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Hose Company No. 1. One two-horse hose carriage; two horses. Foreman, C. A. Goff; pipemen, H. H. Gilman, Edward Baldwin, Chas. Boltinghouse, David W. Ward; nightman, H. Johnson.
Chemical Engine Co. No. 1. One two-horse chemical engine; two horses. Assistant foreman, Peter Holzmeister; pipeman, Oscar Per- kins.
AT STATION No. 2.
Hose Company No. 2. One two-horse hose carriage; two horses. One steam fire engine, one one-horse supply hose cart in reserve. Assistant fire marshal and foreman, Benj. McCarter; pipemen, I. Reed McCarter, Wm. McMullen, Nelson Anderson, Chas. McCarter; night watchman, S. C. Reed.
Chemical Engine Co. No. 2. One two-horse chemical engine; two horses. Assistant foreman, E. E. Babcock; pipeman, Wm. H. Miller; nightman, Harry Wagner.
AT STATION No. 3.
Hose Company No. 3. One two-horse hose carriage; two horses. Foreman, R. L. Brown; assistant foreman, Hatton Etherly; pipemen, Clifton Meaux, George Sneed; nightman, Wm. Cole.
Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. Driver, Benj. Jordon; tillerman, Geo. Moss; assistant foreman, Thos. Lloyd.
AT STATION No. 4.
Hose Company No. 4. One one-horse hose cart; one horse. Fore- man, Anthony M. Robinson; pipemen, Fred. E. Kidney, Wm. Hall, E. L. Robinson.
WATER SUPPLY.
Thirty miles of water mains and 254 double hydrants, also eight large fire cisterns in the business district.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
Comprises twelve and one-half miles of telegraph line, nineteen fire alarm street boxes, three key-signaling stations (at three fire sta- tions), electric gongs and indicators at each fire station; also electric gongs at the fire marshal's residence, and at the waterworks engine and pump house.
FIRE ALARM STATIONS.
*Box 4 .- Morse and Jackson streets, northwest corner.
*Box 5 .- Kansas avenue and Railroad street, Union Pacific hotel.
*Box 7 .- Laurent and Harrison streets, northwest corner.
* Boxes north of river.
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*Box 8 .- Grant street and Topeka avenue, southwest corner.
*Box 9 .- A street and Topeka avenue, northwest corner.
Box 13 .- Kansas avenue and Second street, northeast corner. Box 17 .- Kansas and Tenth avenues, northwest corner.
Box 18 .- Kansas avenue and Thirteenth street, southwest corner. Box 19 .- Kansas and Euclid avenues, southwest corner.
Box 21 .- Crane and Adams streets, A. T. & S. F. shops.
-- 22 .- No. 2 Fire station, (headquarters,) Seventh street near Kansas avenue.
Box 23 .- Lake street and Sixth avenue east, northeast corner.
Box 24 .- Fourth and Branner streets, northeast corner.
Box 25 .- Seventh and Holliday streets, northwest corner.
Box 31 .- Topeka and Sixth avenues, southwest corner.
Box 32 .- Clay street and Sixth avenue west, southwest corner. -- 33 .- No. 3 Fire station, Jefferson street near Fourth. Box 34 .- Western avenue and Ninth street, southwest corner.
Box 35 .- Topeka and Tenth avenues, southwest corner.
Box 36 .- Taylor and Fourth streets, northeast corner.
Box 37 .- No. 4 Fire station, Clay street, south of Eighth avenue.
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44 .- No. 1 Fire station, Gordon street and Kansas avenue.
* Boxes north of river.
LOCATION OF KEYS TO ALARM BOXES.
Box 4 .- At W. S. Bergunthal's residence, southeast corner Morse and Jackson streets; at J. A. Van Vechten's residence, No. 1205 North Jackson street; at Paul A. Lidell's residence, No. 1201 North Jackson street; at Thomas Feake's grocery, No. 1225 N. Van Buren street; at J. L. Stowell's residence, northeast corner Morse and Jackson streets.
Box 5 .- At Palace Hotel office; at W. N. Angle's drug store, No. 815 N. Kansas avenue; at Jonathan Thomas's Sash Factory, corner Norris and Van Buren streets.
