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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13
An lncipient Blaze and Our Water.
works system,

About O'Clock Friday night the fire
bell tolled its own deathknell IN
sounding the alarm for the most de-
structive fire this city has experienced
in many years. The fire originated
in the rear of Hackney & Cowherd's
meat market from source which is
believed to be incendiary. This
building and the north half of the
building occupied by Mrs. NJ. E
BrunsOn'S stock of millinery were
owned by Henry Knowles who esti-
mates his damage at $1,000, with an
insurance of $500, making his net loss
$500. Hackney & Cswherd lost about
$500 in fixtures and stock which were
insured for about $500. About 500
worth Of stock was saved. Mrs. NJ. E.
Brunson estimates her loss at $3.50
with an insurance Of 5000. She saved
about $50 worth Of millinery and fxt-
ures.
The south half OF the Brunson
building and the Davenport bakery
building were owned by William j.
Werner Of Wakoma, Washington.
His loss is estimated at $1,000, with
$500 insurance. The bakery stock
owned by j. o. Davenport is a CON-
plete loss estimated at $500. He has
$500 insurance. The grocery building
and stock which came next was owned
by G. f. Luening. He carried $500 in
surance on the grocery stock and 5000
on the building. He also owned the
feed store in the rear Of Hackney & |
Cowherd's meat market. 1t was in
sured for 5000, but he carried no in
surance on the stock OF feed. This
building also contained several hun
dred dollars worth Of grocery and feed
store fixtures owned by Fred Mark.
wort, brother-in-law Of c. f. Luen-
ing. These were a total loss with no
insurance. Mr.. Luening estimates
that he saved stock worth $500. |
He was also damaged several hundred |
dollars in his furniture store. His
shop and tools were ruined and some
of his fine furniture was damaged by
water. Mr.. Luening is the heaviest
loser but he is as yet unable to make |
an estimate Of his losses with any de-
gree of accuracy.
The building next to Mr.. Luening's
furniture store, owned by Mrs. o. T. |
Caps, and occupied by Miss Jennie
Begley's millinery store was damaged |
to the amount perhaps of 800 and
was not insured. Miss Begley's stock
of goods we're safely removed without
damage by fire. Some damage was
sustained in moving. No insurance.
The livery barn on West Lincoln
Ave-, is a total loss with no insurance.
1t was owned by A. D. Belcher of
Oswego, N. Y. Loss about $3.50. 1t
was occupied by R. R. White, whose
loss was but nominal
]. E. Barnes paint shop owned by
the Sumner National bank is a total
loss with no insurance. Estimated
loss, $40. Mr.. Barnes loss, nominal.
The last house to be completely de-
stroyed was the fire house. The
building, tower, bell and other small
er fixtures were estimated to have
been worth about $500 with no insur-
ance. All the fire departments APP
paratus with but few exceptions was
saved. The street commissioners
tools valued at 500 were burned with
the fire house.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13
Real Estate Transfers.
NJ A Schreier ct hus to Martin II
Wood, &c, lots 9 and 10, blk 5,

NJ A Schreier ct hus TO Martin III
Wood, &c, lots 9 and 10, blk 5,
ArgOnia .......................s 10
J co Morse, shift, to Eliza F
Schwapp ct al, sd lots 10 and q
blk 4, Stones addition, Caldwell 1881
VIM StOner ct ux to VIM Greer
wd WI NV 5, 30 3w......... 1000
VIM StOner ct Tx tn VIM Greer
wd e! nwt 5, 30 3w.. 1000
W E Atkinson ct Tx to Susan B
Gilbert, wd, lots 10 to a blk 80,
Conway SpriDgs........... =. 300
W o Barnett ct Tx to Mary A
Barnett, wd lots IL to 16, blk
43, Wellington. ............... 1000
E X James ct Tx tOW. ]. Fitzger-
aid wd, lots 4, 5, and 6, blk IL,
South addition to Caldwell. -. 100
j S and n o Springer to E w
Springer, wd, lot II and part Of
lot II, blk 6, Argonia. ......... 1900
Addie S Lynch ct al TO V J Hard
in, wd. lots 20. 81 and 80 Lynch
Park, Wellington. ............. 500
Henry H Britain ct Tx to Chas
Hodgson, &c, lots Sand 9, blk |,
Hills lst addition, Mulvane.... /
SIS WoOdcock, shift, to AMI Dodd
sd, ne "a. 80 2w.......... :. 100
The VOICE till January next SOC
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

