People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-17

and is meeting with great success.
Miss Noveline Anderson, clerk in
Price, Hoge & Co.'S store, received a
message from Oxford last Thursday
night summOning her to the bedside
OF her sister, Miss .Goldine Anderson,
who is critically i'll. Miss Nuveline
went over on the $40 train.
TWenty.three carloads of ice arrived
during last week from st. JOSEPH,
Mo-, and has been unloaded and put
into the new ice house in the Santa
te yards. The ice is Of a very po,r
quality and there is a chance OF it not
being accepted by the company.
The case of j. A. BOokwalter VS..
The Hunter Milling Co. in Squire
Cox's court has been appealed to the
district court. BoOkwalter secured
Judgment against the milling com.
pany in Justices court for S245. As IN
paid salary and dividends, by default.
John Good, prosperous farmer re.
siding three miles northwest of EMay-
field, returned Friday morning from a
two weeks visit at his old home near
Decatur, Ill. Mr.. Good says the part
of Illinois which he visited was very
muddy, they having had plenty Of
moisture Of late.
j. b. Newbern, NJ. D., of White
field, one Of the foremost doctors in
the Indian Territory writes: "lhave
recommended and sold Beggs' Blood
Purifier for the past five years and am
pleased to say it has 10 equal in any.
blood medicine that l have ever
tried" H. f. Smith, agent. If
The board of health held a meeting
Thursday afternOon-the first session
IN a long while. Routine business
was transacted. The condition Of
Slate creek, caused by the dead fish,
was discussed. The water company
have cleaned most Of the fish out and
there was no action left the board of
health to cake.
DR.. Eli COrwin lecture1 at the Bap.
fist church on Hawaii, Friday night.
The house was crowded. The doctor
mixed considerable annexation poll.
tics in his lecture, but his talk was in.
tereSting nevertheless. His remarks
pertaining to missionary work in the
Sandwich Islands were very instruct
i've and enlighteDiDg.
John Keir, a Wellington black
smith, sold Cowley county farm for
5000 and keers the crop of wheat
which is now growing on 1t. Now
what do you think of that for a poor
serf of the sledge? The chances are
that he will get enough wheat off the
place 10 buy another good farm, too,
if he so wishes. -TOpeka Capital.
Conductor Jack Britton, who has
been running out of Woodward for
some time, has sold his claim rear
there and returned to Wellington last
night. Mr.. BTitton intends to buy a
residence in this city and make We'll
lingtOn his permanent home. He is
well known to the railroad men here,
having at one time held position at
this place.
The work of improving the road
between Mulvane and Panhandle will
soon be commenced. The grades will
be cut down and the present steel
track replaced with heavier steel. II
IS understood that the Glazier hull
West Of Woodward will be cut down.
The improvements will be made nee
esSary by the connection of the Pecos
Valley road wi h the Panhandle
branch.
Jake Fisher and Miss Rose Mprey,
both Of this city. were united il, mar
Rage at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dick Davis on South WASH, g.rn
avenue at 6 O'clock last Thursday Pr
bate Judge J. NJ. Doubleday rfiiria'.
ny. Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher will Reside
% the property occupied by Mr.. aud
Mrs. Davis, who will move out. The
bride and groom are well aud favpra-
oly known ~ tile city. The gruum is
% the employ If Tue Santa Fe rail-
'Oad. The bride is charming young
sdy with hosts Of friends.
Conductor Geo. Marriott of this
'ity, has the best rated watch on this
iivisiOn Of the Santa Fe and one Of
he best watches on the entire Santa
FeSystem. Inspector Montgomery has
made his report showing such to BE-
he case. Mr.. MarriOtt's watch was
placed 10 three positions, viz, pendant
Up, dial up, dial down, for "A period Of |
A hours each. The first position
bowed variation of seconds fast in |
he "a hours. The watch was perfect |
n the other tests. Compared with |
he ratings Of the best watches nm tho