Note. Chapter 11., starts in the year of 1904, but because the year of 1905, is so long this chapter 11,will stop in the month Apil and start again in chapter 12, in the month of May, Chapter 13,will be the months of September-December.
December 9, 1904
Oakland’s Local News
Oakland is the Eden of Kansas and the garden spot of Shawnee county.
Warren will pay your street car fare if you buy a bill of goods from him bring the whole family, furniture store: old and new.
The first Oakland couple that gets married and reports to this office, bringing along with them a piece of the wedding cake for the editor, will receive six months subscription free.
L. E. Lyons while skating uptown at the skating rink last week had the misfortune to fall and dislocate his wrist. It is a very painful injury, and Mr. Lyon’s will probably be laid up for some time.
Art Green who has been working at the Topeka Woolen Mill, for several years has resigned his position as a weaver and accepted a position with the Western Woolen Mill, of North Topeka.
Oakland has three good doctors: Millard, Heller and Ensign.
The citizens of Oakland should all pull together for the Grantville Bridge. It means a whole lot for this city.
Vance Swank is learning the printing trade in this office.
The harvest is past the summer is ended and now bout that coal in the bin?
December 16, 1904
Oakland Local News
Let us start a sidewalk boom, how nice your property would look if good substantial walks were built around it: besides it would enhance the value of such property. Who will be first.
December 16, 1904
Business
A lumber yard in this city ought to pay. The amount of building going on convinces us that it would be a paying investment for some one to open up a yard here.
December 16, 1904
Crime & Trouble
Monroe Patterson had a preliminary hearing in the city of Topeka, Monday, implicated in the Nickum murder. After hearing the testimony, Judge Mc Cabe turned him loose a free man.
December 16, 1904
Oakland Local News
Why wouldn’t it pay someone to start a coal yard in Oakland.
The Oakland Woolen Mill has on its pay rolls 125 employees.
December 16, 1904
Oakland Local News
If our business man could all concentrate their business on one street how much more citifed we would become.
The Oakland street car line is one of the best patronage leading out of or into Topeka.
December 16, 1904
Crime & Trouble
If the boy who took a steel composing rule from this office and carried it away, will return it. We will do nothing further about it. We know who you are avoid trouble by returning it.
December 16, 1904
Oakland Local News
Hunters are having a fine now-a-day bagging the cottontails.
There was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Dawson of Oakland December 8, 1904 a nine pound daughter. Mrs. Dawson is the daughter of Judge Joseph Reed of Topeka, for several days Judge Reed stepped high, and his friends say that he sings the old song this way now: “ I’m just as young as I used to be.”
Oakland Local News
It seems to us that a good bakery would pay in Oakland.
The Blade, one dollar per year in advance subscribe now.
“ Man are only boys grown tall hearts don’t change much after all.”
The thick blanket of leaves lying on the ground in the yards and along the streets should be raked up in a piles and burned.
Old Santa Claus has left the cold regions of the north and is now on his way to Oakland where we believe he will leave a large supply of presents for the little folks.
The Bell Telephone company has put in a large number of phones in Oakland Lately.
Did you ever notice that the fellow who says the least, does, the most?
December 23, 1904
Oakland Local News
When you get tired looking around in Topeka for a place to locate, come to Oakland. We have no rough element, no gambling, no rowdyism, no tough characters. On the contrary, we have the best looking and best behaved young people in four states. Our citizens are moral, religions and charitable: consequently are happy, contented and prosperous.
December 23, 1904
Crime & Trouble
We have notice several small boys and some lager one too, in Oakland smoking cigarettes. Boys don’t do it, it will ruin your health, incapacitate you from life’s work, enfeeble your mind and perhaps land you in a asylum or a per mature grave. Parents are you using your best influence with your boy’s to keep them from the most pernicious habit?
December 23, 1904
Oakland News Humor
When a man gets a roll of money, says an exchange, he goes down town and spends it. When a woman gets a roll of money she goes down town shopping see the difference.
December 23, 1904
Suicide
Henry Checkfield a grocery man at 821 Seward Ave Topeka, committed suicide by hanging himself in his barn in the rear of his store. Saturday morning no cause is assigned for the rash act. The State Journal of Saturday was in error about deceased being a resident of Oakland.
