People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-04
City and County.


J. Sommerville, of Oxford, was Ovel
to the county capital yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. Melvin Collins were
in the city yesterday from Oxford.
Miss Laura Moore went to EmpOris
Wednesday to spend her summer va
cation.
Green DOwis, the enterpriSing
young merchant Of Rome, was in the
city Tuesday,
John NugenU, of Milan, drove Ovel
Tuesday to visit with friends here
a short time.
+, Mrs. Sarah James, mother of Mrs.
lElias Adams, went to Springfield
Mo, Tuesday morning.
G. F. Luening is putting up a
wooden awning in front of his two
new store rooms To-Day.
Mrs. j. P. Brough returned to King.
fisher, OF, Tuesday Miss Lille Rob
insOn accompanied her for a few
weeks visit.
The Etna mills have started uL
again for five or six days, to grinC
out a batch Of wheat of between 5,0O(
and 5000 bushels.
W. s. Pile drove with Rev. J. D.
Botkin down to Scott SchOOl-hOuSe
west of Caldwell, where Mr.. BOtkir
leCtured last night.
Frank Owens came up on the Rock
Island from Oklahoma, Wednesday.
He will remain here this week and
then 90 to Mcpherson.
A ''dOg proclamation No. 2" has
been issued by the mayor, command
ing the marshal to kill every dog
loose in the city, without muzzle.
In addition to an enormous crop Of
peaches, plums and apricOts, this part
vOf the country will be blessed with
big crop of grapes and all kinds Of
small fruits this year.-COnway Star
General Clem Spruance, of yelling
ton, was in the city yesterday making
arrangements for a concert here by
the Wellington band next Sunday
The Wellington band is hot stuff
dNichita Eagle.
A delegation consisting of Capt. f
H. Gilmore, Geo. T. Pitts. R. W. Sea,
OS Hackney, W. 7. Mcbride, of thi;
city, and S. c. Burnette, of Caldwell
left on Tuesdays Rock Island fol
Topeka to attend the Democratic
State convention there June Sd.
Miss Fannie Dunkin and Mrs. f. L.
Naugle were up from Wellington tht
first of the week. They came up tt
get the cherries on Mr.. Dunkin's place
in the northwest part of town, but
when they got here they discovered
that the most Of their cherries haG
been stolen.-Conway Star.
As usual thing the Fair changes
its ad. in the VOICE every week,
This week catches them too busy tC
get to it. This is a good indication
They inform the VOICE, nevertheless
that they have new list of bargains
to offer and if the people will come
in they will give them out prior to
advertising them.
At meeting Of the Rebekah lodge
Saturday night the following officers
were elected; Mrs. S. Crane, noble
grand; Mrs. E. May, vice grand
Minnie COrder, secretary; Ida Sleeper,
financial secretary; Mrs. ]. Medley,
treasurer; Mrs. Haltiwauger, represen.
tative to grand lodge; Mrs. E. Van.
I Horn, alternate; Mrs. George Grouse,
D. D.
The following officers were elected
by Wellington Lodge, No. "A, A.O.U,
W.; j. L. McKowan, w; r. N,
Brent, F.; W, H. Hart, O.; A. B
Cheever, Rec; W. E. Cox, Fin; W. H.
Burks, kec'r.; W. E. Sunderland
Guide; Clark Deshler, I.W.; Geo. D
Spindel. O.W.: L. r. Shirlle, Trustee
W.M. Martin and S. W. Splitter, Med
ical Examiners.
The Wellington fire department
on Tuesday received charter from
the state, covering period of twenty
years. The valuation of the propert,
of the department is given as 5000
The trustees, as named in the docu-
ment. are Dick Davis, Z. R. DeYot
and II. W. Davis. This charter en-.
titles the department to draw their
portion of the tiremen's insurance.
Last weeks Wichita Mirror con.
tains an excellent half tone engraving
of j. c. Thomson, formerly of this
city, who, in partnership with A. S
Thompson, is running a grocery in
Wichita. From the write up of the
Mirror we clip the following para
graph, showing their success: "The
Thompson Grocer Company, located
af 9o2 Eact nnu0lac avanuo I, 80 -,