People's voice., 1899-06-29
Miss Bertha Pryor left last Friday

with relatives.
The r ,ck Island Lumber Co. has
sold four lots ia Cicero 70 E. w.
Morris and l.. h. Guyer for sl0.
Mrs. W. Mcdaniel and daughter
went to Scotland county, No., Friday
night to visit relatives and friends.
The Smith Implement Co. is moving
from their present location to the
corner OF Lincoln and Jefferson ave.
nues.
.'rhe date for holding the "Old
Maids Convention" has been set for
Friday evening, July7. 1t will prob
ably be held in the auditorium.
Mrs. W. T. Mcbride is over from
Wellington visiting her husband,
Judge Mcbride, and attending the
embly.--COurier.
The remaining jOintist at hume
we'll has offered to quit the town if
the people there will buy his building
at what it cost him.
Mrs. Turner Barnett and two
daughters, Misses Alice and Jimmy,
went to Round Pond, OF, Saturday
morning to visit relatives.
DR.. f. S. Hand has purchased
quarter section Of land in Sumner
township Of Chas. W. Hare Of Phia-
delphia. The consideration was
81 800.
Mrs. May Burgess left over the
Rock Island Saturday morning for her
home in Kansas City, after a pleasant
visit in Wellington with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Z. Fisher.
Festus Newbold, who has been
working in +. A. Amsden's lumber
yard at Blackwell, o. T., for several
months, returned Friday and will
work in the office here.
Claude, the nine.year-old son Of
r. NJ. High OF Cicero was brought TO
Wellington Friday to, DR.. Martin
to have an injured finger dressed.
A cellar door fell upon his hand,
MASKING the flesh from one of the
fingers.
Major Ferguson will deliver the
oratiOn at the unveiling of the sold
iers monument in the Belle PLANE
cemetery July 4. Major Ferguson
will make better speech than Col.
Coulter could have made, to save his
life.
Bob Mclean has a very smart New
foundland dog. Bob oversight one
morning, and the dog opened the
screen door with his nose, entered the
bedroom, picked up his hat and took
it to the bed. The dog appeared to
be satisfied when Bob took the hat
and got up.
Jerry Nutting, the sixteen. year.old
son of Bill Nutting, recently killed at
Hunnewell, has returned from Cuba,
and is demanding his share Of the
estate left by his father. He inter-
viewed Probate Judge Staffelbach
and Cleo Burnette, the administrator
Of the estate, on the subject this
week. New Era.
Fred Perkins, charged with horse
stealing, was given a preliminary hear
ing before Justice Burnette Friday
morning at 10 o'clock. He was bound
over to the district court in the sum
Of $500. In default of bond he was
sent back TO Jail. A strong case was
made against him. Perkins was a
member of the Twenty first Kansas
volunteers in the late war, being in
the Wichita company. His home is
near Enid, o. T.
Twenty-Five men and seventeen
teams passed down over the Santa Fe
to Braman Wednesday night to join
the force already at work on the
extension. This force will engage in
dressing up and widening the grade
between the state line and Braman.
This track will be put in first class
shape for transporting the material
and then the new line will be rushed
through at remarkable rate.-South
Haven New Era.
Mr.. Henry Derwin, foreman Of the
job department OF the Leader, receiy'
ed telegram this morning conveying
to him the sad intelligence of the
death Of bis mother at her home il
Caldwell, Kansas. Mrs. Derwin wa.
in her 56th year Of age. She was q
devout christian lady and a life long
member Of the Catholic church. The
Leader deedly sympathizes with
Henry in this sad affliction which
leprives him of devoted mother
He left on the afternoon train TO bt
present at the obsequies. 1t is {
Singular coincidence that within tht
past four months four of the Leade
force have been called away by tele