The Wyandott Herald from Kansas City, Kansas • Page 1

..7 i VOLUME xxxvm. KANSAS C7V, KANSAS, THURSDAY. AUUGST 12.1909. NO. 32.

Saj I '7 i YAN G'TT -F-" -TFT) A-; 7 JiidirjrA.iU.Oo COMMISSIONER H0FFHA1IH SHOULD BE OUSTED FROM OFFICE. I) H. MILES MOORE KILLED. Hon. Henry Miles Moore of Leavenworth, met with a tragic death in that city on Saturday last.

He was crossing Delaware street when he was struck with the shaft of a baker's wagon which penetrated his side, breaking his ribs, pierced his heart and carried him nearly a block causing his death soon after. The announcement of his death cast a gloom amonghis many friends all over the state. H. Miles Moore, as he was familiarly known in every county in the state, was among the earliest pioneers of Kansas territory. He settled in Leavenworth in 1854 when he resided continuously until his death.

He was a member of the original town company and its secretary and had in his posession all the surveys, plats, maps, circulars and minutes of all its proceedings. He was a native of the Empire state but went to Louisiana when a mere youth, where he engaged in practicing law. He moved from there to Weston, where hecontiuued in the practice of his profession until he moved to Kansas. He was the owner and holder of slaves but became so disgusted with the disreputable acts of the border ruffians that he got rid of his skives and espoused the free state cause. He was a member of the Topeka Constitutional convention and was elected attorney -general for the state under its provisions.

He was elected to the territorial legislature in 1857, was elected county attorney and city attorney of Leavenworth six consecutive times and for a series of years was secretary of the Democratic state central committee. During the border troubles he was hung twice but his friends man. aged to cut the roe before life was extinct. During the early days he passed through mauy dangerous and exciting scenes and his death will be deplored by all the early pioneers. Had he lived till September 2, next he would have been 83 years old.

He was married twice and had one son but we don't remember whether he still lives or not. His widow survives him. COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS. Additional proceedings of August 2nd follows: Edward Darby was appointed janitor of the court house at a salary of $100 per month from date. Trustee of Quindaro township reported bridge at south of northwest tract on Twenty-first street in need of repair.

R-ferred to county surveyor. Trustee of Shawnee township reported bridge on Ely road iu need of repair. Trustee ordered to make necessary repairs. Surveyor ordennl to prepare plans and specifications for. macadamizing Kansas avenue from Eighteenth street to east end of West Kansas avenue bridge.

An order Avas made fixing compensation, of sheriff, for taking patients to Grandview sanitarium at 50, each. An order was entered vacating certain stmits and alleys in Pleasant Hill addition was granted. The quarterly report of county treasurer was ordered filed. Board adjourned to meet August 5, 1909, at 2 p. m.

The commissioners met on above date. All the members present. Journal rend aud approved. The petition of the city of Argentine for permission to extend its limits was granted. An order on regulating the hauling and feeding of garbage in the county was passed.

The bond of T. M. Torson for building culvert or road from Bonner Springs to Loring fii Delaware township was approved. W. H.

Bigger paid $80 for assignment of tax sale certificate on lots 42 and 43, block 87, and lot 38, block 145, Wyan-dottt city, aud 1908 taxes. Trustee of Quindaro township reported culvert necessary-- on Reedeseel road. Referred to county surveyor. The county surveyor was ordered to establish final grade on Leavenworth rood preparatory to macadamizingsame. The surveyors plans for macadamizing Kansas avenueextendedfrom Eighteenth street to east end of West Kansas avenue bridge were ordered filed and clerk instructed to advertise for bids for same to be opened Monday, September 13, 1909, at 12 o'clock in.

1 INCREASED LEVIES. The levy for state taxes has been increased notwithstanding the assessed value of taxable property has increased hundreds of thousands of dollam over what it Ayas last year. The same rule holds ood in reganl to local levies. The levy for city, county, school and park purposes gives promise of being more than they were last year when the combined rate of taxation was $14 on the thousand and we will not be surprised if it reaches a figure of two dollars or even three dollars more on the thousand than that of last year. Officials of all classes appear to be imbued with thejdea that it is obligatory on them to spend all the money they possibly can.

The average official appears to have no idea or applying ordinary economy in the conduct of public affairs and extravagant expenditure of public funds is apparently the heighth of his ambition. JUNKET TO EUROPE. Seven of the twelve members of the National Waterways commission sailed from New York day before yesterday for the purpose of investigating European waterways. Congress having appropriated the sum of fifty thousand dollars to defray their expenses while on the junket. Congress will probably expend niore than a quarter of a million this summer on paying for junketing trips of the President, senators, congressmen and their friends.

