People's voice., 1900-06-14
Keep talking it: the Sumner County

on West Harvey avenue to A. III
Griffin.
Don't drink water to cool Yourself
Ihe latest approved way is to poul
water over your wrists.
| Tue commissioner, have granted
the road petition Of T. R. Dlnley
ct al, fpr the opening Of a road near
Oxford.
j. e. Rockhold, who was roadmaster
OF this division Of tue Santa Fe al
one time, was recently transferred
from Dagget, Ariz., to BlrstOw. Ariz
he is still employed 10 the same
capacity.
Members OF the GAR. living in
western passenger association terri.
tory will ne able to travel to Chicago
for the annual encampment at a rate
! OF cent per mile, owing to the failure
OF the western passenger association
to form apool.
The degree Of Bachelor OF Arts was
conferred upon LYMAN G. Lenker OF
wellington aud Delano |. Maggard OF
oxford at the Kansas University
lost week The degree of Bachelor Of
Laws was conferred upon VIM. NJ.
Oedrick and Emory W Earhart OF
Oxford, and Louie Mcknight OF
Caldwell.
One reason that the plague is din.
cult tJ stop 10 India is that the
natives are very superstitiOus. SAM
tary measures are against their priu-
ciples. The Ganges is a sacred river,
and II one OF the believers caugh. his
death by bathing or drinking It's
waters he Is made happy through
eternity.
Railroad officials are expecting the
greatest emigration this year in the
history OF The country. They say that
all OF the European countries ale CON.
tri6uting literally to swell the great
tide that is coming to the United
States. Most Of them, however, will
come from northern Europe and will
90 to the western prairieS.
The Odd Fellows lodge last week
elected the following officers fo- the
ensuing term: Geo. Il. Bloom. n G :
z. F. Luening, VG; Wm. TAYLOR,
secretary; W. A. Rem, treasurer: W,
5 Lnngman, representative 10 the
grand lodge; j. NJ. Ready, alternate.
Ren b. Wilson was recommended for
district deputy grand master. At the
close OF the lodge, e f Luening, who
was honOred with election as vice
grand, treated the lodge to ice cream
soda. The lodge also voted on grand
lodge officers that night
The Rock Island railroad has issued
a circular warning all agents against
the handling Of passengers who have
been exposed To the bubJnic plague
recently. The circular is gotten out
as a result Of letter issued ~ the
state board Of health Of Colorado. in
which is stated: "NO Chinese or
japanese will be allowed to enter the
state Of Colorado without a certificate
signed by the health officer OF Denver.
Parties are not allowed to enter who
have been exposed To the bubonic
plague during the six weeks immed.
lately preceding their departure.
j. W. Haughey of Wellington has
probably been elected grand master
OF the Kansas Odd Fellows. The
returns are coming in gradually and
show Haughey to be about 200 ahead
OF Conner I. Davies Of ConcOrdla, the
other candidate. The Odd Fellows in
this state elect their grand lodge
officers by vote Of all the lodges.
only the past presiding officers beinl
allowed to vote. The Wellington
lodge has 80 past presiding officers
twenty-five were present AZ a
meeting last week, They all voted
for Htughey for grand master and J
A. Claw for grand representative.
The vote on the other candidates was
scattering.
S. E C0'e, a prominent citizen of
Harper. was in the city Thursday
Mr.. Cole one Of the three directors
from the Seventh congressional dis
triCt OF the semi.centennial celebra.
tiOn Of Kansas birth. The semi
centennial celebration will be held in
1904, and preparations are now bang
made to that end. There are three
directors from each cungresslona
district in the state, and three
directors at large for the entire state.
Tie directors have been granted a
ch rter for $4,000. and are selling
stock at s. per share TO residents ci
the state. No location has yet heen
decided upon for holding the celebra-
ton, but will 90 to the city giving the
largest amount Of money Mr.. Cole
is very enthusiastic over the prospects
OF grand state celebration and SAYS
itwiI be the greatest thing Of the
Eind which has ever taken place in
Kansas. Mr. Cole was me NJ the
committee which appeared before the
railroads few davs ago and seccred
the cent mile rare for harvest
hands coming into the wheat country
NJ the world.
Street Incident.