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Salary.
Secretary of State. John Hay. of Ohio.
$8,000
Secretary of Treasury.
Leslie M. Shaw, of Iowa ..
8,000
Secretary of War.
William H. Taft, of Ohio. 8,000
Attorney-General
William H. Moody, of Massachusetts .. 8,000
.Postmaster-General
R. J. Wynne, of Pennsylvania. 8,000
Secretary of Navy
Paul Morton, of Illinois.
8,000
Secretary of Interior.
Ethan A. Hitchcock, of Missouri .. 8,000
Secretary of Agriculture.
James Wilson, of Iowa 8,000
Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
V. H. Metcalf, of California. 8,000
Supreme Court of the United States.
Chief Justice of the United States. . Melville W. Fuller, of Illinois.
Born, 1833. Appointed, 1888.
Associate Justices.
Born.
Appointed.
John M. Harlan, Kentucky
1833
1877
David J. Brewer, Kansas.
1837
1889
Henry B. Brown, Michigan.
1836.
1890
Edward W. White, Louisiana
1845
.1894
Rufus W. Peckham, New York
1837
1895
Joseph McKenna, California
1843.
1898
Oliver W. Holmes, Massachusetts.
1841.
1902
William R. Day, Ohio.
1849 1903
Reporter - Charles H. Butler, New York. Clerk - J. H. McKenney, District of Columbia. Marshal - John M. Wright, Kentucky.
Circuit Court.
Eighth Circuit. Comprising the States of Arkansas. Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Indian and Oklahoma Territories, New Mexico. Judges - Hon. William C. Hook, Leavenworth, Kansas; Hon. Walter H. Sanborn, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Hon. Amos M. Thayer, St. Louis, Missouri. In Kansas the Circuit Court is held on the first Monday in June, at Leavenworth; fourth Monday in November, at Topeka; first Monday in May and the second Monday in Novem- ber, at Fort Scott; and on the second Monday in March and the second Monday in Septem- ber, at Wichita. George F. Sharitt, clerk, Topeka, Kansas.
Circuit Court of Appeals (Eighth Circuit). Meets at St. Louis, Mo., and St. Paul, Minn. Is composed of the following judges: Hon. David J. Brewer, associate justice of the U. S. Supreme Court; Hon. William C. Hook, circuit judge; Hon. Walter H. Sanborn, circuit judge', and Hon. Amos M. Thayer, circuit judge. John D. Jordan, clerk, St. Louis, Mo.
District Court (Kansas.) Is held at the same places and dates as Circuit Court of Kansas; also on the first Monday of January, at Kansas City. Kan .; second Monday of April, at Topeka ; third Monday of May at Salina; and second Monday of October, at Leavenworth.
Judge - Hon. John C. Pollock, Topeka. Clerk - Morton Albaugh, Kingman.
District Attorney - J. S. Dean, Marion. Marshal - W. H. Mackey, Junction City.
Asst. Dist. Atty .- Edwin D. Mckeever, Topeka. Commissioner -A. F. Williams, Topeka.
Holidays.
Congress has at various times appointed special holidays, but there are no national holi- days, not even the Fourth of July. In the second session of the Fifty-third Congress it passed an act making Labor Day a public holiday in the District of Columbia, and it has recognized
Do not fail to figure Lumber Bills with W. I. MILLER LUMBER CO. 213 EAST SIXTH AVENUE. BOTH PHONES 204.
LOWEST RATES
ON REAL ESTATE LOANS.
MERRIAM
MORTGAGE COMPANY.
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RADGES' TOPEKA DIRECTORY.
the existence of certain days as holidays, for commercial purposes; but, with the exception named, there is no general statute on the subject. The proclamation of the President desig- nating a day of thanksgiving only makes it a legal holiday in those States which provide by law for it.
Presidents of the United States.
Inaugurated.
Politics.
Place of Death.
Year.
Age.
1
George Washington.
1789
57
Fed ...
