People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
Ex-WelIingtonians in the West.

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lived here. The majority of then
are doing well in The west and are en-
joying good health.
"Nibs" Guthrie is living at Sal
Lake City. At present he is doin
nothing, but has a couple of GOO
tAings in view. He is depending Of
ex-senator Thomas to get him an ap
polntment as deputy United State
marshal.
Will Mitchell, who used to max,
his living here by a pack of cards, i
now half owner in a patent gold anal
gamator. He is said 10 be doin.
fairly well with it, They have sole
several amalgamators-one at Greer
River, one in Provo, one at Mercer
and one at a mining town in Montana
They sell for $500 each.
Gene Traughber, who used TO b
connected with the lOwly Wellington
dailies in yeats gone by, is now court
reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune
He is married, living 10 comfortable
residence and is drawing a gooC
salary.
Clarence Patterson, carpenter who
helped to build good many of the
substantial structures in Wellington
is working at his trade in Salt Lake
City.
W. S. DeArmond, who used to work
for Murphy & Carroll seven or eight
years ago, now owns a transfer wagon
at Salt Lake and is doing well. His
son, Raymond, runs a moving van
and is enjoying a fair article of pros.
perity also.
Louie Ditman, who lived here in an
early day, runs saloon on one of the
principal business streets of Salt
Lake City,
Sam Adams, who until a month or
so ago, waited on the trade at the
Racket, is driving milk wagon at
Salt Lake, receiving s2j a month and
board.
Ike Dotfelneyer, who used to gyrate
around Wellington, Belle PLANE and
Wichita and associate with John II.
Stewart at this point of the circle,
has a swell barber shop at salt Lake
City.
George Metcalf, who used to work
for Tom Hickman when the latter
conducted barber shop under the
Sumner National bank, has the swell.
est baroer shop in Colorado Springs.
1t iShandsomely furnished and sup
piled with hydraulic chairs.
Tom Hickman is working at the
barber trade in Denver. His wife is
employed by the Golden Eagle Dry
Goods Co. as saleslady.
Charlie McMillen is practicing law
in Denver. He has an elegant office
in the Massachusetts building on
Seventeenth street.
j. G. McMillen, who used to run a
barber shop where Jimmie Mason now
holds forth, has barber shop in Den.
YER. His daughter, Anna McMillen,
is employed by the Denver Dry Goods
Co. as saleslady.
Al Woods ruDS a grocery store and
meat market at Sth west / north
Temple street, Salt Lake. Clarence
FlandrO is employed 10 the store.
Mr.. Woods is enjoying a good trade,
Charlie Hoffman is superintendent
OF the Inter-MOuntain Salt & Rein.
ing Co. He married Dutch" Miller's
daughter at Pond Creek, OF, last
fall.
Grant hamilton, who used to work
with the Welliugtonian along in the
SOS, is operating a linotype on the
Salt Lake Herald.
Charlie Morse is enjoying an extern
sive law practice 10 Salt Lake City.
He is rapidly forging bis way to the
front as one of the leading lawyers OF
the west.
Joe Price is living a retired life in
Salt Lake City. His daughter, Miss
Anna, is employed as teacher in the
public schools. Walter Price is work.
ing in butcher shop.
Ed l.. Carpenter was a telegraph
operator here in an early day. He is
now superintendent of the sales de-
partment Of the Pleasant Valley Coal
Co., with headquarters 10 the govern.
ment building at Salt Lake City.
NJ. V. b. Holmes is connected with
a retail grocery store on Fifteenth
street, in Denver.
j. E. Barnes, who was a painter
and paper hanger here until last JAN
uary, is now at Denver following his
trades.
Mrs. John Smith and children, who
left here in February, now reside at
1856 Santa Fe street, Denver. They
are living comfortably.
Harry Addison, formerly a barber
at the Arlington hotel here, is now in
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