Box 7 .- At Miss Wallace's residence, 518 N. Harrison street; at A. Y. Bobb's residence, northwest corner Harrison and Laurent street; at John Lapp's residence, 421 N. Harrison street; at Jno. Marshall's residence, 505 N. Van Buren street; at Jacob W. Smith's residence, 1045 N. Topeka avenue.
Box 8 .- At Isaiah Dake's, janitor of Grant school; at Wm. Grant's grocery, northeast corner Grant and Topeka avenue; at D. W. Freize's residence, No. 520 Park street; at J. C. Watt's residence, No. 612 west E street; at S. S. Urmy's residence, No. 1122 North Tyler street; at
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Isaac Bonnell's residence, northwest corner Grant and Topeka av- enue.
Box 9 .- At Otto Kuhne's vinegar works, No. 508 west A street; at E. F. Olferman's residence, No. 512 west A street; at J. P. Berry's residence, No. 509 west B street; at Harry Safford's residence, No. 408 west B street; at Chas. Madoulet's Rock Island Hotel, No. 639 N. Tyler street; at J. R. Ellinwood's residence, No. 319 west A street; at Peter Holzmeister's residence, No. 416 west A street.
Box 13 .- At John P. Cole's grocery, northeast corner of Second street and Kansas avenue; at Shellabarger & Griswold, Shawnee Mills, corner of Third street and Kansas avenue; at Willis & Co.'s hard- ware store, No. 129 Kansas avenue; at Parkhurst, Davis & Co.'s whole- sale grocery.
Box 17 .- At W. R. Evans' grocery, northwest corner Tenth and Kansas avenues; at street car stables, Tenth avenue near Kansas ave- nue; at A. T. & S. F. office building, corner Ninth and Jackson streets; at Copeland Hotel office, corner Ninth street and Kansas avenue.
Box 18 .- At J. L. Wood's land office, near the corner of Thirteenth street and Kansas avenue; at Mrs. Martha Allen's residence, No. 1321 Jackson street; at A. F. Chesney's residence, No. 1221 Kansas avenue; at William Pears' grocery, No. 1301 Kansas avenue; at Mrs. A. C. Eakins' grocery, No. 1401 Kansas avenue; at M. M. Eaton's residence, northwest corner Thirteenth and Quincy streets; at Twelfth street car stables, near corner Twelfth street and Kansas avenue.
Box 19 .- At W. A. Wanderlick's grocery, southwest corner Euclid and Kansas avenues; at Mrs. Frank Hobart's residence, southeast cor- ner Euclid and Kansas avenues; at George Burge's residence, on Eu- clid avenue west of box; at Clark Shelton's grocery, No. 1700 Van Buren street.
Box 21 .- At A. T. & S. F. machine shops; at J. D. Wallace's hotel, northwest corner First avenue and Adams street; at Topeka Mill and Elevator Co.'s mill, near box.
Box 23 .- At Frank Newland's grocery, southeast corner Lake street and Sixth avenue; at E. Thomas' residence, northwest corner Lake street and Sixth avenue; at W. T. Docker's drug store, northeast cor- ner Lake street and Sixth avenue; at Ferd. Graff's residence, No. 1119 Fifth street east; at Jesse Shaw's residence, No. 1214 Sixth avenue cast; at Robert Cutter's grocery, No. 401 Lake street; at S. G. Pettigrew's residence, southwest corner Sixth avenue and Lake street.
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Box 24 .- At Josiah Ross' meat market, corner Fourth and Bran- non streets; at John Norton's residence, No. 300 Branner street; at Samuel Miller's residence, No. 401 Chandler street; at J. P. McGuire's residence, No. 335 Lake street; at L. D. Eversole's residence, No. 323 Klein street; at John H. Rhodes', southwest corner Lake and Fourth streets.
Box 25 .- At Topeka Sash Factory, northwest corner Seventh and Holliday streets; at A. T. & S. F. water department buildings, corner Sixth avenue and Hancock street; at Capital Iron Works, northeast corner Seventh and Holliday streets.
Box 31 .- At Vienna bakery, southwest corner Sixth and Topeka avenues; at Pond's Business College, corner Sixth and Topeka ave- nues; at Jas. Werts's grocery, northwest corner Sixth and Topeka ave- nues; at Williams Bros.' drug store, No. 527 Topeka avenue.
