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Show REDEEMS A QUART OF ASHES. Government to Pay Kansas Bank for Burned Currency. Washington. Experts In tho redemption re-demption division of tho treasury aro nt work now trying to dotormlno how much monoy tho Stnto bnnk of Dromon, Dro-mon, Kan., shall recolvo for a quart of ashes. Recently tho bank was burned. Tho heat was so Intonso that it burned nil tho papor monoy In tho bnnk. W. H. Smith of Mnrysvlllo gathered up tho ashes In tho safe and brought them hero for "redomptlon." Tho oxports notified him thnt they would bo able to redoom It dollar for dollar. So ndopt nro thoy thnt thoy hnvo been nblo to mnko out exnetly how much monoy was burned, tho nominations, tho kind of bills, nnd nil. Tho quart of ashes roprosonts about $4,000 In currency, which will soon bo shipped to tho Dromon bank. |