A very poor attendance greeted the
splritualistic performance at Woods
opera house Friday night. Some were
well pleased with the performance,
but few were convinced of its truth.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Farmers are busy blowing corn
since the rain. Many of them are
also blowing up part Of their oats and
wheat and sowing the ground in mil
let. This is being done to obtain feed
which is at present very scarce, and
the outlook for more is not at all en-.
cOuraging,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Claude NOffsinger left last Thurs
day for Appleton City, Mo-, where he
will work at the harness makers
trade. Claude has many friends here
who regret to see him leave.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

H. O. Peck of Wellington township
was in the city Friday and stated that
he was harvesting his wheat with
binder. He says it will average at
least eight bushels to the acre.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Mrs. T. McMannis. living at the
corner of F and Maple streets is very
sick with scarlet fever. This disease
is assuming serious character in the
few cases now prevalent here and
efforts are being made to arrest it's
spread.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Miss Viola V. Price of the Winfield
college came over Saturday morning
for a few days visit, and returned the
first of the week for the commence
ment exercises of the college.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Martin L. Harter, editor of the
Newkirk Democrat, and formerly
foreman of the Wellingtonian, was in
town Saturday visiting the family Of
IN. Glasgow.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

The Choral Union met in regular
practice Thursday night. The dates
of their appearance at Winfield were
fixed on June "a and %. They are
now working hard to be able to fur
niSh four separate entertainments
Credita0ly,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

One of the boys last week wrote
up a petition for aid to be circulated
by that colored gentleman Familiarity
known as "Billy Bowlegs" and closed
the petition with the words, ''if you
can't help, kick him out Of the
house" Billy not being apt at read
ing white folks writing presented the
petition and received the result Of the
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

A. ], and B. B. George of near Dal-
ton were in the city last week to buy
a header. They already have two
binders but the wheat is so short they
can not use them. They have three
hundred acres of pretty good wheat.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

A gentleman from southeast Of
the city about five miles reports his
corn waist high and his wheat ready
to harvest. He says the wheat will
Weld ten bushels to the acre.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Cards are out announcing the mar
riage on the 10Th inst. at the resi-.
dencc of Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Price,
in this city, of Frank G. Franklin and
Miss Viola V. Price, both of whom
are instructors in the NJ. E. college
at Winfield.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

A story is told on Grand Master
Levi Ferguson, which is reported to
have occurred during his recent visit
at the annual session Of Odd Fellows
at Fort Scott. The grand master is
peculiar in that he never wears
necktie, and the ladies of the Rebecca
Lodge at Ft. Scott soon discovered
the loss of the dresSy cravat. Accord
ingly they sent for him at the hotel
and when they once had him hemmed
in, and had recited the proper amount
of ancient and medieval history to
him, they produced a dainty necktie
and appropriately presented it to him.
Not only that, but the story reads
that they insisted on putting it on
him, to which he energetically OBJ
jected, stating that only one lady in
the land had that right. He wore the
tie but a short time, but the amllse-
ment is still aflOat at his expense.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Grand Master Levi Ferguson re-
turned from the annual session of the
l.O.O.F. at Fl. Scott Friday morning.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Geo. Pitts returned from Fort Scott
Friday morning where he had been
attending the meeting of the encamp-
ment, |. O. o. +.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

W. G. Whealey of Avon township,
informs us that his early corn is tas-
selling out. 1t is about two and a
half feet high.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Eliza Jane Joseph of Mayfeld died
at 5 o'clock Friday morning of grip,
aged 70 years. Funeral services we're
held at Mayfeld at 10 a. m. Saturday
after which interment was made in
the Mayfeld cemetery.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Or. higgins, who Vas formerly one
of Sumner cOunty's most prominent
school teachers, has just returned
from the east. He was lately at
Washington, D. c. He is now an
NJ n
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

The following new cases have been
filed with the district clerk: The
Peterborough Savings bank VS..
Michael Troutman, ct al, foreclosure
suit; Rock Island Lumber & Manufac-
turing Co. VS.. W. C!EStes, foreclosure;
The Wilton Savings bank VS.. James
H. O'Rear. ct al, foreclosure: The
Wilton Savings bank VS.. Moses Kibbe,
Mary A. Kibbe, ct al, foreclosure.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Miss Kate Chambers, who has been
visiting friends in the city for several
weeks, left for her home in Highland,
o. T., Friday morning.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