Box 32 .- At Thatcher Bros.' grocery, southeast corner Clay street and Sixth avenue; at H. W. Birchmore's residence, southwest corner Clay street and Sixth avenue; at Jas. L. Rankine's residence, southwest corner Buchanan street and Sixth avenue; at A. H. Merrell's drug store, No. 1021 Sixth avenue west.
Box 34 .- At J. R. Price's residence, No. 901 Western avenue; at Bishop Crumrine's residence, northwest corner Western avenue and Ninth street; at J. R. Hankla's residence, No. 1031 Fillmore street; at H. A. Louis's residence, corner Ninth and Fillmore streets; at Kin- dergarten building, corner Ninth street and Western avenue; at Dr. W. S. Baker's residence, No. 915 West Tenth avenue.
Box 35 .- At W. J. Davis's residence, southwest corner Tenth and Topeka avenues; at Howel Jones's residence, No. 1203 Topeka avenue; at livery stable, No. 519 West Tenth avenue; at Wm. Smith's resi- dence, No. 512 West Tenth avenue; at T. B. Thompson's residence, No. 540 Topeka avenue; at R. Blazos's residence, No. 1100 Tyler street; at Theological Seminary, corner Ninth street and Topeka ave- nue; at Hitchcock Bros.'s grocery, northwest corner Tenth and Topeka avenues.
Box 36 .- At J. A. Nelson's residence, No. 425 Taylor street; at Geo. M. Steinmiller's residence, No. 401 Taylor street; at S. S. Rice's grocery, No. 334 Taylor street; at S. J. Johnson's residence, No. 331 Western avenue; at John L. Buckner's residence, No. 325 Taylor street.
Box 37 .- At Fire station No. 4, Clay street, south of Eighth avenue.
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GYMNASIUMS.
Young Men's Christian Association Gymnasium is located in the third story of 124 East Sixth avenue, corner of Quincy street. It is fitted up with complete apparatus for athletic sports and exercises, and is open to members every day except Sundays. Bathing rooms are also provided for the use of members.
Turnverein Gymnasium. This society is provided with all the necessary appliances usually found in first-class gymnasiums, which are arranged in their hall and grounds on the corner of First avenue and Harrison street. Admittance to the grounds of the association is limited to its own menbers.
HOSPITALS.
Christ's Hospital, located west of the city limits; under the su- pervision of the Rev. Thos. H. Vail, bishop of the diocese of Kansas. Ward patients are cared for at reasonable rates, and charity patients fostered from public subscriptions. The hospital is in charge of ex- perienced stewards, nurses and other attendants.
Mineral Well Hospital, on Harrison street, between Second and Third streets; medical-water baths, and excellent attendance by experi- enced nurses.
Plans are now being perfected for the erection of a large and com- modious hospital, which the practicing physicians in the city have un- dertaken to build and conduct, free to all patients.
INCORPORATED COMPANIES. [Copyright, 1888, by Sam. Radges, Topeka, Kas.]
The commercial, manufacturing and financial interests of this city are infinitely larger and more important than it is credited with. The following record of institutions, legally chartered under the laws of the State and doing business here, will give some idea of the amount of capital invested and the various interests represented:
American Bank, 822 North Kansas avenue. Incorporated October 9, 1886; cap- ital, $100,000. President, E. D. Small; cashier, J. D. Small.
American District Telegraph Co., rear 601 Kansas avenue. Incorporated De- cember, 1885; capital, $40,000. President, T. D. Thacher; vice president, L. R. Elliott; treasurer, Geo. W. Watson; secretary, H. R. Kent.
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American Investment Co., 112 West Sixth. Incorporated. President, D. P. Shortwell; treasurer, C. J. Gleason; western agent, W. W. Wicks.
American Loan and Trust Co., 535 Kansas avenue. Incorporated October 23, 1887; capital, $100,000. President, T. U. Thompson; vice president, F. Crandall; secretary and treasurer, A. D. Robbins.
A. O. U. W. Temple Association, 831 Kansas avenue. Incorporated March, 1887; capital, $250,000. President, Geo. W. Reed; treasurer, S. E. Sheldon ; secretary, Thomas Coughlan.
