People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-04

longest sweet potato ridge in the
world. This is fact. Some enter
prising citizen mas plOwed up the San
ia Fe grade through West Wellington
where the old track was recently
taken up, and has it nearly ready for
planting, The year 1897 will prove
record breaker for Sumner county in
more ways than one.
The SunfOwer club met at the home
of Charles Robinson in the Fourth
ward Thursday and arranged a pro-
gram for the next meeting. An ele-
CANT lunch was served by Mrs. Robin
son and the members enjoyed pleas
ant time. Those present were Mes
danes G. P. Roberts, c. H. Roberts,
]. H. COney, Hurd, T. j. JORDAN;
Misses Bradshaw and Carrie Brooks.
Chuck Adams was put in jail again
Sunday on an old commitment issued
in January, for refusing to work out
his poll tax. He was convicted and
given his liberty to allow him an Op-
portunity TO make the money to pay
the fine and costs, Sl2.7l, but he
skipped town and came back on Sun.
day. He will keep company with
"Billy BOwlegs" until the. foe is
paid.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Lopez enter
tanned few select friends at o'clock
Tea Thursday evening. The hours
we're spent in quiet social amusements
and the evening was made pleasant
by the hospitality of the host and
hostess. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Will D. Frantz, Prof. and Mrs.
H. f. NJ. Bear, B. j. Sheridan, W. H.
Burks, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Lopez,
Miss Myrtle Peasants.
The register of deeds office has ex'
perienced a reminder OF the palmy
days of 'S7 during the past few days.
There have been twenty-nine real es'
tate transfers this week, to say moth
ing Of the chattel mortgage entries
Register Jackson and Deputy FlandrC
say the business of the Office is con
/ stantly increasing. There is no doubt
that Kansas future is in the asCen
dant.-Journal, Friday.
The Union temperance rally at The
ME-. church Sunday eve was we'll al
tended, every available space in tn,
edifice being occupied. Revs. o. L
Smith Of the Christian church, E. A
Hoyt of the Methodist church, and R
A. Hoffman, field secretary of tn
State Temperance union, delivere,
short addresses. Mr.. Hoffman raises
considerable money while in the cit
for use in the campaign against Kin
Alcohol.
|. A.G.Haltiwanger left Monday morr
ing for Columbia, SC, to look up
location. This is Mr.. Haltiwanger'
old home and he expects to perma
nently remain there. Mrs. Halt
wanger and son will remain in We
, lingtOn and Winfield until next fal
when they expect to leave for Colum
bia to reside. We are sorry to Sc
; this estimable family leave WellinI
ton, but wish them long life an
; prosperity in their southern home.
W. N. Ferguson has been handlir
great many cattle lately. He brOugt
300 head from Pueblo, Rocky For
and Fowler, COL, Monday morning
for feeding on his Slate creek reserv'
He sold H. B. Towers, of Kansas Cit.
the same number Monday, and di
posed of $50 head to James Ashton
of Sterling. Wednesday morning b
brought 100 additional feeders frOl
, Kansas City aud sold 200 head to j
| Porter at Towanda, Kansas. NJ
Ferguson reports cattle very scare
) and high 10 Colorado. Butcher Gait
> were bought at Newton last week an
shipped to Leadville, Colorado Sprinl
and Denver, Colorado.
The lectures given by Prof. L.
) Dyche, the celebrated explorer al
hunter, at the high school auditoriu
Saturday afternoon and at night, we
: largely attended by the young and Il
u old. Prof. Dyche's lecture to Il
D children 10 the afternoon on "Wi
Animals and Their Haunts," was
most interesting as well as instruc
D i've lecture, and the young Peep
g thoroughly enjoyed the talk al
:, prohted much by it. AT night Il
a professor exhibited some one hundr
g aud fifty stereopticon views taxi
:, while on his recent Alaskan yoyae
e He carried the audience with hi
z through his perilous trip throu
y Cooks inlet and into the wonderf
IS mountain range where he found t