A few days ago Clarence Trickey Of
Mulvane started out to ascertain who
the truly benevolent people of his ma.
tive town were. He disguised him
self as tramp from Oklahoma. and
the very first house he called at was
his own. He told sad story to his
mother, how he had been to Oklaho.
ma, got sick and being busted was
working his way back to the parental
room. Mrs. Trickey listened to his
tale Of woe with tears in her eyes, and
before he had concluded his remarks
she had enough bread and butter and
other things fixed up to feed him for
a week. He then went to the neigh
bOrs and got a handout from all of
them. The next person he tackled
was his sweetheart, and with a sad
voice proceeded to tell his story. Be-
fore he had reached the saddest chap
ter Of lis alleged experience in Okla
hOma she said: "Oh, give us rest,
Clarence; l know you" Moral-You
can't fool your best girl with a dis
guise. Wichita Eagle.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

BORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L.
Black of Chicago, on the morning OF
Thursday, June 6, a daughter. Mrs.
Black will be remembered as the
daughter of DR.. c. c. Forbes of this
citv
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Another chapter has been added to
the Smith baby case at Mulvane by
William Smith suing James Stewart
for $16,55O damages for malicious pros
ecution. This is probably bluff by
Smith
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

DIN. Caldwell came up from Enid
Friday night to visit his family a few
days and attend to business inter-
ests here,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Mr.. Hull of COrbin is authority for
the statement that wheat in his
vicinity will yield an average of I
bushels per acre.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

A petition to sell real estate has
been filed by Charles MADDEN, admin
istratOr of the estate of Marian Had
den, deceased.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Prof. John A. McClain of Philadel.
phia, formerly superintendent of the
schools here, arrived in the city Friday
evening. He will 20 to Oklahoma
City 10 make final arrangements for
assuming charge of the schools there.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Brakeman Kellogg has decided to
take passenger run and will 90 on
the train between this city and Wood
ward.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Miss Nellie Jones entertained
number of her young friends Friday
afternoon in honor of Miss Matte
Day of Winfield who is visiting in the
rikV.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

The fire Friday night destroyed the
first business house ever erected in
Wellington. 1t was the log annex to
Hackney & Cowherd's meat market.
1t was erected in April, 1871, when
the townsite Of Wellington was first
located and was used by DR.. c. R.
Godfrey as a drug store. The logs of
which it was constructed were cotton
wood and came from the banks of
Slate creek.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

The Junior Endeavor of the Congre-
gatiOnal church spent last Friday
enjoying a picnic in Mahan's grove.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

A. ]. MCDermOnd of Attica, Ind,
visited Mrs. ]. R. Latta and the
family OF j. NJ. Haas Saturday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Miss Jennie RoSecranS returned
from EmpOria Saturday where she
has been attending the State Normal
school for several months.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Jack COrbett has accepted what
may prove to be permanent position
on a new daily at Pittsburg, Kansas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Lee Hoffman of Harper attended
the marriage of his sister, Mrs. ]. E.
Bottroff, in this city last Thursday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Geo. W. Harmon, a brother of DR..
Harmon of Mayfield, was here last
week from Washington state. He
Is visiting his father and brother at
Mayheld.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

SwitChman Frank Alley went to
Winfield Friday evening to work for
thirty days.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. SChwinn are
the proud parents of little girl, born
Friday morning.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

The session laws Of 1895 are now in
the hands of the county clerk for dis
tributiOn to those who are entitled to
them.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Mr.. and Mrs. w. c Jones were up
from Hunnewell Saturday on a pleas
ure and business trip.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Miss Edna Shaw of Wichita, who
bas been visiting the family of ]. NJ.
Purcell, returned home last Friday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Mrs. Frank Mann, living at 719
north Washington avenue, is quite
sick with scarlet fever.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

C.F.Luening has moved his stock Of
groceries into the Frantz building on
South Washington avenue.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Charles L. Covell and Mrs. Nellie
Smith Of Arkansas City were united
in marriage last Thursday evening.
Mr.. COvell is well known here having
resided about three miles southeast
of the city for a number Of years.
The bride has been teaching in the
college situated at LindsbOrg. Kan.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Mrs. John Bingner and children
came up from Oklahoma last friday
to visit the family of Webb Lynch.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Conductor C. J. StOner came in from
Woodward Friday and spent Sun
day with his family.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