Arkansas Valley Town and Land Co., rooms 9 to 15, 111 West Sixth avenue. Incorporated December, 1872; reorganized June 28, 1885, as above; capital, $125,000. President, Alden Speare; vice president, Edward Wilder; secretary and treasurer, George L. Goodwin; assistant secretary and treasurer, W. A. Coats; general agent, R. M. Spivey.
Bank of Topeka, 535 Kansas avenue. Incorporated June 10, 1884; formerly Topeka Bank and Savings Institution ; capital, $350,000; surplus, $175,000. President, J. R. Mulvane; vice president, B. M. Davies; cashier, J. W. Thurston; secretary, J. W. Farnsworth.
Barber Asphalt Paving Co., 621 Kansas avenue. Principal office, Washington, D. C .; capital, President, A. L. Barber; secretary and treasurer, D. O. Wickham; general agent, James Warren; superintendent, M. G. Dick; financial agent, E. G. Church.
Black Range Lixiviation Works, office, 613 Kansas avenue. Incorporated No- vember, 1886; capital, $100,000. President, H. N. Castle; vice president, E. Wilder; treasurer, Joab Mulvane; secretary, B. R. Wheeler.
Brunswick Stone and Marble Co., corner A and Quincy streets. Incorporated July, 1887; capital, $50,000. President, S. K. Cross; secretary and treasurer, J. M. Harvey; manager, Henry Bennett.
Brush Electric Power and Light Co., 718 Jackson street. Incorporated Apri. 15, 1881; capital, $100,000. President, F. P. Baker; vice president, ------; treas- urer, T. A. Beck; secretary, I. N. Baker.
Capital City Investment and Building Co., 831 Kansas avenue. Incorporated August, 1887; capital, $50,000. President, H. A. Pierce; secretary, Geo. W. Reed; Treasurer, S. E. Sheldon.
Capitol Elevator Co., corner Monroe and B streets. Incorporated May, 1885; capital, $40,000. President, T. D. Thacher; vice president, Geo. Hackney; secretary, Thos. C. Dick; Treasurer, Herbert Hackney.
Capitol Insurance Co., 112 West Sixth avenue. Incorporated September, 1886; capital, mutual. President, John D. Williams; vice president, W. H. England; secretary, T. D. Thacher.
Capital Investment Co., 515 Kansas avenue. Incorporated January 25th, 1887; authorized capital, $50,000. President, B. M. Davies; vice president, F. E. Holliday ; secretary, S. J. Bear; treasurer, J. N. Strickler.
Capital Iron Works, corner Seventh and Holliday. Incorporated 1879; capital, $30,000. Assignee, Geo. W. Herron.
Central National Bank, 634 Kansas avenue; incorporated January 1, 1884; capi- tal, $250,000; surplus, $10,000. President, P. I. Bonebrake; vice president, A. S. John- son; cashier, Edwin Knowles; assistant cashier, F. M. Bonebrake.
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Chautauqua Publishing Co., 813 Kansas avenue. Incorporated September, 1887; capital, $10,000. President, S. E. Pendleton; vice president, J. A. Simpson ; treasurer, P. T. Rhodes; secretary, L. A. Rudisill.
Chicago, Kansas & Western R. R. Co., 535 Kansas avenue. Incorporated May 31, 1886; capital, -. President, Joab Mulvane; secretary and treasurer, J. P. Griswold.
Chicago Lumber Co., 229 to 235 Jackson street. Incorporated 1883. Principal office, Chicago, Ill .; capital, $1,000,000. President, M. S. Green; secretary and treas- urer, S. F. Frazier; manager, Topeka, Robert Pierce.
Commonwealth Publishing and Supply Co., 722 Jackson street. Incorporated August 16, 1881, as "The Commonwealth Co .; " re-incorporated March, 1887; capi- tal, $50,000. President, F. P. Baker; secretary and treasurer, N. R. Baker.
Continental Investment Co., 110 East Seventh street. Incorporated July 2, 1886; capital, $150,000. President, J. R. Jackson; vice president, John W. Day ; sec- retary and treasurer, E. L. Blood.
Crane, Geo. W., Publishing Co. Office, 812-16 Kansas avenue. Incorporated April 1, 1888; capital, $150,000. President, Geo. W. Crane; first vice president, E. Kimber; second vice president, A. B. Quinton; treasurer, D. O. Crane; secretary and auditor, W. J. Stagg.
