People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-16

concerning the stealing Of Mrs. Bot
kin's harness, which Syllender denied.
Arthur Cam, who has been away
from home for ever a year out in Col
Orado and later down in Oklahoma,
came home Saturday morning, called
here by his mothers sickness. He
will remain here for some time.
The following suits were fled In
probate court Friday: J. McCamel
rs. VIM. \. Nelson and wife; H. A.
Carlton vS. Joseph Belief and wife.
petition foreclosure; Samuel Barlow
VS.. A. J. FaSsett, transcript from D.
n. Ball.
The MonitOr-Press of last week re-
ports that Thomas DOnOtue, ex-
district clerk of this county, has been
appointed deputy to the new district
clerk of WyandOtte county. where he
has been making his home since leav-
ing Wellington.
Mr.. Black was making arrangements
Saturday with the Beach & Boyks
Minstrel Co. to play here about the
middle of February. They have a
a troupe Of thirty-fve artists With
them. 1t will be one of the finest
minstrel troupes here this sea8B.
Every one should turn out and i've
them full house.
Harry Combs, d Santa Fe switch
man of this city, met with a serious
accident last Thursday. While max.
ing a stop by putting coupling pin
under the car, the pin slipped and
mashed the thumb on his right
hand by catching it between the pin
and railroad tie. The wound was
dressed by DR.. Martin.
The Baptist church has elected the
following officers: A. B. Chcever.
clerk; Harry Clayton, treasurer; Miss
Winnie Woods, organist; W. W. Hr,
gen, chOrister; Thomas Richardson.
G. T. Neubert, W. W. Hagen, J. N.
Clayton and L. F, Williams, trustees;
A. B. Cheever, L. F. Williams, W.
W. Hagen and A. F. Cobean. ushers.
W.M.Green died very suddenly last
Thursday. He started to take drive
about3 O'Clock and in going to che
buggy fell. He was carried into the
house and died in few moments. He
has been very sick with consumption
for months. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. J. K. Miller at the
M.E.church Sunday afternoon at 2:3O.
Probate Judge Ferguson will have
to get him a lassO rope. While he is
complaining Of hard times we see
that some of his constituents are es-
Gaping to Wichita for matrimonial
purposes. The Eagle of last Saturday
says: Frank Princehouse, of Clear
water, and Miss Fannie McAfee, Of
zyba, were licensed to wed by ne
probate court yesterday"
The annual congregational MEETING
OF the Christian church held last Thurs
day night was largely attended. Re-
ports were heard from alldepartments
OF church work. The membership i.
about 46O, 100 of which are scattered.
There are abOut $50 resident members,
100 having been added during 1895.
Almost as many were lost by removals.
The church is in good condition.
Frank Owens experienced slight
imitation Of a runaway last Friday.
While unhitching his horse from the
post in front Of his store the horse GOT
frightened and broke loose from the
post. Frank grabbed him and ives
dragged to the middle of the street,
where he rolled to one side, and the
horse ran to the corner of the opera
house, where it was stopped. 1t was
narrow escape from damage to prop
erty, as well as injury to person.
An oyster supper and literary enter
talnment was given at the Jordan
school mouse, south Of the city, Friday
evening, Every one who was presen,
reports a very enjoyable time. Those
present from Wellington we're as
follows; Misses Helen Shaier, Nellie
Aldrich, Mabel Curtis, Cora Aldfteh,
Lou Bybee, Mae LOhr, Oda Winner;
MesSrs. Emmett Winner, DR.. Mayhem,
Mel Wyatt, Elmer Layne, Quincy
Barnes, Sonnet Rush and Ed Roth
rock.
Uncle Billy Corzine was up from
Caldwell Thursday. He has been in
rather poor health for two weeks
past and came up to get a Whit of
fresh air in the county seat. He
says he heard, too, that Jim Heskett
was not behaving himself right. and
thought perhaps he had better come
up and straighten him out. Ills
neighbors have been complaining TO
Uncle Billy that he gets I'D at 4
O'Clock in the morning and Qoss Ont