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The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
LOCK THEN RIGHT UP.
Crooks Should bs Arrested as Soon
as They Arrive Festival Week

The matter of police protection for
Fall Festival week is now absorbing
the minds of Chief Steele and the police
board. They recognize the fact that a
large extra force will have to be put
on that week, for the indications are
that large number of crooks will come
to Topeka to reap harvest from un-
suspecting victims.
The force of special policemen last
year was not too large. But very little
crime was committed as a result of the
efficient work. This year the Festival
has been much more largely advertised
than last year and it is expected that
twice the number of people will be here
for the week. This means that the
crooks will also be here in large num-
berS. These men should not be allowed
to stay until they have committed
soon as they arrive and kept in Jail the
whole week, even if it takes all the jail
room in the city.
Chief Steele asked about the police
arrangements said: Besides my reg
ular force I will have about 40 specials
1 think that will be enough to take care
Of the city: Some of them will be
the city we will get after him. If citi-
Zens want to have a private guard for
their property that is a good thing, but
I can't give authority to an organized
guard for it might interfere with my
force"
a force of 40 special policemen seems
rather small All told, the entire reg
27 men, This will make a force of but
81 men for the week, and in the crowds
which will be here that week they will
be showed under. 1t simply means that
unless a larger force is put on. the res
idence portion of the city will be the
prey of the toughs and thugs. Most of
the policemen have to be kept down
town. If the number is limited the res
idence portion suffers.
Last year the police force for the
week consisted of over 100 men, and on
the last three days it reached $50. With
the increased attendance and the great
er liability of crooks attending, the
force should be increased instead of
limited. Another significant fact is
that the present police force is not ex-
perienced. 1t is new at the business,
with but few exceptions. Partisan pol
itics has played such important part
in the makeup of the present police
force that there are but very few train
ed thief catchers now on police duty in
the city.
Every man who has had experience
catching criminals either as consta bles.
policemen or deputy sheriffs should be
sworn in on the special police force. 1t
would be a good idea to have two de-
tectives from the Kansas City force
here during the entire week to spot the
Kansas City crooks who will be here
by hundreds. The mayor should take
some action about this.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
STOLE HIS OWN BOY.
But the Court Made George Green
Bring Him Back

George Green has spent a month and
a half in Jail because he is obstinate.
He is a free man today because he was
cured of his obstinacy.
Green lived near Willard He and
his wife had some trouble and she ap-
piled for divorce. She was granted the
custody of their ? year old child, Her
man, until the case could be heard.
Green has a strong affection for the lit
tie fellow, and one day he stole the
baby and left the country. He came
back, but the child was not with him,
and his wife went before Probate Judge
Dolman with her woes as Judge Hazen
was away on his vacation Green was
arrested and brought before the court.
He refused to tell where the child
was but said facetiously that it might
be in Denver or Canada. He was or
dered locked up for contempt of court
until he would tell where his son could
be found.
For a month and a half George Green
was in Jail and never until yesterday
did he admit that he knew where the
boy could be found. Then he called the
jailer and told him he would find the
boy.
Sheriff Kep1ey and Undersheriff Lu-
cas- accompanied Green to Kansas City.
No, yesterday, and the boy was found
alive and well with a family on F'f-
teenth street.
Green has accordingly been released
from Jail and Herman Green Will once
more be turned over to his mother.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
PROPOSALS.

