People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-04-29

The last lecture in the Missionary
Extension Course will be delivered |
next Sunday at $3.50 pm. IN the Pres
byterian church by Miss Frances Pat
teIson of Chicago, Christian En-
deavor lecturer and author Of Nation
Of RenOWn."
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Z. Hitchcock and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Hitchcock ex-
pect to leave next Tuesday for Cali
fOrnia, where they 90 to look after
estates left Them some time ago by
the death of an uncle, They will be
absent about six weeks.
The residence Of II. E. TeachOut,
near Hukle, was burned about IL
o'clock on the night of the 10Th inst.
Almost all the household goods were
consumed. The insurance policy had
just previously expired and as a
consequence it is total loss.
County Treasurer W. H. Maddy was
moving into his downtown residence
Monday, corner of Washington avenue
and Eleventh street. He will move
his twO-story dwelling from North A
street onto the property in few days
and make extensive Improvements.
Charlie Davis OF Drury. deputy
sheriff, brought man named Henry
Simpson, from Arkansas City Wednes-
day morning charged with stealing a
lace horse belonging to Jacob Rarick
of Corbin several days ago. Simpson
was put in Jail. There is said to be
very little evidence that he is guilty.
Judge j. A. Ray was in the city the
first OF the week sizing up the chances
for his candidacy for district judge,
on the pOpulist ticket. If Judge Ray
wants to run as a middle-Of-the-rOad
populiSt, his candidacy ought to be a
sure thing. as he is the only lawyer of
that party who has aspirations in that
direction. There will be several re-
publican candidates in the field
Winfield Tribune.
Rev, Frank Talmage and family
came in over the Rock Island Tuesday
morning from Gainesville, Tex. They
will make their home for the present
in the o. P. Michael property on
South Washington avenue, rs Rev.
Talmage'S property on North A street
will not be vacated for several
weeks. Rev. Talmage is an enter.
prising business man and we welcome
him and his estimable family tU our
city.
D.A. Espy returned Tuesday from
a trip through Harper and Kingman
counties. Mr.. Espy says the crop
prospects in these two counties are
very fattering. There IS hardly an
acre of land lying idle and all the
crops are growing abundantly. The |
farmers have a great deal of corn and |
wheat stored over from last year. |
The general appearances seem to in
dicate that the Kingman and Harper
people are in very prosperous condi- |
tiOn.
Quite a neat little sum was donated |
by the people Of this city toward re-
lieving the sufferers of India, at the
meeting held by the Ladies' Foreign
Missionary society at the Methodist
church Sunday night. Prof GIN. Rider
of the Southwest Me. college, deliv.
cred an interesting ADDRESS. Miss
ALA Saylor rendered beautiful solo
entitled "India's Needs and Americas
Answer" Prof. Rider entertained
the audience with solo and a male
quartette rendered a selection. The
meeting did much toward creating a
charitable feeling in the hearts of !
those present for the famine stricken
people of far.Off India, and they res.
ponded literally from their purses TO-
ward alleviating their distress.
Rev. Arthur S. Henderson delivered
the sermon in cOmmemOratioD OF the
seventy-eighth anniversary OF the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows at
the Congregational church Sunday
morning. The local lodge of Odd
Fellows is at present without a resi-
dent minister on its membership rolls
and Rev. Henderson was chosen for
the task. The sermon was very
satisfactory one tn the members Of the
order. Rev. Henderson drew his re-
marks from that part of the scripture
which has particular bearing on
| Odd Fellowship, and expounded doc
trine 10 manner in harmony with
the teachings Of the order OF the
triple-link. His sermon was highly
instructive and was delivered 10 a
manner that made it particularly In
teresting and entertaining.
The K. P. boys had an interesting
time getting over to Arkansas City
I Tuesday night. They found the east
bound passenger two hours late at
this place and they chartered a special
train to carry them to Mulvane to
meet the south-bOund passenger. At
Mulyane Frank JunkiDs followed off
a black-eyed girl and the train pulled
out for Arkansas City without him.
When his absence was discovered the
train was backed up to Mulvane and
he was thrown on board and all wen:
well until south Of Winfield, where
the trainmen we're compelled TO stOp
every few minutes and throw ties off
the track that had been left by high
water, caused by water spout. The
boys reached Arkansas City at $50
o'clock, an hour and half late, and
found a royal reception awaiting them.
The three ranks of the order we're ex-
emplifed by the Anchor Lodge team
for the benefit Of the Arkansas City
knights. Two ranks were conferred
and then the knights adjourned to
! the Hub dining parIOrs and enjoyed
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