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$69,242 36
April 1, 1895, cash balance
17,630 67
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, 1895.
Balance, April 1, 1894
$12,879 72
Received from County Treasurer.
53,623 98
Received from other sources
297 08
DISBURSEMENTS.
Warrants paid.
$45,916 09
April 1, 1895, cash balance
20,884 69
$66,800 78
Bonded indebtedness, city at large.
$337,000 00
Internal-improvement bonds, paving streets
388,549 53
Alley-paving bonds
24,151 OI
Sewer bonds
139,812 67
THE CITY'S VALUATION.
YEAR.
TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION.
YEAR.
TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION.
1877
$2,260,371
1887
$7,270,017
1878
2,430, 18I
1888
8,735,780
1879
2,841,480
1889
9,228,838
1880
3.021,550
1890
10,077,059
1881
3,408,403
1891
10,056,351
1882
4,499,700
1892
9,210,741
:883
4,725,063
1893
9,887,960
1884
5,511,670
1894
9,615,645
1885
5,934,924
1895
9,558,566
1886
6,531,070
$86,873 03
$66,800 78
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Amusements-Places of.
Arion Hall, 213 and 215 Quincy street ; limited to members of the society.
Bijou Opera House, 629 Quincy street ; George W. Veale, owner. Seating capacity, 400.
Crawford's Opera House, L. M. Crawford, proprietor and manager, 612 and 614 Kansas avenue ; capacity about 1,200.
Grand Opera House, Lester M. Crawford, owner and manager, 613 and 615 Jackson street ; seating capacity, 1,500.
Hamilton Hall, W. C. Hamilton, proprietor, 524 to 528 Quincy street ; seat- ing capacity, 2,500.
Hudson's Dancing Academy, 701 and 703 Kansas avenue ; used for dancing school and dancing parties.
Lukens' Opera House, Jonas A. Lukens, proprietor, 807 N. Kansas avenue ; seating capacity, 600.
Library Hall, Edward Wilder, president Library Association, City Library Building, in State House grounds ; seating capacity, 500.
Metropolitan Hall, Blackman and Sardou, owners, 406 and 408 Kansas ave- nue ; used principally for dancing.
Turner Hall, controlled by the Turn Verein, First avenue, near Harrison street ; not generally open to the public.
Tabernacle, erected under the auspices of the Chautauqua Association, and lo- cated at Oakland Park ; seating capacity about 3,000 ; land under control of Topeka Railway Company.
Wetherell's Hall, 623 Jackson street, Masonic building ; private hall, used for dancing school and select parties. .
Bands and Orchestras.
Bailey's Band and Orchestra. Organized 1889. Offices : 630 Kansas avenue and 709 Chestnut street. W. F. Bailey, leader.
Gormly's Band. Organized 1894. Meet Tuesday and Friday evenings, at 114 East Seventh street. C. E. Gormly, director ; Chas. N. Nelson, president ; O. A. Keene, secretary and treasurer ; Ed. Lippert, steward. Band has 40 members.
Heck's Orchestra. Organized 1878. Office 830 Quincy street. Louis Heck, leader.
Jackson's Military Band. Organized 1889. Meet Tuesday and Friday even- ings, at 810 Kansas avenue. Fred M. Ware, president ; John R. Lynch, secre- tary ; George Jackson, director.
Marshall's Military Band. Organized October, 1884. Meets Tuesday and Friday evenings, at 234 Kansas avenue. Geo. M. Lescher, president ; Geo. M. Seward, secretary ; Herman G. Lescher, treasurer; J. B. Marshall, musical director. The band has 56 members.
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Morgan's Orchestra. Organized 1894. Office Roehr's music store, 630 Kan- Sas avenue. G. F. Morgan, leader.
Steinberg's Orchestra. Organized 1893. Office 624 Kansas avenue. Harry Steinberg, leader.
Watson's Orchestra. Frank. Watson, leader. Organized 1889. Office 714 Madison street.
Swedish Lutheran Orchestra. Organized 1891. Thirteen members. Rev. A. Norrbom, leader.
