People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-30

manager black SalQ InurSday That
he will prosecute all boys who tres,
pass on the tin roof south Of the
opera house during an entertainment.
The boys have made a business OF 60
ing up on that roof and looking 10 at
the windows during a performance,
and it is very annoying to those in the
stores below, and from this on they
will be taken charge Of as trespassers.
Vincent Johnson, the boy living
near ROLe who ran away a few days
ago, taking one Of his fathers horses
with him, returned last Friday He
met his sister who was attending a
party at a friends near by, and she
accompanied him home. He would
make no statement as TO why he left,
only saying that he went to Rock
Falls, o. T., got homeslck and de-
cided to return.
Parties who left this part Of the
county for Cripple Creek, COL, write
back that it is almost impossible for
man with limited means to live out
there, as single meal costs from 9Oc
to sl.25 and then ones appetite is not
appeased. Our advice TO those medi-
tating trip to the gold fields is to
stay in Sunny Kansas" where you
can at least get an abundance OF
"hog and hominy."
Railroad boys are dead on to" one
OF their number who has turned
"spotter." Like an ostrich which
covers its head in sand he imagines
he is a secret detective, but he ought
to be getting his eyes open and take
himself out Of sight. Considering
the many fayors he has received from
some Of the boys, he ought to feel
little enough to crawl into a very
small-sized knot hole.
DR.. Franklin is still adding to his
experience with that wheel. The
Belle Plaine Defender says: Frank
lin, the dentist, arrived in the city
Saturday afternoon under rather Pc
culiar circumstances. He started to
ride his wheel up from Wellington on
the railroad. One Of the pedals
broke while near Cicero, compelling
him to walk and count the ties the
remainder Of the distance.
The Orange Judd Farmer publishes
ihe result OF an exhaustive inyestiga-
tion relative to the number and value
OF farm animals throughout the
United States. The total value Of all
classes is estimated at sl,864, ,42O, 900,
or s62, 10000 less than a year ago.
This is the lowest point yet reached
since the decline began in 1893. The
heavy decline in the past year has
been chiefly in horses and mules.
The members Of the G. LA. asso
citation met Thursday afternoon at
the home OF Mrs. A. Anderson on
East Harvey avenue. After the
business meeting the afternoon was
spent 10 social conversation. Re-
freshments we're served and an enjoy
able time was had by all. There
were present: Mrs. J. N. McCarty.
Mrs. S. Lupher, Mrs. A. Anderson,
Mrs. Fl. E. Hansen and Mrs. II. A.
Hammond.
The district court was occupied Mon-
day with the case OF Sumner county
against W. H. Carnes, ex-county
clerk, in which the county claims
about $500 transfer fees which were
collected by Mr.. Carnes during his
term ofOffice and not payed In. Until
about two years ago these fees were
supposed TO belong tU the clerk, but
the supreme court decided differently.
Mr.. Carnes, OF course. did not think
but what they were his when he col.
lected them.
Jack Beck, who has been assisting
the orchestra in this city for some
time, left for Winfield Sunday TO
make final arrangements to leave for
Hot Springs, Ark, where he will
join, in the capacity Of snare drum.
mer, Prof. Gentry's trained horse and
dog show. This is one Of the largest
trained animal shows on the road.
They show only in large cities.
Mr.. Beck is an expert with the tenor
drum and traps and we are glad to
hear Of his securing such good posi-
tiOn, and while his hosts OF friends in
this city are sorry to see him leave,
they wish him abundant success.
We learn at the sheriff's Office that
no attempt to collect the personal
property tax warrants which have
been placed in the hands Of the sher-
iff will be made until after February
10, 1895. This will save to each de-
linQuent the mileage which the sher-
if could, under the law, make in
each case by an immediate levy.
Mr.. Heskett takes the view that the
times are very stringent and that no
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