Shawnee County KS Archives History - Books .....Chapter XIV 1905 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com September 25, 2006, 9:56 pm Book Title: History Of Shawnee County, Kansas CHAPTER XIV. The Railway System—Four Trunk Lines at Topeka—Mills and Factories— Commercial and Banking Institutions—Public Utilities—Finances of the City—Parks and Resorts—Assessed Valuation, Bonded Debt and Financial Resources—Present City Officers and List of Former Mayors—The Commercial Club. A general railroad convention was held in Topeka, October 7, 1860, attended by 125 delegates, to consider plans for a State railway system, and to inaugurate a movement for securing the same. Five lines of railroad were favored by the delegates, as the result of their deliberations, two of which were to run to Topeka. One of them was a line from the city of Wyandotte, up the Kansas Valley, by way of Lawrence, Lecompton, Tecumseh, Topeka, Manhattan and the Fort Riley Military Reservation, to the western boundary of the Territory; and the other, a line from Atchison, by way of Topeka, through the Territory in the direction of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Previous to that, in 1855, the Union Pacific system had received a charter from the Legislature under the title of the Leavenworth, Pawnee & Western Railroad Company, and in 1857 the Legislature granted a charter to a corporation to build the St. Joseph & Topeka Railroad, of which Cyrus K. Holliday, Franklin L. Crane, Milton C. Dickey and John W. Forman were the Topeka directors. In 1858 the Kansas Central Railway was projected by W. Y. Roberts and others, proposing to build a line of railroad from Wyandotte, up the Kansas Valley, on the north side of the river, by way of Lawrence and Topeka, to Fort Riley. UNION PACIFIC. From these beginnings the present railway facilities of Topeka were realized. The Union Pacific, then known as Kansas Pacific, was completed to Topeka, January 1, 1866. The arrival of the first train at North Topeka on that date was an occasion of great rejoicing, the people of Topeka extending the hospitality of the city to the mayors and councilmen of Wyandotte and Lawrence, and to the president of the road, R. M. Shoemaker. The principal address was delivered by Gen. James H. Lane. North Topeka was at that time known as Eugene, and contained more Indian than white inhabitants. The Union Pacific was completed to Denver in 1872. SANTA FE. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe system was the outgrowth of the St. Joseph & Topeka Railroad Company. Work was commenced at Topeka in October, 1868, the first section being built to Carbondale, to tap the Osage County coal fields. It was opened to Carbondale, 18 miles south from Topeka, in July, 1869, and to Emporia in 1870. More than four years elapsed before the construction had progressed to the State line on the west. The inception of this enterprise was in very great measure due to Col. Cyrus K. Holliday, of Topeka, who was the first president of the company, and one of its directors up to the date of his death, March 29, 1900. Citizens of Topeka subscribed $30,000 to the original St. Joseph & Topeka Railroad, and the county voted $250,000 in bonds to aid in the construction of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road. A further sum of $100,000 was voted by the city for the location of the general offices and shops. The shops were located here in 1872, and a general office building erected in 1884. To aid in the construction of this road the government made a grant of nearly 3,000,000 acres of the public lands of Kansas. Under the original plan of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company the eastern terminus of the road was at Atchison, no provision