People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-08

dinner when the fire caught. 1t was
impossible to save the grain.
Wm.J. Guthrie, in default Of a s12..
% fine for disturbing the peace in the
north end last Saturday, was thrown
in Jail Monday afternoon, to remain
until the fine is paid.
Victor L. Davis, former night clerk
at the Santa Fe freight office here,
has secured a position as Santa Fe
cashier at Arkansas City. He left
with his wife for that place Sunday.
Mrs.S.Crane returned Monday morn.
lug from Eureka, Ark. Her father,
VIM. Mendenhall, died shortly before
Mrs. Crane reached his bedside. The
funeral was held Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Herschberger and daughter,
Eta, who have been visiting the fam
lily of W. D. BastOw the past ten days,
left Monday morning over the Rock
Island for their home ia Peoria, III.
Last night at s o'clock, at the home
of 0. f. Spahr on North Blaine street.
occurred the dJuble wedding of Miss
Maggie Spahr to Ralph Colby, and
Miss Roma Hamilton to Wesley A.
Spahr.
E. Y. Ernst, editor of the Progress
siye Thought, at Oiathe, an advocate
OF labor exchange, was here yesterday
on his way home from Benardni, OF,
where he delivered an oration on the
Fourth.
A. c. Lambe returned from Olathe
without accepting the stewardship of
the deaf and dumb institute. We have
not seen him since his return and
have not learned his reasons for
rejecting the position.
The board CT county commissioners
Tuesday morning ordered release of
Miss Ida Watkins, who was confined
in the county Jail for deserting her
child few weeks ago. The fine and
costs in her case were remitted.
County Attorney Ivan D. Rogers
went to Conway Springs Monday to
prosecute Mrs. Anna Springer, one of
the women implicated in the fight up
there two weeks ago. She plead
guilty and was fined S. and costs.
The county central committee will
meet Saturday afternoon aud the ju-
dicia( committee has been called to
meet here at the same time. The
question of changing from primary
election back to convention will be
considered.
Charlie Millard came in from Chi.
cago Sunday to visit relatives and
friends here for a month. Charlie Is
looking natural and seems to be en-
jOying good health. He is with the
great retail house of Montgomery
Ward & Co.
We print the VOICE on good firm
quality of book paper this week
cream tint. We will continue to
use this paper. We believe the VOICE
has become too substantial an insti.
tuition to 90 forth TO the world on
cheap news paper.
Glib Lovingfoss arrived in the city
Sunday morning from Kansas CITY
on visit to his parents. Mr.. Loving
foss has been absent from Wellington
seven years, and has travelled exteu.
sively on the Pacific coast. He is
now with Bernheimer Bros. at Kan.
sas City.
Geo. A. Pickett, who went to Fort
Scott last week to start a resubmis.
sion daily paper, returned unexpect.
edly Monday. He got out one issue
OF the paper and pulled his stakes
Pickett says this starting daily pa.
pers under other peoples manage.
ment isn't what it is cracked m
to be.
In Jure, 1893, D. L. Pugh of this
city, filed a claim for pension. The
claim had been hanging fire in the
pension Office until about three months
ago. The attorneys for Mr.. Puph
were changed in July, '96, and when
the pension was allowed it was dated
from the time of the change in attor.
neys. Capt. COrbett was Mr.. Pugh's
second attorney, and he took an ap-
peal for an allowance from the date
OF the original application. The ap.
peal was successful and Tuesday Mr.
} Pugh received back pay from July,
} 's5, at the rate Of 90 per month.