People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-30

+. u. Qulgley, OF Harper, passed
through the city Thursday on his
way to Kansas City with a shipment
of stock.
J.C. Thompson did not go into the
milling business at Wichita. He is
running grocery store on Douglass
avenue.
Fred Fisher, who has been taking q
few days layoff on account Of sick
ness in his family, reported for work
Saturday.
The Santa Fe sent large cOnsign.
ment Of waste paper from the offices
on Panhandle division to Chicago
Saturday.
S. A. Hamblin. a prominent busi.
ness man of Newton, was in this city
Monday looking upa suitable location
for business.
Wichita has organized a full grown
Commercial Club. Come to thiuk OF
it, what has become of Wellington's
Commercial Club?
P. c. Simons, one of the leading
lawyers OF south Sumner county, was
here transacting business in the dis
trict cOurtMOnday.
Mrs. Gee. Moeser. who has been the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Sargent
for the past few weeks, returned to
the Strip Monday.
Mrs. John Beard, accompanied by
Miss Cora Beard, left Sunday morn.
ing for a few weeks visit with friends
and relatives in Illinois.
E. L. Cline, of the Conway Springs
Star, telegraphed to the county seat
Thursday that he was the happy
father Of a big baby boy.
Miss Laura IIerpich returned to
Kansas City Saturday evening. She
has been visiting her sister, Mrs Al
Cobean, for the past few days.
Word from Oxford gives the in
telligence that our young friend,
Eugene Barrett, is improving rapidly
from his recent severe illness.
81. Burk, of this city, left Friday
evening on trip throughout the
state to buy grain for the Reeyis &
Hinson grain firm of Kansas City, Mo.
NJ. Davidson, formerly the jolliest
blacksmith in our city, is up from the
Strip in attendance upon the district
court concerning some business inter.
ests.
The Wichita Eagle has unearthed
a real live opium den. The Eagle
has discovered gas, coal and salt and
now gives US a dose of opium: What
next?
DR.. Crawford, Charley Glefky, MI
Crlttenden and others were here from
South Haven Saturday as witnesses in
the Corzine case in Justice Gilmore's
court.
Mrs. c. E. Logan, of Chanute, and
James Bush, Of Cherryvale, arrived
last Friday for few days visit with
their sister, Mrs. Sherman Lupher, of
this city.
The will Of Dismas Reiser, deceased
late OF Downs township, was admit.
ted to probate Monday. Peter
apple, MS step son, was appointed
executor.
The snow storm extended 70 Wood.
ward, U. T., but it was not sufficient.
ly heavy on the tracks and in the cnts
10 make it necessary for the use of
snow plows.
The change of receivers of the
Atna mill will not effect the opera.
tlon OF the plant. 1t will eo right
ahead under the same management
for the present.
Young men who want soma r,aoo
10 spend their evenings should visit
the reading room occasionally. Cur.
rent periodicals are there, and plenty
OF good literature.
The officers Of the Hutchinson 20
lormatory are now dressed in new
uniforms Of blue cloth with bright
brass buttons. The suits were made
in the institution.
Several sleighing parties took ad-
vantageOf fthe thin coyeringoftbe con
gealed last Saturday evening. II is
a real new sensation to take a slaigb.
ride in this part of the world.
Wellington's free reading room has
become quite a popular resort. # is
open every evening and is spnnIiad
with the latest periodicals. II is .
splendid place to spend an evening
j. B. Lewis, sheriff of Clay comfy
Ia, passed through the city Spndsg
with 0, E. Walker, who is want.
ed there for forgery. Lewis captnred
his man at Grand, Clay county, OK,
W. NJ. Ferguson, of this citv
shipped thirty-three head of Whit.
faced steers m Lyon-,- c,..