The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-31

Il
| inventory of the estate of Frederika Meis-
| yer. Med IN probate Yesterday. describes
| several parcels OF real estate and per-
| sonal estate of s2li.iCSI1.
| EARLY CLOSING MEMS PrCNIC-The
second annual picnic and celebration given
| by the ST. Louis Early Closing and Bust
ness Mems Association will be held at
Hoehns Grove tomorrow afternoon and
evening.
! WE'RE SURPRISING FRIENDS-F. NJ.
nusby ana Nerda Il. Williams both of De
Soto. Mo-. obtained marriage license yes
tcrGay. They said their marriage would
| cause surprise in DE Soto. lie is s. and
she Is % years Old.
INJURED By a FALL-Fred Otta, 20
years old. Of No. 2ll0 DeKalb street STUN
and Sidney street Sunday night sustaining
Il fracture of the left elbow. ON account
OF his age ii is feared that the injury may
prove serious
LIGHTING COMPANY'S COMPLAINT
Inc Cltlzens Electric Lighting and Power
company entered complaint yesterday with
The cry Lighting Department against 9TH
er companies now engaged in excavating
Ducts have been broken. they say and
manholes have not been repaired.
JONES PAID THE FINE-George Jones.
on whom was found $500 in cash and Sc
curfties amounting 10 about $1,000 when
he was arrested in Carondelet Park last
sunday on charge of violating city or
South St. Louis Police Court. He paid the
fine.
FALL BROKE SKULL Lee Peck. n
tearnster living at No $50 Old Manchester
road, !ell from his wagon in front of his
home yesterday morning sustaining a frac-
ture of the skull. He was carried into his
nome, where Il physician WAS called lis
condition is considered serious.
CAUGHT CUTTING PIPE-Jame, Rowe
ahd William Crone are locked up at the
rgur Courts. charged with cutting lead pipe
out oi the vacant house AT No 32ai Bell
avenue. where they were arrested lat, sun
day night by Detectives Geimer and Frcse.
The house belongs TO James b. Lcgg.
INJURIES PROVED FATAI-Har-y
l:abby. 3. years old. whose home Is In Bal
timer; Nd. died at the city Hospital
about O'clock last night from Injuries re-
ceivcd by Il f.ll from an ice wagon at
Iweuilcth and Prairie avenue on july %
He fell between the wagon and a telegraph
pole and was injured Internally.
LEE DUERsON MISsING-I.ee \. Duer-
son. a tailor. disappeared from his boa riding
house. No. sli North Twentieth street. last
Friday and has not been seen since. Owing
to the fact that he was Of somewhat
Respondent disposition considerable anxiety
is felt by his friends concerning him Duor-
son was ?. years old and was relisiously III
clned.
WARRANT FOR \ WOMAN-A warrant
was issued yesterday against Mrs. Charles
Stewart of NJ @2e3 Olive street. charging
her with aisposing Of mortgaged property.
She bought Sl3I.75 worth of furniture from
the Mulyihill Furniture Company on time
payments giving the concern a mortgage
on the property 1t IS charged that she dis
posed of ii without satisfying the debt.
TRCCKMAN INJCRED-Hcnry Kren-
ninS, 81 years old. living AT No. 232i Sulli-
van avenue fireman stationed at No. .
Engine-house. was knocked from truck
while responding To an alarm, in a COL
fe.rlfI al rNr n
at Twenty-second and Biddle streets. yes
terday afternoon. He was painfully injured
about the body. Doctor Prouty pronounced
his injuries not serious.
VACATIONS IN Observation-Disclosures Of
the city are anxious for the early passage
Of the general appropriation bill. because
the annual vacation period begins in Aug
ust. and many cannot indulge in trips or
ditional money they would have II they
could get their salaries. Heads Of depart
ments say that some Of the employees will
not have any vacation at all il the bill
does not soon become law.
THREE WARRANTS FOR JUDD-Three
warrants charging larceny were issued yes
terday against Leo Judd, who was arrest
ed IN North ST. Louis on a charge Of
that their sons had been arrested and that
for certain small sums he would get them
out of trouble. Five mothers fell victims
to the swindle. but Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney johnson said that three warrants |
would be sufficient for all purposes.
RIOT WARRANTS IssUED-New war
rants. charging riOting. We're issued yestcr-
day against William Pierson. Morris Coo |
Der. Charles Sed. Edward Lambert, Charles |
Spengman. Otto F. Gee, b. O. Hill. James |
Cooper. William Rowland and John T. |
Okeefe. whose cases were nolle pressed |
on Friday. Attorney Glover dismissed the |
original cases in order to secure a special |
jury
|
avenue car No. 200l. in charce of Motorman |
John Friend. ran into furniture wagon
crowded with men, women and children at
Virginia avenue and Itsska street Sunday |
night. throwing the wagon against a lamp
post. Henry Auterhause of No. 3S3S Ne
braska avenue was slightly bruised about
No. 1921 South Eighth street was bruised
on the left shoulder. The others escaped
injury.
RAILROAD FRANCHISE BILL - The
Railroad Committee of the City Council.
70 which was entrusted the hill TO grant
way Company the right to construct and
operate "A railway In certain streets. is
perhaps tonight. Much interest centers
In the bill because no provision was made
in it to rcmuneTate the city for the privi-
leges asked. and consequently the commit |
tees action is awaited with some anxiety. !
The company petitions for permission to |
lay several miles of track along streets In
ne 'oi. I''a' uisutt' ir"Il iie Mer- |
chants Bridge to Poplar street and thence
10 Eighteenth street. near Union Station.
WEEDS MUST GO-Acting Health Com
missioner Charles W. Francis announces
hat he will proceed in court against all via-
a tors of the weed ordinance More than 5000
notices have been sent out to property-own- |
.rs in the northern and western portions Of
he city. and those who have not acted rs |
directed will he arra'gncd I'm the Police |
court on n mIsdemeanor charge. The Of |
ense Is punishable by fine Of not less |
han $40 and not more than 800. Twenty |
assistants have been detailed to this work |
,s inspectors. and will continue until the |
'ntire city shall have been covered. Mr. |
ba int ~ ,,rocccrt, frop, |