Whenever a senator or congreisman wants to take an outing at the expense of the public all he has to do is make a list of the crowd that suits him and have a committee appointed to go to whatever part of the country he wants to visit and Uncle Sam will foot tiiebill. i The Republican newspapers in Kansas claim that President Taft was in favor bf carrying out the pledges and promises made by the party during the campaign, in favor of a downward revision of the tariff. There isn't any truth in these statements whatever. In fact President Taft himself has branded them as false, by his acts since the passage of the bill. If the President was sincerely and houest-ly in favor of a downward revisipn of the tariff, why did he give a big dinner and hold a jollification at the White House over the passage of the Payne-Aldrich bill, to which he invited no one but the well known advocates of the measure? Why, if he was in favor of downward revision did ho want to rejoice over the passage of a bill with an upward revision? Why did he fail to invite a single senatororcongressman who was opposed to the bill? OLD SETTLERS' REUNION.

The Old Settlers' annual re-union and picnic was held in Wise's grove, at White Church, on Saturday last. We were unable to attend which we regretted exceedingly but were gratified to learn from those who were in attendance that it was the most successful reunion that has ever been held bv the association. This was no doubt due to the fact that? the president of the association advertised the meeting better than any former one had been, made more preparations to entertain the crowd and urged people to attend. "The attendance has been variously estimated as from 400 to 000 persons. Among the early settlers who went out from the city maj be mentioned Mrs.

Sue Betton, Mrs. Rebecca Darby, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Ryus, formerly of, this city but now of Webb City, Mrs. Hal Cole. The longest "continuous white resident present was Mrs. Rebecca Zaue who came to what is now Wyandott county in 1849 when she was 24 years old. The longest native resident was Mrs.

Melinda Wilcoxen a Delaware Indian woman who was born within a mile or so of the picnic grounds about the year 1830. Mrs? Sue Betton comes next in order of residence and has been a resident since the forties. Jeremiah El kins was the oldest man in attendance and has almost reached, the century mark. Brief addresses were made by the president, John MeCune, Dr. John Arthur, County Attorney Joseph Taggart, Major E.

S. W. Drought, Colonel W. J. Hutton and others.

A bountiful basket dinner was served on the grounds and games indulged in. The Old Soldiers fife and drum corps furnished some excellent music for the occasion. Late in the afternoon the crowd began to disperse all feeling that the day had been well and pleasantly spent. SANITARY LECTURER. Dr.

S. C. Etnley, associate professor of pathology, at the University of Kansas, who has recently been appointed by the Kunsas state board of health, state sanitary lecturer, spent Monday and Tuesday in this city in securing specimens from the packing plants with which to illustrate his lectures. As soon as he can mount them properly, he will start on his lecturing tour. Dr.

Emley is a graduate of the University of Kansas and of Rush Medical college and quite a young man. He was not an applicant for the position but was selected by the state board of health for the position over numerous aspirants anxious for the honor, which may be received as a recognition of his worth and his ability in this line. DAYLIGTH ROBBERY. Saturday afternoon last, during the absence of the family from the residence of 1). A.

MeGruw, 236 South Twentieth street, was entered by a burglar, ran-sackedfrom top to bottom and the following articles stolen: Four watches, two of which were solid gold; one solid gold ring with name, 'Clemmie," engraved inside, one silk lined, black lace dress, one new long silk coat, one set library shears and paper cutter enclosed in leather case ami two razors. The thief overlooked a chest of silverware and a pocket book containing $1.25. Entrance to the house was made through a transom over a door opening onto the back porch, which was reached by means of a step ladder that stood on the back porch. "The Cowboy and the Thief." One of the most exciting times on a western ranch is when the dinner horn blows, it is exciting not from the mere fact of a gnawing inner man to be satis-lied, but it means a race from wherever the band of men are working to the ranch house, the winner occupying the place of honor at the table. This is a daily occurence of ranch life and one of the scenes depicted in "The Cowboy and The Thief," the western play by J.

Wen-dul Davis, which will be the offering at the Gilliss commencing Sunday. The play is under the direction of the Rowland and Clifford Amusement Company, which insures an adequate production and a good east. ADMIN ISTllATOU'S NOTICE. STATE OF KANSAS, Wyandott County. In the Prolmte Court In and for Hald County.

