People's voice., 1899-04-27

embalming tiHid. His sickness took
serious turn MOrdly morning.
B. B. Wilson and B. F. Michael are
among the local G. A. r. members
who went to Hutchinson to attend the
state G. A. R. department meeting.
1t began Monday and lasts over Fri
day.
Rev. A. D. Moore, formerly OF Well
ingtoD, died recens.y at Santa Bar
bara, Cal. He l"i, considerable
property, all Of which is wiled to his
wife. He owned laud in this county
at the time of his death.
The tramp who was operated upon
by Drs. Ebright and Hand at the poor
farm several weeks ago for apper-
dicitiS, is able to be up aud around.
The operation was an unusually dan
gerOus one, and was very successful.
Rev. j. G. Cunningham occupied
the pulpit at the First Presbyterian
church in Wichita last Sunday.
There were no services at the church
here, on account Of repairs being
made to the church. Rev. Cunning
ham returned Monday morning.
Rev. o. L. Smith delivered the an.
niVersary sermon Sunday morning
in conmemOratiOn OF the S0th ami
versary u the foundation of Odd Eel
lOwship 10 America. The local lodge
attended the sermon in a body. The
sermon was both pleasing and in
StluctiYe.
Returns from fifteen Of The thirty
townships in the county show a gain
Of SIS in population. 1t will depend
upon the gain In population in Wei.
lingtOG city whether the enumeration
will reach the $4,000 mark necessary
to entitle the county officers to a raise
in salaries.
DR.. G. W, Wheat of Wellington, at.
tended the wedding of his daughter,
Miss Laura Wheat, TO John Plumb, at
Caldwell, Sunday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. The ceremony was performed
by Rev j. A. Holmes, pastor of the
M. E. church, Caldwell. Mr.. Plumb
is merchant at Caldwell.
A typical Missouri outfit passed
through town on Sunday morning,
bound for Oklahoma. The head OF
the family walked in the middle OF
the muddy street driving herd of
goats, while the woman drove the
wagon. The appearance of the man
attracted unusual attention.
Master David Rakestraw, wEo has
been making his home in Wellington
for the past year, left over the Rock
Island Tuesday morning for Chicago.
where he will be met by his father,
J.V'Rakestraw's business partner, Mr..
tradley, and taken to the home of his
father and mother in Cedarvi!le, Ohio.
The shelving in the room formerly
occupied by c. c. Curtis was moved
out Monday. Part of it being
moved to Richardson & Co.'S. store and
part to Mel Wyatt's store. The room
will be occupied by Will Hastie's bill.
Hard hall after May l. Lichter ber-
gers cafe will occupy the room at
present occupied by Hastie.
Thos. Nepper, fatber.inlaw Of Will
Lichtenberger, has sold LADY Con.
trary," two year old with whom he
has been having phenomenal success
recently, to Eugene Lehi of Louis
vile, Ky, for $1,000. Mr.. Nepper
won $4,000 with her at New Orleans a
few days ago. She broke the track
record at Memphis recently.
Norris Rillmer, formerly druggist
fer Ed Hayes, but now owner of a
drug store in Harper, was in the city
Monday visiting friends. Mr.. Kin.
mer came down from Belle Plaine that
morning, where be attended the COM
mencement exercises Of the Belle
Plaine schools. His brother and sis.
Ter were among those graduated.
Miller&Schonert have bought the lot
adjoining the VOICE office on
the west, and have already begun the
construction OF corrugated iron one
story building to be used in copiupc.
tlon with their carriage factory across
the street. The Miller & Schonert
concern, by the way, is growing rapid
ly and doing big business. We are glad
to note such evidences of prosperity.
Jack Hastie received letters from
his sons, Jack. Jr., and Arthur, last
sunday. They have enlisted in the
regular army for the Philippines. Ar.
thur was at Honolulu, Hawaii, en-.
route to Manila. He had been sick
only one day enroute, and was feeling
fine when he wrote. He SAYS he is
getting fat on army grub. Jack. Jr.,
is at San Francisco. waiting for tr.