People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-14

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W. II. Demuth is suffering with a
stiff knee, the result Of running an
iron hook into it Saturday evening.
He was attempting to drive a Cat
out Of the butcher shop with pole
used to hang up hams. AS be punched
at the cat he drew the pole back sud-
denly, running the hook into his knee,
causing painful injury.
DR.. B. F, Hamilton, formerly of
Wellington, is vice president of the
Shawnee National bank at Shawnee,
OF, and enjoys lucrative income
from the practice Of medicine. Frank
Snyder is in receipt Of a letter from
DR.. Hamilton, in which he states that
he will be in Wellington soon. The
doctor says there is an epidemic OF
spotted fever at Shawnee, and the
deaths average nearly five day.
Ed Hickman returned Thursday
from Carthage, Mo-, where he went
to visit relatives. Ed reports a num-
Der OF ex- WellingtOnians at Carthage,
all OF them doing we'll. Lutte and
Fred West are at Webb City, three
miles from Carthage, engaged in rae
ing and poker playing. "Crip" Hall
Is a policeman in an opera house.
Billy Porter, formerly proprietor OF
the Bon Ton bakery at this place, is
engaged in the commission business
at Carthage. Harry Halls mining
ventures are panning out satlsfactor-
lily. Ed brought several specimens Of
ore from Halls mines home with him.
The Draper club met at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. Pitts Friday
evening and studied their regular les
son 10 Draper, going over the infu-
eDce OF the papal alliance 10 France
and the progress of education from $50
to 1850 A. D. Mr.. and Mrs. Pitts
served the young people with de-
lightful course Of refreshments, which
we're greatly enjoyed. There were
present: Misses Mayme Peck, Bessie
Hemphill, Florence Wilson, Edna
Robbins, Edith Myers, Flora Fullz,
Louise George; Messrs. Ed T. Hack
ney, G. W. Ward, Victor E. Creigh-
ton, T. W. Butcher. W. NJ. Martin,
John Porter and @. J. Humphrey.
Mrs. Chas. Lynch entertained the
North f street circle and a few invit.
ed friends Friday in a delightful
manner. The occasion was one OF the
most enjoyable in the history Of the
club. Elegant refreshments were
served. There were present as men,
bers Of the club: Mesdames John T.
Stewart, S. N. Brown, Fanny Murray,
A. f. Cobean, W. D. Frantz, Mary
WATSON, H. S. Hand, Sumner Whit
son, Geo. W. Stipp, W. A. Rem, ABS
Martin, Ed Klein. The invited guests
were: Mesdames S. D. Wsynick. F.
D. Irland, c. c. Shaver, Frauk
Owens, A. E. Pittinger, |. l. Scott, D.
N. Caldwell, Will Lynch; Miss Mary
Resecrans.
The movement to build new three
story city building on the lots where
the old court house formerly stood, to
be owned jointly by the city and the
Masonic and X. of P. lodges, should
be encouraged by everybody. The
city is badly in need of an admins.
tratiOn building, and could well
afford to expend 81, 800 or 50, 900 on the
first story Of the proposed structure.
The Masonic lodge cOntemplates put
ting on the second story, and the K,
of P. proposes to top the structure of
with third story. The two upper
stories will be used for lodge purposes,
leaving the lower story for the exclu'
siSe use Of the city. The plans pre-.
sented by Councilman Dean call for a
structure 5Ox6O feet, two stories high
the second story to be used for council
meetings, and do not contemplate q
joint ownership with the lodges. II
the propositions of the lodges are
accepted, it will be necessary to adopI