People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-03-03
WELLINGTON SUMNER COUNTY, CHI

tive stranger in wellington, but dur.
ing her short residence here has made
a number OF warm friends. The
groom is prosperous young man Of
Blackwell.
j. l.. Crabill came down from Con-
way Springs Monday on business.
He says the Conway Springs I.O.O.F.
lodge is busy preparing to give the
Wellington brethren a royal reception
next Saturday night. The Conway
lodge will exemplify the degree work
and serve banquet TO the visitors.
A large crowd of Wellington Odd Fell
lows will drive up Saturday afternoon,
leaving here in rigs about o'clock.
II. s. James, a brakeman working
with the ROcG Island gumbO crew,
came near losing his life Saturday
afternoon. He was caught between a
couple of cars while at work near the
pit west of tcwn and badly piDched.
One Of the cars was without a draw
head. 1t was feared for awhile that
bis injury was serious, but no bones
were broken. He will be laid up for
several days on account of soreness.
James lives between HeriugtOn and
Topeka.
R. A. Anderson had a lively chase
with bunch of 80 cattle Tuesday.
The cattle were turned out Of the
Rock Island stock yards to be driven
to Anderson & Demuth's slaughter
house southwest Of the city, but they
seemed To suddenly possess an intui-
tiOn that they were marked for
slaughter and rebelled. The thirty
nine cattle went in about as many
different directions. They were finally
rounded up, however, and cOrraled at
the slaughter pen.
Charles VanV Valkenburg's wife came
down from Wichita Sunday night and
paid the feed bill against his team,
which was levied on by the city last
week fer fine imposed for chicken
stealing, and took the team home
next morning. When the team was
levied on IL was thought that Van
Valkenburg Vas single man and his
wife'S appearance was a surprise to
the officers. She says she is going TO
hustle money and pay her thieving
husband ont of jail.
The PlOmas Mining Go. has refund.
ed the February payments made by
Wellington people for stock in the
concern. This shows disposition on
the part of the officers of the Company
to treat fairly those who invested in
the mines. The money had been paid
in to the company, but had not been
used when the discOUraging report
came from G. L. Hawks at Phoenix.
No one who has lost any money in the
deal as yet has shown any disposition
to blame the company. 1t was
speculative proposition and all seem
inclined to take their losses good
naturedly.
The T. T. club, the newly organized
social crowd that succeeds the Bachelor
Maids society, held business meeting
at the home of Misses Stella and SIM
mie Nofsinger on South Washington
Ave. Tuesday night. The business of
attending to several matters of i'm.
portance was deferred until future
meeting on account of the absence Of
the president, Miss Effie Smiley, and
some of the members. Those present
that night experienced An evening of
enjoyment in the society of few
gentlemen friends. Refreshments
were feature.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Graf entertained
few friends at cards and dancing at
their home in the Third ward Tuesday
evening. The occasion was a most
enjoyable one. An elaborate course
of refreshments was served. The
party remained until quite a late hour
indulging In pastimes at the card
tables and pleasures Of the waltz.
Those present besides the host and
hostess were: Messrs. and Mesdames
Ed Smith, E. F. Higgins, G. E. Elliott;
Mesdames Glendora Wattrous, Grace
Boyd Of Chicago; Messrs. Geo. N.
Wood, Chas. WassOn.