Polk Topeka, Kansas, city directory, 1890-1891, Part 5

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*Orchard subdivision "Addition A," part southwest quarter of southwest quarter section 5, township 12, range 16.


The United States Savings Bank


Is prepared to attend to all branches of Banking, both Foreign and Domestic. SEE PAGE 208.


PROMPT ATTENTION TO APPLICATIONS AND READY FUNDS. · T. E. BOWMAN & CO., REAL ESTATE LOAN BROKERS. . . .


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Orchard Highlands subdivision, plat- ted on north half of northwest quarter section 13, township 12, range 15 east.


*Orchard subdivision, south of Nine- teenth street, extension to Branner and Klein streets.


*Orr's addition, south of Norwood.


*Osborne's addition, north of Kansas river and west of Tyler street.


*Ott & Tewksbury's addition, south of Fourteenth and west of Taylor street (Union avenue).


P.


*Paramore's subdivision, north of Kious street and east of Kansas avenue.


*Paramore's second addition, north of Pierce and east of Quincy street.


*Parkdale addition, north of Tenth av- enue and east of the Shunganunga.


*Park's addition, north of H (Grant) and west of Van Buren street. Park's addition, plat of block A.


*Philbin's subdivision, north of Kansas river and west of Middaugh's sec- ond addition.


Pierce's addition, south of Twenty- first and east of Monroe street.


Pierce's subdivision, subdivision of Groveland, I block west of Jeffer- son and south of Pierce street.


Pleasant View, south of Tenth ave- nue and west of Ella street.


Point Prospect, Tenth avenue, and east of California avenue.


*Pollom's subdivision, North Topeka, north of H ( Kious) street and east of Central avenue.


Pomona Park, southwest of Rose Hill. *Poole's addition, south of G ( Morse) . street and west of Kansas avenue. Potwin's subdivision ( Potwin Place), north of Fifth street and west of West street.


Poynter's subdivision, south of Thir- teenth and west of Lake street.


Prairie Dale, northeast of North To- peka.


*Prospect Block, west of Lake street, east of city.


Q.


*Quinton Heights, south of Twenty- first and east of Lincoln.


R.


*Railroad Street addition, west of North Topeka.


*Rambo's addition, north of Park's ad- dition, North Topeka.


*Reed's subdivision, north of Fifteenth street and west of Washington street (old Sac & Fox road).


Rickenbacker's addition, west of Col- lege Hill.


*Ridgeway's subdivision, lot 4, Rural Homes.


*Ritchie's addition, south of Tenth av- enue and east of Jackson street.


River View Park, northeast of Pot- win's subdivision.


Rock Island addition, northwest of North Topeka.


Rodgers's addition to Highland Park. Rose Hill, south of the city.


Ross's addition, northwest of North Topeka.


*Rural Homes, south of Fifteenth and west of Buchanan street.


Russell's Meadowside, south of Lee's subdivison.


S.


Santa Fe addition, south of Twenty- first street and east of Kansas ave- nue.


*Schmidt's addition, north of Seventh street and east of Washington ave- nue.


THE UNITED STATES SAVINGS BANK Refers to its Customers and Record in Inviting Business from the Citizens of Topeka. See Page 208.


No Charge to Borrowers for Exchange.


T. E. BOWMAN & CO.


Lowest Rates on Topeka City Loans.


RADGES' TOPEKA DIRECTORY.


Seabrook's subdivision, east half of the southeast quarter of section 3, township 12, range 15, west of Waverly Place.


*Seward's addition, south of Moore & Newman's addition.


Shull's (Sarah) subdivision of lots 5 and 7, Lee's subdivision.


Snyder's addition, south of city.


South Brentwood, part of lot No. 4, section 34, township 11, range 15, west of city.


*South Park, west of Kansas avenue, south of Shunganunga creek.


Southwest subdivision, southwest of Washburn College.


Steele's addition, south of Twentieth street and west of Western avenue. Steele's second addition, joins Steele's addition, and north of Shunganunga creek.


Stephens's addition to Auburndale.


