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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-22
Published in The Topeka State Journal
March %. 1917
UOITSE Bill, NO. $40.

HOUSE BILL NO. $50.
AN ACT providing for the acceptance by
the state of Kansas of the provisions and
benefits of an act passed by the Senate
United States OF America in Congress
semb1ed entitled: IAN act to provide for
the promotion of vocational education /.
to provide for cooperation with the states
agriculture and the trades and indus
tries: to provide for cooperation with the
states in the preparation of teachers of
vocational subjects; and to appropriate
proved February "a. 1917: and authoriz-
ing the State BOARD of Education TO CO.
operate with the Federal Board of voca-
t.ona1 Education.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section l. The state of Kansas does
hereby accept the provisions and benefits
of an act passed by the Senate and House
America in Congress assembled entitled
IAN act to provide for the promotion of
vocational education: to provide for co.
operation with the states In the promotion
of such education in agriculture and the
trades and industries. to provide for CO.
operation with the states in the prepara-
ton OF teachers of vocational subjects: and
to appropriate money and regulate its ex-
and will observe and comply with all the
requirements Of said act.
Sec. 2 The State Board of Education
is hereby designated as the state board
toned In section of this act, and Is here
by charged with the duty and RESPONSE
bflity Of cooperating with the Federal
Board for Vocational Education in the adj
power necessary for such administration
and cooperation.
See B. The State Board of Education is
hereby authorized to cooperate with local
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uOrSE RuI, NO 6s5

AN ACT relating to schools and boards of
education in cities of the first and second
class. amending section 9065 of the Cen
eral Statutes of Kansas for 1915, and re-
pealing original section 9065
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Section l. That section 9065 of the Gen
eral Statutes of Kansas for 1919 be amend
ed to read as follows: Sec. 9065. That in
each city of the first and second class, eS-
cept those cities having population, of
more than $4,000 and less than 10000 by
the United States census of 1910, there shall
be a board of education. which shall con-
stitute body corporate and polite pos
sessiDg the usual powers of public cor
orations consisting of six members, to be
nominated and elected by the qualified vot-
ers of the city at large, three OF whom
shall be elected at the general city election
held in April of each odd numbered year;
four years, and until their successors are
duly elected and qualified, and said term
OF office Shall begin on the first MONDAY n
vfded, that at the election in the oSganlza-
ton of any city of the second class'as pro-
vided by law, three members OF the board
of education shall be elected whose term
of office shall expire ON the first Monday
in August in the first odd numbered year
succeeding their election and three members
of said board shall be elected who shall
hold their office until the first Monday IN
succeeding their election. The members of
said board of education SO elected shall
qualify within ten days after their election
by filing their oaths of office with the city
clerk, and upon qualifying. said board OF
education elected snail organize DN the
election of a president and vice president
from it's members and a clerk which off
GERS shall serve until the first Monday in
the month of August following, and upon
the qualification of said board of educa-
ton. the powers of the preceding school
district officers shall cease. provided fur
Their that member of the board of edu
cation shall be a city commission or mem-
Der of the city council. and city COM
missioner or member of the city council
shall be a member of the board of educa
ton. The territory attached to cities of the
first and second class shall constitute a
part of such city for the purposes of this
act.
Sec. 3 That said original section 9065
of the General Statutes of Kansas for 1915
and all other acts and parts OF actsS in
conflict herewith, be and the same are
hereby repealed
See 8. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publica-
ton in the official state paper.
I hereby certify that the above Bill origi-
mated in the House, and passed that body
$500 A. NJ. KEENE.
Speaker of the House.
CLARENCE w. MILLER,
Chief Clerk of the House
Passed the Senate March S, 1917,
W. " MORGAN,
President of the Senate.
L. D. GEORGE,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March L. 1917,
ARTHUR CAPPER. Governor.
State of Kansas.
Office of Secretary of State
I. J. 7. BOTKIN. Secretary of State of
/ the above and foregoing is correct copy
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UNDERTAKING

{. NJ PENvELL. funeral director and
embalmer. First class service 50S-5fU
Quincy st. Telephone 192.
q HAWLEY CO., undertakers, EN-
balmfng. lis E. It Sth Ave. Phone 2SI-
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LEGAL.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1893.

