People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-28
City and County.

T. MOnley is building an addition
to his house.
J. W. Hunter and wife returned TO
Bloomington, H., Tuesday.
J.L. Bowdish. the Wichita mer-
chant, was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Ben Hatfield and daughter, OF
Belle Plaine, were in the city Monday
Henry Cole and William Day, of
Anson, we're here on business Tues
day.
Bird Pile and sister, Miss Angie,
drove to Oxford on Sunday to visit
friends.
J.T. Pemberton, of Enid, will be
up to visit Wellington friends on
Memorial day.
Ed Christianson, who has been sick
for week or two, was able to be up
town this morning.
The mayor has issued a prOclama-
tiou that all dogs not muzzled or On
which taxes are not paid will be shot.
Mrs. Augustine and daughters, Pa
thence and Helen, left Monday night
for St. Joe, Mo. They will be gone
some time.
Mrs. J. P. BrOugh came up from
Oklahoma Monday night to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Robinson,
of this city.
J. W. FOrney, administrator of the
estate of Hannah j. Blanpied, has
filed a report of the sale OF lots in
Belle Plaine
Mrs. A. D. Speed: who has been con-
fined to her bed for some weeks on
account of injuries received by fall,
is improving.
Fifty thousand sweet potatoes to let
out on shares for one-third Of potatoes
delivered to my place at digging.-E.
7. RECTOR, Gardener.
G. W. Darst, %, and Emma Hell
verst, 20, both Of Oxford, procured a
license Wednesday and were mar
ried Cy the probate judge.
Ben Wiley is soon to take a posi-
tion with Attorney Schwinn at Wei
lingtOn as stenOgrapher aud typo
writer. Belle Plaine News.
The returns of the county assessors
give Sumner county population of
22,476. Last year the number was
"a, lO7, showing a loss of 1881.
The Wellington ball nine will cross
bats with Belle Plaine next Friday
on the grounds at that place. Quite
number will go up from here to see
the game.
Miss Mary Share left for Liberty,
Mo-, Wednesday. She will spend
short time in Liberty and will visit
Bedford, Ind, land Buffalo, New York,
before returning.
The band is in receipt Of a euphOn-
ium of the f. BessOn make, purchased
through Carl Fischer, of Fourth
avenue, New York City. 1t will be
played by Claude Nofsinger.
W. H. Lawbaugh, the artist and
sign writer, left for Wichita Monday
night to assist in decorating the Syl
Dixon Mckinley train. He will prob
ably remain in Wichita until the
band goes up.
The bank furniture of the defunct
First National bank is being stored
in empty rooms over the bank. John
Spar will open up stock Of gents
furnishing goods in the room formerly
occupied by the bank.
Mrs. NJ. E. Harlan preached at the
Church If Christ on Sunday, both
morning and evening. Her sermons
were spoken of as fine by all whC
heard her. Mrs. Harlan is a forceful
and earnest speaker and a deep
thinker.
Prof. E. Kelly drove back from
Reno county Monday. He has q
farm near the town of Arlington ant
went up to see how things were pros
pering. He says Sumner county ha;
the best crop prospects of any place
he has seen.
1t is announced that the tremeT
will not participate in the parade OF
Saturday, owing to the smallness OF
their number when depleted by the
absence of members of secret orders,
and to their lack of uniforms since
the reorganization.
The band boys have ordered tn,
white trousers which are to form
paSt of their uniform for the grea
ST. Louis trip. They will spare NJ
expense to make themselves one Of th'
best appearing bands in the country
The train leaves Wichita over tn
Missouri Pacific, on Monday, Jun
Ssh, and the band will leave yelling