People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-18
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City SATURDAY.
Judge Mcbride was in Winfield
Saturday and wound up the term OF
court there.
The commissioners allowed the
jurors fee bill for the May term of
court, Saturday.
Carl Copeland went to Perth Fri
day night "to see the baby" He re.
turned on the late train.
An exchange says there $4,000 mus.
cles in an elephants trunk. 1t was
evidently packed by a woman.
Rev. o. L. Smith and wife have re.
turned from the state Sunday school
convention at Hutchinson.
Mrs. S. E. Ordway of Winfield, was
the guest Of Prof. and Mrs. H. F. NJ.
Bear Saturday. She returned home
last evening.
81. Humphrey went to Milan last
Saturday on real estate business. He
was accompanied by Miss Harriet
Louise George.
Miss Ruby Wolfe OF Wellington
who has been visiting her cousin, Miss
Katie Herrig, returned to her home
last night-Eagle.
]. NJ. Barcley, deputy United
States marshal from Ell Reno, OF,
was here Saturday with a prison.
er on his way to Woodward, OF.
Joe Showalter of Oxford, a brother
of Col. John T. ShOwalter VI yelling.
ton, is a candidate for the Republican
nomination for register OF deeds.
Miss Jennie Sites Of Pilot Grove,
Mo-, arrived In Wellington Saturday
90 a visit to the family Of Rev. Thos.
Penick. She is a school teacher at
Pilot Grove.
Nothing is too good for our clsto.
mers at Bauman's Bon Ton refresh
ment resort, the only place Of its kind
in the city. Everything is new and
nice. Our goods are pure and the
best in the market. Try a Jennie
Lind" 1t
Invitations TO the commencement
exercises Of the graduating class Of
the University Of Washington, at
Seattle, Of which Walter and Harry
COffman, SONS Of ]. Y. Coffman, for
merly postmaster at Wellington, are
members, have been received by
several Wellingtonians.
Frank Thompson, living FIVE miles
east Of Corbin, thinks be has captured
the largest and smallest birds in the
county. Some time ago he killed an
Imperial eagle measuring exactly
seven feet from tip to tip. The talous
or claws measured three inches. His
smallest bird only measured three and
one half inches.
Only four Wellington people bi. on
the Kansas City Journals palmistry
department. All of them were girls.
Sundays Journal contained an
swers to them as follows: Miss R. j.
No. 2l.-Will marry in seventeen
months; marriage success. Viii,
die very well of. NJ. B., No.
19.-Will be married In six months;
will be married twice. Will die ex-
ceedingly well of. . Eda X.
Success as an actress, Marry 10
three years; three children; die 10 az
auence. Travel extensively and 90
abroad. Make no change at present.
s. = L. L. L.-Marry In twenty
eight months. Success as a school
teacher or bookkeeper. Lucky day,
Monday.
The Topeka Capital one day last
week published pitiful story Of the
poverty Of Topeka widow and her
children, whose sons had gone to the
Philippines, leaving them destitute.
The next day the Capital started a
fu I'd to buy Fred Funston sword. We
hope Wellington people will be sensi.
BILE enough to keep out Of the Funs.
ton sword fund movement: it is
foolish. Harve Horner and John
Nyce Of Caldwell, have contributed to
it, and we are ashamed of them. We
also nope Wellington people will
refuse to contribute to the fund
started in the east to buy Dewey a
home 10 Washington. Dewey's salary
is $4,000 year, and he has a private
fortune Of 100000 and is able to buy
home for himself.
Despite the decision Of Judge Bur
well OF Oklahoma, denying ,counties
the right to transfer their county
seats, the special election on this
question was to be held in Grant
county yesterday, according to the
ford papers. Medford is confident
she will be chosen as the county seat