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CITY NEWS.
Miss Lillie Belle Perkins, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Perklus of 2629 Ma
rion Street, has Joined fortunes with
Mr. Edward Bledsoe. The ceremony
place Wednesday night at the
v of the bride's parents in the
of the immediate relatives
and Only the closest friends. Rev.
Wallace was the officiating itnnißter.
The bride is a charming young lady
whose personality is sufficient dower.
Tne best wishes of many triends are
extended to Mr. and Mrs. Bledsoe.
There hare been several applicants
examined before the city board of
civil service examiners. Among them
were C. Kinney and Elmer Anderson
for police and D. W. Walker and Wm.
Sloan for firemen.
John Trusty is in the city living
wit hhls mother and sister on Glen
arm Place. He will make this city his
borne.
Lloyd Larkins is in the city from St
lxmii.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Stell are num
bered among the alck.
Mrs. Mattie Moss is Improving ia
health.
Mrs. Horne has moved from her old
home on Arapahoe Street to 1220 Oe
oeola.
Mrs. Harry Cowell Is seriously In
disposed.
Mrs. Libby Clifton of Chicago has
como to the city and will make her
home with Dr Ford The doctor Is In
receipt of a chest of silver from Jack
sonville. Fla., a birthday gift from her
husband and friends there.
Word comes from New- York that
Chaplain Gladden and the 24th infan
try are preparing to go to the Philip
pines In June.
BUTTE, MONTANA.
Editor Statesman, Denver. Colorado
—lt baa been some time since you
have had a letter.from Butte, but I
take this opportunity to Inform you
that Butte Is still on the map
We hare been ha'ln* a great deal
of sickness and deaths among the pi o
pie this winter. Mrs. Alice Smith,
the wife of Jesse Smith, died Dec. 22.
Mrs. Smith was one of the old-timers
of Butte, having lived here for nearly
all her life. She leaves a mother and
husband to survive her Mrs. J W.
Smith, her only Bister, the 'rife of the
late John W. Smith, lost her life in
the street car accident on Aug 20,
1905. Mrs. Alice Smith was one of
Butte’s most useful women She was
educated In the Butte schools and
since the union of her and Mr. Smith
they had purchased a nice little home
on West Allumlnum Street, nnd were
beginning to live happily, when death
stopped the wheels of progress on
Dec. 29th.
A little more than one week after
Mrs. Smith’s death. Mrs. Stenart was
called by that same grim reaper She
having lived In Butte for a number of
years, but somewhat secluded ana
alone She hail arrived at quite an
old age
On Jan. 11. 1911. our esteemed
friend William Joiner was called very
suddenly to answer the great roll call
He was taken with what he supposed
was an ordinary ear ache, but was
found lo be an abscess, which he sup
posed the doctor hail succeeded In
siatter.ng .but It seems Instead It
THE STATESMAN-
gathered, and on Jan. 8th, while walk
ing along the street, it broke, and
after wiping away the discharge as it
appeared, he seemed to be so much
relieved that he thought the worst
was all over. He was around on the
street that evening apparently feeling
much uetter, but went home and be
gan ieeling worse, and the next morn
ing sent for the doctor, and on the fol
lowing day, the 11th, at 1:25 o'clock,
he passed peacefully away. Wm. Join
er came to Butte about eight or nine
year.- ago from Colorado Springs, and
during his stay here he had ’made
many friends among both colored and
white, in fact, to know the deceased
one could not help cherishing his
friendship. While here he became
connected with Sliver Bow Hodge No.
2989, G. U. O. of O. F„ Household of
Ituth No. 715 and P. G. M. Council 293.
He held the position of worthy treas
urer in both his lodge and council. He
was chairman of the banking commit
tee of the Household of Ruth and to
miss a meeting of either of the three
branches meant that he was either
sick or absent from the city. He was
equally active in all. He was also ac
tive in the church, being a member of
the choir at Bethel Baptist Church.
The body was shipped to his only
sister. Mrs. H. Donuellson, at Colum
bus, Ky , under the auspices of the
three lower branches of the Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows to which
be belonged, the members of which
)ol with his many friends and rela
tives in mourning the loss of such a
useful man.
John V. Davis, who has been very
ill at his h’ome, 411 W. Gold Street, is
able to be out again.
\Mn Birthright is about again after
a week or ten days of a very strenu
ous time trying to overcome a severe
attack of la grippe.
