People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02

after their arrival and were joined in
everlasting honeymoon bonds by
Judge Ferguson. They are buxOm
looking couple. They return to
Caldwell this evening.
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In conversation with Hon. W. j.
Lingenfelter we learned that Of the
eighty five inmates Of the Hutchinson
Reformatory seventy.seyen have been
convicted Of the crime OF larceny.
burglary or larceny and burglary,
This is strong proof that the Reform
atory is becoming the home Of the
tramp.
The Knights of Pythias seem to be
riding wave Of prosperity. They
have several applications for member.
ship. Next Tuesday evening their
new officers will be installed. Anchor
Lodge is said to be one Of the best
working lodges in the state. Rituals
all tout Of sight" and lectures deliy.
cred in the highest style Of histrionic
art.
Three young men were "held up
at the railroad bridge east Of the
Santa Fe freight depot Tuesday eve.
The robbers" made them get out Of
their buggy and no sooner had they
alighted than they took to their
heels and ran, leaving their vehicle
with the highwaymen. They turned
the outfit loose and it went home all
right. No arrests!
Those who did not stay up to see
the old year go out and the new one
come 10 Tuesday. heard it all right.
Church bells and the fire bells were
rung, guns were fred, the bugle horn
was blown, the boys all shouted and
randemonium reiened supreme for a
few moments. There were little
watch meetings" all over the city,
Rev. B. F. Pugh entertained the
official council uf his church at dinner
yesterday, together with their wives.
They are as follows: Elders, E. ].
Wheeler, Daniel Myers, Christ Han
gen; Deacons, ]. B. Tritt. T. P. Sar-
gent. c. F. Luening. The latter was
detained at nome because Of sickness.
There were impromtu toasts on the
various branches Of the church work
and a general social time.
Twenty-one headstones for deceased
members of the G. A. R. at this place
have been received recently and will
soon be placed in position. They are
of a good quality Of marble. Each
stone is three feet long, ten inches
wide and four inches thick and has
engraved on it the name Of the de-
ceased soldier for whom it is intended,
designating his Office if he held any.
One Of these goes to Illinois town
ship, one to Oxford and one TO Rome.
Prof. T. W. Butcher returned from
Topeka Tuesday everywhere he was in
attendance at the State Teachers
Association. He reports a very large
attendance twelve hundred
teachers. Those in attendance from
here were Misses Laura and Belle
Moore, Hettie Ravens. Dora SOmmer-
vile, Prof. and Mrs. Bear and Prof.
Butcher. The Misses Moore stopped
at Emporia to visit, Prof. and Mrs.
Bear went to PaOla, Miss SOmmer-
Vile to Oxford and Miss Ravens re-
turned to Wellington.
1t is not generally known that
another attempt to break jail was
discovered at the county bastile Sum-
day. AS is his custom Sheriff Wood
cock was making an inspection and
found two files, a saw and brace and
bit in the possession Of the prisoners
in the cage. Upon further investiga-
tisn he discovered that they had saw
ed off 80 bolts around the cage and a
few hours more would have been out
side the cage, tunDelled underneath
the walls and gone. The prisoners
in the cage were John, Ed and Clip
Oor,;,a of Drurv in for larceny and