Stevenson's subdivision, south of Eighteenth and east of Adams street.


*Stilson & Bartholomew's subdivision, south of Tenth avenue and west of Arch street.


*Stone's subdivision, block 24, College Hill.


Stone's subdivision, part of Hillyer's addition.


Strait's addition, south of Twentieth and west of Fillmore street.


Strait's addition, east of Strait and south of Indiana avenue.


*Strickler's addition, north of Kansas river and west of Topeka avenue.


Stringham's addition, north of G ( Morse ) and west of Taylor street. Subdivision of lots Nos. 35, 37, 39, Highland avenue, Seabrook's sub- division. .


Sunnyside addition, adjoining High- land Park, south of Canary ave- nue.


Supplement to Arlington Heights, joins Arlington Heights.


Swayze's addition, part of College Hill.


Swayze's subdivision, lot 4, block 7, College Hill addition.


Swayze's subdivision, lot 4, block 9, College Hill addition.


*Sweet's addition, north of State and east of Walnut street.


Swygart's subdivision, north of Sixth avenue, east of Veale's addition.


T.


Terre Haute addition, south of city.


The Best subdivision, southeast of Rose Hill.


Thompson's addition, north of St. John street and west of Topeka avenue.


Thompson's subdivision, in southwest quarter of southwest quarter of section 4, township 12, range 16.


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*Throop's addition, south of Huntoon and west of Western avenue.


*Throop's second addition, south of Thirteenth and west of Buchanan street.


*Throop's third addition, south of Huntoon and west of Buchanan street.


*Throop's fourth addition, north of Sixteenth and west of Clay street.


*Thurston Place, south of Thirteenth, west of West street.


*Titus's (C. H.) subdivision, of lots in Daniels's subdivision.


Topeka Cemetery, part of section 5, township 12, range 16.


Topeka Heights, southwest of city.


*Tweeddale's addition, north of Sev- enth street and west of Shunga- nunga creek.


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V.


Van Antwerp's addition, lot 19, W. J. Fritz's subdivision.


Van Buskirk's subdivision of lot 6, block 16, College Hill addition.


Van Buskirk's subdivision of lot S, block 16, College Hill addition.


Van Buskirk's subdivision, part of lot 7, block 10, College Hill ad- dition.


* Vance's addition, north of Fifth and west of Buchanan street.


*Veale's addition, north of Sixth ave- nue and east of Lawrence street.


W.


*Walnut Grove subdivision, south of Seventeenth street and west of Kan- sas avenue.


*Walnut Grove, subdivision of block B.


*Wilder's addition, north of Paramore street, west of Kansns avenue, North Topeka.


*Wilder's subdivision, west of Monroe street, and north of Kious to Say- well street.


Willetts's addition, south of Twenty- first street, west of Pierce's addition.


Washburn Place addition, in west half of section 35, township 11, range 15, west of city.


Washington Place addition, southeast of city.


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*Watson's addition, south of Second and west of Polk street.


*Watt's subdivision, north of E (Gor- don) and west of Tyler street.


Waverly Place, joins Seabrook's sub- division on east.


Webster Heights, south of city.


*Weinberger's addition, north of H (Grant) street and west of Central avenue.


Wentworth Place, north of Belmont and west of Oakland avenue (Oak- land).


West End subdivision, from Sixth to Eighth avenue, and west of Wat- son avenue.


*West Park, Tenth avenue, north of Stilson & Bartholomew's addition.


West Side subdivision, Tenth avenue, and south of Martin's Hill.


West View addition, joins Highland Park.


Western Land and Lot Company's addition, east of city ; part west half of section 33, township 11, range 16.


White Oak Grove, west of Maple Grove.


Whitmer's addition, east of Kellam and north of Iowa avenue.


Warren's addition to Deer Park, in south half of northwest quarter of section 3, township 12, range 16.


Washburn Place, joins John Norton's addition on west.


*Williams's addition, south of Huntoon and west of West street.


*Williams & Dillon's addition, south of Huntoon and west of Buchanan street.


Wright's addition, part of Oakland. Y. .