Published in The Topeka State Journal
March %, 1911
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LEGAL

-~-o---~---S----~--
amendments thereto, and chapter 272 of the
Laws of 1911 shall apply to any rural high
school district formed in such county in
accordance with the provisions of chapter
81 of the Laws of 1915 and acts amenda-
tory thereof or in accordance with this act,
in the same manner as is provided for
sch Dol districts and cities; provided that
the rural high-school board may levy
tax as provided in section ! OF TINS act
plement the amount which may be ap-
portioned to said rural high school dis
trict from the county highs school fund
Sec. O. In any county in which chapter
s97 of the Laws of 1905, with amendments
thereto. shall be in force at the time when
this act takes effect, if the county super
intendent of public instruction shall have
certified to the county clerk and the coun-
chapter 1888 of the Laws of 1907, the amount
necessary for the maintenance of any rural
high school in any rural hfgh-school dis
trict; and if the pro rata part OF the gen
eral high school fund apportoned to such
rural high school district, levied and col
lected as provided in said chapter 1917 of
the Laws of 1905, with amendments there
to, shall not have been paid over by the
county treasurer to the treasurer of such
this act takes effect, it is hereby made the
duty of said county treasurer to pay over
abo pro fn rata "a Phe of any rural
high-school district for the use and benefit
of which it was levied ed and 90. collected; as as
1905 and amendments thereto.
Sec. 10. Township high schools hereto
fore established under the provisions of
or chapter PTS of the Session Laws of 1913
shall hereafter be governed by the laws
relating to rural high-school districts
Sec. IL. Sections 9347, 934S, 1919 1851
1852. 1854, and 1855 of the General Statutes
i of 1915 the same being sections l. "a, 3:
the Session Laws of 1915, and sections
1858 and $3.50 of the General Statutes of
! 1913, are hereby repealed.
See u. This act shall take effect and
/ be in force from and after its publication
in the official state paper.
I hereby certify that the above Bill orlg1-
mated in the House, and passed that body
February II. 1917,
! A. NJ KEENE,
| l. Speaker of the House.
CLARENCE w. MILLER.
| Passed the Senate March 8, 1917,
| w. Y MORGAN.
E. d. GEORGE
! Secretary Of the Senate.
! Approved March Is. 1917.
| ARTHUR CAPPER. Governor.
| State of Kansas
| Office of Secretary of State.
! /. J. T. BOTKIN. Secretary of State OF
the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
! that the above and foregoing is correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
/ file in my office.
hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed my official seal.
/ [SeaLl this 10th day of March,
i 1917.
J. T. BOTKIN,
Secretary of State.
! By E. A. CORNELL,
I Asst. Secretary of State.
| TPublished in The Topeka State Journal,
| March d, 1871
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Case No 2s24O.-
on Alias Execution.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
In the District Court of Shawnee County,
State of Kansas.
Frank o. Hamm, Plaintiff.
Jennie Hamm, Defendant.
By virtue of an order of an Alias Exc
cution to me. out of said District Court
in the above entitled action. 1 will. on
Saturday. the 18th day of April, A. D. 1917,
east front door of the Court House in the
City of Topeka, in the County of Shawnee
I'm the State of Kansas offer at public
sale, and sell to the highest and best bid
der, for cash in hand, all the following
described real estate, to witt;
Lots numbered five hundred ninety nine
$500 and six hundred one (601) on Van
Buren, Street in Orchard Place Addition
in the County of Shawnee in the State of
The above described real estate is taken
as the property OF said defendant, and is
directed by said alias execution to be sold,
and will be sold without appraisement, to
satisfy said alias execution eg1Idg Ap1,,rp
Sheriff of Shawnee County, Kansas.
J w. NEWELL, Attorney.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal, Thursday. March Is, 1911
state of Kansas, Shawnee County, SIS.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mary Eliz-
abeth Price, deceased, late OF Shawnee
County, Kansas.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th
day of March, A D. 1917. the undersigned
was. by the Probate Court of Shawnee
County, Kansas. duly appointed Executor
of the estate Of Mary Elizabeth Price late
of Shawnee County, deceased. All parties
interested in said estate will take notice
and govern themselves accordingly.
H. A. OFT. Executor
First published in The Topeka State
Journal, Thursday, March %, 1911
State of Kansas. Shawnee County S.
In the Matter of the Estate of SCHUYLER
e. Petit, deceased, late OF Shawnee Coun-
~, Kansas.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th
lay of March, A. D. 1917. the undersigned
was. by the Probate Court of Shawnee
County. Kansas. duly appointed Admins
traitor of the estate of Schuyler c. Petit
late of Shawnee County. deceased. All
parties interested in said estate will take
notice and govern themselves accordingly.
ADA Il. PETIT, Administrator.
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First published in The Topeka tate
Journal Wednesday. Feb. 2S, 1911
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Mayors Office, Oakland Kansas

