People's voice., 1899-07-06

he intends to erect a livery barn.
B. F. Empie has resigned his posi-
tion with Fl. f. Smith, to take effect |
this evening. He leaves tomorrow
evsning for Rocky Ford, COL, to |
accept position in a drug store there,
The change is made on account of |
Mr.. Empie's health. His family will
not leave Wellington for a month or
so. The JOURNAL regrets to see Mr..
Empie leave Wellington, as he is a !
good citizen.-Saturday's Journal.
The citizens Of Blackwell living 10
the north part Of the town were up 10
arms a few days ago and met the
Frisco railroad construction gang
with WlnChesters, to resist the inva-
sion OF their premises. They held the
railroad men oil for two days and
nights, when officials uf the road
appeared on the ground aud settled
the difficulty by buying outright the
lots through which the road proposes
to enter the city.
County Attorney Ready has served
public notice on all road overseers in
the county TO rid the highways and
streets Of all cookie burrs, mountain
sand burrs, burdOcks, sunfOwerS,
Canada thistles and other weeds that
are injurious to the farming COM
munity. The law requires this to be
done between the 18th Of June and
the 18th Of July, but it has never
been enforced in the past. Mr.. Ready
announces that he will prosecute all
road oyerseers who neglect to comply
with the law, upon complaint Of any
citizen.
Charlie Helm, who has been work
ing in Ralph KetteriDg's laundry al
FL Reno, OF, for several months
past, saw an advertisement in a laun
dry magazine recently for laundry
man wanted in Chicago. He ans
wered the ad aud it proved to be his
uncle who was advertising for help.
OF course he got the job. He is visit.
ing his mother and friends in Wei
lington for several days, and will
leave for Chicago next week to accept
his new position.
Mrs. W. A. Lichtenberger enter,
tanned party Of young folks Friday
evening in honor of her little sister
and brother, Louise and Harley Var
Nepper Of Mount Vernon, Ind. The
usual juvenile games were provided
and refreshments we're served a
$50 o'clock. There were present
Misses Louise Nepper, Mary Kramer
Ethel Snyder, Corwin Gensler, Lola
Empie, COrwin Gensler, Dorothy
Owens, Bertha Empie, Marie DeYOe
Kathrina Engle, Mabel Lichten
berger, Jennie Lichtenberger; Mas
terS Harley Van Nepper, Harley Llch
tenberger, Bennie Empie, Paul Lang
Paul Richardson, Edwin Price, Ceci
Price.
Owing to the peculiar laws in thi
state, justice will be fOiled in the cas-
Of John Kornstatt, the brutal youni
rapist and murderer. Kornstatt wa
, born March 2, 1885, which makes hin
only fifteen years of age. The laws 0
this state provide that all criminal
under the age of sixteen, no matte
what their crime, can only be sent t
the reform school until they ar
tventy-One, unless they are soone
e discharged on account Of good behaV
c iOr, On account Of this law som
= of the most brutal murderer,
e who should have expiated their Grim
: on the Scaffold, have escaped pInisl
e ment and been released from th
7. reform school at the end Of the yea
!, At an adjourned council neetin
held in June, resolution was passe
expressing the sense Of the counc
: as opposed to making a new contra,
~ with the gas company for street ligh
:, after its franchise expired July
Manager Grouse informs US that IL
gas cOmpany's franchise does NJ
expire until 1906. The franchise WI
= granted in 1886, and is for twent
20 years. In July, 1889, difficulty aroi
between the city and the gas cor
pany which resulted in a new Ii It'll
;! contract being made. The l..e
" this contract is ten years and it do,
4 not expire until the 9TH Of Ia
month. Consequently the city wi
not be in darkness until that dat
y The impression had gotten out thi
n' the city would be dark after June 3
,e Judge ]. V. Beekman, a brigt
I intellect and one Of the finest oratO
- in Kansas, was found dead 10 room
= ing house in Arkansas City-his hon
= Thursday night about II oclocI
Il He was buried at 3 o'clock yesterds