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People's voice., 1898-04-21
THE NEWS HERE.
News that War Had Been Declared
Against Spain Greeted With
Demonstration.

Daily Journal, Wednesday.
Immediately upon receipt Of tele-
phone message from Wichita at 1:2C
O'Clock this afternoon that the presi.
dent had signed the war resolution,
every whistle in Wellington sent
forth its blast and spread the news.
Guns were fired and the citizens
quickly gathered in the streets and
began to vent their patriotic enthus-
iasm. The old cracked fire bell did
its duty and added its clatter to the
din.
In moment flags and bunting were
streaming from business houses and
second story windows. The flag on
the court house was quickly hoisted
to the top of its mast. Bicyclists
quickly decorated their wheels and
wagons and carriages were soon liber'
ally clothed in stripes Of the red,
white and blue until everything pres
ented a holiday appearance. The
general feeling in Wellington is that
Spain ought to have a good sound
threshing and good per cent of the
people hope that she will refuse 70
quit the island so that Uncle Sam
will get chance to fight her.
People's voice., 1898-04-21
Commercial Club.

The Commercial club held a meeting
in the council chamber Monday night,
The attendance was very large and
the interest was great. The greater
portion of the evening was taken up
with the adoption of the constitution
and bylaws submitted by the commit.
tee appointed to prepare them. The
club now has a membership Of 81.
Another meeting of the club will be
held next Monday evening at the
council chamber for the purpose Of
electiDg fifteen directors, who shall
elect officers Of the club.
The constitution and bylaws adopt.
ed that night provide for an initiation
fee Of s.. There will be no assess
People's voice., 1898-04-21
Birthday Surprise.

Mrs. Rebecca Brown was pleasantly
surprised at her home on South Blaine
street Monday night, in honor Of 10th
anniversary Of her birth. The occs.
sion was made delightful with appro.
pirate social pastimes and amuse-
ments. A delicious course of refresh.
ments was served. Mrs. Brown was
the recipient Of several nice presents.
There were present: Messrs. and
Mesdanes Clark Deshler, and three
children; S. Frank, and daughter;
Thos. Cook, Henry Cart, and three
children; Mesdames Add Ragan, ]. P.
Msyfeld, W. S. Pile, and daughter,
Miss Angie, and son John; Rhoda
Marshall, and daughter, Miss Anna;
Rebecca Brown, and daughter, Leola,
zula, Stella, and son, Frank; Willie
EdmOnson.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

ments or dues. When the club i. in
need of money finance committee
will solicit the public. A person in
joining Obligates himself to pay moth
ing except the initiation fee of S..
The regular meeting nights of the
club will be on the second Monday Of
each month; the annual meetings tc
be held in April. Considerable time
was spent that night in agreeing upon
the constitution and bylaws. All
other business pertaining to the re.
organization of the club will be at.
tended to next Monday evening, by
which time all members will be ex.
pected to pay their initiation fee,
The charter is still open.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

A new explosive shell, the invention
OF George W. McMillin, a ChicagOau, q
is being tested at the Twenty.ninth
street works Of the Carnegie Steel
company in Pittsburg, and the results
may determine the duration of an en-
counter with Spanish men of war. 1t
is claimed that they are of a more
dangerous nasure to the enemy than
any other projectile in the navy de-
partment. Within the next week
they will be forwarded to Sandy Hook
testing grounds, where they will be
put through the governments most
rigid examination.
People's voice., 1898-04-21
The Wright Estate.

The appralsemeDt of the personal
property of the late ]. W. Wright
/ filed in probate court Monday. shows
the total valuation of his personal
property to be $23,O42.2l, besides 81, SOC
in cash in the hands of Tom Hicks
Wright, which the latter claims was
given to him by the deceased before
his death.
The inventory shows notes to the
value of Sl6,375.2l; receipts from the
sale of COW and mule, $50; cash on
hand at death, $50; cash collected
since death, 1892; on deposit in
banks in this county, 1866; on de-
posit in banks in Platt City, Moe slO.-
700; on contract sale of land to Mike
Troutman, $3.50.
The deceased owned only eight
quarter sections Of land in this county.
This is much less than was generally
supposed. He also owned l3l lots in
the city of Oxford.
People's voice., 1898-04-21
r1arried at Perth.

On Thursday evening at 7 o'clock
p. m. Wesley A. Mickey and Miss
Mona Mcdaniel were united in
marriage by the Rev. Geo. Robinson
at the residence Of the brides father.
A large gathering Of relatives and
friends we're in waiting to witness the
event Of the evening. The contract
ing parties are very highly esteemed
in the community. After the cermony
was over the guests sat down to a
splendid supper to which everybody
seemed to do ample justice, :
The Perth band entertained the
company with splendid music.
People's voice., 1898-04-21
Memorial Day Arrangements.