Topeka, Kan, Sept Il, 1897.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
city clerk of the city of Topeka until
Thursday, September %. 1897, at O'Clock
p. m, fur furnishing all the work neces-
Sary to complete the following city i'm
provements, as per specifications now on
file in the office of the city clerk, to-wit
For the construction of drain. known
and designated as Drainage District No
g." the boundaries of which are defined in
ordinance No. 1919 approved July %, 1897.
Proposals under different names viii
not be received from one firm or associa-
ton.
Each bidder will be required to deposit
with the city clerk, to the credit of the
city of Topeka, certified check of deposit
for two hundred dollars, as a guarantee
that he will enter into the contract If
awarded him, according to the terms of
his bid, within five days after the certifi-
cation of the award.
All prices must be written as well as
expressed by figures
Proposals should be directed to the city
clerk, Topeka, Kansas, and should be en-
dorsed Proposals for constructing
drain"
fOrrnity to all of the specifications.
Payments will be made upon estimates
by the city engineer. when approved by
the mayor and council either in cash or
internal Improvement bonds OF the city
of Topeka. as the council may elect
The whole of the work above mentioned
shall be commenced and completed at
such time as shall be designated at
the time of awarding contract
The intention is to let the contract for
the work a whole.
The council reserves the right to reject
~ S. S. McFADDEN. City Clerk
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
-TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, Sept. IL
WHEAT-Wheat opened firm at an ad-
ures. The help came from Liverpool.
which market opened only sd lower and
showed a sd advance oyer the opening
reported a large export business doing.
The market, however, quickly lost its ad-
vance. December opened at $3.50 93Ac
The wheat professionals thought the Lty-
erpool market was being worked sild
against 4s6 a week ago and 1,02s on the
wired that foreigners were both buyers
and sellers. A good demand sprang up
at the decline and the market grew
reacted later to 935s@9374c. $3.50 p. m.
Liverpool cables showed 114d advance
over opening prices
on heavy frosts in parts of the corn belt
and the predictions of more tonight. Re
erabiy under estimates. The, market
eased off on realizing and with wheat,
but ADVANCED again a,- Later tf December eG
3114@313sc and reacted to 311a4assc.
OATS-Oats were very quiet. Prices
were sonewhat easier due TO to the p1or s
cember opened a shade lower at 21Q211sc
and sold at &c; - oa
strong. The yellow fever news was dis
regarded and shorts were anxious to
cover. Hog market strong. and higher:
and advanced to ss.4O. December lard
opened about 10c higher at s4. 20 and ad-
vanced TO g. 721k- october ribs opened led 1oc
RYE-Cash, 4sc; September, 4ss4c; De
FLAx3Cash. s1.o5: cash. northwest.
s1,071s; September, $1.o5; December. s1.O71h;
TfM0THY-Cash, s27O; September. s2.7O;
October. 2.6715; March, 81. 80.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
Market Gossin

killing frosts in North Dakota and
Minnesota.
Receipts at Chicago today. Winter
wheat, IA cars; soft wheat, 134 cars; to-
tai, 27S cars. grade "a cars; corn, 81 cars
grade $50 cars; oats, 337 cars, grade 81
cars.
Receipts of hogs. Chicago, 10000 head:
Kansas City, 10000 head; Omaha. 4,0o0
head.
Weather: Kansas City and vicinity, to-
night fair and continued cool; Saturday.
some warmer in latter half with increas-
ing cloudiness and probable light rain.
For Kansas, fair and cooler in south
western portion, Saturday, fair with
warmer in northwestern portion. local
rains tonight and Saturday.
Chicago: Crowd are surely short: for
eign buying. Export bids raised 1tsc.
December SD higher.
Exports four ports: Wheat, f46 925 bush
els: -four, &c. 92o barrels; corn, 675,547 bush
els; oats 261, ,SS1 bushels: rye. Is. 142 BUSH
els; wheat and -four, 294 800 bushels.
Liverpool: Cash wheat is down I'D
lower right in the face of higher open
ing for options This looks ike funny
work was being done from this side.
Flax: September, $105s4; December,
Paris: Wheat. 1oc lower; -four, 10Q15c
lower
Liverpool: Wheat closed 1ssd up: De-
cember, 3sd up: cash wheat, 1aG1d lower
Puts December wheat. 90Ac calls De
cember wheat 931s4933sc; puts December
corn, 299s0 2S4c: calls December corn.
30ssc: puts December pork, $3.O2; calls De-
cember pork $S.62
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17

6 HERIFF'S SALEM the District
Court of Shawnee County, State of
Kansas
Ira NJ. Orner. plaintiff. VS.. H. Augustine.
defendant.
BY virtue of an order of sale issued to
me, out of said District Court. in the
above entitled action, will, on Saturday.
the 25th day of September A. D. 1897. at
10 o'clock a. m. of said day. on the prem
ises in the County of Shawnee, in the
State of Kansas, offer at public sale. and
sell to the highest and best bidder. for cash
in hand. all the following described per-
sonal property, to-wit:
The defendants one-third interest in
the nursery stock of apple and pear seed
hngs raised in 1887 by plaintiff and now
growing on part of the n. w. II of section
Is in township II. range Is in Shawnee
county. Kansas, on land belonging to J.
b. Billiard. The above described personal
property is appraised at ninety dollars
and will not be sold for less than two
thirds of the appraised value.
The above described personal property
is taken as the property of said defendant
and is directed by said order of sale to
be sold, and will be sold with appraise-
ment, to satisfy said order of sale.
r. B. KEPLEY,
Sheriff of Shawnee County, Kansas.
VANCE & CAMPBELL,
Attorneys.
(F'irst published in the Topeka State Jour-
nal, Sept. 13, 1S97.-No. 1913.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
ORDINANCE NO. 1882.