Young's addition, south of Eighth and west of Western avenue.


*Young's subdivision, south of Chest- nut street, west of Williston street, College Hill.


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Bond and Mortgage Department of The United States Savings Bank.


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Municipal, County, State and National Record, AND MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS.


CITY OF TOPEKA.


TOPEKA, the county seat of Shawnee county, and the capital of the State of Kansas, was located on the fifth day of December, 1854. It is situated on both banks of the Kansas river, and now covers an area of 3,Soo acres, or about six sections of land are within the jurisdiction of its municipality. The population of the city, including its suburban additions, is now estimated at fully fifty thousand.


MAYORS OF TOPEKA SINCE 1858.


Pursuant to a proclamation issued by F. L. Crane and others, the first elec- tion for a mayor and councilmen was held at the store of Moore, Hill & Co., on Thursday, January 28, 1858.


LORING FARNSWORTH


1858 to 1859.


LORENZO DOw .


1859.


C. K. HOLLIDAY . (Election was declared illegal and he resigned.)


1859 to 1860.


H. W. FARNSWORTH


IS60 to 1861.


HENRY T. OTIS.


1861 to 1862.


N. W. Cox .. IS62 to 1863.


J. F. CUMMINGS. 1863 to 1864.


SAM. H. FLETCHER 1864 to 1865.


W. W. Ross 1865 to. 1866.


Ross BURNS . 1866 to 1867.


C. K. HOLLIDAY 1867 to 1868. ORRIN T. WELCH 1868 to 1869. C. K. HOLLIDAY.


1869 to 1870.


J. B. MCAFEE 1870 to 1871.


ORRIN T. WELCH 1871 to 1874. H. BARTLING 1874 to 1875.


T. J. ANDERSON 1875 to 1877.


M. H. CASE. 1877 to 1881.


J. C. WILSON ( Resigned Dec. 5, 1883) 1881 to 18$3.


1883 to 1885.


BRADFORD MILLER.


( Elected to fill vacancy Dec. 23, 1883.)


ROSWELL L. COFRAN 1885 to 1887.


D. C. METSKER 1887 to 1889.


ROSWELL L. COFRAN ( Present incumbent ). 1 889.


THE UNITED STATES SAVINGS BANK offers special facilities to all persons desirous of making Savings Deposits, in connection with a General Banking Business. See Page 208.


T. E. BOWMAN & CO.


. 116 West Sixth St., REAL ESTATE LOANS, NO ACCEPTED APPLICATION EVER HAS TO WAIT A DAY FOR MONEY.


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RADGES' TOPEKA DIRECTORY.


OFFICERS.


SALARY ..


MAYOR


Roswell L. Cofran


$900


CLERK


. George Tauber.


1,500


DEPUTY CLERK


Edith L. Metcalf 600


POLICE JUDGE


R. H. C. Searle


1,200


ATTORNEY


. S. B. Isenhart.


1,200


TREASURER.


. H. Kirk Rowley 500


PHYSICIAN. .


. J. B. Hibben


300


SUPT. PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


. John M. Bloss 2,500


ENGINEER


. Lewis Kingman


2,000


STREET COMMISSIONER.


. Furman Baker


1,000


DEPUTY STREET COMMISSIONER


. George H. McCollister.


600


WEIGHMASTER AND MEASURER


S. M. Husted


600


DEPUTY WEIGHMASTER.


S. C. Miller.


540


FOOD INSPECTOR


O. W. Blood.


900


ASSESSOR


F. C. Bowen.


. (per day )


3 00


FIRE MARSHAL.


. George O. Wilmarth 1,800


COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS.


Joseph Reed. 1,200


P. I. Bonebrake.


400


POLICE COMMISSIONERS


Rev. F. S McCabe, Sec'y. 600


Charles F. Spencer 400


CHIEF OF POLICE


J. W. Gardner


1,200


CITY COUNCIL.


Regular meetings of the council are held in the council chamber, City Build- ing, on the first Monday of each month, and special meetings at the call of the mayor.


PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL


E. B. Whaley.


FIRST WARD.


