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Sheldon's ( Dr. S. E.) Hospital. Private institute, located at 205 East Eighth avenue.
Incorporated Companies.
Accounting Trust Co. (The), 703 Jackson street. Incorporated January 8, 1894. F. O. Popenoe, president ; C. L. Holman, secretary.
Advocate Publishing Co. 501 Jackson street. Incorporated February, 1892 ; capital stock, $10,000. President, S. McLallin ; secretary and treasurer, George Wagner.
Ætna Loan Co., rooms 10 and 1I Office Block. Incorporated October, 1891 ; authorized capital, $2,000,000. Byron Roberts, president and treasurer ; A. B. Quinton, vice-president and attorney ; F. M. Kimball, secretary.
American Bank, 822 North Kansas avenue. Incorporated October 9, 1886 ; capital paid up, $30,000. Ed. Small, president ; J. D. Small, cashier ; Ed. J. Small, assistant cashier.
American District Telegraph Co., office, rear 601 Kansas avenue. Incorporated December, 1885; capital, $10,000 ; President, J. D. Miller.
American Freehold Trust Co., 116 W. Sixth avenue. Incorporated March 4, 1889 ; authorized capital, $400,000. Richard Wake, receiver.
American Land and Immigration Co., 501 Jackson street. Incorporated May. 5, 1892 ; capital stock, $1,000,000. J. H. Brady, president ; George M. Noble, vice-president.
American Loan and Trust Co. Incorporated October 27, 1887 ; capital, $100,- 000. John W. Day, president ; A. D. Robbins, secretary and treasurer.
Arkansas Valley Town and Land Co., room S1/2 A. T. & S .. F. R. R. Co.'s Gen- eral Office Building. Incorporated December, 1872 ; reorganized June 28, 1885, as above ; capital, $125,000. President, W. E. Putnam ; vice-president, Alden Speare ; secretary, Geo. L. Goodwin ; treasurer, A. G. Lewis ; general agent, W. A. Coats.
Bank of Topeka, 535 Kansas avenue. Incorporated June 10, ISSI ; formerly Topeka Bank and Savings Institution ; capital, $350,000 ; surplus, $100,000. John R. Mulvane, president ; A. W. Knowles, vice-president ; J. W. Thurston, cashier ; Fred W. Freeman, assistant cashier.
Bartholomew Real Estate and Investment Corporation (The), corner Kanses avenue and Fifth street. Incorporated June, 1895; capital, $100,000. J. B. Bartholomew, president ; John Norton, secretary and treasurer.
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J. R. MULVANE, President Bank of Topeka.
FRANKEME ZAMANI.
P. I. BONEBRAKE, President Central National Bank.
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SECURITY
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Brush Electric Power and Light Co., 718 Jackson street. Incorporated June 15, 1881 ; capital, $ 100,000. President, J. B. Bartholomew ; secretary and treasurer, John Norton ; superintendent, E. L. Overton.
Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Co., office, 111 West Sixth avenue. In- corporated July 20, ISS9. T. A. Beck, president ; D. W. Mulvane, vice-presi- dent ; M. Weightman, secretary and treasurer ; J. W. Boltz, superintendent.
Capital Iron Works Co., corner Seventh and Holliday streets. Incorporated May, 1890; capital, $30,000. Geo. D. Hale, president ; L. L. Turner, vice- president. The property is leased to George Howe.
Capitol Elevator Co., corner Monroe and Railroad streets. Incorporated May, 1885 ; paid -in capital, $40,000. Herbert Hackney, president and treasurer ; Geo. Hackney, vice-president ; Thos. C. Dick, secretary and manager.
Central National Bank, 700 Kansas avenue. Incorporated January 1, 1881 ; capital, $250,000 ; surplus, $19,200. P. I. Bonebrake, president ; A. S. John- son, vice - president ; Edwin Knowles, cashier ; F. M. Bonebrake, assistant cashier.
Central Bank Building Association, 700 Kansas avenue. Incorporated June 17, 1889 ; capital, $90,000, paid up. Thos. A. Osborn, president ; F. M. Bone- brake, secretary ; Edwin Knowles, treasurer.
Central Investment Co. ( The), corner Kansas avenue and Fifth street. Incor- porated September, 1891 ; capital, $500,000. J. B. Bartholomew, president ; W. C. Stephenson, secretary ; John Norton, treasurer.
