People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-30

down, the accidents coming so close
together makes it quite severe loss
on the company. The dam will be re.
built as soOn as the water runs down
so the workman can lay the stone.
Belle Plaine News: Someone has
using the outside corn rows
fOP posts and put up boards and make
corn cribs of the fields. As the croI
is insured the question arises, "What
can be done with it?"
Operator Will Shirley went to hi;
claim in the Strip Sunday on account
Of the illness Of his wife. He returned
Monday, his wife being much i'm
proved. Hiney Glaman filled his pO
sition during his absence.
A lamp exploded at the residence O.
Sherman Zeal, the colored barber
last Thursday night and the blaze is
suing from it damaged the furniture
to some extent. The fire was extin
guished without sending in an alarm
The Semi-annual convention of tn,
WOman,S Christian Temperate,
Union of Sumner county will be hell
at Mayfeld, August 9Th and 7th
Churches and other bodies in sym
pathy are requested to send fraterna
delegates. An excellant program ha
been prepared.
Rev. Pugh will preach at Peril
next Sabbath August 2nd mOrnin.
and evening. His congregation havC
granted him a months vacation an,
he expects to take a much needet
rest the other four Sabbath'S of tn
month. Preaching at Wellington
first Sunday in September.
The members Of the Church 0
Christ at COrbin and vicinity vii
hold a basket meeting in Dayton
grove the first Lords day in August
NeighbOring congregations are in
vited to assist. Elder Glover of Ok
lahOma will be present. Everybod,
invited. Come with your basket
well filed
An infant daughter Of Mr., and Mrs
S. c, HutchesOn died at Chanute Sat
urday morning and was brought t,
this city Sunday for burial. The fun
eral services were held at the Meth
Odist church Sunday afternoon, Rev
Z. A. HOyt officiating. Interment a
Prairie Lawn cemetery.
There will be tabernacle meetin
held at the Seventy-Six school hous
August 10Th to Both under the aus
plces Of the Wellington circuit N. I
church. Everybody is very kindl
invited to attend. Come and ten
with US on the ground, if you can
F. F. BERNsToRF, Pastor.
W. H. Burks, city treasurer, pal
another $1,000 of the city's II
funding bonds Monday. This make
slO,5OO that have been paid since Ma
1894. There are still $500 of thes
bonds out which become due mex
Saturday. but there is no money
pay them and likely will not be befOr
January next.
Fl. Austin, father Of Mrs. J. @. Wol
den, died Friday morning. Mr.. Aus
tin had been at Cripple Creek, Colo
and was taken sick and came to th
home Of his son In Wichita where h
died. Furneral services were held a
the Christian church Saturday morr
at 10 o'clock. Interment at Prairi
Lawn cemetery.
L. N. Burford of Eden township
died Sunday, July l9tn, Of consumI
tiOn. Mr.. Burford was on his wa
overland for Arkansas and had got
ten as far as Sedan, Kas., where b
died. The funeral services were hel
at Millerton the following Wedne,
day. 1nterment was made in th
MillertOn cemetery.
Belle Plaine News: A. G. Forne
had sold over $50 bushels Of apples u
to Saturday night. He said perhaI
they had used in one way and anothe
about fifty bushels, making total O
300 bushels, And yet there are man
more. These are not all of his earl
crop, and the late ones have not 90