Oakland Local News
Howard Ward has resigned his position at the city barber shop.
The finest line of cookies ever put on the market at, Clingan & Hummel’s.
Hang up the stocking, if you haven’t a stocking a sock will answer.
December 30, 1904
Oakland News Humor
There are some men who dislike work equally as bad as their boys hate to go to school.
The Philadelphia Record says even an upright piano may develop into a down right nuisance.
December 30, 1904
Crematory
One night last week the old crematory building just west of Oakland on the Kansas River burned down. Not a single regret have we heard from any person in Oakland. That old stench pot was an eye sore to the people visiting Oakland. If a crematory is to be built it should be put far enough away from the city so that none of the fumes will have to be tolerated by any of the inhabitants. The new crematory talked of south of Oakland should never be countenanced by the city council of Topeka. The health of the people of Oakland demand that the crematory should not be built so near the city.
December 30, 1904
Storm
Last Tuesday and Wednesday’s storm was a bad one. Early Tuesday the street cars were out trying to make their runs, but it was nearly noon before they were making any regular time.
December 30, 1904
Oakland Local News
Mr. George Denham of Topeka, and Miss Jessie Bradley of Oakland were united in marriage by Justice Williams, of Oakland, on Saturday the 24th. day of December 1904.
Oakland Blade
December 30, 1904
Bits of Topeka’s History
North Topeka was first called Eugene.
Miss Sarah Harland taught the first school in Topeka.
The city was incorporated on February 14, 1857.
The land Topeka is built on is part of the Wyandotte fault.
The A. T. & Santa Fe railroad shops were open August 12, 1878.
A license to wed was issued by the probate Judge in 1880 to a gentleman 106 years old.
A steam boat, the “ Kansas Valley ” came up the Kansas River from Kansas City April 18, 1861.
The first sidewalks laid in Topeka was in 1863.
The first brick made on the town site was in 1856. The yard was located between Jackson & Van Burin Streets, between First & second.
The insane asylum was opened to receive inmates in 1879.
J. B. Billard of North Topeka, assisted old John Brown when in Kansas. Mr. Billard, though but a boy then, often carried Brown and his men across the river in his skiff during the early troubles.
Note. I should of have said something earlier about the way I have dated and give a month for each story. I know some of you readers may want to quote from this book or use it as reference and so on. It was important to me that I made it easer for you as readers to be able to find the stories or short notes as you needed them.
January 6, 1905
Oakland Local News
Mayor Brigham came into our office, Monday and planked down a dollar for the “Home Weekly Visitor “ Monday. Oakland’s Mayor is a genial fellow, and “ up to snuff. “ When it comes to doing things that will benefit the city which he has the honor to representing.
January 6, 1905
Fire
The North Topeka stock yards barn, just west of the Kuehnie pickling works. Burned last Saturday morning, the horses which were in the barn at the time were saved.
January 6, 1905
Oakland News Humor
Some fellows will stand and criticize a fly for its foolish brakes around “ Tangle foot “ Well on the other hand whiskey has the same effect on man, finally becomes helpless and die stuck fast.
January 6, 1905
Business
Clingham & Hummel have had their delivery wagon overhauled and repainted. Which adds greatly to its appearance. This firm is awake to the need’s of its customers, and they are getting a large trade.
January 6, 1905
Oakland Local News
Friday of last week in order to catch a car a foot race was indulged in for a block on Forest Ave. Chief Stahl took the lead and Sergeant Dardy we believe brought up the rear, by the way they are all good sprinters.
January 13, 1905
Oakland News Humor
What’s the use of talking about giving the woman the right to vote. Nine out of ten of the female sex think a great deal less of ballots than they do of bonnets.
January 13, 1905
Oakland Local News
There are two kinds of businesses that would not pay in Oakland Saloons and Billiard Halls.
January 13, 1905
Crime & Trouble
Ed. Tolin, of Oakland was placed under arrest the first of the week, charged with having obtained goods under false pretenses. He pleaded guilty in the city court of Topeka, Wednesday and was fined $32.65 in default of which he was taken to jail. Truly the way of the transgressor is hard.