having been made for connecting Topeka with Kansas City on the south side of the Kansas River. To meet this oversight the city of Topeka, in April, 1874, subscribed $160,000 to the capital stock of the Kansas Midland Railroad Company, which had been projected some years before, but left in a languishing condition by reason of financial embarrassment and the opposition of rival cities. This line was completed in 1874, and in June, 1875, was leased to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, which eventually absorbed it. The Santa Fe system also operates the Leavenworth, Topeka & Southwestern road, which it jointly owns with the Union Pacific. The extent of the Santa Fe system, and its importance to Topeka, is shown by the fact that it employs more than 2,000 men in its various shops, and 800 in its general offices, at this point. The local pay-roll of the road exceeds $1,000,000 a year, and the product of its Topeka shops will average in value more than $2,000,000 a year. ROCK ISLAND. Topeka is also the Western headquarters of the great Rock Island railway system. This road was extended from St. Joseph to Topeka in 1887, and later by three lines across the State, to Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Texas; to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo; and to the Mexican border at El Paso. The Rock Island also maintains & train service between Topeka and Kansas City over the Union Pacific tracks. The Rock Island may well be called one of the great trunk lines of the West, and Topeka is one of its principal business points. A fine passenger station at the intersection of Kansas and First avenues is also the headquarters of the division and of the local officers of the road. The company employs a force of 100 men at Topeka, and the number is being increased from year to year. MISSOURI PACIFIC. Topeka is connected with the Missouri Pacific system by means of a branch line built in 1886 from Fort Scott to Topeka. It opened a rich farming country tributary to Topeka and increased the transportation facilities of the capital city to a needed and important extent. The stations immediately south of Topeka are Berryton, Tevis, Richland, Overbrook, Michigan Valley and Lomax. Connection is made at the last named point with the main line of the Missouri Pacific extending from the Missouri River to Colorado. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. Without claiming to be a great manufacturing, center, Topeka has a number of extensive and well-known manufacturing concerns, of which the milling industry is the most important. The principal institutions are the Central Mill and Elevator, Crosby Roller Milling Company, Farmers' Exchange Mill, Gyrator Mills, Inter-Ocean Mills, Kansas Valley Cereal Mill, Mid-Continent Mills, Shawnee Milling Company and Topeka Milling Company. The combined capacity of the several mills is 4,500 barrels of flour a day. Topeka's proximity to the great wheat belt of Kansas and the splendid shipping facilities make it one of the leading flour markets of the United States. The mills employ 175 persons, and the total product of the industry in 1904 amounted to $4,000,000. The Charles Wolff Packing Company, an independent company employing 200 men, did a business in 1904 aggregating nearly $2,000,000. Two creamery companies, the Continental Creamery Company and the Topeka Pure Milk Company, did a business amounting to $2,773,850 and gave employment to 108 men and 64. women. There are three cold storage plants,— the Topeka Ice & Cold Storage Company, the Continental Creamery Company and Seymour & Company,—which reported a total business of nearly $1,000,000 last year. The combined printing and book-binding product for the year 1904 amounted to over $800,000, giving