People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-06

are said to be fine lot OF spimals,
They came through in good shape.
Swan Burnette, Caldwell's most
brilliant attorney, took the Knights
Templar degree 10 the Commandery
Tuesday night. He returned home
next morning.
o. E. Moore, a son Of j. K. Moore,
arrived Tuesday from Springdale,
Ark. He reports his father in much
better health than when he was visit.
ing here last summer.
Arthur Merlin of Rome, who is
teaching 10 Bluff township, was 10
town Monday. The VOICE is glad to
learn from some OF the patrons of his
school that he is making a success.
! Sheriff Heskett went to ElRenO
Monday night after Charlie Mitchell,
who was arrested there Monday for
stealing horse and buggy from El-
mer Faucber at Arson. The stolen
property was found.
A show calling itself the "Hindoo
Fakirs" attempted to give an enter
tainment in Caldwell Monday night,
but they were so rank the audience
hOwled them of the stage before the
play was fairly begun.
Ezra Ives, a prominent farmer of
EllinwOOd, Kas., arrived in the city
Saturday and visited the family Of
j. NJ. Mckee. He is very much i'm
pressed with Sumner county, aud may
soon invest in real estate here. He
returned home Tuesday.
Arrangements are about complete
for the bar banquet 20 be given next
Monday night in honor Of Judge Bur-
nette and Judge Mcbride. The invi.
tatiOns were turned out by the printer
today. They are very neat. ElabOr-
ate menu cards are being printed.
Rev. NJ. S. Mayse of the C.P. church
at AnsOn will deliver a series OF
sermons on the doctrine OF the PedO-
Baptist church, commencing, Monday
evening January 18th, and lasting for
about fifteen days. Everybodyis is cordi-
ally invited.
II you are thinking of making a
public sale you had better come In
now and arrange for date for your
auctiCneer. The VOICE can give you
definite date for ]. W. Anderson.
We manage all his dates. He is one
Of the best auctioneers In the state.
. Mrs. W. N. Sherman has been Or
dered To appear before the board Of
county commissioners next Wednes
day morning at 9 o'clock to answer
such questions as may be put to hel
relating to personal property subject
to taxation held by her 10 this county
The Kansas State Holiness associa
tion will hold Midwinter convention
at Conway Springs, January II IA
1898. All are cordially invited Il
attend this meeting. Rev. 6. Low.
ther is the president and Rev. C. S
Nusbaum the secretary Of this sssocl
alton.
The last written will OF "Uncl,
Jimmie" Wright was filed in probat,
court Monday. BY this instrument
all Of the estate goes to his sol
Tom Hicks Wright. The reported
deathbead verbal will of Wright Is de
MED by several persons and by other
, affirmed.
j. P. Schemerhorn and c. A. Seaman
OF Sedgwick, were here yesterday ant
purchased carload Of trees OF th
Rem nursery. They said Mr.. Rem
has the finest lot OF trees they eve
saw. Messrs. Schemerhorn and Sea
man are prominent Durserymen O
Sedgwick.
Judge and Mrs. ]. W. Chapman 0
valverde township were In tho cit
yesterday enroute to Wichita wher
they 90 TO attend the silver weddin
anniversary Of Rev. and Mrs. J. G
Rogers, to whom they are related
Rev. Rogers 10 pastor Of the Unite
Brethren church. The anniverssr
was last night.
The commissioners Monday mad
the following important ruling: A
applications hereafter made " th
board for assignments Of tax sale Gel
tihcates held by the county shall b
presented at one meeting and sha
not be acted upon until followin
meeting Of the board; and all sue
applications with descriptions Q
property and offer made for same
shall be printed with the other pre-
ceedings Of the board, in the ofllcia
paper of the county.
County Treasurer Maddy informs u