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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1897
Page
2
Coyotes in Hunnewell county attacked and killed a horse after disturbing a nearby farm. A resident awoke Monday night to the disturbance, and one animal was found mortally wounded, with evidence of severe injuries from the attack.
Shawnee County Farmers Institute gathers at Oak Granehall Mission Center December 9 and 10 with programs on agriculture Horticulture and domestic economy. Notable speakers include Miss Gertrude Coburn Professor H M Cottrell Miss Lucy Popenoe and J W Stout plus sessions on improving livestock crops and farm management.
W Th Suppe, linked to a March arrest in Galena, was bound over to district court in Chase County on a robbery case connected to a mutilated till and missing funds. The suspect claims the note stemmed from an unknown party. money allegedly torn from the till was sent to Washington for redemption.
A fragmented description outlines a 10LA factory complex with a brick main building, an iron foundry, and a furnace. The plan shows machine shop facilities, a foundry extension, a blanksmith shop, and an ovaling room, with buildings varying in height and footprint as work progresses.
Wellington reports the board of education instructed its judiciary committee to collect by sal or employer from Benton's men as a result of the Sumner National Bank failure. Treasurer Clarena Hehtan had about 5 200 in desewit. bank dividends have paid 25 percent and 33 percent likely, leaving roughly 2 000 to be collected from Benton's bondmen.
Wellington November 1 The Choral union broke up after waning attendance and director Beatt announced she would no longer devote time to the choir. The collapse ends years of community music led by Beatt, who was the union’s principal figure.
Abilene reports changes by Bishop Hennessy in Kansas Catholic structure. Dioceses split and redistributed assets. Rich southern counties move from Leavenworth to Wichita Concordia and Leavenworth adjustments. Priests Father McNamara and Father Salekts reassigned to southwest Kansas and St Andrew's duties.
Wichita votes a five year contract with the Wichita Railway Light and Power company to illuminate city hall, fire department, and streets. The deal provides 83 candle power incandescent street lights and 100 incandescent lamps with 150 more street lights. Mayor Rosa says the city will save about 50000 dollars over the term.
Wellington relay station will handle rain orders for the ra division. Dispatchers RD Brownfield HW Glamann will devote more time to this line and an extra dispatcher will be added. Also reports a postal clerk William J WilVino in Atchison died by self harm yesterday, witnessed by his five year old son. Robert Kenney, Chapman Apple King, based in Abilene, reports 10 000 bushels sold and praised quality of apples.
Wellington reports price pressure as sour war heats competition among Hunter and Kemmer mills. Federal Court in Fort Scott opens docket with action pending, halland show liner claims restore relief. Lane’s liniment advertised for back pain and injuries with local contact details.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe treatment for stomach catarrh and indigestion. It describes symptoms such as fullness after eating and sour burps, claims the tablets aid digestion, and includes a testimonial from N J Rusher praising relief and rest after using the product.
Frances Willard outlines plans to fund and build a workman's club in Evanston after securing the Woman's Temple debt. She envisions a permanent, welcoming refuge for workingmen, modestly funded, built on existing property, and managed by the community to foster unity and philanthropy.
Atlanta monthly balances show a sharp downturn linked to the yellow fever epidemic. Bank clearings for September and the ten-month period reveal sizable declines, with Atlanta alone losing about 1 million dollars in business and estimates suggesting total losses near 60,000 dollars in direct tax impacts amid quarantine and reduced cotton activity.
Troy reports a starving Boston man, Wilary Clark of Cambridge, Mass, collapsed at the station desk after four days without a meal. He begged for bread, drank moldy scraps soaked in water, and was fed by the lodgers. Clark said he had been tramp seeking work and had lived on scraps.
The piece notes German bicycle makers complain of US imports amid a flood of American wheels. It mentions Count Posatowsky promising support for higher bicycle tariffs and extols the Union Pacific line as fastest and most convenient through multiple western states with Pullman services.
New York experts are in Topeka installing electric equipment in Santa Fe first class coaches. Electric headlights will power by motion rather than oil lamps or Pintch gas. The National Car Electric Lighting Co plans to outfit all dining and chair cars, with repairs and maintenance by on-site workers after completion.
Denver on November 2 reports the Colorado Midland abandons the Ogden to Denver tunnel through two miles of Rocky Mountain terrain after a $1,250,000 investment. Workers immediately shift to connect with the new route as all trains will now bypass the tunnel. The company rejected the reorganized Midland Railway offer, choosing the high line over Hagerman Pass.
The 1892 railroad safety law requiring automatic couplers and power brakes takes effect June 1 1898, nearly five years after passage. Railroads request extensions from the Interstate Commerce Commission to delay full compliance, with all five railroad brotherhoods to be represented in Washington on December 1 to argue for leniency.
Electric headlights tested on Santa Fe engines on the eastern division were removed after officials found them unsatisfactory. Current headlights will remain in use until better headlights are available, though officials expect all Santa Fe engines to have electric headlights within two years. The old Hutchinson depot is being torn down and moved to aid a new freight depot near the stockyards, dating back to the era after the buffalo and before the antelope disappeared.
Vienna dispatch reports US ambassador Andrew D. White saying Americans do not seek Cuba annexation but will intervene for humanity and commercial interests. He notes recall of General Wexler pleases the US and predicts autonomy will restore normal Spain-US relations. A separate item praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as lifesaving for a three year old in Lynd Center, Johnson Bros drug firm endorses it.
John Millar, 16, lives with his dying mother in a prairie dugout on the Missouri. A surveyor offer tempts him to leave, but love for his mother holds him back. A prairie fire strikes, he carries her to the river, but both perish in the smoke and flames.
Eggs are scarce and high in Tacoma as demand from Alaska shipments and regional buyers outruns supply. Strictly fresh eggs fetch 30 cents a dozen with dealers cautious about large consignments due to storage costs and winter outlook.
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