The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-11
LOCAL MENTION.

WIN. Taylor went 10 chicago yeslsT-
day.
Mrs. J. S. West and her two children
are visiting in Fort Scott.
Labor Commissioner w. l. A. johnson
will be the Labor day orator at Fort
Scott.
Mrs. w. A. Powers and son Charlton
left Monday for a months visit in the
east.
The Topeka Choral society will bring
Mile Zelie deLussan, the singer, to To-
peka December 26.
This is the month for the doctors to
go away on their annual vacation. 1t
is generally the dullest time of the year
with them.
Joseph r. Lowry. Esq. an attorney
of New York City, is spending few
days visiting his uncle, Judge Lowry
Of Seabrook.
The family of E Green. at 62s Van
Buren, street. which has been in quar-
antine for diphtheria for nine, has been
released
Greer NJ Arthur, of the senate fold
ing room at Washington, is home for
visit. He goes to Logan, Kansas. today
for visit and will return to Washing
ton on September l.
The Poverty Hollow baseball team de-
feated the Central Park team Sunday
by the score OF 27-3- Bad playing by
First Baseman Kimball and Catcher
Pennick lost the game for Central Park.
the Santa Fe yards,was hurt this morn
ing by railroad tie which fell across
his legs, badly bruising them. No bones
were broken, but Mr.. Allendorn will be
laid out for some time.
George Smith, colored, who was found
unconscious in his room over Keith &
Hazen's drug store last Thursday. died
at Christ hospital Saturday evening,
presumably from heart disease. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon
ahr, n
The regular August meeting Of the
members of the semi Centennial Civic
Improvement association will be held
Tuesday night at the Commercial club
rooms. Mrs: Hill McCarter will read
paper on the subject Of the care of
lawns. Other details will come up for
discussion at this meeting.
There will be a public meeting for all
machinists this evening at Lincoln Post
hall. The meeting will be addressed by
American Federation of Labor. ST.
Louis; K. F. Schweizer. general organ
izer from Kansas City. and Lee john
son, state labor commissioner. The
meeting is not limited to union men. All
are invited
w. G. Gilbert, whose continued abb
sence from Rossville for two weeks past
without informing any one where he
was, has created considerable excite
ment and many conjectures as to sui
had been very sick in Kansas City dur
ing the entire time, being taken sud-
denly i'll there the first day after leav-
ing home. He had been too sick to ex-
plain where he came from.
A. M. Rogers of POS Twiss ovenue ran
quarter-inch chisel through his hand
near the first finger Saturday while
working on E. B. Cowgill's new house,
1877 Clay street. The chisel cut an ar
terry, which bled profusely until Mr..
Rogers clasped the wound on both sides
with his other hand. gradually causing
the artery to contract. But for his
presence of mind in doing this he might
have bled to death before a doctor
could have reached him. The instru-
ment was not rusty SO there is little
danger of blood poisoning.
There will be meeting of the faculty
of the Kansas Medical college this even
ing to consider the merging OF that
school with Washburn college. The
trustees of Washburn have drawn up
in writing conditions under which
they think the two schools
should be Joined, and it is now
up to the Medical college to reject or
accept the same 1t is generally believ-
ed the merger will be made. The Wash
burn college trustees have their regular
monthly meeting tomorrow nightHen
! the merger deal will doubtless be con-
cluded tonight by the decision of the
doctors.
A case brought from the district court
| of Jefferson county on a change of ven
| ne was filed with the clerk of the court