People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-10

Treasurer Maddy received taxes from
him Wednesday.
Harry Buttrey has had his beauti-
ful red whiskeTs amputated, and as
result is complaining Of a bad cold.
He thought spring had come.
Ex-Sheriff Tom Adams has sold his
residence property on North Jefferson
avenue, now occupied by Ira Holmes,
tOJ. NJ. Doubleday. Consideration,
$500.
Miss Lille Parker, who has been
visiting in the city with the families
of J. E. BOttOrff and J. j. Hoge, re-
turned home-to Harper-Tuesday
morning.
The evidence in the case proves
Hoods SarSaparilla cures rheuma-
tiSm, dyspepsia, catarrh, that tired
feeling, scrofula, salt rheum, bOilS,
humOrS and all blood diseases.
J. E. Hutchinson received a letter
Wednesday from G. |. Jackson Of
Arkansas City, formerly of this city,
stating that a seven pound boy was
born to his wife on the 7th inst.
Grandma" Barnhill, who has been
making her home with her daughter,
Mrs. W. N. Jackson, in this city, left
Tuesday for Fort Worth, Tex, where
she will make her home in the fu-
ture.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Fred Van Wagner
went to Argonia Wednesday to at.
tend the wedding of DR.. Arthur E.
Walker and Miss Francis ]. Miller,
which took place there at high noon
Yesterday.
Sheriff HeSkett left Tuesday morn
ing for OSawatOmie, having in charge
Mrs. Salina Drumhiller, who was de-
clared insane a few days ago 10 pro.
bate court, and who was ordered
placed ir the asylum.
j. L. Meeker, sOn-in.law Of G. r
Lohr, came in Monday from RusSel
county on visit. While here Mr.
Meeker will make an inspection oI
some of the Sumner county farm,
with view Of investing.
The Royal Neighbors initiated the
following new members Monday night
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. CarotherS, Mr.
and Mrs. A. }. Banks. Mrs. SimOr
BOtkin and Mrs. Mary Moore. A ban
quet was served after the work, ant
the usual gOpd time was had by al
| present.
Judge Burnette arrived Wednesda!
morning from st. Joseph, Mo-, OF
legal business. He will he here sew
eral days. The judge is well pleased
with St. Joseph as a place of residence
but does not think the OppOrtunitie
id his profession as great there a
other places. He may remove back u
Kansas in the future.
The directors OF the Security Stat
bank held a meeting Tuesday an
elected officers. ThOs. J. Garlan
was reelected president; H. f. Smit
was reelected vice president, Will
K. Folks was reelected secretary, an
W. H. Burks was reelected cashier
W. il. Schultz was elected assistan
cashier. This is deserved promotio
for Mr.. Schultz.
A gang of wOrkmen in skiffs are en-
gagged in dipping the dead fish froI
Slate creek, to prevent rhe water frol
becoming further polluted from th
source. They have a big job o
hands, which will require sewers
days work. The fish will be throw
out safe distance from the watt
and probably when they are a
cleaned out they will be buried.
Another beautiful rain visited
eoOd portion of the state Wednesda
extending as far as Kansas City G
the north and to Oklahoma on IL
south. The rain was quite heavy
and around Wellington, and was a,
companied with quite good deal
lightning and thunder. This pu
the ground in further good cOnditiC
for the growing wheat and the farr
ers are wearing their usual W
weather smile.
Miss Jewell Corn, the pretty scbo
mistress who has been teaching ii
Persimmon school in the wild az
woody district south of Woodwar
OF, went to Wichita Monday nigh
She had been visiting her sister, Nj
Geo. II. Bloom, of this city, for h
past week. She will visit a week
Wichita and then go to her home
Goddard. Her school in Oklahon
has closed for the year. They ha,
short terms out there.
Senator Temple Houston of Woo
ward, was in the CITY Monday on h