January 13, 1905
Crime & Trouble
Dan Finney and Frank Crist, two jauntiest arrested by Chief Stahl and brought before Justice Williams Tuesday of this week. Each man was found guilty on six counts for selling liquor and fined $100 and thirty days in each count, a total of $600 and 180 days in jail for each defendant. The appeal bond was fixed at $1000 in each case. In additional to this each of the defendants was put under an additional bond of $1000 to keep the peace, which means that if they continue to violate the law in the future, their bondsmen will have to “ pay the freight. “ In other words, “ Professional bond signers” for these fellows will be harder to catch, as they will be more careful about signing bonds.
January 20, 1905
Crime & Trouble
J. R. Ranson, Pigg and Don Canfiled were tried before Justice Williams for violating the prohibition law. Monday they were each convicted on two counts, and fined $200 and sentenced to 30 days in jail on each count. They were also required to give a peace bond in the sum of $1000 an appeal was taken.
January 20, 1905
Fire
The two story frame house of the Woolforks, a colored family, living southeast of town, caught fire at 8 O’clock Saturday night and burned to the ground. With its contents, no one was at home, save the aged Grandmother and a three year old child. Last winter a similar catastrophe over took these people and, and their new house was only recently completed.
January 20, 1905
Oakland New Humor
We have been in Oakland some two months, and have never met the marshal. Don’t know that we have any particular business with the gentleman. But we would like to catch a glimpse of him so that we can dodge him in the future if we have to.
January 20, 1905
Town Meeting
A city building should be erected in Oakland, for the use of the council and police Judge. Our “ city dads ” are somewhat like the “ wandering Jew,” here to night, and somewhere else the next night.
January 20, 1905
Oakland Local News
Your idea of a truly grate man is one who can draw people more than five miles to attend his funeral.-Chicago News.
January 27, 1905
Sardou Bridge
Work will soon be commenced on the Sardou bridge. We wish we could say as mush for the Grantville bridge. A grate deal of trade from the southwestern part of Jefferson county would come here if the bridge was rebuilt.
January 27, 1905
Oakland Local News
Last Thursday evening as Mr. Roberts was chopping kindling for the morning fire, a piece flew up striking him in the right eye. He was taken to Stormont Hospital were he was cared for. His sight will no doubt be destroyed. This very unfortunate accident is a great blow to Mr. Roberts and has the sympathy of the entire community.
January 27, 1905
Oakland Local News
An eastern farmer says he rid his farm of rats in the following manner: On a number of piece of shingles I put out about a teaspoonful of molasses and on that I put a small quantity of concentrated lye and then put the old shingles around under the cribs. The next morning I found some forty dead rats and the rest left for parts unknown. I have cleaned several farms of these pests in the same way and never know it to fail.
January 27, 1905
Oakland Local News
When you help Oakland you help yourself and everyone living in Oakland. Moral-Stand up for the Blade, thereby you are standing up for Oakland. A subscriber.
January 27, 1905
Oakland Local News
Valentines day is drawing near, already the show cases and counters in the stores are laden with some pretty Valentines and a larger number of ugly ones.
February 3, 1905
Town Meeting
There will be a special bond election in Topeka, Monday, February 13, 1905 to vote on the proposition to issue $15,000 city bonds in aid of the Topeka city street Railway to build a viaduct over the A. T. & Santa Fe Railway tracks at Branner street, leading into Oakland. The amount asked for by the company is only one third of the total cost of the construction of the viaduct. We see no reason why the bonds shouldn’t carry, as the managers of the street Railway company have expended thousands and thousands of dollars , the past two years in improvements in Topeka, as Oakland line now runs near the river. There are season of the year when the line is practically tied up.
February 3, 1905
Oakland Local news
P. W. Dawy and Miss Mary Malone, both of Oakland were united in marriage by probate Judge Hayden Saturday, January 28, 1905. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Dawy, while the bride is well and favorably known to a large number of young folks of the city. All wish for them smooth sailing o’er life’s billowy sea.
February 3, 1905
Oakland Local News
The editors and business man in a community who can secure the home patronage of the people are not only helping themselves and building up their home industries, but they are directly benefiting the people.
