People's voice., 1900-05-03
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL

PERSONAL.
For choice registered red polled
oull call OF 5. c. Bartlett, Perth. Kan
The deaths from plague throughuu
Inoia during the past week aggregate
over 1000.
The Unlucky Thirteen are busy pre-
pairing TO leave Thursday evening for
Cape Nome.
Five one-year-old Short Horn bulls for
sale. Price, $50 head. c. Beattie,
Anson, Kansas.
Mrs. Pearce received a number OF
silk flags this morning from her son IN
the Philippines.
Henry 0SterlOh, treasurer of Creek
t)wnship, was 10 the city Monday on
official business.
E. J. Lang left Monday for Bur-
lingtOn to reside. His family preced-
ed him few days.
Miss Edna Mummy returned to her
home in ArgOnia MenGay after
several days visit with friends in the
city.
W. E. Harrison is up from Perth to.
day preparing TO leave for Cape Nome
| Thursday evening with the yelling
ION party.
The shelving in Price, Hoge & Co.'S.
store formerly occupied by E. J.
Lang's shoe stock is being prepared
for 0Gy goods.
Rev. Geo. Kettering Of Lecompton,
was in the city Sunday on his way
to the bedside of his mother, Mrs. C.
KeItering, a. Perth,
District Clerk OverhOltzer returned
from Geuda Springs Saturday, where
he had been for ten days taking treat
meht for rheumatism.
NJ, A. Heckerman spent Sunday in
Perth, His grandmother, Mrs. G.
Kettering, is very sick. Mrs. Hecker-
man has been there several days.
Mrs. P.DOyle aud children left Sun
day for the Doyle ranch near Hig-
gins, Tex. Mrs Doyle will make
Wellington her home again next fall.
Herbert Miller went to work fo.
HarveCOVerdale Monday morning. He
will hold down Elmer Layne's Job
until he returns from Cape Nome.
Mrs. A. o. Holiday, formerly of
Wellington, was in the city Monday
ing on her way from Newton to Ca!d.
well on visit tOlelatives and friends.
The steel gang, which has been
working on the new tank here, left
for Guthrie Saturday night to do some
work on the Guthrie & Northeastern
road.
Drive out into the country and take
a look at the growing wheat. Moth
ing will make you as glad you are
living in Kansas as a Look at the
growing wheat,
Mrs. Jane Holcomb OF Enid, mother
OF Homer HOlcOmb, is visiting the
family of A. W, Shearman for a few
days. She is on her way to Michigan
to spend the summer.
am agent for the old reliable Nichols
& Shepard threshing machine, and for
repairs for the same. Call and see ME,
opposite post Office with Hackney &
Brown.-T. D. Walker.
Col. II. A. L0per came up from R0S
well, Nm, Saturday night to remain
awhile. He is much elaIed over the
finding of artesian water on the R0s-
well ranch. The supply is apparently
unlimited.
The commissioners, at their next
meeting, will attempt TO equaiize the
pay Of assessors, and will probably ar
range schedule based on population.
Some Of the assessors complete sbeir
work in twelve or fifteen days, while
Others consume fifty days.
Judge Mcbride says the lake al
Geuda Springs is full OF water, and
Geuda will probably be a popular
resort this summer. Already, there
are half dozen sOjourners there, en-
| jOying the excellent curative waters,
the boating and fishing.
Pittsburg Daily Tribune: The
OratiOn Of the day was delivered by
that matchless and eloquent orator,
the Hon. j. W. Haughey Of Yelling
ton, who is present deputy grand mas,
ter and the coming grand master OF
this great order. Bro. lIaughey's ad-
dress vas simply grand, and superb,
and for over one hour be held the I'm
meuse audience by his words Of wis
dom. Bro. Haughey has endeared
himself to the Odd Fellows OF South.
ern Kansas, and has hosts of friends
wherever he goes.
A suit was commenced in the Uni
ted States supreme court at Washing
ton today to enjOin the state Of Colo.
RADIO from absorbing the water Of the
Arkansas river in irrigation bitches.
Colorado has been draining the Ar
kansas river for years and the situa
tiOn is becoming more serious every
wear Cor the farmers and towns in
Kansas dependent upon the Arkansas
river for water supply. The value Of
the property effected by the suit is
said to be in the neighbOrhood of 75