People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-06
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tropolis.
R. Mark, an enterprising farmer
who lives down toward Udall, bought
q subsoil pillow from Dryden and is |
going to use it on large part Of his
farm. This is a move in the right
direction. Every farmer on the up
lands especially should follow his
example.-Mulvane Record.
Father Reed Of the Mulvane Record
offers this bit of encouragement:
Kansas is thirty-ave years old. The
age and prosperity Of the state goes
by "seyens." OF course she is fairly |
prosperous all the time but real fat |
Egyptian seasons come in cycles of |
seven years. This year is the be-
ginning Of a cycle Of prosperity. A
few people who were short on faith
and final perseverance have left the
Center. This summer they will hang
their tin whistles on the sunflOwers
of foreign places and weep because
they can't come back.
Sheriff Heskett received a summons
from Sedgwick county to serve on
Henry StuDkel, Of London township.
last Thursday. Stunkel owns the Occi-
dental hotel at Wichita and an injunc-
tion has been sued out against him
and his lessee, Thomas Sargent. who
formerly resided at Belle PLANE, from
permitting liquor to be sold in the |
building. "Tiger Bill" Campbell, the
deputy states attorney, brings the
proceedings. The summons was
served Thursday and the hearing is
set for February oath. Mr.. Stunkel,
OF course, knows nothing about
whether liquor is sold In his building
or not.
The case of WheelOck VS.. Davidson
was on trial Thursday. On account Of
the absence Of Col. Jno. T. Showalter,
an important witness, it came near be.
ing continued, but Judge Burnette fin.
ally decided tsat it must 20 to trial
anyway. 1tisa case wherein NJ. David
son decided the old blacksmith shop
on Lincoln avenue in satisfaction of a
mortgage. He afterwards obtained a
Judgment for five or six hundred
dollars against the Santa Fe railroad
for damages TO his property on South
| c street, and the plaintiffs garnisheed
the same and now seek to 60 back on
the deed. The evidence is now being
put before the jury.
The Wheelock-Davidson case is
still in progress in district court. 1t
will probably be completed today. A
good bit Of merriment was created In
the case yesterday afternoon by an
answer given by NJ. Davidson to a
} query propounded by James Lawrence
: attorney for the plaintiff 10 the case.
Mr.. Davidson was on the stand and
Mr.. Lawrence asked him If he
Lawrence) eyer told him Davidson
a lie?" MIR. Davidson replied in his
own inimical manner: "Mr. Law
| renee, l would not like to swear on
my oath thatyou never told me lie. "
|; The whole jury, court, bar, bailift and
spectators rOared at Jim's expense
[ Postal-Card 81. 3 So, ''... ..'
The Friends in Council were enter.
| tanned last Friday afternoon by Mrs.
NJ. A. Kicks at her home on North G
street. The question, (which pro-
} duces the most crime, wealth, poverty
or ignorance?" was discussed by pre-
pared papers and readings by Mes
danes Fl. E. Wilson, FL. L. Buttrey,
A. G. Haltiwanger, Leila King, =
Guiles, Lyman Naugle and Miss
Rachael Buttrey. Mrs. Cole read a
paper on the origin and belief OF the
J Quakers, There was also a recitation,
Uncle Nose" by Mrs. Frank Six and
some piano music by Mrs. fl. L.
J Buttrey. Refreshments were served,
and very pleasant sociable time was
had.
i OF Eliason, the Salt Lake City
? "Daily Tribune says: Ills success in
: palming. coniuring and mystifying Is
/ not diminished through acquaintance.
: His tricks defy familiarity, and seem
!: as impossible under long scrutiny as
= under casual FIRST observation. To
his inexhaustible fund of juggling
and illusion is added series of sensa.
tional tricks. Eliason envelopes q
lady In flames from which she
energies mere skeleton. This new
addition to his repertoire Of mystery
q is marvellous accomplishment Of the
magician's art. The japanese trunk
!, mystery was done much better thar
4 given by Herman, and that other
{ inexplicable yet beautiful trick
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4 muir of establishment.
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