The Parsons Independent from Parsons, Kansas • 1

irr A PARSONS, LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1894. NUMBER 21. VOLUME V. LAHKTTK CITY TOl'EKA LETTER. 1890, for $500, for bonds from school wagons, now on barges, mainly It is alright for protectionests to send special train loads to GO TO THE BODWELL IMPLEMENT GO.

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12. in Lotran county. The total amount thus received was $1,650, which was paid by the United States savings bank of this city to N. D. Mc-Ginley.

The warrants upon the state treasurer were all drawn in favor of McGinley as agent. Mr. Gaines and Mr. Little found a record of the warrants above mentioned, but found no record of any such bonds having been purchased. The books in Superintendent Gaines office showed no record of any transaction, and he says it was an utter im possibility to detect any crookedness by the records of the meetings of the commissioners.

On August 5, 1892, the treasurer's books show that Geo. W. Winans deposited in that office $650, "on account of funds erroneously drawn from the permanent school fund." On December 7, 1892, the books showed a deposit of $1,000 by Mr. Winans, and for the same purpose. These two deposits make up the to tal of the amount drawn by the three orders, which were signed by Attorney General Kellogg, Superintendent Winans and Secretary of State Hig- gins.

Messrs Little and Gaines asked County Attorney Safford to at once begin prosecution and issue warrants for the arrest of the three ex-officials, Winans, Kellogg and Higgins. This was not done, as the county attorney gleefully informed them that the stat ute of limitation would prevent a criminal action. There is no denying that Winans is guilty, but by the lapse of time he cannot be prosecuted, and the Republicans continue their howl about redeeming the state to the party of "honesty and patriotism" just the same. By referring back a little you will see that as early as August St 1892, Mr. Winans became fearful lest the Populists would get into power and put back $650.

And on December 7, a very short time before the offices were turned over to the Populists, he put back the other $1,000. There can be no question but it was the intent to steal this amount outright and the election of the Populist officers was all that saved it. To say the least he stole the interest on $1,650 for two years and should be made to pay it back at once. Oh, party of patriotism with a big A great many Populists seem to be laboring under the wrong impression that Secretary of Agriculture Coburn is a Populist. He is a Republican of very rank type.

Hon. M. W. Cobun, representative from Barton county, is a Populist, and the two names being so nearly alike has led to this errone ous conclusion. Insurance Commissioner Snyder fil ed suit last week against thirteen New York insurance companies to recover $49,000 reciprocal tax due the state, and the chances are good for the re covery of this amount, which, under Republican rule was lost.

J. M. P. LABETTE COUNTY TEACHER'S ASSO CIATION. The fourth regular meeting of the Labette Caunty Teacher's Association convened in the M.

E. Church at Altamont on the 21st inst. About forty-five teachers were present and responded to roll call by quotations from John Greenleaf Whittier and Henry David Thoreau. The excellent music was furnished by the Altamont quartette. Applied Psychology was taken up by W.H.Connor and discussed in an able manner, followed by Professors Hanna, Lovett, McDaniels and others.

Mrs. Hattie Ham read a very interesting and able production upon the masterpieces of John Greenleaf Whittier. The lady portrayed the beloved poet from.ithe cradle to the grave. Miss Alice Francisco read a paper upon the the masterpieces of Henry David Thoreau which did credit to the young lady. Lula Huss recited Widow Bedott's Courtship which was appreciated by all.

We then repaired to the homes of the citizens and partook of the feast prepared in honor of our coming. Afternoon Miss Jennie Von Trebra read a paper upon Our State Institutions. The lady showed the great advancement of our state institutions from the.foundingto the present time. The declamatory contestants were Alta Moore, Walton township, and Maud Greer of Altamont. The contestants acquitted themselves in an able manner and both were awarded prizes.

The news report'was read by I. S. Boyer which was very interesting and entertaining to say the least. Miss Anna Cottom read a paper upon The Benefits of the County Normal to the Public Schools. The young lady handled the subject in a very able manner and proved the great and lasting benefit of the county normal to the public schools.

