People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-06

thing is soaked up into lub-lOly
and all that is needed now for a time
is a little quiet SunShiny weather and
things will hump themselves as never
befOre.-NeW Era.
Blood is thicker than water. Pure
blood is the secret of health. There
is nObetter preparation to improve the
blood and prOlOng life than BeggS'
blood purifier and blood maker. H.F.
Smith, druggist. 4t7
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Hitchcock, Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Hitchcock and S. W.
Pierce of MOnett, Mo, left Tuesday
morning for California to be gone
several weeks on a combined business
and pleasure trip.
Carey Tilbury, assessor of South
Haven township, Fred Orr, assessor
of Springdale, Gabe Moore, assessor of
Gore, and w. H. c. Osterloh, assessor
of Creek, made their returns to the
county clerk Monday.
j. L, GOedrum. of Mayfeld, and
Mr., and Mrs. j. W. Num- of Mayfeld,
and Mrs. James Num- of Arson, left
Wednesday night for a months visit
to old scenes in and about Bowling
Green and Glasgow, KY.
7, W. Chitwood of Conway Springs,
brought sample twig from his peach
orchard to this city Tuesday morning.
Five peaches were growing from the
same blossom. He says this is a COM
mon thing in his part Of the county.
c. A. Slaughter of Indiana, was in
the city Sunday with seven cars of
fine cattle. Five of the cars con.
tained registered bulls. They were
unlOaded here for feeding and taken
to Clarendon, Tex, that night for
stock purposes.
We are informed that, owing to
certain complications that have
arisen, the change in Judge Bur-
nette's court stenOgraphers will not
be made until after this term Of
court. Mr.. Davis successor will be
Wendell Mclaughlin of Wichita.
Rev. E. A. HOyt preached the first of
a series of Sunday evening sermons on
"The Drama of WOrld' at the ME-
church Sunday night. His subject was
Creation" and he handled it in a
: most able manner. The series prom
ises to be very interesting and in
structive.
j. R. Jones, manager Of the side
J show of Mcmahon Bros circus, with
his wonderful trained dog, was in the
city Tuesday on his way to Har-
per to visit friends. The Mcmahon
circus was sold in Wichita the other
day and will be consolidated with the
,, Walter L. Main show.
Judge and Mrs. ]. A. Ray returned
Saturday from Kansas City. Mrs.
Ray is much improved in health.
She has been under the constant care
of DR.. ]. D. Griffith at the St. Joseph
hospital in Kansas City, for a number
of weeks. DR.. Griffith is an eminent
surgeon and Mrs. Rays restoration to
health is due largely to his skill.
Harvey Taylor, a seyenteen-year-
old boy, was thrown from a buggy
while driving north of Belle Plaine
Sunday afternoon and both legs were
broken. He was rendered unconscious
by the accident and has been in a
| comatOse state ever since. 1t is
D feared that he will die. His residence
is three miles north Of Belle Plaine.
, Someone entered the barn of W. Fl.
! Vols on South Washington avenue
Sunday night. and stole sorrel horse
I worth about $50. No clue to the thief.
: The barn was entered from an alley
door that was seldom used. The hal
ter was unbuckled and left hanging
: where it was tied that evening. 1t
was impossible to tell from the tracks
: which direction the horse was taken
: after being stolen.