The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-10
UNDER THE DOME
Why Are Crazy People Tried
and Then Let Go
To Poster and Annoy the Rest
of the Community.
is A QUESTION WITH
Governor Leedy Who is Bother
ed With Margaretta StrOup.
Comes Every Afternoon to An
nOy Executive Officers.
is A QUESTION WITH

DR.. Margaretta Stroup wants to be
appointed surgeon to one of the Kan
sas volunteer regiments. She has called
at the executive office every day for
the past week, and says she will con-
tinue to call until she gets the desired
appointment or Governor Leedy goes
to war.
DR.. Margaretta Stroup was tried for
insanity and acquitted a few months
ago. Governor Leedy says she should
be tried for insanity again and convict
ed.
She is the woman who lives in the big
barn-Iike stone house on West Tenth
street and has sign in the front yard
which informs passersby that she has
medicine free for the Lords poor"
If not insane, she is probably the most
eccentric woman in Topeka.
Every afternoon about the same hour
she appears at the reception room of
the governors office and salutes Major
ShreVe courteously. Then she takes a
chair and patiently waits for oppor-
tunity to see the chief executive of the
state. For the past week this Oppor-
tunity never came, but yesterday after
noon she caught the governor as he was
trying to leave his Office to keep an ap-
pointment.
The first day DR.. Stroup called on
Governor Leedy, Major Shreve did not
recognize her and she was admitted.
This act on the part of Major Shreve
nearly cost him his place as high mOgul
of the outer office. She told Governor
Leedy that it was ordained that she
should be appointed as a regimental
surgeon, and when he informed her that
it was contrary to government rules to
appoint women physicians, she simply
replied that he was destined to change
his mind and that she would call each
day and inquire if the change had oc-
CURED.
After waiting for fully two hours
yesterday afternoon DR.. Stroup left her
chair and walked over to Major Shreve
asked if she could see the governor
call, and Major Shreve has always sup
piled a different excuse. Yesterday
he said:
governor is taking a bath"
DR.. Stroup bowed politely and start
ed out. Just then the door Of the ex-
ecutive office opened and Governor
Leedy made his appearance. DR..
Stroup was in the other door by that
time and she stopped and faced him.
Did you enjoy your BATH Governor
Leedy?" she inquired.
my bathw exclaimed the governor
as he edged to one side in the hope of
making his escape. What bath?"
why the bath you just finished TAX
ing said DR.. Stroup.
Woman, do suppose I have time to
take bath at this hour of the day in
war times" gasped the governor.
But Major Shreve said you were TAX
the doctor
"Oh, did hep" and Governor Leedy
looked at the major and smile glim-
mered on his lips as he caught on to
the game. IT guess that's so then,
did take bath. I had forgotten about
it,"
do you often forget, governor"
Eyes, quite often"
"Wul you forget me?"
81 am very liable to if you give me
half a chance"
Then I shall continue to call, Gov
ernor Leedy, so that you won't forget
me. 1 will patiently wait for you to
change your mind. I must go to the
front with the Kansas troops and you
must appoint me. Good day, Governor
Leedy."
With this DR.. Stroup left the office.
Governor Leedy turned and walked
over to Major Shreve's desk.
Major" said he, eff you let me come
out while that woman is here again I'll
send you to Cuba as a private"