People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-30

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lin educational work.
J. c. Lightner and his son, Earl,
drove in yesterday from their claim
near Tjmberlake, O. T., on a brief
visit to their friends in this city and
vicinity. They report splendid pros
poets tor good crops in their section of
the country and everybody cores
pOndingly happy.-Nilan Press.
Mrs. Lou Netcalf, of Colorado
Springs, a daughter Of Rev. and Mrs.
VIM. Long, arrived in the city last
Wednesday and will visit here for
several weeks. Mrs. Metcalf formerly
resided in Wellington and has many
friends here. who will gladly welcome
her return.
| Hon. Jerry Simpson, Of Medicine
Lodge, was in the city last Saturday
Oh his way home from BelOit, where
he attended the G. A. r. encamp-
ment. He still persists in saying he
is a candidate for congress from the
Seventh district. in spite Of what the
newspapers say to the contrary.
J. C. Sullivan, Of Jewell county,
moved into the property of James
Mason on West Harvey avenue last
Thursday. Mr.. Sullivan is an old
soldier and was quite an influential
citizen in the locality from which lie
moved. He will no doubt prove a
valuable acquisition to this com
munity.
Postmaster Hackney revived a let
ter from D. V. Schreive, Elizabeth
town, Ind, last Thursday, in which
inquiry was made as to the outlook
for wheat crop in this section of the
country. Mr.. Schreiye states that
wheat in the vicinity Of Elizabeth
town is a complete failure. We learn
from a personal letter that the wheat
prospect in northern Indiana is very
fine.
Dinner brothers. managers of the
Rock Tslard eating house service,
have decided to re-establiSh their
eating house at Wichita, which was
closed some years ago, and discontinue
the one at present operated at Cald-
well. This will be done for the pur-
pose of giving the passengers of the
Fit. Worth trains better hours for
their meals there being two hours
difference between Wichita and Cald-
well. The change will probably be
made early in May.
Lightning PLAYED havoc in this
city Friday night at about o'clock.
A telegraph pole near Hunters Mill
was struck and completely demol-
ished. The current ran into the Of
flee of the Milling company, and from
there to the engine room, by means
of an iron pipe. There it spent its
force. About twenty telephones were
burned out, and the current entered
the central office, slightly stunning
| the operator and setting fire in several
places. The flames were extinguiShed
before any serious damage was done.
A good joke is told on Constable W.
J.Bebb. Friday night he was placedin
the room occupied by John Tegder to
guard the goods that had been cOnfiS-
Gated. He locked all the doors and
HE'D himself out in front OF the room
and sat down. Between u and
O'Clock he went into the room aud
found everything all right. He re-
turned to his seat on the sidewalk
where he made himself comfortable
until morning. Between l and
O'Clock some one gained entrance to
the room through the rear door and
carried away about fifteen gallons of
whiskey and two cases Of beer, leav-
ing only one case of liquor. Bebb is
now locking for the person who did
the act.
Friday nights storm caused quite a
panic at The Auditorium. When the
wind commenced blowing, the audi
ence began to disperse. In a few sec.
onds it was blowing a perfect gale,
and forced out a window which fell
with crash. This startled the re.
mainder of the audience and everyone
began rushing pell nell over one an
other. Some thoughtful and cool
headed person closed the door and
locked it, which had the effect of
; Quieting the audience. Had someone
ran upstairs and hallooed "Oyclone, =
no doubt several would have been
badly injured Or killed. People who
were in Wellington on that terrible
night of May II, 1892. are slow to for.
get the destruction to life and prop
erty which swept SO Unexpectedly into
our midst.
t A special to the Topeka Journal Of
Wednesday says: Tonight, David