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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1899
Page
7
The document presents a formal financial report from the Shawnee Building and Loan Association of Topeka Kansas as of June. It lists assets liabilities and equity elements including stock deposits loans and real estate investments. Signatures include officers S. Vice President Wm Healy and others with notary public details.
Ex Secretary of State W. Hush Bush hints Breidenthal will be Populist nominee for governor next year. He notes common people support Breidenthal and suggests his stance on the Biel corporation law could boost convention backing. Bush, retired to Topeka, ponders returning to newspaper work and mentions past role at the Western Advocate in Mankstown.
Auburn and Santa Fe played a baseball game at aiene perk Saturday afternoon. Both teams showed good condition with several brilliant plays. Notable performances came from Beugheman Gurdomr Navarre and Henry for Santa Fe while Ashpod Sherman Fox Henderson and Lo Siah stood out for Auburn. Final lineups list many players and positions.
An OCR fragment notes sidewalk material as pure asphalt from an Indian manufacturer. Mentions an application via Renee Co at Weet Sixth street and a price of 25.40 to Pittsburgh, Pa. References The Great Rock Island Route and a Rock Island devotion phone 254.
A jumble of notices from North Topeka lists local visits, aunt visits, and social calls. Names like Emmet Risenie, Mrs Goeliom, J. C. Iutro, Miss Tila Eleyry, and Mr. Hi. Wentworth appear among family gatherings, illness mentions, and community events. The column notes August plans, garden parties, and school details, reflecting a bustling midweek social scene.
Four candidates seek the Republican nomination for county superintendent next spring. Incumbent Stout completes four years of his second term. The four contenders are Will Vanersdal of Silur Lake, Forrest Kullx of Soldier township, W. Wascot of Rosaville, and S. F. P. Wright of Topelak township.
The Santa Fe offers an August trip to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo for $10 round trip. Departs Kansas City at 11:00 am on August 5 with a Mulltrans special train. Side trips to points of interest arranged. agents in Topeka provide tickets and berth reservations.
Towa and Kansan readers are reminded of legal debate over city rights versus private corporations under state constitution. T. W. Harrison argues section definitions cover all corporations, but cities and towns may be excluded, preserving municipal existence and judicial interpretation over general versus special laws.
Mrs Onigszie North seeks alimony and support in a divorce petition against Columbus North claiming gross neglect and cruelty. She alleges the abused household once reconciled collapsed as he relapsed to former habits. She seeks alimony for herself and two children Arnicholay and Elna plus household furniture.
Fred Witter has purchased the Epicurean restaurant and plans to open soon. He previously ran a confectionery on Kansas Avenue near the corner of Eighth Street and Kansas Avenue. The notice also advertises roofing and paving services by local firms and references further business items.
An assortment of notes on daily life, vacations, accidents, and local happenings. Mentions J. W. Vincent in Chicago on travel, Rev. Charles M. Spaidon and Talmage's paper, and town activities including paving efforts and police events. Also references Beatrice and Topeka areas, with scattered domestic incidents and community updates.
Washington July 24 Secretary Alger returned to his office with Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn for a consultation on department matters. Melkieuhin will head the department during the interim until Root qualifies August 1. Census work in Cuba will be organized by Gen Brooke appointees sent to Washington for instruction with Director Dior supervising vessels under civil authority.
A town man condemns clairvoyants as harmful frauds fueling jealousy and marital breakdown. He argues habitually they seed distrust in wives, feed it through a medium, and drive estrangements, claiming unmonitored divorces and scandals are common where clairvoyants operate.
A fragmentary account explains fulgurites formed when lightning creates glassy tubes in sand and rock. It notes how rapid cooling yields glass tiles and mentions notable instances and locations. The piece also advertises a Great Rock Island Route round trip to Colorado Springs with Aug 5-7 departures and return up to Aug 31.
Garfield Park to host a minstrel show tonight featuring colored minstrels parading the streets to announce the opening. The ragtime opera Clarinda will headline with singing and dancing specialties promised. Admission is 10 cents with free seating. event notes indicate a prior venue at Achelon and a promotional push to attract attendees.
In an exchange deal two residency properties were traded in Kansas Territory. The transaction involved a Kansas farmer and a Topeka district landholder with farm at Wet Perez area. Details remain sparse but terms indicate transfer of titles between local parties.
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