The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-11
HAD FUN WITH BAILEY.
Mr.. Bones Joke at Expense of
the Governor.


Governor Baily was at his office at
the usual time this morning-in fact
the state house people who were ex
pecting him to be late say that he was
little ahead of time. He evidently
is determined not to allow his honey
moon to interfere with his Official du-
ties.
The governor and his bride arrived
from Kansas City late Wednesday af-
ternoon- His secretary. H. ]. Bone, had
carriage In waiting for them at the
santa E'e depot, and the bridal pair
were driven at once to the executive
residence Two policemen were detail
ed for duty at the governors residence
during. the evening to keep away cur
ious sight-seers and others who might
disturb the peace of the governors
honeymoon, and as a consequence
quietude reigned in that neighborhood.
Some of the state house crowd discuss
ed the idea of calling on the governor
informally last night but the idea was
a abandoned.
A crowd of people We're coming and
gcaug in the governors office all day
today, some on official business and
some merely to extend their congratu
latiOnS II the chief executive of the
state. Governor Bailey was even more
happy ard smiling than usual. and he
is generally in very happy frame of
mind. At least he has been for several
weeks back.
the executive residence With his family
during the time of the governors
bachelorhood is thinking OF APPLYING to
the flood relief committee for AID
Mr.. Bone today, but I have been de-
prived OF my happy home, Just the same
I am thinking Of taking my family down
to the Auditorium and putting up with
the rest of the sufferers
On further thought Mr.. Bone has de-
cided to apply to the war department OF
the state for tent and join the tent city
There are series of "buzzers in the
governor offices in the state house which
the governor uses in summOning his
clerical force to his private office They
make a horrible, rasping. nerve-raczlng
governor taste of the .-buzzer' business
last night. An electrician went out to tie
governor residence last night and placed
one of these electric buzzers inside tie
mattress of the governors bed. It was
necessary to rip the mattress open to get
it in, but once inside It was almost I'M
possible to locate it. The electric wires
were artfully concealed and then run be-
meath the carpets into Mr.. Bones room
where they connected with push button
at the head of Mr.. Bones bed Governor
Bailey has said nothing about it but here
is the story which Mr. Bone tells OF now
it worked:
Mrs. Bone and were out last night and
it was late when we returned home. The
governor and Mrs Bailey had retired and
I could hear the heavy breathing of the
governor asleep I went to bed ana ABOUT
midnight l began operations on the push
button.
sF3,1zz-z-z-z' went the buzzer-
Il waited a minute. and then
q 'Buzz-z-z buzz buzz, buzz-z-z,' 1t Went
again
Pretty soon 7 heard the governor talk
ing and wondering what made that racket
I kept it working every minute or two,
and then the governor got up to investi-
gate He tore around the room for awhile
and then came out and charged up and
down the hall. I don't think he could
possibly ind the thing. for he had no light
except the electric light, and that hung
so high that it would not shine under
the bed. The governor must have hunted
around for an hour and guess he tore
the bed to pieces. He evidently found
for the thing wouldn't work any more. I
was too sleepy to work any longer at it
any way.