People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-28

Rev. A. 0. Ebright preached his
last sermon Of the conference year at
the M. E. church Sunday night. The
church voted Sunday to send a
unanimous request TO the conference
at Eldorado for his return to the
Wellington charge.
A tramp was taken from the city
Jail Sunday to the poor farm and
operated upon by Drs. Ebright and
Hand for appendicitis. The appendix
had sloughed off and a sac Of puss
formed in his abdomen, which burst
when the doctors cut into the man.
He was resting easily at last reports.
ThoS. Monley has arranged with
the Etna mills to spread the news of
the result OF the mayoralty contest
for the benefit of the old people and
the women, who do not wish to come
down town election night. Six blasts
OF the fire whistle will indicate
Kramer's success; five blasts will in.
dlcate that Brown has won.
City Marshal Shaver arrested a
young man named L. P. Boyle Friday
morning. Boyle was supposedly a
horse thief from Oklahoma, but upon
investigation it was learned that he
had run away from Newkirk, o. T.,
with a young girl. There was no
warrant out for his arrest, and he was
turned loose. The girl is at present
in Atchison.
Geo. Morris, the man under arrest
charged with stealing chickens from
farmer near Caldwell, was released
Thursday, the case being dismissed
before Justice COrzine by County At
torney j. M. Ready. The evidence
was not sufficient to justify prosecu-
ton. County Attorney Ready and
Sheriff Heskett returned from Cald.
well last night.
j. c. F. Horne, the new depui y
grain inspector, was here Friday from
South Haven. He was deputy sher-
III under Steve Jones. Mr.. Horne does
not know just when he will assume
his duties as grain inspector. The
grain men are grumbling because they
were not consulted In the appoint
ment. They were trying to land
another man, aud were turned down.
My mother suffered with chronic
diarrhoea for several months. She
was attended by two physicians who
at last pronounced her case hope
less. She procured one Is cent bottle
Of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrboea Remedy, and FIVE doses
gave herfpermanent relief. l take
pleasure in recommending it as the
best on the imarket.-Mrs. F. E.
Watson, Aiken, Ala. Sold by all
druggists.
Dick Ortner, a Santa Fe'brakemap,
met with a peculiar accident at a
railroad station west of Woodward
Thursday. He was loading hides
and. ran a silver Of hide into his
foot. The hides we're very dry and
hard, and the silver pierced his boz
and penetrated the flesh Of his foot,
causing excruciatiug pain. His foot
swelled rapidly and he was brought TO
Wellington Friday, still suffering
considerable pain. Blood poisoning
Is feared.
Miss ROxie Logan was agreeably
surprised at her home on South G
street Saturday evening by a party Of
her most intimate friends, 10 honor of
her eighteenth birthday. An elegant
supper was served about 1910 O'CLOCK
which was greatly enjoyed by all.
The rest Of the evening was spent
pleasantly In music, dancing and var
ious games. The invited guests were:
Misses Minnie Williams, Eva and
Sallie franklin, Pearl Brown, Cora
Beard, Josie Welin, Anna KretscLmar,
Carrie Burris, Lettie and Hattie
Lester, Mabel Sides, Daisy and Roxie
Logan; Messrs. John Ingle, Earl