The Union National Bank of Beloit failed to open its doors for business last Monday, closing due to the fact that borrowers were unable to make good their indebtedness to the bank. A notice was posted on the door by the board of directors and put in the hands of a special examiner. A heavy run was made Saturday and the bank was virtually without funds at the close of business that day. Representatives of the three other Beloit banks canvassed the situation with the board of directors with a view of taking over or reorganizing the bank but found that it was impracticable. The Union National was a $1,000,000.00 institution and the first national bank to close in Kansas since 1914. Probably 9,000 former

John Flannigan, who was apprehended in this county and sent to jail on a larceny charge about two years ago, has experienced several escapades since committing his crime in Rooks County. This item from the Downs News and Times tells of his adventurous escapades: Sheriff Harry Edwards left for Kansas City Monday evening to bring back to this county John Flannigan, who had been apprehended by the police of that city. Flannigan was first arrested about two years ago by the sheriff of Rooks County and was charged with larceny. At that time Rooks County was building its new courthouse and jail, and Flannigan was taken to the county jail at Osborne for safekeeping. He did not remain in confinement but a short time until he affected a release. He was shortly afterwards apprehended and again made his escape from the jail. He was next heard from in Kansas City where the authorities had picked him up, but before the Osborne County officers could make arrangements to go after him, he made his third jail delivery. That was several months ago and now he is in the grip of the law again, and it is quite likely that the young man will be given special attention in the future by the officers and his entertainment be of such nature that he will remain their “guest” for some time to come.

Arthur Vanderlip of the Bow Creek country had a streak of bad luck last Monday. A large straw stack in the feed lot tumbled over burying three nice heifers. When the animals were dug out, Arthur found his best heifer dead, the one that “copped” the prize at the Rooks County Free Fair.

Mrs. F. P. Hill, who has been physically declining for the past year reaped her reward last week when her earthly spirit took its flight to the Great Beyond. Orpha L. Timmons was born on June 2nd, 1841 in Ross County, Ohio. She passed from this life at her home on October 14, 1923 at the age of 82 years, four months and 12 days. She was married to Frank P. Hill at Macon, Illinois on January 18th, 1866 and to this union seven children were born. Mr. and Mrs. Hill came to Rooks County in 1879 and homesteaded near Zurich before moving to Stockton in 1886. Mrs. Hill was an active member in the Woman’s Relief Corps, and much of its splendid record was due to her untiring interest on its behalf and in behalf of the old soldiers. The smile that Roy Sny

Anthony Heinen, who is working for the Livestock Improvement Association, was killed at a grade crossing near Emporia a few days ago. Heinen has been in Stockton a number of times for his company and is well known here. The Emporia Gazette telling of the accident says: “Anthony Heinen of Cawker City was killed instantly and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lowry and baby, Mrs. H. C. Artzberger and baby and Miss Sell Cowser, all of Emporia, were injured last evening in the worst grade crossing accident since the opening of the paved highway through Lyon County. Heinen’s auto crashed squarely into the locomotive on Santa Fe train No. 16 after the Lowry car had been struck by the engine and knocked across the track, on the grade crossing a mile east of town. Mr. Heinen was alone in a Buick sedan. His car was completely demolished. The Lowry family, babies, Mrs. Artzberger and Miss Cowser were in the Studebaker touring car. Both autos were coming from Hartford and were racing when the accident occurred. The Lowry car was in the lead and was almost across the track when the engine struck it, knocking it into a ditch on the west side of the track and north of the paved road. Heinen’s car crashed into the engine after the train had struck the other auto.

Uncle Sam is to have some brand new paper money. Two purposes are being served in issuing the “new styles” of currency. The first, of course, is to make it still more difficult for counterfeiting. The other purpose to be served is to aid banks in sorting various classes of currency. The faces of the notes will carry portraits having a denominational significance. The $1 notes of each class—silver certificates, Federal Reserve notes and United States notes will be the portrait of Washington, the $5 bill will carry the picture of Lincoln, $20 bills that of Cleveland, $50 bills that of Grant, and the $100 bills that of Franklin. The overprinting of the seal and numbers of the silver certificate will be blue, on the United States notes green, and on the Federal Reserve notes red. The motive in making the portrait of each class of bills the same for the same denomination is in order that the public may thereby become familiar with the denomination value of the portrait so that a raised note may be more readily detected.

The Farmers Elevator traded the two lots on the corner, north of the elevator, to Mrs. Bert Howard for her two lots adjoining the elevator, and the Farmers Company moving the Howard residence to the north lots. Jack Dryden got his engine into use and with Joe Fealey moved the house to the new location. The elevator made the change for the reason of securing more space for the driving of trucks and wagons around the building.

F. C. Gager and family were in Stockton from Medicine Township. Mr. Gager being an old friend of the former editor of the Review got to visiting with him and during the course of the conversation he said he landed in Medicine Township with his parents when he was a boy of four years old and in the year of 1871. He has lived continuously in this township during the past 52 years, having spent but very little time outside the township and then only when away on business or on a visit. He says that when he was a small boy he can remember herding his father’s cattle and many times he says that he often had cattle, antelopes and buffalo in the same herd. Another thing he says that might be worth mentioning was the fact that he now owns and uses a McCormick mowing machine that he purchased at public sale in 1891 and during the past 30 years this machine has been in use every single year and has made an average of cutting 50 acres or more each year. It still has the same tongue, double trees, neck yoke, wheels and in fact all but a very few of the parts that wear the most. If there is another person in the county that can beat this record we would be glad to hear from him.

Six people suffered broken bones, cuts and burns during Fair week. Auto race car driver, Richard Richardson, one of the contestants, lost control of his car and it shot from the track, through the barbed wire fence and landed in a deep gulley, turning over and pinning him to the ground. Richardson was badly injured when the wires struck him in the face and neck, inflicting a severe gash on the throat from jaw to jaw. Mrs. John Edwards was the unfortunate victim of a severe accident when she fell on the show grounds. She received a complete fracture of the right arm. Chas. Reed, the third baseman for Agra, got an ugly cut in his right ankle when a runner accidently struck Reed with his foot. The show plate cut quite a gash. Mrs. Quentona Keller fell through a showcase at the Floral hall and was cut about the foot. Mrs. Keller had been standing above the showcase arranging some exhibits and while doing so missed her footing and fell through the case. Mrs. Frank Hubble was the most unfortunate victim of any. She and Mr. Hubble were on their way to the T. A. Kincaid home where they with several others were to partake of a Sunday dinner. On the way Mr. Hubble stopped at a pasture to look after some cattle while Mrs. Hubble and the baby remained in the buggy. Something frightened the team and they started to run. Mrs. Hubble, with the baby on her lap, endeavored to brace herself in the buggy but was pulled or forcibly thrown from the vehicle. It is not fully known just how her injury happened, whether from a kick of the horse or a foot was caught in a wheel, but she received a compound fracture of the lower right leg. The baby was not injured beyond a few scratches. One of Boss Lambert’s boys had his right hand badly burned by the explosion of a lamp, which had been filled with gasoline.

The Farmers Elevator at Plainville was totally destroyed by fire with the origin of the fire being undetermined. This elevator was the largest in the county and was successfully managed by George Stewart. The elevator contained 21,000 bushels of wheat, besides a large quantity of other grain. It is understood that the company carried some insurance, but at that it will still be a severe loss to them.