People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
WELLINGTON, KANSAS, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1898
BeIIe.Plaine.

BeIIe:PIaine.
]. R. Kibby is quite sick.
Wheat is growing nicely.
]. W. Aliens little girl is sick with
fever.
A very pleasant rain Saturday
night.
Subscribe for the VOICE; only one
dollar per year.
A Happy New Year to all the read
ers of the VOICE.
A great many farmers are doing
their spring plOwing now.
Charles Wareham arrived from
Denver, Colorado Saturday.
Clara Ross is visiting her parents in
Eldorado during the holidays.
j. w. Hatfield was initiated into
the A. o. U. w. Monday night.
Mr.. Billsing's family were the guests
of r. Marks family Christmas.
Maggie COrnwell is the guest of
Edna Curtis of EldOrado this week.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Martin is quite sick with pneumonia
Mrs. Job Davis took dinner with
friends in Wellington Christmas day
The shooting match in the east
part Of town, Saturday, was well at
tended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Junken enter
tained friends at their home Christ
mas day.
Mrs. Forest Barton is visiting her
parents at MOrine, Kansas during the
holidays.
NJ. Bingham says the other fellow
gave him 81; he took it and came
back to Kansas.
Henry Ferguson is the happy father
of a nine pound mail carrier which
made its arrival Dec. 20.
Joe Lester returned Friday from
the eastern part Of the state and will
remain until after holidays.
Mrs. William Wright left Friday
for Maitland, Mo. where she will join
her husband and reside in the future!
Married-Mr. Fred Walker and
Miss Bess TRULY both Of UdaIl were
united in marriage Sunday eve, Dec
q, in the NJ. Z Church at that place,
Rev. W. V. Burns of this city ofliciat.
ling. The VOICE extends cOngratula,
tiOnS.
Major Hurt is thinking of leasing
land in the Cherokee Nation; he say,
it is the finest country to be found
anywhere.
Ivan Hatfield is working in a tonso.
rial parlOr in Wellington. He cannot
stay away from Belle Plaine on Sun
day though.
A. D. Clewell is undergoing a siege
of La Grippe. He says when younger
he wore such things out, butnOw they
wear him out,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Crouch, Henry
Elmers and Miss Lettie Stephenson
were taken into the Rebekah Lodge
Saturday night.
The Christmas tree at Whitman
was well attended Saturday evening
There were many very handsome pres
ents dangling from its boughs.
We object to y inch blocks being
nailed to the floor Of a bridge in differ
ent places. The jar produced by
loaded wagon running over them i
worse than to trOt across it.
Mrs. Bette Fisher has rented
house on the Burchfeld farm ant
will live there the coming season
Her brother Harry will live with he
and garden during the season.
There will be an installation suppe
given by the Daughters Of Rebekal
in the Odd Fellows Hall next Tues
day night. All Odd Fellows AM
their wives are cordially invited t
attend.
Elder Cassius of TOhee, o. T. vii
preach in the Christian church her
next Sunday. He is a good Orato
and knows whereof he speaks. LIE
everybody come out and hear him.
The Lane Bros. are closing thei
goods out at cost and will quit tn
mercantile business. Coleman cor
templates visit to his old home i
Tennessee during the coming summer
We are sorry to see this firm close.
The literary at Palestine was wei
attended Inst Friday night. The ex
ercises were good and numerous, S
numerous that the debate was post
poned for want OF time. The choic
exercise OF the evening was a selec
reading entitled Tom Thun" read b
Pearl Arnett.
Millions Of dollars in banks in Il
aast that tho owners cannof loan era