People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15

| 0l0cK -, FAlTm0unt addition 10 the
city of wellington. Sumner county
to Charles Houston, lois l To s, 10
block II, Fultz & Millard's addition
to the city OF wellington. Sumner
county to W. NJ. Ready, lots 5 and 6
in block IS, city Of Wellington. -.
Sumner county TO Eva Bradley, lots
Is, II and IS 10 block 2S, l.. X. Myers
addition to the city Of Wellington.
Harry Bricker was brought up from
Hunnewell last Wednesday by con-
stable and lodged in jail on a cOntinu.
ance commitment issued out ofJuStice
of the Peace Ri Wright's court. His
preliminary examination is set for
The 18th inst. before Justice Wright.
8ricker is charged with burglary and
larceny. 1t is charged that he en.
tered the house Of man he mad been
working for, and took his own clothes,
which had been left there, and some
clothes or articles belonging to Henry
Merchant.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Cobean enter
tanned a few Of their friends at 6
o'clock tea last Thursdayat their home
on North + street. A most pleasant
evening was passed 10 social inter
course and the pursuit of parlor
games. CrOkinOle was the principal
amusement OF the evening. There
were present: Messrs. and Mesdames
s. N. Brown, George W. Stipp, w. A.
Rem, j. c. Smith and the latter's
sister, Mrs. Porter, w. H. Maddy,
Mrs. Fannie Murray, Mrs. 2. Miexsell,
Harry Humphrey aud c. J. Humphrey.
Bob Harmon of Maytield, one Of
WellingtoD's volunteers, is home on
thirty days furlOugh. He was in the
city Thursday, He has been visiting
at his home in Mayaeld for two
weeks having had a spell OF malarial
fever. He speaks well OF the treat
ment received by the soldiers in the
army and Is prolific in his praises Of
the Twenty-6rSt Kansas regimertand
its officers, Bob's furlough expires
the 10Th instant and he will leave
about the 18th for the new camp at
Lexington, Ky,
An order was received Saturday
that until further notice all round
house employees and car repairerS are
to work only eight hours day and
only live days in the week. Heretofore
their working tine was ten hours a
day and five days in the week. For
recreation, the boys will have to fol.
low the example of the Newton shop.
men and organize ball team. By the
Newton Kansan, we see that they
have, besides q ball team, a brass
baud and a football team, and every
: few days they are of to attend a
picnic. Their working hours must be
on the gO-as-you-please order.
We have JUST received copies of tue
Santa FEES new book, whats tht
matter With Kansas" issued by tht
passenger department of the A., T, 3
l S. f. railway. 1t sets forth the ad
vantages az Kansas In very co@pre
= hensive way, leaving the interenc,
that the only thing that's the matte
> with Kansas is the people of thu
United States don't know enough
about TIE state to realize that it i
. the greatest commonwealth in tn
union The Santa Fe's book throw
much light on the resources, wealth
and natural advantages of Kansas
and is one Of the best advertisement
Of the state ever issued from th
I printing press. The Santa Fe viii
: gire the book wide circulation, aud /
will no doubt result in increases
: immigration to the state.
a Uowherd & Pfeifer's butcher shoI
was put 10 the hands Of a temporar
4 receiver Thursday, who will sell OF
i. the fresh meat and other perishabl
). stuff, when the doors will be locket
Iaad receiver to wiRd up the affair
c will be asked for. The failure is du
!. to MISUNDERSTANDING between th
Ipsoprietors. The assets uf the bust
= aess are about 5000, while the liza
Il
e'lities will not exceed $1,000. w. 7
\ Cowherd, the senior proprietor, trans
/. TERED his interest In the bushes
IThursday to Geo. Abel of Perth, VIII,
forced it into the hands of temper
airy receiver. The Farmers banl
late Thursday filed chattel mort
gage against the establishment TO
s2O. Friday another chattel mort
gage for $500 was isled by the sam,
eank. An amica5le adjustment
of the affairs of the firm are ye
Eheped for.
sohn Naudain Of Troop B, Firs