People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-09

ing him instantly. The funeral took
place at the family residence Monday
forenoon the sermon being preached
by Rev. B. F. Jones, and the body was
buried in the Danville cemetery. A
very large cOncOurse of people attend
ed the funeral.-Argonia Clipper.
Oxford Register: Ray Richards
and Roy Naugle, up-and-a-coming
youngsters Of Wellington, gave magic
lantern entertainments to the youth
of Oxford last Friday and Saturday
evenings. Ray delivered the lectures,
as the scenes were depicted upon the
canvass, while Roy handled affairs in
the "box-Office.' They didn't get
rich, but they did have plenty OF
sport.
Speaking Of the death Of F. Klein
the South Haven New Era says: Mr..
Klein is well known to the citizens
here as a good business man and
genial companion in outing expedi-
tions, in which he frequently indulg-
ed with them. He was a man OF a
particularly healthy. robust appear
ance and the last person one would
think Of as mark for the death
angel. The funeral will take place
Sunday.
Milan Press: Hugh Harlan has Sc
cured the position Of book keeper for
A. Graf, the well known hardware
dealer of Wellington, and entered
upon his new duties this week. He
has rented property there, and moved
his household goods down Monday.
While regretting the departure of Mr..
Harlan and his estimable better.half
from our city, we unite with their
many friends in wishing them success
In their new home.
South Haven New Era: NJ. L. Ry-
land sold his fine residence property
this week to T. K. Miller, considera-
tiOn sl.7OO. Mr.. Miller gets posses,
sion Of the property March /, at
which time Mr.. Ryland will move to
his farm near Moline. He informs us
however, that the move is only tenn
porary, and that it is his intention to
sell the farm and return here in the
fall. BY this deal Mr.. Miller becomes
possessed Of the best residence in
town.
The Mulvane Record says that a
Belle Plaine Six-year-old boy crawled
under the house to escape his mothers
wrath. When the father came home
the mother told her tale Of woe, and
demanded that the boy be dragged
out and punished. Accordingly the
sire crawled under the house after
the young culprit. Recognizing his
father. who was painfully making his
way toward him, the boy cried out In
sympathetic tones: dad, did she
chase you under, too?"
South Haven is all torn up over the
question as to when the century ends.
James j. Galyon is the captain of one
side which claims that it ends De-
cember 81, '96, and Uncle VanfOssen
is the champion Of another crowd
which maintains that we must live
through the year 200 before it ends,
The question arises over the uncer'
tainty as to whether the Christ child
lived a year before they commenced
numbering, or whether at the begin
ming Of his second year they called II
zone or two." Who can settle it?
Gordon Lilly, the now famous
"Pawnee Bill" and proprietor OF the
great Wild West combination, with
headquarters at Philadelphia, was iu
town this week with his treasurer
Mr.. Grouse. The gentlemen were on
their way to ElReno for big hunt
and Of course bad their Winchester:
with them, and nobody knows better
how to use one Of those reliable re
peaters than does the said Pawnet
Bill. Mr.. Lilly's home proper is JUS
northeast OF South Haven, where hi
was raised, so to speak, and continued
to live until he embarked in the show
business. His parents still live there
and he owns a large tract Of land il
the same neighoOrhood. Mr.. Lilly
and his combination Of cowboys ant
Indians have played before the
crowned heads Of Europe and the
bonded bloatholders" Of the effett
east, and have found it both pleasant
and profitable, and as he has taken il
the shekels he has sailed them awal
in Sumner county soil, and he ex
pressed a fixed and abiding faith il
the final outcome Of his investment
in conversation with the writer thil
week. His faith in the speedy out
come Of this country is sufficient!
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