The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
LOCAL MENTION.

T. E Fulghun, the man who sued
tractors, for $5,596.9 80 for violation of a
contract, today settled his case and ac-
cepted SIS as a compromise.
New Years day Dan Shuttle and Will
Bower had a fight in Parkdale. As
the quarrel ended Shuttle was arrested
for disturbing the peace. He brought
a counter charge against Bower who
pleaded guilty and was fined SO. Sat
Urday Shultze's case will be heard be-
fore Judge Atchison.
Miss Carrie Quiet, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Quiet, who, until three years
ago lived near Topeka, died of con-
sumption at Trinidad Colo, after
long illness. She was born on a farm
near Topeka, April IS, 1873. About
three years ago her health began to fail
and she was taken to Colorado.
The Triple Tie Benefit Association
council No. % has elected the following
officers: President, w. T Purdum;
vice president, DR.. NJ A. Swift; Secre-
tary, Mrs. Maud Gilmore; treasurer, J.
J. BOnenitz; Chaplain, Rhoda E. Pur-
dunn; conductor, E. A Bonenitz; guard,
c. A Lewis; sentinel, Daniel Bates.
Last evening DR.. J. D. Countermine,
at the special meeting of the First
Presbyterian church spoke upon the
subject: Sour Grapes and Children's
Teeth" The meetings this week have
been largely attended. This evening
Standing in the Gap" Mrs. Park
hurst and Mr.. Sargent will sing.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has elected officers
for the year as follows: President, S.
S. OFT; vice. president, W. w Mills;
treasurer, H. r. Hilton; recording sec
rotary, G. w. Douglass, and general
secretary, George E. Lerrigo. Places
on the executive board made vacant
were filled by the election of VIM.
Green and Thomas Martin.
Chief Steele has conducted cases in
police court several mornings on ac-
count Of the absence of City Attorney
Bird. Often cases are appealed to the
district court, and when they come to
trial the defendants get out on a
technicality sometimes because City
Attorney Bird cannot get hold of the
papers in the case. When Judge Ferry
was police judge he ruled that no one
but the city attorney or a regularly
deputized assistant had a legal right to
prosecute cases in police court.
The invitations for the Kansas Day
club banquet have been received. The
following is a list of speakers as an
nOunced in the invitations; Congress-
man Charles Curtis, J. r. Burton, W.
Y. Morgan, J. NJ. Miller, J. Q. Thomp-
son, eX-Gov. A. P Riddle, H. F. Ma
son, Geo. w. Wheatley, w. L. Higgins,
w. L. Cunningham. Fred G. Trigg, Co.
lumbuS BORN and A. L. Perry. The Of
ficers, in asking for remittance of 50
to pay the expenses of the banquet.
wisely add: DO not send personal
checks
The state historical society has ar
ranged to purchase a life sized oil
painting of Governor Leedy which will
be placed in the rooms of the society.
The only difficulty now in the way is
the capture of the governor for a sit
ting. He says: tn attend to that in
a short time but he don't. The art
list and the governors friends are Civ
ing him a merry chase insisting upon
beginning operations at once, but the
governor says there is plenty of time.
He has promised to give the artist the
desired opportunity to transfer him to
canvas at an early date.
'Hooky JIM Fusion. the notorious
cOlOred man who has figured in police
circles for the past ten yezrs, died
yesterday at the Topeka ms ne asylum
in an epileptic fit 7 asst summer he was
adjudged insane. His fits had become
more frequent. Lately he has been
| much worse. Yesterday the malady
was worse and he died in three minutes
! after a severe CONFUSION. His re-
I mains were buried yesterday at county
expense, none of his relatives taking
| any part in the arrangements 'Hooky
/ Jim" Fusion was a cOrpulent negro who
| had been in fights in many of the cities
4 of Kansas for years. He lost a hand
\ through a severe burn, and on the stump
| of the wrist wore a large steel hook
which was Sharpened at the point He
/ was vicious and many times attacked
| people, using the hook to gOuge.