Mt. Vernon, Va.
1799
67
John Adams ..
1797
62
Fed ...
Quiney, Mass ..
1826
90
3
Thomas Jefferson
1801
58
Rep .*.
Monticello, Va.
1826
83
4
James Madison.
1809
58
Rep . .
Montpelier, Va ..
1836
85
5
James Monroe ..
1817
59
Rep ..
New York City.
1831
73
6
John Quincy Adams
1825
58
Rep.t.
Washington, D. C.
7
Andrew Jackson
1829
62
Dem. .
Hermitage, Tenn.
8
Martin Van Buren. .
1837
55
Dem. .
Lindenwold, N. Y.
1862
79
9
William Henry Harrison
1841
68
Whig.
Washington, D. C.
1841
68
10
John Tyler
1841
51
Dem. .
Richmond, Va.
1862
11
James K. Polk
1845
50
Dem ..
Nashville, Tenn.
1849
12
Zachary Taylor.
1849
65
Whig.
Washington, D. C.
1850
65
13
Millard Fillmore.
1850
50
Whig.
Buffalo, N. Y.
1874
74
14
Franklin Pierce.
1853
49
Dem ..
Coneord, N. H
1869
64
15
James Buchanan.
1857
66
Dem ..
Wheatland, Pa ..
1868
77
16
Abraham Lincoln.
1861
52
Rep ..
Washington, D. C.
1865
56
18
Ulysses S. Grant.
1869
47
Rep
Mt. MeGregor, N. Y.
1885
63
19
Rutherford B. Hayes
1877
54
Rep .
Fremont, Ohio.
1893
70
20
James A. Garfield.
1881
49
Rep . .
Long Branch, N. J.
1881
49
21
Chester A. Arthur
1881
51
Rep .
New York City.
1886
56
22
Grover Cleveland
1885
48
Dem. .
23
Benjamin Harrison
1889
55
Rep ..
24
Grover Cleveland
1893.
56
Dem ..
25
William MeKinley
1897
54
Rep ..
Buffalo, N. Y.
1901
57
26
Theodore Roosevelt
1901
44
Rep ..
. .
* The Democratic party of to-day claims lineal descent from the first Republican party, and President Jefferson as Its founder.
t Political parties were disorganized at the time of the election of John Quincy Adams. He claimed to be a Republican, but his doctrines were decidedly Federallstlc. The opposition to his administration took the name of Democrats, and elected Andrew Jackson President.
Population.
The total population of the forty-five States in the Union, according to the official census of 1900, is 74,698,444. Population of 1904 (estimating continental United States), about 90,000,000.
Population of Territories.
Alaska
63,592
New Mexico
195,310
Arizona
122,931
Oklahoma
398,331
District of Columbia
278,718
Hawaii
154,001
Total
1,604,943
Indian Territory
392,060
W. I. MILLER 213 East Sixth Avenue.
LUMBER Both Phones 204.
Co.
17
Andrew Johnson.
1865
57
Rep ..
Carter's Depot, Tenn.
1875
66
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Indianapolis, Ind.
1901
69
Name.
Year.
Age.
1848
80
1845
78
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SPECIAL DEPARTMENT.
Banks, Insurance, Real Estate, Lawyers, Physicians,
AND OTHER PROFESSIONS.
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EDWIN A. AUSTIN.
OTIS E. HUNGATE, County Attorney.
AUSTIN & HUNGATE, Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
Bell Tel. 918.
Ind. Tel. 64.
Stormont Building, TOPEKA, KANSAS.
OFFICE HOURS : 9 to Il A. M. 3 to 5 P. M. Ind. Telephone 1316.
RESIDENCE : Thirteenth and Clay Streets. Ind. Telephone 16. Bell Telephone 16.
IDA C. BARNES,
M. D.
726 Kansas Avenue,
TOPEKA,
KANSAS.
