People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-08-18

| For external piles, cuts, burns and
bruises, old snres, eczema and all skin
diseases Begg's German Salve stands
today without a peer. 1t is an old
"eliable and il used freely wounds
will heal without scar. For sale by
Il. f. Smith. If
County Superintendent J. W. Nc
Laughlin was engaged Friday in max
ing out his annual report to the state
superintendent. In going over the
reports Of school district treasurer:
ne finds many Of them blank, and
will send them back.
G. B. Reynolds, express agent al
this place, went to Wichita Friday
morning to accept the agency OF the
express Office there for two weeks
The regular agent is holding down
Route Agent Payne's place during
the latter's absence in the west.
Real estate transactions: Prof. Il,
F. NJ. Bear has bought the property al
present occupied by himself, on West
Lincoln avenue, this city, of Geo. W,
Reed, Jr., for $1,000. John Smith
has purchased a piece Of land near
Caldwell of Ben Garland, for $3.50.
The following is the probable per-
sonnet of the American peace COM
mission to settle the question Of the
disposition of the Philippines: VIM.
R. Day, VIM. B. Allison, Arthur P,
German, Joseph Choate or Eiihu
Root, and possibly General Il. c. Cor
bin.
W. R. Savage's mule team ran away
with him Thursday. Mr.. Savage wa:
thrown out Of the wagon and consid-
erably bruised up. The wagon wa:
upset and the header barge dumped
off at the corner Of Geo. r. Pitts
residence. No serious damage wa:
done.
Real estate transactions: JOSEPH
Fl. Barnes has bought of Polly Butler
30 acres OF land in Eden township fol
500. Il. c. Mcmillan has purchased
OF Fl. H. S. Handy fine quarter sec
ton of land near Belle PLANE fol
So, 900. . Samuel WattersOn has pur
chased of Alex Carnahan so acres Of
land in Harmon township for 81 200
The northbound Rock Island Friday
morning carried special car contain
ing the famous Mexican band, from
the City of Mexico. The band is on
its way to the Omaha exposition
The band favored the people at Cald'
we'll with several choice selections
this morning while the train stopped
for breakfast.
In school district No. 100, neal
Conway Springs, three women were
elected to manage the school affairs,
and the very first thing these women
did was to chase out and capture a
man teacher. How well the poet said
that woman came after man and ha:
been after him ever since!-KansaS
City Journal.
There is almost half a carload of stuff
in Wichita now sent here by express
that was found in the possession OF
Sam Smith and Tom Wind, the
Frisco train robbers. There was a
buggy and harness, quilts, guns,
brides, grips, tools of every kind used
by burglars aud two or three gunny
sacks full Of Observation-Disclosures
Eagle.
At the parlOrs of the Richardson
hotel at O'clock Thursday afternoon
the marriage of John W. Bishop and
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Fisher, both OF
Belle Plaine, was quietly celebrated.
Rev. S. Price Of this city, was the
officiating minister. The parties re.
manned for tea at the hotel, after
which they returned to their future
home near Belle PLANE.
The third Manila expedition has
Just arrived at the Philippines. When
three days out OF Honolulu fire was
discovered in the caal bunkers OF the
transport Morgan. For over two
weeks, night and day, the crew worked
like beavers to keep the FIRE under
control. The troops on board the
transport were kept in ignorance of
their peril until they Landed.
G. n. Stephenson of Belle Paine,
noticed the item in the VOICE
mentioning a sample stalk Of corn IL
feet iu height, and today he brought
stalk taken from his farm a mile
east and mile north of Belle PLANE,
measuring IA feet in height. 1t is a
monster, the tassle nearly touching
the ceiling Of the office when standing
upright. Mr.. Stephenson has 100
acres of this corn, which will make a
heavy yield.
Fonda park is being rapidly gotten
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