The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-11
They Come From Five Differ.
ent States.
BUT ONCE LIVED. HERE
Employees Give Present to DIR.
Bige1Ow of Gardner.
Bristow Would. Have Federal
Building at Mound City.

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There are eight members in the
present congress two senator's and
six members of the house, represent
| ing five states. who were at one time
residents of Kansas. Most of them
secured their education in the Sun
| flower state before leaving it's borders
for new homes in which to make
their fortune. Their records show
that each of these men have carved
out successful careers.
Edward Thomas Taylor (Dem.),
congressman-at -large from Colorado,
spent his early life on a farm in Kan
sas In 1881 he was graduated from
the Leavenworth high schools.
Edward Heating (Dem.), also con-
gressman-at-large from Colorado, was
born near Kansas City, Kan, July .,
1875. He is a newspaper man, being
the present owner of the Pueblo Daily
Leader In 1907 he was president of
the international League of Press
Clubs.
Congressman William Patterson
Borland (Dem.) of Missouri was born
in Leavenworth on october IA, 1857
1t was in 1880 when he removed to
Missouri. s-z--. --.
Congressman P. d. Decker (Dem.)
of Missouri was educated in the COM
mon schools of Kansas and graduated
from he law school of the Kansas
State university at Lawrence in 1883.
He has been resident of Missouri
for the past fourteen years.
Congressman Robert Mauck Swift
ger (Rep.) of Ohio was resident of
Butler county, Kansas, from August,
1888. until March, 1885.
Congressman Bird Segle Mcguire
(RepO of Oklahoma went to Kansas
with his parents in 1881. when they
located in Chautauqua county. After
remaining there a few months Mr..
Mcguire left home and lived for three
years in different parts of the Indian
Territory, which is now a part of
Oklahoma. He engaged a greater
portion of the time in the cattle bust
ness. Returning to Kansas he en-
tered the State Normal school at En-
poria, remaining for two years. He
entered the law department of the
Kansas university. In the fall of 1890
he was elected county attorney of
Chautauqua county, in which office
he served for four years AT the ex-
piration of the last term, the spring
of 1895, he moved to Pawnee county,
Oklahoma, his present residence.
Senator Edgar Borah (Rep.) of
Idaho had his early training in KAN
sas After graduating from the Kan
sas State university he was admitted
to practice law September, 1890, at
Lyons, Kan. He remained a number
of years in Kansas before going west.
Senator James H. Brady (Rep.) of
Idaho though born in Pennsylvania, |
was reared in johnson county, Kan
sas. He was educated in the public
schools and the Leavenworth Normal
college Mr.. Brady taught school for
three years in the Sunflower state and |
edited a newspaper for two years be |
fore going to Idaho. He is a brother !
of Hon. J. Leford Brady, editor of |
the Lawrence Daily World. Senator |
Brady is an honorary member of the |
Kansas Historical society. /
On behalf of the employees of the |
bureau of chemistry of the depart |
ment of agriculture, DR.. Carl L. Ais |
berg, chief of the bureau, recently |
presented to DR.. William Bigelow, of !
Gardner, Kan, until recently assist /
ant chief, a handsome set of silver |
numbering 125 pieces. :-.s4 ~
Dr. Bigelow recently resigned to !
become chief chemist in the research |
of the National Gamers |
association, with headquarters in |
Washington.
In making the presentation, DR.. |
Alsberg said every employee of the
bureau regretted to see DR.. Bigelow
leave the service. but all felt he was
going into a field in which he can
do much good for the people of the
land.
DR.. Bigelow entered the service
dlS L, 1897, anu July L, 1SOZ, was
made chief of the food laboratory.
He was made assistant chief of the |
bureau March "a, 1908. and held that |
position until he resigned, July 8,
1913.
Senator Joe Bristow has introduced
a bill to provide for the purchase of
a site and the erection of a federal
building at Mound City, Kan. He
also presented a bill to remove the
charge of desertion against Joseph B.
Mccall of Kansas in order to give the
latter a pensionable status.
Presidential postoffice appointees
commissioned: Albert F. Hamm.
owen Mclean, West
Mrs. Van Roberds and two daugh-
ters, of this city, are visiting their
relatives, G. A. Roberds and family,
of Olathe, Kan.
L. w. THAVIS.
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