People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-09-07
IN OUR VICINITY

MIS-. E. VsnHorn was in from May
field Tuesday.
Geo. Lynch took in the excursion to
Blackwell Sunday.
NJ. o. Cissel of the Argonia Clipper,
was in the city Tuesday.
Call around to POmeroy & Ash and
buy Rambler bicycle.
Rambler bicycles lead and Others
follOw.-PomerOy & Ash,
We are selling Rambler bicycles for
S35, cash.-Pomeroy & Ash.
Ringing Bros circus will show in
Wellington about October 10.
J.J. Bennett, living twelve miles
north of town, is reported very low.
Mrs. N, Fl, Kirk returned Monday
from months visit in western Ne
braska.
A full train load Of merchandise
was sent to TOnkawa Tuesday, in
charge of Conductor Peters.
TIE. Neal, J. E. Wells, Fl. c. Keel
ing and F. A. Diusmore of Caldwell,
are in the city Tuesday, on business.
The work of repairing the furnaces
in the Third ward school building has
been completed. The repairs cost
$3.50.
The board of education Monday
decided to hold special examination
for city teachers next Saturday and
Monday.
The Cumberland Presbyterian tent
meetings began Tuesday night. They
will be held on South Washington
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Woods and
daughter Catharine visited with the
family Of N. NJ. Murdoch in Wichita
Sunday.
For Sa!e-Eighteen head mich COWS
and six head Of horses. For cash OF
good bankabe notes. G. CALI, Green
township.
Mrs. Walker of Conway Springs,
was in the city Monday arranging
TO send her two boys to the County
High school.
Rev. Thos. Ppnick and j. ". Rem
,ck returned Monday from attend
ance at the c. P. presbytery in King
man county.
W. s. Nelson's daughter Blanche
was taken to Wichita hospital Mon
dav, TO be treated for appendicitis
She is very sick.
Prof. II. F. NJ. Bear, wife and baby
Frances, returned Monday morolng
from Paola, where they spent their
summer vacation.
Rev. NJ. s. Mayse returned from
Kipgman county Tuesday, where he
had been attending the presbyteTy OF
the c. P. church.
The brick house being built north
of the Wigwam by Geo. Kinney will
be duplicate of the house in which
he lived in Indiana.
Harlan Constant has resigned hl'
position with Hayes drug store and
went to work yesterday for B. f.
Spar, the clOthier.
According to Chancellor Shows re-
ports, only seven AuguSts in the last
thirty-two years have been as hot as
the August just ended.
Miss Anna Kretschmar returned
Monday from MedfoId, where she
had been visiting for the last three
months with her parents,
Joel ]. Booth of Conway Springs,
was In Wellington Monday arrang-
ing to send his daughter to tie Coun'
ty High school this winter
Rev, W. E. Vangundy, pastor of the
Wellington circuit, occupied the pull
nit Of the NJ. E, church Sunday eve
ming, and preached an interesting
sermon.
&c. Elliott writes to Fred Van
Wagner from Angola, Ind, that he
and his family will be home next
week. They are having good time in
the east.
The regular semi-mOnthly holiness
meeting will be held Wednesday
evening, September 6, at s O'Clock in
the NJ. E. church. All are cordially
invited,
The country roads are lined with
dead doves. The doves fly against
telephone and telegraph wires with
such force that they are almost in
variably killed.
Frank combs, brother of Arthur
Combs, the popular bill clerk at the
freight depot, has arrived from Hi
pois and accepted a position as day