An ordinance authorizing the mayor
and city clerk of the city of Topeka TO
issue certain insta llLnent bonds, fixing the
date OF issuance, amounts. rate OF inter
est, when and where payable, to pay for
the construction OF a sewer in sewer dis
Whereas, The mayor and council of the
city of Topeka. state OF Kansas, have or
dered. as the law directs they may do,
certain improvements 10 be made within
sewer ssG city e ye ifnet ne 2o IS IN the OF ft8
Of Topeka, as provided by 3yo ordinance No
Whereas, The mayor and council have
proceeded in accordance with the law and
have e9mped With a ana 9 caused to be
of the law and ordinances relating or per-
tanning to the ordering and making of
such improvements, and
Whereas, The cost limit of the contract
price for the making OF said improve
labor and material for the construction
of the sewer aforesaid, Ave hundred forty
dollars and fifty cents 1S540-50). of which
amount there has been paid seventy-four
dollars and thirty-six cents (s743s). leav-
hundred sixty-six dollar and fourteen
cents (s466I43, and now for the purpose of
providing means to pay for such improve
ments,
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City of Topeka:
Section 1. That the mayor and city clerk
of the city of Topeka. Kansas. be and
are hereby instructed, authorized and di-
rected to prepare sign, seal with the seal
and register in the office of the city clerk,
ten installment bonds with interest cou-
pons. attached as, provided by. law, bear
ing interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum. payable seTni-annually both
principal and interest payable at the fiscal
agency of the state of Kansas in the city
OF New York, and the said mayor and
city clerk are hereby authorized to do
and perform every act and thing neces-
sary to be done to perfect the issuance
of the bonds herein, mentioned. Said
and shall be of the dernoniation of forty
six dollars and sixty-one cents (s4661)
each, to be designated as Internal I'm
provement Bonds, Series 81, and shall be
numbered from one to ten. both numbers
inclusive: one-tenth of the amount of
this series of bonds to mature and be due
and payable annually. the first one to
become due August 18th. 1895 and one
each year thereafter until all shall have
been paid. Said bonds to be sold at not
less than par and accrued interest
Section 2. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after it's
publication in the official paper of
the city of Topeka.
Passed the council September 18th, 1897.
Approved September 18th. 1897.
(SeaD c. A FELLOWS,
Attest: Mayor.
S. S. McFADDEN. City Clerk.
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PROPOSALS.
Office of City Clerk.

Office Of City Clerk.
Topeka, Kan, Sept. II, 1897.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until Thursday evening at o'clock,
September 23rd, 1897, for furnishing all
the material and performing all the labor
for improving the city prison by building
an additional story to the back part, ae-
cording to the plans and specifications of
the city engineer. now on file in this Of
flee.
Payments TO be made IN cash upon es-
the approval of the mayor and council.
All proposals must be accompanied by
city of Topeka, as a guarantee that the
party receiving the award will enter into
contract within three days after such
award and give a good and sufficient
bond for the faithful performance of the
contract.
The mayor and council reserve the right
to reject any or all bids.
(SeaD S. 9. McFADDEN City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
ORDIDANCE NO. 1888.

