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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1895
Page
8
Judge Hazen issues an order suspending the Ottawa Journal, stopping all further issues pending review or ruling. The move ends print production temporarily, affecting staff and readers in Ottawa. The court action follows ongoing legal questions about the paper's operations and compliance.
In district court Judge Hazen ordered suspension of the Ottawa Journal publication, finding the paper loss-making with fewer than 500 paid subscribers while thousands of copies were mailed weekly. The paper will print independently for now, as Topeka’s edition was brought in for campaign purposes and the Ottawa Journal has been leased to others.
Police raided a Saturday night poker game in a Little House on Monroe Street between Fifth and Sixth. Officers Wellmso Washburn and Gaines captured three players D. L. Smith William Newton and William Hall who used matches as chips. Each posted $10 for court today, forfeiting the stakes. The game was run by an employee at a Quincy Street livery stable.
The Topeka ball team defeated Atchison 10 to 7 in a hard fought game played yesterday. Krebs, the Topeka center fielder who had been ill, returned and starred with a bases loaded three-bagger. The battery for Topeka performed solidly throughout.
A Topeka railroad clerk George B. Gallon heatedly insulted the American flag in a public exchange with Oscar K. Swayze. The letter urges Gallon to apologize to the Grand Army of the Republic and drop the incident from history, noting Gallon’s typical citizenship and concern for national honor.
Topeka residents flocked to a southwest field for daisies but found gates padlocked and notices warning trespassers. The owner cited ongoing trouble from visits, leaving gates open and horses escaping, and said the daisies would be plowed this week. Some visitors paid for flowers but were not allowed to pick them. A neighboring farm may keep blooms for all who love the ox eyes.
State Medical association records reveal janitors charging $50 for cleaning a hall, later settled for $10 after Secretary Edwards intervened. Keeley Institute claims dramatic temperance gains, praising Dr Keeley and his gold remedies used in Topeka and Kansas City.
A chaotic mix of notes from Topeka life covers a bankrupt ball club, new lemonade stand, council meeting, and a parade of speakers and events including Decoration Day plans, church picnics, and prizefighter weighins. A colorful tableau of citizens, businesses and civic life from June era Topeka.
Deputy sheriffs Wilkerson and Jones went to Valentine Heil's Topeka area farm to serve an attachment on $197.81 owed to B. Hale. Heil, absent at the time, warned Constable Williams with a shotgun, sending Williams away. The officers secured Heil's horses and left. no shots were fired.
A jail inquiry by Charles Smith known as Smut, awaiting trial for harness theft, gains traction as he expresses wish to inspect the state penitentiary. He rode an excursion to Leavenworth, glimpsing only one penitentiary smokestack from the train, heightening prospects of a closer study. Also reported is the reorganization of the Topeka Telephone and Electrical company with new directors and officers.
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