People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-11-03
LOCAL EVENTS.

j. II. OWarlZel OF Caldwell, was In
the city Monday.
VIII Overh0llZer was in from Ryan
township Monday.
D, Ii. Putney Of Jackson township,
was IL the city Monday.
The Bethel EpwOlth League will
serve meals at Rome school house
election day, aud give social at
night
The Wellington volunteers will
leave aver the $50 Santa Fe week
from today, Tor LeayenwOrth, TO be
mustered out.
School report blanks for sale at this
Ofiice-75c per 100; 45c for 50, and less
quantiUie. at lc each. Dainty colors
aud neatly printed. u
Mrs. Sarah Webb OF Oxford, had an
operation performed on her IN Kansas
City last week Tor tumOr. She was
brought home Monday, dead.
Mrs. W. E. Wood went to Kingman
Tuesday morning as delegate from the
PharOs club to the meeting Uf the
Seventh district federation of clubs.
G. +. Kleinsteiher of the vicinity of
South Haven, is in the city yesterday
% business. He has bought propert,
10 Winfield aud will move there soon.
L. NJ. Erwin and family of Illinois
township, have moved " Wellington
10 take advantage Of our schools.
They will occupy the Silvers property
on the west side.
The railroads have withdrawn the
half lare privilege for so ders, on ac-
count Of its abuse, and hereafter all
soldiers must pay full fare. The order
went into effect yesterday.
VIC. Sleeper was in the city awhile
yesterday on his way from Topeka
TO Barber county, to remain until
after the election. He expects to stop
over few days IN Wellington On his
way back.
Married, at the residence OF the
Baptist minister in this city at 1880
a. M. yesterday, MIR. John A. Fitz-
patrick Of Portland, and Miss Maggie
Prater of Oxford, Rev. H.A. Doughty
officiating.
Rev. j. R. Millsap, who preached
Oh The Wellington circuit OF the M. e.
Church and lived in Wellington two
years ago, now farms half section OF
land, with his boys, in the Strip south
Of Bluff City. He has made $4,000 in
the last two years.
Herrick l. Rogers have purchased
the corner lot south OF the A
R. Elliott property on North Wash
ington avenue, and will build frame
Office building 22x2S feet. The office
will be ready for occupancy when the
new county attorney takes charge OF
the county attorneys office.
Earl O'Bren, aged 9 years, died al
the home Of his parents on North /
street, at I O'Clock Monday evening, Of
diphtheria. The deceased had beef
sick since Saturday morning. Fun
eral services were held over The re-
mains at 3 o'clock next afternoon aDt
interment was made 10 Prairie Lawn
cemetery.
Lucille Mitchell, the four-year-OlC
daughter OF VIM. Mitchell, carpen
ter at Hunters mill, died at her h0m'
on South H street Sunday night Of
diphtheria. She had been sick about
week. The funeral was held at
o'clock next afternoon and intermen
made in Prairie Lawn. This is tn,
second death resulting from diph
liberia.
]. E. Kramer was arrested Monday
morning on cOmplaintof 7. W. Fritch
man, living five or six miles sOuthwes
Of Wellington, charging him witt
violating t he game law by killing quai
on the highway adjoining Friedman
farm. The trial occurred In Justic
, Cox's court at l0oclOck. Kramer wa
released, the charge against him no
being proven:
Mrs. William Smith, living north 0
: the First ward school house. lost sl5-
: a $40 and a S. bill on Monday. Sh
] was standing on the sidewalk in from
2 of Frambers & Brumley's grocer
. store ordering coal, The money ble'
D out of her pocket book while she wa
2 making change. Mrs. Smith is bar
: working woman and cannot afford /
D lose any money. 1t was all she had
It. is sincerely hoped that the perso
;. who finds the SIS will be good enong
(. to return it to her.
! Barnum was right: people like t
be fooled. A street fakir stood DO
I'D on street corner Tuesday morning
nut couple of playing cards In h
hands, backed away and said he wa
e going to bypnotize the boy and q
some "tricks." He then asked tn
: crowd to step close so they could sc
!. the changes OF expression on the boy
!. face; the crowd pushed up, the fax
n mounted a box and for an hour bel
= the crowd In open.mouthed wondt
n with bis flow Of questionable orator,
a The bsy went away and no tricks wei
d performed.
y joe Duncan, a well knswn citizen
Conway Springs, was seriously lhjurs
IT Saturday evening. While climOlI
e upon a load Of cane he slipped an
7. fell under the heels OF mule team
e frightening them. One OF the wagt
IT wheels passed over his right leg 6elO