The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-01
FROM KANSAS TOWNS
General and Personal News From All
Over the State.

Over the State.
LAWRENCE-The death of Samuel
Kimball, one of the oldest residents of
Lawrence, occurred yesterday at 9
o'clock at his home. He has been sick
but a little over a week, and the cause
of his death was inf1amma ton of the
stomach and liver. Mr.. Kimban was
born in New Hampshire in 1927 and
came to Kansas in 1854.
LEAVENWORTH-T long expect
ed amalgamation of the LeaVenworth
Maenner Gesang Verein with the I.eav-
enworth Turnverein has been finally ac-
complished, and on next Sunday at 2
o'clock in the afternoon the members
of the singing society will be formally
accepted as full f1edged members of the
Verein. This subject of fusion between
the two societies has been under con-
sideration for long time.
LAWRENCE-In justice court Chas
Starr and Louis Brown were bound over
to the district court for forgery. They
were the young men mixed up in a
and whose arrest developed the fact
that the woman had been paid with a
check to which Col. H. L. MOore's name
had been forged The bond in each case
was fixed at $500.
FIT. SCOTIA young man from Ell
Dorado complained to the county at
torney that some men had drugged him
in a certain joint, induced him to en-
gage in a game of cards and heeced
him out of S15. The county attorney
sent policeman with him to demand
the money from the men who procured
it, and instructed the officer in case
they refused to do so, to arrest them
and hold the young man as a witness.
CLAY CENTER. NJ. Thornton.
who lived six miles northeast of here,
committed suicide yesterday by shoot
ing himself He had been RESPONDENT
f0T IA T1e
was the father-in-laW of Probate Judge
Story of Riley county. He carried So, 600
life insurance, payable to Mrs. Story.
LEAvENWORTH-W Smith, a
| convict at the Kansas penitentiary, was
shot and instantly killed at 6 O'Clock
last night while he was trying to escape.
Smith was working with a gang in the
stone quarry, when he tried to get away
| by crawling under some cars. On his
refusal to halt three guards opened fire
and he fell dead with shot through
the brain.
INDEPENDENCE Goodson OF
! Graham Mo-. was robbed on one of the
/ midnight last night by two men who
| suddenly appeared from behind a build
/ ing and covered him with revOlvers. A
| struggle ensued, during which one OF
! the revOlVers was discharged, the bull
| let passing through Cfoodson'S arm. The
! robbers secured SIS.
ABILENE-A telegram was received
| here today from a Chicago undertaken
| announcing the death, in that city, Of
| Eva TObey, formerly Eva Courtney OF
! this city, from an overdose of morphine
! The telegram gave no details, and it is
not known whether it was a case of sui
| eide
! EMPORIA-Judge J. F Culver is {
! candidate for governor of the NatiOna
! Soldiers Home at Leavenworth. A pc.
| tition in his interest is being circulated
today, and is being generally signed.
| EMPORIA-Charles R. Oakford re-
| ceived notification today of his appoint
| ment to the principalsnIp of the boys
| home training school at Spokane, Wn
| Mr. Oakford has been lieutenant of
! company of the Normal battalion, anC
| it was on the strength of his experience
| in connection with this formida bic mil
| itary force that he secured his position
PITTSBURGH. F. Summers, ad
vance agent of the Spooner Drama til
| company, was in the city today. Hi
| troupe will play here all next week.
IAWRENCE-Th Missouri Vale!
| Unitarian conference will meet in Law
/ renee next week, converting on Tuesda!
! and lasting through the next day. Rev
/ Dr. Hosmer of St. Louis, author o
some of the most charming hymns, viii
! be here; also Rev. Mr.. Gould of Chica
| go. the superintendent of the Western
Sunday School work, and Mrs. Mary 3
Davis
DEPEW'S TORTURE.