Banks and Bankers.
Name.
President.
Cashier.
Capital.
Surplus.
American Bank, The.
E. D. Small ...
J. D. Small.
$30,000
Bank of Topeka, The.
John R. Mulvane ... P. I. Bonebrake ...
Edwin Knowles
250,000
10,800
Citizens Bank, The.
Peter Smith ..
17,500
2,000
Dudley, Guilford ..
Guilford Dudley ....
W. O. Ewing ..
Private.
First National Bank, The.
Wm. Sims. ..
Wm. Henderson.
300,000
75,000
Merchants National Bank, The ...
Cyrus K. Holliday ..
Frank G. Willard
100,000
9,000
Topeka Savings Bank, The ...
A. W. Knowles ....
L. G. Beal
75,000
2,300
Topeka Clearing House Association. P. I. Bonebrake, President ; C. S. Bow- man, Manager. Established 1887. Meets in the First National Bank building at II A. M. every business day. Composed of four Association banks, com- prising The Bank of Topeka, The First National Bank, The Central National Bank, and The Merchants National Bank. ( The Citizens Bank and The Ameri- can Bank clear through the other banks.)
STATEMENT OF CLEARINGS.
Month.
1893
1894.
1895.
January
$1,866,441.17
$1,870,998.73
$2, 194,501.43
February ..
1,759,600.62
2,062,843-35
1,849,618.08
March
1,770,044-34
2,208,172.30
2,037,573-50
April
1,663,683.25
1,896,437-53
1,722,596.18
May
1, 689,395.65
1,913,976.16
1,781,856.04
June
1,763,700.39
2,077.929.06
1,908,696.78
July ..
1,517,727.65
2, 142,699.94
1,538,186.81
August
1,043,838.50
2,382,542.00
1,909,090.51
September
1,354,075.19
1,854, 108.34
October
1,494,903.98
2,059,589.47
November
1,558,745.65
1,876,459.64
December
1,881,407.72
2,229,688.34
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J. W. Thurston
350,000
$100,000
Central National Bank, The.
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Cemeteries.
Catholic Cemetery. The last resting-place of persons of the Catholic faith is located 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.
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Mount Hope Cemetery Association. Located west of " Martin's Hill," about. four miles west of the city. It has not as yet been fully platted, but is destined for future development.
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 themselves of its benefits.
Rochester Cemetery. Situated two miles northwest of the city. This ceme- tery 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 avenues.
Churches and Religious Institutions.
BAPTIST.
First Baptist, was organized in 1856, and is located on the corner of Ninth and Jackson streets ; no pastor at present.
North Topeka Baptist, organized in 1869, located on the corner of Harrison and Laurent streets ; Rev. W. R. Hutchinson, pastor ; residence, 315 Locust street.
Mount Olive Baptist (colored), located in South Topeka ; has no regular pastor.
Madison Street Baptist, organized in 1881, situated on Madison street, between Second and Third streets ; Rev. W. F. File, pastor.
First German Baptist, holds services in Madison Street Baptist church. No regular pastor.
First Swedish Baptist, organized in 1880, located on the corner of Fourth and Fillmore streets ; Rev. John Olander, pastor.
Second Baptist (colored ), organized in 1884, located on Third and Quincy streets ; Rev. Mr. Olden, pastor.
Third Baptist (colored), located on East Twelfth street ; Rev. M. Banks, pastor.
North Topeka Baptist (colored ), located on the corner of Railroad and Taylor streets. Rev. P. W. Barker, pastor ; residence, Polk street.near Laurent street.
Shiloh Baptist (colored ), located at 1201 Buchanan street ; Rev. Mr. Grant, pastor.
CATHOLIC.
Church of the Assumption, established August, 1862 ; located on Eighth ave- nue near corner of Jackson street. Very Rev. F. M. Hayden, dean, rector ; Rev. P. O'Sullivan, assistant ; residence, 206 West Eighth avenue.