Chicago - Topeka Light, Heat and Power Co., office, 435 Kansas avenue. In- corporated March 1, 1893 ; authorized capital, $1,200,000. E. C. Gibson, secre- tary ; Wm. Brace, treasurer.
City Real Estate and Trust Co., 701 Jackson street. Incorporated 1890 ; capital, $800,000. Samuel T. Howe, president ; C. O. Knowles, vice-president.
Columbian Building Co., Columbian Building. Incorporated June 25, 1892 ; capital, $100,000 ; \V. H. Steele, president ; Wm. R. Dorr, vice-president ; N. F. Handy, secretary ; A. H. Bates, treasurer and manager.
Co-operative Publishing Co., 427-429 Kansas avenue. Incorporated October, 1895. Fred J. Close, business manager. Publishes the Daily Co-operator.
Crosby Roller Milling Co., corner Tenth and Washington avenues. Incor- porated May, 1883 ; capital, $ 100,000. Guilford Dudley, president ; Daniel Crosby, secretary and treasurer.
Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Topeka, 722 Van Buren street. Incor- porated November 18, 1885 ; capital, $200,000. Joab Mulvane, president ; A. S. Johnson, vice-president; Edward Wilder, secretary and treasurer ; C. R. Maunsell, superintendent.
Euclid Park Land and Improvement Co., rooms 3 and 4 Office Block. Char- 1 tered June 28, 1887 ; authorized capital, $100,000. W. R. Dorr, president ; John Guthrie, vice-president ; T. L. Stringham, secretary and treasurer.
Excelsior Coke and Gas Co. of Topeka, office, 435 Kansas avenue ; works, cor- ner First avenue and Monroe street. Incorporated December, 1868; capital, $60,000. C. K. Holliday, president ; J. T. Clark, secretary ; Ed. P. Kellam, cashier ; D. L. Lakin, treasurer ; R. E. Cowdry, chief engineer.
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Exchange Company Store, 122 East Sixth avenue. Incorporated July 1, 1890 ; capital, $3,000. W'm. Owen, president ; J. O. Butler, secretary.
Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union, 701 Jackson street. Incorporated 1890 ; capital, mutual ; John F. Willits, president ; J. B. French, secretary and treasurer.
Financial Association, Columbian Building. Organized October 31, 1891 ; capital, $800,000. A. W. Knowles, president ; A. Washburn, vice-president ; D. W. Nellis, secretary ; A. H. Bates, treasurer.
First National Bank, 635 Kansas avenue. Incorporated February 19, 1882 ; capital, $300,000 ; surplus, $75,000. Wm. Sims, president ; Wm. Henderson, cashier ; Edward Henderson, assistant cashier.
Hall & O'Donald Lithographing Co., 110 and 112 E. Eighth avenue. Incorpo- rated March 12, IS90 ; capital stock, $100,000. Willard N. Hall, president ; Horace L. Hall, secretary and treasurer.
Interstate Finance Co., room 18, Columbian Building. Incorporated March, 1889 ; capital, $100,000. N. P. Garretson, president ; L. L. Plankenburg, vice- president ; T. T. Gillingham, secretary and treasurer.
Interstate Land Co., Columbian Building. Incorporated 1886 ; capital, $100,- o00. Albert W. Knowles, president ; G. J. Mulvane, vice-president; J. D. McFarland, secretary ; Geo. D. Hale, treasurer.
Investment Trust Company of America, (formerly Kansas Investment Com- pany,) 701 Jackson street. Established 1879 ; capital, $1,450,000. H. E. Ball, president ; Wm. Sims, vice-president ; B. R. Wheeler, secretary.
Kansas Land and Lot Company, 114 West Sixth avenue. Chartered October 17, 1883 ; capital, $20,000. A. Bergen, president ; John Guthrie, vice-presi- dent ; J. N. Strickler, secretary and treasurer.
Kansas Mutual Life Association, 700 Kansas avenue. Incorporated January, 1882; capital, mutual. John P. Davis, president ; W. M. Wellcome, vice-pres- ident ; John E. Moon, secretary.
Kansas Phonograph Co., 109 West Ninth street. Incorporated January, 1889 ; capital, $250,000. S. S. Ott, president ; A. S. Johnson, vice-president ; A. B. Poole, secretary and treasurer.
Kansas Salt Company, room 10, Bank of Topeka Building. Capital, $300,- 000. Joab Mulvane, president ; John R. Mulvane, vice-president ; W. L. Moore, second vice-president and general manager ; J. C. Boddeley, secretary and treasurer.
