The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-14


he was glad of the fact that ne
could ride the Is miles in a. cabOOSe in
stead of facing the storm in buggy.
But when DR.. Hamme attempted to
climb aboard the caboose he was in
formed by the brakeman that he could
not ride. DR. Hamme explained his
mission to Hymer but still the brake
man refused to allow him to enter the
ca boose- Then DR.. Hamme produced
his credentials as local Santa Fe sur
geon but he could not produce a special
permit allowing him to ride on the
freight and the brakeman would nor
weaken in his refusals and there was
nothing for the doctor to do but to pre-
pare for an IS mile drive.
DR.. Hamme had given up hope of rid
ing in the caboose and had heard the
bell on the engine of the freight ring
ing as it started out of town while he
was getting his horse and buggy ready
for the trip.
AS he was driving away, bound for
Hymer, a messenger ran after him and
hailed him
There's a braky back there all
smashed UP and you are wanted right
away" said the messenger.
DR.. Hamme followed the messenger
a few blocks to where the extra
freight had stopped. There was a
crowd of excited men standing about
a PROSTATE form The physician knew
where he was needed and made his
way through the crowd.
There lay the brakeman who had
refused to allow him to ride to Hymer.
I'm mighty sorry I didn't let you
ride, doc said the injured man. "but
it is against the rules, you Know. I'll
be mighty glad if you'll fix me up so
that I can get to EmDoria and see my
wife before it's too late
DIR. Hamme saw that the brakeman,
who had fallen beneath the wheels
of the freight, was fatally injured. set
himself to work with all the skill he
possessed to do what he could for the
man. He dressed his wounds. sum-
moned a caboose and an extra engine
to make up a special for Emporia,
telegraphed for a hack to meet the
special at EmDoria, saw that the suf-
ferer was as comfortable as possible
and started him on the special for his
home.
The brakeman lived until Emporia
was reached; lived just long enough
for his last wish to be fulfilled, saw his
faithful wife for the last time and then
dropped into that long sleep.
BY this time the local surgeon of the
Santa. Fe in Chase county was facing
the cold, cutting wind on the round
trip drive of SO miles to Hymer and
return on another mission.
This local surgeon of the Santa Fe
in Chase county is Senator J. M.
Hamme, from Cottonwood Falls. Sen
ator Hamme has been practicing med
icine in Chase county for a number of
years and has interested himself in
politics Before coming to Kansas
Jack Hamme was a baseball and
football hero and he played on the
famous University of Pennsylvania
and Lafayette college mines and elev-
ems years ago when youngsters, since
famous as baseball and football play
ers, were learning to run bases and
tackle and punt For six years
Jack Hamme played football on the
Lafayette college, Easton, Pa. team
along with Hurry Up" Yost when the
now famous Yost was beginner.
Hamme was captain of the team in
1856. Then from Sc to 'S9. inclu-
sive he played on the University of
PENNSYLVANIA team during the days
that Wiley Woodruff was a player. He
also played ball on the Philadelphia
National league team. DR.. Hamme
graduated from the medical depart