After miscellaneous business the following resolutions were read and adopted: We, the teachers of Labette county Resolve, That at the close of our work we will lay better plans and endeavor to do better work the present year, and that we carry the inspiration from here and not wait for county normal. Resolved, That we extend our cordial thanks to Mr. Harrington for his kind effort in making this a pleasant meeting, also, Resolved, That we extend our hearty thanks to the citizens of Altamont for the kind reception in their pleasant homes. W. M.

Calhoun, Jennie McCutcheon, Anna. Burns, Committee, We adjourned to meet the last Thursday of the county normal at Oswego. We all went home feeling that we had been greatly benefitted, and thankful we bad been present. Teacher, BY I. HEAKDSO.

Corn planting done; cultivating begun. J. II. Karns made a business trip to Iola last week. Mrs.

Hall returned from Pennsylvania Sunday morning, whither she went with the remains of her brother. Kev. Moore preached at the Baptist church Saturday night and Sunday morning and evening. Mr. T.

L. Scott reports that the chinch bugs are injuring his wheat. The cemetery company made a re cord of lot owners and interments and graded and leveled the street in front of the yard last week. John and Wiley Potter left for Southwest City, with another bunch of horses recently. Judging from the activity our horsebuyers are displaying some one is making money in the operation.

It is not the man that raises them, however. The ventilation at this place was rather vigorous for awhile one evening last week, but happily no damage Mas done, save destroying a few trees and overturning an oflice or two. Elmer McClain and his best girl were taking in the sights of Oswego and vicinity last Sunday. Don't forget that Mrs. Best is to lec ture here on May 5, and give her a good hearing.

The Good Templers had their regu lar election of officers last Tuesday night, but as 3-et we have not heard upon whom the honors fell. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Woods, on last Sunday, April 22, a fullblooded calamity howler of regulation size and voting varietj-. ho'll be the next? Let it be of the same kind.

Owing to the discouraging prospect for a whisker crop on the countenances of our young bloods, J. E. Jackson, our tonsorial artist, has decided to remove to greener fields. We understand he has secured a position at Neodesha, and will move there at once. The regular quarterly meeting of the townshib board of Liberty town ship will be held at Labette 011 the last Monday in April.

Those interest ed take notice. About a dozen or fifteen of the old mossback "Stand uns" met at the school house last Saturday afternoon to select delegates to the convention at Oswego. We were not present, but suppose they "pointed with pride" to their silver plank of 1892 and their gold bug financial policj' as exempli fied by the manner in which Grover's will was done by them, "even in the gular session as it was in the spec ial one." Please bear in mind that it was largely through the aid of the republicans that His Fatness was en abled to remove the last barrier to the issue of bonds and the establishment of the gold standard. Examine the record of thei" vctes on financial questions and decide if 3-011 can which of the twins is the most pliant tool of the shylock. Yes, Dicky, you may now tell your readers that Hudson is really a sure enough lawyer, and that he has actually secured the acquittal of forty men charged with the gravest crime in the plutocratic calender.

Viz: that of being out of work and really seeking honest emplo3'ment. The G. O. P. is a great friend of the laboring man so long as he is at work, and like aA'Oiing crow dutifully swallows any kind of a mess they are a mind to give him, and whoop-'er-up for our man.

But let him get out of work because of their vicious legislation, or decide that a change in his political hash would improve his finance and he at once becomes a worthless, undeserving, anarchistic, repudiating dead. beat. How long! Lord, will men continue to be fooled b' such chaff as the tariff and caress the hand that spurns them? Oh, for more Jeff Hudsons and Annie L. Diggses. A LED A VAPOKINGS.

BY THCXDERBOLT, The prospect for wheat and oats now is ver3 favorable. Revival still continues. Register of Deeds H. II. Graue spent Sunday with his amily at this place.

Mrs. V. Holten is visiting her parents this week. Miss Claudia Graue visited the home folks last week. Hon.

F. H. Atchinson, of Oswego, passed through our city Wednesday en route for Sedan. Orris Keller and Chas. McCarty visited Coffeyville Tuesday of this week.

The special train of the I. O. O. bound for Independence, passed through our city Thursday morning loaded with I. O.

