People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

lives.
Lester Simpson, son of Congress-
man'elect Simpson, stopped in the
city Tuesday on his way home from
school at HOlton, to spend the holi-
days with his mother.
Born, to the wife of Louis Johnson,
Matte Johnson, nee Dreyer, formerly
Of Jackson township, Sumner county,
now of Tacoma, Wash, December u,
son. Mother and child doing well.
Mike Magruder will in a short time
wed one OF OklahOma's most charm
ing dusky maidens. Mike would make
any negresS a model husband, and the
VOICE cOngratulates the bride-to.
be on the size Of her catch.
Henry Blattner of Washington,
Iowa, and John Blattner of Kearney,
Neb., brOthers-ln.law of Hon. H. F.
Harbaugh, were here last of the
week. One is now visiting at King.
fisher, the other at Harper.
Saturdays Kansas City Star con,
tained the marriage license OF John
Cox, 50, and Mrs. Nellie R. Dobson
2S, the latter being formerly a resi-.
dent Of this city, the wife OF Conduc
tor Charles DobSOn, deceased.
Miss Bessie Walter left yesterday
over the Santa Fe for Lexington,
ILL.,, where she will visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Richardson, during
the holidays. She will then 20 tC
Astoria, ILL.,, to make her future
home.
II. F. Tracy Of ArgOnia, who has
been attending the state normal
university at EmpOria, was in
the city Wednesday on his way
home to spend the holidays. He i.
highly enthusiastic with the state
normal.
The friends of VIM. Dugan sur.
prlSed him at his home miles north.
west of Wellington Tuesday night iu
honor of the 33d anniversary of his
birth. A large crowd of neighbUrs
were present and a sumptuous repast
was enjoyed by all.
rhe Wellington Creamery company
has something to say to the people
elsewhere. The creamery opens for
business December %. This is going
to be great institution for the fern.
erS Of this county. twill bring them
many dollar that does not now come
their way.
A list of the claims filed in congress
for OYerwOrk for carriers aud which
are said to be practically certain OF
passage, includes the following Kan.
sas towns: Atchlnson, Lawrence,
LeaVenwOrth and Topeka. The name
OF Wellington does not appear as
favOrably reported.
E. L. Cline. editor of the Conway
Springs Star, drove to town Monday
morning. He reports Conway Springs
"up and a-cOming." The Badger
Lumber & Hardware Co. are prepar-
ing to erect a handsome two-room
brick building in Conway. He re-
turned that afternoon.
Concerning the old badge carried in
the Henry Clay campaign of 1874, OF
which the VOICE made mention last
week, we should have stated that the
same belonged to D. H. Pennypacker
of South Havan township instead Of
VIM. CumminS Of Guelph. 1t was a
case of mistaken identity. Mr.. Penny.
packer prizes it very highly.
An Oxford man was in the city Mon
day with his head and face terribly
lacerated from an accident at the de.
pot there that morning. He was at
tempting to board the west bound
passenger and was thrown between
The depot platform and the cars, sus-
tanning numerous bruises aud scalp
wounds. With the customary pluck
of the Oxford citizen, he caught his
train an1 came on to the hub.
Cowherd and Pfeifer are fast
gaining the front rank among the
meat markets. Their place is new,
neat and clean and they handle only
the best meats. Fresh oysters in
bulk and game in season. They enjoy
the advantage that comes from years
OF experience and give their customers
all the benefit. You will usually
find them shaving prices a little and
you can save a good deal of money
with them the year around.
The man who stands idly by and
sees the life fading out of his wife's
face, sees her health going, sees her
becoming old and faded and wrinkled
when she should still be in her per-
feet enjoyment Of vigorous, useful
health, is either less than a man or
else does not know of the one remedy
which will bring her back to health