In the matter of the Entute of defatted. Notice iH hereby given that Letters of Administration have boon granted to the umUrBlKUed, on the estate of Nicholus McAlplne, late of nntd county, deceased. by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the Count and State aforesaid, dated August. A. I).

l'JO'J. Now. all person having claims agaiust the said Kstate are hereby notified that they must present the same to the undersigned for allowance within one year from tan date of said letters, or they may be precluded from anr benefit of such estate; and that if such claims be not exhibited within thres year after the date of said Letters, they shall for ever barred. H. L.

11 cA LI INK, Administratorof theestateof Nicholas McAlpln.i. deceased. Kansas City, Kansas. August 10U. In witness whereof, the undersigned.

Probate Judge in and for the couutv of Wyandott. state of Kansas, have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Probate Court, thl Vt dav of August, A. I). 1W00. (Seal VAN 13.

1'HATHEK, yLta Probate Judge. NOTICE OF FINAL SETtTjTm ENT. State of Kansas. County of Wyandott. ss.

In the Probate Court in and for said county and state. In the matter of theestateof Charles Thinnery, deceased. Creditors md alT other persons interested In the aforesaid entntnrc hereby notified, that at the next regular term of the ProbateCourt in and for said county, to be begun and held at the Probate court room iu KansusCit.v. county of Uyaii-dott aiidstateaforesMi.l. on he first Monday in the month September.

A. I shall apply to said court for a full and final set lenient of said estate. MATILDA CIHNNKKY. Administratrix of the Kstateof Charles Chinnery, deceased. In witness whereof, the undersigned.

Prolmte Judge iu and for lie County of Wyandott. State of Kansas, have hereto set my hand, andallix-edtheseal of the said ProbateCourt his 'Mt day ofJuly A.I.l,o:. kjvk l(KATMKIt probate Judge, Pro Tem. Tirst published in Wyandott Herald. liMK.

No. The chairman of the board of county cnrnmisttioiicrn. A.J. Hoffmann. apioaiH to have outlived hi tweFuliHW oh an official.

He lias been tfiiilt.vof an open and flagrant violation of the lawn of thestate and has commit tod ho many and such ghiring indiscretions, if Tfot crimes, in his official career that public decency demands that he be ousted form the office of commissioner. When he entered upon the duties of the office of county commissioner he sub- SeTibed and took the following oath': "I solemnly swear to support the constitution of the United States, the constitution of the state of Kansas and to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of commissioner of Wyandott county. So help me Cod." Air. Hoffmann, as chairman of the board of commissioners, has ojienly, knowingly and wilfully violated this oath, in this that, he has repeatedly held up and refused to sign the warrants drawn on the county treasurer in payment of the salaries of the county assessor and some of his deputies, the deputy treasurer and even the warrants drawn in favor of the treasurer himself, for his salary, and this in face of the fact that the warrants were ordered "iwwued by the commissioners, Mr. Hoff-muiiu himself voting for them.

Mr. Ifoffmaunhas emploed men to perform certain duties, in violation ot law and in direct conflict with the orders of the board, after having voted for these orders He hus went to numerous persons after banking hours, in his capacity of commissioner and got them to cosh his checks to raise money to pay men for work done by them, "'when he knew he didn't have a cent in "the bank and knew his check wasn't worth the paper it was written on. These men, or many of them, stiil hold Mr. Hoffmann's checks, as souveniers of the confidence game by which Commissioner A.J. Hoffmann relieved them of their hard earned money.

He has got men to cash thw time of employed by him, illegally, by tiling them it was all right and Hie county would pay the bill and then when the bill was presented for allowance, Mr. Hoffmann has voted against paying the same. Mr. Hoffmann bought alot ofgroceries and had them stored in the basement of the court house, representing that they were donated by a man, who did not want his name known, for the benefit of the poor of Wyandott county, giving out the impression that he, A.J. Hoffmann, county commissioner was the donor.

Mr. Hoffmann his man, Friday, generously distributed a portion of them to his friends, the rats destroyed a part of them, a good many vere stolen, ns the doors to the court house basement had no locks on them and frequently stood wide oen. In the end Wyandott county proved to be the generous philanthropist that did not wish publicity to its name a the giver or donor of the groceries, by drawing a warrant on the treasurer in payment of the bill. For the above reasons and others that Ave may take occasion to refer to later on, we think Mr. Hoffmann is guilty of official in violation of law sufficient to war rayt his removal from the office of county commissioner and we demand of the county attorney and the attorney -general of the state that they proceed without del ay to i a i proceed i ngs to oust Mr.

