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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1896
Page
8
A wary man seeks lodging at a boarding house insisting on meeting only certain people. He asks about the builder’s wives and widows, noting he will not risk encounters during the current arrangements. The landlady and he discuss safety, timing, and social company as he plans to proceed.
A fragment notes a machine or item described as a trusted tool mailed by the New York World to a housewife and husband, with exclamations about curiosity and a playful exchange between Mr Uptone Pintte and Mrs Ellazsheth.
O B Sadler of El Dorado, Kansas state fish commissioner, laments a $500 appropriation and argues for a state hatchery costing $5,000 to $6,000. He describes stock transfers, limited transport, and plans to spawn more in western streams, noting success with croppie in Florence dam and Walnut river.
Snow slowed progress on the state capital grounds. Fifteen workers and thirty laborers are idle as grading on the south side proceeds. north side remains to be leveled later. Meetings set for Wichita March 10 to choose time and place for next annual gathering. candidates include Garden City, Salina, Hutchinson, Great Bend, Newton.
A report from Kansas notes a new post at Bigelow, charter details for Nonpareil Mining in Galena, and a $190,000 capital stock for a mining venture. It records Indian relics donated to the State Historical Society, a Pawnee village site visited by Zebulon Pike, and manorial and club charters in Doniphan and Wyandotte counties. Discussions of Republican clubs, cemetery associations, and banking of state funds follow, with auditor updates contrasting Lynch and Chase administrations.
Shawnee County voters face a fall choice on whether to retain the present fee system funding courts or move to a salary-based structure. County leaders claim annual savings exceed twenty thousand dollars, while critics urge lawmakers to replace fees with salaries. Candidates Coon Ali G G Larimer and Col. Hughes are urged to state their intentions.
Debson's visit to Birmingham arouses a riotous crowd as police restrict his speech at the opera house over alleged salary concerns. Police commission defers, then allows him to speak. thousands of workers escort him to the Florence hotel amid a rare southern show of labor support. Separate notes mention Santa Fe round trip fares and Miss Newta of Saint Albans visiting Miss Worrall on Polk Avenue.
Miscellaneous railroad notes cover Santa Fe staff changes to retirements and new agents. J A Wright named Santa Fe agent at Belle Pisine, W H Stillwell and family voyage to Hot Springe, Arkansas, J F Nelson resignations trigger acting-appointment at New Salem Kansas, and other personnel moves. Also reports on bridge projects, a yard injury, and local society notices.
President Cleveland travels from Washington to New York with Private Secretary Thurber to preside at the Presbyterian board of home missions annual meeting. Arrival expected in New York at 5 PM. return by midnight train, arriving 7:20 AM tomorrow. Includes occasional local clippings and anecdotes.
The board of education reports a near five thousand dollar shortfall and plans to cut the levy to 183, reducing the fund and expenses. Net income for the year is projected at seven thousand with total expenses around six thousand. salaries amount to six thousand. The city may seek guidance from the attorney general on suburban schools funding.
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