People's voice., 1899-06-29
LOCAL EVENTS.

Rev. NJ. S. Mayse went to Augusta
Saturday morning.
Will Freeman is talking of going to
South America in the fall.
Mrs. Al Russell went to Winfield
Saturday to attend the assembly.
Jake Allen went to Winfield Sat-
day to attend tie Chautauqua.
Watermelons from southern Texas
were on the local market Saturday.
Tom Welsh OF Caldwell spent Sat
urday in Wellington with friends.
Mrs. J. C. Culruss is here looking
after her real estate interests.
Yellow fever has appeared among
the American troops in Cuba.
A man is in Wellington getting up
a new fire insurance map Of the
town.
Mrs. Fred L. Naugle and babies left
Friday morning for Kansas City to
reside with her husband.
Miss Amy Stiger came over from
Winfield Friday, where she had been
sick for some weeks.
A special pension reissue to David
N. Sayres Of Caldwell, for $40 per
month, has been made.
Rev. o. L. Smith and wife went
Winfield via Belle Plaine Friday,
to attend The Chautauqua assem-.
bly,.
Barney Sheridan returned to Wei
lingtoD Friday morning after an
extended absence at his home in
Paola.
G. G. Foster, former federal judge
for the district of Kansas, died in
Topeka Friday evening at six
o'clock,
Health Officer DR.. McQuesten of
Gen. Otis staff, estimates that it will
require 10000 men to subdue tile
FilipinOs.
About 25O Of the 300 census super
yisOrs, who are to have charge OF the
work Of taking the census, will be
announced next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. COwherd aud
Mrs. COwherd's sister, Mrs. KeeVer, of
Illinois, went to the Strip Thursday
on pleasure trip.
Mrs. A. ]. Mathis of Des MOines,
Ia, recently arrived in the city to
visit her cousin, Mrs. A. G. Haiti.
wanger.
Teddy Roosevelt passed through
Newton Friday on his way to l a
Vegas, N. NJ, to attend the reunion
OF Rough Riders.
W. B. Hanlan of May field, reports
that three of his steers were stolen
from pasture two miles east and one
north Of ArgOnia, Tuesday evening.
Mrs Bette Robinson, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. COwherd, has
returned from Kansas City, where she
had been in hospital, She will re-
main here several weeks before re-
turning to her home in Roswell,
Nm.
Mrs. Asa M. Black left Friday morn
ing for Greencastle, Ind, in response
to a telegram announcing that her
father lis very low. Clifton Black
accompanied her to Kansas City,
where he will visit his sister, Mrs.
James A. Patten, for two weeks.
Allen Jenkins of Bowling Green,
KY, is in the city visiting friends.
He came up from Oklahoma, where
he has claim. He is second lieuten-
ant in Co. A, Third Kentucky volun.
teers, and recently returned from
Cuba.
State Superintendent Nelson's ad
dress before the normal students last
night on "The Dignity of Life" was
said to be one of the best lecture.
heard in Wellington for some time
There was fair sized crowd present
composed mainly Of nOrmalites and
people directly interested in educa
tional work. Prof. Nelson is forci
BILE speaker, and is very eloquent
His address pleased his audience
greatly. He went from here TO Pratt
county and will address the Pratt
iustitute.-Friday's Journal
There was an exciting time at tht
-gO-round Friday night, caused
by the arrest Of Rastus Baker, tn,
troublesome step son Of Wash Bake
Night Marshal Johnson Turner hat
arrested Roxy Wiley for jumping OF
the gO.round without ticket
After he returned from the cooler
Rastus Baker jumped on the merry
go-round and Turner arrested him
Rastus had ticket, and resisted tn,
interference of Turner. A crowd 0
negroes surrounded Turner as he wa