People's voice., 1897-02-25

emily someone will want to buy it and
you can easily dispose Of it for a hun
dred or so dollars profit. The inuest-
ment beats buying government bonds
and the mOneyis kept at home besides.
Anyone with few thousand dollars
can play at the game.
The malevolence Of some of the
school boys in the first ward has
reached point where good hickory
club needs to be applied as a remedy.
Since j. W. POrter's arrest flr assault
ing frankie Millard the gamins living
in his vicinity have been making life
more of burden to the old gentleman
than ever. Thursday someone threw
stone through a window of his resi-
dence, and if the person can be found
it is the duty Of the authorities to ar
rest him and apply fine equally as
large as the one paid by Mr.. Porter a
few days ago.
A petition is being circulated by
Superintendent Morgan Of the poor
farm, praying the county commission
erS to release Lige Priest, the Caldwell
hog thief, from the county Jail.
Priest has an offer Of a job in Wich-
ita, and is anxious to get out to sup
port his family. Mrs. James Peck
ham of South Haven, was in the city
yesterday aud Mrs. Priest and chill.
dren accompanied her home. II Priest
is not released from confinement his
family will return to the poor farm
until he serves his time.-JOurnal.
A number of young boys have been
in the habit of congregating in the
band room during the afternoons and
evenings, and deSpOiling the fixtures,
etc. They gather there in droves at
night, as well as in the day time, to
smoke cigarettes and escape the vigil
ance of the curfew marshal. Some Of
the members OF the band have been
gathering the names of the boys, and
some fine day about a dozen of the
gaminS will be hauled before police
court to answer for the double crime
of destroying property and disregard
ing the curfew ordinance.
The body of Will S. Davis, who
died in Sabinal, Tex, arrived from
Perth on Saturday, accompanied by
Emil ROSer and Emory Jacobs. 1t
was met at the depot by a delegation
of the Knights of Pythias, who ac-
cOmpanied it to the undertaking
rooms of French & Hitchcock, where
it remained in state until Sunday
afternoon at 1:3O o'clock, when the
funeral services were conducted at
the Baptist church, under the aus
pices of Anchor Lodge No. 8, X. of P,
Rev. II. A. Doughty officiating. In
terment was made in Prairie Lawn
cemetery.
Anchor Lodge No. 9, K. of P, and
Good Hope Lodge No. 81, Rathbont
Sisters, attended the anniversary
exercises of the Knights Of Pythias al
the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing in body. Rev. H. A. Doughty
delivered an interesting and instruct
i've address to tie lodge members. HI
related the fascinating story of Damor
and Pythias, and told how, thirty
three years ago, Justus RathbOne or
ganized the first Knights of Pythiai
lodge in the world in a private parlo
in Washington, DC. Since then th'
lodge has grown to number exceed
ing 100000, and has planted its ban
ner in the soil Of every English speak
ing nation in the world. Rev. Dough
ty's sermon was a masterful effort
carefully prepared and fOrcibly deliv
cred. The church was crowded will
people who came to hear the sermon
and gain some insight into the bene
fetal workings Of this popular frater
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