People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-12-13

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1894.
TEN PAGES.
LOCAL NEWS.
The missionary entertainment to be
given in the parlors IF the N. E.
church is postponed to Dec. 10Th.
Thirty thousand bushels of wheat
were sold here Thursday at price
almost equal to 50 cents per bushel.
Isaac G. Reeds occupation in the
state penitentiary up to date has
been "peeling" potatoes in the kitch'
en-.
The Official count OF the election re-
turns in Oklahoma show that Dr. R.
H. Walling was elected to the lower
house of the legislature by plurality
of eleven votes.
Ivan D. Rogers purchased the H.
M. Hickman property on north a
street yesterday and will hereafter
live in home of his own. The con.
SideratiOn was $1,000
County Clerk Sadler received six
statements O. expenses from township
candidates Thursday, but did not
file them, because the time allowed
by law expired Wednesday.
A letter from S. Crane, dated the
It'll, is pOstmarked Men, his, Ten,
neSsee. He is on his way south tr
New Orleans. lie stated that the
rain was falling in torrents where he
was.
Green is the only township in the
county that had no delinquent taxes
last year. Every penny Of 1898 take,
assessed in the township was paid
In this respect Green stands solitary
and alone.
The wires which were stretched
across the court room in the hope o.
improving its acoustic properties have
had very little effect. The cOurt
room is still the most miserable place
in the county in which to eithel
speak or hear.
The Enid Wave, IN speaking of J
M. TreSter, formerly of this cit!
says be intends to begin the erection
of a large brick block at an early day
In the mean tine he will ship Seyera
car loads of goods from Fort WOrtl
and open a store.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. C. Weeden, former
ly Of this city, returned THURSDAY
from a two months visit in WiScOn
sin and Iowa points. They remained
last night with friends in this cit,
and left this morning for their hOm
in Creek township.
A board of condemnation commits
Sioners in Kay county, o. T., took tn
oath of Office Thursday and CON
menced the necessary work of con
demning a right Of way for the Okla
hOma Central railroad through tina
county. This road is to start frOr
Hunnewell in this county.
Probate Judge Naugle received
letter last Thursday from J. W. Bry
ant, of TiSdale, COwlpy county, il
forming him that his daughter
Laura, seventeen years of age, ha
eloped with James, or MEL" Strict
land, and asking him not to issue
marriage license to them if they cam
here, but to notify him.
Quite number of the converts {
the services which have been in DR.
gress at Seventy-Six Center under d
rection of Rev. j, r. MilSap, wei
baptized yesterday afternoon in I'll
baptistry IF the Baptist churcl
Twenty-Five or thirty converts wei
baptized by Rev. Milsap before a vas
assembly of peOple.-Mail, Monday.
Each member of the famous Wi
field base ball club which played IL
memorable state champiOnsh
games against Emporia last season,
in receipt of handsome gold badg
Walter and Orville Frantz were mer
bers of that club and have each 7
ceived badge. The ten desigI
cost the citizens of Winfield an eve
500.
Guy P. Benton, a brother of Ola
ence Benton of this city. has be-
appointed assistant state Superinten
ent of public instruction. Mr.. Be
ton has long been a prominent
struStor of the state, and for so1
time past, has been in charge of 4
Fort Scott schools. The position
quite an honor and we are glad to S
Mr. RAntOn oct il