People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

Chauncy NJ. Depew is spoken of for
ambassador to the court of St. James.
The term is four years. This would
give Chauncy plenty of time to get
his Jokes through the Englishmen'S
skull.
Mrs. VIM. Robinson came up from
the Strip Friday to visit her father.
Eli Macy, living four AMI onelhalf
miles southwest of the city. Mr..
Macy is critically i'll with heart
trouble.
ChaS. Humphrey has received word
that DR.. S. W. Gunsaulus will posi-
lively appear here on the evening Of
December 30. His lecture is entitled,
"A Chapter in the History Of
Liberty"
Wellington may never become
known as the city of perfect side
walks, yet if the street commissioner
keeps hammering away the time will
come when it will be safe to tread on
them after dark.
Milan Press: Mrs. E. Nofsinger
and little son, George Frey, came
out from Wellington Saturday even
ing and remained until Sunday even
ing the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
E. NJ. Phillippi, and family.
We will pay salary of s35 per
month and expenses for man with rig
to advertise our goods in the country.
Only honest and energetic men
wanted. Address Perfection Egg Pro-
ducer Co., Parsons, Kansas. 13tf
A Pennsylvania woman is sueing
her husband for a divorce because he
never kisses her. What an overflow
of the docket there would be in Sum
ner county if One-tenth of the hus-
bands should insist on ever kissing
their wives.
The senate has confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: Chapman L.
Anderson, of Mississippi, to be attOr
ney of the United States for the
northern district of Mississippi; Fran.
Cts f. ClaussOn, of Louisiana, to be
aSsayer of the Mint at New Orleans.
Mont Howard, who in 1892 and 1898
was assistant editor of the VOICE
is now editor of the MedfOrd Star and
is making it a rafting good paper.
Me and Eli" still figure in his versa
tally and they make things lively
wherever they assemble themselves.
e. H. Haynes, formerly of this
county, writes to ]. f. HARRISON
from Cleveland, Ohio, that times are
harder there than he has ever known
them to be here. Mr.. Haynes states
that ChaS. WillSie and family, also
formerly of this city, are residents of
Cleveland.
The Modern WOOdmen elected the
following officers Friday night: John
Richardson. V. c.; E. R. DeYOe, w. |
A.; Emmett Winner, b.; Yves Ready, |
Clerk; Jack Frable, "; Mr.. O'Brien,
5. The second degree was conferred
upon upon j. I. Baker of the Rock |
Island railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Richardson |
number of their friends |
at 6 o'clock tea at their residence on |
A street Friday eve. Those present i
were: MesSrs. and Mesdames Rev. |
Doughty, Lon Williams, Rem French,
c. o. DeTurk, E. E. Pember; Mrs.
Geo. Brewer. All report an ENJOYABLE
evening, well spent.
Mary Walker, Administrative of the
estate of Geo. D. Walker, deceased
was Saturday refused request by the
probate court for final settlement. be.
cause of the possibility of more pro-
ceeds from the estate. Her account
shows balance Of 1904. Claims of
c. r. Metcalf. for attorneys fee
amounting to $50, aud her own claim
of sl5, Administrative fee, were allow
ed as SecOnd-claSs.
The '97 bicycles are beginning to be
seen on the market now, aud it is
probable that soon some of our local
cracks will be explaining to their ad.
niring but envious friends, the good
points of their late models. The diff
ference between this years wheel and
that Of the next will not be so great
that anyone having '96 wheel need
be ashamed to ride it. The lines of
the frame will be about the same, but
some improvements have been made
10 the bearings and detachable parts.
There will be all kinds of hashy
,olOrs seen next year.