O. and James Nevins went over on the special train to attend the anniversary of the Odd Fellows. E. S. Bessey, attorney at law of Coffeyville, visited the country first of this week.

We understand Elmer will soon open an office in Claremore, Indian Territory. Our best wishes for his future success go with him. Only three of our applicants for common school diplomas succeeded in making the required average, they being Earles Brown, Stella Lewman and Hattie Opdyke, The commencement exercises will be held May 17. All are cordially invited. Miss Anna Burns returned home Wednesda3' after a pleasant visit with friends in Altamont and Owego.

It Does Sometimes. Mr. Uptown Is there anything the matter with Westside's hearing? I spoke to him the other day and. ha didn't seem to hear what I said. Mr.

Downtown I don't really know that there is anything' the matter with his hearing. I heard that ho was over his ears in debt; but I don't know why that should affect his hear ing. Texas Sittings. Very Easily Explained. Mrs.

Rocks Mary Ann, these balusters seem always dusty. I was at Mrs. Prim's to-day, and her stair-rails are clean and as smooth as glass. Servant Yis, mum. She has t'rea little boys.

Spare Momenta. on if estumtdmg, tired, hungry and footsore, on and on, with a courage that demands recogni tion as a steadiastness of purpose such as is seldom seen. Contingents of the army have sprung up everywhere, until now in the aggregate it numbers thousands and continues to in crease, rom -aiiiorma, j-i -a sachusetts, Montana, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and even Oklahoma, they come with one united pur- 41 pose to can on congress at whatever cost an unprecedented uprising of a desperate people made bold by the presence of de termined leaders.r These men were made desper ate by the persistent refusal of the people's congress to recog nize the people's voice, or to apply a successful remedy to help the unemployed. The contagious spirit has been fostered by an ever ready congressional eagerness to bend the knee of servitude to and answer the demands only of Wall street and the capitalists. Wall street never make a plea that goes un noticed and seldom one that is refused.

Legislation is her's to command and congress sits in mighty dignity and waits until the golden cord i pulled. It has seemed easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for the unemployed to find hope or haven within the walls of the capitol. There is no doubt that Coxey's army will accomplish something. It will start congress to thinking and much good may yet result. Back of the movement are the honest unemployed that congress has refused to recognize in the past.

It will be a strong appeal to congress to legislate lor others than the rich, to keep down the bonded indebtedness of the coun try to restrict immigration and to give the people better roads. Its great result, if result there be, will be to compel congress and the president to give an ear to those who need legislation the most; to those to whom it means not greater profits, more but work, rood, clothing, -nay, very existence. ALL AROUSD ALTAMONT. BY GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER. Prof.

Harrington has ten pupils who made the requisite grades in the coun ty examination. This speaks well tor the work done in A or 8th grade. rof Bottorff of Mound Valley has secured a class here in music this summer and has we are informed a class at Edna also. The pupils speak well of the Professor as a teacher. Cal Baldwin of Oswego was on our streets this week.

Candidates can be seen here almost daily. Miss Sadie Vawter who taught Rose- dale school the past winter has enrolled as a pupil in the county high school. Prof, I. S. Boyer was in attendance at the teacher's association on the2lst and forming new acguaintances in this part of the county.

Mr. Martin has taken charge of the Walters confectionary and is setting up the cigars to the boys. We wish him success. Harrv Mills we are informed has ac cepted a position on the' editorial staff of the Missouri World at tjnimcotne, Mo. The citizens of Altamont are ready to confer with some wide-awake editor who wishes a good location to start a spicy news sheet.

Mr. George 'Browning made his bi weekly visit to Parsons today. The iudges in the high school debate have reconsidered their decision and granted both medals to the negative, S. L. McClellan and Frank Newman.

Rev. T. M. Cooper delivered an inter esting sermon at the Baptist church last Wednesday evening. The Christian church here has called Elder Cozat as pastor for one fourth time.

Rev. Cozat is an eloquent speaker and we believe will please the entire church and people. Mr. Charles Baker and Miss Birdie Huff were elected delegates to represent the B. Y.