February 3, 1905
Business
At the Iowa Grocery you will find a good stock of goods at the lowest prices. Come and see us E. W. Allen.
February 3, 1905
Crime & Trouble
The Nickum Murder case is as much a mystery today as it was the morning after the terrible deed was committed. The earth seems to have opened its jaws and swallowed, The murderers and with them all traces of the horrible crime.
February 3, 1905
Crime & Trouble
In all the late liquor cases brought before Justice Williams in Oakland, by Chief Stahl. The total costs were only $211.80. We believe we heard muttering from one of the county commissioners that the costs would run up to $400. in each case consequently the county could not, put any money in gas or oil holes.
February 3, 1905
Crime & Trouble
It is a shame that people can’t go to sleep without some one sneaking around and taking their stuff, two of our neighbors are the losers-This one lost some hay and the other one is a poor family, and have had bad luck by losing two of their children, and had spent nearly the last cent for a ton of coal. Then some low down, good-for nothing rascal had to come and take it all expect two or three chunks.
February 3, 1905
Oakland Local News
Oakland Local News
Mr. Fogle, on Popular Street, met with what might have been a serious accident, last Monday. He was carrying an ax on his shoulder tripped and fell, the bit of the ax striking him on the back of the head, cutting quite a gash. Nothing dangerous however.
February 10, 1905
Crime & Trouble
In the case of Olson Vs. Robbins, the dog-bite damage case in Oakland last week, before Justice Williams, the defendant was assessed $10.00 damages and costs of the case.
February 10, 1905
Oakland Local News
The new theater at 418 Kansas Ave. is now open to the public. It is a new thing for Topeka and we believe will fill a long felt want. The price of admission 10 cents is with in the reach of all and the entertainments are good.
February 10, 1905
Crime & Trouble
One day last week a colored deputy out of the city court of Topeka was in Oakland and while here left his team standing untied while he was attending some business matters, city marshal Wilson took the gentleman in charge and escorted him before his honor Judge Williams, where he put on such a long face and plead his ignorance of the law in such a pitiful manner, that even a crocodile would have shed tears. The Judge was moved to pity, and let the offender off with a lecture. After he had promised not to do so no mo.
The next time Judge Mc Cabe sends out any of his deputies to the city of Oakland he had better first acquaint them with the fact that this bug is incorporated, has ordinance and officers, who will see that they are enforced.
February 10, 1905
Oakland Local News
Born-to Mr. and Mrs. Cy Clifton, last week a son. Cy now steps as high as the Governor of Kansas.
February 17, 1905
Fire
The residence of J. R. Joy at 220 Kellam Street caught fire from the burning out of a flue, one day this week. By hard work the blaze was put out before much damage was done.
February 17, 1905
Church
There was a union service of all the churches in Oakland except the Dunkard, which was a over sight, held at the M. E. church, Sunday night. Which was enjoyed by everyone present.
February 17, 1905
School
There are 3,382 girls attending the public schools in Topeka, number of female teachers 165.
February 17, 1905
Oakland News Humor
Mrs. Damm went to Topeka, Tuesday, presumably on woman suffrage business at Meriden Ledge. It is quite likely that Mr. Damm and the Damm children had to stay at home and do the house work.
A man says one of our exchanges, is not really in love if he stops to figure out the increased cost of living before making a proposal. Oakland girls should give all such a wide birth.
It is a fact that the longest way around the bar room is the short’s.
February 17, 1905
Oakland Local News
One day last week Justice Williams united in marriage Mr. Frank Bradley and Miss Mamie Nelson, all of Oakland. Their many friends wish them a long, happy and useful life.
February 24, 1905
Crime & Trouble
John Palmer Postmaster at Eskridge, Wabansee county, has been arrested for passing a forged check for $500 on the Bank of Topeka. The arrest was made by detective John Lucas, of Topeka: Most of the money has been recovered.
February 24, 1905
Crime & Trouble
Some one broke into the barber shop and confectionery on Oakland Ave. Friday night, and took there from, it is said about $2.00 worth of stuff. It is strange that anybody would take a chance of go to the penitentiary for burglary, just for the sake of getting a plug of tobacco, a few cigars and a little candy.