The GA. R. committee on arrange
ments for Memorial Day exercises,
will solicit the business public shortly
for money to defray the expenses to
be incurred on that occasion. The
committee is composed of B. B. Will
son, j. ?. GrinStead and J. NJ. Double
day.
The committee have decided to do
away with one of the principal feat.
ures Of Memorial Day this year-the
march to the cemetery and the exer-
cises over the graves. Six veterans
will be detailed to 90 out to the GEM
etery in the morning and decorate
the graves of all old soldiers. After
People's voice., 1898-04-21

the services in the church in the after
noon, the crowds will disband. With
the exception of the march to the
cemetery and the exercises over the
graves the program of the day will be
practically the same as in former
years. The program will be ready for
publication in few days. There will
be no long speeches at the exercises
at the church, but several short ad.
dresses by good takers instead.
There will also be recitations and
music.
People's voice., 1898-04-21
A DECLARATION Of WAR!

President Mckinley yesterday signed the resolution
passed by Congress demanding that Spain forthwith
relnqush her authority and government in the island
of Cuba and withdraw her land and naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters
The resolution was signed Immediately after the
preparation of an utimatum prepared by the Cabinet
giving Spain until Saturday noon to comply with it.
The ultimatum was forthwith cabled to the Spanish
authorities and the Spanish Minister in Washington,
Polo Bamabe, was given his passports home He
left Immediately.
The signing of the Congressional resolution by the
president was a declaration of war; The ultimatum
fixed the time hostilities should commence unless
Spain evacuates Cuba 1t is generally conceded that
Spain will not give up the island without fight and
war will be in full blast by Sunday.
A resolution was presented in the United States
senate Immediately after the president sent the ulti
matum to Spain, calling for volunteers for the navy
and army.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

New subscribers in Downs township
are entitled to an apology. We failed
to transcribe their names and they
were all short a VOICE last week.
They will 80 regularly in future.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

County Attorney Ivan D. Rogers
and Sheriff Heskett went to Hume
well Wednesday to procure evidence
against the Hunnewell jOintists,
whose trials occur next Tuesday.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

Frank Snyder has constructed a
sewer leading from his drug store, and
made other improvements in the rear
of his place Of business.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

Two special trains Of sixteen emf.
grant coaches each shot through Wei.
lington over the Rock Island this
afternoon at 2 o'clock bound for Ft.
Reno and Ft. Sill to convey the sol.
diers to southern mobilization points
to take part In the war with Spain.
The Ft. Sill soldiers will be conveyed
southwark and the Ft. Reno soldiers
will be conveyed northward. A spe-
cial train Of sixteen coaches loaded
with soldiers and munitions Of war
will pass through Wellington some
time tomorrow morning, probably
between 2 and 3 o'clock. A short
stop will probably be made here to
take water.-Journal, 10Th.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

Mrs. E. V. Shankland returned tC
her home in Burden Tuesday, after
a pleasant visit in the city with Mrs.
r. W. Chenoweth.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

Judge Mcbride was in Winfield
Monday on court business. He re.
turned Monday night. There will
be no more court there until the 3Oth
inst
People's voice., 1898-04-21

A jolly crowd Of people celebrated
the fifth anniversary of the marriage
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Downing at the
home OF the Widow Dolson of Seven
ty-Six township, Tuesday night; II
Of those present last night were guests
at the wedding five years ago. A ban.
quet was served in three courses
and an evening Of rare pleasure was
enjoyed by all. There were present:
Messrs. and Mesdames Downing, Har.
rison, T. A. and NJ. R. Metcalf, Hum.
mel, Vandenburg, Holmes, Snyder,
E. Hale, Plummer, Baird, Botkin,
Banks; Mrs. Dolson; Misses Ora Bar
ker, Anna Metcalf, Evelyn Hunt,
Blanche Plummer; Messrs. N. Hale,
Joe. Plummer, Jesse Vandenburg,
Myron Vandenburg, Will Snyder.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

DR.. Frank Michael returned from
indianapolis, Ind, Wednesday, hav-
ing completed his education in dental
surgery.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

Winifred Davis, a brother of the
deceased Mrs. G. P. Hale, came in
from Mayfeld Tuesday to attend the
funeral.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

A Mennonite preacher will preach
at Seventy-Six school house next Sun.
day morning at IL o'clock.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

Mrs. j. A. COrbett and step.daugh-
ter, Miss FlOrlta, went to Medford
OF, this morning to reside.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

