The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-24
HORTON.

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pendleton died Sunday.
Mrs. r. F. Fitzpatrick left today for
her former home in MedfOrd, Ok, to
visit her parents.
Ford Hovey, assistant cashier in the
Bank of Horton, is rapidly recovering
from an attack of pneumonia.
]. ]. Lucy, of Kansas City, is in Hor-
ton this week working on a special
edition which is soon to be issued by
The Headlight.
The Rev. Mr.. Foresman of the Meth
odist church addressed the L O. o. f.
lodge at the morning service. The mem
bers of the lodge went to the church IN
a body in full uniform.
For the first time in several years
In fact since Horton experienced the
peculiar effects of boom, all of the
store rooms and residences are occu-
pied.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Stivers, son of DR..
Stivers of this place, spent Sunday In
the city. Mr.. Stivers has been a pn my
stefan in the state insane asylum at TO
peka but was recently relieved OF his
Job by the Republican state administra-
ton.
Miss Bessie Fluke. stenographer in
the office of Assistant Superintendent OF
Motive Power and Equipment Studers
is sick with pneumonia Her
mother died Saturday morning and the
daughter took down with the same dis
ease in the evening.
It is reported that the engineers who
were transferred to st. Joseph last year
will be returned to Horton next
month when the time card on the =,
r. 1. & P. is changed. If this should pc
done it will increase the population OF
Horton materially and will make the
business men feel much better.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Mitchell will leave
the first of the week for Madison, Ind,
where they will make their future
home Mr.. Mitchell is one of the oldest
| residents of Horton, and he leaves to
| look after his many business affairs In
J Madison which are the result OF MS
| brothers death which occurred a rev
months ago.
The public meeting of the Euterpe
! club which was given at the nome OIL
| Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Baskins SATURDAY
| night was one of the most enJoyaple
! occasions of the season from muS ,led
| standpoint well as socially. me
programme of the evening consisted VI
| selections from the old and popular
| composers.
The G., r. I. C P. shops are now
| working full time. In the saw mlll oe-
| partment the workmen are busy PUT
| ting in the dust cOnVeyorS ana coAecI-
| ors. When these are in operation II VIII
be possible to take the dust and shaN-
| ings from the machines as fast as they
| are made and convey them to the DOLL
ers in the engine room.
Mrs. Henry Fluke died Saturday
morning after several days OF suffering.
Her death was the result of an attack
-
| thought that she would soon be able to
| be about again but she took relapse
and grew gradually worse. Mrs. F1uke
is one of the oldest settlers OF Horton
and is we'll known throughout the coun-
ty and in Atchison and Jackson coun-
ties The funeral was held from the
home Sunday afternoon.
Horton, April 24.-The death OF
Patrick ManiOn, otherwise known as
Paddy Me Darlint," which occurred
last Thursday morning is said to have
been caused from drinking wood alco-
hol He was out on the reservation the
first of the week and it is said that an
Indian who had a gallon of the poison
Gus stuff gave him a drink. He took
| sick at once and came to Horton. He
grew rapidly worse and died as above
| in great agony. Some one is selling the
Indians alcohol and if it can be found
| out on him he will be prosecuted. There
are several Indians on the reservation
who are said to be in the same condi-
ton.