The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-09
PENSIONSBOOSTED
KanSans Whose Allowance Has
Been Increased by Uncle Sam.
Twenty-Eight Who Are Totally
Disabled.
ANTHONY ON TAFT.
Says the President Is Growing
Stronger Every Day.
Kansas Gossip From Capital Of
Nation.
ANTHONY ON TAFT.

Washington, D. c., Feb. Con
gress has passed bills increasing the
pensions of twenty-eight old war vet
Grams of Kansas These measures will
PRESIDENT Taft. Each of the beneficiar-
les of this legislation is totally dis
abled for the performance of manual
labor. The list follows:
Lyman Aldrich of Ottawa, age 81
years; wounded in the battles of
Chickamauga and Nashville. Pension
allowance increased from SIT to SPA
a month.
George w. Taylor of Osborne, rs
years old; loss of left eye sight and in
jury of spine in battle at Spanish Fort,
Mobile bay in 1865. Increased from
$24 to $40.
Jesse N. Albright, paralyzed. In
creased from $12 to $24.
Albert B. Boone of Wichita, aged SO.
paralyzed. Increased from $12 to
$40.
Joseph Connery, 20 years old, a
John Clark of Leavenworth. suffer-
er of heart disease and rheumatism.
Increased from So to $50.
Daniel Trip. aged IS; deaf and a
rheumatic. Increased from $12 to $24.
Thompson c. Gaines, ~ years old;
disabled to such an extent of requir-
ing the constant attention of another
person. Increased from SIS to $50.
Charles B. Sprague, IS years of
age; paralyzed. Increased from s12
Abraham Bridenstine. ~ years old;
a helpless rheumatic. Increased from
SIS to $40.
Nelson Adams of Leavenworth. So
years of age; partially blind and total
" disabled. Increased from $12 to
Franz F. Metschan, nearly rs years
old; sufferer of wounds received in
two battles. Increased from $50 to
$50
Francis NJ. sea1ey, 70 years of age.
Increased from $12 to $24.
John L. Phenix, "A years of age; al
most totally blind. Increased from $14
to $40
Adam Murphy. about 81 years old.
Increased from s12 to $40.
Ezra w. Robinson of Paola, 81
years old. Increased from $12 to $50.
William A. Hicks, "a years of age.
Increased from $12 to $24.
Samuel Maquilken, rs years of age.
Increased from $40 to $50.
Uriah H. Owings, 10 years old; heart
disease. rheumatism and deafness. In
creased from SIS to $24.
Samuel T. Barrett, about SO years
old. Increased from SIT to $50
John M. Remer, ~ years of age;
paralyzed. Increased from SIS to $24.
John Adams, 50 years; suffering
from gunshot wound in neck received
in action at Chaplin Hill in 1862. In
creased from $17 to $50.
Thomas Anderson, II years old. In
creased from SIS to $24.
John Combs, 70 years of age: is
nearly blind from cataracts, crippled
by loss of left hand, and requires an
attendant constantly. Increased from
SIT to $50.
John W. Rife of Augusta. sc years
old. Increased from $12 to $24.
John L. Morrison, 10 years old; to-
tally disabled. Increased from $12 to
$24.
Samuel Mayors of Robinson, So
years of age; in a helpless condition.
Increased from SIT to $50.
Daniel Riley of Leroy, S. years old.
Increased from $40 to $50.
How big section of valuable but
occasionally overlooked land can be
reclaimed is the subject of an ex-
tensive report of the department of
agriculture just issued. The report is
the result of a special investigation
made by the division of drainage in
vestigations. It relates to a section
known as the Marais des Cygnes val
ley in Kansas. The lands are in the
southeastern corner of the Sunflower
state, tapping over slightly into Mis-
souri,.
The detailed plan OF reclamation S
of interest only to that particular sec
ton, but Dr. A. c. True, the director
of experiment stations, says, in sub
hitting the report, that the general
plan of reclamation is applicable to
many other sections of the country and
will be valuable as an object lesson.
The area includes 1855 acres of land.
All of it is high class soil and there are
good crops raised on it when it is not
overf1owed. A. intervals, however,
there are heavy rains that the pres
ent river channels cannot carry off.
The farm lands are then submerged.