People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-11-17

four days before the accident. The
remains were expressed through herr
Friday night to Oxford, Neb, for in
terment.
Frank Hobart, who attempted to
rob the Widow Johnson, at the home
of Geo. A. Thompson, two miles north
of Perth, two weeks ago, was given a
preliminary hearing in Squire Cox's
court at 10 o'clock last Saturday, and
was bound over to the next term OF
district court 10 the sum Of $3.50. The
evidence presented against him at
the preliminary was very damaging,
Miss Minnie Newbold gave pleas
ant taffy pull to a few of her young
lady friends at her home in First ward
Thursday evening. The occasion was
marked for its social enjoyment, being
one of the most delightful events OF
the season. There were present:
Misses Bertha Showalter, Maude Bar
nett, Ruth Barnett, Katie Wheeler,
Myrtle Nelson, Ethel King, Minnie
Wolfe, Vivian Scott.
Harry Thralls of Lawrence, priv
tie 10 the Fifth Z. S. Cavalry, is III
The city on sick furlough, visiting
mis- uncle, J. N. TRIALS. He will be
here a week or so. His furlOugh ex-
q pires the 10Th inst. His regiment is
:, at present in Porto Rico, having left
J. Tampa, Fla, recently. Mr.. 'Thralls
"a has another nephew in the Fifth in
&c fantry, brother of Harry Thralls.
L. He is in Porto Rico with his compan-
ID ions.
Or The Lutheran congregation ten
l. iered a reception to Rev. E. E. Stauf'
Ill fer and bride at the parsonage on
70, West 9th St., Thursday evening. A
u delicious supper was served in one OF
IT, the side rooms. The affair was in
~ formal in its nature, and for tha'
so reason was all the more enjoyable u
he Mr.. and Mrs. Stauffer and those par
at ticipating 10 it. There were nice
,et decorations. About forty persons
.ct we're present.
90 The Rock Island has completed ar
rangements whereby fifty new fifty
re-, foot mail cars will be put on thei
in trains running between Kansas Git.
of and Caldwell. The mail bushes
er- between these two cities has becOm
for so great that an increase In the facil
ale tiles for handling it has become i'm
perative. The new cars have all th
mas improvements of the latest mail ca
the and will greatly relieve the stress Q
rho the increased business.
ing A couple of tramps stole grip be
it'll longing 30 Miss D. Maurer of Winfield
m from the livery barn Of W. ). Long
man last Friday about noon. Th
on tramps were arrested near the Roc
ra Island stock yards, but afterward r.
rho leased because the grip was not foun
mo. and there was no proof that they wei
md the guilty parties. Later the gr
-, was found in the weeds near I'll
pump house, the tramps having raj
sacked it and thrown IL away. III
ei'V tramps could not be found secoI
time.
7, The double metallic telephone CT
h ID. cult between Wellington and Wichl
ave has been completed, and was put
roo operation Friday morning, Manag
II Duggan and Pliny Simpson were
Mulvane Thursday and remedied
WIN defect in the circuit near that plaC
Next morning the wires worked pc
fectly. The double metallic circu
" makes it possible for two persons
10 T." talk to Wichita at the same time, al
"a was put 10 to accommodate the pub
'eo" demand for quicker and better CO.
ane munication.
E. F. Higgins, the missing 20
Aas', Island agent, was seen in Galesbu
mas Ill.,, a week ago Tuesday, by tive W
''nce lington people, who recognized hi
ever Higgins got off train at the dep
I'LL walked through the depot and dlsi
anu peared. The persons who saw b
ninK did not attract his attention, and
tne was in ignorance Of their presen
Higgins did not look like he had be
D de. on spree. 1t is supposed that he v
Ould Oh his way to Mendoza, where
cipal wife ard children are. He is pro-
liant. bly, in Mendoza atpresent.
fore Charlie Richardson, son Of Mr..
when Mrs. A. A. Richardson, came do
re it from Kansas City Thursday night
'atis- spent the night with his parents.
left next morning for Leavenworth
Iipes- report to the adjutant OF the Twen
when third U.S.A., and will 90 to