February 81. 1917.
!, +. A. Brigham. mayor of the city of
Oakland; Shawnee county, Kansas, do here
by proclaim, give notice and make known
that the regular city election in the city
of Oakland. will be held on Monday April
End. 1917. for the purpose of electing the
following officers. to wit:
Mayor
Police judge.
Five councillors.
Said election will be held and conducted
under the general election laws of the
State OF Kansas.
The polls will be opened at eight (s)
o'clock "A. IN of said day, and will be
closed at six 90 o'clock p. IN. of said
day.
The voting place will be the east room
on the first floor In the odd Fellows hall
building in said city of Oakland
The following electors are designated
as judges at said election. viz: Robert S.
Clingan, o. NJ. Keats and Robert Keene
In witness whereof. l have hereunto set
my hand and the official seal of the City
of Oakland. Kansas. this 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1917.
f. A BRIGHAM. Mayor.
[Seall
Attest: II. A. LEPPED. City Clerk.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal, Thursday, March S. 1871
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LEGAL.



First Published in The Topeka State
Journal, Thursday. March 10. 1911
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Case No 30JO7
Sheriffs Sale Notice-(On Execution)
SHERIFF'S SALE
In the District Court of Shawnee County
State of Kansas.
Lizzie Doe1, Plaintiff
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Ground Plan and Yard Layout.

