People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-04-02
City and County.


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with friends in the city.
II. A. Taylor, of Perth, was in the
city on business Saturday.
James Meyers, of Arson, was ID
the city Friday on business.
Mrs. E. L. CrOokham, OF South
Haven. was in town Saturday.
Geo. Johnson, of Riverdale, was in
the city on business Saturday.
1t is said that Harry Canaan will
soon make Wellington his home again.
J.C. Carson, of Greene township,
was in the city on legal business Fri
day.
Mrs. E. E. Pember went to Cald-
well last Saturday to spend few days
with friends.
The RathbOne Sisters held a meet
ing last Wednesday afternoon, organ
lied and elected officers.
T. S. Richardson, former superin-
tendent Of the poor farm, has opened
up a hotel in the old Sumner house.
Mrs. Glen Spruance left on last
Sunday morning for six weeks visit
with relatives and friends in Fair
bury, Ill.
Spring bOnnets, straw hats and
trees in full bloom are the order now.
Spring is surely here. Hunt up your
old hats, boys, and get ready to go
fishing.
VIM. F. Hamilton and Dena c.
Sweitzer, of Kingman county, were
united in marriage at the Davis
House Friday night by Probate Judge
Ferguson.
Mrs. E. Henderson, of Lyons Kan,
who has been visiting the family OF
her brother, W. A. Meyers, for the
past few days, returned to her home
last Saturday.
J. NJ. Mckee buys all kinds of junk,
old copper, rubber, brass, lead, zinc
and bones, and wants all the poultry
you have for sale. See me when in
town. Respectfully, ]. NJ. MCKEE.
Mrs. Zimmerman, well known here
as Miss Mamie Freeman, arrived Fri
day morning from Hays City, Kansas.
She will visit her parents and brother
living north Of town for several days.
John Massey, who has been help
ing himself out of other peoples corn
cribs. was arrested Saturday by Depu-
ty Sheriff R. D. MetCalf at Caldwell
He has been wanted on several
charges for some time.
Letters of administration have been
applied for on the estate of Robert
Zimmerman. This is the compare
lively unknown young man who died
in Eden township having on his per-
SOD 5000 in valuable notes.
Judge Brunette went to Wellington
last night and from there today went
to Canadian, Texas, to attend fam
lily reunion at the home of his sister
in honor of his parents golden we'd
ding. Q. L. Swartz, of Arkansas City,
isacting judge of the district court in
his abSence.-COurier, Friday.
The attention of all is cited to the
call of the Commercial club of this
city, published elsewhere, fer meet
ing of the citizens of the county here
on Saturday, April 4th, for a discus
sion Of cheaper freight rates to the
gulf. Come, everybody, and lend
your help to to this worthy effort.
Geo. COvell, nephew Of Charley
Elliott, had fine slS saddle stolen
from Mr.. Elliott's barn some time
Thursday. This petty thieving is
getting a little too common Of late,
and when the authorities get their
hands on the culprits they should
give them the full extent Of the law.
In the trial Of Ready, the goose
thief, it took the jury one minute and
eight seconds to convict him of the
charge. This is the quickest time on
record in the history Of the county.
His witnesses were separated and
their evidence convicted him. They
tried to prove an alibi, but got their
stories tangled up.
Walter Prather, aged 20. and a Miss
Strong, aged l3, elOped from Conway
Springs the first of last week. They
OStensibly went to Argonia to have
their pictures taken and have not
been heard of since. The father of
the girl was in the city Friday looking
after them but as yet has found no
clue to their whereabouts.
At the meeting Of the Chautauoua
assembly committee last night the
proposition of the Wellington Choral
union was discussed, but final action
was deferred until meeting of the
whole committee could be secured.
Mrs Ira I Scott and Como Rorro.t