MILTON BROWN,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
SUITE 41, CRAWFORD BUILDING, S. W. CORNER FIFTH AND JACKSON STREETS, TOPEKA, KANSAS.
TELEPHONE 997.
OFFICE HOURS: 10 A. M. TO 12 M. 2 P. M. TO 5 P. M.
BOTH PHONES.
DR. A. S. ANDREWS, GENERAL PRACTICE.
RESIDENCE: 412 WOODLAWN AVE.
OFFICE: 727 KANSAS AVE.
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BYRON ROBERTS, President.
F. M. KIMBALL, Secretary.
THE ATNA BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
HOME OFFICE : 112 EAST FIFTH STREET, TOPEKA, KANSAS.
ASSETS JULY 1, 1904, $1,303,829.35.
Offers rare inducements for safe and profitable investment of savings. Loans money to build homes on easy terms. 6 per cent. paid on deposits. 7 per cent. paid on dividend stock.
112 monthly payments, each $2.50, . . $280.00 PROFIT, . .. 220.00
Paid investor at maturity, $500.00
Write for particulars to Secretary, TOPEKA, KANSAS.
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I. L. BETZER,
Negotiator of Farm Loans.
Choice first mortgages on improved farms in Shawnee and ad- joining counties; more than one million dollars loaned on farms in this section, and not a single foreclosure; no investor ever lost a dollar. Parties desiring such investments are invited to call or write for list.
INDEPENDENT PHONE 244. COLUMBIAN BUILDING, Topeka, Kansas
BETZER REALTY COMPANY.
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS. :: RENTAL AGENTS. SURETY BONDS. BURGLARY AND FIRE INSURANCE. INDEPENDENT PHONE 244. COLUMBIAN BUILDING, TOPEKA, KANSAS.
Registered Optician.
Established 1879.
CHAS. BENNETT,
Doctor of Optics.
Sight is the most sensitive of the organs, and should be treated only by expert specialists and scientific methods.
730 Kansas Avenue, TOPEKA, KANSAS.
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JNO. R. MULVANE. President. A. W. KNOWLES. Vice-President.
J. W. THURSTON, Cashier. S. F. HUGHES. Asst. Cashier.
Capital paid in. Surplus and Profits. $385,000.
BANK OF TOPEKA
INCORPORATED. TOPEKA, KANSAS.
DIRECTORS.
EDWARD WILDER.
J. P. GRISWOLD.
JOHN W. FARNSWORTH.
J. W. THURSTON.
A. W. KNOWLES. T. B. SWEET.
A. WASHBURN. M. A. LOW.
JOAB MULVANE. CHAS. WOLFF.
JOHN R. MULVANE.
DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
BANKERS FOR THE A. T. & S. F. RY. CO.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO COLLECTIONS.
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W. S. BERGUNDTHAL,
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Real Estate Bought and Sold. Property Cared for. Rents Collected.
Taxes Paid for Non=Residents. Fire and Tornado Insurance. Twenty Years' Experience.
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FINANCIAL AGENT AND INVESTOR.
TELEPHONE 199.
No. 117 West Seventh Street, Topeka, Kansas.
H. C. BOWMAN,
Insurance and Real Estate Agency. IND. TELEPHONE 681.
INSURANCE:
FIRE.
TORNADO. PLATE GLASS. LIFE HEALTH. ACCIDENT.
TIMBER LANDS. RANCHES. FARMS. CITY PROPERTY.
No. 42 Columbian Bldg.,
Topeka, Kansas.
1.
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CHAS. G. BLAKELY,
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE.
ROOMS 5 AND 6, CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. ENTRANCE AND ELEVATOR ON SEVENTH STREET.
= COMPANIES REPRESENTED
Ætna.
Sun.
Hartford.
London Assurance.
Liverpool & London & Globe.
German-Alliance.
Northern.
Philadelphia Underwriters.
Niagara.
New Jersey Plate Glass.
Standard Accident.