Hoffmann from the office of commissioner of Wyandott county. CLOUDBURST FLOODS DENVER. A cloudburst in Creen Mountain, late Saturday night, swept down Hear creek into the Platte river in a mass of water fifteen feet high, sweeping houses, railroad and wagon bridges lefore it and covering some of the streets of Denver six feet deep with water and endangering the lives of 10,000 Houses and barns, several cars of lumber, horses and cattle and hundreds of 'smaller articles were swept into the. Platte river and carried away by the flood. The banks of the river "through the city was strewn with dead animals and wreckage of different kinds.

Many women aud children were marooned in the second stories of their homes and called in vain for help uutil the flood began to subside, man ou horseback the eople of the flood and saved thousands of lives. Deposits in the Exchange State Bank, 6n Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, are secured by bonds held by the State Treasurer under the Bank Depositors' Guaranty law of the State of Kansas. Washington A venne Methodist Episcopal church Sunday school will hold its annual picnic at Budd Park on Thursday next, August 19, 1909. i I 1 1m SAMUEL C. MILLER QE AD.

Ex-County Attorney Samuel C. Miller died at Colorado Springs on Saturday night last, where he went some three weeks ago in hopes of recuperating his health. Mr. Miller was a. native of Illinois, 48 years old and came to this city some 20 years ago where he has since been engaged in the practice of law.

He was twice elected to the office of county attorney and filled that position for four years. He was nominated by the Republican party for judge of the circuit court at the last general election but was defeated at the polls. His sickness, quick consumption, was of short duration. His wife and one daughter were at his bedside when death called him. Heis survived by his widow, two sons, one of whom is a pupil in the city high school, and two daughters, one of whom is a teacher in the public schools in this city.

Burial was had Tuesday afternoon in Oak Grove cemetery, from his late home, 2020 North Fifth street. AN AGED WOMAN DEAD. Mrs. Elizabeth Dickerson, wife of Robert Dickerson, died at the home of her son-in-law, C. Davis, 1217 Quin-daro boulevard, on Saturday night, August 7, 11)09, aged 78 years.

She is survived by her husband and three daughters, namely, Mrs. E.C. Davis, Mrs. L. A.

Haskins, t)2G Ohio avenue, and Mrs. C.S. South Eighth street. An only son was killed several years ago. Funeral services were held at the home by Rev.

C. C. Cissell, at 2 o'clock, Monday afternoon, after which she was laid at rest in Oak Grove cemetery. Mr. and Mrs.

W. H.Ryus, of Webb City, who came up last Friday to attend the Old Settlers picnic, held at Wise's Grove, White Church, remained in the city visiting old friends until yesterday morning when they left for home. Miss Phebe Daish accompanied them home aud will spend her school vacation with them. John McMahon, of Muncie, an old time resident of this county, died at the home of son, F. H.

McMahon, in Kansas Ctty, on Tuesday. He was buried i his morning fro in i his late home in Muncie in St. John's cemetery. His widow and five or six children survive him. A good many persons iu this city are suffering from bad colds.

A bad cold either iu winter or summer is not a pleasant ailment to le afflicted with but of the two the summer cold is the more disagreeable and the more difficult togef rid of. Mrs. Widener, wife of U. V. Widener, deputy city clerk, fell down the steps at their home, 609 Barnett avenue, on Monday evening last, fracturing her.

right wriat. The commissioners met on above date. All the members present. Journal read and approved. A refund of $19.75 was granted E.J.

Welborn on of double assessment on tract 212, S. D. No. 10, Quindaro boulevard. John Beckerman's petition for refund on improvements on lot 163, Vogel Heights, was granted.

J. W. Muise paid taxes in full for assignment of tax wale certificate on lots 30 and 33, block 3, Ridge Place. The petition and cost bond of Aug. Isenberg and fourteen other householders for location of road in Quindaro township was ordered filed and J.

M. Dechman, H. R. Butterwick and U. S.

Brenner appointed receivers. Date of view Tuesday, September 14, 1909, at 10 o'clock a. m. Board adjourned to meet Thursday, August 12, at 2 p. m.

The continued hot weather is hard on most jMople. While it has not been as hot as it sometimes gets the heat has continued almost uninteruptedly since the latter part of June and the humidity in the atmosphere has been so great as to make it appear much warmer than it really is and has made it oppressive and enervating. As a rule we do not have such long continued hot spells. Usually we have a few hot daj's in succession followed by a cool wave but such has not been the case this summer. The have been disagreeably and uncomfortably hot which is unusual for Kansas.

