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iu i.r: 1.1 Ah MMU. JiM 1 L-i. I rV rifO Fulton Independent Supplement. December 1 5, 1905 ANNUAL REPORT OF TOWNSHIP TREASURER. To the Township Board of Omige Township, in Bourbon County, Kan sas The undersigned.

w'n sh i Treasurer of Osage Township, makes report to you for, adjustment and settlement, for the year ending' the last Monday-, in October; I). 1905. as follows RECEIPTS. Balance on hand 6 86 From County TreiiHurcr 637 42 FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Of the City of Fulton.

Kansas, for Quarter Ending Dec. 15, 1903, Balance on hand last report 8 93 For License lax 7 00 Freel fine 10000 James Murphy fine 1000 Dennis Meach fine 2600 Charles Meach fine 20 00 Peter Payton fine "15 00 J. M. Arthur 3 00 Dog tax collection's 2 60 Pool Table licence 900 S3 No DISBURSEMENTS. 154 CC Goss ,6 66 155 Hill 36 00 156 Cloninger 4 157 Dail 4 Son 4 65 158 A Felter ,0 00 159 Goss 2 95 160 John Anderson 3 00 161 Henry Gump j.

jo 162 Cotter Brothers 3 45 163 Hill 25 00 164 Niles 17 70 166 Hil 29 62 Total 195 07 Balance la Treasury 4fi Tola 19553 A. W. Felter, City Treasurer. $644 28 3 00 9 40 Total No. DISBURSEMENTS.

1 Moss 2 Sheeler 3 EliasMorrell 4 Williams 5 Thos Bishard 6 Hinton 7 Musgrave 8 Alex Mason 40 25 95 00 25 Price's carry the May Manion No waiting until yon Bend for them. WEST LIBERTY. Wo re making the most of these sunny days while autumn speeds uwny, for soon we'll hardly venture out the livelong diiy. We tiro having so many light days it seems as though il might siill be October, and Old Winter 'hurry ing ulong to clothe the' eaith with snow, lock brooks and lakes in ico und pencil our noses, too. We.

are hoping tlii fine dry weather will continue till all our preparations are completed lor Christmas tide, for of course West Liberty will have one, and to say Miss Minnie Carter and Mrs. George Tiffany are planning the cxercies and practicing the little ones to sing, assures us that the program will be just right. Now that the men have finished husking corn and have their worn-out lingers about healed, they are in the right frame of mind to take purt i.n the ehoriisiind we hope everj' one will feel it their duty as well as privilege to help us. Mr. Abbey, of Fulton, attended our church Sunday'.

Grandma Trotter is feeling some better this week. Mrs. Cy Bishard, of Shiloh, visited her father, Squire Lowry, one day thin week. Sam Cox, of Maple Grove, visited his cousin, Fred, Saturday. (Mrs.

Shoefstall was shopping in Fort Scott one day last week and also visited her granddaughter, Miss Jessie Wamsley. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wood attended the funeral of a friend in Stotesbury last Friday.

Frank Wyatt was shopping in Fulton lal Saturday: Mrs. Moss is very sick this week. Miss Hattie Lower is visiting friends in Fort Scott this week. Mr. and Mrs.

Biggs, who have been visiting Mrs. Fay Taylor, have returned to their home in Montana. Miss Grace Hood was the guest of Miss Sadie Qox at Maple Grove Sunday. Gus Vodrey has been quite sick the past week. Mrs.

Amey, of Glendale, returned to her home after a pleasant visit of several days with her daughter, Mrs, John Hinton. Grandma Gunsaullus is much im proved this week. Chas. Wamsley was in Fort. Scott on business last Wednesday.

Elmer Stevens is recovering from a severe attack of la grippe. Mr. and Mrs. Wood visited their friends, Mr. and Mrs.

Johnson, in Vernon county, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. P. Trotter were shopping in Fort Scott Tuesday Rob Hood had business, at Maple-ton Saturday.

Foraker bill will bo passed by both houses of Congress at an early day. Considerable surprise has been expressed at the announcement of the Pennsylvania rail road that it will positively and 'entirely discontinue the issuance of free passes after the first of January, 1906, staling thai there will be but one exception of this rule and that in favor of the President of the United States, has-ing this exception on the fact that there is no legislation provision for the proteciion of (he President and that the road, through its management, must regard itself responsible for hispersonal safety in his progress over its lines, and, to this end, will always provide him with a private car. If all the roads of the country would announce a discontinuance of free pass tips to members of Con'gress, Judges, Legislators, clergymen and other dead heads and follow father the example of the Pennsylvania road in the discontinuance of rebates there would of course be no occasion for railroad rate legislation. The President and the Esch Townsend bill as the Senate bills that been presented, would de defeated in a most unexpected way. A bjll was presented on the first day of Congress appropriating sixteen and a half million of dollars ($16,500,000) for the continuance of the work on the Panama Canal and it will doubtless be passed hy both houses of Congress and received the signature of the President "before the adjournment, for the holidays.

