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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1897
Page
3
In Emporia on Feb 5 a chaotic case fills the district court docket. A bitter family feud between Henry Osborn, his wife, and daughter-in-law inflames tensions as a criminal motion and violent altercation loom.
Abilene Chronicle prints a lone letter from Dickinson bounty missionaries in Honduras dated November 16. The writer reports improved health after years, describes the climate, garden abundance of celery and radishes, and a strong appetite. References to weather, clothing, and daily life punctuate the cheerful update to friends.
In Emporia a woman believed she could save her children by offering a burnt animal. She attempted to kill a pet poodle, then locked the door and claimed the burnt ritual would rescue her family. Neighbors intervened and a physician was summoned to assess the situation.
Ex Senator John Martin of Topeka will give the leading address at the Chase County Old Settlers Reunion on February 19. A three part program of music and dancing will mark the event with experienced attendees and locals gathering to celebrate the era of the old settlers.
Enterprise School District reaches an agreement with publishers to supply school books at wholesale prices direct to students. The town board approves the plan, aiming to reduce costs, though full school board adoption remains pending and requires future votes.
J Barney Sheridan of the Palos Spirit is appointed receiver of the First National and Sumner Nations banks in Wellington. Former receiver J S Brown takes over a bank in Helena Ontario. Sheridan was in Washington when vacancy arose. Eugene Hagan of Topeka accompanied him. General and Personal News from All Over the State includes Emporia noting the Alpine band has gone.
Eskridge boys to visit Misiois home. Alpine band praised as Emporia’s best in years. Burlington committee completes charity minstrel event. receipts total 280 dollars with 620 in expenses. 346.60 turned over to mayor for the poor. Augusta report mentions a family child’s oranges and fruit blooming. Emporia business meeting adopts board of trade incorporators. directors named. Hesston Creamery ships 6,000 pounds of creamery butter to Manchester as an experimental export attempt to gauge profitability for transatlantic markets.
President elect McKinley offered Mr Perry Heath of Indiana the post of prominence and influence after a long meeting. Heath, who aided the Republican national committee in the recent campaign, is set to accept. The two men, longtime friends, expect Heath to assume a role with great trust and honor.
A Hartrum Guthrie dispatch reports troops locating miners in the Washita mountains and driving them out. Arrested in Fort Sis ter Cailes a party of miners claimed to have struck rich deposits. A California miner lauded the area as a carbonate belt and predicted a huge rush of prospectors.
Canton Ohio February report notes Dr. Seward Webb of Shelburne was named by Vermont and seriously considered for a cabinet post by the incoming president. His brother's influence and Webb's draft status, plus attention to his own affairs, prevented his acceptance. Gen. F. S. Peek visited Maj. McKinley to withdraw his support.
A chaotic tale from a Chicago paper describes a tough boy dragged to mission Sunday school. He disrupts, mocks God, and fights with peers. A candid story ends with a preacher’s stern reminder and a humorously grim warning about punishment and belief. Also notes a church fundraiser and a brief remark on baldness.
Promises the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. Guarantees perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by J and Jones Fifth and Kansas Ave.
Hoard of Commissioners submits findings on Kansas railroad mileage 8 980 miles with 3 750 main line. Twenty six railroads report dividends in 1896. only Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Chicago Burlington Quincy paid, others broke even or operated at loss. Kansas employes total 20 000. taxes around 2 000 000 in the state. system-wide net income after debt interest about 4484.00.
Flouston Feb 5 The prosperous condition of the Sussouri Kansas and Tex as railway under its present management is shown by the past five calendar years earnings totaling 2.4 1908 1892 1900 1906. Despite rising earnings the track and roadbed required upgrades. Surpluses funded betterments and the line is now among the best in the south with parts of it in Indian Territory matching eastern trunk lines in quality.
Superintendent and stock agent Chet Preston of Santa Teo report the first week in sporting the stock yards with Garden City firm pressure. The result of one visit may affect the future, with expansion plans anticipated to release more cattle capacity next year as yards grow toward the river and closer to the riverfront.
JH McEntire, receiver for the Wichita & Western railroad, visited Pratt on Monday and arranged to purchase land for a round house and a wye near the depot. Calhoun and George Smith were to construct the turntable line, with Pratt as a potential terminus despite local opposition and licensing delays.
Rumors that the Rock Island railway will relocate its Horton Kansas shops to St. Joseph Missouri are emphatically denied by company officials. General Attorney and the Superintendent of Maintenance and Construction state there is no plan to move the shops.
The piece questions a claim that moving Horton shops to St Joseph would cost 350 dollars and yield no benefit to the company. It mentions surveys near St Joseph for possible trackage to nearby stock yards for Swift Packing and notes a bridge project near Walnut Creek. A Chicago railroad official receives a silver chest from Chicago division workers. Arkansas City seeks idle brakemen and conductors for main line service, with Par sons, Cowardin and Brinkmeyer sent to Wellington.
The Wis ard of the Nile a comic opera returns to Topeka for a one night stand at the Grand Opera House with Frank Daniels as Kibosh and Edna Thornton as Cleopatra. The sale of seats opened this morning as patrons hope for a crowded house and a lively program featuring Sousa and his band next at the Grand Opera House.
London dispatch to the Times from Vienna states the noted Hungarian painter Munkacsy is very ill and likely unable to work again. It recalls an earlier period two years ago when he was in a private insane asylum near Budapest.
In Washington the trial related to the vacant Delaware seat concluded with a 6 to 1 Senate vote ruling against Dupont’s claim. The decision rests on prior Senate action and discovery of new evidence regarding Lyndiket writing a letter.
John C. Shucker, president of the Farm Laborers Protective Association, writes from Raccoon Valley Kansas supporting Senator King for opposing labor saving machines. He outlines a bill to ban such devices and protect hand labor, urges the editor to push for introduction in the legislature, and laments typewriters and steam elevators in the capital.
Washington reports a suspension at the Fire National Bank of Franklin Ohio with deposits around 75000 and assets near 140000. Directors in Glenn Falls Montana seize control over cashier issues seeking guidance as the comptroller receives notices amid a broader bank trouble summary.
A fragment from a New York Journal reader tale features Pete Sykes courting a widow for a rumored gold-filled clearing. The narrator debunks the gold claim as fool's gold after discovering the widow is not what she seems, revealing a scam and a wedding twist.
John Giesen a St Louis German and two others stole a horse from boys, drove it to his hut, and killed it for food amid a starving family of wife and four children. The lame animal belonged to a cow herd owner who allowed it to roam. While the boys rode the horse, they wrested a hind quarter and began roasting it. Giesen said he and his family had eaten nothing for three days and had gone months without meat.
A World special from New York reports Venezuela’s government shows gratitude for the revived boundary arbitration treaty. Senor WL Mesyale Hogas, a noted public figure, voices approval of U S efforts. The interview highlights renewed ties and optimism about peaceful resolution.
The report lists movements in wheat oats and related commodities with references to Kansas City and market figures in May and February. It notes cash prices and futures activity, plus implied demand signals and regional price variations amid a noisy OCR fragment.
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