The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
GIVEN A SURPRISE
councilman Horn Plays a Joke
ON the Council.
incidentally He Gives City At
tOrney a Scare.
INVITED TO NEW HOME
INVITED TO NEW HOME
The House Warming is a Pro-
nounced Success.
After Dinner Speeches the
Order of the Day.

The members of the city council and
city officials were badly fooled Wednes-
day. The revelation that such was the
case did not come however until late In
the evening when the council and city
officials assembled at a special session
of that body at the council chamber.
Visions of some new sewer scandal
had members of the council decidedly
uneasy for fear that in some manner
unknown they might find their names
mixed up In the resulting seaman. r
G. Dreaming, city attorney, was the
most miserable man in town. the city
attorney thought when the announce
ment came of a secret session or the
council that he had offended the coun-
ell in some manner and that a reduc-
ton of salary was probably contem-
plated or even impeachment proceed
ings After taking several OF the coun-
cilmen off to one side and quizz1ng them
concerning the object of the meeting
And securing no results, Dreaming De-
came frantic and announced to MS as
sistant, w c. Ralston, that ne was get
ting tired of conflicts with the council,
and believed he would go to Kansas
City. He was persuaded to remain,
however, though he purchased ana nau
with him last evening one way TICKET
to Kansas City. Eleven members OF
the council met as usual in the council
chamber and w. c. Ralston, assistant
city attorney; John Rogers, city ensl-
neer; c. 3. Burge, city clerk, ana FRANK
Snyder street commissioner, all occu-
pied their usual seats with the excep-
ton of the city attorney who with an
uneasy countenance seated h1mseII III
a chair In the space reserved for spec
tators, and close to door which would
prove convenient for escape.
All of the councilmen with the excep-
ton of c. K Holiday, who scented
trouble and could not come because Oh
a previous engagement" appeared at
7:3O at the council chamber and waited
expectantly for the mayor to announce
the reason for the call. With SOBER race
the mayor gravely said: Gentlemen
this is an unusual way of calling
meeting together, but think when you
learn of the cause you will decide that
the end justif1es the means The coun-
ell has been deceived, gravely deceived |
However, as my first information came |
from Mr.. Horn you had best near what |
he has to say at this time"
Councilman Horn arose to explain the
unusual call. 1.-THE mayor has asked |
me to state the object of the meeting"
said he. II have heard some things |
said that don't like to hear. L nave
heard it said when this Sunday closing
or the theaters came up and it, nap
pened that I wasn't here, that some Of
the members of the council said that l
STAYED away to keep from voting and
going on record. Some of the council
seemed to think that I had intended to
not be here and showed me a kind of
came up of shutting out the automo-
biles from the state house drives I was
left all alone to fight 1t and even Mr..
Holiday left me. Now you gentlemen
can take your rigs and go through the
state house grounds and enjoy the flow
ers while have to stay out and look
over the fence. You had it in for me.
thought that I ought to have some
sort of revenge, and am going to have
it. We have been here together now
for some time I have been in the coun-
ell for three years and am going to
do something that was never done be-
fore I want to get a little revenge and
I want you to all come out to my house
this evening""
'what's the matter with Horn? He's
all right" yelled the couhcilmen with
vigor and the relief that they exper-
fenced that they hadn't been caught yet
in any scandal lent especial zest to
their yells. Councilman Jordan moved
to accept and chorus of seconds fol-
lowed. Climbing on board a street car
the councilmen, city officials and city |
hall reporters went out to Councilman
Horns new home at Fifth and Topeka
avenue where with songs and felicitous
after dinner speeches they whiled away
the hours most enjoyably. Elaborate
were served.
Receiving the guests were Mrs. c. w.
Horn and Mrs. N. A. Lockard Those
Green, Councilrnen G. z, Jordan W.
NJ. Van Ness. ]. F. Lannan. H. B. How
ard, c. G. Blakely. E. Montgomery, C.
H. Kutz, E. F STANLEY. w G. Tandy. |
and J. W. F. Hughes; F. q.
Dreaming, city attorney; w. C.
RaIston, assistant city attorney; c.. E.
Burge, city clerk: John Rogers, city
engineer: Frank Snyder, street com
missioner: J. w. Jesse, council stenog-
-apher: Robert Smith of the Capital
and J. Elmer Schultz of the State Jour
nal
This Is the first of a series of gath
arings of such nature which members
IF the council have planned for this
winter.