People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-02-03

O'Clock, p. N. The, will be- at home
to their friends on North F street,
Wellington, after March /.
The Kansas City Commercial club
will be here all day next Thurs
day. They will arrive from the south
at $3.50 a. M, and leave at 6 O'clock p.
M, for the east.
One Of Uncle Johnnie Webbs child
rem, living near Bethel church, has
the diphtheria. DR.. f. G.. Emerson
Of this city, is waiting on the child.
1t is not in dangerous condition.
The property bought by Mrs. Eliza
Jane Wright OF A. Tritt Tuesday,
consists Of the two and a half story
house north of the old Staub residence,
! aud twenty lots. She paid 81 100 for
them.
The family OF Mr.. Fitzgerald, time
keeper at the round house, arrived 10
the city Monday night to reside. Mr..
Fitzgerald, it will be remembered,
purchased the lgou property in the
Fifth ward.
The change ia the management Of
the county poor farm took place on
Wednesday. Geo. Stewart Of Harmon
succeeds R. W. Morgan, the present
incumbent. Mr.. Morgan will reside
on farm near Cicero 10 the future.
]. G. TrOutman, the cattle dealer,
returned Tuesday from a trip to the
Tonkawa Indian country. He says
the weather there has been very
severe for several days, and cattle are
suffering. Mr.. Troutman bought
several hundred head of cattle while
absent.
Pfeifer, HOppel & Son and Gus Ola.
man began putting up ice Wednesday
morning. Pfeifer, HOppel & SOn took
their ice from the backwater near
the dam and store it in their new ice
house for their own use. The ice
there was 81 inches thick. Glamann
began cutting ice on Hud Wightman's
place, where it was inches thick.
A man whu wasn't busy this morning
figured the result if man was con-
victed, under the Murray liquor law,
of ten sales in violation Of the prohib.
itory amendment. The law provides
a fine of hundred dollars and thirty
days in jail for each sale, and that the
penalty be doubled for each additional
offense. The result would be a fine OF
s5l, 200 and 1880 days in Jail.
The South Haven ball players, who
but recently organized, played a
match game of ball with the Hume.
well twirlers last Saturday on the
home ground. The boys bit off little
too much to start in with, but will
play the neighbors the return game In
two weeks from the date Of their
defeat, when they expect to be In
shape to change the order Of things
New Era.
Sumner Whitson arrived home from
Pennsylvania Tuesday night, where be
Was called by the sudden death of his
father. Fl. H. Carter, who started
home from Pennsylvania with Mr..
WhitsOn, stopped off in Kansas City
on pleasure, Mr.. Whitson says the
winter in Pennsylvania has been mild
so far. He passed through Chicago
enrOuLe home, and says it is feartully
cold up there.
| The general opinion among Wei
lingtOn railroad meu is that the Rock
Island will never get to buy the Pecos
| Valley & Northeastern railroad. II
the Rock Island buys the road the
railroad boys here think it will mean
that the Santa Fe is not anxious fOl
the road, for the reason that the
Santa Fe prefers TO build line OF Its
own from Amarillo to Albuquerque,
thus putting Wellington on tue main
line.
| One Of the most enjoyable sociaI
events Of the season was given by
Miss Nellie HambliD Tuesday night tC
a small gathering of her admiring
friends. The evening was passed
most pleasantly in the pursuit oil
parlor games, and other home amuse.
ments. A popcorn popping contest
was one of the enjoyable features.
Delightful refreshments were served.
There we're present: Misses Evelyn
Hunt, Amy Stiger, Nellie Hamblin;
Messrs. Walter Eorsvth Arch Ronn
Frank Miexsell.
Eighteen years ago Wednesday,
Frank Snyder arrived 10 Wellington
and brought his gOO2nature and happy
disposition with him. They haven't
left him for an instant during those
eighteen years. Mr.. Snyder began
work as prescription clerk for DR..
Maggard, and In 1885 became partner