People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-30

Having learned their pedigrees, as
shown in our plat, we skipped them in
our last round.
VIII. Ditmer was hauling away a
car load Of wheat to South Haven
marketed at 95 CentS-April %. He
has $50 acres more coming on and it
is hardly necessary to say that il looks
fine.
NJ. Merchant was too Ear back in
his field for US to reach him. Like.
wise |, n Raffensperger. The ladies
of the household gave US the points
and we did not mJlest the liege
lords.
We drove by Leonard Wilson's be-
cause we were late and mad seen him
only few days before over at ]. J..
Tate's. We could not help noticing
the air Of thrift surrounding his
domieile.
E. T. Resell was feeling happy as a
Kansas sunfower, Last years wheat
crop raised him out of the Slough Of
despOnd" and he has 300 acres near
ing harvest and as he says, not a bad
acre in it.
J. NJ. Lingenfelter and Joseph
Smart had gone to the Republican
convention at Wellington. Time was
when John Lingenfelter and the
writer could mix in the same sort OF a
convention but alas, alackaday.
VIM. darlington had gone to the
Strip to secure pasture for his stock.
Things looked mighty neat on the
outside at Mr.. Talkington's place and
we noticed Mrs. darlington had
paper hangers at work on the inside.
]. A. Jefries has a handsome new
home. He built a new house last
fall. He set his grounds in ever
greens, 'b2t the breeze caught them
before they were set out ard only one
out OF the lot lived. He will try Il
again.
VIM. II. Lawrence and "Johnny''
were shelling corn. He is the Ean
that the people thought had been
elected county commissioner When j.
Z. Farrot got in on the official count
lie wouldn't be a bad man by any
means to run again.
w. W. Wicks was industriously
moving about on the same homestead
that he entered when he came to thi,
county-February %, 1871. He wa.
one OF the earliest pioneers. Mrs
Wicks was the first white woman OIL
the three mile strip.
We found Geo, Abel of Perth dowr
on the territory line along thu
Chikaskia with 1000 head of fin,
looking cattle. He had a force o
men at work shoveling the feed int
them, and expected to have then
ready for market by June l.
]. G. Miller is a new settler. H,
has bought nearly a section OF liant
around South Haven and is buildinl
a handsome home on the Robert
quarter cornering with the towns!te o
South Haven-One of his purchases
Mr.. Miller is just from Illinois.
Lem Musgrove was putting tn
finishing touches on his newly paiatet
residence. He had one of the boy
helping him paint the shutters. HI
did oct stop at the house but white
washed all the fences. Everytlini
looked mighty fresh and clean.
3. q. Dodson was indnstriously en-
gagged 10 replanting listed corn. MI
Dodsou came here in 1871, when tber
were only eleven other residents O
the township. He still lives on tn
same tract of land. He has 400 acre
Of land-l20 in wheat, 100 in corn an,
20 In oats.
We metz. W. Lockman on his roa
to Wellington. We stopped and tool
a kodak view Of his home which "
! reproduce elsewhere. There are few
premises better kept in Sumne
county than that of the Lockman'
' The front yard is full of thrift
shrubbery.
The VOICE is indebted to Mrs. A
! 81. Limerick for the chapter on tn,
early settlement Of South Have
township and to one Of the earl
pioneers for some interesting remi
) niscensces. TIE grateful favor i
acknowledged with the warmes
' appreciation.
) The South Haven hotel, has bee
reftted, refurnished and rechri:
tened. 1t is now known as the Par
: hotel. c. R. McCandless is now tn
owner and landlord. He has rs
t papered and carpeted all the room!
| II IL for ah0va tho avaraoo If bo+ol