People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-21

have the personal property ASSESS
ment Of Sumner county reduced. |
The board has not yet acted upon the
matter.
RObt. Kretchmtr, day wiper Ia the
round house, returned from Amarillo
Monday. T. y hss accepted a posi-.
tion in the rO.ll house at Amarillo
aud will probably commence his
duties there the last Of this week.
1898 Swell During bicycles are Of
highest grade. Sold direct to the
rider at wholesale prices, saving all
middle profits. Address the makers
for catalogue aud prices. During
Cycle & Supply Co. Fort Scott, Kan.
Sas. 30|
The Wellington volunteers at
Chickamauga, in writing TO their
steadles here, paste the leaves Of their
letters together with miniature tin.
foil figures Of crossed guns. The effect
is apparently very pleasing to the
girls.
The three or four year old daughter
OF Charlie Covell, living three miles
south OF town, exploded dynamite
cartridge 10 her hand Wednesday
and badly lacerated the flesh. A ply.
stefan was summoned and the injuries
dressed.
Ed Miller, son Of Rev. Miller, form
erly Of this city, writes to friends here
from Tampa, Fla, that he was wound
ed 10 the arm in the battle at Santi-
ago. He was with the Rough Riders.
He is now 10 the hospital at Tampa,
getting along nicely.
Judge j. T. Herrick and family,
and Messrs. and Mesdames h. A.
Lopez, H. +. NJ. Bear, 4. Graf, l. /.
Scott, VIM. Gelino, Arthur Vols and
Mrs. Nichols went to Dailey's grove
On the Ninnescah Tuesday morning to
spend the day picnicking.
Lost-Between Oxford and Well
ington, Saturday, July 10th, a Scotch
plaid sack coat, with some insurance
papers In POCKET and button with
"I.S.T.M.A." inscribed on IL. Any.
one finding same will please return to
this Office and receive reward.
The Kramer mills Monday bought
10, 900 more bushels OF wheat at Enid,
o. T., at prices ranging from 81 to SO
cents. 1t averaged better than 81
pounds. The best wheat purchased
by the Kramer mills recently averaged
60 pounds, three carloads Of which
were purchased at Alva, OF, several
days ago. The price paid was SO cents.
| j. W. Anderson, Of Mulvane, the
auctioneer, is just back from a trip
east and requests the VOICE to say
that he is again ready TO cry sales as
of yore. The VOICE Office has full
charge of his dates. II you are ex'
pecting to make a sale this fall come
10 and make arrangements. He Is
one of the best auctioneers in the
west.
| This mention OF an accident to q
Winfield young man by the Courier
will cause considerable grief 10 Wei
liDgton society until the exteDtuf TIT
injuries are learned: "Will Schurmar
had expected to ride In the races al
Arkansas City Wednesday, but on &C
count Of the injuries received In hi
fall the other night he will be unable
to do So"
A. Murphy, foreman Of the SAINT,
Fe section between here and Cicero
was painfully injured Tuesday after
noon by bank caving In on him. Fl,
was brought home about o'clock ant
a physician summoned. IL was ioun'
that no bones we're broken, and he !
not believed to be injured internally
Although he is suffering much pail
: at present, it is thought he will b
able to be out In few days.
Rev. VIM. Long, the veteran N. I
, minister Of the gospel, will celebrat
! his Seth birthday one week fromThurs
day 1.-THE 18th inst.) by delivering
; a sermon at the Methodist church u
the evening. The public is cordial
invited TO attend this celebration
, Rev. Long and wife will on Angus
18th celebrate the Bftieth anniversar
OF their marriage-their golden wed
ding.
Late real estate transactions: j. Z
!, Southwell has sold to VIM. G. Dow
the south half OF lot 8, all OF lot Q an
. a portion Of lot 10, 10 block As, city 9
Wellington. . Henrietta Newton hs
bought a quarter section Of land nea
Wellington Of Sumner Whitson fc
b, $1,000. ..Chas. W. Ferguson of A
gonia, has purchased 80 acres Of Ian
. Of Eliza Sprague, 10 Dixon township