Combined American Assets, Surplus to Policy Holders,
$75,000,000.
34,000,000.
Losses Paid in 1903,
22,000,000.
CHOICE CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE.
STEAMSHIP ANO RAILROAD TICKETS TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.
BAILEY BROS. & CO.,
INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND LOANS.
Fire,
Accident,
Health,
Plate Glass,
Burglary,
Steam Boiler,
Elevator,
Liability,
Surety Bonds.
OFFICE, SECURITY BUILDING. BELL PHONE No. 937.
PETER SMITH,
President.
E. S. GRESSER,
Cashier.
R. NICHOLS, Vice-President.
CITIZENS STATE BANK
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NORTH TOPEKA, KANSAS.
Capital paid in, $25,000.
. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $39,600.
Deposits, $265,000.
Originally established 1872.
· Incorporated 1898.
Only bank in Topeka paying no inter- est on deposits.
TRANSACTS A
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GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
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A. T. @ S. F. Railway Passenger Depot.
Located at the foot of East Fifth street. Including spacious train-shed, it is over a city block in length. Headquarters of division occupy second floor. Com- modious waiting rooms, the Harvey eating house and baggage rooms are on the ground floor.
Photographed und engraved especially for this work.
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A. T. & S. F. RAILWAY PASSENGER DEPOT.
P. I. BONEBRAKE, President. C. S. DOWNING, Vice-President.
EDWIN KNOWLES, Cashier. F. C. THOMPSON, Assistant Cashier.
Paid-up Capital, $250,000.
THE CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK OF TOPEKA, KANSAS.
STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY,
AND BANKERS FOR THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
A. S. JOHNSON.
EUGENE F. WARE.
C. S. DOWNING.
DIRECTORS.
C. J. DEVLIN.
J. D. NORTON.
P. I. BONEBRAKE.
C. S. GLEED.
C. B. KISTLER.
H. P. DILLON.
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DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
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THE CAPITOL REAL ESTATE CO.,
116 WEST SIXTH STREET.
We have a large and growing list of desirable Real Es- tate-Farms as well as City Realty.
Special Attention given to interests of non-resident clients.
REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE. SURETY BONDS W. A. NEISWANGER, TELEPHONE 948. MANAGER.
THE CAPITOL Building and Loan Association
534 KANSAS AVENUE.
OFFICERS AND
WILLIAM SIMS, President. C. W. SNYDER, Treasurer. C. J WEBB.
DIRECTORS :
E. C. ARNOLD. C. LOWRY, M. D.
B. R. WHEELER, Vice-President. P. H. FORBES, Attorney. J. W. GOING.
C. L. SEAGRAVEN.
G. W. STANSFIELD.
C. S. ELLIOTT, Secretary. C. G. BLAKELY, Auditor. C. F. MENNINGER, M. D. W. H. LININGER. W. H. HAMILTON.
Assets, November 1, 1904, $560,000.00.
Issues shares payable monthly or at your pleasure, earning from three to six per cent. compound interest.
Makes loans on Topeka city property, repayable in one to ten years' time. Call or write for booklet.
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W. H. COWLES,
Attorney and Counselor,
625 Kansas Avenue, Topeka.
30 20
P. H. CONEY,
Attorney at Law.
Specialty made of Patents, Pensions, War Claims,
and all kinds of claims against the Government.
Practices before all courts and depart- ments of the Government.
Collections of all kinds made.
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316 Kansas Avenue,
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TOPEKA, KANSAS.
LEONARD S. FERRY.
THOMAS F. DORAN.
FERRY & DORAN,
Attorneys AND Counselors at Law.
Suite 36, Columbian Building.
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Ind. Telephone 165.
TOPEKA, KANSAS.
JOHN P. DAVIS.
WM. M. WELLCOME.
BYRON H. DAVIS.
DAVIS, WELLCOME & CO., FARM AND CITY MORTGAGE LOANS.
