People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-09-17

Ed Willard, Tom Wrightand Judg,
Chapman up from Valverde yesterday
They say there are only a very few
gold bugs left 10 hat township.
Ed. o. L. Smith went to Mitchell
county Tuesday where he addressed ;
church convention on Wednesday
He will return Thursday evening.
Until the opening rush is over thu
store room at the Third ward schoo
house will be kept open from 4;3O t
6 p. NJ. for all who want supplies.
The POpulist committeeman Of the
city Of Wellington are requested t.
meet at the Bryan club room Thurs
day September II, at 40 p. nv, c
SLEEPER.
j. NJ. Taylor, the irreDressiblC
watermelon man Of Belle PLANE, wa:
distributing some OF his luscious p-o-
duct among the people of Wellington
yesterday.
Trainmaster Hawks and Roadmas-
ter Kirk were here Tuesday investi.
eating the Alya wreck. Superinten.
dent Hardman is sick and could not
attend to it.
}. E. Carr, formerly of ArgOnianow
of Los Angeles, Calf, came in yes
terday. called here by litigation
He has gained considerable flesh since
he went west.
A. Brannan, of Panhandle, Texas
who has been in the city for the past
few weeks taking treatment under
DR.. Crawford, returned home very
much improved yesterday morning.
Street Commissioner Alb Sherman
made some much needed improve.
mentS Tuesday on the street crossing
between the Sumner National and
i wellington National bank corners
George Bailey returned Tuesday
from Minnesota. He reports the agi,
tatiOn for free silver there unprece.
denied and predicts that Bryan will
carry the state. He will be with us
regularly now at the Bryan Club
meetings.
The rain Monday was very heavy
south and east of Wellington. In
Greene township about two inche,
fell. South Haven also got a good
slice of it. At Arkansas City the fall
was very heavy. 1t came no nearer
Wellington than about four miles.
The VOICE is able today to give the
total enrolment of the city schools
to-day. 1t is the largest enrolment
ever known. The number of pupil;
10 High school is 14O; in grades ID
Sd Ward, 81; in lst Ward, 2SS; in 4tt
Ward, SO; 5th Ward, Al. Total 49,. !
Cleo Burnett of this city, and Fred
Orr of Conway Springs, will cross bat:
on the silver question at Milan on Fri
day evening of this week. They will
doubtless have large crowd. and
when Greek meets Greek, look out
Jerry Simpson and Chester Long are
not in it.
Geo A. Pickett, who was for more
than a year manager, assistant editor
and foreman Of the VOICE, writes us
that he is sick Of Arkansas, and would
lie to have job on some good Kan.
sas paper. George is a good all-round
man, and we can cheerfully recon-
mend him. tt
HI. Frantz went to Enid Wednes.
day to attend the anniversary cele-
bration Of the Strip opening. They
are to have big time. The railroads
gave reduced rates Of fare. The
Marysyille Kan band went down on
Tuesday nights train to attend the
celebration.
The State Central Committee mott.
fed Chairman Sleeper yesterday that
Judge Doster had been assigned tC
speak 10 Wellington on the 10Th
This being the date Of the Simpson
Long debate our committee was com
PEELED to decline the offer. We hope
to get him later.
The Association Of Congregational
churches is In session at Wichita
Rev. Henderson went up Tuesday or
his wheel. Mr.. aud Mrs. Willis X
Folks, Mrs. NJ. E. Kicks, Mrs. L. C
Newton and ]. G.. Campbell went W
On the Rock Island Tuesday morning
to be In attendance.
Frank DeFreese returned Tuesda J
from Las Vegas, New Mexico, where
he has been for three months. HI
went for his health and from al
appearances found what he vas seek
ing. He looks much fleshier thar
when 20 left. He will resume worl
at the Santa Fe freight depot.
The Mail gave consiL Ne spac,
Friday to the reported disappearance,
of D. Fl. NOurse, editor of the Mail il