People's voice., 1899-06-15
LOCAL EVENTS.

Jas, q. Franklin dentist once over
Buttrey's shoe store. I'll
The town Of Braman, o. T., south
of Hunneweli, is getning upa Fourth
of July celebration.
For threshiug machines, call on D.
W. Walker, agent for Nichols &
Shepard Co., at G. W. hiloss grocery
store. -
NJ. E. Perrigo has purchased OF
Laura A. Dale six lots in BLOCK 70,
Woodlawn addition TO Wellington,
for $500.
The wagon bridge over the Chixas-
XII, river north Of Drury is reported
washed out by the high waters The
bridge over the Chikaskia at Rock
Falls. OF, was also washed out.
Judge ]. T. Herrick ana "iie "'
Wellington were in the city yesieF,'
day visiting friends. Judge HerricK
is one Of the best known Democratic
politicians In southern Kansas
Wichita Beacon.
Rolla Jones, his son, has been ap-
pointed guardian OF Yes Jones, in-
sane. and David Worden, John Cell
and Jacob Muno appraisers OF his
personal property.
N. A. Wells has secured tax deed
to lots 10 to "a inclusive, in block |,
Miles addition to Salt city. FLOYD
Smith has secured a tax deed to lots
7,S,s,1O,1l and IL, block 40, New
Caldwell.
Teachers are great critics OF pupils,
but they make unsatisfactory pupils
themselves. Conductors OF normal
institutes say that they are very diff
hcult and unsatisfactory to conduct,
because the teachers who attend
make such poor pupils.
John B. Floyd, Parsons, has pur'
chased lots l, 2, 8, 4, IA and l6, block
"a, New Caldwell, of Harry Coryell
Walter Harris has purchased Of
Mary NJ. Searles lots S6 and SS, Arap-
ahoe street, Caldwell. The consider
alton was $500.
The two middle spans Of the pile
bridge over the Chikaskia river south
Of Milaa, were washed out by the
high waters Thursday. The remain
ing spans were anchored Friday to
prevent them washing away. The
bridge is 24O feet long. .-..
There will be a reunion Of the
"ROugh Riders" at Las Vegas, N. M,
June "a, a: which Governor Teddy
Roosevelt of New York will be pres
eat and speak. He will be escorted
from Chicago to New York by the
officials OF the Santa Fe in a special
train.
Fred Naugle came up from Louis
lana Thursday on business. Since
leaving Wellington he has been work
ing with a railroad construction gang
as commissary agent and clerk, and
experimenting a canal gang near
Lake Charles and Shreveport, La.
Sam Letcher found a bottle below
the dam on Slate creek a day or so
ago which contained the following
note: Conway Springs, May 25, 1899.
III some nice young man who finds
this bottle desires to correspond with
a young lady Of refined taste and
beauty, write to Miss Alice Brown,
Conway Springs, KS"
The following officers we're elected
by the National Aid association at
their meeting Wednesday night: John
G. Camp, president: Mrs. Luzetta A.
Taylor, vice president; George r.
Owen, secretary and treasurer; Mrs.
Julia F. NJ. Harris, lecturer; Mrs.
Jennie B. McMahan, chaplain; w. M.
Kiger, steward; Clyde Burscough,
guide; Albert Harris, dOorkeeper; R.
A. Anderson, guard; W. j. Rissel,
trustee.
Miss Ethel Jewell was married to
]. F. Hull, at the brides parents, at
New Nardin, OF, June l. About
thirty old Sumner county persons
were invited, and many valuable and
nice presents were given to the happy
couple. ]. f. Hull was a resident OF
Zyba for many years and Miss Jewel
was a resident Of Cicero, and a
daughter Of Dudley Jewell.
y II Commissioner Espy had not gone
to Topeka and urged the admission
of this county's three insane patients
to an asylum, the probabilities are
that the Jail here would have held
them all summer. When Mr.. Espy
arrived at Topeka he found a stack Of
rejected applications nearly a foot
high, but upon his urgent request a
telegram was sent to the Osawatomie
asylum and a reply came that two