Lee Conner and mother, of Belle
Plaine, have moved to this city.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

The Smith Implement Co. is having
a new phone put IN their office today.
1t is No. %.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

Tom Hubbard was up from his Rome
Park stock farm yesterday.
People's voice., 1898-04-21

VIM. Ballard was up from Guelph
township yesterday.
The herald., 1898-10-27
A COAIMON-LAW wife
COMPLICATED REAL ESTATE
DEAL IN LITIGATION
WANTS HER PROPERTY BACK
Mrs. Rodriguez Could Not Read Eng
lish, Alleges Fraud and Wants
Deed Anulled

The trial of the suit of Feliciana B. de
Rodriguez against her alleged husband, Jose
+. L. Rodriguez, has been going on before
Judge Shaw and was last night ordered to be
submitted on briefs. The plaintiff asked for
the annullment OF a deed alleged to have
been procured BY fraud. The contention Of
the rival claimants has been spirited and dis
closed a strange condition OF affairs.
Mrs. Rodriguez claimed to be the owner
in fee simple of lot 6, block A, of the Ocean
View tract, which she claimed as her sole
and separate estate. Desiring to dispose of
it, she signed a document which she says
she thought was power of attorney, author
zng hel husband to make the sale. This
instrument was in English and she relied
upon the representations of her husband,
being unable to read in that language, and
signed what proved to be an absolute deed
OF the property to defendant. This deed she
wants declared void and of no effect.
In his answer, the defendant denied the
allegations oil her complaint and set forth
the defense that the lot was bought by him
on March II, 1890, from II. c. Register, the
title being placed by him in Mrs. Rodriguez
because he was in debt and did not dare to
appear in the transaction. This purchase,
he claimed, was made by him individually,
and tie lot placed in his wife S name solely
in trust, she paying nothing for the prop
NAMED in possession of the prem ses and
erected thereon improvements worth 5000.
The conveyance of the lot to him on March
2oth last: he alleged, was in pursuance OF the
trust and in consideration of personal prop
erty to the amount of 5000, which he gave his
wife as reward for her services He asked
decree cuieting title to the property.
During the proceedings the fact was stip-
ulated by counsel that plaintiff and defend
ant were not in fact related by marriage,
but had lived together as husband and wife.
thus acquiring under the common. law of
this state mutual interests. 1t appeared
that the property in question lad been ac
CURED by the exchange of ranch, also in
Mrs Rodriguez name, which ranch she said
had been bought with money earned by her.
self and husband mutually. Her contribu.
tions had been the proceeds Of labor per-
formed at Puente, where she cared for hogs
and fed the horses used by her husband in
tilling leased land
The decision of the cause will be awaited
with some interest, dealing with the rights
of a common law wife under the law of the
state as it will, and determining the question
of fraud in a somewhat involved transac-
The herald., 1898-10-27
SATISFACTORY RATES
Railroads Assure the Chamber of
Commerce Committee

At the regular meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the chamber OF commerce held yes
terday, Director Newmark, chairman of the
committee on transportation, reported that
while the railroads would not at this time
quote a definite rate for the National Edu-
cational convention to be held in this city
next July, he had assurances that when d
rate was announced 1T would be found sat
isfactory to all parties.
The special committee appointed to ar
range a reception to Hon. Webster Davis,
assistant secretary of the interior, reported
its arrangements perfected for receiving and
entertaining the visitor next Saturday after
noon from 3 to o'clock.
A communication was read from the pas
tor of the First Baptist church, requesting
that the courteses of the chamber be ex-
tended to the delegates to the Baptist an
niversaries to be held in San Francisco next
matter was referred to the committee on
immigration.
On motion of Director Story, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the secretary in the
name OF this chamber, extend its thanks in
dividually to the following parties: Hotel
Van Nuys, VI. NJ. Potter: Hotel Westmn-
stcr, +. o. johnson; j. II. Adams and W.
r. Stats OF Pasadena; Mount Lowe Rail
way company, j. 5. Torrance, manager; Los
Angeles Pacific Railway company, +. p.
Clark, manager; Roy Jones & Brother Of
Santa Monica, and to the Los Angeles Ter
minal railway for its proffered aid, for the
very generous manner in which they aided
the special committee in entertaining the
visiting committee of the National Educa-
tional association"
George p. McLain, merchant, and H. L..
IottenhaIn were elected TO membership.
The herald., 1898-10-27
CITED TO APPEAR
Mrs. Marion Must Produce Her Child
in Court

