The Advocate and news., 1899-01-18
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The persistent effort Of candidates tC
get on the Court OF Visitation does moi
ring true to the Republican BLUM that the
special session will be declared uncOn-
stitutional.
Since the election Myron A. Waterman
has had cartoons on the situation in the
Topeka Mail and Breeze and Daily Cap
ital. He is so gOOd-natured they can't
resist him.
Monster petitions signed by Kansas
women will be presented at Topeka In
the near future against resubmissiOn and
for the appointment Of a woman on the
board of charities.
The Topeka Journal is arranging a
combination of anti-BurtOn Republican
and POpullst legislators to defeat j.
Ralph Burton for United States senator
by voting for Ingalls,.
Mrs. R. w. Ryan, OF Kansas City, who
drew Armour Rose, the first prize in
the convention hall drawing at Kansas
City, was formerly OF Kansas, OF course.
Her old home is at HOyt.
The appointment OF Henry ]. Allen as
Governor Stanley's private secretary re-
calls to B. e. Kies how Allen tried to
sneak into the meeting OF the Kansas
State Alliance at Saline In 1890.
Bailie Waggoner qualities for $4,000
on Frank Grimes bond as State treasu-
rer. This is the highest amount for
which any surety qualities; the lowest
is $500, and the total is $1,15O,OOO.
Topeka will make an effort to have
the legislature provide for an $4,000
heating and lighting plant for the State
house, insane asylum and boys reform
school, to be located as nearly as possible
at an equal distance from the three in
stitutions.
President Mckinley has signed the
bill retiring Judge Foster, and the lat
ters resignation has been sent to Wash
ington. Will the Kansas papers that as
sailed Foster at the time Of the Hudson
Foster mix-up now repeat what they said
at that time?
Kansas towns will probably take up
the Kansas City convention hall lottery
idea on all sorts of fool schemes. 1t is
to be hoped that most of their patrons
will draw enough useless picture cards
and music to sicken them Of the gam
bling idea forever.
The first charter granted by Secretary
Of State Clark was given to the Kinsley
Automatic Telephone Company. The
capital stock is $4,000 and the directors
are G. G. Knowles, Topeka; George w.
Katson, w. T. Watson, A. F. Aderhold,
and l. e. AderhOld, Of Kinsley.
Conner Davies says that picture of
Jim Morphy published by Topeka paper
looks like Aguinaldo AS Morphy's for
bearance Is well-known and AguinaldO
does not allow the paper to be brought
into the house and so will not see the al
legged pOrtarit the artist will live.
The following officers of the Kansas
State Poultry Association have been
elected for this year: w. M. Congdon,
Wichita, president; j. W. F. Hughes,
Topeka, secretary; Thomas Owens, To-
peka, treasurer; George Gillies, Topeka;
c. M. Rose, Elmdale; George Topping,
Cedar Point; j. II. Scott, Lawrence; M.
L. Garfield, Belleville, and l.. V. Marks,
Topeka, directors.
Treasurer Grimes refused to take the
warrants drawn for the special session
when settling with retiring Treasurer
HefebOwer The wheels of progress were
therefore blocked for a few days until
Mr.. Grimes came down and agreed to
accept them "as warrants" Among the
warrants he refused was one of his own
for $24. Grimes drew $1674O as a mem
Der OF the Legislature ON account of the
special session.
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