People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-03

ilOOd lllo take, easy 10 operate. &c.
with the new light, is being used on
night train No. I, between Kansas
City and Topeka. The light works to
perfection.
Mesdames L. NJ. and Henry Rate
kin, and Dan Ratekin and Miss Dora
LaVance returned to their homes in
South Haven Saturday evening.
Beggs' Little Giant Pills cures
constipation, sick headache, and the
many other complaints caused by
Indigestion. Druggist H. +. Smith.
Orie Morse has been made superin.
tendent of the Hutchinson Electric
Light, Water and Power Co. He as
Sumed charge of his duties Friday
last.
Miss Dora Lavant and Mrs. Henry
Ratekin drove up from South Haven
Friday to take in the commencement
exercises and visit friends for a few
days.
G. 0. DeTurk returned Saturday
from Argyle, Wis, where he had gone
with the remains of the Nebraska
cattleman who was killed in the Santa
Fe yards here.
A child of Mrs. Douglass Dryer, liv-
ing seven miles south OF the city,
that was born Sunday morning, died
Sunday night at u o'clock. II was
buried Monday.
A sign tackled on the wall in the
Salvation Army barracks reads: "If
you expect to rate as a gentleman,
please do not expect to rate on the
flOOr,-Gud bless you"
The Baptist people began spreading
paint on theiI church on Monday,
the first of the several Improvements
to be made with funds received at the
anniversary celebration.
Judge Burnette of the Cowley-Sum-
ner district, will not be a candidate
for reelection. When his term ex.
pireS he will move to Missouri to per-
manently reside there.-Eagle.
The monarch Of patent medicines,
Begg'S Hair Remover. 1t makes new
hair, brilliant hair, hair on heads
that have no hair. Take no subsi.
tute, We keep it. H. F. Smith. ALTO
c. D. F. Conkey of Mendoza, ILL.,,
WHO has been here several days look
ing at Sumner county real estate, re-
turned home Monday morning. While
here he was the guest Of A. T. Viii.
son.
Ed s. ChristiansOn, A. Fetters, Joe
Fetters and Charlie Amberg wheeled
to Rock Falls, o. T., and return Sun
day. They report the roads rough
in many places between this place and
the Falls,
S, E. Earhart, formerly residing In
Osborne township, this county, sui.
fered the loss Of his left hand few
days ago at La Junta, Colo, where he
was working as fireman in the en-
plOy Of the Santa Fe company.
Thursday Dan Ryan and Sam Col.
Inns, who were arrested last spring on
the charge of stealing set Of harness
near Clearwater were sentenced.
Ryan was given four months and Col.
Inns nine in the county Jail.-Eagle.
The will of Jacob Fisher, deceased,
was filed in probate court Friday. He
leaves all his property and belongings
to his widow, Catherine Fisher, and
appoints her sole executrix OF his
estate. The will was made March
9th, last.
81 want to state in my humble
opinion" says Sumner county man.
writing from California, that it is
easier to make a living In Kansas
than anywhere else in the world"
That means the return Of another
prOdigal sOn.-Eagle.
Hardy Solomon went 10 CorpusChris.
tie, Tex, Sunday to join his wife,
who is visiting her daughter at that
place. Mr.. Solomon will remain
there until he completely regains his
health, when he and his wife will re-
turn to their home 10 Wichita.
Memorial day was appropriately OBJ
served Saturday by the old soldiers
aud their friends. Exercises as cut
lined 10 previous issues Of this paper
were carried out. The floral decOra-
tions at the cemetery were the most
elaborate of any of recent years.
The Odd Fellows last week elected
the following officers for the ensuing
term: j. E. Hutchinson, Noble
Grand; Will Taylor, Vice Grand:
George H. Grouse, Secretary; T. H.
Rouse, Treasurer; W. A. Rem, Rep
resentatiye to grand lodge; R. E. Car.
rothers, Alternate.
The Ladies Aid society OF the NJ.
E. church gave a farewell reception
to Mrs. W. NJ. COwen, at the home Of
Mrs. Robt. Millard on East Harvey
avenue, Friday night. Mrs. Cowen
leaves shortly for Chicago, to reside
with her husband. Her many friends
here regret to learn Of her departure.
Colonel Mack Love is using all his
authority as chairman of the Kansas
state committee to push the candi-
dacy of Mcbride Of Wellington, for
Judge. The Arkansas City Traveller
;intimates that he has drawn the