People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-23

Mr. and Mrs L. r. DeYoe for the
past week, went TO Caldwell yes
terday morning to visit friends a few
days.
The Winfield Courier OF Tuesday
reports that W. H. Canaan is at the
head Of a movement to organize a
chorus class in Winfield to compete
in the stpte musical contest to be
held at Hutchinson in May.
ST.. Fowler will continue the but.
ter and egg business. He only sold
the poultry business to Rood & Jones.
He has been sick several days, but is
out now. He will soon engage a room
in which TO make his headquarters.
Lincoln J. Carter's Tornado" that
will appear al the opera house next
Friday night will be a winner for
Wellington. The opera house will be
crowded. Seats will be on sale tomor-
row morning at Arlington drug store.
This thing of living in Missouri
with Kansas people and Kansas enter
prise all around you is not such a
bad thing to take. We need a little
Missouri weather 10 Kansas to round
out the perfectness Of Kansas perfec-
tion.
Cline, Of the Conway Springs Star,
is kicking on the practice the farmers
have Of burning the grass and weeds
of their fields. The point is well
taken. 1t isa bad practice. Itwould
do the ground more good to turn it
under.
Henry Blake, an engineer Of Wood
ward, cane up Tuesday to take the
first degree In the Knights of Pyth-
las. Mr.. Blake; Charles Garland,
Emmett Winner and Herschel Smith
all took the first degree in that order
last night.
The Andrews estate is still winding
its weary length through probate
court. The administrator, W. H.
Schultz. was In court Tuesday morning
figuring out four and one-tenth div
idend, which has been declared to the
claimants.
Senator Allison was Tuesday re-
elected to the United States senate
from Iowa, receiving the unanimous
Republican vote. The deadlock con-
tinues in Kentucky, and Maryland,
Republican caucus has named Geo.
L. Wellington.
The case Of Axley vs.. Stewart is in
the hands Of the jury. The contro-
versy is over the possession Of some
land north Of Geuda Springs. Mr..
Stewart came into possession Of it
aud AIley claimed 1t under lease. =
Postal. Card, q.
Chicken thieves are abroad at
Wichita. Over 200 fowls were missed
Friday and Dave Leahy and the
police are up In arms about 1t. One
man named Will Hays has been
arrested with some Of the chickens
in his possession.
Rev. N. E. Harlan, pastor Of the
Christian church at Atchison, for.
merly of Wellington, sends the Pos
tal-Card a copy Of the Christian
Courier, little church paper which
he publishes every Saturday In the
interest Of bis congregation.
| u. u. Wiley, who recently came to
Kansas from Indiana and bought a
farm near Corbin, is in the city today.
He moved to his place in November,
and has been very busy getting things
to rights. Mr.. Wiley is going to
make one Of Sumner county's best
citizens.-Postal-C Card, 1S.
Sundays Kansas City World prints
portraits Of a number Of local old
bachelors as ''ready reference list"
for leap year girls. We have sized up
the list and reject the whole outfit.
There isn't one Of them good looking
enough to be the husband Of a CLer-
okee squaw.-Daily POstal-Card.
The revival meetings at the Chris
tian church will continue this week. |
The church is crowded every
night, many drawn hither by the ex-
cellent music with orchestral accom-
paniment. Beginning with Tuesday |
night, Rev. ]. P. Lucas, pastor at
Emporia, will preach and will assist
Rev. Weimer to the close of the meet
ing. Everybody cordially invited to
attend these services.
Mrs. Henry Behrend, who was here
last fall visiting the family Of A.
Glamann, to whom she was related,
and who returned to her home in
Chicago a few weeks ago, Mrs.
Glamspp accompanying her, died
yesterday Mr.. Glamanns were noti-
fed of her death by telegraph this
morning. She submitted to a surg,
ical operation for the removal of a