The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-04
NORTH TOPEKA.

FIeave items for this column with KIM
ball Printing Co., 80 N Kansas ave-l
Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Jordan were the
guests today Of Mr. and Mrs. T. D Jo-
seph, at their home near Shorey-
Freddie F'irner is spending the week in
Sabetha, the guest Of his brother and SIS
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hohnbaum.
Councilman and MIS- Frank Simms and
little son Earl are in Atchison, the guests
Of relatives. They VIII return Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. FeTnstrom and son
John went to Cleburue this morning TO
mother
Mrs NJ s. Warner. who has been the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. S. 2. Kin
singer, Of S25 Jackson street, for the past
six weeks, will leave this evening for her
home in Denver.
Trouble began early this morning for a
citrate the Fourth by firing q So calibre
revolver until interfered with by the po-
lice, who sent him over to the station in
the patrol wagon
The firing Of the large fire crackers on
Kansas avenue is rather risky and dan
loose when one of the large crackers was
exploded almost under his feet and an
other horse, when frightened by these
large crackers, bOlted upon the sidewalk
near the PetrO & WOOdfOrd- drug store
and there might have been a serious ac-
cident but for the prompt action OF a
man standing nearby who toaS the horse
to Guieter street.
The fire department was called out last
evening about 10 O'Clock to the corner of
St. John and Van Buren, street, where a
small house owned and occupied by q
family named Burns, was on fire. The
house was badly burned, the roof and
sides being almost destroyed. Some of the
furniture however, was saved. The origin
of the fire is not exactly known. one theo-
~ being that 1T was started by a match
which was thrown down when lighting a
lamp.
one Of the first Fourth OF July acct
dents occurred last evening about ten
OF 40s SayweH street, shot his mother
through the hand and thigh. The boy was
shooting blank cartridges and it is sup
posed That q loaded shell was mixed up
with the blanks. The boy was flourish
ing MS revolver and had it pointed to-
wards MS mother, when i went on The
bullet struck her on the left hand. tear
ing on her first finger and leaving it
hanging by a shred of skin The bullet
then ranged downward to the thigh mid
way between the hip and knee DR.
Keith was called who had the Injured
woman removed 70 the Keith-Rhodes hos
pital. He found it necessary to amputate
her niger, and, owing to the shattered
sary to amputate her leg. Mrs. Edwards
is the Wlle or Benjamin Edwards super
intsndent of the gas reducing station
Where North Topeka people are spending
the summer Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Page
and daughters. Misses Grace and Euphe-
ma Fage in Scotland; Mr.. James Allen
q and sisters. Miss Agnes Allen the guests
IF relatives In Scotland Mrs Louise Az
n and daughter. Miss Gertrude A lien in
FSCienfuegos. Cuba. the guests Of Mrs AL
z lens sons MeSsrs- George and Nesbft Az
LEM Miss Blanche REYNOLDS is in +ba
Philippines with her uncle and amt Col
and Mrs. Pennington Borden At ureSerf
they are at the Island of Leyte. where
Col Borden Is stationed. Miss Caroline
Leese is at Pasadena, Cal. Miss Clara
Plumner at Cambridge, Mass. taking s
summer course at the Harvard annex
Miss Annie Nystrom at Portland. ore
Mr. and Mrs John Spear and daughter,
lrlne, at Portland, Ore. ard Seattle
Wash: DR.. Miriam Swift with relatives n,
Iowa; Mrs E A. Holman and children,
stella, Francis and Charlie. at Manitou.
as are atso the Misses Clara and Harriet
l19tiiiHn. 4rs w H. Autter and sons at
Spring Hill, san; Mrs. William Boast
ana daughter Hazel. with Mr.. Boast at
their farm nea Kansas City: Mr. Reamer
5iliaro i at Present in the east. but win