People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28

road company appealed the case and II
was remanded for new trial. %
the 23rd day of January, 1893, the
Ease was called for re-trial In district
court and a verdict was secured
against the road for Sc, ,S6O, with inter-
est. The railroad company again ap
pealed the case and it was decided at
The December term of court, Michaels
receiving judgment for sS,5OO.6O.
Richie Howard, the young fellow
who disappeared from sight in Chi
cagO in June, 1892, while on an excur-
sion east with a party Of Denver
newspaper men, and who was adver.
tised extensively in all the leading
newspapers Of the country, is In the
city today holding down case at the
VOICE Office. Howard was run
ming a juvenile newspaper at Denver
prior to his disappearance, and went TO
Chicago with the Denver newspaper
men 10 work up his subscription list
when he was lost and nothing was
heard Of him for months, but he
aUally turned up in the Windy City
after several voyages at sea and num-
erous excursions over the country.
His father was foreman of the VOICE
Office the winter following his disap-
pearance, and spent considerable
money trying to find him, After
young Howard came to light the
senior Howard vent to Medford and
started paper, where he Is still
located.
Rev.. X. Newberry spoke to small
but attentive and appreciative audi
ence Of meu Sunday afternoon at the
Baptist church. On account Of the
extremely cold weather many were
kept from the services, but those
who attended were amply rewarded
for braving the storm. Rev. New
berry is an interesting, eloquent and
logical speaker, and holds the close
attention of his audience from the
moment he rises TO speak. His SER
mon dealt largely upon the duty we
owe 70 Christ the Saviour. Those
who heard the sermon were largely
benefited by the christian thought
advanced. At the close of the ser
mon, Rev. Doughty made a few inter
eSting remarks and asked all wbe
desired special mems service next
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock to
raise their hands when instan ly
every person in the audience raised
his hand. There will undoubtedly be
a large crowd out to the service next
Sunday afternoon. Revival services at
the church will continue all this week.
Pete Miller and Mr.. Paxton were
down from Belle Plaine Tuesday and
want the county attorney to prosecute
the mayor and councilmen of Belle
Plaine for moving building of Of
mOrtgaged property. Some years
ago Pete Miller and G. R. Person, tho
erstwhile Belle Plaine banker, built
an ice house on some lots in Belle
Plaine which were mortgaged to Mrs.
Thompson of that city. A short
while before Persons bank failed he
sold his interest in the ice house TO
Pete Miller, taking chattel mort
gage on the building. When the bank
failed Persons turned over the mort
gage to the city to satisfy a claim for
money on deposit, and Friday night
the city hired force of men and
quietly moved the building off the
property. Miller, representing his
own interests, and Paxton, represent
ing Mrs. Thompson, came down To
Wellington this morning to see if the
county attorney would not prosecute
The mayor and councilmen Of Belle
PLANE.
Mrs. W. F, Rothtrock was surprised
by a large number of her many friends
last Thursday night, her 47th birth
day. The party met at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hansen and went II
the Rothtrock residence en- masse
The affair had been so carefully ar
ranged that Mrs. Rothtrock was com
pletely surprised. She was presented
with a very handsome and costly
banquet lamp, as a token Of the es
TEEN in which she is held by hel
friends. After the party had enjoyed
themselves in social conversation ant
with games, etc., they partook OF
royal feast which had been prepared
by the guests, and left at late hour
wishing Mrs. ROthtrOck many happy
returns Of the day. Those present
were, Messrs. and Mesdames George
H. Grouse, G. T. Neubert, Walter s
| Murray, Joe Busch, Steve Barner
Noel Wilder, W. Fl. Phelps: Mes
danes Geo. Jackson, Ed Hansen, Lot
Brinkmeyer, W. II. Meadley, Michae
Veith, Thomas Parks, James Ostran
der, Hutchinson, Sides, Kellar, j. N
McCarty, Arthur Anderson, Charlie
| madd1a w Y Rothtroek