People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-30
County Exchanges.

Capt. R. F. Nugent, Of Springdale
township, lost two Of his best work
horses last week with the prevailing
complaint.-Milan Press.
Miss Orpha O'Rear took the six
o'clock train for Medford, Friday
evening after school closed, and will
visit with her home folks over Sum-
day.-South Haven New Era.
Miss Orpha Newbold returned |
from visit with relatives in Yelling
ton. She was accompanied home by
Miss Cora NewbOld Of Wellington,
who is visiting her.-ArgOnia Clipper.
The commissioners Of Sumner
county, after carefully interviewing
J. E. Carr, Of Argonia, added 1888
to his taxable property. That is a
good beginning. Now let the Augean |
stables Of Wellington be cleansed in |
like manner.-Mulvane Record.
Oliver Holiday was compelled to |
give up his school at Dalton, for the
time being, on account of an attack
Of typhoid fever. He is the third orr
fourth member Of that family who
have suffered from this fever this
winter. Fortunately thus far they
have all speedily recovered.-Belle
Plaine Defender.
1t is reported just as we are going
TO press that child Of ]. H. Jensen
Of Portland had Just died Of diph-
liberia, and that a second child was
sick with the same dread disease. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. Jensen
lost one child during the previous
ravages Of diphtheria in and around
Portland.-South Haven New Era.
E. T. Barrett has been at home and
confined to his bed with typhoid
fever, most of the past three weeks.
Very few Of our people knew Of 1t
this writer among the Others, there
fore it was not sooner reported.
Gene particular case was Of a mild
sort and he is now well on the way
toward convalescence.-Oxford Reg
lister.
A bashful Hot Springs young man,
while attending revival meetings, was
approached by an earnest young lady
who said to him: my dear friend, it
would do my heart good to lead yon
to the altar" The young fellow hes
itatingly replied that he appreciated
the honor, but as he was already en-
gagged to another girl he could not
accommodate her.-Ex.
An exchange says: Wanted-A
friend who will take my hand as l
am sliding down hill, instead Of CIV
ing me kick to hasten my descent;
who will lend me dollar without
two dollars security: who will come
to me when / am sick; who will pull
of his coat and fight for me when the
odds are two to one; who will talk Of
me behind my back as he talks to my
face. Such a friend is wanted by ten
thousand Of beings throughout the
whole world.
The Caldwell Advance gives q leap
year "tip" tOthe manageable girls Of
caldwell with reference to the re-
spective merits and financial stand
ing Of a number Of the bachelors OF
that little burg. But strange 70 re-
late, it says absolutely nothing Of the
bad morals Of any Of them. Now II
such men as the Harye Horner, DR..
Robertson or Sam Woodson type were
yet trotting in single harness, there
would be no chance for an insinua-
Jion on moral qualifications, but the
list printed by the Advance for
lack of expressive words, we will say
no more.
| Register Of Deeds j. D. Maurer
saw from the window Of his ONCE the
other day striking illustration OF
the "before aud after" business. He
saw young man on the way to the
office of the probate judge with his
bride to be, to get married. 1t was
raining, and the groom to be walked
Igallantly by the side Of his fancee,
shielding her from the elements under
the spreading canopy Of his greet big
umbrella. They entered the Office OF
the probate judge where the nuptial
knot was tied, and when they came
out he led the way down the sidewalk
with the umbrella over him and his
wife following along behind. Mr..
Maurer turned away and sighed
Winfield Courier.
We spent Tuesday in Wellington
and Of course went around and swap
ped yarns with the newspaper folks.
We found Andy Richards quite busy
and tolerably we'll situated with his
new outfit. He has an enormous
amount Of type and in the way Of job
work, what can't be done in his shop