German Catholic Church, located on Third street, between Jackson and Van Buren streets ; Rev. F. R. Henry, pastor ; residence, 213 West Third street.
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CHRISTIAN.
First Christian, located on Topeka avenue, between Sixth avenue and Sev- enth street ; no pastor at present.
Christian Church, North Topeka, located corner of Kious street and Central avenue ; Rev. A. G. Alderman, pastor ; residence, 1430 North Kansas avenue.
Second Christian Church (colored), Fourth street, between Polk and Taylor streets. No regular pastor.
Third Christian Church, corner Second and Lake Streets. Rev. F. E. Mal- lory, pastor, 1206 East Sixth avenue.
CONGREGATIONAL.
First Congregational, located on the corner of Seventh and Harrison streets ; was organized in 1855 ; Rev. L. Blakesley, pastor ; residence, 704 West Eighth avenue.
Central Congregational, located on the corner of Huntoon and Buchanan streets ; Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, pastor ; residence, 1515 West Fifteenth street.
North Congregational, situated in North Topeka, on Jackson and Gordon. streets ; no pastor at present.
Colored Congregational, was established in 1883, corner of Lincoln and Twelfth streets ; no regular pastor.
Seabrook Congregational Church. Rev. J. L. Kirkpatrick, pastor ; residence, Seabrook.
Swedish Congregational Church, 522 Polk street. Rev. Peter Persson, pas- tor ; residence, 622 Clay street.
EPISCOPAL.
Grace Cathedral, organized as a cathedral in June, 1879, located on the south- west corner of Polk street and Eighth avenue. Right Rev. Frank R. Mills- paugh, bishop of the diocese ; Rev. Harry I. Bodley, dean ; residence, Deanery, Eighth avenue and Polk street.
Church of the Good Shepherd, was admitted to convention in 1886, but was organized in 1882. It is situated on the northeast corner of Quincy and Gor- don streets ; Rev. Guy W. Miner, pastor ; residence, 822 Topeka avenue.
Saint Simon the Cyrenian Mission (colored ), located on the northwest corner of Seventh street and Western avenue ; Guy W. Miner, lay reader.
Calvary Mission, 9021/2 East Fourth street. Rev. Irving Todd, minister in charge ; residence, Bethany College.
LUTHERAN.
English Evangelical Lutheran, organized in 1868, located on the corner of Fifth and Harrison streets ; A. E. Wagner, pastor ; residence, 401 Tyler street.
German Lutheran, organized in 1875, located on the corner of Second and Van Buren streets ; Rev. C. F. Graebner, pastor ; residence, 213 West Second street.
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German Evangelical Church, located corner Third and Hancock streets. Oscar Kelsch, pastor.
Swedish Lutheran, organized August 15, 1870, located on Fourth and Tyler streets ; Rev. A. Norrbom, pastor ; residence, 516 West Fourth street.
Swedish Bethel Church, located on Polk street, between Fifth street and Sixth avenue ; Andrew Pierson, lecturer.
METHODIST.
First M. E., organized March 2, 1855, located on southwest corner of Sixth avenue and Harrison street ; Rev. A. S. Embree, D.D., pastor ; residence, 634 Taylor street.
Karsas Avenue M. E., located in North Topeka, on Kansas avenue, between Gordon and Morse streets ; organized in 1870; Rev. J. R. Madison, pastor ; residence, 1031 North Kansas avenue.
Oakland M. E., located in Oakland ; W. E. Putt, pastor.
Walnut Grove M. E., corner of Eighteenth and Van Buren ; Rev. W. J. Mitchell, pastor.
Martin M. E., located on corner Lane and Seventeenth streets ; Rev. J. A. Stavely, pastor.
Parkdale M. E., established 1873, located corner Seventh and Lime streets ; Rev. Chas. Atherton, pastor ; residence, 627 Lawrence street.
Lowman Chapel, located at the corner of Morris avenue and Eleventh street ; Rev. M. R. Goddard, pastor ; residence, 1124 Prospect street.
German M. E., corner Fifth and Tyler streets ; no pastor at present.
