People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-11-03
MaYfield.

bliss Alice GOOdrum, Of Waco, Tex
as, is visiting her brother here.
Mr.. Higgins, the grain buyer for
Richmond & Swartzell, visited South
Haven Sunday.
Mrs. r. r. Stockings is visiting her
parents and other relatives at ArnOga,
ILL.,, this week.
H. L. Deer, one of our prosperous
farmers, took a car of steers to Kan
sas City Tuesday.
Professor Ghent, Of Maydeld high
school, is teaching class in vocal
music in Mayheld.
Mr.. Vandarlin was in town Friday.
just up from his claim. We are glad
to know that he has filed.
Co. Supt. Mclaughlin visited our
public schools last Wednesday. lie
gave us an encouraging report.
MissLou Neele, of Gallatin, Tenn,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. L. Good
rum and her uncle, W. II. Neele, this
week.
W. NJ. ShObe, Of AnSOn, and son
Henry, Of this place, started to Ok
lahOma Monday to look after their
claims.
W. 7. Deweese returned from his
claim near MedfOrd. He has filed on
his claim besides making considerable
improvement.
Mr.. Whitalw, our restaurant man,
was in our city Tuesday after a load
! of his goods, taking them to his claim
in the Strip.
Our merchants complain of dull
times, but we notice every few days
arrivals of large boxes Of new goods to
increase their stock.
Chas. PierSon, formerly of Allen
Spring, KY, and recently from XII
owa, KanS., is visiting his cousin, J.
l.. GOOdrum, this week.
Moses ShObe is visiting his brother
Henry this week. We are glad to see
him able to be out, though still on
crutches. His broken leg is doing
well.
Mrs. Fannie Neele, Of Bowling
Green, KY. is visiting her brother, j.
L. GoOdrum, this week. 1t is her
second visit to this county. She likes
this country very well.
NJ. E. McKeerran came up from his
claim on Pond Creek Saturday and
started to Enid Tuesday to file. His
claim is four miles northwest of Pond
Creek and is good one.
Joseph Lark has a partner on his
claim. One of the fair sex and good
looking too. We don't see any use of
a contest in this case, as both are sim
gle and Joe will have to have a cook
and she man to plow.
MeSsrs. Good, Foose, Lamb and
EasterbroOk have returned from the
Cheyenne country, where they were
hunting. They report plenty Of
game, but the weather too warm to
keep it. They had a fine trip.
W. H. Simmons went to see about
his claim this week and found two
men on it, both building houses. Mr..
Simmons was very unfortunate about
the time Of the opening. His little
girl was very sick and he had to come
home before being able to file. His
wife then took sick and is just now
so he can leave her. On account OF
this he will either have to contest OF
give up. II all men were disposed to
do right, what a chance there would
be in this world.
Oct. s5 the Peoples party and Dem.
ocratic candidates we're here, namely
Messrs. Harbaugh, Magee, Myers,
Stayton and Judge Halsell. On
their arrival in our town they found
q prOtracted meeting in progress
They very properly attended church
first and then We had our speaking
On account Of the latenesS OF the
hour, speech-making was short, leav.
ing the principal speech for Judge
Halsell, who was listened to by a large
and attentive audience. His speech
was good and had its desired effect.
S. V. Walton. one of Sumner coun.
ty's Oldest citizens, is moving hi:
household goods to Salt Fork, wher,
he expects to make his future home
1t makes US feel sad to see old people
break up their beautiful homes
where they have spent the best por
tion of their lives in building up
Snch things remind us of the people
we read of in the Bible, who hung
their harps on the trees and refused
to sing and be merry. How could
they when they thought Of theil
beautiful homes and land which they
had been forced to leave? Many Of
our good citizens have been forced tC