People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-13
WELLINGTON SUMNER COUNTY, KANSAS THURSDAY AUGUST H. 1906

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This is one Of tie most necessary
parts Of the band and the finder will |
be well rewarded by giving the book |
to Fred Smith, band manager.
I The Meridian Union Sunday school
will enjoy picnic at Smiths grove, |
two aud One.half miles east of Argyle
school house IN London township, |
next Saturday, August 18th. All are
invited to attend.
J.F. Riley has been elected princi-
pal Of the C0rbin schools again. This
move on the part of the directors Of
the COrbin schools shows their appre-
citation of the good work done by Mr.. |
Riley in the past.
|. A. S-bin has been chosen as prin.
cipal Of the Oxford schools, A. NJ. |
FOrney will have charge of the gram
mar department, Miss LOttie Hosick
the intermediate and Miss Addie
Frink the primary.
1t is reported that j. H. Alter, liv-
ing near Geuda Springs was overcome
by. the excessive heat Saturday and |
died. Also that one Uf the Jess broth
ers, living in Valverde township, had |
died from the same cause.
Owing to the publication of the de-
linQuent tax list during this month,
we are compelled to omit a number of |
interesting communications, among
them review of Chester |. Longs |
speech by former Republican.
James Movies and ]. A. Jeffries
were up from South Haven township
last week employing a school teacher
for Clarksville district. They employ
ed c. L. Clayton and claim that he
is the best teacher In the county.
Rev. }. f. Black, formerly pastor of |
the Baptist church, has invented
patent keyboard for an organ by which |
an organ can be pitched to suit any
voice. He has been offered several |
thousand dollars for it, but refuses.
Owing to the bad condition of the
waterworks pumLs the standpipe is
now empty, Engineer Wolfe being un-
able to pump any water in with the
wornOut pumps. 1t is to be hoped |
the needed repairs will promptly be
made. In case of fire our defense
would be very weak.
A sneak thief stole all of W.SPile's |
grapes last week, also Mr.. - Wise |
who lives in the same neighbOrhoOd |
was relieved of his grapes and plums.
Suspicion is strong against a man who
lives near there and who was caught |
stealing grain from the barn of H. ]. |
FrantZ not long since.
A fatal accident occurred to the lit |
tie 3-year-Old son of James Reece, who
lives near Oxford, Saturday afternoon. |
Mr.. Reece was cutting cane with a
mower and the little boy unnOticed
ran IN front Of the machine and one
foot was entirely severed from his,
body, from the effects of which he
died Sunday morning.
1t has been commonly reported that
there were only three Republicans
left in Greene township, but there
were ten or twelve OF them out to
Saturdays primaries, which was the
largest gathering Of the kind in the |
township for some years past.-Star.
We are informed that there were
only seven Republicans at the primary
and of that number three were
"straight-Out" silver men.
The Seventh annual convention of
the Fourteenth District, Christian |
EndeavOr Union will meet in Hutch
inSOn, August p and %. The first
session will begin at 7.30 p. m. Thurs
day and many of the best speakers
from the district are on the program |
E. j. LANG |
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