People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27

WIFI GIlelr Irlenus Will go there Satur- |
day evening.
This warm, sunny weather has a
tendency to give one the spring fever. |
We notice the "Sons OF Rest" roost-
ing on the shady side Of the street
today.
Miss Mona Thompson, a popular
young lady of Wichita, was an ar
rival in the city on Monday and will
visit Miss Mayme Peck for a week or
ten days.
NJ. W. Mcdonald and wife left for
San Diego, CAL, their home, last
Tuesday. They have been visiting
friends and relatives in this vicinity
for some time.
Porter BeshOn and family, who re-
Gently moved here from Missouri,
have rented the Forsyth property on
Fourth streetand will live there until
they buy farm,
Charley Gambrill, after securing the
banks Of Slate creek for several miles
Saturday afternoon, succeeded in bag
glng on lone mallard. He says they
had fine duck roast Sunday.
Miss Katie DeTurk, accompanied
by her friend, Miss Ella johnson,
came up from Arkansas City Satur-
day morning and visited over Sunday
with Miss DeTurks parents north
west of the city.
The case Of Bricker, plaintiff, VS..
st. Louis end San Francisco rRy Co.,
ct AL, defendant, a suit for damages
was filed Tuesday. ]. H. Houstin,
OF Wichita, and A. c. Mitchell of
Geuda Springs, are the attorneys.
A. W. Shearman, our efficient street
commissioner, is doing good work on
the streets this spring. He is fixing
sidewalks, crossings, leveling streets
and doing many other things that
will add to the appearance OF the city.
Neal Picket was in the city last
night with a car OF fat steers en-
route to Kansas City. He lives in
Guelph township in Sumner county
and is one Of the most successful
stOckmen in the west.-Winheld
Courier.
Gyp Corzine who was released from
Jail Sunday morning, left saying that
he would try and raise the money to
pay the costs Of his two sons, John
and Ed whose times are out but
their costs are still hanging over
their heads.
Chas. j. Humphrey returned from
Wichita on Tuesday where he at
tended a concert given by the Jessie
Couthoui company. Mr.. Humphrey
says Miss COuthoui has no equal as a
reader. He expects to book her COM
pany for next seasons course.
Misses Matte and Katie DeTurk
entertained a party Of young ladies
Saturday afternoon at their home,
two miles northwest Of town, In
honor Of their friend, Miss Ella John.
son, who was visiting them. A de.
lightful time was had by all present.
We are requested to announce that
there will be special services at Rome
Presbyterian church next Sabbath,
March lst. Children's service, II q,
m, object sermon, 7:3O p. m. A spe-
cially prepared souvenir will be pre-
sented to each child at the morning
hour.
Mrs. Dora Evans, state organizer
for the W.C.T.U., will give an address
at Temperance hall Friday evening,
the 2Sth. She is also state musician
1
for that organization and will prob
ably render some music for the occa-
sion. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
E. Dunbar has sold his farm OF l6O
acres, four miles east Of Corbin, to
W. W. Shaffer of Corbin. Mr..
Shaffer now has six quarter sections Of
land in this county. He is a Kansas
man all the way through. The
papers we're drawn up in the Office Of
John 7. Stewart.
The Earnest Seekers" met with
Mrs. Kelley Saturday at 2 o'clock.
The interest in the lessons increase
and all Of the members say they are
benefited by the study. The class is
limited to twenty members and is
full. There is talk Of organizing an
other class in the near future.
The Henderson-Curtiss aggregation
OF theatrical noyices and coarse stage
impOstors finished a week Of very
trying ordeal to the community Sat-
urday night, and left for Wellington
Sunday morning, where they will
harass the dear people for a week if
they are not driven out Of town.
Caldwell News.