People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-24
The South Haven New Era rlurilated


b. R. Boon is out once more, but /
still carrying his carbuncle In a sling
When B. R. quits rustling around Vol
may know that he is nearing the end
The Blackwell pagers claim tina
the Parker-Kay Center boom has diet
in the bOrnin' and there we're no
friends and mOurners enough to bur,
the mistake.
The WOOdmen fell four fine young
Saplings Tuesday night. A dozen OF
fifteen neighbOrs from the Hunnewel
Camp were 10 attendance and partici
pated in the benefits of the evening.
With building boom on and two
or three railroads headed that way,
the town of Blackwell seems to think
1t is having good enough luck, and re.
fused to allow negro to even pass IN
the main street of The town.
W. j. Whistler, who is supposed to
supply the chin music for the Kay
Center boom, wants it emphatically
understood that the extension from
Hunnewell southeast is to be built,
and that it Is to 60 tU Kay Center aud
not Blackwell. Well, we are willing
for you to pop your whip.
Charley McClellen made the banter
u the officials of the Baptist church
that if they would have their building
painted he would paint the north side
of it. The proposition was accepted
and Charley paid the penalty of bis
indiscretion the first Of the week, aud
then threw out the broad challenge 10
the crack painters of the community
to beat the job.
A. Graft has bought the business
lots between the pOstoff:ce and j. NJ.
iorne's blacksmith shop and will put
up an implement house. B. NJ. Lee
Grande, local manager, is now having
The rock for the foundation quarried
n their farm east Of town, and WORK
On the structure will be commenced
Dis soon as some preiiminaries are ar
fanged. This is good news.
j. &. Miller purchased of W. B.
Roberts this week the quarter section
Of land lying east of the Wellington
road Immediately north Of the Santa
Fe windmill, and will at once begin
The construction Of fine residence.
The building will be located on the
east and west road on the elevation
slOping to the south aud will face
town. 1t is slightly location for a
residence and will afford a view hare
to beat.
Sam Barber has so far failed to get
trace Of the load Of fat hogs stolen
from his place last week, aud it is
now thought they we're driven a piece
from the place as a blind, and theh
loaded into wagon and taken cleal
.nut Of the country. Mr.. Barber il
forms us that Newt Parks, living
south of him, also had a fat hog OF
TWO stolen this week. 1t is getting
about time for revival OF the anti
horse thief association for the protec-
zion of honest people.
Landlord McCandless is actively en-
gagged in experimenting the construc
ton Of the tower at the Baptist
church, which is to be occupied by tht
new bell. He had four carpenters al
work Wednesday, aud promised that
the bell should be in its place Satur-
day evening, ready to announce the
hour for Sunday morning services.
The honor of the Kentuckian is at
stake 10 this matter and it is expected
That things will have to hump them
selves to meet the obligation.
Shelton Williams, the good natured
drayman, pleads guilty to the charge
Of hardheadedness and says be is very
thankful for that fact. While pull.
ing the rod out of his pump, a monkey
wrench attached to the coupling drop
ped from the rod elevated several feet
in the air and struck him on the
head bounding of, almost cripplin1
another man. Shelton now has the
top Of head shaved like a monk and
with court plaster in imi.
tation Of the Kansas City Stars man
Of the Klondike country.
Frank Smith admits that he never
fully realized the ''greased lightning"
speed Of the Kansas john rabbit unit!
he took the boys out Tuesday to show
them how easily his new grey hound
could swipe 'em up. Out of the seven
jacks shuffled out the dog failed to
save a single one, and of course lost
the game, and Frank had to set 'em
up. The reputation Of this moral and
religious Journal will not admit Of
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