The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-24
DEATH IN A BARN
Henry Atherton, of st. Louis,
Takes Morphine.
Came to Topeka Unknown to
His Relatives.
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
In Hay Loft in North
Topeka.
Death Occurred Before Aid
Could Be Summoned.

Henry Atherton, of st. Louis. found IN
conscious in a barn in North Topeka this
morning, dying soon afterwards. is be-
lIeved to have committed suicide Death
was due 10 morphine poisoning.
The deceased, who is a brother OF A. J.
Atherton of North Topeka who drives a
transfer wagon. was found at an early
hour this morning in his brothers barn,
corner of Saywen and Quincy streets, in
an unconscious condition
The man arrived in Topeka last night
or early this morning and crawled in the
hay loft, the family knew nothing of
his presence here
This morning when Mr.. Anterior went
to feed his horses. he heard groans com
ing from the lost, and upon invest igating,
moned help and removed his brother to
the house. but the man never regained
consciousness, and died shortly after
wards
Coroner Hogeboom was summoned and
pronounced death due to morphine pois-
oning and an inquest was decided unnec-
The dead mans family can. assign no
cause for his desire to end his life.
The body was removed to the undertake
ing rooms of Shellabarger & Son, and will
he held until his wife in St Louis can
The affair is shrouded in more or less
mystery, but there seems to be no doubt
J. A. Porter of Waveland was a North
topeka visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Downs are the
parents of a son born Saturday.
Mrs Clark Neiswender returned yes
terday from a visit of three weeks to
relatives in and near Silver Lake
Carolus Neiswender of Peru. Ind. ar
rived yesterday to visit his brother, D
F. Neiswender near Silver Lake
Miss Mabel Proudht of 1922 Monroe
street left this afternoon for Duluth,
MINI, for an extended visit to relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Johnston of Gal
weston, Texas. who are visiting Mrs.
of Dover, were the guests yesterday of
Mr.. and Mrs Wilbur HogabOom of 206
East Gordon street
Mr. Fred Morgan, who was called to
Joliet. Ill. last week on account Of his
mothers illness. returned yesterday and
reports his mother no better. Mrs. Nor
gan and son Paul will go to Blooming
ton, Ill, before returning home.
Miss Mary DECENT and Mr.. ]. Schmidt
were married this morning at o'clock
at St JOseph's church Both the young
people are residents of Garden place.
formerly Little Russia and after the
conclusion of the wedding festivities
which Will continue all day, they will go
this addition. The brides gown was
white batiste profusely trimmed with
lace. Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt received
numerous gifts from their relatives and
friends.
At the meeting of the school board
last evening the lowest bids for the ad-
ditions for Euclid and Polk schools were
made by North side men Mr.. Eastman
was given the contract for the Euclid
building Mr. Hanley and Mr.. Charles
Morse of the First ward made the low
est bid for the Polk school addition
Hank Gilman of fire station No l
is through his venerable mother. a blood
relation of the family of Gen. Greene of
whom mention was made in the report
Of the American Revolution
The third annual meeting of the
Presbyterian Missionary union which
was announced for Garfield park. Fri
day the Goth. was held in the Second
Presbyterian church Instead on account
of the rain the previous evening In the
absence of Mrs Tweeddale the first
hour was conducted by Mrs Counter
mine The following programme was
given: Ten a m. devotional exercises;
reading of minutes Of last meeting: pa
per, by Miss Josie Hope. read by Miss
Beard song. Cora Saunders; paper. c
z. Echoes, Miss Elsie Griggs; recita-
ton, Miss Hogeland; talk, by Mr.. Coun-
term1ne, Extracts from a Missionary
Journal; missionary letters: recess for
lunch. afternoon. Mrs CarIs 2 o. m
devotional exercise; business meeting;
song by quarfette- Misses Faxon Deck
er, Messrs- Peck and Schaeffer: History
of Our Society. Miss Faxon of Bethel
church, recitation Miss SchaefTer- ma
per. Boxers and Our Missionaries Mr.
Peck; paper on the Philippines. Mr.
Kent Brown; adjournment Mrs. Wilson
of Westminster church acted as presi
dent at the meeting and Mrs. Jones of
the same church was secretary.