The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-02
North Side NeUs
3 AUTO ACCIDENTS
All i'm Two Days on North
Kansas Avenue.
B. HI. Pugh Hit Two Men at One
Time Wednesday.

Three automobile accidents IN two
DAYS on North Kansas avenue between
Laurent street and the Meian bridge
| is the seasons record SO far for North
Topeka
A serious smashup occurred We'd
nesday afternoon when a northbound
motor driven by B. H Pugh crashed
! into motorcycle ridden by James
Conley of Rossville, and after hurl-
| ing Conley to the pavement struck
George Luscomb dozen yards from
| the point of the first collision and in
jured him so seriously that he is now
/ in a local hospital
| The accident occurred in front of
| the Union Tea companyS new store
| near the corner of Laurent and Kan
sas avenue. Conley was riding ten
feet ahead of Pugh. Behind the lat
| ter.s car were two other motorcycles
/ The three pop-pop machines. were
/ from Rossville. According to eye
! witnesses. Pugh's automobile overlook
| Conley and ran him down, passing
over the cycle and the rider. Conley
| lay parallel to the course of the ear,
| the wheels passing on both sides of
| his body.
| Altho witnesses agree that Pugh
i was not speeding, he appeared unable
i to stop his car, which sweryed to the
I right and struck George LuscoHlb,
an employe of the Shawnee garage,
! q
| by the curb thirty-five feet from the
point at which Pugh struck Conley-
| The fender and spring of the machine
hit Luscomb in the side and back
| with such force that he was hurled
| against the free air. box on the curb.
knocking it over.
Pugh Was Ratified
Pugh apparently lost his presence
| of mind completely, for he only sue
ceeded in stopping his car after it had
proceeded around the corner of I.au-
rent street, over sixty feet from where
| the motorcycle was hit
Luscomb was taken to a local hos
pital in ConwelIs ambulance The
seriousness of his internal injuries has
not been determined. Conley. who
was injured in the groin. was taken
home on the train Thursday night by
his two companions. That Conley was
behind Pugh and was attempting to
pass him when struck was denied by
witnesses. Pugh is a well known Kaw
valley potato grower
At s o'clock Thursday evening a
motorcycle attempted to pass between
two automobiles going north in a par
alIel course on Kansas avenue in the
900 block Cutting in front of one of
the cars. the cycliSt was knocked over
and the lamp on his machine smashed.
! Tho coming to grief thru his own
carelessness, according to bystanders.
| he Immediately demanded damages
from the car owner for the lamp
! Wednesday night a broken steering
} rod on a big W. o. Anderson motor
1 truck caused the truck to crash into
4 the front of the Vermont Marble
Works building at 522 North Kansas
avenue. The damage was estimated
at $3.50. The truck driver suffered a
sprained ankle
Arrest Small Runaways.
Il Special officer Holland of the Union
4
two small boys. aged IL, who claimed
to hail from Salina, had been as far
east as Lawrence. and had originally
left their home for the purpose OF
getting work" in the camp at FIT.
Riley.
Holland picked up the boys about
midnight. and sent them to the police
station where they were allowed to
PASS the night This morning they
: were placed on train bound for Sa :
lima, rather weary of globe tFotting
end glad to be headed toward home
The kids were without visible means
/ OF support. How they got to Law
: renee and back to Topeka is a mys-
: terry in transportation which they did
not reveal.
, social and Personal.
Constance Lockard of Norton, Kan
is spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Williams. 1898 North Jack
The H. z. n. s. club held an all day
meeting today with Mrs Fred Golf
man of 30s Paramore street.
Ray Palmer left today for Chica go
where he will spend a week.
Six room modern cottage for sale
cheap. 925 n. Quincy-Adv.
Victor council No. will hold
basket supper this evening at Gag,
park Friends of members are in
vited to attend. All members ar,
asked to bring their lunches, and b,
at the park by O'Clock if possible
After the supper a social evening will
take the place of the regular week.,
business meeting.
l. Mrs. Frank Berry of Ashton Idaho
, who has been the guest of Mrs w
: NJ Van Ness, was called to Salt LAX
City Friday by the critical Illness O
! Mr.. Berry, a brother of Mrs. Val
Ness. He is suffering from blood poi
soning.
A. NJ. Petro, the Druggfst-Adv.
Mrs Charles Suit and her sor
Charles, returned home this eyenin
from a months visit in Ohio and Yves
Virginia.
MIR. and Mrs. j. G. Mcconnell o
Lamont, Ok, who have been tn
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Ira William
of North Topeka avenue, have gone I
the Glacier National park to sBen
the remainder of the summer.
The Pythian Sisters, Amity Tenn
pie, No. los, will hold their reguIs
meeting Friday evening at the hal
500 North Kansas avenue