People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20


Mrs. Higgins, Of Chicago, Miss Camp
bell, Of Peoria, Illinois, Mrs. Caldwell
and Mrs. Augustine were the invited
guests present.
Mr.. Black is putting a new roof on
the opera house and just as soon as it
is done the walls will be plastered and
papered. The scenery will then be
repaired, and in fact, the entire house
will be renovated. This is an i'm
prOvement that should have been
done some time ago. 1t will when
finished present a very neat appear
ance.
]. c. Worden, formerly grocery
man of Wellington, has just COM
pleted an invention that promises to
revOlutionize railway braking. 1t is
car coupler that lifts the pin on one
car and the car to be coupled holds
the link in position so that as soon as
the cars come together the pin falls
into position. 1t is so arranged that
green" man can couple a car with
out touching the link. This invention
will no doubt save many a poor mans
fingers.
Mrs. John ShObe of Enid, 0. T.,
came to the city Friday morning to un
dergo a surgical operation. Mrs.
Shobe was very unfortunate last fall;
she was iD a runaway and had her arm
broken in two places. A doctor in
Enid set it in crude manner, leav-
ing particles of splintered bone in her
arm. 1t has panied her and she part
ly lost the use of her arm. DR.. Splitter
removed the small pieces of the bone
Friday morning. 1t was a successful
operation.
Last Saturday James H. Mason, the
barber, built up big fire in the
heater in his shop under the yelling.
ton National bank, for the purpose Of
heating water for baths. The fire
became so not as to set fire to the
chimney, causing it to burn out. The
fire department was called out anC
rendered prompt assistance. Two
lines of hose were lain and the flame:
were quickly Quenched. Quite {
crowd gathered, and for time il
looked serious.
L. J. French, of Sparr's clothing
| house, received telegram from Car
thage, Mo-, last Saturday stating tina
his mother, who is better known a.
| Grandma French, had fallen, break
ing her wrist. Mrs. French is visiting
her son at that place, and during
Sleet storm she attempted to leav,
the house, slipped and fell, sustain
ing the above injury. She is quite al
old lady and her friends entertain
some anxiety about her, as on accoun
of her age, the injury might result
seriously.
Miss Maude Barrett entertained
number CT her friends at her home OF
the corner of Jefferson and Lincoll
avenue, Friday evening. Card playing
games and music were the principa
features Of the evening. Miss Barrett
is uneXCelled as an entertainer ant
all who we're present spent delight
full evening. There were presen
Misses Stella Newton, Maud Wheeler
Ada Robinson, Miss Gary, of Winfield
and Messrs. Gene Barrett, E,
Hackney. DR.. Mayhem, Walter Morris
Frank Michael and Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Six.
A case Of mysterious fire at Soutl
Haven was narrowly averted Thursda
ing in a vacant house on the edg
Of town. About o'clock that morn
ing DR.. HOllinsworth saw brigh
flashes Of light rise up and die ava
in the vacant house at frequent inter
walls. Calling two neighbors the
made sally on the house with draw
revUlvers, only to find a "Wear
Waggles" trying to keep warm
He had evidently been in the hous
all night and was tearing the pape
off the wall and burning it in an oil
: tin bucket TO keep warm. He ha
! pretty well stripped the wall of pape
! and where the bucket stood the foo
: was charred and in one place burne,
! through.
Mike Kennedy, a farmer Twin
; southwest Of the city, came to tow
Wednesday and sold two loads 0
wheat, getting over $40 for his wheat
: He then put his team in livery bar
and proceeded to fill up on "fgh
water" When he had a comfortabl
jag he commenced to parade tn
, streets, and to every one he met h
l would flourish his ''roll." The conse
: quence was that Wednesday night h
| was touched lie had enough ia
= water left to last him all day Thurs
+ day. When he discovered he hal
) been touched he went to a malt deale
in the city and claimed that he hal