Asbury M. E., located at No. 85 Van Buren street, North Topeka ; Rev. J. D. Evans, pastor ; residence, adjoining church.
Wesleyan Methodist, located on Jefferson street, between Third and Fourth streets ; Rev. Mr. Leonard, pastor.
Mount Olive M. E., located on Buchanan street, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets ; Rev. S. W. Hawkins, pastor ; residence, rear of church.
Free Methodist, located on Lake street, near Eighth avenue ; Rev. I. N. Watson, pastor.
African M. E., corner Topeka avenue and Seventh street; Rev. J. C. C. Owens, pastor ; residence, adjoining church.
African M. E., corner Twelfth and Washington streets ; Rev. Mr. Green, pastor.
African M. E., North Topeka ; no regular pastor.
African C. M. E., corner Fourteenth and Van Buren streets ; Rev. Mr. Brown, pastor.
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PRESBYTERIAN.
First Presbyterian, organized in 1860 ; is located on Harrison street, between Eighth avenue and Ninth street ; Rev. S. B. Alderson, D.D., pastor ; residence, S19 Harrison street.
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Second Presbyterian, North Topeka, was organized in September, 1878, and is situated on Quincy street, between Laurent and Gordon streets ; Rev. John S. Glendenning, pastor ; residence, 915 Van Buren street, North Topeka.
Third Presbyterian, organized in 1880 ; is located on East Fourth, between Klein and Chandler streets ; Rev. M. C. Long, D.D., pastor ; residence, adjoin- ing church.
Westminster Presbyterian, located on corner of College avenue and Huntoon street ; Rev. E. S. Farrand, pastor.
First Presbyterian Church of Oakland. Services held in Oakland school- house.
First Cumberland Presbyterian, corner of Polk and Huntoon streets ; no pastor.
First Cumberland Presbyterian (colored ), organized in 1880; located on West- ern avenue, in North Topeka ; Rev. Pinkney Price, pastor ; residence, 130 Van Buren street.
Mount Olive Cumberland (colored ), was organized in 1883; located on Thir- teenth street, between Quincy and Monroe streets ; Rev. M. C. Cooper, pastor ; residence, 211 East Thirteenth street.
United Presbyterian, was organized in 1870, and is located on the northeast corner of Eighth and Topeka avenues ; Rev. M. F. McKirahan, pastor ; resi- dence, 810 Tyler street.
Reformed Presbyterian, holds meetings 521 Topeka avenue. Rev. J. W. Dill, pastor.
MISCELLANEOUS CHURCHES.
Church of Christ (scientist), services held at 210 W. Sixth avenue. W. F. Gross, pastor ; residence, 1001 West Sixth avenue.
First Church of God, meets at 420 Kansas avenue.
North Topeka Holiness Church, chartered April, 1882 ; located at corner of Grant and Jackson streets. Rev. H. C. Mckinley, leader ; residence, 1121 N. Van Buren street.
Second Adventists, hold services at the home of Mr. Welty, near Twelfth street and Washburn avenue. Rev. Peter Snyder, pastor ; residence, corner Eleventh and Quincy streets.
Seventh Day Adventists, located on the corner of Fifth street and Western avenue. Elder C. McReynolds, president State conference ; residence at church.
The First Society of Spiritualists, meets at hall, 118 East Sixth avenue. Pul- pit is occupied by contract lecturers.
New Jerusalem Church (Swedenborgian), organized in ISSo. Church is located at 600 Harrison street.
First Unitarian Society. Church located on Topeka avenue, between Ninth street and Tenth avenue. Rev. A. Wyman, pastor ; residence, 719 Van Buren street.
First Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Church and parsonage location purchased, at corner of Tenth and Madison streets. Temporary location, 1115 Kansas avenue. S. C. Coblentz, pastor ; residence, 323 East Tenth avenue.
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MISCELLANEOUS RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
Young Men's Christian Association. Rooms open daily, at 113, 115 and 117 East Eighth avenue. H. R. Hilton, president ; Jesse Shaw, treasurer ; Geo. E. Lerrigo, general secretary.
