People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-03
NO.. 90.
Belle Plaine.
a Happy New Year to you all.
Grandma Mckinney is quite sick.

Ing.
c ]. Martin was in the city Mon
day.
Lou Ham is visiting friends here at
present.
The snow did very little good, owing
to its drifting.
Howard Wiiick expects to return
to his claim soon.
Mrs. NJ. T. Funk returned from Ell
Dorado Saturday.
Albert Hatfield is the happy father
of bouncing boy.
Albert Coruwell secured a claim in
the strip last week.
Senator A. q. Forney left for
Topeka, Wednesday.
Harry Hatfield visited the Belle
Plaine schools, Monday.
Doctors report considerable sickness
since the cold spell set in.
j. w. Lifferd was in Missouri this
week looking for a location.
Miss Ida Howard spent the holi-
days with hiSparentS 10 this city.
Laban Osborn aud sister, Cora,
cameup from Slate Creek, Sunday.
j. W. Alien was helping Mr.. Funk
in the store during MIR. Parker's
absence.
VIM. Powers Of Orlando. o. T.,
spent the holidays with his parents
IN this city.
You cannot keep a good man down.
Rev. BOtkin is running a Populist
paper in EIdorado
Elmer and James Cornwel are
building on their claim this week
preparatory to moving soon.
Ed. Morris sale wa, well attended
Saturday and property sold reason
ably well considering the times.
Prof MOuntz's concert last Friday
night was not a brilliant success.
The weather was most too cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Parker and Mrs.
NJ. T. Funk spent the holidays visiting
friends and relatives at Edorado.
Pink Seabaugh and wife were up
from Blackwell and spent the holi-
days with Mrs. Seabaugh's parents.
Our Populist friend and neighbor
jim Kirby has been sick. He caught
cold and il makes his asthma worse.
J. W. Sippard has the largest hog
in the community. Weighs over 500
pounds. He is going to make lard
out of it.
c. n. StephsOn had some neighbOrs
come in and saT uim some wood. He
is getting things in readiness for his
duty as a juror.
Misses Hebbard and Carter, who
have been visiting relatives here, re-
turned TO their home in Salem, Indi-
ana the first of the week.
A watch partv was held at the
residence Of j. d. Reed New Years
eve. All present report themselves as
having very pleasant time.
Felix Blankinship and Tom Looper
Jr. were seriously hurt on Christmas
day by being thrown from a running
horse. Looper's jaw was broken.
Work at the Touring mill was de-
layed the first Of the week because Of
some of the machinery being broken.
They expect to start again in day
or so.
We neglected to mention in the
last issue that Charles Myers and
wife Of Goshen, Ind, were visiting
relatives here. Mr.. Myers will return
home soon but Mrs. Myers will re-
main about two months.
Guy HaythOrn has moved the rem
nant Of the stock of the New York
dry goods house TO Wichita. He Will
assist his father 10 a clothing house
there. Hymer & Garrison willOccupy
the building vacated by the above
named house.
Married-December 26, 1894, Ivan
Hatfield and Miss ClOra Loer. both Of
this city. The wedding occurred at
the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. B. LOer. The Wedding
was very qulet analr. Inc names
Of those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
T. B. LOer, parents Of the bride, Mr..
and Mrs. Benz. Hatfield, parents Of
the groom, Dee Loer and wife, VIII
liam Hatfield and wife, David LOer,
Charles LOer. Miss Kate Rutherford,
Sallie Hatfield and Messrs. Austin
LOer, James, Harry. Thomas, Grover
and Charles Hatfield, Mrs. Charles
Brewer and Oden Hatfield. Elder ].
c. Frazee performed the ceremony.
He also presented the bride and groom
with very handsome marriage GER
tihcate. The contracting parties
were the recipients of many hand
some and useful presents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hat field are too we'll knnwn hera