People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-24

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Chicago Thursday night.
q. H. Nichols of Pittsburg, Kan, is
here on business connected with the
estate Of the late Robt. L. S. Nichols.
John Harrington has bought 100
acres Of land below Caldwell of Edwin
l. Harrington. The consideration
was $1,000.
j. ii. COrder returned from the Sac
and Fox agency Saturday morning; he
says small pox is epidemic down there,
and at Chandler.
Poultry market advancing. Hens
5 cts. springs Gets, turkey S young to
I CTS. Rush them in aud get top
prices. ]. NJ. Mckee. If
Will Jinks and sister, Rose Jinks,
formerly Mrs. Geo. Green) went to
the eastern part Of the state Saturday
morning to visit awhile.
Probate Judge Staffelbach has
appointed Edwin n. BOdle admins
TRAITOR Of the estate of Mary j. Deckey,
and fixed his bond at $1,000.
The Presbyterians will hold their
annual meeting for the election of
elders, deacOns and trustees next
Thursday evening, January Goth.
Mary Lang has filed her final ac-
count in PROBATE court as executrix OF
Christian Lang, deceased. There is a
bala1ce due the exeCutrix OF sll4.70.
Wilford E Wood, county clerk Of
Sumner county, was elected secretary
of the Kansas County Clerks assOcia.
tiOn, which met in Topeka last week.
Insure yourself against the attacks
of fevers, pneumonia and other seri-
Gus and prOStrating diseases by taking
a few bottles Of Hoods Sarsaparilla
now.
j. f. Nebergall and wife of Daven.
port, Ia, are here visiting the family
of Probate Judge Staffelbach. Mrs.
Nebergall is sister Of Judge Staffel-
bach.
Representative Lawrence has intro.
duced bill in the legislature to abol.
ish school district SO in Harper county
and add it to district No. 1So in Sum-
ner county.
]. R. Gillian of Guelph, was here
Friday, visiting bis SOC, Deputy County
Clerk J. Robert Gillian. He says the
old Frisco railway is building a new
depot at Ashton.
Mrs. WA. Blanchard, who has been
at the home of her parents, Nr. and
Mrs. j. A. Stevens, during the severe
Illness OF her brother, Clude, returned
to her home in Argonia Monday.
Bent Johnson, an old WelliDgtonian,
is here from Rich Hill, Mo-, visiting
his sister, Mrs. Cal Simmons. Mr..
Johnson was at one time connected
with DR.. Mann's drug store 10 Wei.
lington.
The case Of Stratton VS.. Dairy was
dismissed by Judge Mcbride Saturday
morning. When the case was called
none Of the attorneys were present.
Court took an adjournment until
Monday morning.
NJ. Kettering was up from Corbin
Monday. He says there is a rumor at
Corbin to the effect that the Santa
Fe is going to tear up its track from
Wellington to Caldwell. There is
nothing in the rumor.
Presiding Elder Lowther came over
from Winfield Sunday morning and
preached and held communion at the
ME-. church that night. He presided
1t the quarterly conference next after.
noon. He returned to Winfield
last evening.
There is talk OF Wellington crowd
getting up cake walk show for Cald-
well in the near future. The plan is
TO hire a special train. One dollar
will include round trip fare and ad.
mittance TO the show at Caldwell
The venture would undoubtedly be a
success.
A rumor has been going the rounds
Of the streets today that man named
Jackson living on north c street, wss
sick with smallpox. Investigation
developed the fact that the Ieporl