LOW rate of interest. MONEY on HAND. Loans made for corporations and private investors. REAL ESTATE and FIRE INSURANCE. SEE US for BAR- GAINS in HOUSES and all kinds of REAL ESTATE.
REFERENCES BY PERMISSION :
EX-GOV. E. N. MORRILL, HIAWATHA, KANSAS. E. WILDER, TREASURER A. T. & S. F. RAILWAY. JOHN R. MULVANE, PRESIDENT BANK OF TOPEKA. P. I. BONEBRAKE, PRES. CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK TOPEKA. A. A. ROBINSON, PRES. MEXICAN CENTRAL R. R., TOPEKA.
FIRST-CLASS FARM MORTGAGES FOR SALE. Both Phones 1026.
STORMONT BUILDING, 107 West Sixth St.
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PAID-UP CAPITAL, $300,000.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK TOPEKA, KANSAS.
OFFICERS.
WM. SIMS, President. C. E. HAWLEY, Cashier. W. H. ROSSINGTON, Vice-President. C. S. BOWMAN, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS. A. A. ROBINSON, President Mexican Central Railway Company.
CHAS. J. LANTRY, Of the Firm of B. Lantry Sons, Contractors. W. H. ROSSINGTON, Vice-President, Of the Firm of Rossington, Smith & West, Attorneys.
CHAS. J. DEVLIN, Coal Operator. JOHN L. CHRISTOPHER, Treasurer T. M. & N. Railway.
WM. SIMS, President. C. E. HAWLEY, Cashier.
Interest paid on time deposits. :: Foreign drafts on all principal points. :: Letters of credit issued. Small accounts as well as large receive the same care- ful attention.
635 KANSAS AVENUE, CORNER SEVENTH.
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JNO. E. FROST,
Purchaser of
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Kansas Lands,
OFFERS FOR SALE
FINE WHEAT LANDS In South-Central KANSAS.
AND THE
BEST GRAZING LANDS la Southwest KANSAS.
Also a Few Lots in Topeka at
Only Proprietary Lands and
Low Prices for Cash.
Lots Handled.
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114 W. Sixth Ave.
Office, 42 Columbian Bldg.
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C. E. FOOTE & CO.,
ATTORNEYS AND BROKERS.
MUNICIPAL BONDS BOUGHT AND SOLD.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO REFUNDING COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND CITY BONDS.
PRIVATE FUNDS INVESTED WITH CARE.
LEGAL OPINIONS REGARDING THE VALIDITY OF SECURITIES FURNISHED.
Office, Real Estate Building, corner Seventh and Jackson Sts. Telephone 952.
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Insurance.
Loans.
Real Estate.
Collections.
W. M. FORBES,
107 WEST SEVENTH STREET. SECURITY BUILDING.
THE FOLLOWING OLD AND RELIABLE COMPANIES ARE REPRESENTED: Royal, of Liverpool, England. Insurance Company of North America, Philadelphia. St. Paul Fire and Marine, of St. Paul, Minnesota.
We also have a carefully conducted Rental Agency.
London & Lancashire, of Liverpool, England. Pennsylvania Fire, of Philadelphia. National, of Hartford, Connecticut. Phoenix, of Hartford, Connecticut. Springfield Fire and Marine, of Mass.
Collect Rents for residents or non-residents, at reason- able rates.
We can supply you with bargains in Real Estate for Investment, or for a Home.
Look after properties for non-residents. Have Eight of the best Fire Insurance Companies, and make a specialty of Insur- ance.
BELL PHONE, 392.
INDEPENDENT PHONE, 1140.
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CHARLES S. GLEED.
EUGENE F. WARE. JAMES WILLIS GLEED.
GLEED, WARE & GLEED, ATTORNEYS.
ASSISTANTS, D. E. PALMER, J. L. HUNT.
Telephone No. 217. Registered Cable Address, "Gleed."
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, TOPEKA.
