People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-02
Fred Andre Of Creek township, was
In the city Friday onlbusiness.

Fred Andre OF Creek township, was
In the city Friday onlbusness.
The second year OF the Omaha ex-
position will close next week. The
second year Of the expo proved to bela
frost.
The Belle Plaine papers are raving
about the number OF drunken men 10
be seen on the streets there every
day and night.
over five million immigrants landed
in the United States last year. or
this number, over $4,000 were litter
ates, and over l74,0O0 had less than
$50 in money each.
Taylor Sadler has been appointed
guardian OF Mrs. Anna Brown and
son Lemuel, OF london township.
They have been declared to be incap-
able OF managing their own affairs.
W. E. Wood, our present worthy
aud efficient clerk and candidate on
the POpulist ticket for reelection, was
looking after his political fences 10
this end Of the county Tuesday and
favored us with call.-ArgOnia
Clipper,
j. n. Jackson, 4 wealthy citizen of
Cowley county, sold bunch Of cat.
tie in Kansas City the other day for
Sc, 900, went Immediately to his old
home in KokomO, Ind, and took
poison with suicidal intent. He left
note saying: 81 am 10 tired. Bury
me by the side OF my mother"
In police court Tuesday Fl. D.
Croker, .hs washing machine man,
was adjudgsd guilty OF dealing in a
patent right without a license, and
his associate, Mr.. Lane, OF peddling.
They were each fined go and costs
and they will appeal the case to the
district cOurt.-Winneld Courier.
The eastern extension Of the Rock
Island from Enid has been completed
forty miles, and the latest town to be
established is Billings. The road has
force Of over 400 linen at work on
the extension, and expects to have it
completed through to the mining dis.
tricts in southeastern Kansas by next
spring.
Hon. W. j, Lingenfelter, one Of the
directors OF the Hutchinson reiorma-
tory, was here Tuesday night in search
of the three boys who escaped from
that institution several days ago, and
was an attentive listener to the ex-
pdnsiOn speech Of Hon. W. NJ. Wal
lace, of Kingman, delivered in
Springer's hall that evening.-Ar.
gonia Clipper.
Five Thousand circulars containing
the statement Of the County High
school trustees with reference to the
High school question, are being
mailed from the Wellington postoffice.
1t is The intention Of the trustees to
put one Of these circulars in the hands
Of every voter IN the county before
election day, so that the County
High school question will be voted
upon intelligently.
Margaret j. Aldridge has sued VIM.
A. Aldridge and wife to recover pos.
session Of so acres of land in London
township. The plaintiff is the mother
OF the defendant. She claims she
deed the land to her son with an un
Outstanding that he was to take care
Of her during the remaining days Of
her life; that her son has since mar
ried and mortgaged the land, and
that he refuses to care for her as he
agreed to do.
In area the South African republic
is anything but little, for it covers
about 10000 square miles. and is
larger than New York and New Eng.
land combined, larger than the en-
tire British Isles aud considerably
more than half as large as either
France or Germany. It's neighbor,
the Orange Free State, is consider
ably smaller than the Transvaal, but
the two republics combined comprise
a territory ebout equal to that of
Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan.
A friend In need is a friend indeed.
That is exactly what Chambsrlain's
Cough Remedy IL. 1t is the mothers
help when she 10 suddenly awakened
in the night by the ominous husky
cough, and labored breathing, of her
babe. II 10 the safe resort OF the
youth or adult whs has "caught colo"
and there 10 coughing and Irritation
OF the mucous membrane OF the
throat. 1t sllsys the irritation and
cures the cold. Fer sale BY all drug.
gisss.