People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-21

Nt4 N'iOuhO SYudl w UuIe6 UluleS Uue /
sum he may have been injured by
such blacklisting.
}. Sam Brown has been appointed |
receiver Of the defunct First National |
bank of Helena, Mont, which failed
recently. This bank had a capital
stock of $SOO,OOO; surplus, 100000;
deposits, s759,OOO; loans, s738,OOO.
Secretary Humphrey has secured
the Alba Haywood Concert Co.. for
February 10. They come highly
recommended by the press and public.
They will also appear before the lee
ture clubs at Wichita and Winfield.
1t is said that Editor C B. Macdon-
aid of the Oxford Register, is getting
ready to take another stroll, and the
Register is for sale. He has interests
in California which demand his atten.
tiOn and he may locate on the Pacific
slope.
Following people were down from
Belle Plaine Monday, witnesses in the
case of the State Of Kansas VS.. John
Jackson and "Bate" Hastie: o. NJ.
Cross, l. D. Nipple, R. VandewOrk,
Benjamin Vandework and John Ed
rington.
A brother of Ed Callahan, who was
arrested in Wichita Saturday morn
ing on the charge of rape, came down
from Wichita Monday morning to visit
him at the Jail and look after a bond
for his appearance at the trial, Janu.
ary %.
Mr., and Mrs. John Peasants CT Ell
PasO, ILL.,, arrived in the city Friday
night from NickersOn, Kan, on their
wedding tour, to spend a few days
visiting their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Frantz. They departed for Ell
PasO Tuesday morning.
The Barney O'Conner liquor case
in district court has been continued
until the I'd Of February on account
of O'COnner's inability to be present.
lie was kicked on the leg by hOlSe a
short while ago and is suffering Sc
Verely from the injury.
The folly of prejudice is frequently
shown by people who prefer to suffer
for years rather than try an advertised
remedy. The millions who have no
such notions, take Ayers Sarsaparilla
for blood diseases, and are cured. So
much for common sense.
Chancellor Snow will lecture before
the County Teachers association in
this city on the afternoon of January
80 A lecture will also be delivered
at the auditorium at night by the
Chancellor, to which an admission fee
of probably ten cents will be charged.
The revival at Mount Carmel is as
suming quite large proportions. The
singing is first class; congregations
are III full sympathy with every part
of the services and quite a number
have manifested a definite interest.
The prospects for a good meeting are
very encouraging. M
Ellen Beach Yaw wants a date here
on February 2. Secretary Humphrey
tried TO change the date for the
CouthOui Concert Co., which comes
on the first, to make room for Miss
Yaw, but the bureau wouldn't bulge
and Miss Yaw will likely not come on
account of the proximity of dates.
Mrs. William Collins died at her
home in Belle Plaine Tuesday of
consumption, She was a sister of
Mrs. jack Hastie, living east of this
city, and Mrs. James Linn of this
city. Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock and
interment made in the Belle Plaine
cemetery.
County Superintendent McLaugh-
lin'haS appointed Prof. Bear conductor,
and Prof. Butcher instructor of the
county normal institute. Profs. Mas
} sey of Belle Plaine, l. E. Swain of
Caldwell, and o. a. Holiday will be
teachers at the next session. The
teacher for the primary department
has not yet been decided upon.
Lon Barber, C. Surge, Clyde Reed,
]. W. Hatfield, Andy Owen, Peter
Hatfield, Albert Shay, o. R. Funk,
G. B. McAllister, DR.. Bartlett, VIM.
LODgSide, E. E. Crouch, W. M. We'll
ter, ]. Byron Cain, Chris Lapath,
Mrs. Carey and Miss Sutherland were
down from Belle Plaine Tuesday, wit
nesses in the case of the State of Kan
: sas vs.. Lapath.
A Chicago furniture salesman, in
! conversation with Wellington mer-
chant Tuesday, relative to the letter
published elsewhere in the VOICE
/ from c. c. Curtis, stated that his
: house had representatives in Michi.
? gan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas and Nebraska, and that the
t percentages of sales, quantity and
T quality of goods sold, sent in nv tho