The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-30
In the City.

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INCREASE OF CAPITAL-The Boston
Drug Company yesterday filed certificate
Of increase of capital stock from 5000 to
$1,000. The assets are stated at $4,000 and
the liabilities at $3.50.
Roy HURT by STREET CAR-LowelI
| Speliman. IA years old of No. 26a6 Olive
street. was knocked down by al eastbound
Olive street car at Jefferson avenue. He
received slight scalp wound.
DEATH CAUSED DIsMIssAL-The d.
vorce suit of Edward Courtney. police
| officer. who died of heat prostration July 25
| last, was dismissed in Division No. Of
| the Circuit Court yesterday.
OFFICE NEWS sM0KER-A smoker
| at the rooms of the Office Mems Club, No:
F., 3O22 Olive street, last evening was enjoyed
! by large number of members of the
organization. An informal discussion OF
participated in by several of the members.
MISS ASHCROFT RECIrED Miss
| Carrie Van r. Ashcroft entertained the
| Tuesday Club at the Odeon yesterday in
! dramatic readings. Her recital included hu-
! morous dramatic and pathetic selections
from standard authors, and she gave each
with and grace. displaying wonderful
! versatility in her work.
| WANTED AT LITTLE ROCK-Evan
! F. Giles. a railroad postal clerk. was ar
! rested at Jefferson and Franklin avenues
yesterday by Detectives Harrington and
: Little Rock. Ark, where he is said to be
wanted on charge of forgery. A Deputy
Sheriff left Little Rock for this city last
night. Giles will be taken back to Arkan-
sas.
NEGRO STRUCK by ELEVATOR
gro. employed at the Inland Type Foun-
dry at Twelfth and Locust streets. was
peering down the freight elevator shaft
descended on his head Renfro jumped
backward and escaped being knocked down
the elevator shaft. He sustained a wound
on the head; which was dressed at the
City Hospital
LEG BROKEN By MACHINERY-Ben
Cross 10 years old. whose home is in st.
James. Mo. suffered a compound fracture
of the bones of his left leg yesterday after
noon while working at brickmaking ma
and the Frisco tracks. His leg became
entangled in a Part of the machinery. He
was removed to the City Hospital. The
physicians fear the leg will have to be
amputated.
CLERK MURPHY'S son DEAD-Rob-
ert the 7.yeaI-old son Of John H. Murphy
day afternoon at the home of his parents
after a sickness of several months dura-
tion. Last year Mrs Sallie Murphy. mother
of the dead child, took him to Texas in
the hope that the Southern climate would
prove beneficial. The funeral arrangements
are aaso not yet ct complete. but the body will be
DEBATE AT THE Y. N. H. A-The
ht. first debate Of the season at the Young
at the clubrooms. No. 2737 Locust street.
at at s.Sc o'clock this 81 evening. The question to
b s Tnss fessfa IL.
Doctor Ernst Saxl and Fred Herzog will
argue negatively. The debate will be fol-
lowed by lecture and a dance.
INCORPORATED The Belt Invest-
ment Company. having capital stock Of
S0.000. divided into 800 shares. valued at
;.g ,ssae each filed articles Of Incorporation yes
F.. Niederlander holds one share, Simon
Van Raalte one. W. ]. Holbrook one,
one Gsorse ssa Il 8 essla4 M one b. Powell
stock of the Westman-Zeiss Real Estate |
and Loan Company consists Of forty shares. |
valued at $lO each. William A. Westman |
holds ten shares. August n. Zeiss ten. Irene |
7: Westman eighteen. William J. Johnston |
one and George S. Johnston one.
MEETING AT INDUSTRIAL HOME
Inc forty-eighth annual meeting of the
board OF Trustees of the Girls Industrial
Home and School was held last night After
the reading Of the reports of the various
committees addresses were made by former
Govern3r n Q. Stanard the Reverend
Morrison. The annual report of the cor
secretary. Mrs: J. H. Barnard.
W., Was read by the Reverend j. W. Day. It
showed shove ,h, that Mrs. J. NJ. Corbitt had en-
lowed dormftory in memory of her daugh-
'er. Catherine. and 500 had been donated
py Miss Alice Stanard in remembrance of
VI Corbitt. treasurer read her report The
reports of the Kindergarten and Domestic
S,,ss So.Ge committees were read by Mrs E. G.
Sc"dder and Mrs. G. T. Riddle.