Judge Shaw last night issued an order
citing Mrs. Margarete Marion to appear in
court with her child, Harold, for a full hear
ing as to the custody of the boy during the
pendency of her divorce suit against Frank
II. Marion. In the petition of the father the
abduction of the child from the Home of
the Guardian Angel at Oil South Main
street Tuesday afternoon was related in de-
tail, and the fact was set forth that the
mother has made repeated threats to kill
the child and make away with herself. Be-
cause of her unftness as custodian and on
account of these threats so many times re-
peated, the father professed to believe that
Harold was in great bodily danger. lie
asked that all possible expedition be had,
as days delay might result in tragedy.
The present whereabouts of the mother
and child are unknown, but they are be-
lieved to be in concealment somewhere in
the city, from which retreat it is expected
the officers will be able to dislodge them.
The herald., 1898-10-27
OIL DRILLING RIG
Suit for Value of Material Attached by
Sheriff

Judge York was engaged all day yesterday
in the trial of the cause of August c. May
against John Burr, sheriff This is an action
brought for the recovery of an oil well drill
ing outfit, or $1,000, its value, with $500 dam
ages by reason of its attachment and for the
recovery of certain personal property, or
$780, its value, and 5000 damages, included
in the property levied upon. Plaintiff al
legged that all the property attached be-
longed to him and had been attached under
a writ in suit pending against l.. A. Whip
pie; that after such attachment was made
the defendant allowed +. r. Kelam and j.
L. Berry to use the rig for the boring Of an
oil WELL For these alleged offenses relief
was asked
Defendant, on his part, denied that the
rig was worth S400, and persisted in claiming
that it was the property OF Whipple and had
been attached on the writ issued in a suit
against him. He claimed that Whipple was
indebted to the Union Hardware and Metal
for S2l9568 and had paid only
Sl56ll5 of such indebtedness, the suit for
the balance due being the cause of the at
tachment. The use of the rig by Berry and
Kellam, he claimed, was permitted by him
without monetary consideration, on their
promise to care for the property safely and
because of an agreement held by them with
May for the use of the same property and
that May had afterwards sued them for
Sll5O for such use, that suit being yet un-
determined.
The cause was submitted on briefs.
The herald., 1898-10-27
WANTS DEED SET ASIDE
Mrs. Briggs Suit Against Brother and
Mrs. Cary on Trial

The suit Of Mrs l.. F. Briggs against Mrs
A. NJ. Cary and Paul Felt came to trial
Yesterday before Judge Van Dyke. BY
this action Mrs. Briggs sought to have set
aside deed to lots l43, 204, 20S md 200, of
NJ. l.. Wiclls' Subdivision of the Garbo'ino,
Cooper, South g. Porter tract She alleged
that Paul Felt, her brother. held her power
OF attorney and as her attorney in fact made
this conveyance to Theresa D. Carr of
Farmer City, ILL.,, the sister Of Mrs. Cary,
to whom she subsequently transferred the
property in accordance with an agreement
entered into between Felt and Mrs. Cary
prior to the first conveyance; that Felt was
indebted to Mrs. Cary on a deficiency judg-
ment in the sum of $1,000 or more, and that,
taking advantage of his power Of attorney
for his sister, he sought to satisfy such in
debtedness by conveying her property in a
roundabout way to Mrs. Cary. The agree
ment between Felt and Mrs Cary showed
that such application Of the proceeds from
The herald., 1898-10-27

the property in question was to be made.
Plaintiff not being indebted TO Mrs. Cary
and not learning of the disposition of the
property for some time atterward, sought
relief in court from the alleged perversion OF
title by her brother.
The defense made was that Mrs. Briggs
never held more than the naked legal title
to the property in question and that Felt
had right to dispose of it to his own adj
vantage and the trend of testimony gave
much support to such contention. 1t ap.
peared from their witnesses that the power
of attorney was taken for the express pur
pose of giving him power to act with the
property as readily as if IN his own name,
the use of his sisters name being for his
personal convenience.
The trial will be resumed today.
The herald., 1898-10-27
Court Notes

Conrad Hafen sues John Friday for $50
and interest and the foreclosure of mort
gage on lot Is, block IL, of the o. w. Chlds
200lot tract.
Adolph Scharff has sued r. j. Birmingham
for $1,000 loaned on 10000 shares OF the cap
ital stock of the Bay Horse Mining com.
pany, and for the sale of the collateral to
satisfy his claim.
Grace F. Neff yesterday petitioned the
superior court for the appointment Of a
guardian for Arthur Neff, who has inherited
an interest in small estate in Illinois, winch
is in the hands of a master in chancery.
V. A. Saville has sued F. F. Saville for
divorce, the complaint being filed late on
Tuesday night.
Emil Larson, a native of Sweden, was adj
mitted to citizenship by Judge Allen yes
terday.
A petition for the privilege of adopting
Clara A. Papenfuss, child 211 years old, on
consent of the mother, who lives at Pasa-
dena, was filed with the county clerk by
Frederick Shield
The trial of Albert r. Dow, on the charge
of grand larceny, was yesterday reset by
Judge Smith for November I'd.
The herald., 1898-10-27
Damages Wanted for Arrest

