People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-05-27

! The preliminary trial of Judge Reed
for the murder of Isaac Hopper will
not be held until next week. lerl
| About twenty trampS were put off
the Rock Island train north at Peek
Saturday night They were occupying
platforms, trucks andeyery other place
upon which they could get footing.
! We are indebted to the Daily Nail
for the very complete report of the Isaac
Hopper murder elsewhere. The Hal
has happy faculty of writing up news
matters in very comprehensive man
ner without covering whole sheet.
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Judge Whittinghill held a short ses-
sion of court Monday morning, at
which three Sheriff's sales were con-
frmed, and judgment in foreclosure rem
dered against Adeline Alexander and
J. W. Alexander for S912.96 and a fur
ther judgment in second cause of ae-
ton for S253.44.
NapOlean Demar and Miss Susan
Miller of Belle Plaine called upon Judge
Chapman to perform the ceremony
which Joined the hearts and lines to-
gether for life last Thursday. They
were handsome young couple and the
VOICE is glad to confer its blessing
on them. 't.a-
At the regular meeting Of the Wei
hngtOn lodge |. 0. 0. F., last Wednes-
day night, the following officers were
elected for the next term: j. NJ Shill-
ing, N. G.; W. 5. LOngman, V. G; Geo.
| 7. Pitts, secretary; John ShOnart, treas
urer; W. NJ. Sasher, representative to
Grand Lodge and J. NJ. Ready, alter
nate.
All Of our farmers needing money
should call on Black d Murrell. They
are lOaning at the loweStrates and they
will charge you no commission. 35-tf
Attention is called to the advertise
ment Ofthe Little Traveller. Fence Ma
chine. j. w. Martin, agent of this
company is in Wellington and
desires to secure an agent in
every township in the county. 1t is
said to be an exceptionally good thing,
and it will not be difficult for good
agents to make some money on it.
a Warensburg, Mo-, paper, in speak
ing of the wheat train from ArgOnia,
which passed through that place says:
son the train were several Sumner
county gentlemen who will accompany
the wheat across the water" The,
wives of those who went from here
will be surprised to hear from their
"hubbleS in Liverpool"
The exercises of the fourth annual
| commencement of the Belle Plaine
public schools were held in the Belle
Plaine opera house on Wednesday
evening Of last week. Five graduates,
three girls and two boys, eliminated
| from the Belle Plaine schools this year
and the commencement exercises were
very interesting. Rev. Oglevee, of
Caldwell, delivered the address of the
evening.
The school board has made the fol
lowing selection of teachers for the
city schools for the coming year:
Principals, PrOfS. Bear, Phillips and
Butcher-re-elected. Teachers, Misses
Laura and Belle Moore, Mae Gilmore,
Mrs. Kate Davis, Mrs. Minnie G.
Wright, Mrs. Z. T. Norris. Misses Smell.
COrbett, Davidson, Myers, Cole, Ben
ton, Emerson, 0'Rear and Thorpe.
Clyde Williams, of South Haven
who has been in jail for two weeks
awaiting transportation to the State
Reform school at Topeka, was taken
to that institution Monday. The par
ties who threatened having him releas-
ed on writ of habeaS corpus concluded
MOTTO interfere, from which it would
seem that his father was not so unduly
prejudiced against him after all.
The township caucuSes for the Selec-
ton of delegates to the county cOnyen-
ton are called to meet on Tuesday,
June Z, at I o'clock p. M, where not
/ otherwise announced. Look over the
list, make sure of the time of your eau
Gus and don't fail to be there. These
I delegates will choose delegates to the
l state and congressional nominating
4 conventions and also delegates to Oma-
: ha. Let everybody turn out and help
: To make these selections