People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-11

question. The threatening weather
no doubt kept many away.
Henry Walter of Mount Vernon,
Ind, arrived in the city Saturday
night to accept position as baker
for Joe COnnor. Mr.. Walter is an old
cEum Of the Mount Vernon boys now
living in Wellington, and consequent
ly feels much at home here.
The speediest aud most reliable
remedy for all arrangements of the
throat and lungs is Ayers Cherry
PectOral. This wonderful prepara-
tiOn checks coughs, inducing refresh
ing sleep, and affords great relief, even
in the advanced stages of consumption.
Jack Love, prominent Democratic
politician Of Woodward, D. T., was in
the city Tuesday on his way home
from Guthrie, where he had been lob
bying in the interest of western Okla
hOma, Love was defeated for sheriff
Of Woodward county at the recent
election.
]. W. BOgart, formerly Of Guelph
township, this county, now Of Green
wood county, came in on Monday.
He raised 1000 bushels of corn last
year, fed it to forty head Of hogs and
lost all but six Of the hogs with chOl.
era. He will be here a few days On
business.
VIM. Rutz has purchased the west
half of section "a, the northwest quar-
ter of section 32, and the southeast
quarter Of section 80, all in Chikaskia
township, Of W. A. Haynes and wife,
the consideration being Sl2,SOO. As
has been stated heretofore, real estate
is on the move in Sumner county.
Ralph Folks returned Monday night
from quite an extensive trip through
the Territory looking up old friends.
He has made up his mind to remain
here year or two, and has resigned
his position at San Francisco. He
went to Milan on Tuesday to stay
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Folks.
A call has been issued for a Repub-
iican convention to be held on the 22d
inst, for the purpose of nominating a
Republican city ticket, Primaries
will be held in the different wards a
week from Friday. First ward is en-
titled to I delegates, Second ward 5,
Third ward Il, Fourth ward u, and
Fifth ward 5.
Miss Blanche Fuss and j. NJ. Rich
ards will give an elocutionary enter.
tainment at the Presbyterian church,
Rome, on Saturday evening, March
18th. Their entertainment at Perth
was pronounced the best ever held in
that town, and to quote from their
bill "you will miss good thing if you
fail to attend" ~
A number of the friends of Gardner
Stearns, father of Mrs. ]. G. Camp.
bell and Mrs. c. E. Hitchcock, pleas
antly surprised him at the home of
c. E. Hitchcock Saturday evening, in
honor OF his 10Th birthday. Mr..
Stearns has been visiting his daugh-
ters here for several weeks. He lives
in Cleveland, o.
Elder NJ. E Harlan, in his church
paper, the Christian Courier, at Atch.
isOn, recounts the advent of a new son
into their family circle as follows:
THE editor and family have taken
up their residence with Paul Mclean
Harlan. Master Paul arrived Monday
evening, February Sth, and immedi-
ately took possession of the household.
He and his mother are both doing
we'll"
W. NJ. Ferguson came in from Col.
orado Monday, where he had been
buying and shipping cattle. He sold
l5O head to James Haston of Alden,
Kan; 325 head to Osborn & Huckle. |
bridge of Eureka; l5O head to W. Hafey
of UtOpa, aud brought four Car loads !
to Wellington with him. Mr.. Fergus
on reports cattle veiy scarce and high
10 Colorado, and be is through buying
in that section for the present.
Iue city council passed an Ordi- |
nance Monday eve turning the sl55. 81 |
received from the state insurance
commissioner into the hands of the
treasurer of the Firemen's Relief
association. The ordinance required
that accident policies of $1,000 each
be taken out in favor of the several
members of the fire company, the
premiums on such to be paid from the
fund turned over to Treasurer Deshler
The council had lots of fun Tuesday
night with a high hat ordinance in
troduced by Mayor Savage. 1t pru.
vided penalty against the manage
ment of places Of amusement where
hats or headgear, of anv kind wos