Crosby Roller Milling Co., corner Tenth and Washington avenues. Incorpor- ated May, 1883; capital, $90,000. President, Guilford Dudley; secretary and treas- urer, Daniel Crosby.
Downs Mill, Elevator and Seed Co., corner Seventh and Washington. Incor- porated November, 1885; capital, $25,000. President, J. M. Meade; treasurer, J. M. Harvey; secretary, J. A. Campbell; manager, S. H. Downs.
Dwight Land and Townsite Co., 521 Kansas avenue. Incorporated June 1, 1887; capital, $ --. President, Edward H. Bouton; secretary and treasurer, S. F. Boyd.
East Side Land Co., 521 Kansas avenue. Incorporated March 26, 1887; capital, $30,000. President, Willis Edson; vice president, A. H. Brown: treasurer, C. O. Knowles; secretary, Harry Garvey.
East Side Circle Railway Co., 834 Quincy street. Incorporated February, 1886; capital, $ -. President, T. W. Harrison; vice president, W. J. Curry ; treasurer, John R. Mulvane; secretary, S. L. Seabrook.
Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Topeka, 720 Van Buren street. Incorporated November 18, 1885; capital, $200,000. President, Geo. F. Parmelee; vice president, A. S. Johnson; secretary and treasurer, Edward Wilder.
Elmont Town Co., 535 Kansas avenue, rooms 11 and 12. Incorporated October 18, 1886; capital, $5,000. President, J. C. Cooper; secretary and treasurer, J. S. Collins.
Euclid Park Land and Improvement Co., 515 Kansas avenue. Chartered June 28, 1887; authorized capital, $100,000. President, W. R. Dorr; vice president, John Guthrie; secretary and treasurer, T. L Stringham.
Excelsior Coke and Gas Co. of Topeka, office 435 Kansas avenue, works corner First avenue and Monroe street. Incorporated December, 1868; capital, $50,000. Presi- dent, C. K. Holliday; treasurer, D. L. Lakin; secretary, J. T. Clark.
Fidelity Investment Co., 112 East Fifth street. Incorporated March 5, 1887 ; capital, $10,000. President, J. Fred. Scott; vice president, A. O. Wellman; trcas- urer, E. M. Shelden; secretary, Wm. P. Emery.
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Fidelity Loan and Trust Co., 801 North Kansas avenue. Incorporated 1887; capital, $50,000. President, Willis Norton; vice president, Peter Smith; secretary and treasurer, E. Sharey.
First National Bank, 534 Kansas avenue. Incorporated February 19, 1882; capital and surplus, $400,000. President, P. G. Noel; vice president, William Sims; cashier, D. A. Moulton.
Florence Lot and Land Co., 515 Kansas avenue. Chartered February 12, 1887; authorized capital, $15,000. President, A. F. Horner; vice president, D. J. Chase; secretary and treasurer, J. N. Strickler.
Florence Water Supply Co., 515 Kansas avenue. Chartered February 12, 1887; authorized capital, $30,000. President, J. W. Thurston; vice president, A. F. Horner ; secretary and treasurer, J. N. Strickler.
Globe Mortgage and Investment Co., 113 East Eighth avenue. Incorporated May 2, 1887; capital, $50,000. President, J. W. Redden; vice president, G. M. Lutes; treasurer, Albert Tomson; secretary, M. L. Millspaugh.
Godfrey Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Co., 110 East Fifth street. In- corporated October, 1881; capital, $1,000,000. President, G. M. Noble; vice president, C. R. Godfrey ; treasurer, T. B. Sweet; secretary, Coler Sim.
Huggins Cracker and Candy Co., 125 North Kansas avenue, principal office Kansas City, Mo. Incorporated 1882; capital, $50,000. President, Louis Huggins; vice president, W. G. Farleigh; secretary and treasurer, H. F. Voreis.
Inter-State Land Co., 109 West Sixth avenue. Incorporated 1886; capital, $100,000. President, T. L. Stringham; vice president, A. W. Sells; treasurer, George D. Hale; secretary, N. F. Handy.
Investment Banking Co., 515 Kansas avenue. Chartered November 30, 1881; authorized capital, $100,000. President, John Guthrie; vice president, L. H. Pounds; secretary, A. T. Daniels; cashier, J. N. Strickler.
