Topeka Church News and Death Notices Update
Topeka reports a busy week with church services and a large funeral funeral for A. J. Arnold. Obsequies included a pomp ceremony with clergy, choir, and pallbearers from local families and churches.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1899
Page
7
Topeka reports a busy week with church services and a large funeral funeral for A. J. Arnold. Obsequies included a pomp ceremony with clergy, choir, and pallbearers from local families and churches.
Populist mayoral candidate Clemens rails at naysayers and alleged backroom deals in Topeka. He condemns primary voting shifts, warns of decoy ploys, and urges voters to resist manipulation while rallying supporters to stand firm for reform.
The School Board discusses a proposed levy of 13 mills for construction and maintenance, with 3 mills for buildings and 12 for expenses, plus possible 7 year age policy changes. They consider whether to proceed during summer vacation, print assessments, and the impact of property valuation on debt and funding. Also noted are local ad items and a few ads for goods and services.
A garbled historical paper fragment advertises multiple agent positions and sales opportunities. It mentions Arctic refrigerators, kerosene lamps, and various companies, with scattered names like Arctic Refrigerator Co, Dominion Company Chicago, Butler & Kiger New Haven, and Star Mitex. The text mixes recruitment pitches with product claims and asks for agents, salesmen, and representatives.
Dense classified style from an old paper lists money making schemes emphasizing stock, wheat, cotton and bonds with guaranteed income offers, plus a long string of rental notices for furnished and unfurnished rooms, farm land, and various sale items across Topeka addresses and merchants. It mentions Mackey & Co New York MonEx Baltimore and several Topeka listing entries with contact details and prices.
A dense classifieds page lists exchanges and sales in Kansas including farms in Mexico and Shawnee county, lots and homes for sale or trade in Topeka and nearby areas, rents, and barter offers. Entities include Forbes and local agents, Benedict, Wichita and Topeka references, with various acreages and prices.
Numerous real estate notices listing multiple properties for sale or exchange. Includes 4 room cottages and 2 lot parcels near Locust and Harrison, corner lots on Jefferson, Harrison, and Sedgwick streets. Advertises cash down payments, monthly balances, and exchanges, with prices and locations across city blocks and avenues.
North Topeka property offerings by multiple agents include three story brick houses, vacant lots on Madison and Grant, a two story 7 room home with barn, and several one to four room cottages. Several properties offer cash or installment terms, with easy access to paved streets and local amenities. Sellers emphasize low figures and city property bargains through Payne & Thompson, MacFerrin, Benedict & Co, Topeka Realty Co, and others.
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