People's voice., 1899-04-07

IL W. OOuHoOu, JuO duOOlOuCCl vi
Rome, has had seventeen years. ex-
perience. II You want anyone to cry
sale, dates Can be arranged at this
office. Terms, IS; over $500, one per
cent. l6
The funeral of little Bessie Roth.
the four year old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Roth, Was held from the
family residence Thursday morning at
10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. II. A.
Doughty.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gelino gave a
supper Tuesday night to the fol-
lowing: Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Elliott,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. R. Mclean, Mrs. j.
D. Share, Mrs. Glendora Wattrous.
Mrs. Bristol.
Among the out Of town Masons at
tending the Masonic school in this
city this week, are j. NJ. Skates, regis.
ter of the land Office at Dodge City,
Mr.. Sloan Of Pratt, and Mr.. Clenden-
ing of Anthony.
Col. Harry LOper left Wednesday
for Roswell, N. NJ. If a suitable !oca-
tlGn is found in the vicinity of the
ibove city, it is rumored that Mr..
Lpper aud Chas. Gambrill will EN- bark
in the cattle business there.
Col. ii. c. LOOmiS of Winfield, grand
master of the MasOns in Kansas, ar
rlvedWedre dty to attend the Masonic
school of instruction, and will be here
all week. The school is progressing
nicely, with a good attendance daily.
The county clerk has received a
petition signed by J. NJ Doubleday and
seventeen Others, to vacate the road
between sections II and IS in Bluff
township. The petition will be acted
upon by the board of commissioners
next week at their regular meeting.
Bessie, the four year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs John Roth, died dt 4
O'Clock Wednesday morning of spinal
meningitis. She had been sick several
weeks. The funeral was conducted
from the family residence Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. Fl. a..
Doughty, pastor of the First Baptist
church, Oficiated. Burial was made
in Prairie Lawn cemetery.
Joe HortOn, colored, was arrested
last night for throwing rock through
the window Of room in Joe Johnson's
residence on East Lincoln avenue,
where a cOlOred boy was con fined with
the measles. Horton and some other
negros were celebrating after the
election, and he threw the rock while
in reckless mood. He was released
this morning.-Journal, Wednesday.
A great many wiseaCres have at
tempted to explain how S. P. Kramer
managed to defeat Mayor Brown, but
the real reason is Kramer'S popularity
with the women. If you will recall
having talked with any woman about
city politics before or after the election
yon will probably remember that you
talked about Kramer. Women really
care nothing about issues with
them it is the man who is running
for Office.
The Christie Street Commission
Co.of Kansas City Wednesday received
the following crop report from some.
one in Wellington, in which the con.
ditions are much exaggerated: "We
are having freezing weather TODAY,
something remarkable for this Dart of
the country at this time of the year.
If we succeed in harvesting 40 per
cent of an average crop we will be
agreeably surprised. A majority of
fields are entirely past REDEMPTION,
Fully one-half the acreage sown in
wheat will be plOwed up and consid-
cradle OF the remainder will never be
worth the cutting. Weather condi.
tions from this time on will be of
little or no benefit to the plant"
Kansas City Journal: W. S. Rob
erts, a merchant of Caldwell, Kan.
who came to this city on business, but
took time to absorb a few "bowlsn on
the side, got himself into trouble BY
being too pronounced in his disap-
proval OF some part of the perform.
ance at the Grand last night. he
had made day Of it, so these who
saw him say, and thought he'd try a
night OF it-"A Day and Night" in
'fact-fOr he went to the Grand. He
saw something there not to his taste
and gave vent to his feelings in the
matter by yell which nearly stoned
the play. Then Officer Hayden did a
speciality by conveying Roberts to the
police station. He gave bond for his
appearance in police court this morn
ing, but the city is ahead the amonnt