People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-23

women who are painted, there are
women who are worth their weight in
gold. There are women who are
slender, there are women who are
tender, there are women very large
and fat and red. There are women
who are married, there are women
who have tarried, there are women
who are talkless-but they're dead.
The South Haven New Era records
that c. W. Robinson, near that burg,
was offered $4,000 for his farm by some
eastern prospector last week. 1t
didn't go. But we are glad to see
Kansas attracting that sort Of atten.
tion again. There never was bet
ter time to buy land in Kansas than
now, but it is an awful poor time to
sell.
The railroads are crowded with
grain shipments. Rates 20 up Mon
day and large number of dealers are
emptying their cribs and rushing it to
market before the raise in rates. The
emergency rate which has been in
existence for some time expires Mon
day. The sidetracks all along the
various lines are crowded with con
signments.
Senator FOrney arrived in yelling.
ton from Topeka Friday night. He
jOurneyed to Topeka to be present at
the opening Of the legislature Tues
day, but he says not enough Of the
boys had sufficient nerve to take the
bull by the horns. The senator
thinks under the constitution there
should have been a session by all
means.
There is now every prospect that
the Cherokee Strip settlers will get
their homes free. Dispatches from
Washington say that Speaker Reed
has given his assent which means
that the bill will pass. Secretary
Hoke Smith is fighting the bill.
Should the bill become a law the
settlers will have to pay nothing but
ths land Office fees.
The Presbyterian church had cleo.
tion of officers Thursday evening. The
elders elected were as follows: John
H. Porter and Hiram Vanderberg, the
latter to I'll vacancy caused by the
removal Of j. 9. Thompson from the
city. The trustees elected are Asa
N. Black and W. H. BurkS. w. H.
Schultz and G. L. Zellers we're elected
to fill vacancies. John Porter was
elected deacon for the term OF three
years.
Here is the way they conduct bust
ness down at Caldwell, according to
the News: "Wm. Welter, the
Eclipse Tailor was arrested last
week by City Marshal Rowan for be-
ing drunk and beating his wife. He
was put in the lookup over night to
sober up and was next day fined $40
and costs. He had no cash on band
and Marshal Rowan took about $50
worth Of his goods and turned him
Loose TO earn enough to pay his fine"
The following pupils in the fourth
grade, First ward school, made a
grade Of 100 in department for the
week Guiding January 18th: Bertha
McCarty, Glen Richardson, Elmer
Downey, Eva Hyser, Bessie Wood
cock, Charlie McCook, Charley Smith,
Lloyd Brewer, Blanche Edwards, Net
tie Trials. Fannie Nollner, Everett
Kinney Charlie Brewer, Howard
Jones, Emma Barndollar, Ralph
Brumley.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Carver enter
tained number OF the young people
ofthe city at their home ON North A
street last evening In honor of their
son, Sumner, who is soon to leave for
Springfield, Mo. The evening was
spent in games, music and converse
tiOn. Elegant refreshments were
served and very enjoyable
evening was spent. The follow.
ing were present: Misses Alice
Barnett, Annie Styger, Emma Show
ers, Ella COrder, Mora Barnes and
Lou Bybes; Messrs. Rob Sea, Chas.
Helm, Ed Klein, Chas. Forbes, Her
bert Bureham and Quincy Barnes
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