People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-17
ished her school work on Saturday,

ished her school work on Saturday
and was again pleased to have a mum
Der OF her young friends and asso
clates present. Miss Shobe expects t
leave for Colorado in the neal
future.-Hunnewell Reporter.
The initial number of the TOnkawa
(O.T.l News, Jesse E. Reeds new
| Oklahoma venture, was received this
morning. 1t is six-cOlumn folio
well patrOnized by the advertisers.
We understand Jesse has a good thing
guaranteed him at Tonkawa. He is
a bright young fellow and possesses
the mettle TO MAKE a newspaper hum.
The brick restaurant opposite the
Santa Fe depot at Mulvane was des-
troyed by fire Wednesday morning
about 3 O'Clock. The building was
owned by Steve Boyer, a fireman
formerly of this place, now working
on the chain gang out of Arkansas
City. 1t was insured for 5000. The
occupant of the building lost every.
thing. There was no insurance on
the goods.
c. J. Stlllwell, formerly of this city9
but who removed with his family to
Winfield about year ago, has re-
turned to Sumner county, his first
love, taking up his residence in Wei:
llngton, where he has purchased
property and where be will engage in
the real estate business and make his
home in the future. We unite with
Mr.. Stillwell's many friends here in
wishing him success in his new
home.-Milan Press.
j. L, Rise, Santa Fe lineman, re-
turned last week from Panhandle,
Tex. He was there working on the
Geographic batteries Tuesday eve
ming, when a message was received
from the operator at Wasburn, IA
miles distant, that the Pecos Valley
surveyors had reached town. The
survey was then within 6 miles of
Washburn and by this time is COM
plete. Work on the road is expected
to begin Immediately.
The officers to be elected at the ap-
preaching city election are one cOun-
Gilman and member Of the board of
education from each ward, except the
First, which will elect two council
men-One to succeed Graft and one to
ill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of SaylOr-twO cOnstabes. city
marshal. city clerk and street commits.
sloner. The retiring councilmen are:
French, Demuth, GelinO, Graf, Saylor
and DeYoe. The retiring members of
the school board are: Curtis, Lopez,
Newbold, Maxey and Worden.
Z. A. BoOkwalter of Indianapolis,
who is here looking after his interests
In the Hunter mills, is said to be a
spell-binder of no small repute. Dur
Ing the campaign of 1896 be was on
the stump for Mckinley and made five
speeches day to the HOLSTERS. Last
week in the federal court at Wichita
he crossed swords with ATTORNEY G.
&. Elliott in the Hunter litigation
and made some Of the practitioners
10 the federal court open their eyes 10
establishment. BoOkwalter is no law.
yer, but what he doesn't know about
Jurisprudence isn't worth looking up.
He is president of one of the largest
institutions of savings in this country
and is extensively interested in var.
ious industries in the east.
NJ. d. York returned from a trip to
Orury last Monday and became &C.
quainted with the following facts. A
man with a family, consisting of wife
ana four little children, were travel
Ing into the Strip toward Hennessey.
They had little girl with them nine
years old which they had adopted.
This little girl was driving a horse
and buggy following the wagon.
When they halted for dinner Monday
noon near ]. H. Balls place, the girl
had dropped behind, but they sup
posed she would soon drive up. As
she did not come they got uneasy and
the man mounted a horse and went
back over the road. He found the
horse tied to fence but the girl was
missing. Some one told the man they
had seen a woman helping the girl
into buggy and drive off. The man
secured the country far and near but
without success. He was greatly
worried over the matter, so Mr.. York
Informed us.-CalGwell Advance