Mrs. J. M. Withers is recovering
from an Illness which has kept her
bedfast for the past two months.
TRINIDAD, COLO.
The K. of P. held their Installation
Tuesday night at Union Labor hall
The hall was nicely arranged and a
largo crowd present. Rev. J. H.
Brown is in demand in both the K. of
P. and the Masons. He was at his
beat Tuesday night. The refresh
ments were fine. There were visitors
from Raton. N. M. Rev. Chas. Henry,
pastor of the aHptist Church, left for
('anon City to meet the board this
week.
Rev. J. H. Brown lost out on ac
count of parties not being able to se
cure licenses in this city. They left
Monday night for Kansas City, Kan
The IJterary at St I*aul's Baptist
Church meets every Monday night.
Sunday was a nigh day at Grace A.
M. E. Church. Rev. Brown baptized
fourteen persons at 11 o'clock. This
was a class of probationers who had
Joined me church since Rev. Brown
has been pastor. There are yet six
more to come to be baptized next
Sunday.
Rev. B. Herron of the C- M E.
Church was with Rev Brown on Sun
day and preached a soul-stirring ser
mon at night. Rev. Herron is from
Marion, Ky.. and is here visiting his
uncle and aunt of this city. The tele
gram from Rev. Wnrd of Denver to
Rev Brown announcing the death of
Bishop A. Grant. D. D., was read at
the close of the sermon at night,
which caused tue hearts of the many
to bow in profound silence.
Mrs. Chas. Henry went to Pueblo
Sunday afternoon.
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James Harris has gone to Aibu
querque, N. M., to be gone indefi
nitely. His family is still in the city.
He will be greatly missed by both
lodge and church.
Mr. J. H. Booker is still at home,
and remains about the same. The
church and lodge are anxious for bis
recovery.
■>irs. Bettie Brice, who has been ill,
is much improved.
Mrs. Ida Freeman is in the city
from Vermerjo, N. M.
Rev. Herron paid a high tribute to
the A. M. E. choir. We hope he will
come again.
NOTES OF THE PEOPLES PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
Sermon topics, Sunday, 9th:
11 a. m., "The First Foreign Mis
sionary Society to Europe."
6:45 p. m., Y. P. S. C. E.
7:30 p. m, "God or Baal —Which?”
Having entered on the last quarter
of the Presbylerial year we desire to
arouse an unusual interest in our'
members and friends to the extent,
that we make thiß year an even more 1
successful church year all round than'
the last. We have just closed a most
HEAR THEM PLAY!
ALL THE RAG TIME MUSICIANS
OF DENVER WILL PLAY
—AT
MISS MABEL HASLEY I EAST TURNER
AND
TOM (“SPIKE") MINNIS U All
WILL PUT 2 PIANOS AT THE
smrn TUESDAY,
MISS NANNIE RUSSELL FEB. 28,1911
Refreshments will be serv-
ARTHUR BARKER ed by the Ladies None Such
Club.
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FIRST-CLASS TABLES
FOUNTAIN DRINKS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO
READING ROOM, FREE CHECK ROOM
1918-20 Arapahoe Street Denver, Goto.
successful spiritual meeting. Uay we
not all turn our attention to a numer
ical and financial rally for the re
maining weeks of the church year?
At the last meeting of the Woman's
guild an extraordinary large number
of ladies was out. We regret the ab
sence of Ass’t Sec’y Mrs. Allen
through sickness. Mrs. lizzie Fro
man most competently substituted.
The guild bought five shares of mis
sionary stock in the Home and For
eign field. Final arrangements were
made for a "classy" bazaar beginning
Easter Monday night. In response to
an overture from headquarters in Chi
cago for representation in the Nation
al Guild Convention of the Presby
terian Church in that city in April,
the Hazell Chapter unanimously
voted to delegate commissioners to
that body. Next meeting at Mrs.
Hill’s, 2456 Glenarm.
There is marked evidence of growth
in the People's Church. Last Sab
bath Mrs. Vera Finney and Mr. J.
Maddox applied for membership.
These with others will be publicly re
ceived the second Sunday night in
February when the sacrament of bap
tism will also be administered. The
i V. P. C. E. is now studying Dr. Camp
i bell's book, ' The Pledge of Endeav
! or." The Sewing Circle is moving
, abreast of the times. Membership is
opened in all of these departments to
"Whosoever Will."