People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02

John Richardson returned from the
east Tuesday. He had been buying
goods for Richardson & Co.
Six hundred dollars has been sub
Scrlbed toward the building of
Methodist church at Mayfeld.
The Conway Springs Star places an
estimate of the wheat yield for Sum-
ner county at 5,06S, 800 bushels.
James Sparks of Conway Springs,
was visiting friends and tranSacting
business in the city Wednesday.
&C. Curtis returned Monday night
from Buffalo, NY, where he at
tended the national GAR. reunion.
Hunnewell has au amateur neWspa-
| per. 1t is called the Reporter" and
is conducted by Miss Reed of Null
Yane.
Extras continue to go out as fast as
they can get crews together. The
! STOCK rush is livening up in great
shape.
Miss Viola Platt has secured the
Austin school at S35 per month. Miss
Josie Robinson has the Rosebud
school.
Beggs' Diarrhea Balsam, is a purely
vegetable compound, and cures where
all Others fail. We keep it'll. f.
Smith. TIA.
The civil docket for the September
term of district court contains l29
cases. The criminal docket contains
eight cases.
Receiver B. j. Sheridan went to
ArgOnia Wednesday to look after
the interests of the defunct ArgOnia
State bank.
Miss Lille Porter departed over
the Rock Island Tuesday morning for
Chicago, to resume her work with the
Home Mission society,
Mrs. Mary H. Peter, mother of Mrs.
FredWedekin, went tOWinield Friday
night TO visit friends aud attend the
Methodist camp meeting.
At present the whole world is
wondering at the tremendous sales
and desirable effects Of BeggS' German
oalve. H. f. Smith, druggist. tl24
Word comes to the city by letter
that Frank EiChelberger is danger
OuSly i'll with typhoid fever at Harri-
son, O. His death is looked for.
Mrs. Lee and daughter, Edith, re-
turned last Saturday from Winfield,
where they had been visiting friends
and attending the camp meeting.
Mrs. H. c. Freeman of Ma field, was
in the city Wednesday looking for
boarding place for her children, who
will attend the county high school.
Miss Mabel WoOdcock left Monday
night for her home in Arkansas Ci;y,
aftel an extended visit in the city
with her sister, Mrs. H. w. Giamann.
The Illinois township cOrresp n lent
thinks the threshing machine did as
much to help prosperity along in
Kansas as the enactment of the Ding
ley bill.
En0CE Piatt of Harmon township
sends US few samples of the best
pears we ever saw in this country.
The late rains have brought them out
wonderfully.
Over two thousand miners in the
vicinity of Nelsonville, O., are vir-
tually without a bite to eat. Over
two hundred OF them are sick as a
consequence.
r. M. Heasty, Sr., of Chikaskia
township, was in Tuesday looking
for house to rent. He will send
his children to the county high school
this winter.
For farm loans, personal and chat.
tel loans, call on John T. Stewart at
the Wellington National Bank, We'll
lington, Kansas, for lowest rates and
best privileges. 32tf
1t is said that the bicyclsts of
Caldwell will put out ticket Of their
Cwn at the next municipal election,
their object being the repeal of that
bike ordinance.
Miss Mona Tubbs left for Marion
yesterday to take charge of a dress.
cutting school at that place. The
school here will continue under the
direction Of Miss King.
Ringling Bros famous and popular
circus represents a cash investment
Of s3,7O00,0O0. The cost of operating
this stupendOuS enterprise will be
over 81, 2OO, 900 this season.
DR.. A. Branaman has about finished
packing his household goods, aud he
and his family will leave Friday or
Saturday for Kansas City, Kan. where
they will make their future home.
Ringing Bros. present a genuine
geological novelty this season in a
pair OF pule white polar bears, which
attract unlimited attention from all
who visit this biggest of all big shows.
The rental agents are enjoying an
unusually lively demand for houses
at present. Dwellings in the Fourth
ward are especially in demand on
account of the County High school.
The advance agent of Ringling
Bros. circus Monday recalled the
fact that their last visit to Welliug.
ton was on the day before the i'll.
: fated cyclone. The twister swept