People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-13

quarters dnu SnOpS OF Wellington.
1. Naugle, Of Bluff township, spent
Sunday with his sons, Lyman and
Fred Naugle, returning home Monday
morning.
On account Of the illness Of City
CLERK Martin, the mayor appointed
Fred BChanna to fill the vacancy tenn
pOrarily.
The gorgeous bills for the opera
"Braving the World" to be given at
the opera house Feb. II, were posted
last evening.
The annual account of the estate OF
John R. Wright and others, Eliza ].
Wright, administrator, was filed yes
terday morning.
Licenses to wed have been issued
to j. Fred Overlander and Stella May
Gruder, Kemper V, Roller and Grace
Cummings, all of Caldwell.
Meats, fresh and salt-all kinds,
oysters, ETC., at Anderson & Roberts,
market on North Washington avenue.
Good service and reasonable prices.
Ira LOngaker, an emplOye of the
Wells Fargo Express company at
Wichita, spent Sunday in the city as
the guest Of his brother, l. LOngaker.
Information Of luDacy against
Francis Hartung was filed and was
on trial Tuesday afternoon. The jury
found her fit subject for the asy
lum.
Walter Forsyth was over from Wei
lington Sunday and carried home
with him the smiles of one of Win
fields fairest daughters.-Winfeld
Courier.
]. H. Phillips, the city passenger
agent of the Rock Island railroad at
Wichita, died at midnight of con-
sumption. He has been very low for
some time.
There is crossing on Washington
avenue that should be fixed, as it is
in bad condition and will cause some
one to cripple horse or tear a wheel
off buggy.
The following cases were tried in
district court Tuesday: Case of John
Gilchrist VS.. Bank of Belle Plaine.
Case Of Graf VS.. Bland; knocked out
ON demurrer.
SamWickery, living near Rome, was
in town Tuesday on legal business. Mr..
Wickery brought suit against Henry
Chasdale eleven years ago and the
suit is still pending.
Information Of lunacy was fled
on Wednesday by David Snowman,
stating that his wife, Sarah J. Show
man, was Of unsound mind and unfit
to take care Of herself.
J.C. Hasty Of Mayfeld bought 80
acres of land southwest of Mayfeld
in Chikaskia township, Tuesday. Con-
sideration $500. The papers were
closed up in the office Of John T.
Stewart.
The Henderson & Curtis company
will be at the opera house next Mon
day night. This will be the first play
In q week stand. Popular prices 10,
20 and 80 cents. All can attend these
entertainments.
Bro. Mcdonald, Of the Oxford
Register, was here yesterday getting
some dental work done. He expects
to leave for New York City In about
two weeks and will sail from there
for Paris, France March 7.
We learn that we were mistaken
regarding the illness Of Mrs. w. W.
Durham, notice Of which is published
on the inside Of this issue. Mrs.
Durham is enjoying her usual health,
and we gladly correct our mistake.
Fred Haughn tells of a hen that
invaded his lot few weeks ago and
laid four eggs under the woodpile
and brought forth three young chick
ems on ground hog day. Mr.. Haughn
regards this fact as a sure harbinger
of an early spring.
Frank Owens left for Ell Paso,
Texas, on Monday, where he will ac-
cept a position in a leading clothing
house Of that place. Mr.. Owens has
been in business here for some time,
and has many friends who regret to
see him leave. His family will re.
main here for the present.
Holders Of season tickets Of the
Lecture Course will be glad to learn
that the next attraction will be
a lecture, 'Gumption and Grit" by
Lyman B. Sperry, Oh Wednesday even
ing, February 10Th. The board goes
up.for season ticket holders next Sat-
urday morning at $50.
F. NJ. Cooper Administrator of the
estate of Elizabeth Cooper, deceased,
filed his receipt for one half the
aSSets Mr. Coonar and his hond.x