Kansas State Art Association, Crawford Building, 501 Jackson street. Incor- porated May, 1886 ; capital, $10,000. Edward Wilder, president. Conducted by Geo. E. Stone.
Kansas State Printing Co. (The), 106 and 108 East Eighth avenue. Incor- porated 1895 ; capital, $25,000. J. K. Hudson ( State Printer), president ; Paul Hudson, secretary ; Wm. C. Smith, treasurer.
Kansas and Texas Coal Co., 534 Kansas avenue; capital, $250,000. B. F. Ho- bart, president; W. P. Heath, secretary and treasurer; A. F. Horner, local agent.
Kellam Book and Stationery Co. ( The), 603 Kansas avenue. Incorporated June, 1888 ; capital, $30,000. T. J. Kellam, president ; H. L. Shirer, secretary ; W. A. Alexander, treasurer.
THE KANSAS MUTUAL LIFE. . ..
J. P. DAVIS, Prest. W. M. WELLCOME. V'-P.
JOHN E. MOON, Secretary.
W. B. KINGSLEY, A88t. Sec'y.
C. G. BLAKELY, Actuary. R. T. HERRICK, Counsel. S. E. SHELDON, M.D., Med. Dir. F. E. MARSH, Supt. of Agents.
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Knights and Ladies of Security, 634 Kansas avenue. Incorporated Feb. 22, IS92 ; capital, mutual. E. G. Miner, president ; J. M. Wallace, secretary ; W. B. Kirkpatrick, treasurer.
Manspeaker Mercantile Co. ( The W. W.), 704 Kansas avenue. Incorporated 1890 ; capital, $50,000. W. W. Manspeaker, president ; Harry Austin, secretary.
Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of Kansas, 109 West Sixth street. Incorporated March 28, 1873; capital, mutual. L. C. Wasson, president ; Willis Edson, vice-president ; D. W. Nellis, secretary ; Samuel T. Howe, treasurer.
Merchants National Bank, 605 Kansas avenue. Incorporated July 14, ISSS ; capital, $100,000 ; surplus, $9,000. Cyrus K. Holliday, president ; T. J. Kel- lam, vice-president ; Frank G. Willard, cashier ; Wm. Macferran, assistant cashier.
Missouri and Kansas Telephone Co., 615 Kansas avenue. Incorporated August, ISS3 ; capital, $1,250,000 ; principal office, Kansas City, Mo. John R. Mul- vane, president ; N. R. Ferguson, secretary ; Alonzo Burt, treasurer ; George Bayliss, local manager.
Mount Hope Cemetery Association, 701 Jackson street. Incorporated Septem- ber 4, 1891 ; capital stock, $500,000. F. H. Pool, secretary and treasurer.
National Alliance Aid, 701 Jackson street. ( Fraternal life insurance.) In- corporated 1887. Alonzo Wardall, president ; S. D. Cooley, secretary.
National Benevolent Society, 615 Kansas avenue. Incorporated November, IS94 ; capital, mutual. W. M. Morgan, State agent.
National Mortgage and Debenture Co. Incorporated ; room 13, Columbian Building. L. Van Hook, manager western department.
Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile Co. ( The ), 109, 111 and 113 North Kansas avenue. Incorporated May 31, 1894 ; capital, $200,000. W. H. Davis, president ; G. W. Parkhurst, vice-president ; T. H. Parkhurst, secretary ; J. A. Ranney, treasurer.
Palmer Funeral Supply Co. (Geo. B.), Sog Kansas avenue. Incorporated April 21, 1892 ; capital, $30,000. Geo. B. Palmer, president ; D. W. Nellis, secre- tary ; Geo. B. Palmer, general manager and treasurer.
Phoenix Real Estate and Trust Co. ( The), rooms 3 and 4, Office Block. Incor- porated October, 1895 ; capital, $100,000. John Guthrie, president.
Real Estate, Abstract and Title Co., 113 West Fifth street. Incorporated April 19, 1892 ; authorized capital, $50,000. T. W. Harrison, president ; J. S. Clark, secretary ; J. W. McClure, general manager.
Rock Creek Natural Asphalt Co. (The), 109 East Fifth street. . Incorporated September 16, 1895 ; capital, $100,000. W. A. Dennis, president ; I. N. Wheat- ley, secretary.
