People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-17

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| the Christian Church enjoyed
picnic at Coles grove, northwest Of
the city Friday. A large crowd went
out that morning.
L. W. Balding has rented the Drop.
erty just vacated by j. L. KiSe. He is
lexpected in from Augusta tonight
with his household goods. His fam
| lywiIl drive through.-JOurnal, 10th.
Frank Six returned from New Mex
leo last week. He is looking SOME.
what improved 10 health. Should his
condition get any worse, Mr.. Six will
remove with his family to that coun-
TRY.
Miss Mae Gilmore, teacher ln the
public schools Of Salt Lake City,
Utah, Unexpectedly arrived in the
city Thursday TO spend her vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. H.
Gilmore.
While at ArgOnis Wednesday Rev.
10. L. Smith, pastor Of the Christian
church OF this city, united 10 mar
rage Hon. R. D. Brown, a prominent
Kansas City lawyer, and Miss Maude
Springer Of ArgOnia.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. S. Dunkin Of High
land, OF, arrived in town Thursday
morning from Conway Springs, where
they had been harvesting their cherry
crop. They returned home Friday
morning, accompanied by their
daughter, Mrs. Fred L. Naugle.
A charter has been issued to the
Kansas and Oklahoma Grain, Coal
and Live Stock company of South
Haven. Capital stock, $4,000. Direc.
tors: B. O'Hare, W. P. Hunter, ]. S.
Davis, G. K. McProud, l. A. Foy and
Henry Attick, Of South Haven, and
]. W. Neil, Of Rock Falls, O.. T.
W. A. Rem, the real estate agent,
returned Thursday evening from a
tifty-mile drive through the southern
part of the county. He says he didn't
see patch of wheat larger than his
office room that was down. All the
wheat looks as fine as can be. 1t is
ripening very fast with this hot, dry
weather.
Sam Pierce, the bOOtblack at Gil
bert & Mitchell's barber shop, was
united in marriage to Miss Matte
Goodwin, a charming girl Of Perth, at
the home of her parents last Monday
evening by Rev. j. W. Mclaughlin.
Sammie has brought his bride to this
city and is living with her on West
Lincolh avenue.
J.S.Greenwade of Hunnewell, was in
the city Thursday on his return from
Kansas City, where he has been with
a shipment OF hogs. Mr.. Greenwade
gives encouraging reports OF the
wheat crop in the vicinity Of Hume
well. He says much Of it is down,
but that it will likely straighten up
before harvest time.
A gentleman down from Belle
Plaine Thursday tells Of a scandal up
there which has set that usually quiet
little town wild with excitement. 1t
is the same old story Of a faithless
wife, the unexpected return OF a husb-
and and the subsequent confessions Of
the woman in which she connects the
names Of dozen prominent citizens.
The particulars in the case are too
rank for calculation.
Eugene Barrett, the tall sycamore
OF the Arkansas, came over from Ok.
ford last Thursday with an English
pipe In his mouth and a safety pin
adjoining his Partisan necktie. Bar
rett is fresh from the influence Of
New York swell society and shows the
effects of eastern snobbery quite
plainly. He has been In the eastern
metropolis for some time reading
BlackstOne's Commentaries and study
ing the latest fashions in gentlemen's
dress. He is thinking Of locating in
the west somewhere, but does not
know whether he will engage in the
law business or open a fashion bureau,
The survivors OF Banker Person Of
Belle Plaine, are Jennie H. Person,
his wife, and two children, Clark R.
Person, aged 3 years, and Milton H.
Person. aged nine months. In his
will, which has been sent to Quincy,
Ill.,, to be sworn to by j. D. Justice
and S. Love Justice, the only wit.
nesses to the instrument, be expresses
a desire to have his wife appointed
executrix Of his estate, which con-
sists Of a 5000 life insurance policy
In her favor and another policy in
which his brother Is named as bene.
hciary. To one Of his children he be-
queaths watch AMI diamond ring; to
the other he gives $40 in money.
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