The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-20
Fell 75 Feet From ScaffOld at
Inter.Ocean Mills.
TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL
Chances of His Recovery Are
Consider, d Slight.
Talks of Mother and Insurance
Papers in His Delirium.

Don DePew, structural iron worker
from Warrensburg, Pa, fell seventy
five feet from the top of one of the
storage tanks under construction at the
Inter-Ocean mills about $3.50 O'Clock
Thursday. afternoon. AS a result he is
at the point of death at Keith's hos
pital. His head was gashed in three
places his pelvic bone was broken and
forced into the abdomen, his left leg
was broken at the ankle and his left
arm was smashed from elbow 10 shout
der and his left side was badly bruised.
The fall was caused by the plankS OF
the scaffolding on which DePew and Il
fellow workman were sitting slippin g
out of the ropes and falling to the
ground. The latter saw the planks
slip and escaped by grabbing rope. AS
DePew fell his body struck a dangling
rope. He was turned over and fell to
the ground on his left side. Otherwise
he would have probably struck the
ground head first and would have
been killed instantly.
AS it is his chances for recovery ere
very slight. DR. Keith. who was sum-
moned and took him in charge as soon
as possible after the accident, says
that about the only thing he can do is
to put his body in a plaster cast, to
remove the left arm entirety and to
join the broken pieces of the pelvic
bone with wire.
Keith hospital He was in a semicon-
scious state most of the time. he
talks about his mother in his delirium
and once asked the nurse to tell the
foreman to get his insurance papers in
his suit case.
The foreman is Don Ross. lie is said
to be a special friend of DePew. The
two came here about a month ago with
about a dozen structural iron workers
from Warrensburg. They are employ
q Nv ha Hammond n of
Hammond, Ind, which has the con-
tract for putting UP the tanks.
DePew has been rooming at 127 West
Gordon street since he came here.
Again on the North side comes the
complaint of too many and too high
weeds. This time it comes from peo-
pie living in the vicinity of the Cen
those who reside near st. John and
Jackson streets.
Weeds are said to be growing wild
and ferociously along the street just
that vicinity are said to be so filed with
weeds between the parking and the
sidewalks that people can scarcely
pass by. Women with small dogS hesi@
tate to let their pets accoInpa ny the ms
when they pass these places for fear
that Fido will run off and get lost in
the dense growth or that deadly rep
tiles will glide from their lairs and
Seriously, the weeds are said to be
unsightly and unwholesome especially
in the lots near 1913 Jackson street.
The North side people appreciate the
efforts of the street force in keeping
down the weeds, but wish their atten-
ton to be directed to those places
mentioned.
In addition to the weeds being an
eyeSore and source of annoyance
otherwise, when the wind blows away
from the weeds, the odor borne there.
on is anything but pleasant to the
noStrils.
In about a month apples will be re-
ceived at the Kuehne preserving works
for making the famous Silver Leaf
vinegar. Otto Kuehne, president of the
company. says that he can use 100000
bushels of the apples this year. This
shows the demand for the Silver Leaf
vinegar is increasing. Last year about
go 900 bushels or 1000 barrels of apples
were used. There are about three u
three and one-half gallons of vinegar 10
a bushel of apples.
The Topeka Creamery wants to buy
cream.
Lovers of good moving picture
drama will get their fill at the Bijou
Dream tonight when "Sold to Thieves"
will be presented.
Don't forget the Model bakery when
you buy bread.
Tomorrow will be the last day of
our big sale. Remember some of the
prices:
1OH unbleached Sheeting .19c
So inch unbleached Muslin. sc
Good Print. ..... ........5 sc
$3.50 and s1.75 white Waists. .75c
These are few of the items.
THE NEW ERA.
A house owned by J. YOst and oc-
cupied by j. Booker at 812 Harrison
street, caught fire last night from the
flame of a gas stove which was too
near the wall. The firemen were call