The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-08
II. S. Fisher Saves Two Small
Boys in Runaway.
Horse Dashing Toward Street
Car When Stopped.
SOLDIERS TAKEMELONS
Make Raid on Patch of Charles
Davis.
Police Find Liquor Hidden in a
Barn.

Two little children IN a rundN dy
horse and wagon, belonging to J. D.
Otis. of Fifteenth and Adams streets,
caused a ripple of excitement at the
Union Pacific depot about o'clock
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Otis was at
tending to some business III the Union
Pacific baggage room and had left che
horse hitched with the children in the
wagon, thinking everything would be
perfectly safe, as the horse was gentle
and had never Deen known to run
away.
However. some WY Or other the
horse managed to unlOosa his hitchrein
and started on a gallon, up Railroad
street towards Kansas avenue, the two
little BOYS dreaming. One OF two men
made several vain passes at the
bride of the horse but it was not stop
ped until it had nearly reached the ear
track on Kansas avenue. Here Mr. II.
s. Fisher, "A baggageman. grabbed the
reins as the horse attempted to get
by, and brought he runaway to a halt.
A great deal Of credit should be giver
to Mr. Fisher. His timely interVen-
ing probably avert 2 rash between
a street car that was going along at
that time, and the runaway
Mr.. Charles Davis. who owns a wa
termelon patch across from the Santa
Fe junction depot, is having Il hard
time keeping his crop safe from the
hands of pillagers asst week his
slams and yesterday n s ,uad of K n.
Gs from CnanUte, finished the job,
taking all the melons i'll sight Whethef
they were green ones or not.
The troop of soldiers came in on the
Santa Fe and were waiting for tAe
Union Pacific to pick them up. and at
tach their train to a special gong 10
Fort Riley. One of the men O5-erved
the melons and soon the field was alive
with soldiers, congratulate ng themselves
10
pickens" for them but they did not
stop to think or care whether they
we're taking the livelihood away from
the owner or not. Mr. Davis is an old
coIored man and depends on the s lie
of these Watermelons, for the money
with which to provide for himself for
the coming winter H had labcred
faithfully and hard to raise this crop
orly to have the fruits Of his EFFORTS
snatched away by band Of state mill
tia.
The police made a raid about Z
o'clock last evening on a barn belong
ing to A. J. James, of 1905 North Non
roe street. The spoils consisted Of
three cases-quart bottles-of beer
eleven empty cases and a jug of alec
hol. The authorities nav" suspecteu
this place for some time but couin
never find any proof that liquor was
being stored there until the haul Of
last night. J. NJ. Balm and A. j. James
were srrested but were released last
night upon furnishing $500 bond.
Mr.. Dennis w. Alden. fireman at
North Topeka station No. l. and Mrs;
Emma Eair Il widow, were married
last evening at S O'Clock at the home
of the brides parents Mr.. and Mrs.
II. r. Fletcher. The wedding was very
informal, only the near relatives being
present, and was salemnized by the
bridegroOm's father. Rev. Davis A
Alden. Mr. and Mrs. Alden VIII re-
side at their new home, HOG North
Jackson.
The river which had Il raise yester-
day of % feet due to the heavy rains
and overhows Of small creeks along the
valleys Of tho Republican and solomon
rivers, is now at a standstiil this morn
ing and it is not propah i'. that there
will be further raise unless hard rain
fan west Of here. Work Is being rush
ed on the south side dixie 50 that II the
Eaw does get on rampage. every
thing viii be finished and ready for
high water.