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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1899
Page
6
W. E. Curtis writes from Topeka about Kansas wealth and cattle. The piece discusses 2,750,000 cattle, breakdowns by milk cows and oxen, and emphasizes credit, laws, and protection in livestock trade. It cites Kansas production figures and mentions Miss Ewing as notable.
The piece explains the cattle business in Kansas and Texas, detailing stock types, feeding stages, and the role of banks andors in cattle paper. It covers mortgage practices, interest rates, and the involvement of eastern money, with profiles of traders like Gillett and Ward, and notes Kansas wheat output and broader market dynamics.
National League action shows Baltimore scoring twice with late runs, Louisville and Cincinnati games feature heavy scoring with key hitters Hatteree Toneville Mager Kitt and Criger contributing. Chicago and St Louis clash as Callahan Dunanan pace the innings in a high scoring day.
Colorado Springs arrival times feel like a travel ad with Topeka departures at 10 p m and a claim of six hours saved over other routes plus through Firman sleepers and dining cars. Also mentions ticket agents and a 14th annual meeting in Los Angeles, a Rock Island line brochure, and local notices about Crawford’s entertainment and Washburn vs Missouri.
The state capitol undergoes an energy efficiency upgrade to cut soot and fuel use. Engineer H Nooney attaches smoke consumers to eight of ten boilers, converting exhaust to water and reducing coal by about seventy tons monthly. The project aims for a ten percent fuel saving and cleaner walls.
Night session details the board setting aside $1 009 for general expenses not in the bill. T J Hudson admits July 1897 meeting had no quorum. Little additional evidence was obtained before adjournment until today.
Abraham Moore of Superior Nebraska was arrested in Chicago on an indictment returned by the grand jury last Thursday. The charges allege Moore obtained 4000 dollars from the Strahan Hutton Evans Commission company at the Union stock yards by false pretenses claiming 100 head of cattle at South Omaha and mortgage on the lot to secure the loan. Attorneys for the plaintiff say Moore has obtained 47000 dollars in total from the firm.
Judge Joseph Martin upheld the constitutionality of the anti trust law in Arkansas. The decision excludes foreign insurance firms from Arkansas and bars rate making by insurers, while holding the state cannot punish corporations or individuals for penal code violations committed in other states. The attorney general argued the law covers out of state rate setting.
A corpse of a Black man was discovered in the Georgia road, riddled with bullets. Report notes inflammatory talk by several Blacks against the Larimer family and alleged lynching involvement. Last week a break in at Mrs. William Larimer's room prompted screams and a house fire after the assault.
An urgent invitation from Eltweed Pomeroy to attend a national reform conference in Buffalo from June 28 to July 4 outlines aims to study reform measures and methods. The event plans three days on measures, two on discussion, seeking harmony among reformers and better outsider engagement, with the governor not attending.
The Third district Republican nomination race for Congress next year already shows a long list of contenders. Frank Benefiel Coffeyville Wilson Cherryvale J W Dem Parsons Bradley Sedan John Randolph Pittsburg Phil Campbell Pittsburg Woolley Girard Wheatler Galena Clark Independence Alan Chanute Senator Kimball Parsons.
W F Jensen of Beloit, secretary of the Kansas State Dairy Association, reports the executive committee voted to hold the next annual meeting at Manhattan in November. The program will include the usual exhibit of butter, with sessions in the Kansas State Agricultural College buildings. The association also plans to dedicate the new agricultural building funded by a $25,000 state appropriation, to support dairy industry activities.
Real estate records show W F Bennington and wife selling to Nelson Giles Jr for 1450 at 130 Buchanan street Horns addition. Jos Gros and wife sell to Peter Bauer 7409 lots 74 and nearby Bradford Miller's addition. Edward Wilder and wife sell to John E Frost for 1061 in Mulvane's, plus A T S RR Co to Frost for 50, etc. Frost and wife to C M Huckinson 47000 in Mulvane's sub. Accident Trust Co to W H Bennington 1 at 230 Buchanan Hartin's addition. Porter and Cook to Ann Starr 2200 at e Ye HW iy 24 d0-4.
April 27 report notes Chak Hamilton of Ppeumbula died after a few illness days and funeral held at home. Geo Austin, Chickasa water service foreman, seeks tools for road work. About twenty young ladies hosted a party at Coors house. one Miss FM leaves for Indiana this summer. W. H. Hornell named Indian newt candidate, backed by Senator Baker letter. local support expected. J A Stimn mell builds fish aquarium display. J L Wilson opens grocery on East Prone. Real estate interest rising in the Ely Tenet area. Assessor Doniy Boydre reports Horton tax marks up, wheat harvest outlook poor near half crop. W Williams to return to Marion, Kan. Rock Island Route offers Hutchinson trip at 4.65. G A Ro En encampment slated April 25 to 37.
AP supplied summary notes April market activity with Rosian wheat damage reports and favorable European prospects. May futures rose while July showed gains. cash grain shipments active in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Duluth. Corn and oats steady to higher on demand. May beans and May pork corrections noted. provisions eased with May to July shifting. Timothy prices listed for October.
Chicago livestock market notes hogs mixed bids and heavy demand with generally steady prices. Cattle receipts around 5000 plus steady, sheep and lambs quoted higher, hogs steady to firm. Kansas City and Omaha grain markets show wheat weak with mixed cash demand and uneven pricing. corn steady with cautious buying.
Fort Scott Kansas hosts the Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament dates set for May 6. Schools Joplin Carthage Pittsburg Girard Parsons Moran Fort Scott will send ten entrants across sixteen events. Entry limited to high school students. program still incomplete.
Illuminated notices list Santa Fe routes to Seattle and Helena with fares and dates, including a Missouri Washburn athletic meet, Topeka departures for California tours, and a Crawford quilting event. Admission prices 19 20 30 cents appear alongside civic and entertainment notices.
A legislative committee resumed its investigation of charges against members of the Manhattan College board of regents after a pause since last Saturday. The inquiry continues to scrutinize conduct and governance within the institution amid ongoing scrutiny and political oversight.
A broad market snapshot shows steady prices with little change since Wednesday. Reports from Topeka note exposure to crop calamities amid shifting wheat and corn futures, while London and Liverpool chime in with minor gains and losses in wheat.
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