People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

quences resulted.
The Nutcher boys, wanted 10 We'll
lington for stealing W. B. Seymuur's
team, have, been taken to Mcpherson
for theftS committed in Mcpherson
county. The authorities here were
unable to get possession OF them.
They broke Jail at Taloga a few days
ago and were captured by Sheriff
Sykes of Mcpherson county.
Young America is full of fight.
While waiting for the Rock Island
train at the depot Friday morning a
number of gamins went over on the
west side OF the slough and engaged
their adversaries on the east side in
battle with mud balls. The east side
boys finally repulsed the enemy after
a desperate fight. Several on both
SIDES were wounded.
Mack Fife, the hOrsethief, who es.
capped from the Winfield jail a few
days ago, was caught at South Haven
Thursday night, where he went to
see his girl, for whose love, he says he is
athief, He was taken back to Winfield
and replaced in Jail. Deputy Sheriff
Skinner of Winfield, came to this
place next morning to meet the South
Haven officers, but the captive was
taken to Winfield via the st. L., K.
" 5. W. railway, Thursday night.
A new Rock Island time card be-
came effective on Sunday morning.
Train No. !, going south in the eve
ming, now arrives at this place at 1887,
as usual. Train No. 2, going north in
the morning, now arrives here at $3.50
No. 3, going south in the morning,
now arrives at GLIB instead of sos.
Train No. 4, going north in the eve
ming, uOw arrives here at 9:22 instead
OF 9;47, as formerly. Nos. 81 and 80,
accommodation, now arrives at GAO
pm. and 7:l5 am, instead Of $50
and 1902.
c. B. Macdonald, formerly editor of
the Oxford Register, came over from
Oxford last Thursday and renewed CID
acquaintance here that day. He will
leave this week for De Smet, SD, to
assume control of his old newspaper
plant. MAC" is glad to get back to
the land Of the middle west. His
fruit ranch in California proved very
disappointing this year. The cold
weather has killed the last bit of
fruit. The prospects early in the
spring were very fattering. Mac
still owns the ranch, but it is for sale.
DIR. j. G. Reid opened a temporary
recruiting Office at the Rock Island
depot Friday morning and several re.
crults were added to the Wellington
volunteers. The number now reaches
"a. Those who enlisted Thursday eve
are: Will Marshall, Percy Hilton,
Arthur Beal, Claud B. Bridge
man. Those who enlisted next morn.
ing are: James E. Clark, Port Snod.
grass, Alex W. Blundell and Charles
Brown. They left with the rest of
the crowd over the Rock Island at
1920 for Camp Leedy at Topeka.
F. NJ. Coulter of Conway Springs,
left with the volunteers for Topeka
Friday morning, where he will enlist
COulter's father didn't want him to
go to war. The boy intended to come
to Wellington with the old man Wed
nesday morning, but the latter arose
early and slipped away, leaving the
boy at home, The boy beat his way
to Riverdale on the Missouri Pacific
and walked to Wellington from River.
dale, but when he got here he found
that his father had queered him with
the recruiting officer and the only
recourse left him to get into the army
was to enlist under some other re.
cruiting officer, which he went to
Topeka this morning to do.
A habeaS corpus suit against Chas.
Fair, to recover possession Of two
children, was filed in district court
Saturday by S. G. Burnette, attorney
for Mrs. Grace Fair Of KiDgman. The
petition alleges that Chas. Fair de.
serted the plaintiff about two years
ago near Baxter Springs, 1T. Her
children we're placed in the Haskell
institute at Lawrence, from which
place they were atterward taken by
the defendant. They are now at
Caldwell with Chas. Fair and a woman
who claims to be sorceress. Mrs.
Fair learned Of the whereabouts Of
her husband and children only a few
days ago and Immediately began pro-
ceedings to regain possession Of the
children.
G. E. Hitchcock returned Friday
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