County Plans to Build Insane Asylum Blocked by Suit
A petition filed in district court by 31 Atchison taxpayers seeks to stop the county from imposing a tax for an insane asylum at the county hospital and from entering construction contracts. The suit argues the project violates Kansas constitutional provisions and that commissioners acted beyond authority in appointing appraisers and moving to place a ballot measure on Proposition No. 3 in the November election. Plaintiffs name 31 individuals as plaintiffs and allege improper notice and ballot action in the process, with cost estimates around $50,000. From Tuesday's Daily. Suit to enjoin
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Board of County Commissioners
District Court
Atchison and Vicinity
Kansas
E. J. Donnelly
S. S. Estes
W. H. Marshall
James Farrell
Thomas Hegarty
Ed Scott
John Reed
Ralph Botkin
C. H. Burns
Joe Meador
Fred W. Schrick
C. von Neida
Ira A. Gould
John McAdow
Arthur Lukens
J. H. Mullins
Louis Seff
Harry Berkson
Leslie W. Long
Henry Logeman
L. C. Arensberg
James J. Walsh
H. B. Bilimek
B. Ganter
Ernest Seybold
H. C. Stevens
B. F. Shaw
J. G. Cartmill
J. C. Swartz
August Haegelin
E. H. Anderson
Who
Atchison County
Topeka
Atchison
P.S
Rock Creek
John McGrew
Oskaloosa
Floyd Koehler
Santa Fe
McGrew
Curtis McGrew
Koehlar
F. Barnard
Atchison County Community High School
Effincham
Barnard
L. K. Baker & Son
Atchison County Community High School Board
Balle P. Waggener
William A. Smith
Atorney General
Day's Doings in Atchison and Nearby Areas
A city miscellany itemized notes on residents and events in Atchison and nearby towns. Entries include illnesses of local children and relatives, a mayor’s return from Oklahoma, marriage licenses in St Joe, local visits by residents, a 5,000 carload coal movement, upcoming sales at Kern Frederick & Harold's, and a wave of civic and social updates across Atchison county.
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Herman Bricker
Russell
Kansas
Waters Drug Store
Kern, Frederick & Harold
Mangelsdorf Bros
Tom Portwood
St Joe
Congress
Minnie Robertson
North Second Street
Atchison Hospital
al Tsockrill
Herman Krings
Charles Ham
Sapulpa
Okla
Ray Jones
Edna Coulter
Lin Ham
Atchison
H. T. Mayfield
E. L. Bilderback
White Fish
Mont
Northwest
Local Hometown News Roundup Highlights Town Folks
A busy day in Atchison with reports of illnesses and recoveries. Notable items include Bob Volk Jr with a tooth issue, Mrs. Charles improving though ill with flu, and Greta Adams also recovering from flu while bedfast. Junior Fox showing improvement after hospital stay, and George Becker moved to Atchison hospital. Local debates and comments from residents surface amid public notices and small-town chatter.
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Bob Volk, Jr
Edgar Braniff
Charles
Greta Adams
Jim Harmon
Junior Fox
U.k
Republican Party
Topeka
Kansas
George Becker
St. Benedict's Monastery
Atchison Hospital
Bob Noll
San Antonio
Tex
Funeral of Mrs Niemann to Be Held Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs Ernestine Niemann of Potter will be at 1 pm Thursday at Potter Christian church with Rev M O Kellison officiating. Burial is in Rose Hill cemetery. Mrs Niemann, born at Valley Falls 35 years ago, died yesterday in Leavenworth hospital. She was survived by husband E B Niemann daughter Marlene 15 and several siblings.
