The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-16
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left with the Kimball Printing COM
rany. SS5 Kansas avenue
Mrs. Courtney will have her clearing out
sale for this season this week. Prices will
suit all SOB South Kansas avenue, sos
North Kansas avenue
Miss Dollie Curtis has returned from
visit of two weeks to the northern lakes.
Amity Lodge y. 2s1. K; Of P, will have
work in the rank of knight at their reg
ular meeting this evening
Mr.. James Bonham left today for Ia
coma; Was5lngt9n; , to take position with
Mr.. and Mrs. A ]. Hayden have re-
turned from visit of ten days to Mrs.
Hayden's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kemp.
John A. Wilson, of the Long Mansfield
Lumber company, of St Louis. Is visit
ing his parents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Wilson,
of $50 Quincy street.
Mr.. McCaulill, miller at Forbes Bros
mill had the ends OF the middle fingers on
ing them in one of the rollers.
Mrs. o. ]. Field and little daughter,
Adelaide, will leave Thursday for their
of several months to Mrs. Fields par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Houghtelin, of SOB
Jackson street.
The citizens of Oakland are quite as
enthusiastic over the building of the
bridge btween Oakland and North To-
peka as are the people of the First ward
Even the women are as much or more
interested in it than are the men hey
fully appreciate the danger. delay and
the nuisance of crossing at the Santa Fe
tracks in getting into Topeka under pres
ent conditions. The Santa Fe shop men
living in Oakland say it would be more
convenient for them to cross the river
twice by this route than it is now. If
this bridge is not built it Will be only
question of time when the construction
of a long and expensive viaduct across the
tracks will be necessary, and even then
it will not meet the demands of travel.
Mrs. Wise. of 10 West Gordon street.
and children, Paul and Fay. and her
narrow escape Sunday afternoon from be-
ing killed in a runaway They had start
ed out to visit Mrs. Parkhursts daughter,
Mrs J. F. Cecil, north OF town, ana had
passed the first hill on the Central avenue
road when Fay, in sitting down in front
in small chair, moved and losing her
Mrs. Parkhurst caught her by her dress
and attempted to pail her back, but ind
ing herself unable to do SO dropped her
under the buggy. At the time the child
fell the horse was struck by the chair
and commenced mad gallop down the
road. Mrs Wise did all in her power to
She finally succeeded in turning him into
the side of the road where he stopped, but
in getting out the animal gave a quick
turn and started to run again MIS- Wise
her back. Her mother in the meantime
had fallen across the front of the buggy,
to them desperately until Mr. and Mrs.
Merritt, living near. hearing the noise,
ran to her assistance and succeeded in
stopping the horse. None of the occu-
,ey1fs of the buggy were SERIOUSLY hurt, al
though Mrs. Parkhurst and Fay had their
clothing almost torn from them, and were
considerably scratched ana bruised, ana
Mrs Wise cannot walk without the aid OF
a cane. The little boy was not injured
in the least and was sitting in the seat
all the time. Mrs. Parkhurst has not
last winter down the stairs of the Blue
Post hall when she broke her left arm.