The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-06
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

May 8, 1891.
John l. Sullivan, the worlds cham
pion fighter who is to appear at
and Willing Hands" arrived in Topeka
this afternoon, ON the Union Pacific,
from Kansas City. There was a large
crowd at the depot but Sullivan was
not there to be looked at and he
did not pass in front of the crowd but
Went directly to carriage which was
Union Pacific hotel and was driven
to the Throop.
There was another large group of
Local i sports gathered at the Throop.
They all made rush to see the great
man, but Jack Barnett, his manager,
stepped out of his carriage first, Sulli-
van following, and passed directly into
to the dining room but had his dinner
sent up to him. 1t was on the program
that he should take ride around the
city and at 80 John McBee's hack was
driven up to the hotel entrance. A
large crowd had assembled on Fourth
street between the hotel and the court
house. They were presently. rewarded
by seeing Sullivan appear in gray
checked suit, a silk hat and carrying
his overcoat over his arm. He and his
companion got in and drove away. He
G. L. Harris of Ell Dorado, is In To-
peka today.
Hon David Overmeyer is attending
court at Alma.
Ex-Governor George t Anthony, who
mas oeen travelling over eastern Kan
poets for good crops have never been
better than now.
The Missouri river packet line is
last years toy. 1t doesn't interest
Kansas city any more.
The Topolobampo people held a
meeting net IN e., IN the Trades Assembly hall
Topolobampo colony Is Ike. W 1850
~ Mr. Hoffman said he had lived in
IopoIoDampo for some time. He had
gone there because he wished to live
IN the community where his pet theory
OF cooperation was practiced.
IT would be hard to tell just what
takers because we do not have any
taxes We do not believe in occupying
the lands severally for all lands are
held for the benefit of the community
cause every member is to treat his
neighbor as he would himself
Our colony consists of 200 families
Fuerte river thirty miles north of the
bay OF Topolobampo and ten miles
north north OF . the site Of Pacific City our
twenty miles from the bay of Topolo-
bampo, covering q, 900 acres. This is
to be the ideal city of the world. Not
beast or fowl is to be allowed with
in its limits, the farm being the place
for them, which will be only a few
minutes ride from the city by the cleo
trio line which we are going to con-
struct. We live in adobe houses and
have plenty to eat, provisions not be-
ing much higher than they are here
and plentiful as the country along the
Fuerte river is settled up The Their
mometer does not get above 102 de-
grees but it stays pretty warm and has
tendency to weaken one unless ac-
cl1mated. We are troubled with taran-
tulas, bed-bugs, centipedes, scorpions
and gnats. A railroad is being sur
veyed to connect with the Mexican Cen
built this fall. We. do not have to be-
come Mexican citizens and are ex-
empt from war conscription for ten
years.
In fact we propose to have little
world all our own constructed on the
basis of equal rights and Justice for
Col A. K. Owens, the originator of
the scheme was then called to the plat
D form. DO you have any trouble as
signing men TO the different depart
ments of labor" he was asked. NO.
member he fills out an application
stating his occupation, his wife's and
how many children he has. He signs a
pledge that he will do everything in his
power for the good of the colony. If
he does not prove a success in what he
undertakes we put him into something
that he can do.
But IL you have no system of wage
earning how can a man buy anything
1.-The amount of work a man can do in
one day is the basis of calculation and
we issue so much scrip for the work