People's voice., 1899-12-21
Christmas goods at Luening's


so Far, reach 1880.
OF course Sherman Teal cuts hair
frst-class for l5c. South Wash. ave.
On south Main street Sherman Teal
does frst-class hair.cutting for 15c.
Anderson & Demuth shipped a car
of hogs to the Wichita market today.
Ell Little has bought a farm near
Abilene, and will give ms personal
attention to it.
The steamer State of Kansas, was
completely destroyed by fire yesterday
at New Madrid, Mo.
The formal transfer of the old
Greensburg, Kas., yaterwOrks plant
to Alva, OF, was made Wednesday.
Mrs. Constance Ingalls-Shick, daugh-
ter of ex-United States Senator John
]. ingalls,, died suddenly at her home
in Reading, Pa, Friday night.
A recent issue OF Bonds and Mort
cages, a frst-class financial pubica-
tioDs, contains a 1attering notice of
Kansas prosperity, and elaborate crop
statistics.
Miss Lille Lawrence, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Lawrence Of We'll
lingtOn, is QuaTantined at Enid, OF,
on account Of smallpox. She is sick
with symptoms Of the disease.
Wellington merchants are expert.
enciDg a lively holiday trade this
year, All the stores are crowded
every day, and the clerks are kept as
busy as bees waiting on customers.
The Broadway National bank Of
Boston, capitalized at 100000, failed
Saturday with three millions liabili-
ties. The city of Boston lost S97, 1000
and the commonwealth of MaSsachu-
setts lost $4,000 by the failure.
Ira Dobbins and Miss Lille Hill,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Hill,
was married Tuesday. The cere ..
mOuy was performed at $50 O'Clock
fin the rooms over Mines grocery
store, which have been handsomely
furnished by the groom, and where
che couple will reside.
The war between England and the
Beers is talked about nearly as much
on the streets Of Wellington today as
the Spanish-American war was. In
spite of the alleged sympathy Of
Americans for England, nine out Of
every ten people sympathize with the
sturdy BOer patriots.
All new Santa Fe passenger coaches
and all old ones as fast as they are
taken out Of the paint shops have a
new style Of lettering, The words
"Santa Fe" are alone at the top Of the
car, while the old familiar ga. T. &
s, F." appear only in small letters at
the lower corners Of the car, just
under the Car number.
Miss Helen COxot Wellington, who
has been visiting at the home of Prof,
Cook for the past ten days, returned
home this morning. A series of teas
and dinners have been given her on
College Hill, two surprise parties, and
round Of other entertainments have
made her visit continual round Of
pleaSure.-Winfeld Courier.
Jim" Legate, known to Kansas
politicians as slippery jim" is in
Washington at the head of a Spanish
lobby to collect 46 million dollars from
the United States government, Spain
is asking for the money on The grounds
that the Spanish government expend-
ed that amount of money for internal
Improvements in the island Of Cuba,
principally for roads, government
buildings and harbor work.
A horse belonging to a prairie
schooner outfit was put up at auction
this afternoon to buy provisions for
destitute family. The horse was a
fairly good looking animal, though
poor, and brought only 81. w. NJ.
Ferguson, whose heart is as big as his
body, offered to chip in 81 to buy the
horse back for the family, AMI S2
more was raised from the rest of the
crowd and the animal given back to
the movers.
Harve HOrner, the Caldwell mil.
lionaire, passed through Wellington
on his way to Caldwell Tuesday
from New York, where he sold the
bonds on the Caldwell waterworks
plant. The plant will be offered to
the city Of Caldwell, and If the city
does not buy it, it will be taken up
and hauled to Enid, OF. Enid is to
put in municipal ownership water
works system, and will vote on the
question in January.
Real estate deals: Jane f. Knowles
has bought of John A. Knowles 160
acres Of land in Belle Plaine town.
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