shelter shed on the south. The shelter
shed is inclosed on three sides and the
two silos close up the front opening
about 35 or 40 feet. Altogether, the two
barns, sheds ana inclosed barnyard oc-
cupy q space so by 1876 feet.
One barn Is arranged for horses and
the other barn is for cows, the patio In
the center being used as an exercising
space for both. 1t Is a fact that in use,
the cows occupy this center space a
good deal of the time. In fact, dairy
men have discovered that cows may
be cared for just as well In a shelter
shed and that they are better Off be-
of the freedom. exercise and
fresh air.
When beef cattle are kept instead OF
dairy cows, the plan works out just rs
well. The cows are stood In the stable
at night and left until after milking
time In the morning, while beef cattle
are stood in the stable just long
enough to eat their silage and grain.
All roaghage would be fed from the
racks In the shelter shed.
Both silos and oil the feed alleys are
connected by means of an overhead
track, and a feed carrier runs every.
where. SO that any kind Of fodder or
grain from the silos or feed rooms may
be taken directly to any stall or any
feed rack In the shelter shed.
One important feature is the water
trough In the center of the open shell
ter shed, accessible to either horses or
cattle. Because there is more or less
dampness around the water trough,
drainage must be provided to carry
away the surplus.
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tion which best meets the Coalitions
mentioned. the next consideration Is
the arrangement of buildings WITHIN
the group. As a general rule, the
farmer likes to have his buildings SO
arranged that 1t Is possible to see all
OF them from the house. This arrange
ment undoubtedly has its advantages
especially back and forth between d
house and the stables, 1t Is an advan-
tage to locate these buildings as near
the house as possible without setting
up difficulties due to the transmission
Of disagreeable odors or difficulties IN
moving machines and vehicles through
the farmyard. When the stables are
fairly close to the house 1t Is possible
to quickly hear any disturbance among
the stock.
Drainage affects the arrangement or
buildings since In order to obtain salts
factory drainage each building must
be placed where the soil conditions
and lay of the land are best suited for
the purpose. The passage Of sunlight
must not be Distracted. Sunlight Is
the best disease preventer the farmer
a obtain and his buildings must be
arranged and placed to take advantage
OF 1t. Another influence is the condi-
ton on which insurance rates are es-
tablished. OF course, the same condi-
lions which reduce insurance rates in
crease the safety of the farmer.
The buildings which are entered
most frequently should be closer to the
house than those which are not so fire.
quently entered. For instance, the Inn
plement shed need not be as close to
the house as the dairy, provided 1t Is
located in the direction which will be
taken in drawing the Implements to
the Geld. The granary should be
handy to the stables and provided with
q paved driveway connected with the
highway either directly or by way of
the house. Perhaps the greatest
amount Of labor In the farm group CEN
tiers around the general barn and, there
fore, the smaller buildings should be
placed after this more important struc-
ture has been given consideration.
Some farmers use a combination Of
barns to house their live stock. The OBJ
ject is probably to definitely separate
the horses from the cows more than
anything else. The Illustrations show
a perspective view and plan of a two
barn combination. The barns are in
tended to be built. on the north and
south line, with the open side Of the
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Perhaps there is not enough atten-
ton paid to the arrangement of farm
buildings with respect to one another.
The subject Of interior arrangement
of barns has been given a great deal
of consideration during recent years,
and some very gratifying results have
been obtained. The development Of
barn planning has gone hand in hand
with the rapid development of farm
building equipment. The aim of the
entire movement has been to provide
increased facilities for handling the
work and at the same time improve the
conditions under which live stock are
housed. OF couxse, the result must in
every case take into account the profit
made by the farmer.
While developments are still to be
expected In barn planning, there is
also the urgent need Of careful plan
ming of the farm itself. Time saved
i'm the buildings should not be wasted
between buildings. The answer is not,
however, to crowd the buildings as
closely together as possible. There are
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several influences which effect the
placing of the different buildings with
respect to one another. These influ-
ences primarily determine the relative
position Of the buildings and second
arily determine the distance which
they should be apart as well as their
distance from the house.
In the first place, the position of the
group of the buildings as q whole is de-
pendent upon the location of highways,
the topography of the land and method
of farming the land. The buildings
should be as handy to the highway as
possible. since the entrance lane should
