People's voice., 1900-01-25


to John F. Spinning. IA. NJ. 3.
Watcher of South Haven, and W. L.
Yost of Falls, were in Wellington
today drawing school money.
At the annual meeting Of Christian
church last night the following officers
were elected: Eder, A. A. Richard.
son; deacons, E. L. Brown, S. A.
Havens, R. F, Camp, C. E. Bright, J.
V. Williams; deaconesses, Mrs. Leila
King, Miss Ruth King, Mrs. Maggie
Mccarthy, Mrs. Grace DeYoe; trustee,
W. J. Newbo!d; clerk, Adam Winger.
The reports of the various officers
showed the church to be in a pros
porous condition financially and all
that could be desired spiritually.
A letter dated the 10Th inst, from
Superintendent T. c. Biddle Of the
Topeka insane asylum to j. G. John
stOn, states that his wife, Minnie E.
Johnston, has improved considerably
since her admission. She sgradually
becoming more quiet and rational.
During the past Two or three days,
however, she has been refusing food
and they have been compelled TO
resort to force in feeding he. She is
aOle to be up all the time.
E. M. Aldrich Of Hunnewell, is in
the city today. He says the town
council Of Hunnewel met the other
night to pass an ordinance quarantin.
ing the quarantine officers and the
shotgun patrol, to 'get even" A com.
mittee was appointed to learn if such
an ordinance would "stick", and they
discovered that it would not. The
matter was dropped, but Hunnewell
people are still very indignant, as the
quarantine cuts off the trade from the
territory.
AttOrnCyF. A. DinsmOre was up from
Caldwell Monday. He says a negro
came to Caldwell last week to cook
for the Rock Island eating house. A
day or so afterwards he broke out
with the smallpox and was locked III
10 the wash house and the place quar-
antlned. Later the patient was
moved to an empty house on n. H
Groh'S farm adjOurning Caldwell, and
Niger Jim," a town character
hired to nurse him. One night the
smallpox patient stole "Nigger Jim's'
watch, pocket knife and tobacco and
ran away.
At the annual meeting of the First
Presbyterian church last Thursday,
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Elders, Thomas
Buttrey, D. A. Espy, Charles Hood,
L. G. Fisher, A. H. Swan, W. Fl,
Burks, n. Vandenburg; deacOns, W.
IL. Burks, W. H. Schultz, o. P. Wet.
more; trustees, W, Il. Schultz, 5. N.
Brown, G, L. Zellers, Asa M. Black,
W. d. Frantz, jacob Engle, E. Bar.
rett. Reports were presented from
treasurerS Of the different church
societies. The Sunday school has
raised and expended $3.50 during the
year, and tie Ladies' Social union
SIP, while $500 has been given for the
support Of the foreign missionary pas
tor. the Rev, Mr. Irwin, whom the
church is maintaining and Chez Foo
China. The Rev. j. G. Cunningham
sServiDg his fourth term as pastor.
There is a cOntagiOn of some char
acter which has swept the entire west
this summer. The disease Stimulates
the characteristics of smallpox, with
Out either its marks, virulency OF
fatality. 1t has swept through many
communities, towns aud cities, but
with no more fatal effects than chick
en-poX, 10 fact, by some authOritie.
it has been diagnosed as "Cubar
chicken. pOx." As nobody seems tC
know what Cuban chicken-pOx is, anC
as nobody was being disfgured or wa:
dying Of the disease, there has beer
40 great attention given it, until The
state authorities of Kansas Quaran
tined against Kay county, Oklahoma
As nothing particular was done at the
capital Of the state to stay the con
tagiOn, the people Of Oklahoma, anC
especially of Kay county, feel outraged
over the action OF the Kansas authors
ties, and we'll they may. tits very GER
tain that whatever the disease or con.
tlgiOn or infection may be, it ha:
not proved as fatal as an
average run Of measles to any
community, so far as heard FROM
Then why all the great cry and quar-
antine parade along the dividing line
between Oklahoma and Kansas? The
Kay county people very thoroughly
set out their grievance, the defensive
side to which was backed up by official
certificates and affidavits. They have
had the cOntagiOn down there at
Blackwell and other points, Sut the