People's voice., 1900-07-05

Santa Fe engine NO. 20 an 6-Wneei
Mcqueen, has been decided on as the
locomotive to pull the Roosevelt
special from Kansas City to Oklahoma
City next Monday. The engine was
built f1r the Santa Fe in 1887, and has
been in active service since that date.
1t is today considered one Of the
fastest engines in the service Of the
Santa Fe. The history of No. 235
dates back several years. In January
1890, with Engineer Bryon Smith at
the throttle, the engine pulled the
famous "Nelly Bly," special from
Newton to Kansas City, making the
fastest time between these points in
the history Of the road-except the
time made by the Peacock special last
spring. A large force Of men are at
work repainting and polishing this
old war horse and Monday morning
next she will run out Of the Topeka
shops, decorated in her holiday attire.
The train will be decorated with red,
white and blue bunting, and the
regulation cavalry yellow, the favor
ite colors of the Rough Riders.
Willie and Wilbur Stouestreet. the
IL year old twin sons of John Stone
street of Cedar, Ind, were in the city
Friday morning on their way to Dan
vile to visit their uncle, Allan En-
brey OF that place. The boys were
the object Of some curiosity here,
from the fact that on the 10th Of
April last, they we're the cause Of
saving the Wabash fast mail from st.
Louis from serious wreck. On that
date the boys were walking along the
railroad track near their home, when
they discovered broken rail. They
hurried home and notified their
father of the broken rail, and he and
the boys ran back ana tagged the
train just in time to prevent it from
striking the defective track. The
train was full Of passengers at the
time, and was going at high rate Of
speed and wreck would undoubtedly
have cost many lives. The
boys were made much Of at the time,
and the railroad company gave them
a pass for their th)ughtfulness.
Courier: Miss Stella Downing of
Wellington, who was formerly con-
nected with the Conservatory, is
visiting Miss Maggie Gilbert during
The assembly aud will remain some
time. &C. c. K. Scoville, president
Of a bank at Seneca, Kansas, has filed
suit in the district court for the col
lection of number Of the notes given
by Cowley county people to H. D.
CrOoker, the washing machine man,
and his partners. He sues j. A. Mil.
ler and S. Nawman on two notes, one
given to CroOker for $500 and one
to Fl. ]. Howell for s400. He also sues
Solomon and Henry Nawman on two
notes for $500 each, one given to
Crooker and one to W, NJ. G. Lane.
Solomon Nawman is the father OF the
other two and it Is said the payment
Of these notes will break him up.
Detective Montgomery of the Santa
Fe road, was in Wichita Thursday
getting his evidence ready for the
preliminary trial Of the two tramps,
Walden and BurfOrd, whU are charged
jointly with the murder Of Thomas
Huffman, the Santa Fe brakeman at
Derby. The crew that were on the
train at the time Of the assault and
who witnessed che affair, were seen
yesterday by Mr.. Montgomery. They
expect to have their evidence ia
readiness for the preliminary arraign.
meut, which will be held next Mon
day. The railroad company will
exhaust every effort to convict the
two fellows Of murder in the first
degree. So far they have not retained
counsel to conduct their defense
Both claim self defense,
Beginning Sunday next train 497.
running between Newton and Cald-
well, will run to Tonkawa instead of
Caldwell. The Sunday train on the
Santa Fe to Caldwell will be abolished
under the Bew time card which goes
into effect Sunday, and the train will
20 from Newton to Tonkawa. This
gives Tonkaws a Sunday train, some.
thing that town has not had before.
The train will run the same as here
tOfore on week days.
]. Fl. Corder, mail route contractor,
Friday awarded the contract for
carrying the mail from Wellington to
Concord and Cleardale to W. W.
Davenport Of Wellington, for $3.50.
The contract was for two years, and
three trips are made each week. Mr..
Davenport makes his first trip July 3.
]. A. Steele has accepted position
with 10, II, Brown and went Tn work