Roudebush Publishing Co., 913 Morris avenue. Incorporated June 20, 1891; authorized capital, $20,000. E. H. Roudebush, president ; E. E. Roudebush, secretary.
Savings and Loan Association ( The), 534 Kansas avenue. Incorporated Janu- ary 1, 1894 ; authorized capital, $5,000,000. WVm. Sims, president ; Chas. S. Elliott, secretary.
Shawnee Building and Loan Association, room 16, Columbian Building. In- corporated ISS5 ; capital, $3,000,000. M. Snattinger, president; W. II. East- man, secretary ; F. M. Bonebrake, treasurer.
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Shawnee Fire Insurance Co. ( The), 534 Kansas avenue. Incorporated 1882 ; capital, $100,000. Hiram P. Dillon, president ; Joab Mulvane, vice-president ; John R. Mulvane, treasurer ; Edward Wilder, auditor ; James W. Going, sec- retary and manager.
Symns Grocery Co., 132 Kansas avenue. Incorporated March 21, 1889 ; cap- ital, $500,000. Principal house, Atchison, Kansas. A. W. Symns, president ;. J. W. Allen, vice-president ; B. W. Collier, secretary ; Wm. A. Otis, treasurer ; J. E. Moore, local manager.
Topeka Telephone and Electrical Co. (The), Office Block. Incorporated 1895. A. K. Rodgers, president ; Simon Greenspan, vice-president ; S. J. Bear, secre- tary and manager ; C. E. Tomlinson, treasurer.
The Topeka Milling Co., corner Crane and Adams streets. Incorporated No- vember 17, 1893. Herbert Hackney, president and manager.
The Kansas Children's Home Society. Incorporated November, IS93. Office, S21 Kansas avenue. Rev. O. S. Morrow, State superintendent ; S. S. Ott, sec- retary ; Dr. J. E. Minney, treasurer.
The Ex-Farm Co., Columbian Building. Incorporated IS94 ; capital, $30,000. E. L. Bates, president ; A. T. Daniels, secretary ; A. H. Bates, treasurer and manager.
Thomas ( J.) Lumber Co., 614 Van Buren street, and corner Kansas avenue and Norris street, North Topeka. Incorporated IS90; capital, $30,000. Jona- than Thomas, president ; T. B. Brooks, vice-president ; D. J. Hathaway, secre- tary and treasurer.
Topeka and Solomon Valley Land and Development Company. Incorporated 1887. Office, room 21, Columbia Building. H. K. Rowley, president ; J. C. Clark, secretary and treasurer. Capital, $100,000.
Thompson ( W. A. L.) Hardware Co., 517 and 519 Kansas avenue. Incorpo- rated January 20, 1884 ; capital, $100,000 ; Jacob Smith, president ; W. A. L. Thompson, vice-president and treasurer ; J. G. Bauer, secretary.
Topeka Building and Investment Co., 701 Jackson street. Incorporated June I, ISS9 ; capital, $50,000. C. S. Gleed, president ; G. H. Nolte, secretary and treasurer.
Topeka Capital Co. (The), 109 East Eighth avenue. Incorporated July 1, 1890 ; capital, $250,000. J. K. Hudson, president ; J. L. King, vice-president ; Dell Keizer, secretary ; H. T. Chase, treasurer.
Topeka Cemetery Association, office, S12 Kansas avenue. Incorporated Oc- tober 19, 1877 ; capital, $50,000. Geo. D. Hale, president ; Geo. W. Crane, secretary ; D. O. Crane, superintendent and treasurer.
Topeka Commercial Security Co., So7 Kansas avenue. Incorporated February I, ISS9 ; capital, $100,000. H. C. Speer, president ; Clifford C. Baker, vice- president ; - -, secretary.
Topeka Co-operative Building and Loan Association, rooms 3 and 4, Office Block. Incorporated February 9, 1893 ; authorized capital, $2,000,000. John Guthrie, president ; Oscar Krauss, vice-president ; P. G. Noel, treasurer ; L. T. Yount, secretary.
Topeka Investment and Loan Co., 703 Jackson street, Real Estate building. Incorporated January 1, ISS4 ; capital, $200,000. F. O. Popenoe, president ; A. S. Johnson, vice-president.
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Topeka Land and Development Co. ( Real Estate Building ), 701 Jackson street. Incorporated 1887 ; capital, 20,000 shares. Trustee, Frank R. Cordley, Boston.
