The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25

Martin Harris PETER. Long. Curtis.
BristOw. and a judge from Leaven-
worth whose name [ have forgotten
Curtis Will live with Plumb as the
working business senator. who never
tired and always had time to do
things i'm Washington for every one
from Kansas
The writer when q boy used to hang
around ex-senator Ross printing Of
flee. He was student at the State
University when Edmund G. Ross. who
was given the credit for sparins i'm
parchment of a president of the Unit
ed States. started the Lawrence stan
dard Ross captured our schoolmate
and roommate Albert Phenis. He
persuaded Albert to leave the univer-
sity and go back into a printing office,
the persuasion consisting Of the en-
ticing offer of twenty dollars a week
Phenis was q fine printer He set
up all the type for the entire paper He
not only was at the head of the COM
posing room, but he was the force.
Ross was the editor and supplied the
copy The two got out the little
daily. small four-page affair
Albert Phenis and the producer of
these "Reminiscences We're associat-
ed together something more than
twenty-five years ago at Emporia. In
fact Phenis was the foreman when
his associate was a sort of general
utility man around the Emporia News
office Phenis afterwards acquired a
proprietary interest in the Emporia
Ledger and the writer got similar
share in the opposition: the Emporia
News.
Mr. Phenis today is making a great
a bout the time this man came to To-
peka, and afterwards to Baltimore. He
is now Interested in and one of the
contributors to the Manufacturers
Record. one Of the biggest publications
of its kind This periodical is printed
in Baltimore, but Mr.. Phens. at pres |
ent looking after the southern bust /
ness. makes his headquarters in New /
Orleans His sisters and other rela- |
tives still live in Eureka, Kan. He pays |
a visit to this state occasionally, goes
down into Greenwood county. stops at
Emporia and calls at the State Journal
office here in Topeka. The writer also
sees him not infrequently in New York |
city.
Ross was not very prosperous with |
his paper in Lawrence, SO hoping to |
better conditions. he moved the plant, |
paper and name to Leavenworth, es- /
tabIishing the Leavenworth STANDARD, |
now the Post. He took with him from |
Lawrence another schoolmate of this
writer. Henry c. Burnett. referred to
in the above extract from Mr.. Sheri-
dams letter. Burnett was a fine, able
fellow. and when Ross stepped out of
the paper Burnett formed a partner
ship with Frank Lynch, the two con-
Quoting the Leavenworth daily for a
ength of time Both many years
ago passed away from this earth.
The Burnett family is an interesting
one Henry c. was the eldest brother
Fou- are still living and all are rail-
-oad men Three of them are with the
Santa Fe and the fourth one was with
lie Santa Fe for many years until he
vas promoted out of it from time to
line. He now represents many rail-
Dads. Their father was Judge Burnett
# Lawrence, a very large man. physi-
ally. and big. broad man mentally and
morally. This writer knew him Al a
10Y knows a man. The judge was kind
o him out of a general kindly spirit.
Tle sons inherited the excellent traits
# their parents. Here are the four
Urviving brothers:
John c. Burnett. of Topeka. assistant
General freight agent of the Santa Fe
Railway company; Will W. Burnett.
santa F'e agent at Lawrence: Fred s
3urnett. general passenger agent Santa
e Cincinnati, O.; Ed F. Burnett, of
Sew York city, chairman of the West
IN Passenger association. The latter.
v the way, is president OF the Kansas
ociety of New York.
is there any peace in politicse Not
auch; and then only in the interims. ,
Governor Scubbs is ia Topeka today |
[ home on Governors Square. If we II
ere a betting man It would be record
d here, five to enc. that he is enjoying |
imself far better than he lid in the
tress and snow Of politics Saturday. |
/ the Seventh district talking for Mar
in personally and against his own
rother-in-lnw, Neeley, politically.
William Allen White, whom the
ritter delights to quote, excepting on {
olitics. has a beautiful editorial in
ne distinguished Emporia authors :