People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-27

paid in advance hencefOrth. Practic-
ally everybody have expressed their
Intention Of Complying with the law,
and prosecutions are not being vigor-
ously pushed and will not be so long
as the merchants aud others show
disposition to pay up.
Amanda Livingston VS.. John Liv
ingstOn is the title Of a divorce suit
filed in district court Tuesday. The
plaintiff lives in Caldwell. They were
married January 9, 1878, at Glasco,
Sheridan county, Missouri. The de-
PENDANT abandoned the plaintiff in
December, 1893. They have four
children, all minors.
DemOreSt's Magazine for February
has inauguTated unique misspelled
word contest, in which it offers to
give away $500 in premiums. The
announcement OF same will be found
elsewhere in our advertising columns.
1t will pay every one to get a
FEBRUARY number OF Demorest's and
join the spelling match.
Fred c. Myers and Miss Jennie
GOble, two well known and popular
young people Of Conway Springs, were
married Monday and left Tuesday
for Illinois Gu their wedding "trip.
Mr. Myers is a member of the mer-
chandise firm Of Dudley & Myers and
Miss GOble is an accomplished daugh.
ter IF Justice E. P. Goble.
Samuel Palmer of Oklahoma is here.
He is a son of H. s. Palmer who for.
merly resided in Bluff township, this
county. Mr.. Palmer has a damage
suit against the Rock Island in court
for injuries sustained in a railway ac-
cident at Caldwell in 1892. The case
comes up this week. 1t has been to
the supreme court once, WIS reversed
aud is back for second trial.
We have received program OF the
fourth annual Live Stock convention
to be held at Woodward. OF, Febru.
airy s and 8. The two days session
will be fraught with things Of inter.
est to live stock dealers and cattle
raisers. Reduced rates have been
made by the railroads. A cattlemeh's
ball will be given in the opera house
at Woodward the evening of the 9th.
The Kansas City Times is now one
of the best silver papers in the
country. 1t is able and fearless. 1t
is also splendid newspaper-mOre
Especially for western people. 1t is
giving active support to the Populist
administration. The VOICE clubs
with the twice-a-week Times at 81. Is
for the two. We commend it as a
very desirable general newspaper for
the farmer.
The authorities are looking for a
stolen team and buggy belonging to
Estes Il Hawkins, the Caldwell livery.
men. The team was hired by a stran.
ger Monday for the ostensible pur-
pose Of driving to Hunncwell. Tie
team was no! returned and the off,
Gers were notified OF the affair. The
man WAS seen with the out tit at Hun.
newell that day. He said he was on
his way 10 Wellington.
The Brent washing machine, an in
ventiOn patented by R. N. Brent OF
this city, is now being put on the
market from a factory at 40 West
Madison street, Chicago. The VOICE
Ia In receipt Of a circular containing a
cut OF the machine with Mr.. Brent
standing In the background. There
Is every reason in the world why this
machine ought to have g great sale.
1t Is the best washing machine extsnt
The New Era says that lobe Berlter,
who is In the reformatory for stealing
wheat at South Haven, has written {
letter to his father in which he /!
deeply penitent and expresses msny
regrets that his waywardness ever lei
him into such straits. he and Harv,
ROzelle both insist that a numbe
, OF Others were connected with then
10 their work, and while they ar,
suffering in confinement the other
are enjoying their freedom.
The nany friends Of c. z. Person
: who formerly resided in Osborn town
!. ship, now at Rogers, Ark, we're yer,
: much gratifed that the supposed way
wardness Of his son Robert 10 maxim,
way with a team and buggy belong
ing to the Rush livery barn was al
. the result Of a cruel mistake. Youn,
Person was here and left Wellington
D for his home in Arkansas the sam,
: evening the team was stolen, but b,
e left on the train and arrived withou
7 delay. The young man who got Jh'
' team represented himself to be Per.
e son. and suited his description. II,