People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-11-10
Tom Hicks Wright, executor Of the

Tom Hicks Wright, executor Of the
estate Of the late j. W. Wright, re
ported to the probate court Saturday
that he had in his possession SIC, 1850 il
cash belonging to the estate moi
needed to pay debts, and Judge Double
day issued an order instructiDg him
to distribute the money equally among
the i've heirs: Ann Broadhust, Tom
Hicks Wright, Amanda Deitrick, A.
5. Wright and Eliza Jane Wright
Each will get s2,072.
They are telling goodone on Judge
Blewett: Last Tuesday he got into
his buggy and drove to the polling
place la Seventy-Six township, think.
ing 1T was election day, intending to
vote. He found the polls not open,
and no one about, and after making
inquiry, learned that be was a week
ahead OF time. He thought the cleo
ton came on the first Tuesday 10 No.
vember, instead Of the first Tuesday
after the first Monday.-Journal, Sd.
Asa NJ. Black returned Friday night
from a trip TO the vicinity OF Conway
Springs. He reports that on Thursday
while the wheat on j. R. Duncan
farm north Of Conway Springs was
being threshed, fire caught from
sparks from the engine, and destroyed
three rlcks Of wheat and burned the
separator. The separator belonged
TO a man named Klein. The wheat
belonged to Duncan and Black &
Martin. Mr.. Black reports the wheat
crop in the northwest part Of the
county 10 fine condition.
Charlie Dixon, foreman of the tele.
phone construction gang, came down
from Wichita last night with couple
OF li0emen, and this morning began
the preliminary work Of stringing the
wire TO Mayaeld, Milan and Conway
Springs. The line was completed to
the west limits Of the city today.
Five more linemen will arrive from
Wichita tomorrow night, and the line
will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
They expect to have communication
established with Conway Springs by
Tuesday evening, In time for the
election returns.-Journal, Saturday.
Rev. E. E. Staufier and bride, nee
Miss Lizzie Becker, arrived 10 Wei.
lingbsn Friday night and began house.
keeping Immediately In the Lutheran
parsonage. They were married 10
Atchison about two weeks age, and
visited at Abilene enroute to We'll
ingten. They will be at home to
friends after November 30. The con-
gregation Of the Lutheran church
here presented the bride aud groom
with a handsome sideboard. The
congregation at Perth presented them
with an extension table, chairs, cen.
ter table, etc. The bride and groom
were the recipients Of large number
Of presents from friends at Atchison
and elsewhere.
The entertainment given at the
auditorium Thursday night by Alba
Haywood and his company, under the
auspices Of the local Knights of
Pytnlas lsdge, vas greeted by about
20OiReople. Haywood himself made a
fine. impressiSa upon the audience.
His support was fairly good. Miss
Drsscher, the violipist, was unable to
perform on account Of sickness. She
Is suffering With Intermittent fever.
Her place On the program was filed
by Haywood with extra selections.
Too much cannot be said OF Haywood
ASIAN iupefssnates. Those Who neg.
lseted to see him that night, missed
rare treat indeed. The lodge Is very
veil satisfied with the venture.
The dining room Of Geo. KiDney's
place on North Washington avenue
caught fire from a leaking gasoline
stove about A O'CLOCK Friday after.
noon, aad for awhile IL looked rs II
the. entire building would be des-
toyed. The flames spread rapidly,
and, but fos the timely arrival Of the
fire department serious damage would
have resulted. Fortunately, the fire