People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21

Geo. H. Dresser, of Winfield, has
opened bran new photograph gal
leryat wellington, over the pOstOfice,
Caman's old stand. all work will be
strictly drst-class and satisfaction
guaranteed. Studio will be opened
every Tuesday. Call and see our work.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 7. Fleming left
last Friday for Ohio, where they
expect to spend the summer, and may
decide to reside permanently. They
have lived here a number of years,
Mr. Fleming being chief dispatcher
for the Santa Fe at this place, and
have many friends who regret their
departure.
A carload of fine horses passed
through here last week, shipped from
MassiliOn, Ohio, by the noted ]. S.
COxey, and consigned to his ranch
near Heman, 0. T. The car also con-
tanned the famous white horse that
Miss COxey rode in the parade at
Washington, D. c. A genuine COxey-
tie accompanied the car.
The church people of Argonia set
aside Tuesday Of this week to pray
for rain to water the furnishing earth
and for other spiritual and temporal
blessings. They must have held the
services in the forenoon, because early
in the afternoon the clouds began to
thicken over that way and by 3 O'Clock
the rain had reached South Haven
New Era.
Il. W. Glamann and sister, Miss
Anna, left for Chicago last Friday.
Miss Anna Glamanu Will remain in
Chicago during the summer and take
a course in music, returning home in
the fall. Hiney will wend his way
eastward as far as Buffalo, n. Y, and
rdturn 10 the course Of two or three
weeks, after stopping in several towns
in Illinois and Missouri.
The committee on arrangements for
Memorial day had 1926 of money
which they had solicited, in the Sum.
ner National bank. This will not af.
feet the Memorial day celebration,
however, as the citizens with one &C.
cord have urged the committee to &C
on. There is still about SIG due on
subscription not yet collected, and
other subscriptions will probably be
made.
This rain ought to insure us good
crops, and good crops should assure
US a rOuSing Fourth Of July celebra
ton, 1t is little too early yet t
lay any definite plans, but the VOICE
takes upon itself to say that an effort
will be made to have a celebration
this year, and the chances are tina
Wellington will be in the fore from
of the procession on our Nations
birthday.
The case Of John Tegder was post
poned from Wednesday afternoon til
$3.50 o'clock in the evening. At THU
time the case was resumed at thu
court house, the lawyers made theil
arguments and the court instructed
the jury. At about 10 o'clock thu
case was given to the jury and about
L O'Clock the jury brought in a YER
dict Of guilty. Tegder was found
guilty on all three counts.
Thursdays issue Of the Winfield
Courier has the following to say re
garding our young viOlinist: Edward
Jones, of Wellington, perhaps thu
very best viOlinist in the state, arrived
this morning to take part in the Crane
concert at Island park tonight. HI
takes a prominent part in the coz
certO in G minor and will also give {
violin solo, entitled "Souyeenier do
Zarki" (POlonaise Brilliantly by Loui.
Diehl."
A noted French astronomer say.
that Mars has far less wind than TIT
earth and that cyclones are unknown
there; that the whole country is a net
work Of irrigation bitches OF imnens,
size and that the laad is inhabited BY
far more intelligent beings thaa we
1t might be in order before beltezins
all of this to find out whether or moi
Mr.. Flammarion is at the heas O.
some immigration bGreau. Sounds
little like a Kansas boom edition O.
'@,-Oxford Register.
A mass meeting was held at Tx
opera house Saturday afternoon t.
see what could be done to secure
cheaper freight rates to Galveston
A number of interested citizens wert
in attendance. Messrs. E. C. Trow
bridge and DR.. R. H. Brown, of Wei
lington, were In attendance and tool
on active part. Several short speeche.
were made, the principal eues by Sen