People's voice., 1899-07-06

ll lew Weeks lOT pOiuJS III lllluOlS
to spend the summer with her
DR.. John Cald we'll, and other
relatives.
Miss Mande Young will return to
her home near Portland this evening.
She has been attending the normal.
Miss Young will teach the Portland
school next term.-SatUrday's jour
nal,
Coi. A. j, Blackwell is to build a
$50, 0000pera house N Blackwell, and
newspaper men and railroad men will
Oe admitted into it free as long as it
stands. Boxes will be built and dedi-
Gated to them.
J.C. O. Morse of Hutchinson is one
Of the spretieS on the bond OF ". Y.
Morgan, The new state printer. The
bono is for the sum Of $4,000. There
are four other sureties on the bond
besides Morse.
Miss Edith Ldmme returned from
Parkvllle, Mo, Saturday, where she
had been attending Park college.
She was accompanied by her brother
Charles, who had been attending the
same Institution.
Q There is new wrinkle in the short
grass country in tue manner OF buy
ing horses. 1t is to buy them by the
pound. One man bought a bunch Of
horses and paid the owner five cents
a pound for them.
Ben B. Wilson of Wellington ha,
been appointed on the Kansas staff Of
the national commander in chief 0.
the GAR as special aide in charge
of military instruction. The appoint
ment is an honorary one.
Travelling men who came up from
Oklahoma Friday say that mai
was found dead on the railroad nortl
of Ell Reno Thursday morning. FOu
trains had run over him, manglinI
his remains so that Identification wa
impossible.
E. B. Smell is getting ready to 90 Il
California the last Of July, to live
His wife's health is poor, and this i
the principal reason they have 70
making the change. They will lOcat
at Santa Anna, where their daughter
Mrs. Frank Ritchie, resides.
Col. Ed Jaquins, the COwley count
politician, has been sued by his wifi
for divorce. She charges him wit
cruelty, abuse and parsimOny
JaquinS is worth in the neighbOrhoOl
of 100000. She wants half of il
They have eleven children.
Mrs. L. A. Sulsar, living three mile
northwest of Wellington, bought tn
Myers residence property one doc
north Of W. NJ. Ready's on NOrtI
jefferson avenue, Friday Of Blac
& Martin, for $500. She will NOV
, into it about the first Of September
Carter & Noodle have bought th
Santa Fe, or old "Pv' elevator, whic
they have been operating for som
time, and will overhaul it and doubl
its capacity. It's present capacity
5000 bushels. 1t will be shut dow
for Overhauling next week, prObabl!
C. E. Hitchcock banquetted til
help in his store this week. Wedne
day evening Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. I
Bloom and j. f. Spencer and Mr.. an
! Mrs. L. J. French were present f(
supper, Last evening, Mr.. and Mr.
H, 7. Keyser, Mr.. and Mrs, Cha
! ROthtrOck and Frank Pratt wei
e banquetted and entertained.
d 1t is estimated that 5000 peop
K heard Captain COghlan describe IL
battle of Manila Friday at VIII
: field. Fully 1900 people went to Il
/ grounds. This is probably the lar
y est attendance of any one day in ii
5 history of the Winfield assembl
Captain COghlan was Cheered VOC
I erouSly aud enthusiasm ran high q
v day.
!. Mrs, Viola Franklin left over b
. Rock Island Friday for Chica
to take summer course of study
the Chicago university. She will
assistant librarian in the institutio
! Her husband is at present 10 WiscO
sin. He will probably be employed
> instructor in the Chicago universi
next year, and they will reside the
u in the future.
>, The cattlemen of Kingman coun
have organized an anti-hOrse al
cattle thief association. A standi
reward Of $3.50 has been put up
y the conviction of any icattle or hOT
is thief. 1t is expected that the coun
q commissioners will offer like su
D Of late the cattle thieves have becOr
very bold in that county and b
10 cattlemen are determined to stop