People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18

wall over Tile flgnb eye was taken
up January 18th by W. H. Tucker
wellington. Owner can have by pay
ing for feed and this notice. 4t2;
A house on the Jack Massey farm
just north of Conway Springs, Wa.
burned last week. 1t was occupied
by Rev. Kerr, the Christian minister
Nearly all of his household goods were
destroyed.
School report blanks
for sale at the VOICE
office.
The firm of Gelbach & Wynn, doing
general merchandise business al
Perth, has been dissolved by mutua
consent, H. A. Welbach, junior mem
Der of the firm, continuing the bust
ness aG Jne old stand.
W. R. Wright of Pond Creek. was il
town Monday morning on his way tC
woodward, called by the serious i'll.
ness of his son, but while here receiv
ed word that his son was much better
and he returned home.
Ira B. Mason left last Thursday fol
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Mason will not
remove his family from Wellington
until he fully decides whether tC
locate permanently in Pennsylvania,
de has position with a prominent
architect and builder.
A drove of cows broke out of the
pen at the Rock Island stock yards
last Friday night and one was killed
by the south-bOund passenger shortly
after dark. Mike Magruder and
Wash Baker held funeral services over
the remains next morning.
There is certain business man in
this city who would make a better
success at his business were it not for
a certain element who persist 10 offer.
ing him whisky. If we are correctly
Informed, someone is likely to get
into trouble if this thingis kept up.
The Eastern Star lodge gave a grand
banquet to Mrs. Fred Fisher and Mrs.
j. c. Davis, Thursday evening, in
honor of their recent affiliation with
that order. The same evening the
Olympian degree Was conferred upon
several candidates, and the members
enjoyed an evening of rare pleasure
and social benefit.
Anderson Gray came down from
Conway Springs Monday morning and
spent the day in the city. He
is looking hale and hearty, and shows
no i'll effects from his confinement in
the penitentiary. He left for Wich-
tia that night and the next morning,
went from there to the Chickashaw
country to engage in the cattle bust.
ness.
Mrs. Sarah A. Mcdowell, wife of
o. H. P. Mcdowell, died at the resi-.
dence OF her son, A. V. Mcdowell, in
Kingfsher, OF, Thursday morning,
after a lingering illness. She was
buried in the Kingfsher cemetery
last Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Mcdowell was former resident
of this county and quite we'll known
here.
| will trade the registered Perche.
ron stallion, Cyclone No. 643S IN. D.
COvell's raising, s years old, weight
1000 pounds, in fine condition, sound
and healthy and good feal-getter for
a stallion of the same breed. Reason
g
Tor trading, all my stock is related to
him. Call on or write VIM. Dugan,
COrbln, Kan. Residence, five miles
east and one south of COrbin. tf23
After the regular prayer meeting
at the Presbyterian church Friday
the business of the annual meeting
was taken up and disposed of. Elders,
deacons and trustees were elected.
Thomas Buttrey, D. A. Espy and
Charles Hood were elected elders.
W. II. Burks was elected deacon. Asa
NJ. Black, Jacob EGgle, W. D. Frantz,
E. Barrett and Seymour Brown were
elected trustees. The church is in a
prosperous condition.
A farmer came in one day last week
and reported to Section Foreman
Mcneil that there was a broken rail
on the main line south of town. Nc
Neil and his gang put in a half day