The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-04
LOCAL MENTION.

WllldIl f1unIer, ColOTeQ Il3u wills
injured while riding on an open street
car at noon by being struck by a troll
ley pole. Hunter jumped aboard NOV
ing car near the Rock Island depot
and a moment after he was on the run
ming board he was struck by a pole. His
head and shoulders were badly bruised
and cut but DR.. Mulvane. who dressed
the wounds did not think the injuries
were dangerous.
Santa Fe train No. killed a section
man named Oldham near the Sibley
bridge across the Missouri river at 9:43
o'clock this morning. Oldham was walk
ing beside the track, and for some rea-
son the engineer did not see him. Old
ham was hurled against a pile of ties
and his skull was fractured. His home
was in Kansas City.
RIB. Spilman of Manhattan was in the
city Saturday and Sunday to attend the
band concert and visit his former school,
mate, L. E. Strauss. Mr.. Spilman is
clerk in the district court of Riley
county.
The little daughter of James Schriefer,
1925 Lincoln street, swallowed a pin yes
terday morning. 1t lodged in the
pr INK and whenever the child tried
to swallow the pin would puncture the
lining of the throat. causing much dis
comfort. The doctor summoned worked
about two hours before removing the
cause of the pain and trouble.
The number suffering from the cpl
demic of dysentery at Auburn is report
ed on the decrease. Most Of the people
are now trying to prevent the disease
by boiling the drinking water.
Mrs. Fred Hollies came here from st.
Louis Saturday to be with her mother,
Mrs. J. F. Burris, who is dangerously
i'll.
Judge Hazen will hold a session of the
district court for two days commencing
Tuesday. Tuesday he will close some
uncontested matters but he will
hear no contested motions On Wednes-
day morning at o'clock he will give
his decision on the motions in the Mar
tindale bank case. The September term
OF the district court will begin Tuesday,
September 2. After Wednesday therel
Will be no more court until then and
the Vinewood Park injunction case will
have to wait.
The council will meet this evening, and
probably meet again Tuesday evening.
There il a great deal of business on
hand.
T. j. Coughlin left last night for the
east on a business and pleasure trip
con bined. He will spend two weeks
visiting the following places: Chicago,
Pittsburg. Washington and New York.
John Harris filed suit for divorce In
the district court this morning against
Sarah Harris on the grounds of aban-
dOnment
Deputy Sheriff William Stewart re-
turned from Kansas City today with
winning" 1,056 cigars on a slot ma
chine in James store in North Topeka
Friday.
Charles Adams left today for the east
ON business trip.
Charles Hull, a business man Of Kir-
win. was today appointed by Governor
Stanley to be member of the board
of managers of the Hutchinson reform
atory to succeed F. r. Zacharias of
Harper. who resigns. Mr. Zacharias
says that his business interests will MT
permit his remaining a. member of the
board.
c. H. Soaring of Arkansas City today
brought nun Der of sugar beets to the
state board of agriculture, suppoeing
that Secretary Coburn had facilities for
analyzing them to ascertain their value
for sugar purposes. Mr.. Soaring is
manager of the Arkansas City Milling
company. TIE beets weigh about two
pounds each and are from a field of
one acre VIII n Mr.. Soaring planted as
waited them with a view to developing
the sugar in them but is curious to
know what per cent of sugar they will
turn out Secretary Coburn referred to
the chemist at the State Agricultural
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