People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-09
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near him could not restrain their
mlrth. Had he been accompanied by
a lady he would have tainted away.
The following named comrades and
Knights were installed Monday night
as officers Of Sumner Legion S.K.AO.
wv. for the ensuing term by Deputy
Grand Commander V. C. Sleeper: C.
]. Carver, commander; w. D. Whit
field, lieutenant commander; John
Keir, standard bearer; V. c. Sleeper,
recorder; j. B. Elliott, treasurer; Joe
Conner recording treasurer; John
Bradley, guard; Fl. H. Case, sentinel;
W. T. Mcbride, past commander.
The election Of officers Of the stock
holders Of the Hunter Milling Co.
took place at the mill Office Tuesday.
The officers elected were as follows:
Directors, c. E. Hitchcock, ]. A.
Bookwalter, G. W. Hunter, f. N.
Hunter and G. ii. Hunter. Officers.
G. Fl. Hunter, president; j. A. Book
walter, vice president: G. E. Hitch
cock. secretary and treasurer; @. W.
Hunter assistant secretary and treas
urer.
The Davis hotel is becoming quite
popular place for visitors to the
county capital to patronize on their
visits to the county seat. ]. c. Davis
is frst-class hotel man. He sets a
splendid table and tucks his guests
away for the night as comfortably as
il they were under their own roof.
His rates are only 81 per day. The
people are learning to appreciate good
treatment. The VOICE takes pleasure
in recommending this hotel to any
who have not tried it.
E. E. Brown has been rendered a
position as general agent OF the New
York Life Insurance Company, with
headquarters at Topeka, He goes to
Topeka Saturday and will take charge
Of his Office there Monday. This is
quite a compliment to Mr.. Browns
ability. He has been with the com.
pany less than a year, but has dem
onStrated to their satisfaction that
he is a competent and faithful worker.
Mr.. Brown is good citizen and we
regret that he is going to leave US.
We are glad, however, to see him
prosper.
Miss Mamie Shobe entertained a
few OF her friends with an old fash
ioned tsffy pull Saturday evening, at
her residence on South Washington
auenue. Those present were: Misses
Jessie Ferguson, Mae Gilmore, Edith
Leonard, Nettie Buck and Ethel
Clayton; Messrs. Mel WyattI Henry
Schultz, Ed Hackney, Emmett Weimer
and Harry Olaytor. After indulging
In the sport Of taffy-pulling, in which
Mr.. Schultz showed himself especially
proficient, the evening was spent In
games and music. The party broke
up only in time to avoid breaking the
Sabbath.
The city schools re-opened Monday
morning. All the teachers were on
hand. Miss Nora Jones OF the third
ward, who has been sick for some
time, her place being filed BY Miss
Mamie Ward, was able to take her
position again that morning. There
were fourteen promotions to the high
school, making an enrolment Of l55,
the largest in its history. Those pro-
NOTED Monday morning were: Edgar
Armstrong, Matte Burcham, Robert
Dey, Effie Edwards, Emery Edwards,
Philip Hines, Frank Kelley, Joe King,
Ben Paisley, Glide Pile, Claude Pugh,
William Roberts, Maude Whitfield,
Ruby Worden.
The Southern Kansas Mutual In
surance company held their annual
meeting at the office Of the company
in this city Tuesday. 1t was quite
largely attended. The following new
directors were chosen: A. G. Lambe,
G. D. Armstrong, Wellington; A. ].
McMannis, Rome; A. Il. Kincade,
Portland; ]. w. Anderson, Udall
The new board will meet in March
and reorganize, electing its president,
vice president. secretary-treasurer.
The company is in splendid cOndi-
ton. Their annual report will per-
haps be published next week. The
VOICE is glad to see this institution
prosperous, 1t is furnishing safe in
surance to the farmers at cost-whlch
lis far less than the rates usually
charged by foreign companies. 1t
keeps the money at home, in fact, re-
quires but little money. Every farmer
in Sumner county ought to be mem
Der Of it. 1t has in it the element Of
cooperation which we like.