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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1899
Page
7
Kansas dispatch reports camped groups near the Choctaw Nation border amid frontier tensions. Officials describe patrols and border activity as routine during a period of unsettled tribal relations and regional search operations.
Wichita report says hundreds of white men camp near Choctaw lands and towns seeking Choctaw wives. Citizens will close next month. whites who wed Choctaw women lose tribal funds. Choctaw girls are valued at 650 acres and about $1,000. many educated and favor white partners. Dawes Commission Chair Tams Bixby predicts about 1,000 marriages in the Choctaw nation within fifteen days.
About 10 000 people attended the Cherryvale logrolling event on Sept 15 with nearly all of 450 district badges represented. Mayor Newton and Mrs EA Hulls gave welcome addresses, Phil Campbell of Pittsburg and Mrs Ella Hines of Coffeyville spoke. Dr J B Hibben head of Bancas Kansas delivered an address after which events continued. Fort Scott won first prize, $30, defeating Pittsburg Parsons Galena Weir Cityق
Fort Scott takes first prize of 75 dollars by a half point in a band contest with entries from Fort Scott Columbus Oswego Humboldt Guiena. Vir City placed second earning 10 dollars. Oswego won third prize of 25 dollars as crowds gathered at the event.
Beloit Sept 15 The second annual reunion of Mitchell county old settlers was held at Willards park with several hundred attendees. A procession formed at city hall led by Frank Grath marshal, Stanlold’s band played, and the event opened with divine blessing and remarks by P. G. Chubbie and W. S. Hadley. The festival featured a high school chorus and reminiscences by attendees. Officers named for the next year include President P. G. Chubbie Vice President L. D. Pagett Secretary W. S. Hadley Treasurer T H Shut and an executive committee.
The temperance movement in Burlington has posted a $50 reward for evidence leading to conviction of liquor sellers within two miles of Burlington’s center. Funds are deposited in a bank and paid when the violator is convicted and sentenced under due process.
Hutchinson dispatch reports eight inmates escaped from the county jail on Wednesday night with one murderer later returning voluntarily. Authorities wired surrounding points to trace the fugitives but no trace had been found as of early Friday.
Jacob Dicks, the only man charged with murder, returned to town to begin his trial this morning after leaving jail with other inmates who staged a robbery and burglary escape. The group included James Spradley Allen Morse John Wilson C T D Stevens George Levert and Frank Cooney. Three escapees are Stafford county prisoners awaiting return.
Arkansas City on September 15 hosted the Southwestern Soldiers Association reunion. Captains Osuler Coulter and H.R. Ridgely, along with General J. K. Hudson and Congressman Charis Curt, addressed about 6,000 to 19,000 attendees. Chester Lung spoke at night. Friday planned officer elections. Farmers stayed away due to weather, but many out-of-town visitors attended.
Citizens in Augusta fear a smallpox outbreak after Henry DeWitt, recently back from Oklahoma and the South, develops sores and a physician speculates poison or alkali poison. The street where he lives is quarantined and residents remain divided between smallpox and alkali poison theories amidst alarm.
More Than 600 ex Kansans will eat dinner together at Troost park on September 26 in Kansas City. A Wichita colony committee lists arragements for entertainment reception and invitations were issued to all ex Kansans. Also noted is a failed Emory store burglary in Olpe and Horton’s plan to celebrate its thirteenth anniversary with bands and speeches.
The Santa Fe railroad faces a critical engine shortage due to a booming freight and passenger business. All available locomotives are in service, with new Baldwin engines pushed to completion. crews are scarce and trains crowded as arrivals from works align with urgent need.
Atchison reports car department in turmoil over prioritizing automatic couplers over repairs. Thomas Banks from St Louis advised speed on coupler retrofits while box cars remain scarce and repairs urgent. The system orders all cars to have couplers by January. Atchison has targeted about 460 of 12,000 cars so far, at 14 hours per car and 420 per car.
Kansas City officials confirm another Chicago connection is underway linking to Lake City via the Omaha & St. Louis and the Omaha Kansas City & Eastern lines. Work advances with wood bridges replaced by steel, ballast up for increased tonnage, and reports on three surveyed routes due next week to pick the best path toward completing the Kansas City Chicago link.
A forthcoming freight corridor will connect key Midwest hubs, forming a logistical arc between Kansas City and Pittsburgh. Officials describe the route as a core freight artery expected to streamline cargo movement, spur economic activity, and strengthen regional supply chains.
Mrs Beeler wife of Amos Beeler engine tester at the Santa Fe shops wins a latent piano awarded by a New York publisher for securing the largest number of subscriptions. She awaits delivery as the prize arrives following a long contest run. The item accompanies a run of railroad news including new Pullman sleepers for Chicago Pueblo trains and engine overhauls at Topeka. Also notes on sailors, crew moves, and a circus incident involving Tommy Hannegan.
News from Horton reports several local moves and recoveries. Milo McCraw of the buck shop quits for Kansas City. Conductor Guy Todd returns from Gault Missouri. E G Moods from Topeka is now at Conner Bros lunch house. Brakeman C W Mitchell and family back home. John Arnold laid off due to sickness. Engineer John Cuthbertson visiting the city after the Manhattan wreck. Brakeman A H McDowell, scalded near Fairview when engine 55 exploded, returns to Horton. Conductor Geo Harris comes back to town.
From Vincennes Indiana comes a brief report that Jim, once invited by Hiness for his daughter Nona, is improving steadily. C J Matthy leaves his sawmill job for a government post in Topeka, and the mill regrets his departure yet celebrates his better position.
From Argentine Conductor J W Bain’s transfer to Topeka to new assignments for brakemen and agents, railroad life in the region shows personnel changes. Across lines, rates to Memphis and other destinations are cut, prairie fires damage freight, Santa Fe settles a damages case, and local engine records highlight a prosperous division. The Coffeyville strawboard plant wins favorable commodity rates via Blissourt Pacific.
Dispatcher at Colorado Springs Sept 16 reports the Santa Fe has opened its dispatcher's office there. Willam B. French, formerly with Colorado Midland, has accepted a similar position with the Santa Fe in Colorado Springs. Also notes carload rates to points in trans Missour territory and per 100 pounds charges for shipments.
A throng from neighboring cities attended the parade led by Chief Hale and honored visitors from Salt Lake City and arranger Arlsty Jotne. Thirty three years ago locals laid out this town on wild prairies and now a $25,000 waterworks system opens.
Sept 15 The Fort Scott board of education plans a savings bank in city schools. Children deposit pennies nickels and other small coins through teachers or principals and withdraw later with interest. The scheme, tried in other towns, is popular and successful.
Readers discuss the need for poetry programs amid budget limits and unequal access. A writer volunteers to share poems and asks for guidance on supporting students who cannot attend workshops.
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