People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-16

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The rain falls on the just and un
just, Begg's Cherry Cough Syrup cure:
a cold, asthma, and LaGrippe caught
in rain Or shine. We keep it'll. F
Smith. tt
Tbs contract for removing the fal-
len Belle Paine bridge and invoicing
the material has been let to the Mis-
souri, Valley Bridge Co. for $50. Tn,
work is to be completed before July l.
Plans for a new Office for the Kra-
mer Milling Co. have been completed
and construction was begun Monday,
The new office will be nearly three
times as large as tie present one and
much more convenient.
Sheriff Heskett brought Mrs. Frank
Carpenter up from Caldwell Thursday
.nd put her in jail for not paying her
fine. The sheriff made further inyes.
legations into the death OF Judge
Thomas yesterday, but nothing is
learned of new developments.
Ansell's Concert band has accepted
the offer to play at Caldwell the
Fourth Of July. The band held of
for two weeks waiting to see whether
Wellington intended to celebrate.
Hutchinson, Oxford and Caldwell
wanted the band Tor the Fourth.
D. +. Kuns, president Of the Farm
eTs and Merchants bank OF McPher-
son, returned home Friday evening.
While here he sold 100 acres of land
near Mayaeld to S. J. Hyndman of
Hamilton, H.. for g, 800. Nj. Hynd-
man ia brOther.in-law Of John A.
Felt of Mayfeld.
Prof. H. Z. Thompson Of the
Kramer Milling Co., is making extern
sive and valuable improvements to
his residence property in the Second
ward. A stone wall has been built in
front Of the yard to keep the dirt
from washing Other improvements
are being made also.
J. Il. Newbern, N. D., of White.
ield, one Of the foremost doctors in
the Indian Territory writes: Il have
recommended and sold Baggs' Blood
Purifier for the past five years and am
pleased to say it has no equal in any
olo0d medicine that l have ever
tried" H. F. Smith, agent. If
The Rock Island elevator was taken
to Riverdals Saturday on fat cars
The main part Of the elevator was
put aboard two fat cars intact by A.
P. .Frdntz and hauled in this way to
The local freight engine
hauled it up, without accident, To a
layman it looked like ticklish job.
City Marshal Rowan of Caldwell,
in arresting Tuck Finch
and Andy Poulson Friday. They
were brought up that night and lodged
in jail. Finch and Poulson are being
held on the charge Of dynamiting fish
while evidence is being collected tO
hold them responsible for the death
Of Judge ]. u. Thomas.
Barney sheridan has discovered
that Sumner county alone raised more
wheat last year than all six OF the
New England states, Delaware, North
and South Carolina and Florida COM
bined, and that the crop of the state
was larger by a million bushels than
that Of New England, New York,
New jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida.-K.C.
Star.
A Wichita Eagle special from
Watonga, OF, has this to say of John
L, Trout, a formerly of Wellington
man, who was deputy county treasurer
of this county under A. B. Mayhem,
in the latter part Of the 7O's: AT
the meeting Of the Blaine county
board Of commissioners here Tuesday,
John Dillon rendered his resignation
as county treasurer and his resigna-
ton was accepted. John L. Trout
was appointed to the position"
Fridays Kansas City Times has an
extended account of 200 tramps taking
charge Of Santa Fe train Thursday.
They boarded the train at Emporia
and practically took charge Of it.
One of the men stated that the
crowd was from all over the east, the
men coming, however, from Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The
larger portion OF tnem were headed
for Great Bend, other. were making
for Oklahoma. They claimed they
we're looking for work 10 the harvest
fields.
Miss Aida Kirk gave a delightful 6