People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-30


to presents, ETC., on Christmas eve.
Geo. W. Monroe and family left
Tuesday for their home in Ur.
bana, H., after several weeks visi:
in the city with the Brumley's and
FramberS'.
G. W. ClarkOf Portland, was in the
city Monday enrOute toWichita, where
he is attending business college. He
had been down to Portland spending
Christmas.
Hon. J D. Bntkin came over from
Winfield Tuesday to visit his parents.
He left Tuesday night for Topeka.
Mr.. BOtkin left Washington about a
week ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Thompson re-
turned to their home In Wichita yes
terday, after a few days visit
10 the city with Mrs. Thorn DSOn's son,
Geo. B. Dean.
Hunnewell doesn't like it because
an extension Of its railroad is TO be
built to Blackwell. The new road
will take away from Hunnewell its
prestige as a grain center.
Susan NJ. Stewart, mother of John
I. Stewart of this city, died at her
home in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sunday
morning Of complication of diseases.
Old age FASTENED her death.
Mrs. A. Graf aud daughter, Miss
Tacy, will receive at their home on
East Harvey avenue New Years day
and evening, assisted by Mrs. l. /.
Scott and daughter, Miss Vivian.
A number Of people were enter
tanned at the home of II. L. Frambers
Monday in honor of the family Of
Geo. W. Monroe of Urbana, Ill. A
pleasant social time was enjoyed by
all.
One Of W. B. SeymOur's horses broke
mis- hitch rein in front of McVeil's
residence On West Harvey avenue
Tuesday and ran away, demOllsh-
ing the buggy and breaking the har.
ness to pieces.
j. T. BurfOrd returned Sunday eve
ming from Galveston, Tex, where he
went with load of horses. He came
back afflicted with a bone felon On
his hand, a carbuncle on his neck, a
spawned" knee and his system full
Of malaria.
| c. G. Handy says he saw Anderson
Gray in Wichita the other day and
Anderson told him that he was going
to have back every acre of land he lost
in Sumner county. Gray's nerve
seems to grow with his age.-Conway
Springs Star.
John Forney, son Of Col. J. W. For
ney Of Belle Plaine, returned last
week from Union county, Iowa,
where he had been making his home
for four or five years. He was mar
ried in Iowa Tuesday and brought hi
bride to Kansas with him.
Charles W. Goodwin and Miss A. P
Dennis, both of Geuda Springs, wer,
united in marriage at the office OF th,
probate Judge Tuesday afternoon
the probate Judge officiating. Mr.
| Goodwin is the man Sam Smith at
tempted to assassinate last fall.
Mrs. L. NJ. Ratekin came in from
Kansas City Tuesday morning
where she had been visiting her sol
for some time. After spending th
day with friends in this city, Sd,
returned to her home with her son
Henry Ratekin, at South Haven.
The Arkansas river was declared b,
congress some years ago, to be nav
igable stream. A boat went up ant
down the river pulling snags and re
moving other distractions. Congres
was right. The channel is still nav
igable for wagons and PEDESTRIANS
Mulvane Record.
Frank Collins, an emplOye Of Whit
field & Lichtenberger's barber shop
was united in marriage to Mis-
Tillie Zimmerman last evening. Th,
ceremony was performed by tn,
probate Judge at his residence in tn
First ward, at s o'clock. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Collins will reside in the city.
Phil MOltz and family were her,
Wednesday enrOute home TO KiOwt
from a visit TO their old home il
Pana, Ill. Mr.. Moltz is an old tim
friend of Charlie Weddle Of this city
whom he had not seen for thirt,
years until that morning, when the,
accidentally met at the union depot
J. Candy, deputy United State
marshal who has charge of all th
territory west Of the Rock Islanl
road in Oklahoma, was here yesterda,
on the track of man, who i
wanted for numbering rancher nea
Woodward, OF, few weeks ago