People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-12-27

husband, Shirley, with whom she
lived near Caldwell.
J.P. Brough, wife and child came
up from Kingfsher Saturday to spend
Christmas with the family Of j. 9.
Robinson. They will return tonight.
Miss Anna Jacobs came up from
Perth Thursday evening and spent
the night, the guest of the family OF
G. E. Dowis. She returned home Fri
day.
Mrs. c. W. Wheeler, who has been
here for the past week visiting the
family Of E. J. Wheeler, returned to
her home in Pond Creek, OF, Fri
day morning.
Mrs. Ira T. Reeme left over the
Rock Island Saturday for Upton,
O., in response to message calling
her to the bedside of her father, who
is seriously i'll.
Charlie Anderson, Rock Island op-
orator, has been promoted to the pO-
sition OF operator at Topeka. He
will go to Topeka this week 10 accept
his new position.
Miss Anna Cobean, student at the
County High school, went to May field
Friday evening to spend the
Christmas occasion with her parents
near that place.
Judge W. T. Mcbride went to Kan
sas City Saturday evening and ac-
companied John Thompson as far as
this place Sunday night on his way to
Galveston, Texas.
For sale-At big bargain, the
northwest quar-, er Of section q, town
ship 80, range 4 west, by Black q
Martin, Wellington, Kan. This farm
will be sold in thirty days. u
l. H. Wood, Quartermaster's sar-
geant of Co. L, brother Of County
Clerk W. e. Wood, is postmaster Of
the house Of representatives during
the special session Of the Kansas leg
iSlature.
Bcggs' Hair Rene Ier.-The old re-
liable hair restOrer and invigOrator
for over thirty years the leader in its
line. II you give it trial you will
recomend it to your friends. Sold by
H. f. Smith. tt
D. o. Lockman, son Of ]. W. Lock
man, commissioner-elect from the
south district, arrived here Friday
from Denver, Col. He went on tC
South Haven to spend Christmas with
his parents.
Ed Rothtrock bought Ralph Ketter
ing's interest in the Ne Plus Ultra
steam laundry Monday morning, ant
Kettering left town to look up
location. Mr.. ROthtrOck will conduc
the business alone.
Mrs. Fl. A. Doughty and children
went to Fit. Scott over the 3ocl
Island Satu diy morning, tevlsit owe
Christmas with her parents. Rev
: Doughty accompanied them as far a
Wichita. He returned that night.
See our line of china, lamps, waite
sets, fancy dishes; don't fail to see tn
: gold crown, it is big Improvement
adds very much to the looks OF lamp
: We are the only house in the cit
! that have the gold crown attachment
Wyatt Bros.
= Ben. G. Owen, an old schOolmate o
]. Robert Gillian, and now a studen
: at the state university, came in frOr
r Lawrence Thursday night, and visite
friends and relatives in the city mex
day. He went to Portland Frida
: evening to spend the holidays wit
his parents near that place.
, A gang of tramps celebrated Christ
mas eve by roaming about town steal
ing everything they could get thei
+ hands On. They stole box Of tel
\ cent cigars which Ora Graft had re
ceived as Christmas present fron
his sister, from buggy hitched i
front Of Ed Smiths residence. Th
tramps were caught in the railroa
!. yards aud the cigars and lot of jew
elry, gloves, ETC., recovered. Th
tramps were driven out OF town b
City Marshal Shawver.
Hattie Duncan has brought suit i
district court for divorce from he
husband, W. H. Duncan. The plant
i'll charges her husband with e,
treme cruelty, failure to support an
adultery, They were married i
a Boone county. Iowa, on March Il
y 1895. They now live at Caldwell
. Mr.. Duncan is porter for the Roc
Island railroad company, aud runs o
0 a passenger between Caldwell an
/. Kansas City.
: Mrs. Harmon Straw, wife of th
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