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

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Matte Letcher, graduate Of Well
lngton High school. came over to
visit with G. P. McMahan and family.
Miss Letcher is the only cOlOred lady
graduate ever graduated from the
Wellington schools Winfield Courier.
Since Mayor Savage set the pace by
putting up an awning contrary TO
ordinance. wooden awnings are going
up all aroGnd. The two latest are
the ones in front Of COwherdis meat
market aad Thomas second hand
store.
Thomas II. PODplewell. formerly
editor of the Primitive Christian in
this city, came up Thursday from
Oklahoma, where he has been for
some days. He paid this office visit.
His paper is now published in Pan-
ANA, Nebraska.
A report was current Friday that
Walter ShObe had been killed in the
cyclone at st. Louis. So far as we
can learn, it is only an idle rumor
started by some one in town, who
knew Walt was in St. Louis and i'm
agined the rest.
Geo. H. Dresser, of Winfield, has
opened a bran new photograph gal
lery at Wellington, over the pOst0ffice,
Caman'S old stand. All work will be
strictly drSt-ClasS and satisfaction
guaranteed. Studio will be opened
every Tuesday. Call and SEE our work.
Capt. ]. E. N. O'Hair, of Green
castle, Ind, is here visiting his daugh.
ter, Mrs. Asa NJ. Black. Mr.. O'Hair
is a prosperous farmer of central
Indiana. He is more than surprised
and pleased with the crop prospect
here. as Kansas is far ahead of In
diana.
j. Anderson, of EldOradO, Kansas,
will take charge of the Standard Oil
wagon in this city, formerly in charge
of o. +. Spahr. Mr.. Anderson has
rented the Shobe property on South
Washington avenue and will OCCUPY
it very shortly. His family will re-
move to this city the first of the
week.
A telegram has been received from
Walter ShObe saying he was unin-
jured in the cyclone. A report some
how has started ia the city that Wal
ter was injured in st. Louis and his
many friends here will be glad to
know he was not hurt in the least
and was not in track Of the cyclone
at all.
j. D. Simpson, district clerk, and
wife returned from Conway Springs
Sunday night. Miss Fay Simpson will
remain in Conway a few days longer
visiting. Mr.. Simpson says harvest
is now in progress near Conway. The
early wheat will not make a very good
crop but the hard wheat and corn
look splendid.
II a cyclone were to strike yelling
ton now, the people are so wary it
would have to come mighty sudden to
catch anybody. Every storm cloud
that approaches is watched with
anxious eyes. Many persons have
sleeping rooms fixed up 10 their caves
and thus are sure they will not be
taken u0awareS.
Elmer Aldrich, a son of L. B. AL
drich, of this city, who is in St. Louis
and an employe Of the Bell Telephone
Company, writes that he escaped all
injury in the recent cyclone at that
place. So far as we are able to learn,
all Of our citizens having friends in
in st. Louis have heard favorable
reports from them.
The Henry Conrad case was given
to the jury last Wednesday evening at
5:45. The jury was out all night
and until II o'clock next morning, but
failed to agree. On the first two
counts six were for conviction and
six for acquittal. On the third, or
nuisance count, seven for conviction
and five for acquittal. A new trial
was set for next Thursday.
Sixteen people drove over to WiD-
field Thursday. Ten of them were
band boys. They gave a great con-
cert that evening in Island park in
connection with the Winfield band.
There were nearly l,5OO people on the
grounds in the evening. The concert
was given to enable the Winfield boys
to purchase uniforms. The yelling
ton band was down for three numbers,
besides the pieces they played with
the Winfield band, and acquitted
themselves with much credit, the
Winfield people greeting them with
tremendous applause. The boys were
entertained in royal manner, and
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