People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-13

ing weather data for the mouth OF
September: The average temperature
was 74.5 degrees. The highest tenn
perature was 81 degrees, Oh. The 4th;
the lowest As degrees on the 7th.
The warmest days were the 4th and
9th, the average being 87.66 degrees.
Rain fell on seven days. The total
amount Of precipitation was l.08
inches. Thirty-fve hundredths inches
OF rain tell on the llth,. this being
the day OF the heaviest rain. A cold
wave occurred on the 9th and lasted
until the l4th.. There we're light
trosts on the morning of the 9Th and
Sth. The temperature registered 90
degrees and above on thirteen days Of
the month.
Fred Andre had a, disastrous runa.
way tuesday morning While he was
at the Creamery waiting to unload his
milk the creamery engine blew of
steam and frightened his team. He
was thrown out near F. E. Miller's
shop, and one Of his thighs broken,
and he was slightly bruised about the
head. The wagon was demolished
but the team was unhurt. The team
is pair of the finest horses we have
seen in this county. The. attending
physician reports that Mr.. Andre is
getting. along we'll and a speedy re.
covery is hoped for. Mr.. Andre is one
OF the most prosperous farmers in
Creek tOwnship.-Argonia Clipper.
Quint Snyder, whose horse was
stolen Thursday night at Mulvane,
was here yesterday making arrange
ments with the officers for some meth.
DDS to recover his property, The ami
NAL was taken at I o'clock in Mulvane
by some man with a dark mOustache.
de rode the horse out OF town and
was met two or three miles away by a
pal in a buggy. They took their horse
out and hitched Snyder's horse TO the
buggy. Snyder, Charles Hunter and
another one or two overlook the
thieves near the poor farm. Snyder
got of, grabbed his horse by the bit
and told the fellow to stop. One Of
the men In the buggy pulled a gun
and told Snyder to step back II he
valued his life more than the horse.
Snyder got away and the men drove
on. Snyder and his companions fol-
lowed the thieves to Hydraulic ave.
nue., where they lost trace of them.
The animal is bay with white hind
feet.-Wichita Eagle, Sth.
Miss Grace Lamme, who visited her
brother, Robert Lamme, of the TWEEN
tieth United States infantry at Fort
Leavenworth, reports Robert in fair
ly good health. Although he is
fieshy, he is weak. He was in the
hospital four days, suffering with a
slight attack Of malaria. Robert says
malaria is dreaded much more than
yellow fever, and is more fatal than
any disease that has appeared in the
army. He thinks the large death
rate will not lessen for some time, be.
cause OF the malaria. A person with
his system once well saturated with
malaria, seldom RECEIVERS from the
effects, while a yellow fever GONZALES
cent becomes as healthy as before he
was afflicted. Robert thinks a great
many OF the boys In the army will die
yet, from malaria, None OF the Wei.
lingtOn boys in the Twentieth with
Robert Sea knew Of his serious illness.
They knew he was in the hospital,
but thought he had nothing but
stomach trouble.
Real estate transactions: A. E.
Walker has purchased Of B. o. Webb
of Los Angeles, CAL, lots 2, and in
block 4, original town, now city, Of
Argonia, for s244. Mary NJ. Crsss
has purchased of B. N. Cross, lots Is,
l6, II, IS, 10, 20 and q in black q,
city Of Belle PLANE. .. james H.
Mecker has bought Of John c. Thorn.
bro, lots /, 2, 3 and 4, in block 3,
OSterhout's addition to Conway
Springs, for $1,000. y. P. COppen-
barger has purchased of J. c. McKin-
ley ct al, several lots in Gueda Springs
for $3.50. -. VIM. Harris has bought Uf
Marindy Y. Hale OF Buchanan
county, Missouri, the undivided one
seventh interest 10 the east half Of
the southwest quarter Of section %,
in Greene township, for $4,000. San
Werden has bought Of Benz. F. Dixon
OF Howard county, Indiana, the south
50 rods Of the west l2S rods OF the
southeast quarter of section SO, in
Illinois township, for $500. e. Daniel
II. Foley has purchased Of William