People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28

new music, which Will PROBABLY be
secured by next Tuesday evening, to
which time the meeting was ad-
iourned. The union will not meet
next Monday evening on account Of
the Couthoui Concert Co. at the
auditorium.
Eli Macy, an old resident Of Sum-
ner county, died at his home three
miles south and one mile west Of town |
Monday morning at o'clock, aged |
73 years. He was the father of Mrs. |
Jacob MYer. He had resided in this
county seventeen years, was an old |
soldier and one Of the foremost men
Of the county in days gone by. Fun
eral services will be held at the resi-
dence tomorrow.
Lapath, the Belle Plaine man who
was sentenced to thirty days in Jail
yesterday for RESISTING the officers
while trying to get him to work out
his poll tax some months ago, notified
Webb Davis Monday that he had
badge belonging to him in his posses
sion. Davis went up to the jail and
recovered solid gold fire pin, which
was lost last summer. Lapath had
found it and carried it until yesterday,
giving as his reason for not return
ing it sooner that this was his first
trip to Wellington since the pin was
found.
At the cabinet and business meet
ing Of the EpwOrth League last even
ing, E. E Brown was elected presi-
dent to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Miss Mary Schwinn.
At this meeting it was decided that
the minimum age of children entering
the Junior League be placed at seven
years. This decision was made be-
cause the course of study laid down
for the Juniors was too hard for
children under that age. Mrs. Fred
Van Wagner was elected 70 represent
the EpwOrth League on the library
board, Miss Schwinn having resigned.
Bauman Brothers sold the Indiana
bakery to Albert Solomon of Denver.
Mr.. Solomon was formerly pastry cook
for the Hotel Albany at Denver. His
father, Hardy Solomon of Wichita,
will be associated with him a few
months until improvements are COM
pleted at the bakery. Mr.. Bauman
will not leave the city altogether, as
he has considerable interests here,
but expects TO look up location in
some large city. The Bauman boys
have always proven to be enterpising
business men, and Wellington can i'll
afford to lose their active business
associations.
Prof. Bear has received word that
Chancellor Snow will be here to lee.
ture tur1ay afternoon, taking the
subject, "Higher Education by the
State" The lecture will be delivered
in the auditorium which will be dark.
ened and lighted by gas that the chan.
cellor may exhibit to the best advant.
age some of the interesting objects
taken from the museum of the State
university. The lecture will be free
to all who desire to attend. Prof.
Snow is one of the noted men of Kan
sas, and the people should not miss
this rare opportunity to hear the
erudite chancellor Of the State uni
versity in his lecture Saturday after
noon. He will not lecture at night,
as at first supposed.
Billy Bolton was In The city
TueSdayon his way home to Wood
ward from Hutchinson and Wichita.
where he had been rounding up the
cattlemen for the Live Stock conven.
tiOn, which meets at Woodward Feb
ruary 9 and 10. Unusual interest is
being taken in the next meeting of
the Oklahoma Live Stock convention.
These conventions are the principal
events in the life of border towns, and
are attended by cattlemen from far
and near. They always bring togeth-
er men of great wealth and enterprise,
and result In great good to the cattle
raising industry. An excellent pro-
gram has been arranged for the next
meet, and the convention will wind
: up with a grand ball at the Woodward
opera house on the night Of February
10.
The attorney fees in the case Of O.
P. Michaels VS.. the Southern Kansas
Railway Co., were paid Monday,
Judge Halsell aud Judge Ray each le.
: ceiying s2,l0O as one-half of the
= total damages received from the rail-
j road. This case had been in court
since May I, 1887. o. P. Michaels
o was brakemanin the employ of the
Southern Kansas. On April 7, 1887,
!, he was struck by aswitch stand ln the
yards at LOngton, sustaining injuries
. of the head and spine. Halsell & Ray
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