People's voice., 1899-04-27

Ed TrOwbridge, who lived in We'll
lington good many years ago.
TrOwbridge is now an engineer on the
Colorado Midland railroad west of
Leadville, Col. The pictures shvw
his engine in the great snow blockade,
which lasted seventy-seven days. His
train was stuck in the snow and suf-
fered rear end collision during
furious snow storm. In many places
the snow was twenty-five feet deep on
the track.
James Arthur of Dalton, aud Mary
Il. Wales Of Ayshlre, Scotland, were
MARI led by Probate Judge Stafflelbach
AZ office in the court house Mon.
lay afternoon, The bride arrived
iron. ScJtland Monday. A reporter
learned Of the wedding next morning,
aud with the expectation of soaring
mp Romance, started out to learn the
story OF their True Love. The first
fellow we struck that knew anything
about them said they were gray
headed, and the trail OF the romance
was abandoned.
The second weekly open air band
concert was given Monday night to
an appreciative audience. The tele-
phone transmitters were opened and
the music was heard in Wichita. The
band rendered "Just as the Sun. Went
Down" that night in faultless man.
uer. The concert which was not
given last week on account Of the
rain, will be given the coming Friday
night, and a special program arranged
for the benefit Of the legislative jun.
keting committee, who will be 10 the
city that evening.
John T. Stewart and W. W. Hagen,
Of Wellington, and John Murphy and
his son John, Of Enid, o. T., have
bought the Enid State Bank, an in-
stituticn capitalized at $1,000. The
bank win he run by John Murphy, Jr
Warren Hagen will have charge of
the outside work, IN the hope of bene-
fitting his health. HI has not sever
ed his connection with the Yelling
ton National bank of this CIV, nor
transferred his permanent resideL ce
from Wellington. He will decide
upon this point next fall.
There came near being a killing in
South Haven Saturday night. a man
named Myers went into Dennis &
Steele's grocery store and became in.
VOWED in a quarrel with Dennis.
Myers knocked Dennis down and the
latter made run for his shot gun
and was in the act Of loading it when
friends interfered and took the shells
away from him. Dennis managed to
hold onto the gun and struck Myers a
powerful blow with it, telling him to
the ground. The gun was then taken
away from DenRis and the fight was
stopped.
A most enjoyable birthday party
was given Saturday at the home of
Mrs. VIM. Wise, on the west side, in
honor of her 9th birthday. A uum.
Der of her friends gathered in the
forenoon and spent a pleasant day
with her, presenting her with a mum.
Der Of useful and elegant presents.
A 1ne dinner was served to her guests.
There were present: Mesdames VIM.
Wise, VIM. Owens, Henry Bowers,
Ned Hale, Joseph Amick, W. B. Sey-
mour, Alb Shearman, Horne, Romig
LOckhart, Earl, HOyt, Mcintyre;
Misses Irene Seymour, Lille Owens,
Bertha HOyt, Botkin, and Master Asa
Seymour.
The mother, father, sister and
brother-in-law of Frank Hobart. who
is in Jail charged with burglarizing a
house near Perth, drove into town
Monday from Nebraska and are
camped within sight of the Jail.
Hobart was taken out of jail Mon.
day and his parents and sister gave
him an affectioDate greeting. They
said they had been travelling for
months in search Of Hobart. Down
near Hunnewell they saw an item in
a paper that revealed his where.
abouts. They probably intend to
remain here until Hobart strled, and
II acquitted, take him back to 1.-THE
Nebraska bone.
Glorious News
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