P.N. at the semi-annual rally to be held at Parsons May 9 and 10: Mr. M. A. Robinson Labette town ship trustee was doing business in Altamont this week.

Mr. F. T. Dienst the hustler of La bette was shaking hands with the boys this week and says he is not a candidate for any office. J.

B. Payne was doing business with the blacksmiths here the other day and informed us that fruits and crops in his part were promising. John Hyatt has moved onto the Doughman farm south of town and reports favorably. Kansas City capital is looking for investment in Altamont as a banking location, also residence property. Altamont latch string i i the outside to all good people with or without capital.

Prof. Harrington will spend the closing day with his school picnicing on the Labette creek or Neosho river. A Mr. Karney of Parsons has rented and moved into the Co. vacant house in the north part of town.

Poultry Market. Furnished by W. T. Combs Co. Hens, per lb 5c Roosters, per lb 2c Ducks, per lb 4c Geese, per lb 4c Turkeys, per 3c5c The 1st district Republican congres sional convention met at Valley Falls April 18 and endorsed E.

N. Morrill for governor and Frank L. Brown for secretary of state; after which Case Croderick was renominated for con gressman. The convention then passed the Minneapolis resolution on the money question, recognizing gold, silver and paper for money with such restrictions, as at all times will maintain the parity, etc of the two metals. To this is added "and we mean all we say." No doubt all the Republicans in the state will hail with joy the glad tidings that this money resolution is not simply buncombe.

The convention also condemned the Cleveland administration for its bold attempt to inaugurate a British finan-nancial policy on American soil. But as the Capital has been all along en dorsing this policy it evaded being condemned also by changing the word financial policy" to ''fiscal policy" in its report of the convention. The Capital is a corker when it comes to distorting news and facts, and it is no respector Lof parties either when such facts are liable to put it in a bad light. "Mr. J.

S. Collins said yesterday that not in years has there been such a demand for Topeka property as there is at present. Not only is the demand for rentals great, but many who have been saving for years to pur chase a home are now seeking to fulfil their promise." Mr. Collins said: "Few people realize it but there are many people coming to Topeka from other states. A gentleman came into my office this morning and asked to rent a house.

He said he was from Ohio and that he had brought his fam ily to Topeka because he realized that there was no better city in the country in which to give them an education. He said he expected to go into business here eventually, and that he wanted a good home. There have been many strangers in the city dur ing the past month, many of whom will probably locate here." The above from the Capital of April 18, is certainly a mistake. No man would come to-Kansas from the east to a state which has a set of anarchists at the head of its government and a party at its back which driven capital and people from itSjborders. Huddy, you should look over the proofs better after this and change the words "Topeka property" in the second line of the above quotation to "Republican ascendency," so as not to belie your former editorials.

The Capital's boomerang about the incompetency of our school fund com missioners is still widening like unto waves from a pebble dropped into a still pond. The following puts the lie to the "Majah's charge that worthless Kearney county bonds had been purchased by the board. There have been so many misstate ments and insinuations made against the Populist board or school fund com missioners in regard to the bonds of Kearney county recently purchased that State Superintendent Gaines on the 14th wrote a letter to H. H. Cochran, county Treasurer of Kearney county for a description of all the refunding bonds that had been issued by that county and also asked if any had ever defaulted, to which he received the following reply: Hartland, April 16 1894.

H. N. Gaines, Secretary, Topeka, Kan. Dear Sir Your letter of April 14, 1894, is before me, in which the school fund commissioners would be grateful for date of issue, number and face of all refunding bonds-of Kearney county. And if any of the bonds have ever de faulted, and the reason oi such aeiai- cation.

All refunding bonds issued by Kear ney county in 1888 have been declared llegal by United fctates court ot Ap peals at St. Eouis. -a 1 Kearney county reiunaing Donas is sued May 19 .1891, $26,000 1 to 41 inclusive, series B. These bonds are good and interest is paid promptly. Cannot give face of these bonds as our court house burned January 17, with nearly all our records.

