People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25
GOOD FOR THE MONEY.

WE REPAIR SE7
; ALL RIPS FREE. 4-2 ~
held from the residence of the de-
ceased on the 18th inst. at 3 o'clock
pm, and interment was made in the
cemetery at Rogers. She was %
years of age at the time of her death.
Hosts of Wellington people will mourn
her death,
The BARRIERS of the city held a meet
ing Monday night in ChitwOOd's barber
shop behind closed doors, and the
runner was current on the streets for
awhile that the price of haircuts was
being raised, out it turns out that
they were only deciding to continue
closing their shops at 5 O'Clock each
evening this summer except Satur-
days.
Rev. Frank Talmage of Gainesville.
Tex, who recently purchased the
Staub property on North A street,
was in the city Tuesday and closed a
deal for One-balf interest in the
Oriental secondhand store on South
Washington avenue. Rev. Talmage
returned home this morning. Hewill
take up his residence in this city
about the first of July,
The Wichita Eagle of Tuesday
says that the coroner's jury which ex-
amined the body of Charles Locke of
Conway Springs, who died rather
suddenly and mysteriOusly in Wichita
day or so ago, found that the de.
ceased had come to his death by
poison administered by himself, out
that no improper purpose obtained.
Mr.. Locke was one of tue t'remOst
citizens of Conway SpIngs, and was
well known here. He WAS rember
of the Odd Fellows, A.O.U.W. and
NJ. w. of A. orders. The funeral oc-
Cured Sunday morning.
On Monday afternoon after Judge
Doubleday had listened to the h1beas
corpus proceedings instituted by Mrs.
Almlra DOty to gain possession of her
6-year-Old child from Mr.. and Mrs.
John DOty of Oxford, and had ordered
the Child turned over to its mother,
Mrs. John Doty carried the child
back to the Ask hotel and stripped it
of its dress, hat and gloves. Sheriff
HeSkett at first demonstrated and de-
clared that she should not undreSs
the child, but Mrs. DOty said the
clothes belonged to her and the little
ones neat dress was supplemented
with a SlOuchy, ill-ftting garment.
Mr.. Heskett made the woman return
the child's gloves, however, when it
was turned over to its mother.
General John B. Gordon carries a
large scar on the left cheek under the
eye. 1t is the result of bullet
wound received in the battle of An.
tietam. All of GOrdon's men had
been killed and his own horse had
been shot from under him and he was
weak from the loss of blood flowing
from wounds received in the knee
and calf of the left leg, left arm and
shoulder. He was debating in his
mind whether he would have to quit
when bullet struck him under the
left eye, coming out back of the ear.
The bullet missed the jugular vein
by hairs breadth and was tile gen.
erals narrOwest escape during the
war. He received five wounds during
tnat battle and two in subsequent
engagements.
A San Diego exchange of March Il
says concerning the marriage Of
6lenn Cannon, who is well known to
hosts of Wellingtonians: "The mar.
riage of Glenn Cannon and Miss F.
Wick Clark took place last evening
at the residence of the brides sister,
Mrs. Katherine u. Clark, 1912 Second
street. The ceremony, which was
witnessed by a limited number Of
friends, was performed by Rev. L. NJ.
Hartley. The rooms we're handsome
" decorated with lilies AMI smilax.
the contracting parties standing un.
der canopy Of smilax during the Ger.
emOny. The bride, who has been a
resident of San Diego about siS
months, was attired in white Cuina
silk, with real lace and orange bios
SONS, aud carried bouquet of bride;
roses. The groom was in conven
tional black. He is connected Will
the firm of Knox & Van Raren. anC
Is we'll known and highly esteemed
young business man Of the city,"
The Kansas City Star of Monda,
contains an account of the Academia
death of Albert Ribbing, brother o
| Herman Ribbing, a machiDist in th
! Santa Fe railway shops here, whicl
occurred early Monday morning il
; the Bunker building in Kansas City