An Ordinance authorizing the mayor
and city clerk of the city of Topeka to is
sue certain installment bonds, fixing the
date of issuance. amounts, rate of Inter
est, when and where payable, to pay for
trict No. 19.
Whereas. The mayor and council of the
dered, as the law directs they may do. GER
tain improvements to be made within said
sewer sew district No IS in the city Of Tope-
ka, as provided by ordinance No. 1912, ap-
proved June Sth, 1897; and
Whereas, The mayor and council have
proceeded in accordance with the law and
piled with, each and every provision of
the law and ordinances relating or per-
such improvements; and
Whereas, the cost and limit of the con-
provements are as follows, viz: For all
of the labor and material for the con-
hundred forty-eight dollars and nine cents
($S4S09), of which there has been paid
two hundrded ninet5y-tWo int5yoa dollars and
amount to be paid in bonds, five hundred
tifty-five dollars and ten cents ($555: :10)
and now for the purpose of providing
means TO pay for such improvements,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City of Topeka:
Section /. That the mayor and city clerk
of the city of Topeka, Kansas, be and are
hereby instructed, authorized and direct
the city of Topeka execute. issue and
register in the office of the city clerk
ten installment bonds. with interest cou-
pons. attached as. provided by. law, bear
ing interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum, payable semi-annua1ly. both
principal and interest payble a the fiscal
agency of the state of Kansas in the city
of New York, and the said mayor and
city clerk are hereby authorized to do and
perform every act and thing necessary to
be done to perfect the issuance of the
bonds herein mentioned. Said bonds shall
be dated August 18th. 1897, and shall be of
the denomination of fifty-fve dollars and
fifty-one cents (S55:5D each. to be desig-
mated internal Improvement Bonds,
Series TO-, and shall be numbered from
one to ten, both numbers inclusive; one
tenth of the amount of this series of
bonds to mature and be due and payable
annually, the first one to become due Au-
gust 18th. 1888, and one each year there
after until all shall have been paid. Said
bonds to be sold at not less than par and
accrued interest.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after its
publication in the official paper of the
city of Topeka.
Passed the council September 18th. 1897
Approved September 18TH 1897.
(SeaD c.. A. FELLOWS, Mayor
Attest: S. S. McFADDEN.
City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
GOOD WILL DOESN'T COUNT
Judge Foster so Rules in the Stock
yards Case.

The state won first blood in the stock
yards controversy today.
The question of the value of the
good Will of the company came up
and Judge Foster inquired whether the
company had asked to have the good
will figured as part of the assets of the
company.
He was told that they had placed it at
50, ,000,0
Judge Foster said that the good will
could not be figured in and there was
no use to consider that any further
This whittIes 81, ,0O0,0 900 off the value
of the pIant as claimed by the compa-
nv. and it upholds the contention of the
attorneys a for the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
Fall Festival Pictures

am prepared to take first class pho
tographs of floats. parades, decorations,
rott, View Photograp pher, 531 Kansas
avenue Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
Chicago livestock Market.

Chicago, Sept. IT.
HOGS-Estimated receipts hogs today.
10000; left over. 5000. Market strong
Light, s3.90G4.35: mixed, $3 75G4.25; heavy,
S. .G0G14 221h; rough, $3.6003.S0.
cATTLE-Receipts.1 / 800. Market steady.
Beeves, SO. .S5d5.25: cows and heifers. $20
45O: Texas steers S2.75d390; westerns
50. .25a435; stockers and feeders. S3- 2ol
SHEEP-Receipts. 5000. Steady.
Official yesterday:
HOGS-Receipts "a, ,059: shipments. 7.O1s.
CATTLE-Receipts, $50; shipments, g.
9o4.
sHEEP-Receipts. 2i2s4; shipments. A.
499.
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow, L. .001.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17

HAY-Firm. Choice timothy 81; choice
prairie. IS. $4,000.
BUTTER-Very firm: good country
scarce. Creamery, 161z@1Sc; dairy. 10a14e.
EGGS-Steady. increased demand Mis-
souri and Kansas, 10c.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
A MONEY MAKER.
Webb McNall Turns Large Sums
Into the State Treasury.

The state insurance department has
collected and turned into the state
treasury so far this year $54, 1000. Last
year there was collected and turned
over to the treasurer $4,000.
IF the state of Kansas had the kind
of laws she ought to have" said Sup
erintendent McNan today, 1--WE would
have collected much more money. The
state should derive al least $3.50, 600
per annum from these nonresident
COmnanieS''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
REPRESENTAT1VE SALES.

kansas Cifr Se

kanSas City, Sept II.
WHEAT-Hard. 15n1c higher and active
early: closed lower: soft, slow. No.
hard SIC: No. 2, S41sGs71sc: No 3. 83ds6c:
No l. s0dS3c; No. 2 red 921sG931zc; No. s.
Saa91c; No. 4. S6GSsc; No spring. S2Gs3c;
40. 3, 79c.
cORN-Firm. No. mixed, 25G25hc.
OATsSteady, slow. No. white 2011
RYE-Active, firm. No. 2. 45c.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
The Cotton Market .

view 10TH sept IL
COTTON-Spot closed quiet: mid-up-
lands 7e; midland gulf, nc: sales. 345
bales. Futures closed steady at the de-
cline. Sales. 140. 800 bales. January, S6.G4:
February, S6.67; March. $6.71; April, 1914;
May. s6.7s; September. S6.65; October. $50;
November, 1857; December, $6.5e.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
Kansas City livestock Market.

