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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1895
Page
8
Reported by a local observer the Garfield Park ducks caused a lively scene in Soldier Creek. Five wild ducks swam ahead of twelve boys who waded in and chased them along the banks until most were captured, one escaping to hide in the grass.
A letter questions the push to change school books in Louisville and asks who benefits. It argues for sober scrutiny of the motive behind demanding new texts and the influence of sellers like the American Tivoli company. The notice includes travel ad text and asks readers to consider origins of the school book clamor.
Kansas City and return 91.00. By the Santa Fe route Sunday September 5. Louisville and Indianapolis and back by the Santa Fe route 15.00 for the round trip. Stopover privileges. For particulars contact Horis Derwher and Les Howley Bros. Ask your dealer for Burghart's cigars.
Two ministers debated in Topeka drawing contrasts between polished orations and spontaneous appeal. Ingalls outshined Burton in connection with the audience, while Burton’s formalism drew critique. Ingalls praised the crowd’s attention as he prepared to board a train, calling the audience magnificent.
A catalog style note reviews Harper and Beathers readers from First to Fifth Reader. It details pages, lessons, vocabulary, contract prices, and educational aims, highlighting word lists, memorization, and patriotic American literature goals for teachers and pupils. It mentions Stopover privileges and a cigar promotion near Sun.
The exchange centers on bimetallic policy with Samuelson asserting loyalty to the cause and denouncing press overreach. Senator Ingalls praises Judge Caldwell on annexation views while preferring no printing of remarks. Departure follows a depot stop and later council talks before leaving for Copeland.
Mrs Diggs spoke in Topeka railing at millionaire wealth and urging direct voting rights for women and laws, urging labor reform and enfranchisement. She urged a cooperative colony plan and said she would travel through Kansas after Topeka.
A fragment from a local notice quotes Conrad Mayer, a longtime barber, claiming marital harmony and mutual care, inviting readers to visit his barber shop on Seventh and Kansas Avenue for dental pain relief and bald head treatments, with a second line referencing a Kaneas Dental Painters at 807 Kan Ave above Sim's Drug Store, room formerly occupied by Dr. Nys.
H M Howard once raced horses from Norton Kansas has embraced Christianity and joined the Wesleyan Methodists He plans to stay in Topeka and devote his life to saving souls He and his brother asked Captain Gardiner for permission to hold a street meeting in town They attend the Wesleyan conference opening today at the Methodist church at Third and Jefferson and will likely meet this evening at Sixth and Kansas avenues.
The city council held a formal ten minute meeting approving bills and an appropriation ordinance. They reined in a claim against Commissioner Herald pending Supreme Court decision. A $5 police fine for littering was remitted after neighbor dispute. Special police were hired briefly in July, with one on in August. The council plans to meet again Monday. Real estate sales include Frampton to Thomas for $3,000 on Eighth Avenue and Thomas buying from Peak for $500 on Wabesh Avenue.
The Topeka council met in regular session with all members present. Minutes from August were approved, accounts referred for payment, and a budget report adopted noting funds for general improvements and sidewalk work. Ordinance 1807 to appropriate money was read, amended by suspending rules, and final passage accepted. The council adjourned to September 15 at 8 p.m.
A railroad advertisement offers round trips to Kansas City and return for $1.00, Louisville and Indianapolis routes also $1.00 round trip via the Santa Fe line. Stopover privileges, valid until October. Details at Bowlar Be, A. T. Waggoner, prescription druggist, 731 Hansed avenue.
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