Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27
HE HOLDS TWO KANSAS JOBS
Judge RupenthaI of Russell Has Re-
Gently Been Elected CLERK of His
School District.

Judge John C. Rupenthal and his
friends in Russell county are amused
because the judges political foes are
becoming exercised over the fact that
he is holding two jobs, judge of the
Twenty-third Judicial District for
which he draws salary OF $500
year, and clerk of the school district
of which Russell is a part, for which
he receives the good wishes or the
criticism of the patrons Of the schools
He was elected clerk of the school dis
trict at a recent election.
The men who enter the complaint
are afraid the school district will have
an occasion to sue someone or will be
sued and in either event the case
would come before the Judge, who in
all probability would be witness in
the case as well as one Of the defend
ants and the trial judge, unless a spe-
cial judge is appointed for the occa-
sion. In the latter event 1t would De
an unnecessary expense to the county,
it is said. Several of the men who
have been unfavorable to Judge Rup-
enthal in his political career are Sc
we're in their criticisms and not only
complain that he gives part OF his
time as Judge to attending to the du-
ties of clerk Of the school district, but
that he devotes considerable time to
editorial work for several Western
Kansas weekly newspapers, among
which is the Luray Herald, in which
he had a couple of columns OF spicy
paragraphs each week for several
years. The judges paragraphs are
widely quoted and are regarded as
mighty good reading all over the west
ern part of the state. TIE judge is not
giving much consideration to the sug-
gestion that he resign one job or the
other.
Kick of Horse Proves Fatal.-Jacob
Ernest, SO years old, farmer, died in
the Atchison hospital recently from in
juries received when he was kicked
by horse.
Pioneer Kansan Dies,-E. T. Carr,
who erected many of the early build
ings in Fort Leavenworth, the state
prison of Lansing, state insane asy-
lum and capitol building at Topeka,
the reformatory at Hutchinson and
the Kansas State Agricultural college,
died recently in Los Angeles, Cal,
where In had made his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Jeptha Ryan. He was
30 years old. Burial will take place
at Leavenworth.
Wheat Fields Turn YelIow.-Reports
received by an Atchison grain dealer
indicate considerable damage to wheat
along the Central branch. At several
points the fields are becoming yellow
in spots without apparent reason in
this vicinity. Chinch bugs are doing
some damage.
County Treasurers Meet.-Fifty
members of the Kansas County Treas
urers' Association were in Emporis
: for their annual two-day convention
E Earl Akers, state treasurer; J. T. Bot
3 kin, secretary of state, and Presiden
K Thomas w. Butcher of the state nor
NAL school, were speakers.
r Killed Beneath Road Roller.-Halt'
J. Oaks, s years old, was crushed t.
s death at Wichita when he fell beneath
d a concrete road rollar. The roller wa
Il being towed behind motor car an,
/ the boy attempted to get on tn
: tongue.
It X
May Take Him Out of War.-Th
state department in Washington is a
k tempting to obtain the discharge fror
d the British army of William Chilcut
e of lola Chilcutt, who is only
y years old, went to France with shil