People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-02-24


was unusually fine. The next meet.
lug will be held at the home Of Miss
Maud Barrett Monday evening,
March eth. A full attendance is most
earnestly requested as some new feat
ures will be introduced.
We are informed that two drunken
young men annoyed number Of fan.
lilies in the Second ward a few nights
ago, by calling at the houses and
Offering insults to the occupants.
Only the standing of the young men
saved them from arrest and open
prosecution, This leniency will DOT
be shown them again.
Carl Waltz aud Fred Madison, both
fifteen years Of age and residents OF
Wichita, were arrested at the Rock
Island depot Monday by Assistant
Marshal Millard and taken from the
1852 passenger train and sent back on
the s:22 train at the request Of their
parents. Their truancy was of short
duration.
Mrs. W. ]. Bennett, mother OF Mrs.
j. r. Heskett, who has been visiting
in Wellington for year, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Robin, uncle and aunt OF
Mrs. Heskett, who have been here for
several months, left via Rock Island
Tuesday morning for their home 10
Clinton, Ill. Mr.. Heskett accompan.
led them.
One OF the horses used by the Wells.
Fargo Express Co. at Wichita was
shipped to Wellington this morning,
to be used here until the cOrns on his
feet, caused by the Wichita pave.
ment, are cured. The gray horse at
present 10 use here, will be shipped
to Wichita tonight to take its place.
journal, Tuesday.
The electric light dynamo for the
Etna mills has arrived and was placed
in position Tuesday. The lights were
turned on for the first time Tuesday
night. The dynamo was delayed sew
eral weeks 10 arriving. There are at
present forty lights being supplied by
the dynamo. Forty more lights will
be put 10 after the completion Of a
100000 bushel elevator, which Messrs.
Kramer contemplate constructing
some time In the future.
The thirteen year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Calvert, living on
South Blaine street in the Third ward,
died Wednesday night at 9 o'clock of
measles, after an Illness Of nearly two
weeks. There will be short funeral
service over the remains at the family
residence this morning at $3.50
o'clock. COnveyances bearing the
remains OF the child, with It's parents,
and friends and relatives of the fam
lily will leave at 9 O'clock for Chikaskia
cemetery, four miles southwest OF
Mayfeld, for interment.
The Winfield Courier Says that
Henry Felter, living near Oxford, is
in the county jail at Winfield, sent up
from Arkansas City to await trial on
the charge Of ENLIGHTENMENT. The
complaining witness is Mrs. E. IlsIey,
who says she has furnished Feltpr
money at different times amounting
altogether to $1,000 which she sup
posed he was investing in cattle, but
which she alleges he spent in riOtous
living. The charge is a serious one
and if sustained it will go hard with
the young man.
j. NJ. Rogers Of Eden township,
father of Ivan D. Rogers, was in the
! city Tuesday. He tells rabbit hunt
in Eden township recently when 1853
rabbits were killed. Their combined
weight was 4, 400 pounds. Two crowds
participated in the hunt, at the close
of which the losing crowd, the side
that killed the least number of rab
bits, paid for an oyster supper for
the entire crowd. One hundred and
1fty plates were served at the supper.
A few days previous, a crowd went
out aud killed 436 rabbits. Another
big drive 10 Eden township is being
arranged for and will occur within a
few days. Every rabbit in E lien
township is to be cJrialed 10 the cen
ter OF the township and slaughtered
The people are looking forward TO a
grand time.
No Right TO UgIin IS.
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