Kansas city Sept. II.
CATTLE-Receipts, 5000 head Market
about steady. Texas steers, 81 15l 40:
Texas cows. 81 25d3. So; native steers s3.4
Q5.20. native cows and heifers $2504
stockers and feeders. S. 25Q4. 50: bulls, $1-5o
M2.50
HOGs-Receipts 5000. Market steady
Bulk of sales 50. .90GI4: heavies. S3ScN
3.971h packers, So. .70a395; mixed, 3.9ou4;
lights, s3-S0G405: yorkers, S4a4o5; pigs
s.. 35H $50.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady.
Lambs. S3.50n5.20: muttons. $2.50G3.50.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
Sugar and Coffee.

New York, Sept H.
SUGAR-Raw, strong; granulated, 55sc.
COFFEE-Quiet.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17

(F'irst published in the Topeka State
Journal, September II, 1S97.)
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
Gun club shoot Saturday.

The West Side Gun club will have
shoot on their grounds tomorrow after
noon. Those interested are invited.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
LOCAL MENTION.

State Bank Commissioner Breiden-
thai is at Edna, Labette county, super
intending the opening of the new bank
which has a capital of $1,000. The
cashier is J. H. Lower.
Guy Taylor of the pension office. and
Miss Viola Prather stepped into Judge
Dolmans office yesterday afternoon
and were married. None of Mr.. Tay-
lor's friends in the office had any
knowledge of the affair until after the
ceremony and they were much sur
prised when told of the fact. Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor will take a short wedding
trip and return in time for the Festi-
val
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17

(First published on the 18th day of Sep
tember, 1897 in the official city paper)
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17

(First published in the official city paper
of Topeka, September II, 1Sa7.)
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
Today's Range of Prices

Furnished by the w. a Michael Com
mission Co.. Brokers IN Grain Provisions
and Stocks. 110 West Sixth Ave. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
EI&%lIS[GIIl%ls lac sSiiy:SSS y: \ 4 3s5SE
EGsEE ElfItI1TsS|
or 5ss E!.Es;sl
MISSOURI PACIFIC.

TOPEKA & FIT. SCOTT ACCOM-. No. 2s5
TOPEKA & FIT. SCOTT ACCOM-, No. 2S5
Arrive Topeka. 500 p. M.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17

(First published in the Topeka State
Journal September II, 1881
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
Rance of Prices on Stocks,

Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com
mission Co., Brokers in Grain Provisions
and Stocks. 110 West Sixth Ave, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17

(F'irst published in the Topeka State
Journal September II, 1879
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17

s7S, ,102. % S73. .102. .22
CHARLES S. ELLIOTT,
Treasurer.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
FUEL END FEED.

FAVE your orders for COAL, Flour.
IA Feed and Seeds with Van Slyck. 6cs
w. 10TH
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
Great Western Steam Dye
land Cleaning Works

II7 East Seveut1 St-eee.
Does the best wors IN the city OF E'ye-
ing, Cleaning and Repairing on Ladies'
and Gentlemen's clothing at reasonable
prices. Give US call SATISFACTION
GUARANTEED.
C. Z. RODIGER, Prop
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
MONTHLY REPORT.

Condition of All Accounts, Month
Ending August 31st, 1897.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
efLESMEN WANTED
AGENTS WANTED.

A GENTS-Quick men to visit stores: sell
n achine for printing signs, in 10 colors
on fences, bridges. rocks-any rough sur
face Arc Co., 26 Arc ST.. Racine. Wis.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
wsNrEp-MIscElLANEous.

w ANTED-To buy a cottage of five or
slX rooms. all on ground floor and in
first class condition Must be east front.
have sewer connection. shade. and not
over eight blocks from business center
of city. Prefer residence on west side of
avenue. Adress ". V" care Journal
office, giving location and description of
property and terms of purchase.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
w ANTED-

We want to make some gilt-edged loan.
OF farms in Shawnee Co. Can on US al
once.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17
ron ZEN r-EOUSES.

EOR RENT-6-room house. west subu1
n cheap. Smith Agency, Old Court Hou
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-17

N ANTED-You to use McAfee's pure
w cider vinegar. Leave orders at 61S
Kan. Ave. Tel. 100.
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l. OR SALE-Houses and lots in all
Il parts of the city on monthly pay
ments, by Henderson & Wood, 8. E. cor.
7th and Jackson Sts.