Kansas and California Investment Co., 634 Kansas avenue. Incorporated May 1, 1887; capital, $50,000. President, P. I. Bonebrake; vice president, A. S. Johnson; treasurer, J. O. Phillipi; secretary, John E. Frost.
Kansas Electric Co., 621 Kansas avenue. Incorporated June 1, 1886; capital, $10,000. President, R. B. Gemmell; secretary and treasurer, S. J. Bear.
Kansas Investment Co., 535 Kansas avenue. Incorporated May 1, 1883; capi- tal, $200,000. President, H. E. Ball; vice president, Geo. C. Morrell; secretary, B. R. Wheeler; cashier, O. S. Bowman.
Kansas Home Insurance Co., room 9, Office Block, East Fifth street. Incorpo- rated April 7, 1887; cooperative. President, Harrison Wells; vice president, -.; treasurer, Byron Roberts; secretary, Talcott Ormsbee.
Kansas Loan and Trust Co., 112 East Fifth street. Incorporated 1873; capital, $500 000. President, T. B. Sweet; vice president, George M. Noble; treasurer, E. M. Shelden; secretary, E. T. Whitcomb.
Kansas Land, Loan and Building Association, 627 Kansas avenue. Incorpo- rated December 1, 1887; capital, $200,000. President,
Kansas Lot and Land Company, 515 Kansas avenue. Chartered October 17, 1883; authorized capital, $20,000. President, A. Bergen; vice president, John Guth- rie; secretary and treasurer, J. N. Strickler.
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Kansas Land, Lot and Development Co., 601 Kansas avenue. Incorporated August 13, 1887; capital, $200,000. President, L. R. Elliott; treasurer, Geo. W. Watson; secretary, T. P. Rodgers.
Kansas Mortgage Co., 109 E. Sixth avenue. Incorporated November, 1886; cap- ital, $150,000. President, C. N. Beal; vice presidents, James Johnston and H. K. Row- ley; treasurer, D. A. Moulton ; secretary, J. A. Beal.
Kansas National Bank, 435 Kansas avenue. Incorporated September 12, 1887; capital, $500,000. President, S. T. Howe; vice president, L. L. Turner; cashier, R. M. Crane; assistant cashier, Win. Wadsworth.
Kansas Protection Union, room 8, office block, East Fifth street. Incorporated August 18, 1881; capital, $- -. President, A. D. Robbins; vice president, W. W. Manspeaker; treasurer, - -; secretary, M. S. Scott.
Kansas State Fair Association, 122 East Sixth avenue. Incorporated Novem- ber, 1879; capital, $50,000. President, - -; vice president, - -; treasurer, -; secretary, E. G. Moon.
Keith & Perry Coal Co., 519 Kansas avenue. Principal office, Kansas City. Capital, unknown. Western agent, F. E. Wear.
Knox, The Wm. C. Guaranteed Eight Per Cent. Investment Co., office 111 West Sixth. Incorporated March 1, 1888; capital, $100,000. President, Wm. C. Knox; vice president, Samuel C. Garrard; treasurer, Wm. C. Knox; secretary, Frank J. Brown.
Masonic Mutual Insurance Co., 111 West Sixth. Incorporated May 28, 1873; capital, mutual. President, John Guthrie; vice president, E. T. Carr; treasurer, D. A. Moulton; secretary, D. W. Nellis.
Merchants' and Commercial Travelers' Association of Topeka, 521 Kansas avenue. Incorporated December 1, 1887; capital, $10,000. President, J. F. Muir; sec- retary and treasurer, F. P. Manspeaker.
Merchants' National Bank, 605 Kansas avenue. Incorporated April 1, 1888; capital, $100,000. President, C. K. Holliday; vice president, T. J. Kellam; cashier, Frank G. Willard.
Merchants' Police and Detective Agency, 607 Kansas avenue. Incorporated 1883. Capital, $5,000. President, James Harlan.
Metropolitan Investment Co., 621 Kansas avenue. Incorporated March 5, 1887; capital, $25,000. President, J. O. Phillipi; vice president, W. J. Healy; treas- urer, F. M. Bonebrake; secretary, H. Garvey.
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