People's voice., 1900-12-27

Caldwell is after the Oklahoma.
Kansas Mennonite college, which is
yet TO be located.
Conductor H. A. Garfield OF We'll
lingtOn, Was married Sunday night to
a Winfield lady, whose name we have
not learned. She is COUSIN OF his
first wife. They have not Yet return
ed 10 Wellington.
The A. f. & AN. lodge reelected
Emil ROser as WIN. Monday night.
The other officers are: j. B. Lime
barger, S.W G. Z. Wakefield, J.W.;
NJ. r. Mclean, treasurer, and G. E.
FlandrO, secretary.
The Red Mems dance Tuesday night
was one of the social events Of the
season. Prof. Blume's orchestra Of
Wichita, furnished the music. The
attendance was large and the occa-
sion delightful 10 every way.
Henry Fisher, father OF A. c.
Fisher, is here from Crescent, OF,
to spend week. Mrs. Fisher was
unable to come, not being well
enough TO stand the overland trip OF
l6 miles necessary to reach the rail-
DAD.
Wichita Eagle: II Topeka succeeds
in getting a $3.50 OO0 additional state
house appropriation, u $500, 1000 appro-
priatiOn for her celebration, and ST..
OOO, 900 more for the same purpose
FROM congress, there will he at least
one town 10 the state fixed for some
time to come.
Wellington merchants have enjoyed
an unprecedented Christmas trade.
The weather was fine and
country people and town people
crowded the stores from early till late.
A VOICE reporter made the rounds
Tuesday and found every ,tor,
crowded and every clerk busy. Every
body seems to have money, and they
are Spending it.
George W. Friend, aged 62. Of
Cicero aud Mrs. frankie Eckel, 35, OF
Ednaburg, H., were licensed 10 Wich-
lta yesterday Ia marry. Friend is
we'll known in Wellington, and gave
his residence tn the prob lie Judge as
wellington. He has purchased the
paoperty on North B street now nc-
cupied by E. O'Brien and they will
make Wellington their home.
Immediately after the Christmas
exercises at the Lutheran church
the pastor, Rev. E. E. Stauffer,
was presented with handsome work
bag containing a purse. The church
was crowded at the exercises. The
Christmas exercises at all the Wei
llngtvn churches were largely attend
ed land the programs we're unusually
interesting.
Tom ROup has succeeded in secur-
ing permission from the owner TO
have the roof Of the opera house
fixed, when the plastering on the
ceiling will be repaired. The opera
house ceiling is IN bad shape, due TO
leaks 10 the roof. Mr.. ROup has been
endeayOring to have the stage re-
modelled so as to allow special scenery
Of theatrical companies to be used,
hut the owner sat down on the
scheme.
A fast freight on the Santa Fe met
with mishaD at Lake View at an
early hour Tuesday morning, which
delayed the fast mail for a couple Of
hours. While going east at a good
clip one Of the wheels under a freight
Car broke and the car dropped to the
tracks. 1t slid along about 500 feet
before the train could be stopped.
None Of the other cars were derailed
and 10 particular Injury was done.
County Superintendent Massey has
discovered child prodigy 10 the per-
son OF Emil Osborne, living half Way
between Wellington and Mayheld.
The boy is 8 years old and has been
going to school only ten weeks, yet he
writes difficult sentences from dicta-
tion, punctuqting and spelling with
precision. The boy attends school In
the Diamond district, taught by Miss
Eva Hibberd Of wellington.