People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-30

The fellow escaped by running
through the front yard while Mr..
Kise was crawling up TO the bsrn
from the rear. The stranger was
probably in search OF feed.
Everyone desires to keep informed
on Yukon, the Klondyke and Alaskan
gold field. Send ten cents for large
compendium of vast information aod
big color map to Hamilton Publishing
Co., indianapolis, Ind. A
This office is under obligations to A..
j. Lawless for the finest lot Of seed
ling peaches we ever saw. Mr.. Lawless
lives on the Ninnescah in Harmon
township. Some OF the peaches were
large as ones double fist,
The Santa Fe will run a special
train to Wichita October |, Bryan
day. The train will leave Kiowa at
5:SO am, and reach Wichita at 10
O'Clock. Returning it will leave
Wichita at 7:3OO'clock A rate of one
fare for the round trip will prevail.
G. A. Van Hall, the leading druggist
of Butler, Mo-, writes: I'VE are having
splendid success with Begg's Blood
Purifier and Blood maker. IT is one
OF the best sellers we ever had and
gives satisfaction to all who have
tried it. We take pleasure in rec
OmmeDding it," II. f. Smith. 40
Miss Florence Wilson has been en-.
gagged to teach elocutiOn 10 the county
high school. She is to receive a SAL
ary OF $50 per month. Miss Wilson
arrived from st. Louis Sunday night
to accept the position. She has been
10 St. Louis for some time stut ying
elocution. She comes highly recon-.
mended by her tutor.
John |. Anderson returned Monday
morning from Wichita, where he went
Saturday to attend at the bedside Of
his blOther-in-law, Mike Gamer. Mr..
Anderson says that while Mr.. Gamer
was feeling S1me better that morning
it is only a question of a short time
until he will die. He is troubled with
accute drOpsy and palpitalion of the
heart.
W. B. Coldwell departed Monday on
a visit to his old home in Tennessee.
he will join his two daughters who
have been visiting there for some
time, at LewiSburg, and after a visit
there will 60 to with them to the Cen.
teDnial at St. Louis. He will also
visit other points in Missouri and Kan
sas before returning home.-Oxford
Register.
Next Sabbath at IL am. Rev. Pugh
will preach his third anniversary
sermon at Wellington, October 3rd.
On Wednesday, October 9Th, s pm,
ne will preach at Perth, and on the
following Saturday at 2.3O pm. Pre-.
paratOry services and holy communion
at Perth On Sabbath, October 10th at
Ii am. All are cordially invited 10
attend all OF the services.
The Wichita Eagle is swelled up
with Republican pride because hay
sold in that town few days ago for
50 per ton and attributes il to the
Dingley bill. 1t is rather painful TO
disturb the happiness of Commodore
Murdoch, but it must be suggested
that the bill in question places a duty
OF s4 on that commodity. According
to the argument OF the Eagle, had IL
not been for the Dingley bill the
farmers Of Sedgwick county would
have to pay somebody a dollar load
to take hay off their hands.
Burglars attempted to enter the
residence Of Will LichteRberger in
the Fourth ward, Monday night be-
tween the hours Of 3 and o'clock.
Mr.. Lichtenberger was awakened
by the ripping OF the screen on the
door. He crawled out of bed with
revolver 10 his hands, but IN so doing
maze noise which scared the in
truder away. A hole was found 10 be |
torn 10 the screen door large enough |
10 admit persons hand. Mr.. Lich. |
tenberger attempted to get shot, at
the prOwler, but the man ran away 10 |
such hurry that he could not get |
sight OF him.
There is great activity in the real
estate market 10 this county. Dur
ing the past two weeks it is estimated |
that more farms have changed hands !
in the state than iD any similar period |
since the boom. In every county |
numerous sales are reported, and the |
pleasing feature is that the property |
is being purchased with cash. The
people have been taught some lessons
on the evils OF mortgages and they
are fighting shy Of them. The banks
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