People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-06-08
LOCAL EVENTS.

Lou Milne went TO Maynelu oa''
day morning TO visit with friends
over Sunday.
Miss Maude Watts, High school
ssudgpt. went to Caldwell Saturday
to speud her vacation al home.
]. E. Barnes, the paper hanger, has
his own vehicle. He will do work 10
the country anywhere. u
Misses Pearl Emmons aad Z)dit
Stewart, High School students, vent
to their homes at Milan Saturday.
Harry L. Cobean of the County
High school went to his home near
Mayfeld Saturday morning.
The next Trans. Mississippi Com
mercial congress will be held in
Houston, Tex.
For threshiDg machines, call on d.
W. Walker, agent for Nichols x
Shepard Co., at G, W, Mines grocery
store. 70
T. R. Mordy Of Belle PLANE, aud B.
f. Zook Of Milan, were 10 the city Sat-
urday on business with County Treas
urer Maddy.
Miss Kate Adams has resigned her
position with Jacob Engle. She re-
turned to her home in Medford, OF,
with her mother Saturday.
Governor Stanley Friday issued
citizenship papers to James Savage,
sent to the penItentiary from this
county for larceny.
J.B. Murray of Indianapolis, Ind,
is here looking after his real estate
interests.
Orie Morse has refused an appoint
ment TO the deputy wardenship ofthe
state penitentiary.
Sidney NJ. Bohanna has bought lot
20, block "A, Wellington, Of Fred W.
BOhanna for 1896.
Fred Naugle has sold his residence
property on North B street TO Mrs.
S. L. Hunt.
Joe Smith is to lay brick sidewalk
in front of the building occupied by
Mason, the painter, on West Harvey
avenue.
Lightning struck c. c. Shawver's
chimney Wednesday night aud knock
ed it forty ways for Sunday. No
other damage was done.
The yellow fever has appeared at
New Orleans, La. Medical authOri-
ties predict an epidemic of yellow
fever this year, the result OF the war.
Vim. L. Lane has bought 100 acre
fam in Harmon township of Hiram
.Mendenhall The consideration was
81 200.
The thirteen diplomas presented to
the graduating class Of the County
High school Wednesday night were
very elegant and cost the snug sum Of
S2l.55.
W. T. Showalter has bought the
property he lives in at present, the
first house north OF the court house
on the east side of Washington
avenue, Of Alfred B. Harris for $780,
"Uncle Billy" Nyce of Caldwell,
candidate for the Republican nOmi-
nation for register of deeds, was in the
city Saturday looking after his pOlit-
ical fences,
Chas. Mallory, a returned Philip
pine soldier, is in the city visiting his
brother, Dean Mallory, operator in
Perry Riner's bucket shop. He was
in the 18th regulars. He lives al
PaOla.
Hon Chester l, Long was in the
city Friday on his way to Medi-
cine Lodge from Wichita.
R. L. Pegram has accepted a posi-
tiGn as stenographer and typewriter
for Attorney H. L. Woods.
He. Vandervnrt Of Oxford says
his wheat prospects are better this
year than for seven years past,
L. Mopnttt and VIII Riggs wer.
down from Conway Springs Friday,
transacting business and visiting
friends.
Amanda C. Bishop has purchased
200 acres Of land 10 Gore township Of
R. 8. MegOnigal. The consideration
was $4,000.
Superintendent H. F. NJ. Bear Of
the city schools cOntemplates attend
ing the N.E.A. convention at Lo'
Angeles, CAL, in July,
Col. q. A. Lopez won $40 by Wei
lington not getting the asylum. He
bet AL Russell 800 to $40 that il
would not be located here,
Probate Judge Staffelbach has is
sued an order for the sale Of persona
property belonging to the estate o.