for Kansas
DR.. F. H. Snow, Of the University of
Kansas, says: THE month broke
our forty-one years January record
III udNlhS lHt lSdbl anu lllC
least cloudiness Only seven proceed
ing Januarys equaled it in having no
snowfall in measurable quantities. 1t
was much warmer than the average
January, only four of the forty pre-
ceding Januarys of our record hav-
ing had higher mean temperatures.
The mean temperature was 33.43 de-
grees, which is eight degrees above
the January average. The highest
temperature was IS degrees on the
goth; the lowest was degrees on
the 20, giving monthly range of 81
degrees. The rainfall 0.O5 inch,
which is lis inches below the Janu-
airy average. Rain I'm measurable
quantity fell on one day. the Sd in
quantities too small for measure
ment on two days, the 21st and 22d.
Snow in quantities too small for
measurement fell on the 18th and
Slst. The mean cloudiness, 1920 per
cent of sky, the month being 1892