People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-21
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turn home to Guelph township from
a visit to friends in Conway Springs.
Mr.. Gillian reports crops looking well
in the vicinity of Conway.
The telephone poles for the line be-
tween Wellington and Conway Springs
have arrived at Conway Springs, and
work on the construction of the line
will be pushed rapidly.
Joe Heskett drove to Belle PLANE
Sunday. He says the work OF re-
building the bridge over the Mime
scah has not commenced yet. The
bridge is to be completed by the oath
of August.
County Clerk MILFORD E. Wood went
to Topeka Sunday to appear before
the state board Of equalization and
ask that the assessed valuation of
the personal property in Sumner coun-
ty be reduced.
c. ]. Stillwell and wife, c. f. Luen.
ing and daughter, Miss Katie, C. W.
King and family, 1. A. Miller and
wife, Mrs. Minnie Dunlap and G. W.
Milne and family of this city, attend.
ed the funeral OF Mrs. Ellen Anderson,
mother of Mrs. Milne, near Mayfeld
Sunday.
Samuel Crider, the popular tOnsorial
artist employed at A. A. Lichtenber-
gers barber shop, returned Sunday
evening from an extended visit at his
home near Kechi, Sedgwick county,
much improved by his vacation. Sam
is a good fellow, and his friends are
glad to see him at his old place again.
Rev. A. o. Ebright pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, ccoduct.
ed union open air religious services
Sunday evening. He preached an
interesting sermon to alarge audience.
The open air services are very popular
In Wellington, which fact is attested
by the large crowds 10 attendance
each Sunday evening.
The attorney general OF the state Of
Kansas has made a ruling in regard
to school teachers certificates, where.
by teacher holding a position when
their certificate expires must quit
teaching. A temporary permit, how.
ever, can be granted by the county
superintendent to teacher who never
had temporary certificate.
Misses Maggie Taylor and Nellie
Hamblin went to Mayfeld Sunday
morning to spend the day with the
family OF DR.. McCuddy, who are pre-
pairing to remove to Kentucky to re.
side at their old home. Miss Evelyn
Hunt and Frank Miexsell rode out on
their bicycles later in the day, and
returned with them. A nice time is
reported.
Charles f. Martin returned Sun
day from Ponca City, OF, where he
went Wednesday last to look after the
work of harvesting his wheat there.
He saw the Sun dance INDUCED In by
thousand Ponca braves, some OF
them from northern Nebraska and
Dakota. The dance began Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock and continued
until yesterday at noon, when it be-
came too hot for the bucks and they
gave out. The squaws will begin
theirSun dance soon and it will last for
several days. The Sun dance is the
method of the Ponca Indians of wor.
Shipping the sun. In an almost nude
condition they stand with their palms
appraised and gaze directly at the sun,
hopping up and down and chanting In
a quaint manner for ten hours at a
stretch. The sexes never mingle 10
the Sun dance. The braves hold their
dance first aud the squaws dance
afterwards. 1t is novel sight to see
a thousand Indians engaged in the
dance.