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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1894
Page
5
A local feature recounts Tommy Niman and his mother navigating daily life in their town. Neighbors recall shared moments, small acts of kindness, and the community’s quiet support shaping their days.
A feature from a Kansas hospital column recounts Tommy Nimans a nearly two year old boy whose hip injury after a doorway fall led to a failed hip replacement and prolonged pain. A second baby Guy Erwin Nimans is born to a nurse, while a four month old child with a harelip undergoes treatment. The piece also notes a Texas-sized rainmaking prank and other oddities at Goodland and a Santa Fe accident involving a calf.
The Shawnee county house cornerstone ceremony drew about 5000 spectators. Speakers called the building a temple of justice and a symbol of law, with the old courthouse costing about 75000 and the new one projected near 150000 to 150000 dollars for completion and furnishing.
A jumble of local notes recounts school enrollment, church life, weather, and politics in Topeka. Mentions 890 high school pupils, Carrie Chapman Catt speech in Topeka, Knights Templar in October, and local incidents at races and streets. Also notes Rail line closure in Atchison, McKinley speech date, and ads for coal and laundry services among scattered items.
The Topeka scene at the Masonic building involved two prominent businessmen and two women, all four intoxicated, causing a disturbance that neighbors heard. A young woman was injured with a sprained ankle, and local figures accuse Payne and Thompson of stirring the affair to provoke broader fear in town.
Dr J Muna president of Topeka city board of health notes an exceptionally healthy season with no formal meetings held. The secretary currently holds executive power under the law, with other members advisory unless consulted. No diphtheria epidemic reported, only a few fever cases and isolated illnesses, not all true diphtheria.
Officer Capron heard a crash on Quincy Street between Third and Fourth Sundays about two to three in the morning. He chased a thief who fled through a hole in a board fence after attempting to steal a horse and buggy from a stable. The felon had started to detach the reins and prepare the shafts when discovered.
Santa Fe district court Saturday heard why Boston C. Davis should not be sentenced for contempt after he failed to pay alimony to Bertha Davis. Alimony was set at 900 dollars, not paid, with the husband claiming lack of funds but offering to allocate a portion of wages monthly until the order is met.
A smooth young man, calling himself H Leblanche of New York, representing the Leblanche Wood and Iron House, reportedly swindled several blacksmiths along the Union Pacific out of small sums. He took advance payments on orders, selling items and collecting a few dollars upfront before vanishing last July.
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