People's voice., 1899-03-10


Mrs. Oscar Saylor and daughter
returned yesterday morning from Eau
Claire, Wis, where they had been
visiting for the past ten months.
They were accompanied home by Mrs
Saylor's mother, Mrs Candy.
Mrs, Rosetta Gontermlu Of Ed
wardsville, ILL.,, and Mrs. Florence
Pathean Of Carlisle, Ill.,, cousins of
Geo. T. Pitts arrived in the city
Wednesday night and will visit here
two days, when they will 20 TO Garden
City to visit a relative.
Asa NJ. Black and wife, Bascom
0'Hare, c. ]. Martin and wife of
Whitman, left Tuesday morning in a
tourist sleeper which was attached to
the 6 am. local to Winfield on the
Sabine Pass excursion. Four or five
Joined them at Oxford and a few at
Winfield.
Robert the 4 year old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. T, Cowherd, died at 1890
Tuesday night of Group, after a sick
ness of two days. The funeral was
held at the house Thursday at 2:3O D.
m, conducted by Revs. Stauffer and
Doughty.
J. j. Davidson, who was visiting in
the city with his brotherin-law,
Conductor Geo. Marriott, was called
to his home in Lake Charles, La,
from Strong City this week by a tele-
gram giving the news OF The death of
his only child, who was killed by a
fall on the ice while skating.
The Gem nursery sold twelve hund.
red and fifty fruit trees to Gordon
Hill, Wichita nurseryman, Thursday
morning. Mr.. Hill expressed himself
to the effect that the Gem nursery
trees were the best trees he had ever
seen. The Gem nursery is rapidly
becoming known as one Of the finest
nurseries 10 the state.
The Sumner County Poultry Asso.
citation was permanently reorganized
Monday with 3S members. The
following officers were elected: D. F.
Garnand president, j. S. Dey vice
president, W. D. Whitfield secretary,
E. j. Barnes assistant, John Webb
treasurer, John wenssuperintendent,
E. ROmig assistant, W. NJ. Upton,
Matt Miller and ]. L. MOure, execu-
tive board.
c. J. Martin and wife of Whitman,
Intended to join the Sabine Pass ex.
clrSiOn at Oxford Tuesday, but as
they were preparing to drive to Ok
ford Mr.. Martin was taken very sick
and courier was sent for doctor.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin had purchased
their tickets and were ready to leave.
They wrote their son, Charlie Martin,
of the circumstances Wednesday
morning, and stated that Mr.. Martin
was better.
Arrangements have been made by
the county superintendent to hold
examinations for county diplomas on
the third Saturday in March, at the
following places, in charge of the
persons whose names are opposite:
Wellington County High School
Buildingl T. W. Butcher; Belle
Plaine, Miss Sadie Miller; Ok
ford, Alexander Nash; Geuda Springs,
W. NJ. Rosenberger; South Ha-
ven, A. H. Limerick; Caldwell, Ira
E. Swain; May field, NJ. W. Harner.
The examination will begin at 9:3OI
am, sharp. Each applicant should
supply himself with knife, eraser and
plenty of fOOlscap paper. A fee of
fifty cents will be charged each appli.
cant 10 defray expenses. All persons
expecting to take this examination
should report at once 10 the nearest
examiner that he may estimate the
number of questions needed.
The two undertaking houses ia
Wellington buried nine people last
week. The present winter has been
an unusually fatal one to Children,
and has been hard one on the old
people. Some sort of an epidemic
has been raging since winter set in.
Diphtheria, grip and meningitis have
had their run, and now the measles
are raging. Very few children are
escaping. Wellington is not by any
means alone in suffering the raYages
of disease this winter. In fact very
few towns have escaped an epidemic
of some kind of disease. Wellington
is indeed fortunate that small pox has
net appeared. Small poy has been |
raging In northern and eastern Kan.
sas, in Missouri and southern states,
as we'll as many eastern states, for
We have heard no theory |
advanced as to the cause Of so many
rare diseases becOminp enjdamic