People's voice., 1899-07-27

Clara B. Fitch has bought three
lots in Caldwell Of Percival Golden.
Mrs. 8. P. Kramer is being visited
by her sister, Mrs. c. Fl. Metcalf, Of
Girard, i'll.
VIM. G. Davidson Of Belle PLANE,
has had his pension increased from s6
to s8 per month.
c. E. Blewett has bought 50 acres
Of land in Seventy-six township Of
VIM. Ream for 81 200.
The president has appointed Elihu
Root Of New York, as secretary Of
war to succeed R. A. Alger.
Superintendent Massey and Sur
veyOr Stayton are swapping office
rooms at the court house today.
Part Of the Jail fixtures arrived Mon.
day, They consist of outside
doors, etc. The shipment weighs 5000
pounds.
Mr.. Kubik and ROmey Mcknight OF
Caldwell, spent Sunday in the cit,
with the latter's brother, Louie Nc
Knight.
A Wellington woman claims that
the late RObt. G. IngerSOll once made
love to her, and wanted to marry her.
but she wouldn't have him.
Al Stanley, a former Wellington
druggist, is here from Cripple Creek,
COL, visiting old friends. He recent.
ly sold out his business in Cripple
Greek.
BascOm O'Hare came up from South
Haven Monday night and left over
the Rock Island for Greencastle, Ind.
Tuesday morning to visit his aged
father.
Mrs. Allen DOdson, Mrs. E. Hodges
and George Noodle, are here from
Kentucky visiting the family of ]. Fl
Corder and relatives living near
Cicero.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hood and son
will leave this morning for Salt
Lake City, Utah, to spend the re-
mainder Of the summer with Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Myers.
Rev. E. E. Stauffer conducted relig.
iOuS services at AnsOn Sunday for
Rev. ThOs. W. Penick. The latter
conducted the open air religious ser
vices last evening.
Rev. Isaac Hodge, wife and baby, OF
ArgOnia, were in the city Tuesday
on their way home from Wichita,
where they had been attending the
State Holiness association.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Bone came down
from Topeka Saturday evening on a
visit to the family Of o. G. Stevens.
Mr., Bone returned next night. Mrs.
Bone will remain a week or ten days
City Marshal Shaver went to
Moline Monday night and returned
Tuesday with P. D. Weight, the man
who robbed W. A. Renn's house.
Weight is In Jail. His preliminary
trial has not been set.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Knowles and
little daughter, and Mr.. Knowles
mother, went to Mayfeld Tuesday
to attend a birthday party given
in honor Of E. NJ. Brass, an old frient
Of the Knowles family.
The Topeka Capital was sold to ]
K. Hudson, who founded it, Saturday.
The first issue under Hudson's con-
troll appeared yesterday morning
The Capital will continue to be al
anti Leland organ, and will not bt
unfriendly to Burton for United
States senator.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. q. Burcham cam
up from Dayton, o. T9Sunday night t,
visit their son Herbert before h,
, leaves to enter the army. Herber
has fully made up his mind to 20, ant
resigned his position with Make,
Bros. Saturday night. He will leav
for Leavenworth as soon as he hear
from Captain Grinstead.
q Bob Kretschmar, formerly OF thi
: place, now fireman on the Peco
Valley, and Miss Carrie Belle Burri
Of Wellington, will be married at th
home Of Mr.. Kretschmar's parents
near Medford, OF, next Wednesday
;. They are both estimable young peopl
and have host Of friends here VIII
, wish them happiness and prosperity.
Capt. J. E. NJ. O'Hair, father @
Mrs. Asa NJ. Black Of this city, die
at his home Monday in Greencastlt
;, Ind, in his ninety-afth year. Capt
0'Hair was one Of the leading farmer
OF Putnam county, and his life was
u success in every sense of the wore
T Mrs. Black, having just returned fror
u Greencastle, will not return for th
funeral.
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