C. D. Myers.


J. S. Earnest.


SECOND WARD


Ed. Hawes.


John Elliott.


THIRD WARD


S. Ettlinger.


FOURTH WARD.


James Burgess.


FIFTH WARD.


E. B. Lull.


Salary, $50 per year.


STANDING COMMITTEES.


Ways and Means-Gunn, Lull, Burgess, Hawes, Ettlinger, Isenhart, Kingman.


Streets and Walks-Earnest, Myers, Elliott, Lockard, Whaley.


Claims and Accounts -Lockard, Hawes, Myers.


Finance- Whaley, Lockard, Ettlinger.


Sewers and Water Works -Hawes, Lull, Burgess.


THE UNITED STATES SAVINGS BANK GIVES LIVE, ACTIVE SERVICE AND SOLICITS YOUR BUSINESS. SEE PAGE 208.


( E. N. Gunn.


I. T. Lockard.


E. B. Whaley.


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Bridges-Lull, Elliott, Myers.


Fire Department-Earnest, Gunn, Ettlinger. _


Gas and Electric Light-Whaley, Earnest, Burgess.


Health -Ettlinger, Gunn, Earnest.


Licenses-Myers, Hawes, Whaley.


Printing-Lockard, Burgess, Earnest.


Manufactures-Elliott, Lull, Hawes.


Public Buildings-Burgess, Gunn, Earnest, Elliott, Lull.


Rules and Ordinances-Lull, Lockard, Gunn, Isenhart.


Parks-Burgess, Elliott, Whaley.


BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS.


The board of police commissioners are appointed by the Governor for a term of two years, and is limited to three members and restricted so that only two of the members are adherents of the same political party.


COMMISSIONERS.


SALARY.


P. I. BONEBRAKE, President. $400


F. S. McCABE, Secretary. 600


CHARLES F. SPENCER . 400


The board meets in regular session on Saturday evening of each week at 627 Kansas avenue.


POLICE COURT.


Police Headquarters, 335 Jackson Street.


JUDGE. . ..


R. H. C. Searle.


ATTORNEY. S. B. Isenhart.


CHIEF OF POLICE John W. Gardner.


POLICE DEPARTMENT.


RESIDENCE.


NAME.


GARDNER, JOHN W., Chief.


1141 Prospect.


DONOVAN, TIMOTHY, Captain .


231 Madison.


SIMONTON, S. S., Sergeant. . 505 Clay.


O'ROURKE, RICHARD, Sergeant.


320 Madison.


LINDBURG, PETER, Patrolman.


1708 Topeka ave.


NICHOLS, ANDREW,


1312 West Eighth.


CANNON, G. W.,


66


624 Fillmore.


LOWE, J. A., 66


906 Branner.


BUFORD, WESLEY,


1196 Lane.


STEELE, H. M.,


209 Monroe.


CARDEN, D. J.,


1 103 North Jefferson.


LEWIS, NATHAN,


IS14 Harrison.


MYERS, J. A.


S25 North Kansas ave.'


GOODMAN, B. F., 66


1410 North Quincy.


KERCHIVAL, G. W., -5


1316 North Van Buren.


money to Loan on Real Estate. - BOND AND MORTGAGE DEPARTMENT OF


S THE UNITED STATES SAVINGS BANK.


NEGOTIATES COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL BONDS.


926 North Madison.


WARD, L. P.,


LOWEST RATES ON REAL ESTATE LOANS T. E. BOWMAN & CO.


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HONEYWELL, F. L., Patrolman


716 East Fourth.


DUMONT, J. F.,


Cor. 11th and Pine.


CHARLES, G. W.,


422 Fillmore.


WELLMAN, ARTIIUR, 66


118 East Seventh.


BERNARD, HENRY,


923 West Fifth.


WILSON, PAT.,


Cor. 12th and Hancock.


NOWLS, MOSES,


317 Fillmore.


STRAUSS, I. A.,


616 Spruce.


JESTER, A. R., Jailer


321 Fillmore.


PAVEY, EVERETT, Driver.


