The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
HE HOLDS TWO KANSAS JOBS
Judge RupenthaI of Russell Has Re
Gently Been Elected Clerk of His
School District.

Judge John c. RupenthaI 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 a salary of $4,000 a
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 viii 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 a witness in
the case as well as one of the defend
ants and the trial judge, unless a spe-
ciaI Judge is appointed for the Occa-
sion. In the latter event it would be
an unnecessary expense to the county,
it is said. Several of the men who
have been unfavorable to Judge Rup-
enthaI in his political career are Sc
we're in their criticisms and not only
complain that he gives a 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. The judge is not
giving much consideration to the sug-
gestion that he resign one job or the
other.
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Kick of Horse Proves FataI.-Jacob
Ernest, 80 years old, farmer, died in
juries received when he was kicked
! by a horse
Pioneer 7<ansan Dfes-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 he had made his home with his
| daughter, Mrs Jeptha Ryan He was
/ 80 years old Burial viii take place
at Leavenworth-
! Wheat Fields Turn YeIicw.-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 Emporia
Earl Akers, state treasurer: J. T. Bot
kin, secretary of state, and President
Thomas w Butcher Of the state nor
mai school, were speakers
Killed Beneath Road RoIier.-HaIto
Oaks, 8 years old. was crushed to
death at Wichita when he fell beneath
a concrete road roIlar. The roller was
being towed behind a motor car and
the boy attempted to get on the
tongue.
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May Take Him Out OF War-The
state department in Washington is at
tempting to obtain the discharge from
the British army Of William Chilcutt
/ of lola. ChiIcutt, who is only II
years old, went to France with a snip
ment OF horses several months ago.
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Kicked by Horse; May Die.-Jacob
Ernest, a farmer living northwest Of
Atehison, was probably fatally injured
when kicked in the stomach BY a
| horse. He was taken to the Atchison
hospital and underwent a surgical
operation, but is In a critical condi-
ton
I Early Day Marshal DIes-Jgry WI
Hams, city marshal at Sali1a In pio.
4 1eer days, is dead there. He had been
i paralyzed and helpless for seven
years. He figured II the capture O.