February 24, 1905
Oakland Local News
Mr. Sloan met with what might have been a serious accident, on Saturday evening last. As he was driving down Sardou Ave from the shops. another horse hitched to a buggy containing two occupants, ran away, striking Mr. Sloan’s cart and throwing him in the air and forward between the two horses. He grab each by the bits and with the help of the other two men, succeed in stopping them. Mr. Sloan escaped without a scratch. The only damage done was the demolishing of one cart wheel.
February 26, 1905
Oakland Local News
It is no mistake, now, about Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hopper being the proud parents of a bright baby girl.
Facts of Oakland
The town site was platted in 1886, land could be brought at that time for $75 per acre.
The J. B. Billard tract of twenty-eight acres sold for $2,800, the Chet Thomas tract of ninety acres sold for $5,000. Inside of two years thereafter land sold for $1,800 per acre.
The homes in Oakland were mostly two-story frame, and rather naked looking and, not more then two or three to a block. The average cost for a home ran between $1,500 and $5,000.
The shade trees which adorn the city were planted in the spring of 1887.
The Topeka Electric Line of railways, passes entirely through the city. A twenty-minute service during mid-day and fifteen minutes during the early morning and evening made, access to every point in Topeka, this makes it affordable.
March 3, 1905
Oakland Local News
Some of our people are talking about an electric plant being established in Oakland. Will why not? many smaller towns then ours have electric lights.
March 3, 1905
School
From reports the Oakland schools are giving general satisfaction this term. The teachers are: J. R. Carter, Principal, Miss Quinian, Teachers, Miss Hall, Miss Lewis, Miss Waite, and Mrs. Totten.
March 3, 1905
Oakland News Humor
The weight of a million dollars of gold is about two tons, of course we are taking this statement from some one else, we have never pulled our gold over the scales yet, we want a few more subscribers before we hire a dray.
March 3, 1905
Church
A series of revival meetings will begin at the Christian church in Oakland next Monday night. Elder Berkely, a noted evangelist, will assist the pastor, Homer Folts.
March 3, 1905
Oakland Local News
Here is a sign of spring that never fails-The boys are playing marbles just as soon as the ice is out of the creeks. They will begin holding up two fingers- All boys know what that means.
March 3, 1905
Oakland Local News
Ordinarily a small cow will drink from six to eight gallons of water in twenty-four hours, while large cows will consume from eight to ten gallons in the same length of time.
March 10, 1905
Business
You can get 5 pounds of good rice for 25 cents at the Iowa grocery.
March 10, 1905
Oakland Local News
Mrs. C. M. Rowden, who has been Ill for some time, has been taken to the stormont hospital for treatment. It is hoped that she will soon be restored to health again.
March 10, 1905
Oakland Local News
The echo of the carpenter’s hammers and the buzz of hand saws is heard in all directions, which shows that Oakland is steadily improving.
John Dunn’s little girl was quite sick one day last week. Dr. Millard was called and soon had the litter suffer in her usual good health.
Oakland’s News Shorts
March 10, 1905
House cleaning will soon commence and then dutiful husband will have urgent business uptown for a few days.
A large number of Oakland people have begun to clean out their shrubbery and berry patches.
Just now when eggs are so high, the hens seem to furnish more cackle than eggs.
The man and the rake can now be seen most any hour in the day.
March 17, 1905
Oakland Local News
There should be no North end, South end, East end or west end in Oakland. Nothing hurts a town more then imaginary lines every citizen in the corporate limits of Oakland should assistance of ever tone is, need to battle with the outside world for commercial supremacy strife among ourselves is a detriment to every business interest let us get together brethren.
March 17, 1905
Oakland Local News
Topeka now owns the water plant. The formal transfer of the Topeka water works, was turned over to the city last Saturday, and the deed was immediately filed for record.
March 17, 1905
Real Estate
Look here- an 8- room house, two lots, bath, fine barn, will, cistern, some fruit, laundry with cemented floor and plastered: All new. This beautiful home is on the west side Kansas Ave. Topeka, and we can sell it for $2,500. Strike while the iron is hot-Cole & Anderson Oakland.
March 17, 1905
Business
Iowa Grocery sells one pound good coffee and donates a china plate, for 25. cents.
