People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-16

WV iVVuu iOi uoIly occupied Dy br0W1
& Hackney.
The ioggy mornings Of late remind
the inhabitants very much of the
weather down east.
Edw. Thompson leaves Thursday
for Arkansas City, where he contem-
plates starting al oratOrical class.
Will Lichtenberger has ssld a
house and two lots on East Ninth
street to Rose B. Nossaman, for 1875.
a Wellington girl Of thirty has sue.
ceeded in passing herself of as a
young thing Of nineteen, by wearing
short skirts.
U. II. Kleinstiber made ans,
settlement in probate court as ad-'
mlnlstIator OF the estate Of the late
c. H. ,Rahe,
Miss Grace Weaver, formerly Of
wellington, but now Of Topeka, will
be married t. Mr.. Patterson of To.
peka, next Wednesday,
Mrs. Ed Gill, who lives in the Strip
south Of Caldwell, went to Wichita
Thursday morning to eater st. Francis
hospital. She is a daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. ]. s. Epperson.
Blon 5. Hutchins, formerly Of Wei
llngton, was married to a Miss Gibbs
at Verdigre, Neb., October 90. They
Will reside at YanktOn Agency, South
Dakota, where Mr.. Hutchins is super
intendent of the Indian schools.
Geo. T. Pitts is making extensive
Improvements to the old Davidson
property in the Third ward, which he
recently purchased. When completed,
1t will be one Of the most desirable
residences in the city. Ben B. Wilson
is doing the carpenter work.
Joe Summers and Miss Minnie Haw-
kinS, cOlored, both Of wellington.
were married by Probate Judge
Stafelbach last night at the home of
the groom in northwest Wellington.
1t was quite a pretty wedding and
there were number OF white folks
present as guests.
The Catholics Of Wellington will
De sorry to learn that their pastor,
Rev. B. j. McKernan, for the past two
years, has been transferred to Fl.
Scott. He left Winfield next Mon
day for his new charge. The change
is a worthy promotion for the priest
but a loss to Winfield and Wellington.
Ne learn that Father BOnoceici Of
Arkansas City succeeds him.
Sheriff Heskett went to Caldwell
Wednesday and brought back Miller.
the fellow claiming to be a Twentieth
Kansas soldier. Miller stole an over.
coat from Judge ]. A. Rays Office
Tuesday, and sold it at Caldwell for
nifty cents. Charlie Shaver located
Miller. He was fined $40 and costs by
Justice ChaddOn next morning, and
committed to Jail. The overcoat has
not been recovered. Miller is not be
lieved to be an ex-sOldier, as he put
up a discredited story of his service
in the Philippines.
W. |. Allen, until recently assistant
general manager of the Rock Island,
and Miss Josie DIETRICH, were married
at Topeka Tuesday night. A few min.
utes later Mr.. Aliens first wife, from
whom he was divorced last May, and
their young daughter stepped of a
Santa Fe train. They had come from
Chicago to prevent the marriage.
When Mrs. Allen learned that she
had arrived too late she said: The
fact that Mr.. Allen is married will
make no difference so far as the legal
proceedings are concerned. | intend
to press the suit to have the divorce
set aside, for l was cOerced into sign
ing the petition and did not know
what | was doing when appeared in
court when the divorce was granted.
l was then suffering from the effects
OF drug that was given to me to
quiet my nerves."
Inc wreck at Arg0nla night before
last was pretty bad smashup, and
will coStthe company quite a sam Of
money. Three engines were more or
less damaged, and seven cars of cattle
were dIJcbed, smashing the cars and
killing quite number Of the cattle.
The wreck was caused by a stock
extra running into two engines and
way car at the water tank. COnduc-
tor WOO6cOck had been sent west
with a double header after cattle, and |
one Of his engines gave out. He was
on bis way back to Wellington with |
the tWO engines and way car. and |