People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-09
LOCAL EVENTS.


from Ashton Tuesday on business III
probate court.
The revival meetings being con-
ducled by Elder ID. L. BrOaddus al
Rome closed last night.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John AmOerg Sunday evening. AL
concerned are doing well.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Van Horn were
10 from their farm near May field Mon.
lay shopping aud visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cline and Mrs.
Nancy Layne went TO HayeSvllie
Wednesday to visit awhile. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cline expect TO return TO their
home 10 Ind.ana the latter part OF
this month.
Willis X. Folks left Monday eve
ming for Old Mexico on business. He
will be absent two or three weeks and
promises to send the VOICE some
interesting communications from the
City OF Mexico.
John Nichols, an old soldier living
On South Washington avenue, died az
$40 o'clock Wednesday, Of chronic
Brlght'S disease Of the kidneys. He
was about so years OF age and leaves d
wife to mourn his loss. The arrange
meDts for the funeral have not been
made yet.
G, W, Ewing, eA.llstrict clerk Of
Sumner county, Kan, stopped over
night with Nj. W. Rice Wednesday, Oh
his way to Guthrie to place bid on
The farm OF Ell r. House, deceased,
which sold at Sheriif's sale at Guthrie
the oath Inst. Mr.. Rice accompanied
Mr.. Ewing TO the capital city.-Mar
shall (O.T.,) Record.
Fred Andre was here Monday from
Creek township, and reports the
wheat looking fine in his section. j.
HollingSwOrth OF Walton township,
the opposite extreme corner OF the
county, was here also, aud brought
the same cheering report from his
section. The late snow and sleet
came in way to the crop a world NJ
good. Favorable weather from now
on will undoubtedly bring a bouDtiiul
harvest In 1928.
The infant son OF Mir. and Mis-. Ii.
w. Glamann died Sunday afternoon
at 4 O'clock, Of inflammation uf tue
bowels, aged lwenty-siY days. Tue
funeral services were held from the
family residence on South B,aiue
street Tuesday afternoon at2O'clOck,
conducted by Rev. B, F. Pugh, pastor
Of the Lutheran Evangelical church
OF this city. lnterWent was made
In Prairie Lawn cemeIC,v.
NJ. Carriger u South Haven town.
snip, WAS in tue city Tuesday. de
says his coal shaft is down 240 feet
and shows unmisLakabie Indications
Of coal. There ought to be some surt
Of an organization formed TO aid Mr.
| COrriger in developing his coal prop
trty, IL is barely possible that there
Is an lneXhaustbe supply Of coal al
our door for which Sumner COuEty /.
sending away thousands of dollars
annually.
Cards are out announcing the ap
preaching marriage Of Miss Clara A
HeSketL Of Tins city, TO Mr.. Albert
Bu:chell, to occur at the home Of tn,
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. }. r.
Heskelt, on North b street, Tuesday
, December III, at o'clock D N. Mr.
Burchell is a barber at Clearwater
Sedgwlck county. The bride to be- IS
a most estimable and accomplished
I young lady, who has many aImirer,
in this city and county.
The number Ofra56iJ scalpS receive,
at the county clerks Office Monica,
was 5000, fur WGjcu $50 in bounty va,
paid. The total HUmber of scalps lie
ceived since the bounty was offered
IS 1850, representing a cost 10 tn,
county Of S540 t1r these pests. Ii
: would reqIl"e three box cars to trans
port tie carcaSsts uf these rabbits Il
the starving people in New York. 4
box car will hold between seven AM
eight thousand rabbits.
Elder ThOs. II. POpplewell arrived
IA the city from Independence, Mo.
Wednesday on his way TO the Strai
and Randall school house, TO begin
series OF revival meetings. He vii
remain in thectunty a week or tw
engaged ia religious work. Elre
Puppjewell has sold his Primlilv
. Christian to Rev W. +. Parmiter q
HarNeyville- Kas-, and the paper vii
oe removed from Panama, Nsb., bacl
: 20 Kansas.
Ralph Alien, s0n Of Jake Allen, ha
bought half interest il Mckee
poultry business and the firm vii
hereafter read Mckee & Allen. Thi
> bdou6iing Of force and ital vii
i1riDg this tuStitutiOn to D. ,Orefron
l'ef Wellingtons business ,nterprIses
dew people have proper conception
'ef the large proportions TO which IN
/, poultry business has grown In thi
]'countty. Mckee has carried 90
wonderful trade and with the add
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