The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS
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demonstrated TO IlIIeen IdTlueIS Whoh
the postal authorities sent word to
Carrier Caravan on route No. from
Lawrence office to quit serving all
the people living on certain roads. So
the mail was allowed to pile up in the
local office for the fifteen farmers
until they move their boxes over to
another road or come to town after
it.
viii Burn Their Dead.-It is prob
able that crematory will be built In
Wichita for the incineration of bodies
} of people who prefer cremation to
burial. The proposition is for three
hundred people to take stock and
make it sort Of cooperative asso-
citation. Those taking stock are to be
given certificates emitting them to
cremation. A large number have sub
scribed under this plan. The crema-
tory as planned will cost about $751;
900.
lid" Off on Advertislng.-State
Auditor Nation has taken off the lid"
and will permit the state educational
institutions to advertise at the states
expense. But he will ask them to be
judicious in their expenditures. Last
year he thought they wasted state
money in advertising for pupils. He
found, however, they had many con-
tracts outstanding which could not be
abrogated When the legislature met
this year all the schools put in items
fo, h,,+
the ways and means committee did
not include separate items for adver-
Using. The auditor took that to mean
; the legislature had cut out the ad-
vertising, so he called halt. A short
time ago he found the agricultural
college was spending money for ad-
vertising purposes out of fund
whichsthe state does not control. The
money was coming from fund which
the federal government donates direct
to the college. Mr.. Nation believed
this was not fair to the state univer-
sity and state normal. so he has serv-
ed notice on the heads of all insttu-
tions that they can spend a reason
able amount for advertising.
Tribute to Riddles Memory.-Fix.
ing Ottawa as the next meeting place
and organizing an association of past
grand chancellors, the grand lodge
knights Of Pythias, adjourned at
Garden City after electing the follow
ing officers: Grand chancellor, R. V.
Brokaw, Hiawatha; grand vice chan
cellor, w. w. Bowers, Columbus;
grand prelate, Charles Little, Scran-
ton; grand keeper of records and
seals, Gus Neubert, Kansas City;
grand master of exchequer, F. A. viii.
cox, Abilene grand master at arms,
r. L. Barrack, Salina; grand inner
guard, D. A. Knox, Garden City; SUI
preme representative, F. L. Britton,
lola. A lodge of sorrow was held, at
which appropriate tribute was paid
apolis, killed in an automobile acct
dent, and one ofsthe orders most
prominent members. The three rep
rsentatives to the supreme lodge are
w. ]. Duvall, Hutchinson; George NJ
Culver, Concordia, and F. L. Briton,
lola. The Pythian Sisters elected
these officers: Grand chief, Luella
Brokaw, Hiawatha; grand senior,
Jennie Evens, Larned; grand junior,
Ella Shaw, Eureka; grand manager,
Mary Webster, Bronson; grand mis-
tress of records and correspondence,
ALA Hills, Garnett; grand mistress
of finance, Ida Finley, Salina; grand
Duh
guard of the outer temple, Abbie
Schermerhorn, Galena; supreme rep
resentative, Carrie Kinnard, Wichita;
alternate, Cora Taylor, Yates Cen
ter.
Takes Evidence In Custer Suite
NJ. Williams of Hutchinson has been
appointed by the supreme court as
commissioner to take evidence in the
states custer suit against the An
heuser-Busch Brewing company
agents. who ignored the custer man
date of the lower courts.
Inspect the Books: stubbs.-Gov-
ernor Stubs has issued instructions to
State Accountant Grafton to inspect
the books of every state officer and
state board. Under the law the state
accountant must inspect the books of
the state charitable institutions twice
a year. Just why the law singled out
charitable institutions isn't known.
But the governor believes that other
institutions, boards and officials need
checking up just as much as the Off
Gals of the charitable institutions,
and during his administration this will
be done. The state accountant is now
checking up the oil and grain depart
ments. He is not only securing what
information the books Of those con-
Germs show, but is also getting state
ments from their customers as to the
amount of money they have paid the
inspectors in fees.