People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-23
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Mr.. Owens spent part Of his time in
the county Of which Shawneetown 10
the county seat. He says the people
are getting ready to move their
county seat out of that ill-fated city.
DR.. G. II. Raymond, a botanic
physician from Australia has located
permanently in, Wellington. His
Office is in the Campbell building over
SKIS jewelry store. His advertise
ment appears elsewhere. He comes
well recommended.
A large number Of Wellington peO.
pie spent Sunday in attendance at the
ChautauQua assembly at Winfield.
The days program was very interest
ing. Rev. Matthews lectured In the
morning. In the afternoon Rev.
Waters lectured and Caman's band
gave sacred concert from until g..
In the evening Rev. Copeland and
Prof. j. B. DeMOtts occupied the at
tentiOn of the assembly.
Lynn, the infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. ThOs ROup, died Saturday night
at ll;2O O'Clock, after a weeks illness,
of lung fever. 1t was aged seven
months and fourteen days. The
funeral services were held over the
remains at the family residence on the
West side Sunday afternoon at 4
O'Clock, conducted by Rev. NJ. s..
MaySe, pastor of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church. Interment was
made in Prairie Lawn cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Engle gave de-
lightful birthday party at their home
in First ward Tuesday night, in honor
of the fourth anniversary of the birth
of their daughter, Katherine. The
hours from 5until 5 Swere passed in the
happy pursuit Of juvenile pastimes.
Miss Katherine was the recipient of
many useful and ornamental presents
from her young admirers. The en-
plOyeS Of Mr.. Engle's store took sup
per at the Engle home and spent a
pleasant hour or so with the young
people. The refreshments were quite
delicious and the occasion was one long
to be remembered by Miss Katherine
as well as each of her guests.
The Ukenna woman, who was sup
posed to have abandoned her baby
in this city several weeks ago, re-
turned from the ArapahOe country in
Oklahoma Tuesday. She was unable
to arrive any sooner on account Of
the high water in the Canadian river.
None of the letters directed to her
reached her and consequently she had
no word from her child while she was
absent. The authorities In the mean.
while had come to the conclusion that
the child had been abandoned, and it
was turned over to Mrs. Lon Case,
who took care of it at the expense of
the county. The child is quite sick.
Its mother has taken charge Of it.
Late real estate transactions: Rich
ard A. Patton has bought l60 acres of
land in lower Walton township of W.
M. Pond for Sl,550.. Alonzo Brinkley
has sold to o. P. Eversole lots 4 and 5
in block 6, P. A. Woods addition to
the city Of Wellington. w. H.
Campbell has sold to Leonard Erwin
l6O acres Of fine land In Jackson town.
ship. The price paid wes $1,000. =.
| Z. ?. Cook has bought of Lizzie Milem
two lots in c. R. GOdfrey's addition
to the city of Wellington for s2OO.. -.
J. Rulings has bought of A. Driehaus
l6O acres Of land north Of Caldwell
and sold 160 acres of land in the same
vicinity to Ed 7. Stewart for sl,SOO.
Wenzel Seidl has bought Of Mary
Andrews 100 acres Of land in Illinois
township for 1920.
The Wichita Eagle Tuesday gives
further accounts Of the injury to Roy
Cochran, formerly OF this city: Mr..
Roy Cochran, sOn-in-law of Mr.. Ike
Ault, fell from a telephone pole Sat.
urday evening and sustained painful
injuries. Hewas brought to this city
yesterday morning over the Wichita
and Western from Garden Plains,
where the accident bsfell him. He
was taken Immediately to Mr.. Ault's
home. Mr.. Cochran has been in the
employ Of the Missouri and Kansas
Telephone company for a number Of
years aud was one of the linemen
working on the new line between here
and Kingman. He was working at
the top of the pole on one Of the glass
insulatOr knobs while the wire was
being stretched by team of horses,
when the knob broke and struck him
in the mouth. He lost his balance,
but caught hold Of the wire, but at
last, from fatigue, was compelled to
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