People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-24

henn u NeW00ld the residence prop
erty on South G street opposite ]. T.
Burford's residence.
Nathan Day of Illinois township,
and his son from Oklahoma, were in
town Tuesday disposing of 1900 bush.
els Of good Kansas wheat grown in
this county last year.
Sheriff Heskett and Marshal Rowan
OF Caldwell, recovered team OF horses
Sunday, which were stolen from J.
Birch of Perry, OF, January IL, and
sold to parties in London township.
S. Moore, a railroad grading con.
tractor, was in the city on Tuesday
between trains enrOute to Attica.
Mr.. Moore was very close mOuthed,
but we could smell Pecos Valley all
over him.
John NJ. Richards was admitted to
the bar on Tuesday. The examining
attorneys were Judge j. A. Ray, S. G.
Brunette and James Laurence. Mr..
Richards is an attorney of several
years standing in another state.
The parents of May futile OF Belle
Plaine, who eloped with Roy Wander
work last Tuesday, have not forgiven
her yet. She is living with her has
band at the home of the latter's par
ents near Belle Plaine.-Journal.
Chauncy Fenton of Oxford, and Miss
Minnie Wright of Lincoln, Neb.,
were married at the Arlington hoUel
at 3 o'clock tuesday afternoon. Rev.
JIG. Cunningham performed the cere-
mony.
Mrs. w. T. Mcbride is in st. joe
seph'S hospital at Kansas City, where
she recently underwent surgical OPP
GRAFTON. She is rapidly recovering
and will be home the latter part of
this week.
Joe ShOwalter who was injured on
the street several days ago, was taken
to his home near Oxford Tuesday
evening. He has been at the home CT
his brother, Major John T. ShOwalter,
living in the Fifth ward, since hi;
injury.
Hon. W. j. Lingenfelter went t
Wichita Tuesday morning to prOcureS
couple of stOnemasons for work at th(
: Hutchinson refOrmatOry. From WITCH
ita Mr.. Lingenfelter will go to Hutch
insOn on business connected with hi.
{ Official position.
Mrs. Richard Willard was initiated
into Royal Neighbours lodge Monday
night. After the degree work ant
business Of the lodge was over alunch
con was served 10 honor Of Mrs. Mil
lard and the members enjoyed gooC
social time until late hour.
The followers of Christ will com
mence meeting at Kettering chapel
four miles west of Rome, no providen
tlal hindrance, on Sunday evening
! next, Feb. q, at 1870 pm. The meet
ingS will be conducted by r. W
Thompson. All are cordially invited
DR.. T. j. Rude of Winfield, who {
! few years ago deserted the Republican
party to ally himself with the Popu
lists has surprised his political friend,
. by resigning as chairman of the Cow
ley county Populist committee anC
= announcing his advent into the Demo
cratic party.
Misses Lille O'Brien, Lola Fife
Carrie LaSalle, Carrie Perry Min.
ME Gould, Wayne Ryan, Lou Vasey
and Prof. and Mrs. l. E. Swain
al! teachers in The Caldwell
city schools, came up on the Rocl
Island Tuesday morning to visit thu
schools here.
Jacob Engle is one Of the most en-
terprising merchants in southern Kan
sas. He believes in advertising JacOt
Engle and his business. A mammoth
sign G4X5i feet, the largest store sign
ever erected in the city, was placed on
the awning in front of his place Of
; business Monday afternoon.
Sheriff Heskett returned from
Perry, o. T., Sunday. Frank Miller
the horsethief, is being temporarily
held by the authorities there fol
crimes committed in the Indian
Territory. He will be turned over to
the Sumner county authorities when
they are through with him.
Constable E. G. Dir Of Panhandle,
Tex, returned to that city Tuesday
with Edward Spaw, arrested here
Monday at the Rock Island gumbc
kiln by Deputy Sheriff Shaver, fol
raising check from So TO sl6. Spaw
does not deny his guilt and seemed to
be happy while In the officers charge
Jack Pepperdine, an employe of the
round house, sustained a painful in