Kate O'Brien yesterday brought suit for
$4,000 damages against F. A. Seabert and
Mary Seabert, his wife. Plaintiff complains
that defendant F. A. Seabert on October Is
caused her arrest on the charge OF stealing
a gold brooch with set Of Mexican opals
and pearls, one silver buttonhook and sew
eral sums of money at previous times, to the
value of $25; that she was examined on that
charge October % before r. II. Witheral,
Justice of Redondo, and the case was dis
missed, Seabert making no appearance. The
injury to her fair name, by reason of her
arrest, is plaintiffs basis for claim for dam
ages. Mrs. Seabert is made party defend
ant because she is the wife OF +. A. Sea-
bert.
The herald., 1898-10-27

WILEY-In this city, October 25. $685. henry
C. Wiley, aged 60 years. 80.
Funeral from the family residence, 3C9
S. Hill street, Thursday. October 27th, at
o'clock p. m. Interment, Rosedaie cem-
etery. .o,
MEYERSTEIN-At his late residence, 144
South Main street, this city, Wednes-
day, October 26 1898, Henry Meyerstein,
aged 65 years.
Notice of funeral will be given later
San Bernardino and San Francisco pa
pers please copy.
DAY-At Santa Monica, October rs, 1S98
Roger Sherman Day, native OF Ohio,
aged go years.
Funeral from the family residence, I'll
South Union avenue, this city, today,
Thursday, at half-past o'clock.
The herald., 1898-10-27

case APPEALED from the justice court and in
volving a disagreement over land zeal.
In the lower court Bleay recovered judgment
for Sl75, but Long appealed, feeling that he
was not getting fair deal. The parties to
the suit had exchanged property with the
understanding that certain improvements
on one place were to be duplicated on the
otner' +ha. Long is alleged to have nay i"ies to
brought to enforce the agreement The
cause will be further presented this morn
ing
The herald., 1898-10-27
Alleged Burglars Arraigned

d. j. Heany and Peter Mcintyre, who
were arrested by Deputy Constable Mug
nem at Newhall Tuesday on the charge of
burglarizing the house OF Harry Brown ON
the county Jail yesterday. Later they were
taken before Justice Young for arraignment
and their preliminary hearing was set for
Oct. 9th, bail being fixed at $1,000 each.
The herald., 1898-10-27
Our Home Brew.

Maier & Zobelein's lager, fresh from their
brewery, on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery, 40 Also street.
Telephone 81.
The herald., 1898-10-27
Smugglers Sentenced

William Gerrull and Francisco Reyes,
found guilty of importing Chinese into the
country by way of Tia Juana, were SEN
fenced yesterday morning by Judge Well
born to six months in the county jail and to
pay fine of 81 each.
The herald., 1898-10-27
JOTTIN0s

Lovers Of good driving horses cannot
miss 1t by buying one Of our No. Chester
Columbus Buggy Co.'s driving wagons.
They have the Bailey hangers. long-dis-
tance axles and quick-shifting shaft coup
lings. Hawley, King & Co.
The herald., 1898-10-27

We have taken the agency for the Colum.
bia bicycle. Our motto is. "Get the Best. y
However, we have good wheels Tor $50
Hawley, King Il Co., Broadway and Fifth
The herald., 1898-10-27
An Appeal Case

Judge Shaw late yesterday afternoon be-
gan the trial OF X. Bleay vs.. S. o. Long, a
The herald., 1898-10-27

Wall paper, late styles, low prices, at A
A. Eckstrom's, S24 South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-10-27
BORN
DEATHS

Mr.. and Mrs. 8. G. Mar
ShutZ, a son.
The herald., 1898-10-27
COPROROPA ryrDrvcr

J. II. Barnhill, another deputy sheriff tes.
tilted that he aided in the search Of The
Hunter premises. observed the stains an tbe
kitchen floor and thought they had been CO.
easioned by drons of blood On Thursday he
looked under ClarR's bed hut did NOT move
the bed out from the walls There were no
sheets on the bed. There was dirty wash.
The herald., 1898-10-27

remove it from the house Martin Aguirre
the midst of the oil spot. on which there
appeared to be a spot of blood This. too.
the witness had discarded as worthless.
None of the things supposed to contain
blood or blood stains had been preserved by
him.