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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1898
Page
3
Mail orders filled from this list packed and delivered at depot free. J. S. Sprout touts constant low prices across groceries and household items with sugar deals on purchases, heavy emphasis on value, and nationwide delivery from East Sixth Street depot.
The Grocers' association met at Weber's hall to set plans for a monster picnic to raise funds for the auditorium. Few members attended. a board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday night, April 18, to finalize arrangements. Proposed site lies west of Ward's creek along the Rock Island track near Polwin, with potential woodland access for excursion trains.
The Wichita park project marked Arbor Day with 251 evergreen trees planted by city departments, the Board of Education, and schools. Donations totaled about $100 with children in private schools allowed to contribute. Trees were placed on a designated plat to guide future maintenance and recall. W E Stathey spoke at the exercises.
Meredith will conduct a series of outdoor entertainments in Garden Heid Park this summer for Marshall’s Band. The shows aim to raise funds for the band’s performances featuring acts including Arabian Natta, Mikado, and Pickawinny, with proceeds benefiting the group.
A cryptic Seattle dispatch notes two more individuals, Geo, T Milly and Matt Schum of St. Paul, previously reported missing or killed at Chilkoat, are now listed as alive. The April 12 letter from Dyen, Alaska, hints at new names and unclear details.
Local items include contest bids and ads from Kimball Printing Co before 10 am, prices and offers from Gem Bakery, Courtney’s, and the Blue Front Shoe Store. Community updates cover church meetings, social events, wedding of Hastings and Dummer, and residents visiting relatives. notes on health, travel, and a new ice cream section planned by Rigby.
Great Bend April 12 The town is agitated over Baker murderer of 16 year old Myrtle Huffmaster. Vengeful locals fear he will die within hours after arrival. Bloodhounds sent to El Haweed pressed to Reno county, with reports of a possible capture soon.
Kansas City Kansas editor Charley Lobdell a former Kansas House speaker declares he will march to the front with a regiment of native Kansans if war is declared. He says Kansans are ready to serve anywhere if called by Governor Leedy, not seeking commissions.
Exhibition of domestic and foreign needlework gathered through the state department at Washington and from Belgium France Japan Sweden Switzerland and London boards will open in the Masonic Temple Richmond on Thursday April 14 under the Ladies Guild of Holy Trinity church. Gov Tyler to open. Mrs Woolfman of Teachers College New York to speak Friday on lessons from the display. Saturday is children’s day with free tickets for schoolchildren. exhibits travel to Hampton after April 21 22 23 then proceed onward.
Fort Riley tests of government Tee rifles show they fail to penetrate corpses at 1000 yards and often shatter bones. Surgeons and army officers compare results with Krag Jorgensen, noting the Lee rifle’s inferior penetrative power and humane aspects. A fat negro and a thin white man were used as cadavers behind targets for the trials.
Funeral service for Mrs D J Brewer held at Congregational church with simple rites and floral tribute. Interment at Mt Muncie followed by friends filing past the bier. Rev Cordley led, with Page and others participating. relatives listed including Miss Brewer and Mrs Wood. Miss Brewer and Mrs Brewer to depart for Washington that afternoon.
Lilian Lewis and company present a melodrama about Cuban sentiment at the Grand Opera House tonight. The program features a dramatic finale with prices 7 8 and 2 cents. The New White Slaves receives its second Crawford Theater showing tonight by the Graham art company.
Notices urge agents to mail requests for higher paper supplies to the State Journal. Telegraphed orders must be prepaid. Weather forecasts include Chicago and Washington updates. Public notices discuss plans to abolish grade crossings in Albany and train schedules for Topeka, with Santa Fe and Union Pacific routes highlighted.
Snapshot items note Bethany college reopening tomorrow and multiple city updates. Activities include sidewalk grading, new building projects on Monroe and Topeka avenues, the elevator restored in the federal building, street and bridge improvements, court and municipal happenings, and various residents starting or completing home and barn construction. Routine civic and personal notices cover divorce actions, police re-elections, club meetings, and local travel for state events.
Funeral services for Mrs S C Miller were held at Second Presbyterian Church at 2:30 PM with Rev J S Glendenning officiating. Remains were taken from 400 Park Street. burial at Topeka cemetery beside Mr S Miller. City schools dismissed at noon to allow teachers to attend. pallbearers named. Passages note many relatives and attendees from Kansas, Nebraska, and Minnesota.
Mayor Fellows praises Omaha for its exposition planning saying it improves on Chicago in compact building layout. He notes Kansas secured a magnificent site with a balcony view over the grounds and expects completion in time for the exposition opening.
Seattle reports a spate of petty crime as an old German immigrant A Snedal claims $200 lost in a card game. Henry Audier forfeited $242 after a borrower used a forged check. E P Jones from Kansas City was pickpocketed of $300 in a Kentucky saloon. A man named Jones allegedly lost $360 to two women in Elk cafe. Two footpads attempted to rob Charlie Rouse at University street. Pell of Michigan house says a man tried to hold him up at James and Third avenue Saturday night.
Jerry Faulkner, Santa Fe engineer traveling between Chicago and Fort Madison, bravely defied a Chicago footpad who tried a street hold up. He struck the assailant, the gun fired wounding Faulkner’s hand, and doctors later removed a shattered finger after locating the bullet with an x ray. The report notes a Santa Fe train schedule serving Topeka with onward connections via Union Pacific El.
A seven year old Wichita girl died after her clothing caught fire while playing near a store. Neighbors helped, but the burns on her back and body were fatal. Funeral was held the next day. In Massillon, Ohio, 2000 miners were ordered out by the district president amid a strike.
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