215 West Fifth.


BOARD OF HEALTH.


Office, city clerk's office, in City Building, corner Kansas avenue and Sev- enth street. Meetings of the board are held on the first Friday evening in each month, or at the call of the president.


PRESIDENT


Dr. C. A. McGuire.


SECRETARY


Dr. L. H. Munn.


Dr. C. A. McGuire.


MEMBERS


Dr. L. H. Munn.


Dr. W. A. Williamson.


SANITARY SERGEANT


Lee M. Carter.


CITY FINANCES. (Furnished by Assistant City Treasurer L. G. Beal, April 21, 1890. )


VALUATION OF PROPERTY FOR 1889.


Real estate


$6,165,055 00


Personal property .


2,709,620 00


Railroad property .


354,163 60


Total.


$9,228,838 60


TAX LEVY.


General revenue fund ..


6 mills. $55,241 59


General improvement fund.


6 "


55,241 59


Interest fund


2.1"


19,339 27


Sinking fund.


0.6 ..


5,525 63


Water works fund.


10


13,814 08


Library fund.


0.5 " 4,604 69


Judgments, costs and interest on judgments ..


8,288 45


Sidewalk levy.


12,223 93


SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT LEVY.


City's proportion, bonds and interest 316 mills. $35,916 61


City and Government buildings.


1,841 88


Property's proportion, principal and interest, streets and alleys


94,240 59


Property's proportion, principal and interest, sewers.


35,417 40


SCHOOL LEVY, 1889.


General school fund.


7 mills. $64,448 52


Interest and sinking fund.


I-5." 13,814 08


Outstanding school bonds ..


213,000 00


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SPECIAL LOW RATES ON| T. E. Bowman & Co. LARGE LOANS. JONES BUILDING, SIXTH ST.


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GENERAL REVENUE FUND.


Balance in fund April 1, 1889.


$348 37


Received from county treasurer


52,434 66


Received from bank interest


3,223 41


Received from dog tax


1,115 00


Received from licenses.


5,264 97


Received from rent.


2,975 52


Received from building permits.


377 00


Received from city scales.


940 65


Received from food inspector.


755 37


Received from various sources.


520 99


Total


$67,955 94


DISBURSEMENTS.


Warrants paid.


$67,177 33


Balance in fund.


778 61


Total.


$67,955 94


GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND.


Balance in fund April 1, 1889.


$689 78


Received from county treasurer.


49,075 75


Received from poll tax


8,482 00


Received from dirt sold.


383 30


Received from various sources.


312 75


Total.


$58,943 58


DISBURSEMENTS.


Warrants paid.


$54,062 33


Balance in fund.


4,881 25


Total.


$58,943 58


City bonded indebtedness.


$267,000 00


Street improvement bonds.


715,514 48


Alley improvement bonds.


39,428 77


Sewer improvement bonds.


188,500 00


THE CITY'S VALUATION.


YEAR.


TOTAL POPULATION.


TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION.


VALUATION PER CAPITA.


TAX ON EACH $100.


1877,


8,494


$2,260,371


$245


1878,


9,003


2,430, 181


249


1879,


11,204


2,841,480


253


1880,


15,528


3,021,550


194


1881,


16,240


3,408,403


209


1882,


21,562


4,499,700


209


1883,


22,625


4,725,063


208


1884,


22,639


5,511,670


247


1885,


23,435


5,934,924


252


1886,


25,005


6,531,070


263


1887,


32,500


7,270,017


280


$4.85


1888,


35,700


8,735,780


285


3.91


1889,


38,000


9,228,838


288


4.20


THE UNITED STATES SAVINGS BANK HAS UNSURPASSED FACILITIES FOR DOING BUSINESS PROMPTLY, SAFELY, AND AT RATES IN KEEPING WITH FAIRNESS. SEE PAGE 208.


LOW RATES, PROMPT MONEY.


T. E. Bowman & Co.


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RADGES' TOPEKA DIRECTORY.


AMUSEMENTS-PLACES OF. (See also MUSEUMS.)


Arion Hall, Kansas avenue, between Third and Fourth; limited to members of the society.