A. M. HARVEY. EDWARD D. OSBORN.
HARVEY & OSBORN,
LAWYERS.
Columbian Building, Topeka, Kan.
T. F. GARVER. J. B. LARIMER.
GARVER & LARIMER,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law.
Suite 28, Columbian Building.
Telephone No. 149.
TOPEKA,
KANSAS.
EUGENE HAGAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
433 Kansas Avenue,
Topeka, Kansas.
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KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECURITY.
National Office, Security Building, Seventh Street and Kansas Avenue, TOPEKA, KANSAS.
CHARTERED FEBRUARY 22, 1892.
ISSUES CERTIFICATES OF $500, $1,000, $2,000, $3,000. PAYS ITS LOSSES IN FULL.
Pays part of Beneficiary to members at physical disability Pays partial and total disability when resulting from accident. Has a copyrighted reserve-fund plan that is just and fair to all, and is contributed to by each member equally, whether dying the first or fifteenth year after becoming a member. This Order claims merit over other societies as being the first to adopt a reserve-fund plan based on equity. : : : : ..
Reserve and Surplus Fund Nov. 1, 1904, over $500,000. GOOD ORGANIZERS WANTED.
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Notary Public and Stenographer in Office.
GEORGE A. HURON
Lawyer
SUITE 6, OFFICE BLOCK, 116 East Fifth Street. .
J. T. LOVEWELL, Ph. D.
Analytical Chemist and Assayer.
EXPERT IN TOXICOLOGY AND METALLURGY.
Will examine Mines and Mining Products.
OFFICE, 523 KANSAS AVE. Residence, 1601 College Ave.
I Can Sell Your Real Estate or Business NO MATTER WHERE LOCATED.
Properties and Business of all kinds sold quickly for cash in all parts of the United States. Write to-day, describing what you have to sell, and give cash price on same.
A. P. TONE WILSON, Jr., Real Estate Specialist, 413 KANSAS AVENUE.
TOPEKA, KANSAS.
Kansas Collection Agency.
413 KANSAS AVENUE, TOPEKA.
ANTHONY P. WILSON, ATTORNEY.
GIVE US A
TRIAL.
COLLECTIONS MADE IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
NO FEE CHARGED UNLESS COLLECTION IS MADE.
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H. B. KELLY.
W. G. KELLY.
KELLY & KELLY,
BOND BROKERS. FINANCIAL AGENTS.
CHOICE KANSAS OIL STOCKS.
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK BLDG., 700 KANSAS AVENUE.
32 WEST 27TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY.
H. G. LARIMER,
LAWYER.
Practices in all State and Federal Courts.
Notary Public and Collection Department in Office.
TELEPHONE 398. ROOM 24, BANK OF TOPEKA BUILDING. TOPEKA, KANSAS.
N. H. LOOMIS. H. A. SCANDRETT. R. W. BLAIR.
Loomis, Blair & Scandrett, LAWYERS.
Practice in all Courts.
Suite 2, Office Block,
122 East Fifth Street. TOPEKA, KANSAS.
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MERRIAM
MORTGAGE CO.
Real Estate . Loans
E ASK the attention of all desiring to borrow or lend money on good real estate security in eastern Kansas, to the following advantages which we offer: TWENTY YEARS SUCCESSFUL LOANING in eastern Kansas. To borrowers we offer prompt money, low- est rates, and every possible accommo- dation. We always have on hand mort- gages in denominations to suit investors, and of a kind that are the safest obtain- able remunerative investments for your savings and trust funds. We thank you for your past confidence and patronage, and should you or your friends have further wants in our line, we would be pleased to serve you. : : :
MERRIAM MORTGAGE CO. COLUMBIAN BUILDING.
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David W. Mulvane.
Charles E. Gault.
MULVANE & GAULT, Attorneys at Law.
Attorneys for The Bank of Topeka, and The Shawnee Fire Insurance Company.
Bank of Topeka Building,
TOPEKA, KANSAS.
