The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-13
UP co SALARIES.
Kansas POstmasters Pushed Up
in the List.
Fifty Five Come in for the
Increases.
FOUR WILL GET LESS.
Lansing, Bonner Springs, Phil.
lipsburg and Strong Suffer.
Some One Wanted Who Can
Teach Indians to Sing.

Washington, June 13.-The postmas-
ter general has just announced that on
the first of July So Kansas postmasters
will receive automatic increases in sal
aries. At the same time salaries will
be cut down in four Offices in the
state.
Virtually all the larger towns in the
Sunf1ower state have shown sufficient
increases in their postal receipts to
place them in the higher pay column.
The advances in postmasters' salaries
amount to one, two, and three hundred
dollars, according to the percentage of
the increase in their stamp sales. The
average increase of pay in Kansas is
500.
Postmasters at the following offices
will receive increases as follows:
Little River. increased from s1,100 10
81 300 a year
Longton, from 81, 800 to 81, 400.
Lucas, from 81 100 to 81, 300.
Lyons, from 81, 900 to $4,000.
McCracken, from $1,100 to 81 200.
McCune, from 81, 200 to $1,000.
Macksville, from $1,400 to 81 800.
Manhattan, from 1900 to $2.700.
Mankato, from 81. 700 to 81, 800.
Medicine Lodge, from 81, 500 to $1,000.
Miltonvale, from 100 to 400. -
Moline, from 81 300 to 81, 400.
moran, from $1,OUD to $l,lUV.
Moundridge, from 81, 800 to 81, 400.
Mulberry, from $1,000 to 81 400.
Mulvane, from 81, 100 to 81 ,300.g
Ness City, from 81, 400 to 81, 500.
Nickerson, from 81, 400 to 81, 500.
Nortonville, from 81, 100 to $1,000.
Onaga, from $1,3oO to $1,400.
Usage City, from 81, 900 to $4,000.
-Osawatonnie, from $1,000 to $4,000.
Oskaloosa, from 81, 400 to $1,000.
Oswego, from s., 200 to 81, 800.
Overlook, from 81 100 to $1,000.
Pittsburg, from $500 to 81 800.
Plains, from 81, 200 to 81 ,300.
Pomona from 81 900 to 81 100.
Pratt, from $4,000 to $4,000.
Protection, from 81, 900 to $1,100.
Randolph, from $1,000 to $1100.
Russell, from $1.7o0 to $500.
St John, from 81, 700 to $1,000.
Scandal, from 81, 100 to $1,000.
Severy, from 200 to $1,000.
Smith Center, from 81, 800 to s., 300.
Solomon, from 81, 400 to 81, 800.
Spearville. from 81 800 to $1,400.
Stafford from 81 800 to $1,000.
Sterling, from. $4,000 to $2,100.
Sylvia, from $1,100 to $1,000.
Thayer, from 81. 800 to $1,400.
Tonganoxie, from 81, 400 to 81, 500.
Topeka, from $3,7O0 to $500.
Turon, from $1,000 to $1,000.
Valley Falls, from 400 to $500.
Wakeeney, from $1,000 to $1,600-
Wakefield, from 1000 to $1.400.
Walnut, from $1,000 to $1,000.
Washington, from $1,000 to $1,000.
Waterville, from $1.400 to $1,000.
Wathena, from 81 200 to 81 300
Wetmore from 81, 100 to $1,000.
White City, from $1,000 to $1,000.
Wilson. from $1,000 to $1,700.
Postmasters to suffer reduction in
salary are at the following towns:
Bonner Springs. decreased from
$1,000 to $1,400.
Lansing, from $1,000 to $1,1OO.
Philipsburg, from $500 to $1,700.
Strong, from $1,000 to $1.100.
The salaries of other presidential
postmasters in Kansas were readjust-
ed during the early part of the year.
The Indian office at Washington has
called upon the civil service commits
sion to find a woman VINO can teach