Topeka Linseed Oil Works, corner Jefferson and Crane streets. Incorporated April, 1SS2 ; capital, $40,000. Alex. Euston, president ; T. G. McColloh, secretary and treasurer ; L. L. Roby, manager.
Topeka Railway Co. ( The), general offices, 807 Kansas avenue. Incorporated 1892 ; capital, $1,250,000. Clifford C. Baker, president and treasurer ; M. A. Low, vice-president ; J. G. Slonecker, secretary.
Topeka Real Estate and Investment Co., 117 West Sixth avenue. Incorporated May 11, ISS5 ; capital, $26,100. Charles F. Spencer, president.
Topeka Roofing Co., 109 East Fifth street. Incorporated October 12, 1883. J. Bradley, general manager.
Topeka Safe Deposit Co., Columbian Building. Incorporated 1874 as National Loan and Trust Co .; capital, $200,000. J. D. Slonecker, president ; James A. Troutman, vice-president ; A. T. Daniels, secretary ; A. H. Bates, treasurer.
Topeka Savings Bank, 107 West Sixth avenue. Incorporated March 12, 1887 ; capital, $75,000 ; surplus, $2,300. A. W. Knowles; president ; A. Wash- burn, vice-president ; L. G. Beal, secretary and cashier.
Topeka Starch Company, office 435 Kansas avenue, works two miles east of city ; capital $50,000. C. K. Holliday, president ; Thomas Sherlock, vice- president ; Charles K. Holliday, Jr., secretary ; T. O. McGrew, treasurer and manager. ( Not in operation.)
Topeka Water Co. (The), office, 625 Quincy street. Incorporated August 15, 1881 ; capital, $1,500,000. ( In hands of receiver.) Jesse Shaw, Manager.
Trust Company of America (The), 501 Jackson street. Incorporated February, 1893 ; paid-up capital, $700,000. T. B. Sweet, president ; George M. Noble, vice-president ; J. H. Noble, secretary ; E. M. Sheldon, treasurer.
United States Lithographic Stone Co. (The), room 21, Columbian Building. Incorporated under laws of Utah. H. K. Rowley, president ; J. C. Clark, secretary ; F. G. Willard, treasurer ; Jason L. Clark, general manager.
United States Land and Loan Co., 501 Jackson street. Incorporated 1890 ; capital stock, $100,000. George M. Noble, president ; J. V. Marks, secretary.
Wear Coal Co., 816 Kansas avenue. Incorporated July 18, 1890 ; capital, $100,000. F. E. Wear, president ; T. G. Wear, vice-president ; N. S. Wear, secretary ; W. H. Alston, auditor.
Western Land and Irrigation Co., 501 Jackson street. Incorporated 1890 ; capital, $250,000. A. G. Simmons, president ; George M. Noble, treasurer.
Western Investment, Loan and Trust Co., Columbian Building. Incorporated February 25, 1888 ; capital, $104,250. James A. Troutman, president ; C. E. Gault, secretary.
Western Lot and Land Co., 635 Kansas avenue. Incorporated January 17, 1887 ; paid-in capital, $100,000. J. R. Mulvane, president ; A. W. Knowles, secretary and treasurer.
West Side Circle Railway Co., office, Central Bank Building. Incorporated March 6, 1877 ; capital, $100,000. C. S. Gleed, president ; G. H. Nolte, secre- tary and treasurer. -10
NSURE IN THE KANSAS MUTUAL LIFE, and secure the best policy
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Whittelsey Mercantile Co., 133 and 135 Madison street. Incorporated 1893; capital, $4,500. Groceries and feed. H. E. Whittelsey, president ; Anna E. Whittelsey, secretary.
Wolff Packing Co. (Chas.), foot of Quincy street. Incorporated October, 1887. Charles Wolff, president ; John A. Lee, secretary ; Charles Wolff, treasurer.
Labor Unions.
( Labor Unions meet at Trades Assembly Hall, 113 and 115 East Seventh street, unless otherwise noted. )
Kansas State Federation of Labor. Wm. A. Dodge, president, Leavenworth ; J. G. Samuelson, secretary, Topeka.
Topeka Trades and Labor Assembly, meets second and fourth Fridays of each month. J. G. Samuelson, secretary, 617 Kansas avenue ; C. R. Gardner, treas- urer.
Blacksmiths' Union, No. 41, meets first Monday in each month. Frank Maze, president ; S. M. Evans, secretary.
