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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1897
Page
6
Fragmented local notes report police activity court cases deaths and public notices across a Kansas city. Items mention council members, a funeral, arrests and sentences, property issues, and a forthcoming article on Black communities in the United States.
Cambridge resident Boyd Porter novelist fell into acute nervosa and melancholia and is confined at a sanitarium in Arlintla. Dr. Webster of Cambridgeport reports gradual improvement after two weeks of treatment. Porter, once reporter and owner of The Cambridge Chronicle, built a fortune of about $500,000 from novels including Thou Shalt Not and His Foster Star. He lives with his wife and two daughters on Harvard Street, Cambridge, amid overwork and health decline.
The Mark Wellesley Players will extend engagements at Crawford Opera House. Lady Audiva Secret and Hast Lyrine are slated, with Triss or Beyond the Rockies and The Dill on upcoming nights. Dr. Flint and daughter tour Topeka, offering varied entertainments amid a steady schedule.
Weather notes from Chicago on February 18 predict colder conditions tonight with a sharp drop in temperatures. Sunday should be fair but colder in the east portion, with high winds from the west. In other news, Alta Stone, aged years, living at 2 North Kansas Avenue, suffered a severe hand burn after grabbing a large guy wire near the river and being shocked by electric current, briefly losing consciousness.
The Kansas City Architect and Builder lauds H. M. Hadley of Topeka for designing a six room school at Nevada, Missouri. Built of native brick and lime stone with a slate roof, the 25x28 foot classrooms seat sixty pupils. Cost under $4 per room not including heating and ventilation. The Missouri superintendent calls it the best, most economical single building in the state and requests cuts for his annual report.
Local items from North Topeka recount town visits by W. W. Webster and L. A. Cramer, church services, baptisms, and community events. Birth of a 12 pound boy near town, funeral details for Mrs. Hugh B. Anderson, and notes on bakeries, a theater entertainment, and schoolmates planning a valentines party. Also reports on cattle and horse auctions and Coxey’s Old Stallion sale results in Lexington.
Fragmentary 19th century notice mentions a proposed tall building at Broad Street and Garstlinsted, with a stock exchange frontage. It references a future alliance meeting at East Ostorton and hints at new features to be introduced. An unrelated health ad promotes One Minute Cough Cure by G. W. Stanusfe at 662 Kansas avenue.
In Topeka events, Mrs Charles Blood Smith hosted a lavish reception for Mrs Isabel Peck of Chicago. The Blood Smith home featured palms, roses, and Steinberg's orchestra. Guests wore satin gowns, with many assisting ladies serving throughout the evening. A bowling-club banquet closed the week with toast responses and season prizes.
The notices announce multiple social invitations including a Feb 17 gathering hosted by several Mrs. in Unity Cheech and a guest table event at the Duplicate Club. Names mentioned include Miss Irene Horner and Mine Mame Horton with several other locals noted for hosting and attendance. Courtly travels are planned with Mr. Mills and Mr. Charles Adana jet to New York for a benefit. Miss Ella Wade is afflicted with the grippe. Geo I. McCustin plans a Texas business trip next week.
In Washington on February 13 the Lincoln statue was draped with the American flag and wreaths for his 18th birthday, while Congress debated postal service needs. A bid to strike $156,000 for Boston to New Orleans special facilities failed 46 to Wi. The appropriation total carries $95,435.14.
Washington February 13 The comptroller of the currency received notice that the Merchants National bank of Helena Mont had suspended. The bank showed capital stock 360000 surplus 370000 undivided profits 369000 and other figures. Acting Comptroller Coffin said he had expected failure due to bad management and that a receiver from the First National bank at Helena is in temporary charge.
The Peoria Public Library unveiled a new temporary building addition in Peoria NL costing 579.00 exclusive of the mural by Catone. Dedication exercises featured a speech by President Draper of the University of Lifiaats. The editor notes the edition is the finest outside Chicago for public library use.
Buckien's Arnica Salve offers cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers and many skin eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by J. Jones Fifth and Kansas The King of Pills Beechams Beechams.
The latest laundry equipment debuts as the best and most complete mangle west of Chicago. It finishes four sheets or tablecloths per mint, ironing both sides with no wear. Visit to see the machine in operation and inspect other laundry work.
General Russell A. Alger, newly appointed secretary of war, was honored at a reception by Detroit’s Fellowcraft club at its new clubhouse on February 13. Guests included Ninth United States Infantry officers from Fort Wayne, with figures such as Dexter M. Ferry and Thomas W. Palmer assisting. The informal event drew many Detroit leaders and lasted late, marking the club’s first function in its new quarters.
Chicago Feb 13 W J Bryan in town says he will continue lecturing under bimetallic leagues or similar bodies sharing receipts to aid the silver cause. He notes 73000 copies of his book are ready yet orders remain, urging each county state city to sustain a silver press as part of the effort. He calls for organized silver weeklies and dailies to counter opposition. Brooklyn Bake Shop Closed for Health Violations Albany Feb 15 Factory Inspector O Leary closes five bagels shops in Brooklyn for state law violations noting one site mixed baking and sleeping in one room.
Feb 13 market activity shows unusually lively grain trading amid European political news and mixed expectations. May wheat fluctuated from a high to 1 1/4c, corn and oats followed wheat with gains in July options, while provisions surged on the government reports indicating fewer hogs and higher May pork and rib prices.
Hogs show strong activity with estimated receipts around 15,000 and over 1,000 shipped daily. Sheep and lamb market firm with notable Virginian receipts and a steady shipment pace. overall market tone remains active and prices mixed across hogs, sheep, and cattle segments.
Market notes show cattle and produce readings with varied farm items. Butter holds steady at 17 29, rye and hay stable, eggs and other items showing modest shifts. no sharp changes in global supply.
The Kansas City Livestock Market and Goodwin & Chamberlin furnish market briefs, with Vessel Stock Exchange and Topeka Grain updates. Reports describe a dull foreign market and evolving grain and hog futures, including wheat and corn activity, rail warfare effects, and weekly clearance data, plus sentiment from St Paul Omaha and Chicago traders.
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