The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-15
Senators Curtis and BristOw
Recommend POstmasters.
Twenty-Five Appointments TO Be
Announced Soon.
HELP NORTH TOPEKA
Curtis Introduces Bill
for POstOffice.
New Barracks Urged for LeaVen-
worth Soldiers Home.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE terms of
% postnasters of the presidential class
in the Second and Seventh Kansas con-
gressional districts are nearing e1plra-
ton, wherein either reappointment or
changes viii soon occur.
These appointments will be decided
upon so far as possible through the
| joint recommendations of Senators Cur
tbs and Bristow, who have been dele
gated the referees Of all appointments
of this kind in the two districts
Twenty-one Of the appointments nave
been agreed upon by the kansas sena-
| tors, while the other four remain IN
settled These in controversy 1nclude
the postmasterships at Paola, Kansas
City La Harpe and Bushton- Ihe Ilst
agreed on has not yet been given out
for publication
More for Soldiers Home.
The secretary of the treasury has
transmitted to congress supplement
| tai estimate of $4,000 for the consrru c-
ton of a building at the LeaVeIw4le-s
National home for disabled volunteer
soldiers to connect the barrack and mess
hall.
s.This Improvement is urgently needed
for the care of the old soldiers At e,l7
| IeaVenWorth hOme.' says J./W. " 49,
worth. president of the National SOL
| 6iers' homes, in letter to tine secre-
tary of the treasury.
| crovded condition of the barrack by
providing quarters for approximately
| so members, the proposed bullallls w, VIZ
/ permit the aged and innrIn IneIIioS y
ouartered in the adjacent parracK ~
| have access to the mess hall without
/ heing EXPOSED to the inclemency OF TIE
weather thus avoiding the rlsh u ~
jury to their health
To PAY Mrs Wharton $780,
Senator Charles Curtis has introdLc-
senate directing the
| secretary of the treasury 10 pay Ing Ing
| sum of $500 to Martha T. W marion 0 ~
| INDEPENDENCE, Kan, w1doW OF tIo e1 ,-,j -
V7l,ar+on who was drafted In FranKIlh
| township Marion county, Ind, aflc WHO
| fl,rnished a substitute in order 10 Sc
| cure exemption from military uuty a
| Indianapolis on OCTOBER i Aoo1' s
| According to the bill, the dra1t was
| i1Iooa1 for the reason that the state ol
indiana had at the time furnished more
han her qu-ta under all cans ~ ei0Of'@
made on the state up to that osste.
ToncIxans Want Parcels Post
1.l.oa,.s If rT,anelxa this week petition
-. cross 10 establish a parcels post
Ina al the same time a blS lli ION
from South Mound. kan'z Mas 49, 80
ed opposing this proposed 4 po.7 ~ - %
-, ~ Senator Curtis presented the pa
- - the senate in both instances
pe aEi,1aTton postoffiee, Sumner county,
1ya11 will be discontinued on eie i""9'
dav of the present Hoi1"
hundred Ata11n
senator Charles Curtis has presentea
= his claims bill in the seIlaee ~ 80, 20
tbe interests of nearly too Kansas peo-
pie. 49,. 49, secra+arv to
49, - -, the mechanics and laborers en-
| n1oved by the United States Ililli '.,
authorities in and about Fort Leo e..
worth extra pay due them upon ~
80; - ~ AZ, eight-hour day, each TO re-
oel5-a e-z+ra nav for all hours IN excess
! ~ eie47+ in proportion to the dairy "ase
thew received -, III, ara
a. follows: Clay Bramlage, James
| rc;a,-11- charles Kramer, Barney Monan
NIicb9el Keane, NJ. Mullins. Tim Har-
rington. Jacob Zero, M. carney ina ltL. 10
Curtain. John Mcdonald. t5usl &,,
| IJa.I- Tereraiah Sullivan. Ernst BOIL
Ia,e,as O,Frien. A H. Jennings, James
| J-in1e-nev Patrick Logan, arthur
| LYONS. Pat Mahoney, r BucAl l9.
! Michael Sullivan. John Hemmy' Jonl
| smith John D. Hagerman James Ntui-
-: r-I,or,aS Mullins Joseph E11cb,
xViIiiar, Burweu Phillip smith, Gus
+sva Streibich, Edward Foley, Louis
smith. John Baker, Mathew I rSIL.llss
Hugh Rafferty,, James nnIlioS-
! William McG1inn. Valentine Hlll; Jon i,
| AFattman. Jerry Cronin, James FarreH'
| yTilliau, H. Fullam, William Lonln'
James Killkelly, Cornelius - he et5.t
| Patrick Rooney, Wlllafh COsIeilo, " -
/ 13s,,, p Mcdonald. Henry Doll, John q
| e11neroalrar Louis w. Miller, Martin
Taaba1 lanes Stapleton, august
/ F3loon1e, John Duffin. A J. DAWSON,
| Fred Stier John Stapleton, freuerlch
| 1-anslrv BENJAMIN Bishop, M1chael
! 1913ler Christian Ruder Martin Con-
nor John Relfe. D. c. Coleman, Cnarles
~ Never. James Rourke, William Dun
don. christopher Dudley. Patrick Lar
| kin. John Murphy, M stanton, Johh
-fo7-
rell ]. K Creighton, John L. burns
Holm K. Fler, John Bell Edward Z
murphy. George Benson. Matthew Pen
ming. Dan Davoren. Samuel Donaldson
! Timothy Mclaughlin, Inomas r, NJ
7 .ougibljn Marion A. Clark, Adam Gran,
! Frank J. Lambert, Patrick cochran
! Alexander GRADER. Peter AcGil, Nalen-
tine Boyer, Martin Donohue, JACOB r.
| Schiefer George F. Curry, John curry
ne Mott Bishop. Michael Connors.
Stanhen Mcnamara, Henry Erwfne,
Patrick Cochran, Bridget Connolly. J.
q Knox. John Schulz Frederick
THOMAS, John T. Carroll, Dannis Crow
lev Jacob Bauer. Alois Wager, Peter
yV5iliams George Routzahn. James Hal
min George Christ, G. K. Marshall,
Thomas Manning. Michael McInerney,
Michael Reinisch. Thomas Faney'
Michael Schloo. Johr Caldwell, Ihomas
/ Nolloy. Peter Carroll. Edward J. Quinn,
I pat Collins. Peter Carroll Thomas Car
4 roll Michael Hussey, G. w Graham,
/ Thomas Reilly. Daniel Calvin Hugh
Reilly. Sebastian Wage John Wilson.
William Case, Phillip Doyle. Michael
NcSweenev William insolvency.
George w. Ward. Lewis Gibson. David
/ Crossley r. p. FuIlam, James McDon-
aid. Thomas Cronin, ", G. Gordon,
Thomas F Keene, H A. Miller. W. A.
Young Jr.. Robert Davis David Bar
ker. John Caffee. John Silvers. Frank
Sullivan, John King, o. w. Thomas.