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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1895
Page
6
A salary ordinance is on the agenda for tonight’s council session. The measure, described as a catchall pay raise framework, aims to set compensation rules for city staff and officials. Local officials expect quick passage pending final drafting.
At a council meeting tonight the salary ordinance will be patched and likely amended. Council sentiment favors limiting the city attorney and treasurer to statutory limits, with possible adjustments to allowances. The last meeting provided the city attorney with fifty dollars per month for deputies and office expenses. removing this would cut the annual pay to about 1,200 dollars for the city attorney.
Proe Samuels, renowned oculist, treats nervous eye disorders entirely through the eyes. In Topeka for three days, his hotel rooms filled with patients seeking relief. He offers free consultations at the Throop Hotel and claims testimonials from famous figures nationwide.
The article notes the treasurer may be limited to 600 dollars per year under a proposed ordinance, while criticizing the small pay for handling city funds. It claims the treasurer currently controls over 150 thousand dollars of city money and that more than half a million dollars passes annually, with about 2000 dollars in interest earned.
Mitchell a young North To peka colored boy with a criminal record was acquitted in police court after claiming it was his brother who was wanted for disturbing the peace. The case arose as teachers faced disruption during a school drill with a gang known for giving false orders outside the fence.
The deputy jokes about placing No 711 on a treadmill as punishment while a prison warder groans at the misfit. A reader note says the offender was jailed for bicycle theft. The Ladies auxiliary of the B of I E hosts a musical and literary program Friday at E of P hall with ice cream and cake, admission 1c, children 10c.
Personal items show a Vinewood party hosted by Mr and Mrs B T Lewis and others with the Oxford group traveling by train and carriages. A May through summer schedule of social events includes thimble parties by Mrs Hankin, a Douze Whist club evening, and varied visits by local residents to nearby cities with numerous named individuals and small gatherings.
In a Little Folks tale Ted learns birds use oil from an oil gland to waterproof feathers, then we follow a rainy barn visit to see hens Old Speckle and Bright Eyes using gossamers. A second vignette recalls a boy praised for doing his best at a street crossing, leading to a future success.
Miss Susan B. Anthony discusses the evolving role of women in a New York library, arguing the “new woman” is defined by education and independence rather than boisterous behavior. She cites Oberlin’s Antoinette Brown, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and rising suffrage efforts in Wyoming Colorado Utah and several western states, noting women have advanced from civic nullity to educated wage earners without yet securing full ballot rights.
The Humane Society of Massachusetts honors Jennie Campibell and Mary A. Driscoll with bravery medals for rescuing a boy from a fatal blaze on March 1. They risked their lives to pull the child from the burning danger in Boston.
The fashion column describes passe-menteree trimmings and new dress ideas with plain waists, bengaline vests, horn buttons, and varied colors. It also notes a fourth-class postmaster appointment in Indian Territory at Kellyville and a Kansas appointment at Pawnee with resignations.
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