People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-02-10


Licence To marry was issued to two
old people, J.L.Mears and B.S.Walker,
Tuesday. Mears has withstooo
the rigJrs Of sixty-two winters an0
Mrs. Walker has experienced the ups
and downs of slxty.One years Of life
on this mundane sphere. Both parties
live at ArgoDia.
The Kansas City Commercial club
arrived from the south over the Rock
Island last night at e:l0 o'clock,
and were met at the depot by repre-
sentative Wellingtonians. After an
hours stay in the city the Kansas
Cityans departed in their special
train OF Pullman coaches Tor Winfield.
In speaking Of good sidewalks aud
poor side walks yesterday, a man said:
"A board sidewalk is not a good side
walk when IL is first built, and IL Is
never 50 govd as when first built. IL
begins to get bad at once, and lasts
about five or six years. gradually get.
ting worse aud worse until it finally
rots, when the city must waste lot
of time and money to compel the
owner to repair it,"
The PecOs Valley extension is ex.
pected to be completed by next Satu..
day and there is some talk of the
Wellington Commercial club taking a
trip over the road shortly after that
date. Frank Morgan, general live
stock agent OF the PecOs, is making a
strong effort to arrange a big blowout
on the day the road is completed. II
such demonstration should take place
no doubt large crowd OF Wellington
people will be sure to attend.
The city may soon have another
damage suit on its hands as result
Of dangerous sidewalks. Mrs. Sher.
wood OF Dalton, made the mistake OF
walking on walk on South G street
a lew days ago, with baby in her
arms, She tripped, and in falling,
threw herself on her hip to save the
baby from injury. Instead, the baby
was hurt and her hip and side were
badly wrenched. She is under doc
tors care at present. Her injuries
may result seriously to her health.
Several Wellington people who are
acquainted with F. W. Colby, the
Texas land boomer whom Barney
Sheridan skinned in last week. Paola
Spirit, haveinfOrmed US that BarDey,s
picture OF Colby is as true as words
can paint it. Colby makes his head.
quarters in Kansas City, and is one OF
the sleekest grafters extant. He il a
smooth, soft, oily, devcut Ephriam
who makes a good living by making
people believe they are disconnected
with their lot and holding out hope
for them in some other section Of the
country.
The south bound Rock Island pas
senger train broke down at the juno
ton "Wednesday, delaying the train
at this place about three hours, until
an engine could be sent from Cald.
well. The rear journal Of the tender
snapped off just as the train was slow.
ing up for the crossing. Had the &C
cident occurred while the train was
under Roadway, aseriOus wreck would
have resulted. The north bound
train that night also met with an &C
cident, near Whitewater, and was
delayed two hours by the bursting OF
a fue.
Lyman Naugle returned from To-
peka Tuesday morning. His eyes were
operated on few days ago for ptery.
GUM, and he has been confined for
several days on that account. Mr..
Naugle says dwellings resolution
concerning the asylum has been re-
ferred back to the senate by the judic.
larry committee with the recommend
alton that it be made a joint resolu.
lion instead OF a concurrent resolution.
This will make the resolution a law,
II it passes. Mr.. Naagle thinks the
resolution will pass, buC says there is
considerable opposition to it.-Daily
Joureal.
Are our readers aware we have
secured for them this year very
ad santageOus clubbing arrangement,
which includes The Kansas City Live
Stock IndicdtVr, its Special Farmers
Institute editions, The Poultry
Farmer, The Farmers Mutual IL.
surance Journal and The Humane
Alliance, together with Ourown paper,
all for the surprisingly low figure Of
sl.45. Nothing like this has ever be-
fore been offered to our farmer readers
The Indicator with its special institute
edition for January contains flfty.twO
pages Of practical farm information,
and reading the paper and its special
institute editions for ayear practically
N poounto IN liharal acrionlfural