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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal announces carriage aimed at Topeka and suburbs with rates for mail subscriptions. Three months mail costs 8.90. one year 60. Weekly edition priced at 50 per year. The paper advertises nationwide carrier delivery for 10 seats weekly to Topeka and surrounding areas and to other Kansas towns with carrier systems.
Weather notes forecast fair and warmer in Kansas with winds and travel plans. Opinion chatter from Iola Register columns critiques tariff and silver coinage debates, mentions Governor Altgeld Chauncey Depew and public finance, rails at income tax, and advocates restoring silver to pre 1873 levels while warning against compromises.
The article argues for free silver coinage, claiming it would spur minting and mining, raise labor demand, and lift wages despite higher prices. It contends justice in restoring the value of money and outlines how coined silver dollars would drive investment, industry, and employment, contrasting with gold standard critiques. Nearby items include satirical notes, local anecdotes, and irrigation developments in Kansas.
Alfelfa cultivation spreads into the south. Trickett in Cheyenne county builds a 76 by 76 foot pond six feet deep for irrigation with a 20 000 gallon daily pump. Widespread small scale irrigation appears in Reno Barton Stafford and Barber counties with windmills common on nearly every farm. Dicks near Fowler Meade irrigates forty acres from an arse nian well for several years with noted profits. Schweter near Wichita launches a large irrigation plant attracting visitors. Bridges in Cheyenne county reports a productive acre with a 200 foot well and basic plant. Baker of Holyrood installs a new irrigation method using porous tilings and galvanized pipe.
A special Kansas diocese convention will meet in Topeka on Tuesday May 26 or 28 1605 to fill the bishopric vacancy after Bishop Thomas death. Clergy and lay delegates will vote with Dean Millspaugh among potential candidates. A prayer for guidance and wardens vestrymen and delegates will be elected at Hunter Monday.
A Stars Journal reader urges restoration of two Shawnee county names left off the April Shawnee list of Battle of the Blue dead. Wale of Berry Creek was seen dead in Westport after the battle. Ds Long of Auburn died days later near Kansas City. Burial places uncertain. tribute to comrade Gage for the monument. Ottawa note: Gov McKinley to attend Ottawa gathering. western trip not planned. Mineral Water ad and local business notices follow.
The National Botanic Garden hosts a grand collection of historic memorial trees planted by statesmen and notable figures. Notable specimens include the Warrison Tree moved to Lincoln Park in 1870, the Washington elm and overcup oaks, the Albert Pike tree, and rare cypresses planted by actors and journalists. The garden, guided by Superintendent William R. Smith, preserves a living map of national history through trees planted from 1861 onward.
A survey of historic trees around the Capitol recalls magnolia Bayard oak Sherman buckeye Frye maple Frank Blair hackberry and a famed Washington elm. The oldest is a Washington elm near the senate portico with another Cameron elm near the house entrance. Simon Cameron saved the Cameron elm from destruction, invoking Woodman spare that tree. The piece notes ivy clad trunks and grand heights, highlighting a tradition of living memorials in national spaces.
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