FOR GOOD BARGAINS
INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE 203.
SEE
C. D. MYERS, EXAMINER OF TITLES,
C. A. MAGAW,
LAWYER,
Real Estate, Loans, Insurance and Rentals.
TOPEKA, KANSAS.
813 Kansas Avenue,
NORTH TOPEKA, KANSAS.
ROOM 35, CRAWFORD BUILDING.
J. E. MINNEY, A. M., M. D., Residence, 209 Western Ave.
R. S. MAGEE, M. D., Residence, 521 West St.
G. M. MINNEY, M. D., Residence, 209 Western Ave.
DRS. MINNEY, MAGEE & MINNEY, OCULISTS AND AURISTS.
634 KANSAS AVENUE. Ind. Telephone 931. TOPEKA, KANSAS.
Office Hours, 9 A. M. to 12 M., 2 to 4 P. M .; Sabbath, 9 to 10 A. M.
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The Melan Bridge.
Spans the Kansas river at Kansas avenue. Is 900 feet long, with broad driveway and sidewalks. Built under Melan patents in 1896 by Keepers & Thacher, of New York, and is the largest concrete and steel arch structure in the world. Cost, $150,000.
Photographed and engraved especially for this work.
THE MELAN BRIDGE.
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W. A. L. THOMPSON, PRES. F. M. BONEBRAKE, CASHIER.
F. W. FREEMAN, VICE-PRES. *
E. A. TIRRILL, ASST. CASHIER.
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Paid-Up Capital, $100,000. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $20,00.
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
Accounts Solicited.
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent.
Collections Receive Special Attention. Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
W. A. L. THOMPSON. ROBERT PIERCE. F. W. FREEMAN.
DIRECTORS :
H. R. NICKERSON. W. W. MANSPEAKER.
H. P. DILLON.
C. B. SMITH.
C. H. PATTISON. F. M. BONEBRAKE.
605 KANSAS AVENUE.
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ELON S. CLARK, MANAGER.
TOPEKA, KANSAS.
THE MUTUAL LIFE THE COMPANY THAT
Has Earned More FOR POLICY-HOLDERS, Has Paid More TO POLICY-HOLDERS,
Holds More FOR POLICY-HOLDERS, THAN ANY OTHER COMPANY IN EXISTENCE. ASSETS OVER $410,000.000.
Oldest in America. Largest in the World.
Particulars furnished upon receipt of date of birth.
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK.
RICHARD A. MCCURDY.
Phone 927.
PRESIDENT.
OFFICE, No. 613 KANSAS AVENUE, TELEPHONE 161.
RESIDENCE, No. 617 TAYLOR ST., TELEPHONE 219.
G. J. MULVANE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
X- Ray, Static, and all modern electric appliances.
HOURS :
10 A. M. TO 12 M. 2 TO 5 P. M.
7 TO 8 EVENING.
OFFICE HOURS : 11 TO 12 A. M., 2 TO 5 P. M.
OFFICE HOURS AT HOUSE : 7 TO 8 A. M. AND P. M.
C. F. MENNINGER, M. D.,
TOPEKA.
RESIDENCE, 1251 TOPEKA AVENUE, Telephone 85.
OFFICE, 727 KANSAS AVENUE, Telephone 19.
.
161
UNSOLICITED TESTIMONY.
"The Mutual Benefit Life is a company which has no supe- rior in the United States, or elsewhere."
-Insurance Advocate, New York.
"The Mutual Benefit Life of Newark, N. J., is famous for the benefits it extends, and its great stability." -Insurance Magazine, Kansas City.
"Good enough for anybody, is The Mutual Benefit of New- ark, N. J. So say all those engaged in life insurance, even the old company's most active competitors." -Insurance Post, Chicago.
"Ask any hundred men well posted in the standing of life insur- ance companies to name the three or four companies in which they would desire to carry policies of insurance, and every mother's son of them will name The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. of Newark, N. J., among the number."
