People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-06

able to walk without them. Commits
sioner Espy bought him new pair Of
shoes and new hat. Jailor Hinch.
cliie escorted him to,the train that
night and he went on his way rejoic-
ing.
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Frank Owens has received an offer
Of good position in FL Paso, Texas,
as a salesman in clothing store, and
will depart for that city about Sstur.
day. He will not move his family for
the present but may later. Franks
legion Of friends in Wellington will be
sorry to see him leave but will rejoice
at his good fortune wherever he may
go.
The wellington correspondent to
the Wichita Eagle devotes nearly a
column in Wednesdays issue in re-
lating the circumstances concerning
the departure Of Editor Mcdonald to
France. The facts are as they have
been related in these columns hereto
fore. Mr.. Mcdonald, wife and dangh-
ter will depart about the middle Of
the month.
Sheriff Robson, Of Abilene, has
written the county attorney, asking
him to release G.. l. Wilson, alias John
Curry, so that Dickinson county can
get him, but the county attorney re-
fuses to release him until the costs
are paid. They amount to about
$40. Wilson's sentence will not expire
until the 4th Of March, The stolen
horses are still in SeymOur's barn.
The board of county commissioners
burned about 5000 old chattel mort
cages, barred by statutes of limita.
tiOn, Saturday evening. These mort
cages commenced in Chattel Mort.
gage Record l and run up to No. 23
Ex-Register NewbOld made com
plete list of them and filed same il
each record for any future cOntin'
gency that might arise. The board
went to the basement OF the court
house and consigned them to the
furnace where they vanished like
magic.
The rumOr Of the removal OF tht
dispatchers and other officials from
the city is growing stronger. Wore
was received on Monday to reinforce
the battery at Panhandle and j. L
Kise left for that place next morning
to put in so more cells Of battery al
the telegraph lines will be cut
through to Arkansas City and al
trains on this division will be hand
led by the dispatchers at that place
The change is looked for this comm,
Saturday. This division will b,
handled by G. ]. Hartman, superin
tendent Of the Southern Division a
Wichita.
Afterfull consultation by the boart
OF commissioners Tuesday, Count,
Attorney Woods and COmmissione
Espy will go to Newton in few day
to consult with Hon. s. B. Peter
concerning the money due from tn
Fidelity and Surety Co. They hav
written Judge Peters TO ascertain
definitely what day he will be a
home, and will 60 as soon as they ge
: a reply. They hope TO save a law suit
but will insist on payment OF tn
county's money. They have hop
that Judge Peters will take a NOR
reasonable view Of the matter tha
has yet been conveyed to ,the boar
from the company.
1t seems likely that echoes OF tn
famous sO-called hypnotic case iror
Sumner county, will not cease +
: come in until every location whic,
has laws or lawyers shall have bee
heard from. Ex-Governor Osborne
OF Kansas, who is in Washington
tells Of the latest incident regardin
it. The State Journals Washingto
correspondent says: "rhe other da
Ex-Governor Osborn was calling O.
the Chilian minister, Domingo Cana
, and the minister informed him tha
he had just received a letter from
prominent lawyer in his country ask
] ing that he would send him the fact
| in regard to the case and the decisio
OF the Kansas court.-Winfeld Cour
! ier.
The new Wizard Of the West. Osca
/, EliasOr, will make his first appear
ance in this city at the opera hous
on Thursday (thisl evening. Eliasor
comes from Salt Lake City, and ha
for some time been the wonder @
Utah where he has attracted larp