George AOle of Perth returned from
Kansas City last Friday where he
has been selling stock.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Boating parties are every night
attractions nowadays,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

advice given in the latter part of the
petition. He is looking for the fell
low who wrote it.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Ed Hackney returned from the
state university last Thursday, where
ne has just graduated with the degree
of A. B. Ed won laurels in his work
at the university and finished with
hOnOrS. He has not yet decided ex-
actly on what course he will pursue
further. He is the sole representa-
tive of, Wellington at the X. S. L.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

F. T. Owens has rented the NJ. E.
Spar room into which he will move
his stock soon.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Harry Canaan has assumed his
duties as leader of the Winfield band.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

The train Of emigrantS from the
strip still continues nOrthward and
eastward.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

A team belonging to ]. NJ. Mckee
became frightened Friday morning on
South Washington avenue and cut
quite a caper running north on
Washington avenue and east on
Harvey avenue. 1t was stopped in
the eastern part of the city. The
spring wagon to which the team was
hitched was pretty badly broken and
the horses themselves were slightly
scratched,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

A Wellington nine came up Satur-
day and played a game against a
picked nine composed of five Prairie
Garden boys, two from Riyerdale and
two from hele. The score stood Al to
"A in favor of Wellington. The high
wind was accountable for the large
number of scores. The Wellington
boys are gentlemanly set of fellows
and have several good players among
the number, especially Thompson,
COnwell and Whitfield. Beck, of
Wellington led in batting.-Bell
Pldine News.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

John WorthingtOn, W. G. Worth
ington and William C. Baulcom, the
three negroes who assaulted and in
jured Rock Island Brakeman Childers
were tried last Thursday before JUS
tice Gilmore. W. G. Worthington
plead guilty and he and John Worth
ington were sentenced to 30 days in
jail. BaulcOm was discharged.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
COUNTY AND COUNTY SEAT.

Thomas Adams, ST., is up from his
claim in the Strip.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

The water in the dam is said to be
falling at the rate of a half inch daily.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Geo. Merker returned from Hutch
inson Friday evening.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

watched the object of their appoint
ment ascend heavenward III coils of
smoke and are freed from any more
calculations as to the least expensive
way of removing those four boards.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

While in Kansas City a day or two
ago, Comfy Attorney Woods saw sew
eral former Wellington men. Among
them were Judge j. L. Order, who is
commanding good PRACTICE; Capt
Mahan, who was on the sick list; J..
W, Davis, who is on the street car
line. The newspaper men formerly
of this city were D. H. Nourse. tele-
graphic editor of the world; John A.
Kendall, reporter for the Times; Will
Stotler, reporter for the Journal.
These are only a few OF the large
Wellington representation in Kansas
City.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

The Lutheran Sunday-schOol picnic
crowd which went from hele Thurs
day were joined at Wickery's grove
by the Lutheran Sunday School OF
Perth. The number in the grove was
estimated to be about four hundred,
and it isneedless to say that the day
was spent in a jolly manner. The
Wellington party returned about
dark.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

John NJ. Pattison, president of the
Union Central Life Insurance Com
pany of Cincinnati, and Scott E.
Whine of Hutchinson, called on J..
N. McDavitt Friday morning, and Mr..
McDavitt states that Mr.. Pattison
says this is his first trip to Kansas.
On account of their extensive loan
business in this section of the state he
has had facilities for knowing con-
siderable concerning our state and
while expecting to find everything
burned up and blown away, he reports
that he has an entirely different feel.
ing in regard to Kansas. Heexpresses
himself as being well pleased with our
county.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

H. W. ROhrer, the Obliging Santa
Fe ticket agent, has been elected by
the Canton of l. O. o. f. to the posi-
tiOn of major of this district. This is
one of the highest offices in the gift
of the order and quite an honor is
conferred upon one so young as Major
ROhrer in receiving such an office.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Ben B. Wilson requests US to say
that Mayor Savage's appointment Of
him as cemetery sexton was wholly
without his knowledge or consent;
that he could not and would not &C
cept the place under any circum-
stances whatever and that he is very
far from pleased at this unwlrranted
use of his name in this connection.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Miss Maude A. Price has been en-
gagged to teach in the Cowley county
institute during August. She also re-
ceived very fattering offer recently
to accept a position il the Ell Reno
high school at handsome salary,
but declined it as she had already ac-
cepted the position rendered her here.