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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1897
Page
5
A historical health notice urges strict water purity to curb typhoid fever spread in Kansas. It cites low water levels and high mortality, warns on contamination from domestic sources, and calls for municipal action and public awareness to ensure safe drinking water.
The text notes that during dry seasons and months of low water, hundreds of families avoid long illness spells and ghath from preventable disease. It emphasizes that the lowest water level and highest typhoid mortality coincide in October.
The state auditor announces state taxes due asAmounts owed across Oregon and related notes. I W Tanner of Pottawatomie County will succeed Austin as Topeka asylum steward, after a preliminary selection last spring. The board of charities met at the governor’s office to close monthly business and approve contracts for new Winfield asylum buildings.
Treasury officials report that anarchist Joseph Ventre, recently expelled from Spain and arriving via Tampico to the United States, faced deportation as an assisted immigrant after attempts to cross the border were foiled by a refusal of passage on the City of Washington. Ventre may try crossing at a New Mexico or Texas point as customs stay alert. A separate grocery ad touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute, and Capital Court No. 4, Tribe of Ben Hur, plans an entertainment at a hall on Thursday evening.
Complete festival schedule from the Committee of Fifteen for Topeka's Fall Festival. Includes parade lines of march on September 27 and 28 with multiple divisions, marshal assignments, aides, and bands. Describes daily themes Firemen’s Day Sant e Day Floral props Soldiers’ Day and the sequence from formation on Quincy street to fair grounds review and ceremonies.
The article lists parade routes and timings for a multi-division civic event on Quincy Street through Topeka Avenue, with reviews by Queen and Court, Grand Court Ball tickets, and Floral Day activities. It details parade formations, divisions, marshal roles, and mentions Karnival Night with a pageant and performances, all tied to October 1 1897.
Masqueraders in costume will occupy reserved avenues and attend a grand carnival ball at Hamilton’s Auditorium with admission by invitation. The Queen’s ceremony will return the city’s Key to the Mayor amid festival week, while Sons of Veterans organize visitor reception on trains. Detailed sergeant rosters and event plans outline daily duties, floats, and lantern decorating tips for Topeka’s Karnival festivities.
Washburn college opened today in Topeka. Ringling's circus shows in Lawrence. Hunters report abundant quail near Topeka. A new sidewalk at Crawford's Opera House. Karnival Knights buttons due Saturday. Amphion Mandolin club serenades several evenings weekly. Topeka Athletic Association donates $5 to Committee of Fifteen. No jury cases in district court until after Fall Festival. Topeka Philosophical Society meets at the high school. Rev Father T. M. Frank of Leavenworth visits Dean Hayden. John W. Crider leaves for Nortonville. Heavy posts go up for A O U W arch. EM Walker returns from Sabine Pass. Division Superintendent McClellan ill at Potwin. Lawyer J B Furry opens office at 611 Kansas avenue. Kansas River may fall below low water mark. J J Frey leaves for Albuquerque on inspection trip. A Topeka polarman carries rope for stray livestock. Washburn academy principal McBaren a 200 pound graduate. Topeka commission firms ship many barrels of winter apples east. Some classes move from Kap tied to Polk school due to Huclid building crowding. J Copeland recovering from typhoid fever. Rev Chas Sheldon and Mrs Bowman lead movement for a colored girls training school in Tennessee Town. Rev D H W Bearrow takes pastoral post at Wellington. Dean Hayden preaches dedication sermon.
A rough assemblage of items from Topeka and nearby areas covers ongoing festival planning, street work, and personal notes. Topics include festival buttons, preparations for parade and opening ceremonies, and hints of local labor shortages. Updates reference public works on East Fifth Street and a train wreck near Lang.
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