People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

Judge. The court sat in session a dag
or so awaiting the appearance Of the
prosecuting witness and he was fin.
ally sent for. He refused to appear
against Mr.. Baker and the case was
dismissed. Geo. D. Armstrong was
on hand representing the prosecution
and Rev. G. N. BOttOrff was present
to defend the accused.
The railroad boys here are looking
forward to an immense business next
fall, when the wheat aud cattle begin
10 move. TIE present stock business
is light because of the cattle being
kept 10 the west for grazing purposes
10 the fall twill require an unusually
large amount of work to get the cat
tie all out.
A. H. Truman and brother. of Paw
nee, 0. T., were here last Wednes-
day looking for thieves who stole a
team of large black mules from them
at Pawnee last Sunday night. The
thieves were seen in Ponca City Mon
day morning at IL o'clock. They were
headed in this direction, riding a
pony and leading the stolen animals.
Mrs. Lizzie Ross McFie, of Los An
geleS, Cal, in company with her
mOther-in-law, Mrs. VIM. NcFle, and
her sister, Mrs. NJ. A. Carvin of Wich-
ita, is expected here this evening TO
spend a few days visiting her mother,
Mrs. Jessie Ross, and her sisters, Mrs.
NJ. =. Spar and Miss Margaret Ross,
whom she has not seen for nine yeas,
then residing at Clearwater n Sedg-
wick county. The MeSdameS McFie
are on their way to New York City to
visit other relatives.-Daily Journal,
Saturday.
A swell Bohemian wedding occurred
in Caldwell Wednesday. John Nyce
united Felix Subera and VlaSta LIE.
beda in the holy bonds of wedlOck
Felix is one of the rising young fel.
lows Of Little Bohemia and is gener
ally accredited with having a good
sized lump of coin. Vlasta'S parents
are equally as well to do, and in add.
ton she is possessed with all those
rare qualities that 90 to make BOhem.
ian married life a continual honey
moon and state Of perpetual bliss,
The VOICE wishes Felix and Was.
ia long life and continued prosperity
Quite a number of the business men
and citizens of Milan and vicinity met
at Alton Bros. store Tuesday even.
ing, pursuant to adjournment, to hear
the reporter the committee appointed
to canvass the country and ascertain
from the farmers the number of COWS
that could be counted on to furnish
milk for Skimming station at this
place. The committee reported a to.
tai OF 5OS COWS promised, which num-
Der it is thought can easily be in.
creased to 600 on thorough canvass
OF the territory. After hearing the
report Vi Une committee, the Secre-
tary read several communications
from parties he had written concern.
ing the enterprise, and on motion a
committee consisting of G. W. Hough
and J. R. Ash was appointed to visit
Wellington and cOnftr with Sumner
WhitsOn, the manager Of the cream.
cry at that place, in regard to the
proposition to establish A Swimming
station at Milan. After quite a
lengthy discussion of the subject. pro
and con, the meeting finally adjourned
to meet again to hear the report
of the last named committee. On
citizens and farmers are greatly in
earnest in the matter and are going
after the enterprise with a determin-
alton to win and will never relax their
efforts until a Swimming station at
Milan is an assured fact.-Milap
Press.