People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-08-18
LOCAL EVENTS.

Y. l., Friday.
Sumner county will pay s26, 800 state
taxes this year.
The war with Spain cost one thOuS-
and million dollars.
Jas, q. Franklin dentist office over
Security State Bank. tt
Attorney F. A. Dinsmore was up
from Caldwell Friday.
Elder D. T. Broaddus was down from
Belle PLANE Thursday.
DR.. e. G. FarriS was down from
Conway Springs Thursday.
James Green of Eden township, was
in the city on business Friday.
An extra session Of the senate viii
DO held, probably in November.
Hugh Harlan, postmaster at May
field, was in the city Thursday.
The 2lst Kansas regiment az Camp
Thomas has been ordered to Lexing-
ton, KY.
Rev. ]. G. Cunningham, wife and
baby returned from the east Friday
morning.
Miss Nora Hitchcock, niece Of c. E.
Hitchcock, went to Zyba Friday
morning to visit.
Senator Vest of Missouri, is lying
dangerously i'll at Asbury Park, NY,
with Bright'S disease.
Rev. G. N. Bottorff and wife was up
, from Pond Creek, OF, Friday shop
ping and visiting friends.
Mrs. Ret Willard of Euid, OF, is
visiting friends in the city. Mr.. Mil
lard will be here Sunday.
Geo. R. Burk, formerly of this city,
is now foreman OF the Mirror Office at
Wichita. The position is a good one.
Bill jordan and Polk Winner re-
turned from Kansas CityFriday morn
ing, where they had been with cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wash Jones came down
from Usage City Thursday to visit
their children here for a couple Of
weeks.
Mrs. J. P. Brough of Kingfsher,
OF, IL in the city on a weeks visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Robinson.
E, n. Chast, the Cowley county
thresher, is moving his machine into
Sumner county to help threSh our
crop Of wheat.
J. L. GoOdrum Of Mayaeld, was in
the city Friday on his return from
Kansas City, where he had bsen with
bunch Of cattle.
Miss Daisy lIolbrook returned to
Winfield Thursday after a pleasant
visit IN the city with Misses Ida and
Maggie Barndollar.
The Seventh congressional P0puliSt
committee organized at Hutchinson
Thursday and elected Lyman Naugle
Of this city, chairman.
Frank and Max Murray returned
Thursday from Pttsburg, where they
had been visiting their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. z. Miexsell.
Miss Irene Crawford returned to
her home at Pratt Friday after
a pleasant visit in the city with the
family Of Geo. w. Stipp.
Mrs. VIM. Jackson and son Verne,
and Harry and joe Maddy returned
Friday morning from a weeks visit
with friends near Oxford.
The ball game between the Clear
water Reds and the Wellington
Tigers resulted in a victory for the
latter. The score was 8 to s.
Charlie Fisher came up from Drury
Thursday TO accept the agency of the
local Fargo and United States express
companies for couple of weeks.
Seth Hilton and wife were in from
Mayfeld Friday, trying to rent a house
for their daughters, who will attend
the County High school next term.
Hon. n. B. Mccormack, congress-
man from the Sixth district, was in
the city Friday morning % his way to
his home at PhilippSburg from Okla.
h0ma.
W. A. Na0Slckle 0aS declined 10 &c.
cept the Republican nomination for
constable Of Caldwell! township, aud
filed his declnatiOn with the county
clerk Friday.
Miss Anna Taylor of Belle PLANE,
has secured the contract for teaching
the Arlington Green school, north of
town, taught by her brother, ThOS,
Taylor, last year,
Mrs. Louie Brinkmeier and two
sisters, Daisy and Roxy Logan,
left Saturday morning for Blue
Mound, Ill.,, on an extended visit 10
relatives and friends.