Junior Department, Y. M. C. A. Meets at Y. M. C. A. rooms, 113, 115 and 1 17 East Eighth avenue.
Railroad Y. M. C. A. Fourth street, near Jefferson street. Reading-rooms open day and evening.
Washburn College Y. M. C. A. Meets at college chapel every Sunday, at 3 P. M. R. C. Boss, president.
Washburn College Y. W. C. A. Meets at college chapel every Sunday, at 4 P. M. Miss Irene True, president ; Miss Jennie Rogers, secretary.
Young Woman's Christian Association. Organized February 10, 1887. Rooms, 610 Kansas avenue. Mrs. E. G. Smith, secretary ; Miss Rebecca Adams, treas- urer ; Miss Laura Radford, State secretary.
Kansas Christian Endeavor Union. Topeka office, corner Crane and Jefferson streets. Prof. D. S. Kelley, Emporia, president ; Rev. W. L. Byers, Topeka, first vice-president.
Salvation Army Barracks, 223 East Fourth street ; services daily.
Voluntary Mission Band ( Washburn College). Meets every Friday evening, at Hartford Cottage. F. P. Strong, president ; Irene True, secretary.
W. C. T. U. Meets first and third Monday afternoons of each month, at Y. W. C. A. rooms, 610 Kansas avenue. Miss Olive P. Bray, president ; Mrs. M. E. Perine, secretary.
Auxiliary to International Science Association. Organized 1895. Meets every Wednesday evening, at homes of the members. C. M. Welch, president ; Harry Whittelsey, secretary ; Mrs. M. L. Field, treasurer.
Clubs and Societies.
Alhambra Mandolin and Guitar Club. Charles Tipton, director, 612 Monroe street.
Amphion Club. Organized February, 1894. Meet every Monday night, at Institute Hall, 118 W. Eighth street. L. Blakesley, president ; James Moore, vice-president ; H. L. Shirer, secretary-treasurer ; W. H. Leib, conductor.
Arion Singing Society. Organized August, 1884. Meets on Wednesday and Sunday evenings, at 213 and 215 Quincy street. Ed. Buchner, president ; John Heinisch, secretary ; Oscar Bischoff, treasurer.
Associated Keeley Bi-Chloride of Gold Club. Meets at call of president. Frank Simms, president ; J. W. Kiehl, secretary.
Atlantean Club (literary). Mrs. T. H. Church, president.
Baptist Male Choir. Meets every Friday evening, at North Baptist church. Organized in May, 1892. Twenty-four members. W. M. Van Ness, director ; Mrs. C. C. Nicholson, organist.
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Caledorean Club ( literary). Mrs. G. C. Foss, president ; Mrs. J. M. Torrence, secretary.
Chaldean Club (literary). Mrs. W. W. Russell, president ; Mrs. C. W. Em- ery, secretary and treasurer.
Chevra Kadisho Bikur Cholim (Jewish). Organized in 1871; religious and benevolent. Meet first Sunday in each month, in Masonic building, 623 Jack- son street. S. Bernheimer, president ; L. Diment, vice-president ; S. Greene- baum, secretary ; D. J. Greenwald, financial secretary.
Clearing-House Association. Meets daily, at II A. M., in First National Bank, 635 Kansas avenue. C. S. Bowman, manager.
Columbian Medical and Surgical Institute Association, 411 Kansas avenue. Dr. F. W. Bailey, president ; I. A. Strauss, secretary and assistant manager ; J. W. Dolman, manager.
Cosmos Club (literary). Mrs. Patrick Walsh, secretary.
Democratic Flambeau Club. Organized 1884. Meets at hall, 214 Kansas av- enue. John Smith, president ; Michael Heery, treasurer.
Emerson Club (literary). Miss Alena Church, president.
Equal Suffrage Association. Organized 1888. Meets first Thursday of each month, at parlors of Hotel Throop. Mrs. Mary A. Cornelius, president ; Dr. Eva Harding, vice-president ; Mrs. Bessie Hayes, secretary ; Mrs. Gracia C. Hart, treasurer ; Mrs. Lucia O. Case, corresponding secretary. Object of asso- ciation is "to secure to women citizens political equality with men."
