The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-25

DOlneS 1T GARFIELD PARK

The royalty on sand taken from the
Kansas river IL expected to Do SUI. :.
ficient to pay interest on the bonds OF
the North Topeka drainage olatficI
w. E. Davis. state auditor mas maoe
q demand o. the Stewart-Peck ana
the Wear sand companies for the pay
ment Of royalty due the state on tue
sand taken out Of e river by these
| two companies.
The sand royalty law went into
effect in May, 1918. The Stewart-Peck
company, in Topeka and at Kansas
City, were preparing to test the law
in the federal courts when John 8.
Dawson. attorney general. beat then,
| to 1t by starting q suit In the state
| court, thus foiling the former in their
| efforts.
The two companies paid the royal
/ ties for the first month and furnished
bond to insure the payment OF other
! royalties, until the suit was settled
and tho validity Of the law tested.
/ The comp anies made monthly state
ments which showed the amount OF
| business done, and from these the
/: state auditor estimates that more than
/ $4,000 is due the state for, royalties,
during the first year the law was in
effect. ,--~e-
| One-third of the total revenue re-
ceived by the state from sand royal
| ties goes to tho drainage district. The
auditor estimates the total receipts
, from the four Topeka companies al
more than 5000. 50 that by this esti-
| mate about $1,70O IL Cue Shawnee
county just now. Bonds aggregatine
$4,000 were sold to pay the cost of the
| dykes along the river ana Soldier
creek, and little more than 81. 800 Is
necessary to pa:- the annual interest
on them.
The royalty, even If paid now, would
not be received in time to pay the
interest on these bonds. which is due
| in July, but could be held and applied
on the payment which will be due In
January.
Wheat Coming in Better.
Wheat is being received in larger
| quantities and in better condition by
the millers of North Topeka during
the last few days. The clear weather
has dried the unthreshed wheat and
the threshermen have been taking ad-
vantage of the occasion. Many ma.
chimes are working in different sec.
tions Of the county; The wheat also ii
In better condition and is testing out
/ well.
Seven Boys Paroled.
Seven boys have been paroled from
the Boys Industrial school during tn
last week. Five were released earl!
In the week and two more were re
leased Thursday. The following is tn
Mo-; Morril Margrave. Coffeyville: Lee
Watkins. Galena; Clyde Peters. Kan
sas City; Harold Raymond. Kansa
City, Mo-; Valentine Roth, Williams
town, and Roy Blackwell, Wellington
That Chicken Trouble.
The chickens owned by North To
peka people are causing the police
lot Of worry and trouble. Som
chicken owners fail to keep thei
fowls penned up and the neighbor
complain. Others do keep their fowl
under the leash but thieves stea
them. The police have been com
PEELED to notify q number of owner
to pen their chickens recently.
Only recently ten chickens belonging
to George Rison Of $40 North Monro
were stolen by thieves The fowl
were Of the Wyandotte variety an,
valued at 81 each. The police hav
been unable to find the thieves.
Grocers' and Butchers Picnic.
The date of the annual picnic of tn
Butchers and Grocers' association ha
been changed from Wednesday, Au
lgust 5, to Thursday, August g.. Tn
date was changed on account of tn
band concert schedule. MARSHALL
band is to play concert at CARTEL
park, Thursday, August s. The pro
lgram for the annual outing Of tn
grocers and butchers will be an
nounced soon.
Social and Personal.
Ed Schooley, 1. Hayes, Tom Tinke
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