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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1899
Page
7
A promotional notice from Ely Brothers at 64 Warren Street New York claims a 0 cent trial size remedy for catarrh and cold in the head, urging customers to mail order the product from their druggist.
In Kansas City on March 16, hopeful comments from Herbert W. Walcott and other financiers signal possible progress on an electric line to Leavenworth within days. Willard Winner, the original promoter, says prospects look encouraging though no firm announcements have been made. Franchises are under county review in Leavenworth County as talks continue. Separately, a Pittsburg area glass factory strike and wage dispute halt work at Jeannette.
An advertisement urges Free distribution of Dean's Kidney Pills for public good and directs readers to Rowley & Son's druggists at Sixth and Kansas avenues on Monday March 20 after 9 am. It quotes T J Blackmore of Haller & Blackmore praising Mystic Cure for rheumatism, claiming rapid relief and urging purchase from Swift & Bellamy, Topeka. The Peerless Steam Laundry announces a new device for smoothing collar and cuff edges.
A special legislative session passes a law aimed at stopping evasion of charter fees by reviving old or defunct companies. Promoters buy stock in abandoned firms, release judgments, and issue new shares to new stockholders. The plan would allow continued business under old charters, risking losses and unresolved corporate deaths under existing laws.
An official paper error pushes the law fixing county clerk fees and salaries in Kansas to be republished next week. A second mistake delays payments to donors for funds used at the Omaha exposition. State Auditor Cole suspended payments until corrected.
The state treasurer warns a tax levy shortfall will require stamping warrants not paid for lack of funds before June 30. The general revenue fund holds about 440000 dollars, with 420000 in the treasury now. Treasurer Grimes expects the old stamp could be used by May or June after Treasurer Heflebower already did so last July.
Sam Johnson of Troy, a veteran Republican politician, is named by President McKinley to the Choctaw Nation townsite appraisers and Indian commissioners. He will earn nine dollars a day plus expenses for three years and also serves as chief disbursing agent. He departs for Washington for final instruction before assuming duties.
Hiawatha World editor Ewing Herbert has been summoned as a witness in the Falloon-Stuart contest before the senate, but he refuses the summons and plans to appeal. The information alleges he was warned that supporting Stuart would block the appointment of postmaster at Hiawatha to the young editor. Herbert is not the postmaster and his expected story did not materialize.
Dr Ernest Minney of Maple Hunt was named assistant physician at a state asylum by the board of charities but later developments suggest changes or controversy surrounding his position and duties.
Osawatomie asylum now houses about 1100 inmates with new wards transferring patients from Topeka. The Topeka asylum holds around 1000 and may grow as beds open. Probate judges were notified that space exists for patients amid county care. The state paper discusses political shifts over capital vs Mall and Breeze, with officials split among factions. Attorney General says women cannot vote for city officers in April elections. Castoria maker warns against counterfeit imitations emphasizing Fletcher signature. Dr C P Smelt dies after brief illness. funeral in Illinois. American Bankers Association meeting selects Cleveland as next host city.
A pamphlet by Prof Samuels touts cures for eye diseases, naming H J Bevelle in Topeka Pigg of Fifth Avenue hotel Burns of Lake Street and others. It claims long prior failures with oculists and rapid recoveries after his treatment, including cataracts and sore eyes, with multiple local names and addresses cited as evidence.
Rail gossip notes close connections between the Santa Fe and Pecos Valley are not yet arranged. A new Santa Fe eating house at Las Vegas opens, styled after old Spanish missions. Pullman sleepers serve as makeshift hotels at Amarillo, aiding transfers but long layovers persist between the two lines.
The Castaneda, a new Santa Fe eating house and hotel in Las Vegas, N M, is completed and opened for business. It features Spanish American architecture with brick walls red tile roof and a spacious two story courtyard around three sites facing the railroad track. General Passenger Agent Hinck says it offers the most complete facilities of any Santa Fe hotel.
Chicago billionaire Marshall Field and party passed through Topeka aboard a Santa Fe train bound for California. Field and guests walked the depot platform while the ball club’s party occupied Pullman cars ahead. The group plans several weeks on the trip with California prior to a season start in spring.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes Clay Clement’s play A Southern Gentleman features genuine Southern characters like Heman and Mammy, not Northern stereotypes. Clement appears at Cromford theater tomorrow night with a school matinee at 2 30 in the afternoon and ticket prices listed. Also, Fort Scott reports bank officials released on habeas corpus after charges of careless management, and Ellen Osage County gains a new post office with Gustave A Kircher as postmaster.
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