Book binders' Union, No. 23, meets last Monday of each month. James Tay- lor, president ; Geo. W. Tincher, secretary.
Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators, No. 96, meets second and fourth Thurs days of each month. James Olivett, president ; Lee Beaty, recording secretary ; F. F. Carr, financial secretary.
Cigarmakers' Union, No. 36, meets first Friday of each month. Chas. Hoeland, president ; A. F. Sheetz, recording secretary ; J. P. Niebies, corresponding and financial secretary.
International Association of Machinists, Topeka Lodge, No. 24, meets first and third Tuesdays of each month. William Wood, master machinist ; Thomas Horsefield, secretary.
Journeymen Barbers' Union, No. 25, meets second Monday of each month. D. L. Miller, president ; Roy Hammon, vice-president ; H. P. Miller, recording secretary ; H. Wolf, financial secretary ; J. Grilley, treasurer.
Journeymen Plasterers' Union of Topeka, meets every Saturday evening. James Anderson, president ; James Cunningham, recording secretary ; John McShean, financial secretary ; John Gannon, treasurer.
Journeymen Stone-Cutters' Association of Topeka. N. H. Waterbury, presi- dent ; R. E. Williams, recording secretary.
Journeymen Tailors' Union, No. 120, meets first Monday of each month. H. Keopke, president ; Theodore Schreibner, recording secretary.
Salesmen and Clerks' Union, No. 5280, meets first and third Mondays of each month. J. G. Samuelson, president ; W. U. Sheafor, recording secretary ; J. E. Robinson, financial secretary.
Topeka Typographical Union, No. 121, meets first Sunday of each month. A. E. Thorson, president ; W. H. Sullivan, recording secretary, W. C. Hercules, financial secretary ; Franklin Barnes, treasurer.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, No. 156. J. W. Lang, presi- dent ; C. M. Robinson, recording secretary ; C. R. Gardner, financial secretary ; S. E. Lain, treasurer. Meets every Wednesday evening.
In addition to $100,000 deposited with the State Treasurer of Kansas, th KANSAS MUTUAL LIFE keeps on deposit with said officer the full reserve o all policies in force.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Master, Clevis McGinnis. Meets sec- ond and fourth Sundays in each month, at A. O. U. W. Hall, corner Fourth street and Kansas avenue.
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Master, A. W. Cameron ; secretary, S. H. Thomas. Meets first and third Sundays in each month, at 420 Kansas avenue.
De Soto Division, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Chief engineer, W. M. Hamilton ; first assistant, James Thomas ; second assistant, Wm. Manley. Meets second and fourth Sundays, at Knights of Pythias Hall.
Order of Railway Conductors. Chief conductor, D. W. Meyers ; secretary and treasurer, C. A. Horn, 219 Lake street. Meets first and third Sundays in each month, at 2 o'clock P. M., in K. P. Hall.
Switchmen of North America, Lodge No. 12. Master, E. E. Cunningham ; recording secretary, J. A. Berlin. Meets first and third Thursdays of each month, at 420 Kansas avenue.
Brotherhood of Boilermakers, meets first and third Thursdays of each month, at B. of L. E. Hall. George Calkrins, president ; Ed. McGinnis, recording secretary, 117 Jefferson street ; Peter Neugebauer, treasurer.
Brotherhood of Boilermakers' Helpers, meets first and third Thursdays of each month, at Trades Assembly Hall. Dennis Page, president ; Harvey Chase, re- cording secretary ; O. Maze, treasurer.
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Libraries.
Bethany College Library, connected with the College of the Sisters of Bethany, and contains about 5,000 volumes.
Library of the Kansas Academy of Science, west wing of the Capitol Build- ing.
Lincoln School Library, located in the public-school building on Fifth and Madison streets, and contains over 4,000 well-selected volumes.
Public Library, located on the grounds of the Kansas State Capitol. Occu- pies a magnificent building, costing over $40,000, which was erected especially for its use, and has over 20,000 books on its shelves. Open daily until 9 P. M., except Sundays, when it is open in the afternoon only.
State Library, located in the basement story of the east wing of the State Cap- itol. It is one of the largest and most valuable libraries in the West, containing 40,000 volumes. James L. King, State Librarian.
State Historical Society Library, located in the west wing of the Kansas State House ; contains over 40,500 books, and is in charge of F. G. Adams, secretary of the society.
Swedish Library, 505 Kansas avenue ; in charge of John Watts. Contains several hundred volumes of Swedish literature.
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