The 1888 bonds are all registered in the state auditor's office. These two series are all the bonds Kearney county ever issued. Most respectfully, H. H. Cochran, County Treasurer.

The bonds purchased by the Populist board on January 11, 1894, are numbers 9 to 22 inclusive, series is sued May 19, 1891, and are genuine, as the above letter shows. The fraudulent bonds were purchased by the board composed of State Superintendent Winans, Secretary of State Hig-gins and Attorney General Kellogg. Superintendent Gaines says a Republican, and a prominent one, stopped him on the street and asked him why he didn't go after the past administrations on the bond deals citing Mr! Gains to clues by which he could dis cover the matter on the State Treasurer's books. With this tip General Little and Mr. Gaines soon found that $1,600 had been illegally drawn from the school fund as follows: The first is warrant No.

456, dated July 24, 1890, for $500, purporting to be paid for the purchase of bonds issued by school district 72, in Morris county. Second, No. 517, October 6, 1890, for $650, for purchase of bonds of district 29, Crawford county. The third is No. 539, November llf Washing-ton to protest against the Wilson bill, but all wrong-for the people to g-o there to protest against the issuing of anymore bonds.

The People's Party does not claim that the free coinage of silver would be a cure for all our woes, but it does claim that it would go along ways toward se curing relief to the people. We need more money gold, silver and paper. Aix powers of government un der a Republican form are derived from the people and to them shall be returned on demand. Awake, arise, and reform that which is your own. Ye are the eople and the government is yours.

The People's party is the only party that advocates an income tax, believing that great wealth should pay its share towards supporting the expenses of the government. The Wilsonites and McKinleyites believe in making the poor bear the greater part of the burden by taxing them for the necessaries of life. Which do you prefer? The only party that declared for free coinage of silver at the present ratio in the last campaign, was the People's Party. Its members of congress have been the only ones with the cour age and manhood to stand up for what the people want. They vote as they promised their con- stiuents they would vote.

Can as much be said of the members who were elected as Democrats and Republicans, but the most of whom in fact are slaves, owned body and soul by the moneyed aristocracy of the east. The Union Blade gives con siderable space in its last week's paper to a letter from Snapps. Old Snapps would have been dead long ago but he is too green to burn and too rotten to bury. So he just keeps walking up and down the earth polluting the at mosphere with his yile presence and telling lies that would put the Baron Munchausen to shame. If Snapps can amuse himself better by writing his regulation mess of hashed up English and Dutch lingo about the Independent than by digging the cockle burs out of his land, or telling the truth, he is welcome to do so.

The Republican that makes the assertion that the Repub lican party is in no wise responsible for this terrible depression in the affairs of the nation, is either a fool himself or thinks he is talking to one. The present administration is only carrying out the policy of the Republican party. The Republicans have no cause of complaint at Cleveland's policy. He is carrying out their policy. The only thing about the Wilson bill that is not Republican is the income tax feature and that is a Populist measure, that the Democrats in the house were forced to take up in order to satisfy the demands of the people in that direction.

The present administration is a disgrace to the nation, but it ill becomes a Republican to say so. THE AVOKLO DO MOVE. The Topeka State Journal (Republican) has the following to say editorially in regard to the Coxey movement, in its issue of April 24th. In spite of the jeers and jibes of many of the newspapers, the antagonism of state officials and hardships without number almost, Coxey's industrial army is beginning to assume astonishing, not to say alarming proportions, and the public is beginning to at last regard it as a very serious affair. A hundred thousand men may yet march into Washington as a petition which can not be thrown into the waste-basket.

Derision and abuse were heaped on Coxey and his followers, but they persisted in their course, travelling as best they could in q5 IN LOOKING FOR Glotliino and Furnisliino Goods! Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises or Shoes, Don't Forget to Call THE FLYNN-MORRIS CLOTHING COMPANY, They carry a complete line in every department and are leaders, on Low Prices. EAST JOHNSON PARSONS. LIENBACH CREEL (Sucessors to C. F. Cares Co.) DEALERS IN BOOTS AND SHOES Our Store is now filled with a Complete Line of New and Reliable Goods which we are offering at HARD TIME PRICES.

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