People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27


tOwR got his rig and started after him
but Gobid had a fresh horse and a
good start beating the sheriff to the
line.
Mrs. Higgins. who has been visiting
her son, Ed Higgins the Rock Island
agent, left for her home in Chicago
on last Friday morning. Mrs. Hig-
gins carries back with her very favor
able impressions Of Kansas and VEL
lington.
VanhOrn & Brumley while cleaning
out under shelves and boxes in their
grocery store Friday found basket Of
watermelons which were all in good
condition with the exception Of one.
The melons had been in a dry and
dark place.
John Forbes, the eldest son Of DR..
Forbes, both well known to the citi-
zeus Of this city, was united in marri-
age Monday to Miss COmstOck, of La
Ju1ta, Colo. Mr.. Forbes has many
friends in Wellington, who unite in
good wishes.
Richardson & Co, have show win
dow decorated with Kansas products,
such as corn, wheat, kaff1r corn. oats,
millet, etc. In the window is a blue
print of the Galveston Tex harbOr,
also some banners bearing the follow
inscriptions: kansas can feed the
world "KansaS must be freed from
from Kansas City railway combines. -
This window attracted considerable
attention. 1t will pay you TO take a
look at this window as you pass.
S. Scott. who is well known to
Wellington citizens, having lived here
formerly, was married at Rome last
Wednesday night to Miss Nellie Ken.
driCk, daughter Of J.W.Kendrick, also
well known here. Rev. E.R.WilliamS
performed the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott drove to Blackwell, o. T.,
nextrafternOOn where he owns a fine
claim. Mr.. Scott's friends in this
city were looking for him that night,
but he was too smooth for them, and
they could not locate him. The VOICE
cOngratulateS.
The Winfield Courier says that
no special developments have come
to light regarding the disappearance
Of W. W. Huddleston, but it was
doubtless due to the pressure Of de0tS
and the humiliation that would
result from the failure Of his plan to
establish book store. 1t is also ri.
mrred that he had twice resorted tC
very questionable methods Of raising
money to meet expenses caused by his
mother in the last few years. These
transactions have both times been
huShed up,
Preston WycOf and Samuel Bart
lett, both prominent farmers from
near Perth, have on exhibition at thu
barn of A. L. Streator as fine a lot Of
draft horses as can be seen anywhere
The horses number eighteen anG
weigh from 1900 to 1900 pounds
They are all fat, sleek and sound
These gentlemen raised them and are
going to ship them to the Chicago
markets tonight. People Of eastern
states have a silly belief that the
horses Of Kansas are all ponies and
scrubs, and that the people Of thi:
country have no ambition in the
horse line. We will wager a new hat
that this lot Of horses will open the
eyes of the Chicago people. The
horses will bring on an average OF
sl25 which is good price for a horse
during the hard times. A great many
people have visited the barn during
the day and all say that they are as
fine lot Of horses as were ever ship.
ped out CT Sumner county. These
same gentleman shipped a car load OF
mules and three cars Of horses during
the past winter.-Postal-C Card, Friday.
The W.R.C.gave a Martha Washing.
ton tea Friday night which was a de.
cided success in every particular.
A program had been arranged, which
was carried out in an approved man.
ner. There was large crowd pres.
entand all enjoyed the occasion ex-
ceedingly. The program was opened
with prayer by Rev. Pugh. A quar-.
tet led by Fl. L. Woods sang nice
selection, followed by Misses Belle
and Laura Moore with a well-rendered
duet. Judge Dey sang d tenor solo.
Cy Price rendered a medley Of popu.
lar melodies upon his cornet, accom-
panied by Miss Ferguson on the or.
gan. Judge Woods gave an address
on the lives and histories of George
and Martha Washington. After the
program supper was announced by the
president, and it was certainly a boun.