People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-20

tee composed largely OF Hutchinso
capitalists. The road is III mile
long, running from Hutchinson u
MeGford, o. T. 1t was sold under th
receivership Of the Union Pacific
which held its stock and bonds as Sc
curity for loan.
Ut. Robinson, son of ]. C. Robin.
son, came up from Oklahoma Cit
last Dight, and went to Kiowa thi
morning to spend Sunday visiting
friends. He will return Monday
morning, in company with his wife
who has been visiting there severa
days, and 90 on to their home in Ok
lahoma.-Journal, Saturday.
Fred hartman, ieweler for Frank
Six, returned last Thursday from a
few days visit at his old home 10 the
vicinity of Great Bend. He report:
an old fashioned blizzard there Tues
day night. A terrific snow storm
was raging there Wednesday morning
when he left for this place. At the
same time the weather here was as
balmy and springlike as a day in April,
! The Conway Springs Star says: "a
better use for jack rabbits has been
found .han the county commissioners
can offer. 1t is said that jack rabbit
meat is the best thing to make hens
lay that hl> ever been discovered.
Kill RABBITS and feed them to your
hens ard get eggs" Why not get
your three cents from the county and
then feed the meat to your hens?
Foul DOiSOnS that accumulate in the
blood and vital organs, and clog the
machinery Of the system must be
gotten rid Of, or disease will certainly
follow. Stimulate the blood cleanser,
1.-THE kidneys, and strengthen, purify
and tone up the liver, stomach and
bowels with an appropriate remedy
Prickly Ash Bitters is pre-eminently
the right medicine. 1t will cleanse
the system and impart a feeling OF
strength and vigOr throughout the
body. Sold by E. Hayes.
Miss Nellie Forsyth entertained
friends last Thursday evening at the
home CT E. r. DeYOe on East Lin
coin avenue, in honor of Miss Coda
Evans Of Wichita, who is visitin.
in the city. Refreshments wert
served. Games, music, etc, added tt
the enjoyment of the evening. There
were present: Mr.. and Mrs. E. R
DeYOe, Mr.. AID Mrs. Will Hart. Mrs
W. E Cox, Misses Coda Evans, Heller
and Nettie Cox, Nellie Forsyth
Messrs. Sam True, Walter Forsyth
Silva Forsyth.
The county commissioners Wednes
day afternoon let the contract for re-
pairing the wooden bridge over the
Arkansas river at Oxford, to the
Youngstown Bridge Co., of YOungs
town, 0. The contract was secured
through their agent, j. H. Parks
The contract calls for the repairing
OF the east span Of the bridge with
modern steel structure 1873 feet il
length. The wood taken from the
east span is to be used in repairing
the remaining two spans Of the bridge
the county to furnish such additional
material as is necessary in repairing
the two spans.
Thursday afternoon Al AdlerS o.
Conway Springs, was arrested on til,
charge Of bOOtlegging and gambling
Tuck Finch was arrested a day or st
ago on the same charge. Their arres
was the OutgrOwth of an attempt tt
fleece a farm lad with more none,
than good sense. Alder and Fincl
are both old offenders against th,
prOhibitory and gambling laws. Tn,
charge Of wife beating is also hell
against Finch. He was released Of
bond the day after his arrest and re
arrested Thursday on the charge o
disturbing the peace, Their trial
| ara cot for tho 0lth inct