Ex-Washburnites, a literary club whose membership is made up from ex- students of Washburn College. Miss Barnes, secretary and treasurer.
Friends in Council (literary). Mrs. George W. Wood, president ; Mrs. T. D. Thacher, secretary.
Gamma Sigma Society ( Washburn College). Meets at room 36, Science Hall, every Friday evening. H. G. Crocker, president ; F. G. Titt, secretary.
German Liga. Meets second Tuesday evening of each month. Chas. Kerle, president ; Henry Heise, first vice-president ; Leo Von Langen, secretary ; Wm. Rahn, treasurer.
Golden Rule Club (literary). Meets at homes of members. Mrs. M. E. Trowbridge, president ; Mrs. C. E. Purviance, secretary.
Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society. Organized 1885. Meets first Wednes- day of each month, in Masonic building, 623 Jackson street. Mrs. J. Leon, presi- dent ; Mrs. S. Cushman, secretary ; Mrs. S. Greenebaum, treasurer.
Harmonie Club (social). Organized May, 1888. Board of directors meet weekly, in Masonic building, 623 Quincy street. M. Greenwald, president ; S. Greenebaum, vice-president ; S. Bernheimer, recording secretary ; Abe Stein- berg, financial secretary ; A. L. House, treasurer.
Imperial Club (dancing). Organized 1889. Meets at call of president. Dances held at Library Hall. F. P. Edson, president ; Ed. McBride, secretary ; George Rust, treasurer ; Paul Hudson, vice-president.
Ingleside Society (charitable). Chartered March, ISSS. The home is lo- cated on the corner of Huntoon and Tyler streets. Officers meet second Friday . of each month, at the home. Mrs. Jonathan Thomas, president ; Mrs. George D. Hale, secretary ; Mrs. T. E. Bowman, treasurer.
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Iroquois Club. Meets at Wetherell's Dancing Academy, Masonic building. Robert Maxwell, president ; J. M. Padgett, vice-president ; Morris Schlegel, treasurer ; O. Tayman, secretary.
Kansas Million Club (Shawnee county branch). The Kansas Million Club is pledged to increase the population of Kansas 1,000,000. J. S. Collins, presi- dent ; P. I. Bonebrake, vice-president ; John T. Chaney, secretary ; J. W. Thurston, treasurer.
Kansas State Dental Association. Meets in Topeka, on the second Monday in May of each year. J. P. Root, of Kansas City, is president, and Dr. W. N. West, secretary.
Ladies' Bicycle Clubs. Two permanent clubs have just been organized. One for young ladies, whose officers are : Miss Bessie Buhre, president ; Miss Nellie Prescott, secretary-treasurer. The officers for the married ladies' club are : Mrs. C. S. Sutton, president, and Mrs. S. L. Seabrook, secretary-treasurer.
Ladies' Music Club. Organized 1889. Meets every two weeks, at homes of members. Mrs. J. W. Hardt, president.
Lincoln Post Flambeau Club (pyrotechnic). Meets at Lincoln Post Hall, 120 East Sixth avenue, on call of president. A. M. Fuller, president ; B. B. Smyth, adjutant.
Mechanics' Bicycle Club. Organized Nov. 5, 1895 ; meetings secret. Presi- dent, H. S. Achenbach ; secretary, J. W. Brickley ; treasurer, S. E. Lain ; cap- tain, W. H. Ralston.
Modoc Singing Club (incorporated ). Meet in Masonic building, every Mon- day evening. T. J. Anderson, president ; H. E. Overholt, secretary ; Joseph Griley, vice-president ; H. L. Shirer, treasurer.
Occidental Club (literary). Mrs. J. Thomas, president; Mrs. Wm. Tweeddale, secretary.
Old Settlers' Club (social ). Composed of old settlers of Shawnee county. John Armstrong, president ; J. S. Collins, secretary.
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