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Marshall
Leavenworth
Clarence. Blanke
Atchison Mills and Elevators
Court House
P. I. Gilman
Ed Wogan
North Fifteenth Street
John Gerardy
Doniphan
Atchison
Linley Motor Co
Lawin & Douglass
Carl Latenser
Beloit
Atchuson Flour Mills
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Wichita
Omaha
Harry Saunders
Charlie Dove
Missouri Pacific
Missouri Pacific Hospital
St. Louis
Topeka
Reed
Bale
Senate
Floyd Willette
SS. Conunett
Fawcett
St. Joe
Lees
Alchison County
Connett
Missouri Agriculturist
Dean Mumford
Missouri State Agricultural College
Columbia
L. H. Simmons
Shannon Hill
Omelise
John Burton
Bob Tompkins
Atchison Hospital
Barney Nolan
W. J. Brownson
Central Branch
E. B. Niemann
Potter
Potter Christian Church
M. O. Kellison
Rose Hill Cemetery
Valley Falls
Niemann
Atchison County
Marlene
William Benedix
Washington, D. C
Herman Benedix
Madison
Col
Albert Benedix
California
Margaret Benedix
Kansas City
England
Oscar W. Underwood
Tony Seeger
Stock Exchange
Ora Hatfield
Doniphan Station
Charlie Pollard Jr
Spring Grove
Clyde Reed
Pete Jacobson
Elmer Plank
Long Beach
Severance
P. E. Plank
Ermily Huss
Walter Ham
Jude Johnson
China
United States
Los Angeles
Jim Walsh
Walter Starnes
Huron
Finch
Lee Crouch
Winfield Keller
West Atchison
Atchison School House
J. W. Truesdale
Kansas
Nebraska
Arch Ross
East Atchison
R. F. Smith
J. Shelly
Hellman
Tom Collins
Falls City
Missouri River
Gus Byram
Chicago
George Timby
South Eigth Street
Parkers
Nortonville
Virginia
Timby
Pennsylvania
Lfe
Anna Reichardt
Leroy, Kas
Guy Timby
South Seventh Street
Albert Finch
South Fifth Street
Pete Peterson
Lerridge Garage
al Jacobs
Woodrow Beagle
Guy Beagle
Bud Widick
Atchison County notes from local era stirring issues
Local digest covers a flood of community life from Atchison including coal use in Atchison. Dr Charlie Johnson calling the present cold spell the worst since 1906. hospital plan delays. a dramatic theater cast from St Benedict's. bank case developments in Rushville. and local figures Ned Beery and Patsy McDonald tying Kansas to broader California ties.
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Charlie Johnson
B. D. Zummerman
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Rmiékory Street
Howard Moore
Missouri
al Lehman
Oklahoma
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Louis W. Blakley
Zetta Mae Woods
Rushville
Harry Meyers
Meyer
Locomotive Finisher Material Co
Harry
Guy Thomas
David Dean
David
Thomas
David R. Jay
Dean
Myrtle Dean Frakes
Will Daum
Atchison Union Depot
Will
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Parton
Oklahoma City
Blish, Mize « Silimen Hardware Co
Ontyjual Oklahoma
A. F. Mive
Frank Johnson
Raymond Jones
Grover Allison
Clarence Dudley
Young Dudley
Bert Gilmore
Stribling
Sharkey
Miami
Florida
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Snort
John Ledincky
Everest
Ray Clark
Fred Stout
Joe Donaldson
M. G. Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Pacific Coast
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Altohuch
Unis
Bill Vance
Jerry McCarthy
Tacoma
Wash
Dick Gilman
Commercial
St. Joe Bread
Allan Shelly
Russell Hastings
Manhattan
Kansas State Agricultural College
Frank “Speed” Martin
Co. A
137Th Infantry
Lou Cochran
Charles Kennedy
Leontine Scofield
J. W. Barlow
Jack Morrow
Atchison Savings Bank
Jim Morrow
Don Johannes
Willis
George L. Brown
Commercial Street
George
Frank Roche
Roche
Zatson
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Dr. W. K. Fast
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P. G. Porter
Lincoln School
Kittens
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Kas
Roosevelt Gym
J. Dyer
Rose Moore
Buchanan County
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Dyer
de- Dual
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Marshall Auto Supply Co
Hiawatha
Brown County
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AviZoma
Hawaii
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el Paso
The
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Alent
Winter Delight
Atchison, Kansas
Grand Canyon
Spaty
Little Rock
Els
Frank
Dilgert
Dilvert
Martin Jensen
Joe Rank
Stillwell
Rank
Jim Compton
Dave McCulley
John Crimmell
Ed Vogan
North Fourteenth Street
Manon, Kas
E. W. Emery
T. L. Englehart
Donald
Fort Morgan
Glen E. Englehart
North Tenth Street
Florence
Kaa
J. C. Hart
Main Street
Mr. Harl
Mar. Hart
W. A. McKelvy
North Third Street
Spurlock
Ken
St. Benedict's
Father Isidor
Paul Spurlock
Shylock
Rushville Bank
R. L. Brown
Farmers State Bank
Brown
George Remsburg
Noah Beery
Beverly Hills
Calif
Wallace
Beery Brothers
Platte County
Commercial House
Noah Beery, Sr
Plat County
Patsy P. McDonald
Fresno
Horton
Franklin McDonald
Kentucky
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