employment to 500 persons, who received wages amounting to $350,000. The total value of all manufactured products for the year 1904 was $16,752,540, the number of firms engaged in manufacturing, 345; total capital invested, $7,273,129; number of employees,—male 5,379, females 1,080; total annual wages paid, $3,224,-427; value of material used, $10,000,000. COMMERCE AND FINANCE. Topeka has 30 wholesale and jobbing houses, whose total business in 1904 amounted to $17,000,000; the total retail business was $7,000,000. There are 22 builders and contractors in the city, value of work last year, $924,000, and wages paid, $252,000. The product of the lighting and heating plants in 1904 was $431,700, employees, 206, and wages paid, $123,700. The six planing mills employed 200 men, paying $100,000 in wages, and yielding a product of $300,000. The banking institutions of the city are the following: Bank of Topeka, capital $210,000; Central National Bank, capital $250,000; Citizens' State Bank, capital $25,000; First National Bank, capital $300,000; Merchants' National Bank, capital $100,000; Shawnee State Bank, capital $60,000; State Savings Bank, capital $25,000. The several banks have a total capital of $970,000, a total surplus of $281,518, and total deposits amounting to $6,000,000. PUBLIC UTILITIES. Topeka owns its own water-works system, recently purchased at a cost of $620,000, and its own street lighting plant, installed at a cost of $150,000. In the year 1900 the city built a public auditorium which cost $100,000, seats 4,000 people, and provides offices for the city government and quarters for the Fire Department. The building has a frontage of 350 feet, and is equipped with a four-manual pipe organ which cost $15,000. Two telephone systems, the Independent Telephone Company and the Missouri & Kansas Telephone Company, provide the city with 5,000 telephones, and afford long distance connections with all important points in Kansas and the leading cities of other States. There are 38 miles of paved streets—granite, asphalt and vitrified brick. The Topeka Railway Company operates 37 miles of street railway, reaching all parts of the city, the principal suburbs and Vinewood and Garfield parks. Topeka is well provided with light, heat and power by the Edison Illuminating Company and the Excelsior Coke & Gas Company. A pipe line is now being constructed from the gas fields of Southern Kansas, which will provide the city with natural gas before the close of the year 1905. PLEASURE PLACES. The public play-ground and recreation system of Topeka is embraced in the following parks: Central, City, Chesney, Gage, Holliday, Huntoon, Garfield and Vinewood, well distributed throughout the city and convenient of access by trolley lines. The improvement and promotion of the park interest is in charge of a public commission composed of M. A. Low, Edward Wilder, M. C. Holman, A. B. Quintan and J. P. Griswold. A new organization under the name of the Topeka Country Club, with 200 members and a capital stock of $25,000, will in the near future provide ample grounds near the city for golf links, tennis courts and other forms of outdoor amusement. The Topeka Base Ball Park and Washburn Athletic Park afford excellent facilities for athletic sports, and riding and driving exhibitions are well provided for on the Shawnee County Fair Grounds. In connection with the subject of parks it may be added that the entire residence district of Topeka is an umbrageous forest of stately elms and glowing maples, —With seats beneath the shade For talking age and whispering lovers made. The property assessment of the city for 1904, upon a one-third valuation was as follows: Real estate, $8,425,450; personal property, $2,348,070; railroad