The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-29
Gives Commercial Club Right
to Build One.
PAVING BILL THERE.
Claim for Street Improvement
Around Federal Building.
Congressman Anthony Presents
Many Other Claims.

Washington, D. c., April 20
Congressman Dan Anthony has intro
duced Il bill directing the secretary of
. the treasury to pay to James Stanton
of Leavenworth the sum of $1,912.40
for work performed on contract with
the war department June s, 1908, in
grading, paving, curbing and rock
. hauling on Grant avenue, Fort Leav-
enworth. Other bills presented by Mr..
Anthony are as follows:
Bill providing that the sum of $4,000
be paid to Mrs. Katherine Ratchford
because of the death of her husband.
James Ratchford,, August Z, 1895.
caused by injuries received by him on
July "a, 1895, while employed under
the government in riprapping work on
the Missouri river near Leavenworth.
The bill alleges Ratchford's death was
caused by the negligence and careless
ness of the foreman supervising the
Improvement
Bill directing the secretary of the
treasury to pay to John T. Glynn the
sum of $125 as a reimbursement for
damages to his clothing and for hospi-
tai charge incurred as the result of as
sisting an inspector of the department
of commerce and labor in serving war
rants of arrest on certain aliens.
Bill to pay to the treasurer of the
city of Topeka the sum of $4,63S.42,
which is the amount of taxes assessed
against the lots owned by the govern
ment and on which is located the fed
eraI building at Topeka for paving
during the years 1887, 1902 and 1906.
Bill to pay the sum of $400 to
/ Charles 1. Dague, an assistant weather
bureau observer of the government.
The measure is to reimburse him FOR
personal effects which were lost by the
destruction of d weather station at
Sand Key, Fla, during the hurricane
of October IL, 1909. Mr.. Dague is a
Kansan.
sum of $4,000 in full satisfaction for
personal injuries sustained by him
while guarding federal prisoners con-
fined in the jail at Leavenworth coun-
ty, Kansas.
Bill to pay to PM Sours the sum so OF
$1SS, which is a balance due him for
services rendered the department of
the interior at the instance of the sec
fretary of that department.
Bill to pay the sum of $4,000 to
Mrs. Lottie Rapp because of the death
of her husband, August r. Rapp, on
Oct. 1. 1910, caused by injury received
lon Sept. 13, 1910, while employed 10y
the United States government at Bat
tile Mountain sanitarium S. D.. while
operating an electric bread mixer, in
which he was caught and crushed.
| Bill tc provide an eight-hour work
day for the federal penitentiary
guards.
Bill providing for the construction OF
a military, highway between Fort
Bill to pay to DR.. ]. l. Everhardy
$40: DR. Langworthy, $11O; DR.. A. F.
Yohe s67; and to the st. Johns hos
pital, SIS, all of Leavenworth, on ac-
count of medical and hospital services
rendered Jacob N. Crabtree, late Il
guard a. the federal penitentiary at
the federal penitentiary at Leaven-
worth.
Bill to pay to the city of Leavenworth
taxes with interest assessed against the
lots on which is located the federal
building for street improvements ad-
jacent thereto.
Bill providing for the adjustment and
payment of accounts of laborers and
mechanics arising under the eight-hour
| law.
Bill to pay to Daniel w. Boutwell,.
who was private in Company A, Fifth
| Kansas regiment of volunteer cavalry,
| the sum of $4,000, as compensation for
| extraordinary services rendered the
United States extra of his duty as such
| soldier, particularly in carrying dis
patch from General Curtis to General
Pleasanton, October %, 1862, by which
| vast stores of government property
were saved and Prices raid foiled.
Bill to provide payment for overtime
Senator Curtis introduced a bill in
the senate to authorize the Topeka
| Commercial club to construct and
Kansas river at a suitable place or
places in western Shawnee county, or
in Wabaunsee county. Two other
measures presented by the senior Kan
Sa3 senator follow:
Bill to pay to E. N Smith of Ell
~ Of for -
horse killed by Trumpeter Herman
Stechert, troop c, Third regiment of
United States cavalry, on September II.
1893, during the opening of the Chero-
! kee Strip.
i Bill to pay to John C. Farrell the sum
of 81 900 in full settlement of his claim
against the government for personal
injuries sustained while in its employ
ment as a watchman in the treasury
department.
Colonel John McElroy, editor of the
National Tribune, and second vice COM
mander-in-chief of the national Grand
i Army organization, will address the
annual Kansas encampment of the
Grand Army at Lawrence on May II.
Il Colonel McElroy is well known to the
old soldiers of Kansas He was can
didate for the national commander-in-
chief at the last national encampment
Il at Atlantic City, and was strongly sup
ported by the veterans of the Sunflow-
er state.
II CONGRESSMAN Alex Mitchell of the
Il Second Kansas district is still in a
serious condition physically He has
been unable to attend the present ses-
sion more than two or three days. Mr..
Mitchell is suffering from stomach
trouble and a nervous breakdown.
Rural mail routes to be established
in Kansas on June l: Route No. 2 out