-Insurance Register.
"It being sound, substantial, and conservative, we feel justified in saying that no company stands higher, or deserves to stand higher, in the estimation of the public, than The Mutual Benefit Life of Newark, N. J." -Insurance Leader, St. Louis.
Call us up and talk about it, or send for sample contract. Neither will cost you anything.
C. C. COURTNEY, State Agent, Ground Floor, Massachusetts Bldg., KANSAS CITY.
JOHN E. LORD, Manager, 701 Jackson Street, Tel. 1087, TOPEKA, KAN.
DAVID OVERMYER. GEORGE E. OVERMYER.
Overmyer & Overmyer,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK.
TOPEKA, KANSAS.
162
Northwestern Mutual Life INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF MILWAUKEE, WIS.
INSURANCE IN FORCE JAN. 1, 1904, $662,851,194.00
General Surplus, - - $5,614.764 Tontine Surplus, - - 25,897,879 Total Surplus, $31,512,643
=
= ASSETS
JAN. 1, 1904, $178,200,625.00
The Dividends of the Northwestern to the policy-holders are unequaled, and hence this Company furnishes cheaper insurance than other companies.
FOR PARTICULARS, ADDRESS E. W. POINDEXTER, General Agent of Kansas, Rooms 17, 18 and 19,
REAL ESTATE BUILDING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS.
DANIEL W. NELLIS. ESTABLISHED 1877.
CARL W. NELLIS.
THE NELLIS INSURANCE AGENCY.
Insurance in all its detail, including the Adjustment of Losses.
Stormont Building, 109 West Sixth Avenue.
BOTH PHONES NO. 228.
163
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA.
Incorporated as a Stock Company by the State of New Jersey.
Home Office, Newark, N. J. John F. Dryden, President.
THE PRUDENTIAL VE AMAS THE TAL STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR*
Insurance in force, over .
. $1,000,000,000
Assets, over . 72,000,000
Liabilities, over 62,000,000
Surplus, over 10,000,000
Paid policy-holders, over
80,000,000
Policies Liberal in Terms and Dividends Large, making Cost of Insurance Reasonable.
FOR PARTICULARS, OR AN AGENCY, ADDRESS
B. D. VAN OSTRAND, GENERAL AGENT, Room 5, Central National Bank Building,
as
Bell Phone 187 Main. TOPEKA, KANSAS.
GEO. GODFREY MOORE. OSCAR F. NELSON.
THE SECURITY TRUST AND
LIFE INSURANCE CO.
NEW YORK
Personal Protection Perfected by our New Com- bination Life, Endowment, Health, Acci- dent and Annuity Policy.
SPECIAL POLICIES FOR TOTAL ABSTAINERS.
This Company has received for years a higher rate of "interest and profits earned" on its mean invested assets than any other company in the world.
$1.31 OF ASSETS FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF LIABILITY.
NOT THE LARGEST BUT THE STRONGEST!
MOORE & NELSON.
Managers for Kansas, Crawford Building. TOPEKA, KANSAS.
A. B. QUINTON.
E. S. QUINTON.
QUINTON & QUINTON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
SUITE 22, COLUMBIAN BUILDING.
TOPEKA.
KANSAS.
164
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W. H. ROSSINGTON.
CHAS. BLOOD SMITH. J. S. WEST.
ROSSINGTON, SMITH & WEST, ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
CRAWFORD BUILDING, COR. FIFTH AND JACKSON STREETS, TOPEKA, KANSAS.
ATTORNEYS FOR
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, and MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.
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The Phenix Insurance Company
OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,
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ADMITTED TO KANSAS OCTOBER 3, 1871,
HAS PAID TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE FOR LOSSES
OVER FIFTEEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
CHAS. F. THOMAS, State Agent. MARK BANTA, Special Agent.
SECURITY BUILDING, TOPEKA, KANSAS.
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