property, $501,900; total, $11,275,420. Bonded indebtedness—city at large $525,600; internal improvement, $514,800; sewer and drain bonds, $52,388. The general revenue fund of the city for the last year amounted to $106,399.63; the general improvement fund, $102,629.56; school tax levy, including building, interest and sinking funds, $180,426.72. CITY GOVERNMENT. The present city government of Topeka is composed of the following officers, elective and appointive: Mayor, William H. Davis; president of Council, L. A. Ryder; clerk, J. H. Squires; attorney, Frank G. Drenning; treasurer, M. M. Hale; physician, H. B. Hogeboom; fire marshal, George O. Wilmarth; chief of police, A. G. Goodwin; food inspector, W. H. Gilfillan; license collector, R. F. Clough; plumbing inspector, E. A. Chaney; superintendent of water-works, Jesse Shaw; police judge, S. S. Urmy; engineer, James F. McCabe; police matron, Laura E. Thorpe; commissioner of elections, Charles H. Titus; street commissioner, James Ramsey; superintendent of electric light, H. K. Goodrich; weighmaster, O. A. Peck; councilmen— First Ward, L. A. Ryder and F. B. Simms; Second Ward, Charles K. Holli-day and Joseph Griley; Third Ward, William Green and Fred E. Nipps; Fourth Ward, S. S. Rice and C. W. Horn; Fifth Ward, Samuel T. Howe and J. C. Shinier; Sixth Ward, J. W. F. Hughes and S. A. Swendson. Mayors.—Since the organization of the city the following persons have been elected to the office of mayor, for the years named: Loring Farnsworth, 1858-59; Lorenzo Dow, 1859; Cyrus K. Holliday, 1859-60; Hiram W. Farnsworth, 1860-61; Harris Foster Otis, 1861-62; Noah W. Cox, 1862-63; Joseph F. Cummings, 1863-64; Samuel H. Fletcher, 1864-65; William W. Ross, 1865-66; Ross Burns, 1866-67; Cyrus K. Holliday, 1867-68; Orrin T. Welch, 1868-69; Cyrus K. Holliday, 1869-70; Josiah B. McAfee, 1870-71; Orrin T. Welch, 1871-74; Henry Bartling, 1874-75; Thomas J. Anderson, 1875-77; Milton H. Case, 1877-81; Joseph C. Wilson, 1881-83; Bradford Miller, 1883-85; Roswell L. Cofran, 1885-87; David C. Metsker, 1887-89; Roswell L. Cofran, 1889-93;-Thomas W. Harrison, 1893-95; Charles A. Fellows, 1895-99; Charles J. Drew, 1899-1901; J. W. F. Hughes, 1901-1902; Albert Parker, 1902-03; W. S. Bergundthal, 1903-05; William H. Davis, 1905—. COMMERCIAL CLUB. A great factor in promoting the business growth and material interests of the city is the organization known as the Commercial Club of Topeka, of which Charles K. Holliday is president, T. F. Garver, vice-president, L. M. Penwell, treasurer, and Thomas J. Anderson, secretary. The membership roll of the Commercial Club for 1905 includes the following firms and individuals : Adams Brothers, Printers and Publishers. Auerbach, H. A., Palace Clothing Company. American Steam Laundry. Austin & H ungate, Attorneys. Abrahams, John V., Lawyer. Auto Fedan Hay Press Company. Arnold, W. J., Architect. Bauer, A. D., Printer. Baumgartner, John, Merchant Tailor. Barns, T. L., Steward Elks Club. Black, W. J., General Passenger Agent, Santa Fe. Blaine, R. D., Real Estate, Loans and Collections. Beal, L. G., Loan Broker. Bowman, C. H., Topeka Desiccating Company. Brigham, R. S., Street Car Advertising. Bischoff, Oscar, Capitalist. Barnum, S., Co., Dry Goods. Bird, W. A. S., Lawyer. Blakely, C. G., Insurance. Bowman, H. C, Insurance. Bates, A. H., Capitalist. Bergundthal, W. S., Real Estate. Betts, J. B., Contractor. Bromich, Joseph, Steam Boiler Works. Buffkin, J. A., Manufacturer. Brown, Milton, Lawyer. Bennett, A. H., Grain Commission. Butler, J. N., Signs. Brown, Frank J., Financial Agent. Blitz, I. M., Jeweler. Bradshaw, George L., Harness and Saddlery. Bailey Brothers, Insurance, Real Estate and Steamship Agents. Burghart, George, Cigar Manufacturer. Crane & Company, Publishers, Printers and Binders. Crosby Brothers, Dry Goods, Carpets, Furniture, Shoes. Crosby, Warren M., Dry Goods, Shoes, etc. Capper, Arthur, Pres. Daily. Capital, Prop. Mail and Breeze. Crane, D. O., Supt Topeka Cemetery Ass'n. Cuthbert & Sargent, Contractors. Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Co. Chicago Lumber Co. Chase, G. M. & Co., Shoes. Central National Bank. Coughlin Hardware Company. Currie Windmill Co. Continental Creamery Co. Cooper, John G., Capitalist. Combs, W. M., Chief Dispatcher, Santa Fe. Council, M., Contractor. Calkins, Charles R., Orchestra Director. Clemens, G. C, Lawyer. Clark, Elon S., Mgr. Mutual Life Ins. Co., New York. Chappelle, James, Prop., Copeland Hotel. Central Sash and Door Company. Conklin & Gustafson, Plumbers. Crawford, George M., Business Mgr. Mail Printing House. Crockett, J. E., Dry Goods. Crain, Ralph W., Mgr. Remington Typewriter Co. Colville, J. P., Photographer. Campbell, Dr. A. C, Oculist. Durell & Cummings, Proprietors Oxford Hotel. Davis, W. L., Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile Company. Devlin, Charles J., Pres. Mt. Carmel Coal Co. Dudley, John, Ranchman. Dun, R. G. & Co., Commercial Agency. Dougherty, George E., Shorthand School. Dreisbach & Wallace, Groceries and Meats. Elliott, Charles S., Shawnee Insurance Agency. Excelsior Coke & Gas Company. Edison Electric Illuminating Co., Heat, Power, Light. Edson, Frank P., Plumbing and Steam Heating. Embree, Rev. A. S. Eagle, Charles S., Wholesale and Retail Cigars. Emerson, Z. A., Manager Postal Telegraph Company. Evans, Clinton J., Attorney. Elliott, E. T., Manager Grand Union Tea Company. Felix & Sons, Clothes Store for Men. Fleishman, S. M., Topeka Pants Co. First National Bank. Fellows, C. A., Contractor. Findlay, George W., Special Agent Mass. Mut. Life Ins. Co. Frost, John E., Real Estate, etc. Foster, Frank H., Lawyer. Freeman, F. W., Vice-President Merchants' National Bank. Ferry & Doran, Lawyers. Forbes, D. H., Hardware. Foote, C. E., Financial Broker. Godard, A. A., Attorney, President State Savings Bank. Greenwald, D. J. Green, William & Sons, Groceries and Meats. Guthrie, John, Postmaster. Glenn, H. H., "The Fair." Gavitt, W. W., Medical Company, Manufacturing Chemists. Guild, Charles W., Marble and Granite Works. Gleed, Charles S., Attorney. Garver & Larimer, Lawyers. Griley & Griley, Capital Barber Shop. Guild, E. B., Music Co., Pianos, Organs and Musical Mdse. Garvey, H. O., Manager Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co. Guibor, Charles R., Shirt Manufacturer. Grear, Frank, New Era Department Store. Goodwin, A. G., Automobiles.- Garvey, W. C, Freight Agent, Santa Fe. Heinz, Peter, Capitalist. Hanley & Ritchie, Contractors. Henderson, M. D., Real Estate. Hubbard, C. E., Hardware and Seeds. Howe, Samuel T., Manager Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co. Hall Lithographing Company. Heery, Michael, Contractor. Holman, M. G, President Western Woolen Mill Co. Hammel, George M., Merchant Tailor. Heil, Peter & Sons, Dairy Supplies. Hayden, James B., Jeweler and Oculist. Holland & Squires, Architects. Howard, H. B., Sporting Goods and Machine Shop. Horn, E., Planing Mill. Holliday, C. K., President Excelsior Coke & Gas Company. Hankla, T. J., Proprietor Fifth Avenue. Hotel. Hutton, W. W., General Secretary Railway Conductors. Horsfield, Thomas, Meat Market. Harvey, A. M., Lawyer. Hayden, R. F., Probate Judge. Hulse, Hiram, Florist. Hurley, J. E., General Manager, Santa Fe. Herron & Middaugh, Clothing and Shoes. Hollcraft, M. E., Florist. Hamilton, Charles B., Proprietor Hotel Throop. Hodgins, Fred H, Sixth Avenue Pharmacy. Hagan, Eugene, Lawyer. Jones, J. K., Paints and Glass. Jordan, E. P., Electrical Construction and Supplies. Judd, Dr. C. E. Jones, George H, Agent