The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-09
BANK DEPOSITS ARE LESS
Kansas Financial Institutions Show
So ,o0O, 600 Decrease While Loans
Increase, Says Report.

| failure in Kansas is reflected in the
statement just issued of the condition
of the 927 state banks for March 8,
1914 1t shows total deposits of $1O7,-
96O,2O1, which are $6,347, 109 less than
a year ago. Under normal conditions
there would have a gain of about 10
! million dollars. There was an iu-
| crease of 1115 million in the proceed
/ ing year, an increase of million in
the year before that. In the year end
ing March 6, 1911, however, deposits
decreased 615 million. Four years ago
there was an increase of 91z million.
Notwithstanding the decrease in de-
posits, loans increased million dol
lars in the past year, and the present
reserves of cash and exchange,
amounting to 313 per cent of deposits.
| are the smallest, relatively, in twenty
years, and compare with 80 per cent
a year ago and about the same on the
corresponding dates for three years
past.
Total loans are 81 million dollars
Bills payable and rediscounts, $685.
| 519, are more than twice as large as
year ago.
In view of the fact that Kansas has
| sent good many million dollars out
Of the state to pay for corn, instead OF
having a surplus of corn to sell, the
shrinkage in deposits is not as great
as might have been expected.
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Farmers to Meet-F'fve hundred
Kansas farmers will meet in Emporia
May Is to consider the formation OF
a state produce association. This
gathering is a protest against the in
crease of rates by commission men in
market centers. The farmers pro-
pose to eliminate the middle men and
market their products directly. Calls
are being sent to the Farmers AL
lance, Farmers Grange and Anti
Horse Thief Association.
Chases Wolves With Motor.-C1yde
Smith, who came to Greeley county
from Reno county about a year ago,
has actually caught and turned into
the county clerk of Greeley county in
| the past year eighty-seven coyote
scalps. He traps them, chases them
down on horseback and runs them
down on a motor cycle or in the motor
| car.
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New Hospital for OSaIina.-Mother
Superior Antoinette of Concordia an
nounced at Salina that the new S11O,-
900 ST. Johns hospital would be
| opened June %. A number of the
rooms will be furnished by private
parties and civic societies of Salina.
Mother Antoinette left for the East
| to select the furniture.
Woman Hangs HerseIf.-Mrs. Lewis
Collins of Logan was found hanging
to the limb Of a tree at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. George Fritzinger, in
Belleville. She had been there for
some time visiting relatives, and it
is said her mind had become affected.
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Garnett Citizen Dies.-John Post,
an old citizen of Anderson county,
died recently while sitting in his chair
reading a newspaper. He had been
considered in good health up to an
hour previous to his death. He leaves
widow and family.
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Prisoner Came Alone. - Carrying
in his pocket a warrant for his own
arrest on a charge of embezzlement,
the Rev. ]. E. Dinger arrived in Wich-
tia from Cleveland, O., the other day
and presented himself in the city
court to be arraigned.
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Former Sheriff Dead.-Wi1Iiam Wy
coff, 68 years old, is dead at Garrett.
He was sheriff of Anderson county
four years. One son was killed in
Kansas City about a year ago, and an
other here two weeks ago.
Recovered Her NeedIe.-About six
years ago Mrs. James L. CLANCY, a
farmers wife living southeast Of
Olathe, accidentally swallowed
needle and she was so frightened
that nothing was said about it at the
time to her family Recently she
felt sharp point protruding from her
right side, took hold of it and drew
out the needle. At no time had she
felt any discomfort from this peculiar
accident.
Got Good Roads Prize.-Amy Coon,
15-year-old pupil in school at Skid
more, a Cherokee County mining
camp, has been awarded first prize
gold medal in essay contest on build
ing and maintaining good roads, con-
Quoted by the roads office of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture The contest was open to all
rural children in the United States,
and thousands of essays were sub
mitted.
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Killed in QuarreI.-In quarrel at
Florence between Lee Baker and Otto
Crist the latter was stabbed with q
knife and died few hours later. Both
men had been drinking. it is said.
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