People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-12-05

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their regular election last Wednesday
and chose the following officers: WA,
Rem, n. G.; Chas. Wichern, V. G.;
T. H. Rouse. treasurer; Geo. Grouse,
secretary. No other business was
transacted.
An examination of applicants for
positions as teachers in the city
schools was held at the high school
building Thursday. The following
applicants took the examination:
Misses Anna Mckee, Flora Fultz and
Mayme Ward.
Both the Santa Fe and Rock Island
agents at this point have received
instructions, to be effective Deem
Der 1st, to charge for the transporta-
ton on passenger trains of all bicycles,
tricycles and baby carriages, the min
imun charges to be % cts.
Right at present we are experience
ing those short, feeting days which |
are gone before we scarcely know it.
The days seem to be shrinking from
both ends. The days will continue
to grow shorter almost a month long
er and sold sol" will again be more
free with his light.
Mrs. John COrZine came up from |
the south part of the county Friday |
morning to see her husband, who, it |
will be remembered, was in jail await
ing trial on charge of theft. But
he had gene to parts unknown when
she arrived. She was accompanied by
Mrs. G. COrzine, mother Of the pris-
Oner.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Albright heard |
General Gordon at Wellington last
night. His speech was pronounced
simply immense and he was greeted |
by the largest audience ever assem-
bled in Wellington. The big high
school auditorium was filled to
over flwing and everybody was well |
pleased with the lecture.-Windeld
Courier.
Much corn has been sold on the
streets in the last few days, despite
the muddy condition of the roads.
Corn sold here yesterday which was
hauled from west Of Argonia. Ear
corn sells at 20 cents, and shelled corn
at 10 cents per bushel. Some of the
corn brought in from the western part
Of the county is as good as we have
ever seen.
During the late blizzard In the
north telegraphic news from New
York travelled 1000 miles to reach
Chicago. 1t went from New York to
Montreal and along the Canadian Pa.
cinc through Winnipeg and Vancouv-
er to San Francisco. Then it was
telegraphed down to the Needles 10
southern California and east to Albu-
querQue, Kansas City, st Louis and
Chicago.
Orville FraDtz went out to Lovett
Friday night to organize a literary So
ciety to meet semi.mODthly. Every
one here knows the success which at
tended the literary society at Lovett
school house last winter and the
large number who attended from
sere. The organization this winter
will no doubt be equally as successful
as Mr.. Frantz is a good man to or
ganize such a society.
Miss May Vandervort's vacation is
Of uncertain length. She was teach
ing in structure built of sod, and one
day, about the time Of the recent
earthquake, it suddenly collapsed.
No one was hurt, but the "whole
shoOtin' match" was scared to death.
The district expects to buy building
at Geuda Springs and move it on the
school house site, when the term will
be continued.-Oxford Register.
Gen'l Gordon arrived on the South
ern Kansas passenger last Thursday
eve and was driven to the Arlington
hOtel. When it came time to 20 to
the auditorium he found quite pro-
cession of G. A, R. members and ex-
confederate soldiers on the sidewalk
ready to escort him to the hall. He
appreciated the compliment vely
highly and referred to it In a feeling
manner during the course Of his
lecture.
Much fun was had at the union de.
pot Saturday morning at the expense
OF an irate foreigner. A Spaniard and
his wife and boy arrived on the train
from the north and changed cars here
for Hunnewell. He got it in his head
that his baggage was being carried
past and he was about to take change
OF Conductor Loosely and the whole
union depot force for short time.