People's voice., 1899-06-22

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Roy Hitchcock has returned from
Washburn college, Topeka, to spenu
his vacation at home.
Mrs. ]. T. HerricK's mother, Mrs.
Anna Wood Of Crown Point, Ind, has
arrived from Topeka on a visit.
E. D. Ebright and wife Of Hilsbor
ough, Kan, are here visiting the fam.
lily Of his brother, Rev. A. y. Ebrlght
They came 10 attend the Hickey.
Ebright wedding.
County Superintendent Shell Of
Barber county was here Wednesday
the guest Of Prof. George G. Wake.
field, arranging for the coming Barber
county normal institute. He returned
Thursday morning.
Mrs. 7. T. Baker and her twelve
year old daughter, living west Of
Zyba, have been missing from home
for a week and cannot be found.
Searching parties have secured the
north part OF the county along the
Ninnescah river in vain endeavur 10
find them. kilograms to Mrs. Bakers
old home 10 Kentucky have failed to
bring any tidings Of her whereabouts
and the distracted husband has been
forced to the fearful conclusion that
possibly they were drowned in the
high waters Of the Ninnescah river.
Mrs. Baker and her daughter left
home the day after the big rain, when
the streams were all out OF their
banks. Mr.. Baker was away from
home. They borrowed horse and
cart OF neighbor, saying they wished
to 60 to another neighbours. The last
seen Of them was when they were
crossing the Ninnescah river, driving
slowly 10 direction at variance With
the one they were supposed to take.
After they crossed the bridge they
were not seen by anyone, so far as can
be learned, Inquiries by letter aud
telegraph to surrounding towns ask.
ing for information that would lead
to their discovery have been sent
without result.
One Of the witnesses for the state
In the noted Goddard murder trial at
Kansas City has been in hiding in
Wellington for several weeks, to keep
from testifying against Goddard. He
works in store here and is accom-.
panied by his wife. The Goddard
murder trial is over and Goddard has
been sentenced to twenty years 10
the penitentiary, but there is likely
to be a new trial and the truant
witness will not return to Kansas City
for awhile yet. Speaking of witnesses
running away to escape testiiying
against murderers, very few Yelling
ton people know that Fred Curtis,
who Was an eye witness to the tragedy
which ended Charlie WatsOn's life 10
Hank Colwell's saloon at Kansas.City
last winter, is 10 hiding to escape
testifying against the murderer.
Iryan Lands, a son OF Warden Ian.
dis of the state penitentiary, was here
Wednesday on his return from a visit
at Medicine Lodge, and was the guest
Of Prof. George G. Wakefield. Mr..
Lands is an ensign in the US. navy.
He was under Dewey when the battle
of Manila took place, but was not in
the engagement. He was at Hong
Kong at the timA, and says the regret
OF his life is that he was not in the
famous battle. Mr.. Lands has been
assigned to duty on the great lakes
for the summer. Next fall he will be
assigned to the battleshlp Michigan
Tor duty.
For some months the city OF Mul.
vane has been troubled with joints
and the people up there were unable
10 make them quit. Several week.
ago H. L. Woods of Wellington, wa.
emplOye TO fight them. He looked
up the Mulvane ordinances and found
that they had no city anti-liQuor la av
that was very effective and he accord
ingly drew up an ordinance and hat
the Mulvane council pass it. Th,
new ordinance was published in thu
Record last week. Upon its publica.
tiOn, two of the three jOintists con
cluded to quit, and so informed tht
mayor and council. The third saiC
he would fight it. Mr.. Woods wa,
preparing to go to Mulvane to begir
proceedings against the remaining
jointist, but he received word Wed
nesday that the jointist had thrown
up the sponge and agreed to Quit
Death Of c. D. Snyder.
c. D. Snyder Of Wellington died al
the home Of a Mr.. Wilson, two an,