The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-04

Judge Martin, First Odd Fellow.
Judge Martin was the first member
initiated into Shawnee lodge No. t.
1. Q. 9. F., which was organized at
Tecumseh, and was the first lodge Of
Odd Fellows to be organized west of
the Missouri river. After Topeka as
sumed the ascendency the lodge was
removed to Topeka and it is still in
existence. Judge Martin has continu-
ously held his membership in Shawnee
lodge all these years.
c. B. Clements. who was the leading
citizen of Tecumseh and proprietor of
the leading hotel. a log cabin, was the
chief organizer of the Shawnee lodge.
Judge Martin shortly after he came
+ to Tecumseh married Mr.. Clements
daughter.
Clements was also president of a stock
company known as the Kansas River
Bridge company which was promoting
the construction of a bridge across the
Kansas river at Teeumseh The scheme
however fell through after an abutment
was built, because Topeka was made
the county seat
The ordinary necessities of life were
very reasonable. Flour however mount
ed highward at $3.50 hundred pounds
but butter. eggs. potatoes and meat
show but little variation from the prices
charged now. Salt was high q 200
pound sack Is quoted at s.. The MOI
mons must not have realized on the salt
at the Salt Lake for a letter published
in the Settler states that salt cost $3.50
pound at Camp Scott. Utah.
Steamboat travel on the Kansas river
was common enough and the Settler
says: The Steamer Minnie Belle reach
ed Lawrence one day last week and re-
/ turned to Kansas City. The people of
Lawrence play a pretty smart game. In
order to spread the report that their
city is the head of navigation they make
prOpOftOnate sacrifices to prevent boats
from attempting to come up the Kansas
any further, although it is well known
that the river Is generally in much beI-
ter condition between Lawrence. Tecum-
sch and Topeka than below Lawrence.
The steamer Excel made three trips TO
Fort Riley and one went some thirty
miles beyond there. although she had
much trouble in passing the Delaware
shoals east of Lawrence. The Financser
and the Hartford both went beyond To-
peka We trust our neighbors and
friends at Topeka Wabaunsee, Aanhat-
tan, st. George, and other places above
here viii unite with US in making ar
rangements for a boat or boats which
Will go past Lawrence in spite of money
or bugbeaT stories.
Talks of Flood of 1914
In speaking Of the tendency of the
Kansas to flow over all Of the surround
ing country in food seasons the Settler
recOunts the interesting details of the
big flood of 1874. 1t has been observed
that throughout the western country
wet seasons or periods of high water
occur septennially," says the editor of
the Settler. In 1874 the Kansas river
was very high-3O to 40 feet above its
ordinary style. as attested by well known
Indications on the bottom lands. trees
and river banks, and confirmed by the
personal recOllectiOns of our esteemed
fellow citizen. Mr. Thomas \. Stinson.
During the season the bottom lands
north and east of the present location
of Topeka We're submerged as was also
nearly all the ground on which the main
portion of La wrence now stands"
There were other needs than that sim
ply Of making a living as this eloquent
" Indicates. I'VE want women. In kan
sas We want more women. high toned.
true souled warm hearted women. whose
hands can touch the piano KEYS wash
a tea cup. make biscuits. broil beef
steaks; whose conversational powers
are fitted for the drawing room and
whose educational attachments viii en-
able them to tutor and train up the
young For such women there is room,
support and enjoyment in Kansas. to
the number of thousands. Let them
come unhesitatfngly by the steam boat
loads"
In 1850 when Topeka was prospecting
as the county seat its aff1uence is at
tested by the Kansas State Record Of
January q which together with the
Tecunseh Kansas Settler were brought
10 the state Journal by F. G. Whitaker
Boosting Topeka.
The state Record was an eight page
daily While the Tecumseh paper had
but four pages. There were no patent
insides" in those times so that all of
the printing was home print
There is not a firm surviving from
among the list Of business men whose
advertisements appeared in the State
Record. The card of DR. s. E Martin
is the only one of the physicians who
is still actively practicing and who was
then making a bid for practice through
the columns of the State Record
They were boosting for Topeka com
mercially in those times as we'll as now.
In enumerating the benefits and adj
vantages deriving to prairie schooner
trains to make Topeka the State Roc
ord says THE facilities which TOpe-
Ike possesses for accommodating the
Santa Fe trains, are such as can be
found in no other town in Kansas. She
has an unoccupied Indian reservation
Immediately to the west of her, capa-
bic of pasturing four times the immense
trains Of stock which are employed in
this trade
TO the lovers of good beer" is the
very inviting way one advert sernent
heads of. Henry Robert & Sons an
nounce in this fashion that they have
erected a brewery in Topeka Naively
Mr.. Robert says that Is is we'll known
that good beer Is the WhOlesOmest drink
of all fermented liquors. 1t is good
against the fever, and gives much
strength With such a good reason
and excuse who could fail to patronize
Roberti.
The doings of the territorial Iegisla-
ture which was then in session in Le-
compton and the first fashings of the
coming civil war in the attempt to
settle the slavery question were the
principal items Of news in the papers
of Kansas al that time. Mixed in with
this was the conflict with the Nor
mons and the employment of the Uni
ted States troops in an effort to bring
them to time
Thinks Hart VIII Stay.
London, Aug. Answering a cues
ton in the house Of commons today.
Foreign Secretary Grey said the gov