A few Democrats have been predicting that they will compel the Republicans to go into a detailed iiivestiga-' tion and give an itemized account of all expenses at Isthmus of Panama, but a majority of'Congressand even a majority of the Democratsin Congress are oppoed to a debate at this time and to investigations that 'will interfere with the continuance of the work which it is now understood is for the first lime fairly under way. With regard so the Parcels Post bill the main objection tottas stated by Mr. Wannamaker when he was Postmaster General consists of in the five great express companies. The bill would greatly benefit the United Slates in that it would the Post Office Department a paying institution like the Patent Office, audit would enable every man, woman and child in the country'to wear better shoes, clothes and hats and in fact to have everything purchasable at less cost. The larger stores all over the country are in favor of the bill, but the smaller ones are opposed to it, and the express companies oppose it through their powerful representatives on the floor of the Senate and the little less powerful lobby on the outside.

9 Benedict 2 60 10 Williams 26 00 11 Williams 14 60 12 Hinton 9 50 13 Thos Bishard 4 00 14 Benedict 12 00 15 Alex Mason 4 00 16 Benedict 2 00 17 Frank Musgrave 4 00 18 A Feher "3 00 19 Williams 46 00 20 Thos 18 00 21 Hinton 39 00 22 Thos Bishard 19 00 23 Benedict 8 25 24 -Brown1 Lumber Co 3 84 25 Benedict 45 11 26 Lease 5 ,15 27 Orr 2 00 28 Frank Musgrave 2 00 29 Alex Mason 3 00 30 Taylor 45 31 Lease 1. 80 32 John Williams 24 00 33 hos Bishard 64 65 34 Thos Bishard 1 87 35 Bishard 7 00 36 Hinton 38 00 37 Hinton 45 00 38 Hinton 4 97 39 Fulton Lumber Co 68 50 40 Henry Gump 2 00 41 Dale Son 2 40 42 Barnesville Milling '3 00 43 Alex Mason 9 00 44 Benedict 9 00 45 Frank Musgrave 8 00 46 Win Butler 10 00 Balance on hand 33 39 Total 5644 28 OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. The fifty ninth Congress is at last in session. It is the Congress that was elected from thirteen to eight een in itiths ago. Neither the world nor the United Stales have stood pat since this Congress was elected.

"The times changes, and we change with them" but' this Congress was elected on promises, pledges and platforms that are now at least in a measure, old, but assuming that it is measiireably up to dale the legislations which this Congress was elected to pass has been compel led to wait more than thirteen months for its initiation. Yesler da' across the seas in the country from which our language, laws and institutions have been in part derived, I ho Government under Mr Balf our resigned und in less than a week a new Government under Sir Campbell Bannermann will bo formed and in operation. There is no doubt but that a Government by cabinet as in England and France, has great advantages in mobility and adaptability over a Government like ours. Those who have followed during the longsummerand Full the unusually voluminous discussions relating to proposed railroad rale legislation are surprised now that Congress has assembled to see the question so near apparently to a harmonious conclusion. The President in his message to Congress is to all appearances by no means so rigid and rock bound in his views ns his journalistic friends had represented him to be.

His message is an indication that he will accept with thanks any bill that may approximate his views with reference to federal control and the general concensus of Congress ional opinion is to the effect that a compromise measure, something between the Escb Townscnd and the STATE OF KANSAS,) Bourbon County. ss. MARRIED. Case-Hall By Rev. Dr.

Porter, of I do solemnly swear, that the with in and foregoing account and vouch ers therewith are in all respects a full and true account of all the moneys received by me during the full period of the year ending the last Monday in October, A. D. 1905, and for the full time for which I should make such statement, and of the amounts thereof expended, and the manner in which they were expended. So he me God. Signed, Alex Mason, Township Treasurer.

Subscribed and sworn 10 before me. this 30th day of October, A. D. 1905. R.

F. Bknedict. Township Trustee. Go to Price's to get good cheap Stockings. Buy a Christmas bonnet while5 they are cheap, at Ella Morgan's.

Price's have Black Silk 36 inches wide for tl 00 and $1 35 per yard. Don't forget the Basket Ball game on Saturday night Dec, 16, between Hume Fulton. Fort Scott, at his home, on Tuesday morning, 12th Mr. no. R.

Case, of Fort Seott, and Miss Ethel Hall, of Fulton. Ella Morgan has caps, hats, ribbon, bat pins etc, for sale. Give her a call. I.