People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-12

rant. His TRIAL occurs thursday at
Pawnee and Mr.. Shaver will be
present with requisitiOn papers to
bring the young man back to Kansas
to answer to the charge against him.
klncaid's horse was stolen from his
farm near Corbin on the Goth Of July.
Miss Lizzie Hirons writes from
Fort Wayne, Ind, to her sister, Mrs.
Charles Lynch, that she expects to
reach Wellington about the 18th inst.
on an extended visit to her friends
in this city. This will be welcome
news to Miss Lizzie's many friends in
Wellington.
R. j. Lamb Of Mitchell, OAK, is
here on a visit to his brother and rela
tiveS near the city. Mr.. Lamb SAYS
things are quite prosperous in Dakota
this year, more rain having fallen
than in any year in the past ten.
They will get large yield of corn in
Dakota this year.
W. NJ. Ferguson returned Friday
from Eureka, where he took a train
load OF 3-year.old cattle which he sold
for s35 per head. Mr.. Ferguson re.
ports crops north Of Eureka in very
poor condition, the corn needing rain
badly. South and west Of Eureka
the corn is in good condition.
! Mrs. Guella Elma Green died at her
home in the Quaker settlement near
Arson Wednesday, the 4th. She was
aged 81 years. The burial took place
next day at noon in Greencastle Gem.
etery at Arson. The funeral was
preached by Rev. Ezra Spencer of this
city that morning at II o'clock.
The only chance to get to Yelling
ton from here by way of the railroads
was knocked out by the change Of the
Missouri Pacific time card last Sun
day. The morning freight for the
east now leaves here too late to con-
meet with the Rock Island morning
passenger for the sOuth.-COnway
Springs Star.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Garland and
daughter returned last Thursday from
d swing around Colorado, Arizona,
Utah, California, Oregon, Washing
ton, Montana, Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin. They visited all the principal
cities and sights in these states and
came back greatly rejuvenated. They
were absent from the city more than
five weeks.
Miss Clara Lawrence's bicycle was
damaged Friday night, being run over
by a horse and buggy driven by Mrs.
Z. ID. Getter. Mrs. Getter's horse be-
came somewhat unruly at the corner
OF Washington and Harvey avenues
and dashed into crowd of lady bicy.
clists. Miss Lawrence narrowly
escaped injury by jumping from her
bicycle. The wheel was damaged
considerably.
Mrs. Joseph Thralls and children
returned Friday night from an outing
In the mountains. MIR. Thralls will
not return for two Ur three weeks.
He is looking around Cripple Greek
aud other mining towns in Colorado
Mr.. and Mrs. Thralls travelled exten.
siveIy throughout Colorado, Utah and
other western states. The children
visited friends at Denver while Mr.
and Mrs, Thralls Travelled 10 the
west.
6. W. Hilton of this city, has q
copy of the Kingston, Ulster Co.,
| my. Gazette Of the issue OF January
4, 1900. The paper is peculiar for its
typographical execution. IL is wei
preserved, the name of Mr.. Hilton.
! great grandfather, R. N. Hilton, whC
was a subscriber to it, being easily
traceable on the margin. Mr.. Hilton
has many family relics, one Of which
is letter written by General Grant
To his father.
Santa Fe water service men were
here few days ago making prelimin-
airy arrangements for supplying the
road with water in case the water
works shut down. Many Of the rail
readers, however, believe the water
company is only running large sized
bluff on the city and that the com
pany will finally accept the city's
proposition TO trade two years back
taxes for their claim OF unpaid water
rentals and $500. per year for fire
protection in the future.
Mrs. W. W. Davenport, living on
West Lincoln avenue near the Rock
Island tracks, accidentally burned up
a s. bill last Friday morning. The
night before she awOke from her
sleep and heard someone talking near
the house. Fearing robbery she got
up and rut what money was in the
house in a straw bed tick. There