People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20

Old settlers say that ten years ago
Friday the ice on the creek was four
teen inches thick, while Friday was /
like spring day.
Mrs. Mac Shinliver, of Mumford,
Kan, arrived in the city Friday night I
and will visit with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Sleeper.
Mrs. J. A. COrbett, who has been
i'll with consumption for some time,
died last Thursday at 2'3O at her home
on North Jefferson.
Charley Shaver, the under sheriff,
Friday night from the south
part of the county, where he had been |
collecting delinquent taxes.
Jack Corbett, of the Winfield !
was in town Friday. He was
here to attend the funeral of his |
Mrs. j. A. COrbett.
A. L. Bone Of Colorado, came in |
Friday morning and is shaking hands |
with old friends on our streets. Mr.. |
Bone was once a resident Of Yelling
ton.
Mrs, Abe Sheerer has applied for a |
divorce from her husband, William
A. Sheerer. About twenty witnesses
from Ashton are in attendance on the
case.
Miss Minnie Corder, who has been
visiting her grandfather, Lloyd
Smith, of Shawnee, for the past five
months, returned home last Friday
evening.
The next session of the Teachers
Reading Circle of the county associa-
ton will be held in this city next
Saturday. A good program has been
arranged.
A. Graf, with five men, started for
the territory last Saturday with forty
head of horses and mules. They were
nice looking lot of animals and will
bring good prices.
F. A. Little, administrator Of the
estate of Thos. H. Nickel deceased,
presented a petition to the probate
court to sell the estate. The court
granted permission.
L. L. Campbell wife and daughter,
Miss Edith, arrived last week from
Princeton, ILL.,, on a months visit to
Miss Lizzie Campbell. Mr.. Campbell
is a brother of Miss Lizzie.
There is social club in Wellington
known as the "Silent Ten" The real
appropriateness of the name comes
out fOrcibly when it is said the men,
bership is made up wholly Of women.
Wichita Eagle.
A. G, LambertOn, who has been
visiting friends in Wellington return
ed to his home in Kansas City, Friday
morning. Mr.. Lamberton is very
much pleased with Wellington and
expressed desire to live here.
Mr.. S. n. L. Bank, a mysterious
person who has been carried on the
tax rolls of Sumner county for some
time, to the perplexity of the author.
tiles, mas turned out to be an abbrevia.
tiOn for the Sumner National bank.
Wichita Eagle.
Glenn Spruance received a telegram
from SimOna, Delaware, Friday morn
ing stating that his father, Presley
Spruance, was dead and would be
buried Monday. He was 70 years old
and had been sick for some time.
Mr.. Spruance will not 20 to Delaware
as he cannot make connections so as
to get there in time for the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Peterson. a
newly married couple of Kansas City,
arrived in the city Thursday morning
to visit with Mr.. and Mrs. A. Graft
for few days. Mr.. Peterson is con-
nected with the Kansas City Times.
Mrs. Peterson will be remembered as
Miss Blanche Peacock, who visited
her uncle, A. Graf, some time time
ago.
There will be a mock trial at the
LOvett school house southwest Of the
city, Friday evening, Feb. q. 1t will
be breach of promise suit. Barrett
and Hackney will act as attor-
neys for the plaintiff and Ready and
Burnette for the defendant. This
promises to be an interesting meeting
and quite a number from the city
will attend.
Mrs. j. c. Scandrett received the
sad intelligence on Friday afternoon
that her son Lesly who lives at Lake
View, Va, was dead. Lesly has been
sick for some time with diptheria,
Mrs. Scandrett has not heard from
him for two weeks and she thought
that he was better until she received
the news of his death. Geo. P. Ham
bin went to LakesView last night
and will bring the remains to this
city