People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-01
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bleS will he aired in the courts here.
Daily Journal, Thursday.
The remains Of VIM. Sims, who
died Sunday at Trinidad, COL, ar
rived over the Santa Fe last Thursday.
The body was in terrible state of
decomposition. The doctors certifi-
cate on the coffin gave the cause OF
death as apoplexy. The funeral SER
vices were conducted at the family
residence on East Fourth street, that
afternoon, by Rev. o. L. Smith of the
Christian church. Interment was
made in Prairie Lawn cemetery.
There was fortune teller on our
streets Tuesday telling our people Of
their future while remaining in the
flesh; and an itinerant preacher held
forth in front Of one Of our business
houses the next day who told them of
their future after leaving the flesh.
With this and the study Of wheat fu-
lures, which the present immense
crop makes necessary, Bellamy's
Looking Backward" doesn't stand a
ghost Of show in this community
New Era.
Mrs. D. H. Rhodes, wife Of Super
intendent Rhodes Of the Santa Fe,
formerly Of this city, died Friday
morning in a hospital at Topeka. The
funeral was held Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock in Wichita and in
terment made in the cemetery at that
place. Mrs. Rhodes had been ailing
for long time, and was In the hos
pitle at Topeka several weeks prior
to her death. Her many friends In
this city will be panied to learn OF
her death.
At the election Of officers held at the
close Of the convention Of the Christ.
ian churches Of the Seventh congres-
SiOnal district, which met at Newton
the 2lSt and oath inst, inclusive. Rev.
Frank Talmage Of this city, was
elected president, and Rev. o. L.
Smith Of this city, was elected secre-
tary. Miss Lulu Rem, also Of this
city was elected superintendent of
the Christian EndeavOr societies.
Miss Jennie GOble Of Conway Springs,
was elected superintendent Of the
Junior G. E. societies.
j. NJ. COldwell, agent for the South
ern Lyceum Bureau, was in the city
Saturday and succeeded in booking the
Rev. ThOS. Dixon Of New York City,
for lecture before the lecture club
here next winter. Rev. Dixon is the
noted New York divine who has come
into such prominence lately because of
his startling pulpit utterances. He
referred recently to woman as "a rag,
bone and a bunch of hair" Wei.
lingtOn feminity will have an Oppor-
tunity next winter to measure the
distance between the reverend gentle.
mans eyes.
Mrs. Agnes Van Horn of this city,
has been hOnOred by appointment to
the high position Of Deputy Grand
Chief Of the grand temple of Kansas,
RathbOne Sisters. She has also been
appointed district deputy for her own |
lodge, Good Hope Temple, No. 81. |
Mrs. Van Horn received her com.
missions from Grand Chief Mamie E. |
Holcraft of Topeka, last week. She |
is Justly proud Of them. The Rath.
bone Sisters temple here feels highly |
hOnored also, as this is the first state
office to be conferred upon a member
OF the temple. Good Hope Temple
is comparatively a new lodge in Wei
lington.
Parties returning from Ottawa last |
Saturday, report great floods in the
eastern portion Of the state. The
little town OF Quenemo, near Topeka,
is literally atlOat. About one-third |
Of the Missouri Pacific track between
Ottawa and Quenemo is inundated. |
Corn is standing in water on level |
ground, and wheat can be seen float
Ing almost everywhere. Local |
weather prOgnoSticators prophecy
good rains for this locality within
the next four or FIVE days. When.
ever there is flood in the eastern |
part Of the state heavy rain invaria.
bly, falls here within q short time.
Let Ter rain.
J. M. Coldwell, secretary.treasurer
Of the Southern Lyccum Bureau, who
was in town Saturday in the interest of |
his attractions, is an old Oxford boy
a nephew Of W. B. Coldwell of that
place. He, with his brother, Camp
bell Coldwell, who is president of the
Southern Lyceum Bureau, have made
prominent places for themselves since
leaving Sumner county in 81. The
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