The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-30
Eureka Seeks to Take the Re-
cruiting Station
From Ell Dorado ON Account OF
Decentralization There.
AN EFFIGY OF LEEDY
Hung From the Window of the
Ell Dorado ArmOry.
Webb McNalI Has Another
Round With Mr.. Patterson.

The citizens of Eureka, Greenwood
| county. are making a fight to have the
| recruiting station for Greenwood and
| Butler counties changed from Ell Dora
| do to Eureka. The following petition
| has been sent to Governor Leedy, and
| while he has not yet taken any action
| upon the matter it is believed that the
change will be made. The date of re-
cruiting at Ell Dorado is May 5.
| To His ExceIlency John W. Leedy, Gov
ernor of Kansas:
We, the undersigned citizens of Green
wood county, respectfully petition you
that the recruiting station for the en-
Istment of volunteers to fill the quota
for Kansas, under the presidents reQui-
Sition for troops. for the counties of
| Greenwood and Butler, be changed from
FL Dorado, Butler county, as fixed by
your proclamation of recent date, to
Eureka, Greenwood county, or that
Eureka be designated as a recruiting
| station, with the privilege of enlisting
company.
We make this application for the
reason that we understand that through
misunderstanding or opposition to your
orders concerning the enlistment of vol
unteers and the disposition of the equip
ment of the present company of militia
at I'll Dorado. that company is using it's
influence against volunteers enlsting
at that place, and refusing to enlist
themselves, and by this means hinder
ing the citizens of the state from
promptly responding to your call for
troops.
And we further represent that Eureka
IS easy of access by railroads to all
parts of the district comprising Green
wood and Butler counties, and that
there was stationed at Eureka, for a
period of seven years, one of the best
and most thoroughly drilled companies
Of the X N. G. of the state, and that
said company was diSbanded in Febru-
airy, 1896. and that from so to 100 men
who were members of said company
and were drilled with it still reside in
and near Eureka, and are anxious and
willing to volunteer and enlist as vol
unteers in response to your call for
troops to fill the quota of Kansas, and
that a full company consisting for the
most part of ex-members of the Ma
tional Guard, with trained and conpe-
tent officers, can be enlisted from Eu-
reka, and that said enlistment from
this place will have the earnest and pa
triotic support and sympathy of every
citizan and National Guardsman of our
city and county.
H. c. Zilleg, Mayor.
J. G. CrusOn.
A. NJ. Erickson, clerk district court.
VIM. Johnson, sheriff.
w z. Dowd, grocer.
T. E. DittemOre. postmaster.
F. S. Jackson, ex-county attorney.
James B. Easterly.
Perry Clemens, county clerk.
Ira P. Nye, cashier First Nat. bank.
W. w. Morris. druggist.
Allen Emmerson, ex-probate judge.
A local paper published at FL Dorado
contains the following item:
Ell Dorado Co. H, K. N. G.. which has
been drilled every evening for two or
three weeks were greatly surprised last
night by the governors order to send
in their arms, clothing, etc. This morn
ing they rugged up a dummy to repre-
sent the governor and hung it out of
the window for awhile. Later it was
hanging in the company's quarters.
This is not creditable to the individuals
who did it. 1t is not at all approved
by the cOmpany'S officers.