The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-26
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From the Daily Courier.

SrOm the Daily Courier.
The Reds have won two games from
Newton and will win the third today.
Newton is in mourning. Her salaried
Saam and crack pitcher dash themselves
against the Reds like waves against the
breakers, and they fall back whipped.
eefeated, conquered. The score yester-
day was 10 10 z, little worse than the
day before. Hoyt is doing the mask act.
and is getting fat. o. H. Bevis pitched
yesterday and retn.red home because
ne was not needed. Donovan will pitch
today. kid" Bevis is saving his arm
Until it is needed. Sewer, Newton's
high-salaried pitcher, is heart-broken.
but the boys just can't help hitting him.
Just on the quiet, there is something
wrong with Newtons management. The
Newton boys can play better ball than
they have been playing.
William Nichols, single man, whose
home Is in LaHarpe, Ill, is lying in a
room at the Arlington hotel in a condi-
ton that may prove serious. the result
OF an accident while walking in mis- sleep
He fell through hole IN haymow last
night and struck the hard floor below
on his head and left shoulder. He is one
Of the feeders with Breeden's thresher,
and with others was sleeping in the hay
now at Frank Bensons west of Hack
hey. The accident occurred about II
o'clock, and DR.. Jacobus was summoned
Immediately. He was brought to town
early this morning and is resting well
this afternoon. He does not remember
anything about the accident ard was
unconscious after il occurred. He is hurt
worst on the backbone and his left arm
and head are also bruised. The extent
of his injuries can not be definitely de-
termined
A. c. Wilkinson. travelling gasoline
stove repairer, who is a fine workman
but tramp by inclina ton, met with an
accident yesterday afternoon which
came near costing him his life. He took
a gasoline stove from Rau's restaurant
into The alley 10 clan il. When he fin
ished he filed the cup with oil and ig-
nited it, 1t seems he forgot a set screw
which held the oil in the pipe. and as
soon as the air was exhausted the Oil
came out. II ignited, Of course and a
stream OF fire was thrown squarely on
his breast, setting fire to his clothes. He
at once fell on his face in the weeds.
and DR.. Funk smothered the fire with a
blanket. He was pretty badly burned,
and his escape was fortunate. DR.. Guy
dressed the wounds and he started out
this morning looking for more stoves to
conquer.
An interesting case, growing out OF
the celebrated Mendenhall suit, is now
in process in this city. with Hon. S. R.
Peters OF Newton as referee. It is en-
titled the Cowley County National bank
VS.. Skinner, sheriff, and Mendenhan..
Mendenhall it will be remembered, sued
Hackney ct al over the Syndicate block
and got judgment. He then levied on
a lot Of property among which was the
Cowley County National bank building,
as the property OF John A. Eaton, one !
Of the defendants to the suit. The bank |
enJoined the sale, and Mendenhall then |
took the case out Of the district court to !
the United States court at Wichita where |
i is now pending. The court appointed |
Judge Peters as referee to take evidence
in the case. which will be typewriter
and submitted TO the court with the re-
port It will probably take several days
10 secure all the evidence in the case