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


Geo. B. Merker finished moving his
Office Saturday. He is located three
doors north Of his old place of bust
ness.
E. R. Smith, living just south of
the city, was here Friday making final
arrangements to leave for Missouri to
reside.
Mrs. DR.. Janeway and daughter,
who have been visiting here for sew
eral days, returned to ArgOnia Friday
morning.
The secret is out that a few of the
business men have, on the quiet, been
planning a business trip to Cripple
Creek soon.
Mrs. Durham, wife of Rev. W.. W.
Durham, who resides in North Wei
lingtOn, is said to be very low with
consumption.
DR.. Brown returned home to Pond
Creek, o. T., last Saturday after Wis
iting few days with the family of E.
C. TrOwbridge.
A fine boy, weighing twelve pounds,
was born Friday morning to Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Halstead, living on
North G street.
Miss Mabel Woodcock, of Hume
well, passed through the city Friday
on her way to MulVane to visit friends
for a short time.
Moses Hatfield brought a big fat
beaver into Caldwell Friday afternoon
which he killed on Fall creek. 1t
was fine specimen.
A. Branaman and wife returned
from Kansas City last Thursday. Mrs.
Branaman stood the trip exceedingly
well and is resting well.
Spring is showing up in the dis
lance. The small boy and the marble
can be seen on the streets after school.
This is sign that never fails.
Misses Minnie Bell and Franc
HirOns returned to Peck Wednesday.
They drove through. Miss HirOnS
will 60 from there to her home in
Wichita.
R. W. Sea is in the city, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Brown. Mr..
Sea is a former resident of this city,
but is now travelling for a Topeka
milling firm.
o. Z. Smith, of Palestine township,
was in the city Thursday. Mr.Smith is
one of the substantial farmers of that
section. He reports the wheat pros
pect excellent.
Charles Anderson, assistant ianitor
at the third ward, resigned his posi-
tiOn last Saturday, and will accept
the place as engineer at the Rock
Island pump house.
Horace Ferree and wife, who have
been visiting his father, S. R. Fer
rec, Of this city, for several days, re-
turned to their home in Jennings,
Louisiana, last Thursday.
Music loving people of Wellington
will be interested in learning that
John P. SOusa, the "March King"
with his solo band will give a per-
Torrance in Wichita, March u.
Advertising not only supplies real
wants, but creates fictitious wants,
which come to be real in the course of
time. The luxuries of one genera
tiOn are usually the necessities of the
next.
Rev. F. G. Bishop, formerly a car
riage maker with Sasher & Schonert
of this city, passed through Friday
last from Derby to Argonia, where he
preached in the Baptist church on
Sunday.
A popular young society man of
our city called on one of our bright.
est girls lately and upou inquiring
after her health. she said that since
she had been taking delsarte her
health was very much improved. The
young man looked wise and slowly
asked: "DO you take it internally or
rubit in?"
Dick Weaver went to Milan FRIDAY
morning. He has secured position
in H. L. Buttrey's shoe store and will
remain in Wellington instead of 20.
ing to Indiana as had been his inten-
tion. Dick is one Of the most popu-
lar clerks ever here and has many
friends who will be glad to hear thai
he is going to stay with US.
The stereopticon entertainment
given by DR.. Swift at the auditorium
Thursday night was very fue. Thes,
entertainments are scientific and YER,
entertaining as well, and should no
be missed by any one who can possibl,
attend. DR.. Swift was greeted b.
a small audience that evening OF
account of the bad weather,
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