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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1897
Page
7
Fragmented Topeka area notices show court petitions for intoxicating liquor limits, property auctions of nursery stock, and medical product advertisements. Names include Woolverton Topeka. J. B. Jeweler. E. Augustin. Vance Campbell sheriff. Auction details describe land and personal property in Shawnee County.
Fragmentary notice from the Topeka Journal dated September 1, 19XX, appears to be an early public state item. Details are unreadable. no further facts can be determined from the provided text.
Monthly report listing balances and accounts for the city treasury ending August 31 1897. Includes funds such as General revenue sinking improvement and sidewalk. notes on banks National Bank and Bint National. rent for August and various charges. totals around 7 210 24 with miscellaneous line items and names Charles B. Elliot.
Emergency service update from Topeka officials indicates a city fire notice dated September 47 108. The public is advised to observe any safety instructions released by the authorities and expect further details in upcoming city notices.
Sealed proposals will be received at this office until Thursday evening at 5 o clock September with a plan to furnish materials and perform all work for adding an additional story to the back part of the city prison. Payments in cash upon estimates by the city engineer. A certified check of 40.00 payable to the city of Topeka accompanies bid as guarantee of contract within three days and bond for faithful performance. Mayor and council reserve right to reject bids. City Clerk MCPADDEN seal.
The mayor and council of Topeka Kansas authorize the preparation signing and issuance of ten installment bonds bearing six percent interest payable semiannually for sewer improvements. The ordinance sets the bond denomination at forty six dollars sixty one cents and provides for annual payments until all are paid. Bonds dated August 1497 and to be registered with the city clerk for sale at not less than par. The ordinance becomes effective upon publication.
Ordinance authorizes the mayor and city clerk to prepare sign seal issue and register ten installed bonds for sewer improvements in Topeka Kansas. Bonds bear 6 percent interest payable semi annually and mature yearly from August 1 1917 to 1926. Principal and interest payable at a New York state fiscal agency.
Topeka Kansas invites proposals for construction of drainag e improvements known as Drainage District No 2. Bids must be sealed with security and a two hundred dollar deposit. City Clerk announces that bids due within days after notice and that contract awarding time will be set by the city council.
North Topeka column notes residents traveling to Berne and Chicago, visits from Duluth and Kansas City, theater hats and millinery, family travel plans to Michigan City, Paola guest Mamie Shaetter, bridge repairs on Soldier creek, families returning from Colorado Springs, gear shifts at Armour Packing, and a runaway horse near Montoe Street with no injuries.
Chief Steele and the Topeka police board foresee heavy crook traffic during Fuji Festival week. They urge locking up suspects on arrival and expanding the force beyond 40 special cops plus the regular 27. Critics note past adequacy and call for more experienced officers and possible Kansas City detectives.
State Bank Commissioner Breidenthal visited Edna in Labette County to oversee the opening of a new bank with a capital of 6 000 dollars. The ceremony featured cashier J H Lowen and noted the surprise of Mr Ta jer’s friends at the marriage of a local couple. The event was followed by plans for a short wedding and a gun club shoot with the West Side Gun Club inviting participation tomorrow afternoon.
George Green spent over a month jailed for contempt in a custody dispute with his wife. He finally revealed the boy’s location in Kansas City Missouri, where the child was found alive with a family on WHteenth Street. Green was released from jail and the boy will be returned to his mother.
The state Insurance department reports receipts to the state treasury for the year at 4000 dollars, with last year totaling 40000 dollars. Superintendent McNall argues Kansas could enact stronger laws to increase revenue, estimating at least 150000 dollars annually from non resident companies.
Judge Foster ruled goodwill cannot be counted as part of assets in the state stock yards controversy. The company valued goodwill at 2,000,000, but the court excluded it, reducing the plant’s value and supporting the state’s position.
Wheat opened firm with gains then fell as Liverpool and Pacific coast activity influenced prices. Corn remained firm on frost fears and weak demand while oats showed varied activity. Provisions opened strong with high pork and ribs, with rye and cash prices noted and Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets reported.
Market notes show cotton futures easing with bids around 37 percent in New York trade. Prices for wheat and corn shift across regions with cold fronts, frost forecasts in North Dakota and Minnesota, and mixed grain futures including December and September contracts.
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