People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-23

Sheriff Heskett has received SUBJ
penaes to be served for twenty.
eight grocerymen in this county.
Twenty-one OF them are asked for on
the part Of the defendant and seven
on the part Of the state.
Adam Terzenbach has a pretty
good shit" in his shoe shop in the
way Of a sign. He has a little doll
strapped up to the wall over his tool
bench and over it sign which reads:
"Please do not handle my tools; II
you have to have something to play
with, play with this DOLL"
War rumors were rife Monday.
One was that all the state militia had
been ordered to hold themselves In
readiness; but there Is no foundation
for such rumors. When England and
the United States take a notion to
fight it will be known long before
soldiers are ordered to the field.
Police Judge Bookwalter and wife
arrived Tuesday night from Halstead,
where they have been visiting their
son for two weeks past. Their SOD,
E. J. BOOkwalter, is a newspaper
man. He publishes the Halstead In
dependent, also the Burton Graphic,
vibrating continually between the
two places.
Editor Cline, Of the Conway Springs
Star. gives his readers this observa-
tiOn: "As we came from Wellington
the other day we noticed that some
OF the farmers are already plowing
and getting ready to put In spring
crops. Turning over the ground in
January would seem 10 be working
out Of season, but it is nothing new
The libel suit brought by Mrs.
Engenia A. Brewster against F. c.
Davis and Mrs. Rumbley, and which
has been in progress for three or four
days, was dismissed Monday morning.
Only about half the plaintiffs wit
nesses had been examined. 1t is
stated that the costs will be divided
between the plaintiff and defendants
John Richardson received letter
from his father and mother, who are
at Galveston, yesterday. 1t has
been ra:nsng there ever since they ar
rived. Mr.. Richardson was going
down to the wharyes that day to see
some Of the big vessels In port and to
take a trip out to the jetties. They
will leave in a few days for George
town.
Commissioner Griffith was In town
yesterday and went out to examine
the Slate creek bridge, which we re-
ported as being in a bad condition last
week. He promised that the entire
south approach Of the bridge and a
part Of the north end Of the bridge
would be rebuilt with new material.
This will be good news to the people
who live north Of here.-CGnway
Springs Star.
Superintendent Warner is in his
Office today, after a laborious week Of
school visiting. He has been looking
In on the schools 10 theiextreme south
east corner Of the county-lower Wal
ton. He says Geuda Springs 10 clear
ing of her townsite getting ready for
another boom. A number Of houses
have been moved to the country. The
Geuda Herald p rinting outfit was
moved to Arkansas City.-POstal- Gard,
IS.
1t was announced In yesterdays
Postal-Card that Prof. Wakefield
had sold his Oklahoma claim. He
received $1,000 for 1t and has since
invested in his fathers farm in jack
son township, which he bought for
s2,5OO. Prof. Wakefield thinks this
most excellent time to invest in Kan
sas lands. His brother will farm his
land and his father, William Wake
field, will retire from active farming
and take life easier,-POstal- Card, q.
Judge ]. V. Beekman was up from
Arkansas City again Monday. He re-
ports that one Frank Lloyd, a very
excellent gentlemen, and an appli-
can't for the Democratic appointment
Of Register Of the Perry land Office, |
was arrested for perjury at Arkansas
City yesterday, growing out Of some
testimony be gave in a contest case.
BE went to Perry to meet his accus-
,rs without invoking the habeas cor
ous laws OF Kansas. His arrest is the
result Of factional quarrels.
Miss Minnie Branaman returned
rom Kansas City Monday. Her
mother was not so well Saturday, but
vas somewhat improved yesterday.
She is very weak. The physicians
Jay, however, that she will recover,
)ut that it will require good nursing
Ind careful, patient waiting. She