People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-05
an enjoyable time and the guests de

the proud parents Of a ten pound baby
boy, who put in his appearance at
their home last Thursday.
Mrs. Noel and Miss Vesta Wilder de.
parted for La Junta last Thursday
where they will visit friends and
relatives for a short time.
Postmaster o. J. Hackney went TO
Topeka Friday morning to attend the
meeting of the state central COM
mittee of the Democratic party.
Oscar Tucker, Jesse Spar, Harry
| Myers, Webb Franklin and Walter
Forsyth drove to Belle PLANE Friday
night where they attended dance.
Mrs. Mac Shinliver returned to her
home near Nashville last Saturday
after spending several weeks visiting
with her parents, Dir. and Mrs.
Sleeper.
Mrs. E. VanHOrn and brother, ].
Hull, from Iowa, who is visiting here,
drove to the home Of their parents,
six miles south Of the city, last Thurs
day morning.
Mrs. Dave Shuman, of Milan, who
was adjudged insane some time ago,
was admitted to the asylum Thurs
day. Mr.. Shuman and daughter &C.
Companied her.
There was a big crowd from the
city at the Jordan school house Friday
night to witness the performance of
East Lynn" by some country people
Of that vicinity,
The Davis and BeShare hotel deal
has been declared of. The gentlemen
had gone so far as to invoice the
goods and draw Up the papers. Mr..
Davis says he is glad that he did not
sell out.
Gas is being piped into the Miexsell
room that ChaS. Gambrill will occupy.
The papering and shelving will be
done this week. The stairway lead
ing to the room above is also being
torn out.
Parties wishing to exchange mort
gagged lands in Sumner county for
unincumbered western lands will
please call on Southern Kansas Mort
gage Company, Wellington, Kansas.
Under Farmers bank. 4t.2S
Chas. and John Hoover, who have
been holding revival meeting in the
Methodist church at Conway Springs,
returned home last Thursday. The
meeting was quite successful, there
being about fifty accessions to the
church.
Miss Florence Neubert was agree
ably surprised by a crowd Of her
young friends at her home on East
Harvey Thursday night. A pleasant
evening was spent. Miss Neubert is
the daughter Of G. T. Neubert, the
foreman of the Santa Fe machine
shops.
Miss Gertrude Caldwell entertained
few friends at her home on North F
Thursday night. Games, dancing and
music were INDUCED in until late
hour. Delicious refreshments we're
served and the guests left at late
hour, feeling that they had had an
enjoyable evening.
5. Austin, Of Helena. l. T., drove
into town Friday morning with three
loads Of fine red cedar posts from the
Gloss mountains. He had three spans
Of mules hitched to one wagon that
attracted the admiration of a large
crowd. Mr.. Austin sold wagon load
Of the posts at Caldwell Thursday.
Prof. TheO Huuse returned Friday
morning from Winfield, where he as
sisted in the concert given by the
band boys Of that city Thursday eve.
He says they had good crowd and
gave a good entertainment. Prof.
Huuse played clarinet solo In his
usual style and received a heavy en-
core.
Barney O'Connor Of Caldwell, was
convicted here some time ago for
maintaining nuisance at that place.
He appealed the same to the supreme
court which did not change the de-
cision. Thursday he reported at the
county Jail to serve his go days SEN
tence and pay the fine Of $3.50 and
costs. He was out on $1,000 bond.
Mrs. Dora Evans, state organizer Of
W.C.T.U., made an address at Tenn.
perance hall Friday night which was
very interesting and greatly appre-
clated by her co-workers In this
worthy cause. Her talk vas addressed
mainly to the young women of the
W.C.T.U. Mrs. Evans is a good
speaker and very enthusiastic in this
work.
A business man when asked by one
OF the VOICE representatives what he