March 17, 1905
Oakland News Humor
An Idle rumor only waits a chance to get busy.
Lack of fibrous root is one cause of the failure of so many of our forest trees, dug in the woods and transplanted.
March 24, 1905
Business
Mr. Lepper will the first of the week occupy the Harrison Brick store with a stock of general merchandise the building is being put in good shape and Mr. Lepper says he will handle a full line of everything that the people of Oakland need.
March 24, 1905
Oakland Local News
Bedding under stock should always be sufficiently liberal to adsorb all liquid voidings. They are as valuable as the solids.
A running hop, step and jump is the exercise among the big boys now days.
March 24, 1905
Diphtheria
We hear that a member of the Finney family living at 166 Oakland Ave. has the diphtheria.
March 24, 1905
A Oakland Death
Ed. Backus fourteen year old boy died a few days ago, the funeral services was held at his Grandmother’s on Michigan Ave. and the remains interred in the Rochester Cemetery.
March 24, 1905
Oakland Local News
Postmaster Cooper has appointed Miss Louisa Shutt assistant Postmaster and money order clerk.
March 24, 1905
Lodge
Oakland lodge No. 505 A. O. W. has consolidated with up church lodge, No. 224 of Topeka, several of the boys were up Friday night and reported a good time.
March 31, 1905
Storm
Last Monday night was a terrible windy day and everything loose change positions. A number of glass broken, at about 9 O’clock in the evening the wind went down which was followed by a heavy down pour of rain.
March 31, 1905
Business
Mrs. Skidmore the lady who runs the Oakland Laundry, is located on the corner of Strait & sardou. Her work is first-class and up-to-date.
March 31, 1905
Business
Henry Deardorff has rented C. R. Cole’s building on Oakland Ave. and will put a bakery and confectionery therein next week.
March 31, 1905
Rapid Transit & Humor
It is said that it was on one of conductor Baker’s runs that the following incident took place. A woman at one of the streets yelled frantically, as the car was about to start: “ Wait until I get my clothees on.” Every man on the car rubbered, while all the lady passengers cast their eyes in an opposite direction. It was a poor washer woman trying to get a basket of clothes on the car.
March 31, 1905
Oakland Local News
Marie Steele dislocated her collar bone one day last week. Dr. Hammond, of Topeka, was called and reduced the fracture.
March 31, 1905
Oakland Local News
It is astonishing how quickly the vacant houses in Oakland are snapped up. A family has moved into the house on Forest Ave. that was recently vacated by Wm. Adams.
April 7, 1905
Woolen Mill
The North Topeka Woolen Mill has been sold to the Harshberger McAfee company of Kansas city consideration, $39,000.
April 7, 1905
Business
Saturday April 8th. Deardorff, the baker man, will give every child a present. Who buys a dime’s worth of candy H. Deradorff.
April 7, 1905
Oakland News Humor
Here is a good one going the rounds:
A man who was too economical to subscribe for his home paper sent his little boy to borrow the copy taken by his neighbor. In his haste the boy ran over a $4. stand of bees and in ten minutes looked like a warty summer squash. His cries reached his father who ran to his assistance, and failing to notice a barbed wire, fence ran into it breaking it down and cutting a handful of flesh from his anatomy and ruining a $5. pair of pants. The old cow took advantage of the gap in the fence and got into the cornfield and killed herself by eating green corn. Hearing the racket, the wife ran, up set a four gallon churn of rich cream into a basket of kittens, drowning the whole flock. In her hurry she dropped a $25. set of false teeth. The baby left alone crawled through, the spilled cream and into the parlor, ruining a brand new $20. Carpet . During the excitement the oldest daughter ran away with the hired man, the dog broke up eleven setting hens, and the calves got out and chewed the tails off of four fine shirts.
April 14, 1905
Woolen Mill
We understand that the Jenson Manufacturing company of Topeka contemplate moving their plant to the Woolen mill building in this city, for the manufacture of all kinds of creamery supplies. This company employs a large working force. The project should be encouraged by every citizen of Oakland, and undoubtedly will be. Every inducement should be given this company to locate here. A representative committee should be appointed by the Mayor and council to confer with these people about the matter. The people of Oakland should “ Wake Up” if there is a movement of this kind on foot, let us meet it half way.
