The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-29
FROM KANSAS TOWNS.

FROM KANSAS TOWNS.
General and Personal News From All
Over the STATE.
ABILENE-Lebold Biehler. the nine
year-old son of a farmer living in south
Dickinson county, was shot and killed
by 12-year-old John Ohme. They were
alone and had been quarreling.
CONCORDIA-Suit for $4,000 was
fled mere yesterday by Mrs Bletso of
Clay Center against Mrs Eta Seaman,
the noted spiritualist lecturer, charging
her with alternating the affections of her
husband
STERLING passenger named S.
kantrOwitch. was found dead in his
berth on Santa Fe train No. al Ray
mond. The dead man was a member
of the Jewish society. Birth Abraham,
and his home was at 1872 Grand avenue,
New Haven, Conn
HUTCHINSON Foster fell in
to one of the pans at the New York
plant of the Hutchinson Salt company
yesterday. Foster is a raker at the
New York plant, and while crossing the
runway his foot slipped and he was
thrown into the boiling pan of water.
His feet and legs and both of his arms
We're badly scalded.
ATCHISON-CarI Sukow, who receiv-
ed injuries by reason of a premature
blast while at work in Atchison two
years ago, died today as a result of
such injuries. SukOw was a soldier
under Emperor William during the last
war between France and Germany, and
participated in the terrible fights around
Metz and the awful events at the siege
of Paris.
ENWORTH-Abner Whitley
has instituted a suit against Vinton
StiIlings and County Commissioner
RodenhOuse for the possession of Staig-
er's island south of this city and oppo-
site the Kansas penitentiary- The is
land is situated in the Missouri river
and contains over two thousand acres
of valuable potatoe and celery raising
land.
ATCHISON-J. W. Waggener has
purchased the Hackett rock quarry
near the mouth of Whisky creek below
town and will commence operations
there as soon as the weather mOderatsS.
He paid $4,000 for the quarry. The stone
will be shipped to various points along
the Missouri Pacific for riprapping pur-
poses.
EMPORIA-A resolution to abolish
foot ball playing among the students of
the college of Emporia was introduced
a a meeting of the board of trustees.
but was virtually defeated by deferring
action till the regular meeting Will
liam Allen White and Ewing Herbert
were hOnOred by having the degree of
A. NJ. conferred upon them. They were
formerly students of the college.
PITTSBURGA colored boy with his
feet wra pped up in rags and his scanty
clothing wrapped around him with rope
called for aid at a house in the north
east part of the city. He was taken in
and placed by the fire where he tainted.
The boys feet were frozen badly, and
he was nearly starved. not having eaten
for three days. He was given warm
clothing and a ticket to Parsons, where
he said he had an uncle
ELDORADO-The citizens committee
held a meeting last night to take action
in the Lower matter. The answer to
the petition of D NJ Lower has to be
filed February 4th and as Mr.. Julian
had retained A. L. Redden, the COM
mittee endorsed Mr.. Redden who will
see that an answer is filed Judge T.
B. Wall of Wichita, will assist in fight
ing Lowers claims.
EMPORIA-Suit was filed today in
the district court by c.. W. Lanning VS.
and w. Q. Skaggs. The plaintiff was
arrested on warrants sworn out by the
defendants last November and confined
in the jail in Topeka on the charge of
having opened a letter addressed to w.
Q. Skaggs at Allen, Kan. When the
case came up before the United States
district court in Topeka is was dismiss
ed and Lanning now wants damages to
the extent of $4,000. E. G. Wilson of
Topeka is his attorney.
LEAvENWORTH-I the Missouri
supreme court yesterday the motion for
a new trial made in the case of David
AtchisOn of LeavenwOTth against the
Leavenworth Terminal Railway and
Bridge company was overruled. This
ends the litigation between Mr. Atch-
ison and the terminal company The
suit was begun about three years ago
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