People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-08-25

day. Mr.. DERRICK is an old Sumner
county boy, He was raised near
Oxford.
The Mulvane annual colt show will
be held October 5 and 6. There will
be no charge made for exhibits and
the show will be free.
Mrs. A. f. Pittinger returned Fri
day night from an extended visit with
relatives at Medford and Blackwell,
OF. She was accompanied by her
niece, Miss Marie Baker Of Medford.
John Seaman Of Rome, was in town
Saturday. He has met with a series
of accidents recently, being kicked by
horse and fell rom house, and is
crippled up somewhat as a conse-
quenCe.
Beggs' German Salve is an inyalu.
able remedy for cuts, burns, bruises,
scalds, chapped hands, sore nipples,
sore lips, eczema, ulcers, chronic sores,
skin eruptiOns, fever sores, and all
skin diseases. II
The feeling is very severe in Vir-
ginia against DR.. L. c. Duncan, the
assistant surgeon of the Twenty.sec-
ond Kansas regiment who opened a
cOnfederate's grave, and if he is found
guilty it my go hard with him.
Ben Henderson, a brother OF Charlie
Henderson Of the JOURNAL, writes
from Chickamauga that for awhile
the deaths among the soldiers there
averaged ten day. He has been sick
since the 4th instant with malarial
fever and chills, but is slowly regain
ing his health.
Fred Haskell, a small boy living on
the old Louis Leforce farm, was bitten
on the fsot by a rattlesnaks last
Wednesday afternoon. Medical aid
was called In and the poison was
drawn snt with a rubber pump. At
last report Fred was dLing nicely
Argonia Clipper.
1t absolutely has no equal and all
Others who claim theirs Is as good as
Beggs' German Salve are imitators.
A fair trial will convince dny one that
there is no preparation yet discovered,
that stands even an equal in allaying
pain and in its healing qualities. tt
"Aunt Mary Baker, the better half
of Wash Baker, intended going to
Oklahoma Thursday to visit her
relatives, but she missed the train, 1t
was Wash's fault, of course. Wash
consulted the time table TO see when
the train left, but he thought the
time table lied, and reached the depot
too late.
Wichita is to adopt municipal
ownership of her street car system.
Six months ago a Boston syndicate
was given franchise to build new
system, and the corporation put up a
$4,000 forfeit bond as guarantee
that the line would be built in six
months. The bond has been declared
forfeited, and the city has $4,000 to
begin building line Of its own with.
Through an error in computing the
averages Of those who received teach.
erS' certificates at the recent county
examination, it was announced that
Miss GertrudeDoubleday had received
the highest average of those receiving
first grade certificates, but after a
more careful examination OF the
records, it appears that o. NJ. Holli'
day OF ArgOnia, received the highest
average, his average being 95 6.l3.
Mrs. Jennie McCurdy of Caldwell,
was here Thursday and filed com
plant against her son, to have him
sent to the reform school. The boy
is only seven or eight years Of age and
his mother says he is incOrrigible
The boy will have hearing in pro-
bate court next Tuesday. In the
meantime the authorities will look
into the boys reputation. Mrs. Nc
CuHv is a widow and is employed al
Griffin's boarding house at Caldwell
Real estate transactions: George
Nixon has bought Of D. L. BurforG
100 acres of land in London township
for $1,000. Mr.. Nixon has also pur
cha'ed a quarter section Of land il
London township OF Barney Sheridan
receiver. d. . Joseph A. Martin has pur
chased Of D. NJ. Dull iots Is, Is and II
in block 5, CITY Of Belle PLANE, 70
SIS. James N. Johnston ha
bought of A. B. Clifton 100 acres 0
land In Guelph township, for LOO
Geo. W. Bailey attended the oil
soldiers reunion and visited his son
in-law at Jefferson, o. T., Friday, an,
returned in the evening. He says tina
during a thunder storm Wednesday