People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-21

the head. We have also heard that
such unsOphiSticated youths as Elmer
Layne and Walter Morris nearly split
themselves trying to bulge that little
bottle just little bit. They can tell
you all about it.
There is a man of peculiar ways
about town. A man Of unknown
uame has been amusing and interest
| ing the citizens of this place for a day
or two He finds a crowd in hotel
or any place suitable to himself, and
then quietly informs them that he
will speak to them. He recites sever
al selections veyy creditably and in
terestS as we'll as SmuseS his hearers.
He never fOrgetS 10 pass around the
hat. Thus he makes living.
Probate Judge Ferguson performed
the ceremony last Saturday which
united in marriagea a peculiar couple.
They were foreigners all the way
from Galena, Kansas, and they
brought all their foreign manners
with them. Their names we leave to
the reader to pronounce. They were
Edward Petri and Leatha Shantau.
They were rigidly opposed to specta-
tors and would not be married in the
presence of the people who had good
naturedly gathered to witness the
happy ceremony. The groom was a
bachelor of thirty-fOur summers and
the bride was widow just two years
Younger.
In the wreck of the two Santa Fe
trains just south of Guthrie Satur-
day night, the 10th instant, several
of those injured are we'll known in
Wellington. Roadmaster Mckenzie
used to be stationed at Wellington:
George Neville used to run through
here as express messenger; Edward
Kitchen, the passenger conductor.
and A. ]. Graves, the freight brake
man are well known in Wellington
railroad circles; so was Charles
Umpieby the freight engineer who
was killed. Robt. L. Collins. former
ly of Oxford and Wellington and
later Judge ]. L. McAtee's clerk in
Oklahoma was among the injured
passengers. He had both legs badly
mashed according to newspaper
reports.
The order of M.W.A. met Saturday
evening and appointed the following
members as d committee on arrange
ments for the entertainment to be
gwen In the Interest Of charity: A.
f. CObean, DR.. ]. G.. Reid and E.E.
Pemper. No trouble has yet been ex-
perienced in making arrangements
for this entertainment and the men,
bers feel encouraged by the hearty
support they are receiving in the way
OF talent. The date'and place of the
entertainment have been named for
February q, at the auditorium.
The best literary and musi-
cal talent of the city will be Sc
cured. The price of admission, for
adults will be % cts, and for children,
10 cts. The city will be canvassed
pretty thoroughly by members of the
lodge. Every cent of the proceeds
will be devoted to the relief of the
poor.
1t is to be hoped that the legislature
this session vii! provide room in the
state house for the library of the
State Historical Society. It's a mat
ter in which every part of the state
is interested. The materials of the
history of the whole state are being
saved in this library. 1t is the most
remarkable library in the county, in
that ii is preserving the regular issues
OF all the newspapers published in
Kansas, and has been for nineteen
years past. OF Sumner county, there
are now in the library 229 volumes of
newspapers, of years from 1873 to 1894.
In all, the library contains, 1869
volumes of Kansas newspapers. These
have been the free gift to the state by
the publishers. They who gave them
can reasonably demand that they
should be cared for. These files alone
are worth more to the people of Kan
sas than all the Historical Society has
ever cost the state. But the library
not only contains newspaper files, but
books, pamphlets, manuscripts, pic
lures, and numberless historical relics.
The Institution has created a world
wide interest, and has attracted gifts
from every quarter, until it numbers
now nearly $4,000 volumes. The plans
OF the State Capitol, made MANY
years ago, make no adequate provision
for this library. For want of room.
the library has been crowded into in.
convenient basement and cellar rooms.
! and a considerable mart storad in ,ool-