People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-11

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the Other towns, but it is not prob.
able they will do so before next
month.
J. T. Pemberton, an old and valued
employe Of the Murphy, Carroll &
Brough grocery company, left This
morning for FL Reno, where he as
sGmcs new duty. The Ell Reno store
is about 10 be turned into a wholesale
establishment, quitting the retail
tTade entirely. The Wave cOngratu-
lates Mr.. Pemberton on his promo
tion.-Enid Wave,
Dutch Henry is in peck of trou-
bic. Last Wednesday lie was again
arrested on eleven counts for vlOlat-
ing the prohibitOry law and main
tanning nuisance. Five counts are
for giving intOxicants to minors. An
injunction was also granted to pre-
vent Conrad from re-engaging in the
business until after his trial, which
will be at the September term Of the
district court.
Willis X. Folks returned from his
eastern trip Friday night. lie says
conditions back east are as bad CT
worse than out here, and he would
not advise a poor man to 60 there.
He reports crops in Kansas as farther
advanced than those of any other
state where he has been. While away
NJ. Folks attended the National
Prohibition convention held at Pitts
burg, Penn, May 9th.
At a recent meeting of the Degree
of Honor lodge the following officers
were elected: Ruth King, chief of
honor; Lena B, Aldridge, past chief
of honor; Annie Kinsey, lady of honor;
Lizzie Deshler, chief of ceremonies;
Olive Robinson, recorder; J. L. Nc
KOwn, fnanCier; Jemima NcKOwn,
receiver: RhOda Arnold, usher; Emma
McManiS, inside watch; A. A. Raglan,
outside watch; Mary n. Raglan,
trustee.
The Choral Union met Thursday eve
with a coed attendance. The gentle
men met at I o'clock and mems
chorus was formed, to sing GAR.
songs. After the evening rehearsal a
short business meeting was held and
it was decided to give grand concert
on the evening of Friday, June 10Th,
the day before leaving for Winfield,
in order to relieve the treasury which
is in rather depleted state. A COM
mittee was appointed to see about
securing hall.
An auction sale of two cows and
two calves, horse and farm wagon
took place on the streets Friday morn
ing, Constable Bebb acting as auc-
tiOneer. The horse sold for $40, the
wagon for SlS, the best cow and calf
for $3.50 and the other COW and calf
for $40. The property was owned by
Mrs. Finner, a widow woman living
in the Strip south of Hunnewell, and
was taken on chattel mortgage by A.
Graf, who bid everything in. The
poor woman stood with tears in her
eyes as she saw her last COW sold.
The Chikdskia Veterans Associa-
tiOn held a meeting in the court
house Thursday and decided TO hold
their next reunion at DaytOn's grove
on the Chikaskia, as usual. An effort
was made to have the reunion held in
Fonda park here, but as most Of the
members were from near Corbin the
grove near that place was decided
upon. The meeting will begin the
18th OF August, Unless the railroad
time card changes there will be poor
attendance from here, as the time of
the running OF trains is such that few
of our people will care to go.
Mrs. AilstOck, the colOred woman
whose husband skipped town the
other evening, tells very different
story from the one told to a VOICE
reporter last week. She says she
found her husband spending the even
Ing in the apartment Of another wO-
man, white one at that, last Sunday
night, and that she did not attack
John, but gave the woman good
beating, and that her husband then
beat her numerically and it was to
avoid arrest that he skipped out. She
further states he left her with two
children to support and without a
penny.
Tie following communication has
been received with the request that
it be published: For the benefit of
the South Haven New Era: The
Catholics of Wellington are not with
out pastor. They have one that is
a credit to his calling. They don't
hire pastors out of job, neither can
Catholic priests change their missions
for increase of salary" We presume
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