U. S. Express Company. Jones Dry Goods Company. Kuehne, Otto, Proprietor Kuehne Preserving Works. Kane, A. S., Manager Crawford Opera House. Kaczynski, Vincent, Wood, Coal and Feed. Knights and Ladies of Security, Fraternal Insurance. Kansas Book Company, School Books. Keizer, Dell, General Manager Topeka Daily Herald. Kistler-Metzler Mercantile Co., Wholesale Grocers. Kansas Farmer Company, Publishers Kansas Farmer. Klingaman, A. C, Druggist. Kelly & Kelly, Bond Attorneys and Brokers. Keith, Dr. H. H. Koontz, J. R., General Freight Agent, Santa Fe. King, J. J., Attorney and Real Estate. Kohl, Chas. W., Proprietor Kohl's Pharmacy. Kraushaar, Henry F, Proprietor Royal Bakery. Kinney, John J., Sec. Coughlin Hardware Company. Klauer, Herman, Tobacco and Cigars. Kellar, N. E., Contractor. King, W. E., Assistant City Engineer. King, Thomas L., Ticket Agent, Santa Fe. Kutz, Charles H., Teacher. Klinge, William, Merchant Tailor. Lake, W. F, Druggist. Leahey, Daniel, Contractor. Lewis, F. A., Agent Pacific Express Co. and U. P. Ry. Longaker, Amos, Contractor. Lytle, J. F, Wells Fargo & Co. Express. Low, M. A., General Attorney, Rock Island. Lindsay, W. S., Physician and Surgeon. Loomis, Blair & Scandrett, Attorneys at Law. Lindsey, H. C, Prop. Fashion Stables. Lucas, A. T., Sheriff Shawnee County. Lux, Philip, Retired Farmer. Lux, Samuel E., Commission Merchant. Lee. E. S., Druggist. Lewis, Charles W., Provident Savings Life Insurance Company. Lyman & Lyman, Dentists. Lord, John E., Mgr. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. Mulvane, Joab, Pres. Edison Electric Illuminating Co. Mulvane, John R., Pres. Bank of Topeka. Mulvane & Gault, Attorneys. MacLennan, Frank P., Editor and Prop. State Journal. Miller, W. I., Lumber. Moore, J. E., Mgr. Symns Grocer Company. Moore, C. A., Manufacturer. Montgomery, E., "Star Grocery." Montgomery, H. S., Gen. Watch Inspector, Santa Fe. McEntire Brothers, Mattress Manufacturers and Spring Beds. Mid-Continent Mills, Flour and Mill Stuffs. Merchants' Transfer Company. McAfee, Henry W., Stockman. McClintock, Dr. J. C, Physician and Surgeon. Myers, C. W., Groceries and Meats. MacDowell, E. B., Office Supplies. Miller, W. S., Prop. Miller's Pharmacy. Matthews & Drechsel Shoes. McCormick, O., Rug Factory. MacDonald, John, Editor and Prop. Western School Journal. McCabe, James F., City Engineer. Merriam Mortgage Co., Real Estate Mortgages. Massey, Arthur, Horse Shoer. Morehouse, R. H, Watch Inspector, Santa Fe. Morrison, James E., M. D. Monroe & Schoch, Attorneys at Law. Mills, A. M., Vice-Pres. The Mills Dry Goods Co. McKeever, J. R., Furniture, Carpets, etc. Maxwell, William A., Vinewood Stone Co. McManus, John F., Gas Expert. Mullin, A. B., Meats. Morrison, C. H., Jeweler. Maxwell, John, Contractor. McCaslin, C. L., Contractor. Milligan, William, Loan Agent. Mize, L. D., Barber. McKnaught, J. F., Transfer. Neil, George, Pres. Topeka Woolen Mill Co. Norton, Jon. D., Sec, and Asst. Treas. Mt. Carmel Coal Co. Newland, F. M., Groceries and Meat Market. Noble, George M. & Co., Fin. Agents, Real Estate and Ins. Neiswanger, W. A., Mgr. Capital Real Estate Co. Newman, A., County Clerk. Nipps, F. E., Agent Missouri Pacific. O'Neil, Edward L., Bookkeeper. Ott, S. S., Real Estate. Osborn, W. L., Mgr. Topeka Desiccating Co. Poindexter, E. W., Gen. Agt. Northw. Mutual Life Ins. Co. Philips & Chaney, Real Estate. Parkhurst-Davis Mer. Co., Wholesale Grocers. Prescott, F. M., Real Estate. Plass, Dr. Norman, Pres. Washburn College. Penny, George B., Dean Fine Arts Dept. Washburn College. Plank, M. C, Contractor. Penwell, L. M., Undertaker. Quail, William L., Stockman. Quinton & Quinton, Lawyers. Roudebush, Emmett E., Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. Redden, A. L., Lawyer. Robinson, Marshall & Co., Clothing and Furnishings. Robinson, A. A., Pres. Mexican Central Railroad. Reinisch, A., Superintendent City Parks. Rees, B. L., General Agent International Harvester Co. Roehr, W. F., Music Co., Pianos, Organs, and Musical Instruments. Reynolds & Childers, Props. Topeka Pantatorium. Ruff, W. H., Pension Office. Roof, C. H., Grocer. Rodman, J. E., Florist. Roediger & Son, Dyeing and Cleaning Works. Radges, Sam, Publisher "Topeka City Directory." Rinner & Warren, Tin Shop. Robinson, F. A., Manager Fox Typewriter Co. Sells, Wm, Sells & Forepaugh Shows. Sterne, W. E., County Commissioner. Switzer, John F., Attorney. Strickler, L. H., Principal Topeka Business College. Schich, William, Mfr. & Jobber, Mattress & Iron Beds, Couches. Stephenson, W. C, Real Estate, Loans, and Fire Insurance. Stansfield, George W., Druggist. Smith, James C, Hides and Tallow. Shawnee Building & Loan Association. Standard Oil Company. Stewart, Dr. S. G. Squires, J. H., City Clerk. Strauss Agency, Real Estate, etc. Sullivan, James D., Art Store. Saxon, Theodore, Farmer. Steves, F. M., & Sons, Printers and Publishers. Scrinopskie, Albert, Prop. Fitwell Shoe Company. Snyder, C. W. & Son, Bankers. Scott, C. L., Cremerie Restaurant. Stump, Albert D., Meat Market. Sheard & Logan, Western Baseball Association. The Southwestern Fuel Co., Coal. Thompson, W. A. L., Wholesale Hardware. The Topeka Trunk Factory. Topeka Laundry Co. Topeka Water Co. Topeka Railway Co. The Exchange Grocery Co. Trapp, C. T., Merchant Tailor. The Mills Dry Goods Co. The State Savings Bank. The Ewart Lumber Co. The A. B. Whiting Paint & Glass Co. Thomas, J., Lumber Co. Topeka Milling Co. Troutman & Stone, Lawyers. Thurston & Van Kirk, Abstracters. Thurston, J. W., Cashier Bank of Topeka. Trapp, Charles H., Printer. Topeka Pure Milk Co. Thompson, E. W;, Mgr. National Life Ins. Co., Vermont. Taylor, W. L., Pres. Taylor Grain Co. Topeka Independent Telephone Co. The People's Ice & Fuel Co. Taylor, R. E., Groceries and Meat Market. Topeka City Troop. Topeka Bridge & Iron Mfg. Co. Topeka Transfer Co. Taylor, Dr. W. T. Van Ostrand, Byron D., Gen'l Agent, Prudential Insurance Co. Van Vleck & Co., Wall Paper. Van Valkenburg, M. W., State Agt. Liverpool, London & Globe. Van Dorp, Louis, Cornice and Sheet Metal Works. Valentine, H. E., Lawyer. Wagner, George, Editor Kansas Democrat. Wilson, A. P. Tone, Jr., Real Estate and Lawyer. Wilson, Anthony P., Kansas Collection Agency. Wilder, E., Treasurer, Santa Fe. Wolff, Chas., Packing Co. Woolverton, L. S., Druggist. Wright, John M., Deputy County Treasurer. Warner & Potter, Agric. Implements, Carriages and Wagons. White Star Laundry, Weber, W. F., Groceries. Wood, C. L., Prop. National Hotel. Waters, John C, Lawyer. Webster-Tulloch Coal Co. Willis Norton & Co., Inter-Ocean Mills. Webb & Nichols, Real Estate, Insurance and Loans. Wood, L. M., Architect. Western Woolen Mill Co. Wilson, Richard, Conductor, Santa Fe. Whitcomb, Geo. H., Lawyer. Wood, J. G., Receiver U. S. Land Office. Wear, Norman S., Wear Coal Co. Walker, Fred T., Drugs and Photo Supplies. Wilson, Carey J., Insurance. Ware, E. F., Lawyer. Williams, A. F., Lawyer. Young, Clarence, Drugs. Zercher Book & Stationery Co. Zanditon Company, Men's and Women's Clothing. Zahner, A., Mortgage Loans. Zeis, Burg E., Retired Merchant. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS EDITED AND COMPILED BY JAMES L. KING TOPEKA, KANSAS "History is Philosophy Teaching by Examples" PUBLISHED BY RICHMOND & ARNOLD, GEORGE RICHMOND; C. R. ARNOLD. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1905. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/shawnee/history/1905/historyo/chapterx16nms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ksfiles/ File size: 26.7 Kb