The summer is well advanced but thehot weather may continue into next month. An old fashioned thunder storm would no doubt afford speedy relief. Deposits in the Exchange State Bank, 6n Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, are secured by bonds held by the State Treasurer under the Bank Depositors' Guaranty law of the State of Kansas. Mr. and Mrs.

(Jeorge W. Miller, 639 Freeman avenue, returned Saturday from a western trip. They went first to Miles city, Montana, where they attended a reunion of Mrs. Miller's fathers family after -which Mr. Miller extended his journey to Seattle where he visited the Alaskan-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.

The Kaw Valley Drainage boad contemplates submitting a proposition, to issue another series of bonds to a vote of the property holders of the district. The money to be realized from their sale to be used lor completing the dikes. A. K. Potter Co.

has sold their stock of groceries at 909 North Seventh street to Kansas City, parties' who will continue the business at the same old stand. The Payne-Aldrich tariff bill passed the senate Thursday afternoon last by a vote of 47 to 31. All the Democrats but Mr. Embery, of Louisiana, voted against the measure and seven Republican senators, Beveridge, Bristow, Cummings, Clapp, Dolliver, LaFollette and Nelson voted against the bill. Immediately after its passage it was sent to the house for necessary corrections in the leather schedule after which, it was promptly signed by President Taft and became the law of the land.

There is never a day in the year, except Sunday, but what some one or more persons hands over money to the county treasury. Frequently these sums run up to more than a hundred thousand dollars in a single day: A person would paturally think this constant paying would furnish all the money the county needed but this is not. the case for the floating debt of the county is dangerously near the quarter million mark. Aecopding to the returns of the county assessors made to the secretary of the state board of agriculture, the population of Kansas on the first day of March last was 1,681,259, an increase over last year of 25,460. Seventy-six counties show an aggregate increase of 32,451, while twenty-six counties show a de-creas of Sedwick county shows the largest increase, 12,697.

Mrs. C.C Baker of Lathrop, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Phebe Eager, 041 Nebraska avenue, for the past two or. three weeks, is on the sick lis! at the present time. JThe continued heat of the" past hur or five weeks has been pretty trying on all parties and very enervating and it is to be hoped it will not continue much longer.

The board of education has decided to open a night school in the Riverview school building this fall, in compliance with a petition of residents of that vicinity, for the accomodation of pupils who are unable to attend the day schools. The building is being repaired and wired for the above purpose. As near as we are able to estimate it is osting the city only about five dollars 'and ninety-eight cents per yard to remove the dirt off the streets. This may be considered reasonable when the plethora of coin in the city treasury is taken jinto consideration. M.

Lingenfelter, of Ada, Oklahoma, president of the Pontitoc County Fruit Growers and Agricultural association was in the city Saturday. He brought to market two car loads of watermel-loii8, one car of onions, one car of potatoes, and a car of cabbage as a sort of exhibit, of the products of Pontitoc county. He reports fine crops in that country. Saturday was a pretty hot day but he said the heat here was nothing like as hot as it was in Oklahoma. Building operations in this city continue unabated and residences and business houses are springing up in all parts of the city like magic.

But few vacant houses are to be found and those that are vacant are old and not modern of construction. A great city with more than a million inhabitants will be seen hen in the lifetime of some of our present population. Judge and Mrs. Winfield Freeman will leave tomorrow, Friday, for Geneva, Wis consin, where they go to spend the heated term. l)uring their stay Mrs.

Free man will attend the meeting of Y. W. C. A. which convenes at Lake Genevn, which is iu the vicinity of the town of that name.

Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Stemen and son, Roy, 1200 North Seventh street, left about 9 o'clock Saturday morning in their automobile for an outing in Colorado. They arrived all right at Manhattan, 114 miles west of this citv, after a run of a little less than twelve hours.

J. T. Barker, of May wood, spent Tues day in the city. He says he has some corn that is good for seven tv-five bushels to the acre and that the com crop is II 1 pruciicauy niaue. Paul Jones, city attorney of Bonner Springs, spent a portion of yesterday in this city, attending to professional busi Mrs.

May Arnold, of Denver Colorado, is visiting relatives and friends in the city. She says it lias been hot in Denver this summer. A shower just no wouldn't hart any thing and would prove a welcome visi- If you want to sell quick give it to Fanin; if you want to buy quick nee Fnnin. What? Why real estate of course. Seventh and Minnesota.

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