April 14, 1905
News Shorts
Pay your dog tax or the Marshal will annihilate your dog family.
Some women do not need whips to drive their husbands to drink.
The Deardorff building on Michigan Street is nearing completion.
Poor Topeka would be better off if there were not so many of her people so intimately acquainted with her police officers.
A man was seen running toward home the other day carrying a parcel in his hand. Asked by a passer-by why he was in such a hurry, replied that he had brought his wife a new hat and wanted to get home and give it to her before it got out of style.
April 14, 1905
Oakland Local News
Wednesday evening of this week witnessed a pretty home wedding at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. William Knitter, whose daughter Aones was united in marriage to Henry Deardorff, both of this city. About thirty guests were in the spacious parlor when the bridal couple entered, unattended, to the strains of a stirring wedding march played by Mrs. Foltz. They took their stand near a bank of ferns and palms, and the spectators had an opportunity to admire the pretty and winsome bride, who was elegantly attired in white silk and carried a bouquet of white carnations. The groom wore the conventional evening dress. Miss Carol Hannum sang “ O promise me.” with delightful effect, after which Elder Homer Foltz, the Christian minister, pronounced the marriage ceremony. A dainty wedding supper, and the inevitable cavil were succeeding chapters in this romance of reality. The happy couple have gone for a short trip to El Paso, Albuquerque and other western points. They will make their home in a cottage which the groom is building on Winfield Ave.
April 14, 1905
Oakland Local News
There were about 4,000 persons killed and 51,000 crippled in railroad accidents during the last year.
An Oakland man did not know yesterday who had been appointed Marshal and Street Commissioner of Oakland, by Mayor Coffman, and Oakland is a third class city!.
It is Marshal Ward now, if Mr. W. Doesn’t do his duty, we will miss our guess.
April 21, 1905
Baseball
Ball game tomorrow-Oakland Browns Vs. Harrison school of Topeka.
April 21, 1905
A Oakland Death
Little Grace Cary aged nine years, died at 202 Oakland Ave. this city last Saturday night, on Monday the body was sent to Valley Falls for interment.
April 21, 1905
Business
Judge Williams must be going in to chicken business on a large scale. He has built a nice new hen house and has in fenced in quite a plot of ground for his chickens.
April 21, 1905
Oakland Local News
The curfew shall not no ring tonight: so said the city council of Topeka. The other evening when that body riposted the ordinance relating thereto, just as well it was a dead letter on the books, any way.
April 21, 1905
Town Meeting
The new city county of Oakland, has had control for nearly a month, now and we have not heard of a single joint opening up yet. The fact is nobody took any stock in the rumor that if the citizens ticket was elected, joints would be allowed to run.
April 21, 1905
Oakland Local News
Street Commissioner Ward has had a force of men working on the streets the past week.
April 28, 1905
Crime & Trouble
A dog and a tin can furnished sport for some of the boys and young men on the streets, Monday it is cruel sport, boys and young men this should not be practiced.
April 28, 1905
Oakland Local News
Mayor Don Coffman called at this office, Wednesday, that our worthy Mayor will serve the people of Oakland faithfully and honestly goes wit h out saying.
Pull and Push are a good pair to draw to:.
April 28, 1905
Baseball
The Oakland Browns again defeated the local pickups last Saturday to the tune of 22 to17. The feature of the game was the grand stand playing of Ira Neiswinter. Ira little, dog was cruelly “Murdered” the night before, consequently his nerves were so unstrung that he muffed all the flies in his territory.
April 28, 1905
Town Meeting
There will be a meeting of the city council of Oakland, at Parker Moore’s office, Monday evening, May 1, at 8 O’clock, at which meeting there will be a city Treasurer and city clerk appointed to fill the places of the present Treasurer and city clerk whose time expires.
April 28, 1905
Business
We moved into our new office building today, on Oakland Ave. Where the fighting editor of the Blade can always be found under his own fig and vine tree.
1 comment:
Dennis, I really enjoyed looking through your blog. Lots of good information; it really gave me a feel of what the area was like. The maps were a great addition. Thanks! Brenda
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