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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1895
Page
5
Two city council members exchange sharp exchanges over a proposed dead animal disposal ordinance sparking public ire. The dispute centers on enforcement scope and municipal responsibilities. Residents voiced concerns about public health and animal control funding during the heated session.
City council, amid heat and frayed tempers, approved the bicycle ordinance. Speed limit set to ten miles per hour with a bicycle belle provision. Wagons capped at six miles per hour. Amendments to separate from older laws, and sidewalks cost estimated at two tenths cents per square foot. Additional items include park use, paving bids, and permission requests.
The report notes Mullane asked to exchange a city tax claim for 195 dollars in taxes but no action was taken. The city council adjourned sine die.
The prosecution in the Richard DeBarrows murder trial of Mulvane ranch foreman Ross plans to reveal bloodthirsty behavior to counter defense sympathy. County Attorney Laid says evidence will show DeBarrows licked victim’s blood from a shirt sleeve and boasted of it, plus a claimed robbery of a Mulvane hen roost as motive.
Police Judge Ferry says he has become hardened since taking office. He once showed sympathy to culprits, acquitting Flo Douglas due to limited testimony, but now requires stronger evidence and equity in applying the law. He notes increased contact with offenders hardened his view of humanity.
T F Doran five referees decision parts the contested assets in the Nickum divorce. Mary A Nickum receives the restaurant and judging house near the Santa Fe depot, most personal property, while James H Nickum gains his preexisting library and bookcase plus a bedroom set. Judge Hazen has not yet ruled further.
George H Evans states he ran for sheriff for the money and admits two mistakes in his candidacy. He says the Burdge split hurt him, only personal friends supported him, and he has thirty years in politics but never before sought office. The article also notes Wisconsin dairy commissioner Thom listing baking powders with Royal highlighted as purest and strongest.
Cecil Spooner and her fourteen member company including her parents perform at the Grand Friday evening and Saturday afternoon and evening. Miss Spooner sings and performs dances such as the Kaleidoscopic dance with calcium light effects. Reels titled The Hid nd and Becky, the Circus Girl appear. No advance price. seats 10, 20 and 3 cents with free casual admission on opening night.
Billy Nelson, of Smith Center, spoke in Topeka about free silver, saying the Sixth District supports the issue. He claimed Republican papers criticize him, but asserted broad public support for free silver and a 20 dollar bill policy. Nelson, a newspaper man with lumber yard interests in Oklahoma, was en route there to collect bills.
Mayor Fellows departs for New York state while City health committee schedules a Wednesday meeting. Reports recall J C Wilson returning from Chicago and Rev Jake Stitt planning city park camp meeting. A mix of civic notices, political chatter, and social tidbits fills the Topeka snapshot.
Justice F. M. Grover complains his court has little criminal business under current city and county administration. He notes he handled about eighteen cases monthly before reelection and expects a trip to Mercer County, Ohio next month with Mrs Grover overseeing the office. The item mentions other justices and a baking powder ad appears in the text.
A Downing of 1100 Topeka Avenue, longtime newspaper worker, will publish a book of poems drawn from over forty years of writing. The collection, humorous descriptive and sentimental, will include more than two hundred pieces. Publication is not set until conditions improve.
A lost traveler observes a quarrel with his bride in room 88 at a Grand Central area hotel. He recalls how he married a widow and, after a spree of demands for luxury, contemplates drastic plans. The tale, drawn from Detroit Free Press and Chicago Post humor, shifts to light domestic banter about gowns and costs and concludes with a playful misunderstanding at a fence sign.
A jumble of quotes from Old World style exchanges features Commodore Starboard about to rescue Pain's arctic expedition, with a crowd cheering. Other bits show a clerk recalling a bottle sale, a comic street dialogue about a young man courting a maid, and a cheeky back‑and‑forth about courtship and gender roles.
Chief of Police John M. Wilkerson praised local women for aiding in capturing Poole the chicken thief. He noted women in South Topeka and Quinton Heights joined the search with brooms when warned to look for Poole, saying they did more than the men in catching him after a five mile chase. Poole was jailed by Judge J. B. Furry after pleading in default of a $1,000 bond.
William Pruitt a private in the Salvation Army was tried in Justice Farry's court for assaulting Albert Lindell by knocking him from his bicycle during a Kansas avenue parade in open order. The judge fined Pruitt five dollars, with costs about fifteen, and he appealed to the district court.
The Los Angeles Express reports B P Cheney and Charles Gleed, major Santa Fe stockholders, arrived from San Francisco to oversee reorganizing efforts. Cheney heads the reorganization committee and may become president of the company. They plan Southern California extensions toward San Francisco, with return to Kansas City soon. Subscriptions to the Journal offered at $29.25 via Santa Fe route.
In Lawrence, Prof. Samuels plans a brief visit starting Monday during which locals seek his eye care. He will depart for Topeka soon after and urges residents to consult him at the Hotel Throop before his westward departure for treatment.
Crosby Brothers Luprove iron ceiling work underway in their new quarters. The carpet department expands from second to third floor and ceilings are being upgraded from plaster to iron. An new cash system replaces the old cash boys.
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