People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-01

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the wedding the first named couple
will reside in LeavenwOrth; Wes and
his bride will make Wellington their
home.
Sam FuQua, formerly residing north
OF the city and we'll known to a great
many Welliugtonisns, attempted sui.
eide by swallowing a dose of strych.
nine at his home, fourteen miles
south Of Hunnewell, about a week
ago. III health is said to be the
cause Of his attempt at self destruc-
tion.
G. W. King and DR.. ]. G. Reid re
turned from Wichita Monday, where
they went Monday morning with
Mrs, King for the purpose of having
an operation performed upon her.
Mrs. King underwent the operation
successfully and is doing very well.
She will remain in the hospital at
Wichita until well.
Ira and Taylor Short were in the
city yesterday getting their threshing
outfits ready for business. They
thresh next Monday for Johnnie Webb
in Greene township, aud Flavius
Garrison Of, Jackson township. These
gentlemen have promised to send the
yield per acre to the VOICE i'm
mediately after threshing.
Prof. r. E. Heterogeneous Of Eureka,
ILL.,, has resigned his position with
the Eureka college and is seeking a
location in the west for the benefit of
his wif0's health. He arrived 10 the
city Saturday on visit to his wife,
who has been spending the summer
with her mother, Mrs. H. j. Frantz.
They expect to leave this week for the
coast, where Prof. Heterogeneous has
several offers in view.
The American Business College,
Omaha, Neb., offers to give a thorough
course OF instruction in bookkeeping
and arithmetic by mail free Of tuition.
Did you reaG it? This is an excellent
chance for young people to acquire a
practical knowledge Of these useful
branches without leaving home.
Write to the A. B. c. for a list OF
names and addresses of students whu
are now taking this course.
Billy Bolton was here Sunday on
his return home from Washington.
Billy says everybody except himself
in Washington were looking for office
His tales Of the hungry horde Of pie
hunters at the capitol are hard to be-
lieve. The museum manager at
Washington wanted Bolton as a dOu-
BILE attraction-the fattest man on
earth and the only person in Wash
ington not looking for office.
Will Davidson went to Milan Tues.
day morning to work on the creamery
skimming station at that place. Will
thinks Milan will make one of the
estskimming stations in the county.
The farmers are manifesting lively
interest in the enterprise, which as.
sures it success. Routes have already
been established by some. The sta
tion anticipates receiving 1000
pounds Of milk the first day it opens
for business.
George A. Pickett left over the
Rock Island Monday morning for Fort
Scott, where he will start a resubmis-
sion daily paper, to be known as the
Independent, about the first Of July.
Fort Scott is mighty eager for re-
submission organ, judging from the
inducements held out to Pickett.
Puckett is frst-class newspaper man,
and being deserving member Of the
craft, we wish him great success in
his new venture.
The Santa Fe is expecting patent
weed burner in from the eas; this
evening. The railroad boys here seem
to know very little OF this cOntriv-
ance, and are awaiting its arrival
with great deal Of curiosity. Upon
its arrival this afternoon it will be
taken west Of town and tested. 1t is
said that it burns down weeds with
great rapidity two feet in width on
each side of the railroad track.-Daily
Journal, Tuesday.
Lutte Baugh is now mourning the
act Of careleSsneSs which caused him
to slip the halter off of a borrowed
horse before shutting the gate upon
him. It's a roam pony, and said to
be good traveller by all who saw him
move after getting loose. The last
seen Of him he was headed toward
Wellington, and acted like his tlnal
destination was the open sea around
the Derth pole, which he expected tC
make the first watering point. Lutte
never will again.-New Era.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Ferguson re-
turned Tuesday from a visit with
Mr EarOncan'c norartc ~ Upton