People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-04-15

TON, SUMNER COUNTY,
W. Walter. The young fellow is still
in town with his lazy partner, who
lives by the cripple's beggings.
The Episcopal church has been COM
pleted. Services will be held in the
building Friday morning, and Easter.
DedicatOry exercises will not be held
until May, at which time Bishop
Millspaugh of Topeka, will be present.
The band concerts have been as
Sured. The first open air concert will
be given Wednesday evening of next
week. The boys need few more
subscriptions to make OF: the re-
Quired Sj1j0, but they have decided
to trust to luck in raising TIE re-
mainder.
The great favor in which Ayers
Pills are held all over the world has
been well earned. They are easy and
even pleasant to take, and for all
complaints Of the stomach, liver, and
bowels, are the safest and most
thorough medicine in pharmacy.
Every dose effective.
Fireman Pryor has been promoted
to the position Of engiGeer on the
pile driver, which is working west Of
Woodward. S. ]. Cotton took his
place OF the west bound Santa Fe on
Monday. Mr.. Cotton will take engine
62 at Woodward and work between
that place and Wellington on the
chain gang during the stock rush.
The Lady ParlOr ministries will
hold the boards at the opera house
next Tuesday and Wednesday even
ingS. The entertainments will be
given under the auspices of the Lad
les Guild Of the EpiscOpalian church,
under the direction and personal su.
peryiSiOn Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter FL
lis. 1t will afford splendid music, gor-
geOuS costumes and many COmical sit
uatiOns. Reserved seats are on sale
at Hayes drug store, at so, General
admission 80 cents; children % cents.
Z. G. Handy vent to Wellington
Wednesday to turn in his assessment
and statistical roll for Eden township,
having finished up his work Of asses
sing the township last Saturday. The
county officers informed Mr.. Handy
that the returns show Eden to be the
banner corn township of the county,
his roll showing one hundred and
twelve thousand bushels in the town
ship. Taxes will be paid on all this
corn except five thousand bushels,
which is exempt for the reason that
it is held by persons who do not pay
personal tax. This is a splendid
showing for Eden township, and veri-
6eS the statement made in the Star
several times last summer that Eden
had produced more corn than any
other township in the county.-COn-
way Springs Star.
Hon. MyrOn T, Herrick, president
of the Society for Savings Of Cleve-
land, and one Of the most prominent
capitalists and politicians In the state
Of Ohio, arrived in the city Sunday
on Lake Erie & Western special
car, He was accompanied by his
father and sister, who came to pay
visit to the family of Judge Her.
rick of this city, Hon. MyrOn Her.
rick is nephew of S. P, and cousin
to Judge Herrick Of this city. lie
left next morning in company with
Judge Herrick for Medicine Lodge,
where he koes TO lock after Barber
county bonds, in which his institution
is interested to the extent OF about
$1,000 Mr.. HerriCk, besides being
one Of the recognized leading capital
lists Of Ohio, is one Of the warmest
friends and closest political advisers
of President Mckinley. Mr.. Herrick
is one Of the gentlemen who came to
the relief of Mckinley several years
ago and purchased sl1S,OOO worth Of
outstanding notes. t
Greene Dowis, who came up from
Rome last night to attend the X. Of
P. lodge had hard time finding a
place to sleep after the lodge was
over. DOwis runs the phone at Rome
and when he concluded to remain
over night he called up his wife and
told her that he had decided to spend
the night in "the city" He assured
her that he had a comfortable bed re.
served at the Arlington. However
he was 'yarning." When the small
hours of the night had rolled around
and found him yet awake and lively
about town, the idea struck him that
he should be getting a move on il be
intended sleeping any. He found all
the hotels locked and then hunted uI
the night marshal, who held out hope