The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-27

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prison at Atlanta, Ga. Those on whom
sentence of more than two years is i'm
posed will be sent to the prison at Fort
II.eavenworth All female penitentiary
prisoners will henceforth be fmpr1son-
| ed in the Kansas state institution at
Lansing. This order was recently an
nounced by Attorney General Bona
parte.
CONGRESSMAN Phil Pitt Campbell in
| troduced a resolution in the house di-
| recting the house district committee, of
which he is a member. to investigate
| and report to the house the charges
made to passengers by the Terminal
Taxicab company of the District; also
the wages it pays its employees, the ma
ture Of its license or permits, and the
place and manner Of storing its gaso-
line Mr.. Campbell said that he had
introduced his resolution because of
large number of complaints in regard
to the charges and operations of the
taxicab company
The sundry civil bill carries an ap-
propriation of $4,000 for protection Of
the bank of the Republican river in
front of Fort Riley Another item in
the bill provides for S250,000 for the
military prison at Fort Leavenworth-
The Indian bill. which has passed the
senate. carries a number of items for
Improvement at Haskell Indian insti-
tute. Ten thousand dollars is allowed
for general repairs and improvements;
So 600 for construction of hay barn;
81 600 for equipment Of new manual
training building; for equipment OF
manual training school, $500, for VEN
tilation system, $500.
The senate has confirmed the follow
ing Kansas postmaster appointments:
Gertrude Stevens to be postmaster at
|Goodland, in place of James E Stevens,
resigned; Edwin ] Bookwalter to sue
ceed himself at Halstead.
Appointments made by the postmas-
ter general Grace E Johnson at En-
pire City, Cherokee county. vice J. P.
Walters, resigned; P. H Fox at Dear
ing. Montgomery county, vice c. W. AL
bright, resigned; William R. DroIIinger
at Pennington. AtchiSon county, vice
J. r. StoIsworth, resigned; Lewis F.
Buell. at Luray, Russell county, vice D.
Walter, resigned; Gilbert H. Smith at
Morse, Johnson county. vice J. II. Ed
enfield, resigned; Thomas H Davis at
Willis. Brown county, vice c. J. Proc
tor, resigned
Kansas postmasters commissioned:
Peckenbaugh, BaileyvilIe; Isaac E.
Matthews, Boicourt; Roy S. Jones,
Wellsford; John F. Price, Cherokee;
William A HilIhouse, Glasco; Benson
L Nickel, Soldier; Raymond S. Frazier,
Buckliu-
Grace postoffice. Sherman county,
Kan. will be discontinued on March
81 and superseded by rural free delfv-
cry
Rural letter carriers appointed for
service in Kansas: Frank Aslin and
Ed Spargur at Aurora; Emry A Rob
ertson and Thomas P. Pennington at
Lowemont.
The postoffice department has ac-
cepted a proposal of the First Nation
al bank of Anthony, Kan. to lease
that place for a further term of ten
years.
The following star mail routes have
been discontinued in Kansas: Route
from Example to Colusa; Harwood to
Iaw; Jean to Santa Fe; Fargo TO
Santa Fe; Gorham to Norfolk; North
field to Brewster.
On the floor Of the inaugural ball
room the night of March 4, there will
be an array of representative men
from all the states. the territories, the
District of Columbia and the Colonies
They will be the state aides on the
staff of Gist Blair, chairman of the
floor committee. Senators and repre-
sentatives selected most of the aides,
whose duty il will be to look after the
comfort and happiness of the people
from their respective states in atten-
dance at the big function. ]. B. Case
Of Abilene has been selected to repre-
sent Kansas.
George A. Gordon, for sixteen years
sheriff of Fairfax county, Va, died a
few days ago at his home at Fairfax
Court House, Va. He was a brother
Of Dean Gordon OF Wichita.
Mrs Elizabeth Green Martin of
Leavenworth. is the house guest of
some Washington friends. She will
remain here until after inauguration
Did you ever eat Golden Flower"
or Golden Gate orange? If not,
you don't know what you have missed.