People's voice., 1899-07-06

Glenn SpruanCe has had cement
walks laid in his resid enCe yard.
Wichita talks Of putting in base
ball club, to be composed Of Texas
castOffs.
The Missouri Pacific railroad is
said to be surveying a route to Black
well, o. T.
Mr.. Baillod, Emil ROserS new
matchmaker, arrived from Arkansas
City Friday.
Did you know that the railroads |
were advertising Geuda Springs as
summer resort?
w. T. Bruce has been appointed ad-
ministrator Of the estate Of g. ".
Bruce, deceased,
The horn fly is said to be causing
cattle great deal Of grief in south
western Kansas.
Garland s. Knowles shipped car
load OF hides aud tallOw 10 Wichita
Saturday morning.
Register of Deeds c. B. Hardy of
Kingman county was in the city Sat-
urday on business.
Bird Pile has shaved of his mus
tache aad again presents his old time
youthful appearance.
John Richardson and son Glenn
went to Wichita Friday morning on
business and pleasure.
Probate Judge Stafelbach has ap,
pointed J. L. Reeves guardian oi
Arthur Burgess, insane.
W. H, Burks, clerk for City Treas
urer Smith, reports $57O55 in Uccupa-
tion taxes collected in June.
Miss Jessie Todd has arrived from
Butler, Ill.,, to make her home with
her sister, Mrs. Geo. H. Grouse.
CD. Burnette has dled his annual
account as administrator Of the estate
of Robert l.. S. Nichols, deceased,
Mrs. W. B. Tracey left this morn
iug for Lawrence tO visit her ddugh'
ter, Mrs. Inez Harrison, for week.
Miss Maggie Miller was called to
her home near Dalton Friday Oh
account Of the sickness of her mother.
Miss Hazel Bingner returned to her
home in Medford, OF, Saturday,
after five or six weeks visit in Well
ington with friends.
A vitrifsd brick walk is being laid
in front OF the first residence south Of
the union depot, on the west side OF
washington dN6uue'
Mrs. Eva Frame, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. Geo. H, Grouse for several
months, returned to her home near
Perkins, OF, Friday.
J.E. Jarvis Of Cowley county has
hougbt 100 acres of land in Morris
township Of James A, Whitted. The
consideration was SO, 2SO.
Mrs. Frances Miller of Cincinnati
mother of Mrs. A. Graf, accompanied
Mrs. Graft and Mrs. |. |. Scott II
Wichita Saturday morning.
A negro passed through town thC
other day who had been caught by I
gang of cowboys in the Panhandl,
country recently and branded,
Syl Dixon writes the Topeka Capita
that he has closed a deal with tn,
railroads for hauling his corn trail
from Ell Reno, OF, to New Yorl
City,
Sam Trew expects to visit hi
mother at Rochester, MY, mex
month. He will probably accOmpan
Syl DixOn's grain train as far a
Washington, DC.
Geo. H. Grouse, local manager o
the gas company, had pretty displa
of cOlOred gas lights athis office Thurs
day night. COlOred gas lights al
new to Wellington.
Mrs. B. S. LOuthan and two daugl
ters have returned to their home i
Sutherland, Iowa, after an extende
visit in the city with her parent!
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Smiley.
DR.. W. NJ. Martin of WellingtO
was elected third vice president {
the Santa Fe Medical and Surgici
society, which held its annual meet
ing at Topeka Thursday.
Syl Dixon of Argouia is in the cit
interesting the politicians in ht
scheme to run a -four train frOI
ElReno, Okla, to New York. Dixo
says it is a "go,"-TOpeka Capital,
The Farmland Security Co. ha
quitclaimed their interest in 32O acre
of land a mile south of Wellington
adjoining the John T. Stewart hal
section, to W. NJ. Ferguson for S., ,5OC