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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1895
Page
8
The Wash Staffs advertise a season end sale featuring wide widths of stripes and plaids, silk blends, and printed chortles. Prices are highlighted as attractive end of season offers with various yard options and silks.
A long warehousing note explains a large cash stock of shoes valued near 100000 dollars bought before leather prices rose. To protect buyers the retailer plans to hold prices down while stock lasts, warning future increases if leather costs stay high. It promotes bargains on Oxford and tie styles with many sizes in stock.
The listing shows gloves priced at $1.50 for eight cents a pair and notes Kid Gloves valued at £1.50 per pair. It lists school gloves in tan, brown, and black with a £1.00 value per pair.
Separate skirts in the Paquin shape 41 yards wide lined with hair cloth and porculine lining made of Cre AUrror Moire Peau de Soie and double werp Sarah accordion pleated originally priced at 80 32 and 35 now 18 50. Crepon with Mohair stripe three widths stripes Paquin shape lined with hair cloth and taf feta silk originally 21 now 14 Emery Bird Thayer & Coy
The Santa Fe headquarters will not move to Chicago or elsewhere. Receiver Wilson told a JOURNAL reporter the policy is to keep Topeka as the road's center and to enlarge the shops when business rebounds after reorganization.
D Kelso, ex Missouri Pacific attorney, visits southern California, while Santa Fe expands at Abilene. Topeka surges Santa Fe shops with Ludwicc joining from U P. Rock Island conducts Leavenworth excursion June 12 as engineers transfer Topeka to Raton. Earnings rise for Atchison system in May. Topeka notes report travel and incidents involving Santa Fe staff.
Osawkee youth Bert Priddy died at 10 30 pm last night after taking strychnine in the St Nicholas hotel following a love disappointment. Dr Storrs assisted him as his father stayed at his side. Burial will be in Osankie cemetery by the Modern Woodmen. Sherman Long fined 25 dollars for being in a dis orderly Buckeye house.
Three women Henr ietta Powell Johanna Dupree and Lil Saunders paraded after dark on Jackson Street. Officers Gaines and Donovan confronted them near Seventh Street. Powell fought while Saunders struck Gaines. Dupree submitted. In court Dupree fined 10 Saunders 15 Powell 25 for resisting an officer and street walking.
In Topeka Kansas next week Grace Cathedral hosts a two house convention to elect a new bishop for the diocese succeeding the late Bishop Thomas. Four candidates are discussed including Dean Mills paugh of Topeka and Gardiner of Omaha Hewitt of Lincoln and Van Herlich of Wichita. Delegates from several states attend and the decision goes to the national diocese and three bishops for final approval.
State executive council pushes to improve the state house grounds with city street force grading the grounds under the state architect. Engineer Tweediale surveyed the area. grade stakes are in place. a six-team city crew may work one week. Objections arise to business signs on walls as landscape plans loom.
The Reporter Publishing Company of Arkansas City and The Atchison Investment Company of Atchison were granted charters by the Kansas Secretary of State. Reporter lists capital stock at 2500 dollars with directors M YV, CA, H L, T Q McCann, and C H Lewis. Atchison Investment lists capital stock 1500 dollars with directors F M Draper, James M Charlies, F G Crowell, I A Kiethline, and Lloyd Draper. The Broadway Manufacturing Company is also noted in the filing.
Listings show local business ventures with directors names, a church trustee roster for Bethel Evangelical Association in Carson, Brown County, and military changes. Col. William Larzalore resigns as brigadier to become colonel of the Third. Major Morrison and Capt. Casey new officers named. governor to name new brigadier. Cattle shipments halted at Chase county for lack of state livestock sanitary docs. cattle from New Mexico to Bazaar, pending release. State House notes report a marriage in Oskaloosa June 1 and next Board of Charities meeting June 8 at Copeland for six-month contracts. ex-Lt. Gov. A. P. Riddle appointed Cotton States Exposition delegate in Atlanta.
Reports from Coffeyville describe a large cloth balloon with a basket passing high above the city around 10 o clock at night It carried a light but observers could not determine if anyone was aboard A great removing sale begins May 25 at 526 Kansas Avenue offering clothing boots shoes and furnishing goods at very low prices for a benefit to you.
A divorce decree for Geneva Potts against J G Potts is declared illegal. An amended petition was filed without court leave and near the deadline, with improper service claimed by F T Lynch, Potts' attorney. They seek to have Judge Hazen set aside the former decree and issue a new order today.
Local Republicans demand the removal of F P Forney the reform school baker and son of State Senator Forney over a voting fraud. Forney and inmate Barstow dressed as a civilian to vote in Soldier township claiming Barstow worked at the reform school as a farmer from Cowley county. Barstow is an inmate, not an employee, raising questions about the 60 dollar a month appointment. A college link to Manhattan via seven new phones is slated for June 1.
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