Crawford's Topeka Opera House, L. M. Crawford, proprietor and manager, 612 and 614 Kansas avenue; capacity, about 1,200.


Grand Opera House, Chas. F. Kendall, owner, 613 and 615 Jackson street; seating capacity, 1,500.


Lukens's Opera House, Jonas A. Lukens, proprietor, 807 North Kansas avenue; capacity, 600.


Library Hall, Edward Wilder, president Library Association, City Library Build- ing, in State House grounds; seating capacity, 500.


Metropolitan Hall, Blackman & Sardou, owners, 406 and 408 Kansas avenue; principally used for dancing.


Capital City Museum, 814 and 816 Kansas avenue; seating capacity, about 400. Music Hall, J. K. Hudson, owner, III East Eighth avenue; capacity, 500.


Turner Hall, controlled by the Turnverein, First avenue near Harrison street; not generally open to the public.


Tabernacle, erected under the auspices of the Chautauqua Association, and located at Oakland Park; seating capacity, about 3,000.


BANDS AND ORCHESTRAS.


Heck's Orchestra, ( musical.) Organized 1878, office, 830 Quincy street. Louis Heck, leader.


Jewell Orchestra, ( musical.) Organized January, 1888, office, 313 Harrison street. Miss Addie I. Jewell, director.


Marshall's Military Band. Organized October, 1874. Meets on Tuesday and Fri- day evenings, at 824 North Kansas avenue. Geo. M. Lescher, president; F. C. Lacey, secretary; A. W. Lacey, treasurer; J. B. Marshall, musical director.


Lincoln Post Drum Corps. Organized 1884. Meets at Lincoln Post hall, 118 East Sixth avenue. A. W. Fowkes, Jr., drum major; R. M. Frampton, adju- tant.


Topeka Dispatch Band. Organized in 1879. Meets in hall over 706 Kansas ave- nue. 22 members. John F. Ferguson, leader.


Immaculate Cornet Band. Organized in 1888. Meets on Thursday evening of each week over 711 Kansas avenue. Ed. Prevand, leader.


Benevolent Band. Organized spring of 1889. Meets at Thirteenth and Quincy. Harry Austin, leader.


THE UNITED STATES SAVINGS BANK offers special facilities to all persons desirous of making Savings Deposits, in connection with a General Banking Business. See Page 208.


LESTER M. CRAWFORD,


OWNER, LESSEE AND MANAGER


Warder Grand, Kansas City, Mo. Grand Opera House, Omaha, Neb. Funke's Opera House, Lincoln, Neb. Price's Opera House, Atchison, Kas. Crawford's Opera House, Leavenworth, Kas. Crawford's Opera House, Topeka, Kas. New Crawford Grand, Wichita, Kas. New Opera House, Winfield, Kas. New Opera House, Arkansas City, Kas.


INTERESTS POOLED WITH KANSAS CITY AND LAWRENCE.


ALSO MANAGER Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri River Circuit,


COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING CITIES:


Council Bluffs, Plattsmouth, Columbus, Central City, North Platte, Hastings, Beatrice, Wymore, Tecumseh, Nebraska City, Atchison, Leavenworth, Law- rence, Kansas City, Topeka, Manhattan, Wamego, Junction City, Clay Center, Abilene, Salina, McPherson, Newton, Arkansas City, Winfield, Wellington, Wichita, Harper, Anthony, Kingman, El Dorado, Hutchinson, Garden City, Dodge City, Larned, Parsons, Fort Scott and Emporia.


The above are all first class show towns, ranging in population from 5,000 to 100,000. All are well supplied with good Opera Houses, which in many instances are a surprise to the stranger for their grandeur, large seat- ing capacity, and modern improvements.


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Oakland Cornet Band. Organized December, 1889. Meets at Oakland City Hall every Monday evening. Lew. Crell, president; Lee Sidwell, secretary; Melvin Kelsey, treasurer; J. D. Norton, musical director.


