Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-04-24
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Runaway Cashier of the Chautauqua
Bank Will Help State in Regaining
Valuable Securities.

Valuable Securities
s. n. Hawks, assistant attorney gen
eral, went to Chautauqua recently to
welcome home Frank Turner, the run
away cashier of the state bank there,
who is returning from Brazil volun-
tarily
Hawks is not intending to file pro-
ceedings against Turner at the pres
ent time because of the failure of the
bank, but he needs Turner as a wit
ness in a suit to recover about $4,000
for the depositors of the failed bank.
When Turner left Kansas he left his
wife in charge of the bank. A Kansas
City banker obtained from Mrs. Tur-
ner about $4,000 worth of valuable col
lateral which the Chautauqua bank
held and which the Kansas City bank
wanted as protection for debts from
Turner's bank. w. F. Benson, state
bank commissioner, has brought suit
to have this property returned to the
Chautauqua bank and this case will
be tried next week.
The Arnold Investment Company of
Kansas City. which handled about
$4,000 of forged cattle paper, has
brought suit in the federal court to
compel the bank to pay it for the
losses from the banks assets, which
would leave the depositors without a
cent. This paper was handled outside
the bank, but by Turner and Walter
house, his predecessor, and the state
will fight the claim also.
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Search for Heirs to S1,5oo-A life
insurance policy is awaiting the heirs
of a Santa Fe switchman who was
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The body was buried at the expense
of two lodges in which he held map2-
| bership, after a search had failed to
discover a relative. In November z.
]. Scott got position with the Santa
Fe there. He worked only a few days
when he was caught under car and
crushed to death. He said he came
from Salt Lake City, where he was
a member of the Eagles lodge and
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men. Neither lodge could find a
trace of a relative, although Scott car
ried policy for $1,000 in the Broth
erhood in favor of a brother.
Splinter Caused Boys 'Death.-The
4-year-old son of Frank Haba, near
Caldwell, is dead from the effects of
tetanus due to a splinter he ran into
his knee a week ago; the wound sud
denly turned worse and the child died
before the doctor could arrive.
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Cheap Irvine for Kansas.-The
board of corrections has bought
enough sisal hemp to run the Irvine
plant at the state penitentiary until
July l. This will. enable the plant to
manufacture 2.4Oo:O00 pounds of Irvine,
already ordered, which will tax the ca
pacity of the plant until harvest The
board was fortunate in getting the ST
cal at price which will enable it to
sell this years product at the low
figure established and will save the
farmers of Kansas thousands of dol
lars.
:, Goods Win Debate. - Arguing
against Philippine independence, the
coed debating team of Washburn col
lege, led by Flora Harrington of Kan.
sas City, Kas.. defeated the girls
team of the Kansas State Agricultural
College at Manhattan.
Mumps Stop Schoois-With five
of the seven teachers of the schools
at Fomoso ill with the mumps and
more than half the pupils confined
to their homes, the city schools have
| taken an enforced vacation The de
lay in the school work will be made
up at the end of the school term.
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Baseball Broke Both Jaws.-Hobal
Commack. Is years old, a student in
the Manhattan High school while
playing q practice game of baseball
was struck by a pitched ball Botf
Of his iawbones were broken