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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1897
Page
8
A dense vintage grocery advertisement shows a wide range of products from clarified sugar to coffee and canned goods. It highlights meats, breakfasts, baking staples, and household items with scattered prices and quantities, reflecting a typical early 20th century retailer catalog.
Mail orders shipped promptly. Mrs Mire moves from Quincy Street to the South Side. Miss Bird Allen of Chicago visits Mrs H C Miner. Kaw Valley Spiritualists Camp Meeting decorations planned. Mr and Mrs June Baxter and J Foster to Kansas City for festival week. Miss Josie Nelson leaving for Kansas City after two months in Topeka. Farewell for Miss Hush at 514 Harrison Street with games and supper before midnight train to Madison Nebraska.
The Union Casualty and Surety Company in Denver settles multiple life and death claims from the Lang Santa Fe wreck region. Letters express gratitude for prompt settlements including two $2,000 payments and related policy clearances for widows and children. Also notes a separate claim for BF Walters killed near Emporia Kansas with prompt payout after assistance from Charles D. Brooks.
To our many kind friends we wish to express heartfelt thanks for their assistance and sympathy during our bereavement in the loss of our husband and son. Special thanks to the B of U f, the SK and their auxiliaries. Also mentions Ray the J. é& M. Shoe for Gentlemen and Parman's Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Winter Tan ShoesParmans.
State House news notes the legislature allocated 15000 for a Winfield asylum building but state board of charities rejected bids again as too high. The board may wait until spring due to late season weather impracticalities. Eng Supply Co bid for two boilers is approved.
A remarkable charter filed yesterday at 12:22 PM in the Kansas secretary of state's office details the American Fuci te Railroad Company based in Topeka with capital of 150 500.00. It outlines several transcontinental lines from Savannah to San Diego 4500 miles capital 49 000 000 and Velasco to Bottineau 2100 miles capital 6 600 000 plus lines Dallas to Throckmorton 180 miles capital 3 960 000 and Socorro to Bahl de Topotobampo 720 miles capital 15 000 000 with plans to extend Topotobampo One to Honduras. Texas directors named include Kinchen Swenson Jones Sprout Filley Hunter Kein Kirkham and others. The charter notes labor terms after six months service and proposes selling routes to government or states with 60 percent assumed by purchaser and 40 percent guaranteed to original owners. The charter is printed in book form.
William L. Brown, chairman of the Kingman charities and editor, said there is no dispute with Congressman Jerry Simpson. Brown recalls criticizing Simpson for wearing a duck suit in Washington after two terms, noting he should have worn better clothes once financially able. Brown emphasizes the criticism was for image, not personal enmity.
State treasurer PH Dolan reports August expenditures by department including Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home maintenance 338.70 salaries 812.43 Deaf and Dumb School Olathe maintenance 718.81 salaries 423.41 Blind School Kansas City maintenance 469.81 salaries 297.49 Osawatomie Asylum maintenance 4460.04 salaries 3813.65 Winfield Asylum maintenance 517 salaries 538.22 Reform School Topeka maintenance 1855.1 salaries 940.00 insane Asylum Topeka maintenance 4762.00 salaries 8258.97 Reform School Hutchinson maintenance and salaries 7050.03 Industrial School Beloit maintenance 870.18 salaries 200.49.
County clerks in the state certified to the secretary of state after the last election. The valid ticket for presidential electors was described as Democratic, signaling a contested or uncertain outcome and hinting at coalition or challenge by populist forces.
Governor Leedy orders a full accounting of interest on endowment funds and other funds received by state educational institutions from national and state sources. State accountant Joseph E. Riggs prepared blank forms and sent them to colleges for certified return. The move aims to remedy the lack of records on how drawn funds are disbursed and includes national government allocations.
State board at the asylum last night elected David Hassard Topeka fireman Mahonex J Marys freman John De jan Saline county fireman TP Moss Kingma county night watch man The attendants elected include A Willams Sling Granty HOC Hall Brown Alfred Frost Osage Indi Bogue Elk James Gannon Pattawatomie Marie Finck Harper Prank West Wabaunsee FW Auld Marshall E W Spence Washington Chitwash John Humburger Saline John McCormick Trego Ed Randell Republic Hils Darling Osage Mabel Tremper Franklin Miss Smith Franklin H Webstock Domrtar Frank Shane and H G Jumper will stay in city through Saturday to buy two dynamos for the reform school The rest of the board returned home today but joined a meeting at the reform school this forenoon Private cmes west to Oklahoma to have mb State authorities in the interests of his medicine company The company operated in Oklahoma and state authorities halted sale under an old license law The company refused to pay fees and Mr Little plans a test case to court to challenge the law Olaf Swanson Topeka won the contract for north and south Capitol entrances worth 4115 Other bidders listed.
In Havensville Congressman Charlie Curtis begins his first campaign in the First District with a talk at a soldiers reunion. Also billed to speak are Congressman Broderick and ex-Congressman Calderhead. Dr P F Wellman of Caney Kan has been elected physician at the Pocake Insane asylum and will assume charge October 1. Governor Leedy speaks in Independence today and Cedarvale reunion tomorrow before returning home for Sunday.
British punitive column led by Gen Jeffreys reached Rawat Pass Tuesday night. Ensuing combat lasted six hours with heavy fire. Lieut Harrington seriously wounded, two privates killed, five horses and mules killed. No other injuries reported. Boston notes Chinese laundry boycott talk and bylaw revision vote at the National Laundrymen’s Association.
The Savings and Loan Association of Topeka offers loans with flexible terms up to ten years. Assets listed as 101,596.62 with address 534 Kansas Avenue. Officers include Wm. Sims, Wat. Macierran, C. G. Blake, PH. Forbes, E. J. Copeland, and others. pamphlet-style note emphasizes easy terms and liberal renewal options.
LATE SPORTING NEWS reports Baltimore defeated Chicago in a late-season match as the Orioles hit a strong batting gait and timely hits while Corbett fended off the Colts. Attendance 21,500. Players noted: Baltimore Corbett Robinson. Chicago Griffith and Keiredgr. Also summaries of Louisville vs Pittsburgh and New York vs Brooklyn games with scores and key pitchers.
Famed as the richest woman in America Hetty Green will be presented to Newport society today with her daughter at Afifs Leary's club. Observers say the move aims to benefit her daughter and that Mrs Green is both wealthy and well regarded.
In Centralia Missouri J A Potts plans to raffle his one mile from town farm valued at five thousand dollars. He will offer 1000 chances at five dollars each as a novel sale method. The piece notes this is the only farm raffling seen in the state’s section this far. Also mentioned is a Tokyo arrival of Senators Cannon Pettigrew and ex Senator Dubois with plans for an interview with the Emperor over the Eleuther question and a note on new fall footwear styles from Parlums.
Sacramento reader Satin Barrett introduces a nine system of phonetic stenography claiming to capture human speech across languages. The method aims to render sounds and modulations accurately, with demonstrations on the language of spoken versification. Public speaker uses a one minute cough cure during a public test. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas Avenue, endorses the remedy.
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