Sunflower Band, ( juvenile.) Organized March, 1889. Meets Wednesday and Saturday evenings, corner "C" and Van Buren. D. G. Kline, director; Albert Marshall, secretary and treasurer.


Watson's Orchestra, (musical. ) Organized January, 1889. Office, 810 Madison street. Frank Watson, leader.


BANKS AND BANKERS.


NAME.


PRESIDENT.


CASHIER.


CAPITAL.


SURPLUS.


American Bank, The,


E. D. Small,


J. D. Small,


$100,000


Bank of Topeka, The, .


John R. Mulvane,


J. W. Thurston,


350,000


$175,000


Central National Bank, The, .


P. I. Bonebrake,


Edwin Knowles,


250,000


14,000


Citizens Bank, The,


Willis Norton,


Peter Smith,


50,000


Dudley, Guilford, .


G. Dudley,


W. O. Ewing,


Private.


First National Bank, The,


P. G. Noel,


D. A. Moulton,


300,000


124,000


Investment, Banking Co., The,


John Guthrie, .


J. N. Strickler,


100,000


. .


Kansas National Bank, The,


S. T. Howe,.


Wm. Wadsworth, assistant,


500,000


21,700


Knox, John D. & Co.,


John D. Knox,


D. Dibert Knox,


Private.


.


Merchants National Bank, The,


C. K. Holliday,


Frank G. Willard,


100,000


2,500


Topeka Commercial Security Co.,


H. C. Speer,


R. M. Gage,


100,000


Topeka Savings Bank, The,


A. W. Knowles,


L. G. Beal, .


50,000


U. S. Savings Bank, The,


Wm. C. Knox,


J. D. Salmons,


261,000


Bank Clearing House. Established 1887. Meets at 10:30 A. M. daily, at the Board of Trade rooms, 109 West Sixth avenue. Statement of clearings:


Months.


1888.


1889.


1890.


January


$1,210,225 30


$1,955,449 29


$1,755,756 44


February.


918,341 40


1,507,949 50


1,378,603 90


March


1,297,978 62


1,652,009 76


1,447,055 35


April.


1,284,263 32


1,640,418 50


1,618,203 72


May.


1,508,469 96


1,626,246 89


June


1, 363,480 19


1,614,388 02


July


1,454,531 47


1,824,874 82


August


1,896,722 29


1,616,686 40


September


1,509,562 00


1,469,169 91


October.


1,749,485 49


1,644,575 42


November


1,410,242 81


1,420,386 13


December.


1,547,100 35


1,641,388 42


Total for the years.


$17,150,403 17


$19,586,044 66


THE UNITED STATES SAVINGS BANK. Paid-in Capital, $261,000. Transacts a General Banking Business. Allows Interest on Time Deposits. Savings Dept. open Monday and Saturday Evenings until 8 o'clock. See Page 208.


Every Accommodation and Courtesy to Borrowers. T. E. BOWMAN & CO.


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RADGES' TOPEKA DIRECTORY.


CEMETERIES.


Catholic Cemetery. The last resting place of persons of the Catholic faith is lo- cated three miles west of the city, on the Tenth avenue road.


Jewish Cemetery. Adjoining the Topeka Cemetery, on East Eighth avenue. It was located in 1860, and interments in it are confined to Israelites.


Ritchie Cemetery. This cemetery is truly "God's acre," and is situated south of the city. In early days the ground was donated by Colonel Ritchie for the purpose of supplying a last resting place free to all desiring to avail them- selves of its benefits.


Rochester Cemetery. Situated two miles northwest of the city. This cemetery is used mostly for interment of citizens residing in the country and in the first ward of the city.


Topeka Cemetery. The oldest cemetery in the neighborhood of Topeka; lies on the nearest high ground, in the southeast part of the city, between Eighth and Twelfth avenue.


CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.


BAPTIST.


First Baptist, was organized in IS56, and is located on the corner of Jackson and Ninth streets; Rev. J. B. Thomas, pastor; residence, 1256 Van Buren street.


Madison Street Baptist, organized in 1881, situated on Madison street between Second and Third streets; Rev. W. F. File, pastor; office, Knox Building.




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