People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-26
WELLINGTON, SUMNER COUNTY, KANSAS, TIL


but he sustained some severe scalp
wounds by the mule stepping on his
head. His wounds were found to be
only flesh wounds and will soon heal.
c. T. Luening is measuring his lots
on South Washington avenue where
his buildings were burned and lOcat-
ing the places for the foundations of
his new building. He will begin
building at once.
E. 6. Barrett, of Wellington, who
semi-annually sighs for the excite
ments of live city where business is
piled up on the sidewalks, is in Wich-
ita. He has looked in vain for an
other live city in Kansa5.-Wichita
Beacon.
Andrew Murphy, Santa Fe section
foreman, saw Tuesdays fire from
Cicero. c. L. HaSlett, who was plOw-
ing five miles south, saw the fire very
plainly. Other parties fifteen miles
away saw the smoke and thought the
fire was in this city.
E. W. Kerr, one of Rev. W. H.
BOles' singers, left Tuesday morning
for his home in Anthony, Kansas. He
will visit there a short time and then
go to Missouri to join Rev. BOles
again, Mr.. Smith, the other singer
left for the east Tuesday night.
Regular services in the Lutheran
church at Perth on next Sabbath, the
29th, morning and evening. After
the morning sermon the holy COM
muniOn will be celebrated. Prepare.
tory services on Saturday previous at
3p. m. You are cordially invited to
all of these services.
A big anti-chinchbug meeting was
held at Mulyane few days ago. 1t
was learned that the chinChbug does
not chew his Quid but takes nourish-
ment in a more approved manner.
He sucks his nOuriShment through a
tube, like a girl does her lemonade
through a straw.-Traveler.
The Wellington corn market is
better than any we have heard quot
ed in this vicinity. Corn has been
selling here at 20 to % cents per BUSH
Ell, while all around US it has been
selling for l5 cents. A considerable
amount of corn has been sold here too,
but the price has kept up.
The building which is occupied by
the Lee Young Chinese laundry on
South Washington avenue was cut
in two this week. The building and
the lot upon which the main part of
itstandS is owned by Fred Bohanna
but the building has been extended
over on to another lot and that part
is being torn away.
W. W. Schwinn was in Harper Mon
day on legal business. The same
company owns the Harper waterworks
that owns ours. Mr.. SchWinn is their
attorney here. We learn from news
paper reports that the company is
having trouble at Harper similar to
their trouble here and that they pro-
pose to shut down their works there
on October 1St also.
Business prospects begin to assume
a more encouraging aspect. The
merchants have stocked up in full and
now display as fine lihes OF goods as
were ever shown here. The public
seem to be recognizing this fact also.
The increase of trade is already very
noticeable and as the fall sale Of
produce increases the merchants are
sure to realize an increase of trade.
The case OF the State vs.. Dollie
Tuttle was tried in district court Tues
day morning that afternoon the Jury
found the defendant guilty Of horse
stealing. Dollie Tuttle is the woman
who hired a team at Caldwell and
drove it into Missouri where she offer
ed 1t for sale. so far as we are advis.
ed she is the first woman ever convict
ed OF horse stealing in Sumner county.
Thomas H. Phillips Of Quincy, Ill.
arrived Tuesday and will at once as
sumo charge of the woodwork depart
ment Of Sasher & Schonert's carriage
factory. Mr.. Phillips is the father of
Thos. Fl. Phillips, Jr., who is quite
well known here, having worked for
Sasher & SchOnert last fall when that
firm built those fine omnibusses. Mr..
Phillips is fine mechanic and an ar