be paved with some material which
will prevent its becoming impossible in
case OF heavy rains. The longer this
lane Is, Of course, the more it will cost
to pave it.
The buildings should, however, be
far enough from the highway so that
dust will not be annoying. The topog-
raphy Of the land has Its influence be-
cause of the fact that 1t Will effect the
cuSC Will Which, OuiiuiuSS may VIC
erected, especially as regards their
foundations; 1t may cause a poor ar
rangement Of buildings because of dif-
ficulties existing at positions where
buildings really belong especially due
to drainage and 1t may necessitate
heavy hauls in getting the produce into
the storage structure from the fields.
The method of farming the land refers
to the relation In position Of the titled
part Of the form to the central group
or buildings. The position OF the
group should be such That the haul
from MI OF the producing field will
sum up to a minimum, taking into ac-
count the ldiflculty Of the haul as well
as the distance. A further influence In
this connection Is the direction Of pre-
yailing winds. The house and Its sur
rounding buildings should be so To-
Gated that under ordinary conditions
the wind win carry disagreeable
odors. such as those given or by GER
tain Of the fertilizers. away from their
position. Conditions effecting the po-
sitlon OF the group win doubtless con-
flict In many cases. and the farmer
must then determine which Of the con-
aicting coalitions should be given the
Having located the group at q posi-
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David Law was watering his horse,
grooming the animal meanwhile with
a burlap cloth. 1t was a beautiful
blood-bay mare, and rs the woman
looked it lifted its head, then with
wet, trembling muzzle caressed Its
owners cheek. Undoubtedly this at
tention was meant for a kiss, and was
as daintily conferred as any woman's
favor. 1t brought a reward In q lump
of sugar.
"Good morning." said Mrs. Austin.
Law lifted his hat in a graceful sa-
lutte as he approached around the edge
of the pool, his spurs jlngling musical
ly. The mare followed.
"You have a fine horse there"
"Yes'm. Her and me get along all
right. 1 hope we didn't wake you,
ma'am."
"No. I was too tired to sleep we'll"
"Of course. l heard you stirring
about during the night" Law paused,
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and the mare, with sharp ears cooked
forward, looked over his shoulder in
quisitiyely. "Tell the lady good morn
ing, Bessie Belle" he directed. The
animal flung Its head high, then
stepped forward and, stretching its
neck, shifted doubtfully at the visitor.
"What a graceful bowl" Mrs. Aus
tin laughed. "You taught her that, ]
presume"
aYcs'm! Shed never been TO school
when l got her; she was plumb igno-
rant. But she's got all the airs of a
fine lady now. Sometimes / go with
out sugar, but Bessie Belle never
does"
"And you with q sweet TOOTH"
The Ranger smiled pleasantly.
"She's rs easy as q rockin' chair.
We're kind Of s~weethearts. Amt we,
kidd" Again Bessie Belle tossed her
head high. That's YES with the re-
verse English" the speaker explained.
lie would not permit her to help with
the breakfast, so she lay back watch
ing her host, whose personality, now
that she saw him by daylight, had be-
gun to challenge her interest. Phys
icaIly Law was Of an admirable make
considerably over six feet in height,
with wide shoulders and lean, strong
limbs. Although his face was schooled
to mask all but the keenest emotions,
pair OF blue-gray. meditative eyes,
Nth m u.hfp,otcol % chfou of rr.tct,uo~
half-shut when he talked, relieved a
c~ountenance that otherwise would
have been a triie grim and somber.
The nose was prominent and boldly
arched, the mouth was thin-lipped and
mobile. In his face there was nothing
animal In y bad sense. Certainly it
showed no grossness. The man, de-
spite his careless use of the plains ver-
n~acular, seemed to be rather above
the average in education and intellI-
gence. On the whole, she rather re-
sented the good impression Law mad
made upon her. for on general prin-
ciples she chose to dislike and distrust
men. Rising. she walked painfully to
the pond and made a leisurely toilet.
Breakfast was ready when she re-
turned, and once more the man sat
upon his heels and smoked while she
ate. After a while she remarked: "Tm
glad to see a Ranger In this country.
There has been a lot OF stealing down
U way. and the association men can't
seem to stop 1t. Perhaps you can"
'sThe Rangers have q reputation In
that line" he admitted. But there IS
stealing all up and down the border,
since the war"
The ranehers have organized. They
have formed a sort Of vigilance COM
mittee In each town, and tnlk Of using
bloodhounds." I
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The Usual wav.

A short time ago an eminent ensf-
neering firm In Philadelphia had occa-
sion to send one Of Its promising
young hopefuls to Washington. As he
was sent hastily and was detained
longer than he expected he found that
he simply had to have q clean shirt.
Buying a classy" one, he charged it
to the firm. On his return to town he
satd to a Of his fellow workers:
See this shirtf ! bought It on the
hrm." "You didf" said the other.
"And did you put II down as sshortsr"
AN. no. boys" mid ne II ate ik.r=Nv.
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