People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-20
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In the session laws Of 1895, Warden
Dick Chase and his deputy, Markham,
are accredited to Wellington.
There won't be enough Of wheat
harvest in Jewell county to start the
perspiration on the farm hands.
A convention Of colored men in To-
peka next September hopes to dispel
the dark cloud Of adversely hanging
over their race.
Winfield had shower Of grasshor-
pers Sunday morning: Wellington
had a shower of rain. Thus the Just
and the unjust receive their proper
visitations.
The Texas newspapers are now
claiming that the Prince Of Wales
will visit America in time to be pres
ent at the Corbett-Fitzsimmons
prize fight at Dallas.
The United States court has refused
the application Of the Frisco railroad
for an order annulling the contract
by which it operated the line running
through this county,
There is one trouble with a south
erner when he comes to this country.
He always insists on carrying the
ladies" to parties, etc., and such
language can not be exemplifed in
Wellington, they say.
The lady typo in this Office has
washed the Office towel. 1t is now
actually so Timber that you can wipe
between your fingers with it, and it
refuses to stand in the corner any
longer, and has to be hung up.-Stock-
ton News.
1t is reported from the city Of
Mexico that A. A. Robinson, presi-
dent Of the Mexican Central railroad,
has accepted the presidency of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe system,
and that he takes his old position with
that company on July l. 1t is stated
that he is to receive a salary of $780,
600 year, which is $4,000 more than
he is now receiving from the Mexican
Central company. He returns to the
Santa Fe with the understanding thai
he is to have full charge Of the prop
erty and that his decision and acts to
all traffic and financial affairs of the
property must be final and not inter-
fered with by the board of directors.
TX. c. Star.
The concert Saturday evening by
the SunfGwar band brought out hum
dredS Of people TO hear the music.
Prof. Leon Duggan had arranged a
long distant transmitter at the band
stand, and connections made with
Wellington, Wichita, Newton, Hun
newell, Hutchinson and Arkansas
City, and the citizens OF our sister
cities received the benefit Of our fine
music. They all declared it was the
finest they have ever heard over the
wires, and said they wanted more Of
it. All join in extending thanks to
Prof. Duggan for his part Of the work
in arranging the transmitter; and the
Sunhower band received many words
Of praise for their excellent music
Winfield Courier.
Gradually the real truth about the
city Of Wichita is coming to the
front. An attorney Of this city had
in charge the foreclosure proceedings
on piece of Wichita residence
property, and during the tendency of
the case some one stole the house and
moved it to Oklahoma. The attor.
ney, alarmed at his apparent neglect,
wrote long and fearful letter to his
client, explaining that he lives two
hundred miles from Wichita; that he
could not personally keep the property
in charge; that Wichita, is a very un-
safe place to leave property Of any
kind, and that he was very sorry, etc.
Monday he received letter from his
client expressing his pleasure at the
turn events had taken, saying it was
cheaper to be robbed that way than
by a system of taxation, and that city
property in Wichita was not as good
as an ice house in Greenland.-Digh-
ton Herald.
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