People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-25
LOCAL EVENTS.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Warren,
Thursday, an eight pound girl.
Dave Green Of Oxford, was here Fri
day on busin ess.
D. Richards of Caldwell brough'
nine coyote scalps to town Satudal
morning.
The Texas legislature has passed
a law prohibiting the issuance Of free
passes.
j, E. Barnes, the paper hanger, has
his own vehicle. He will do work il
the country anywhere. tt
Harvey Lichty, manager OF the
Racket, went to Hutchinson Wednes-
dayn light, on a business trip.
John Willard is writing country
insurance for Chas. ]. Humphrey and
incidentally booming himself for the
Republican nomination for sheriff.
For threshiDg machines, call on D.
W. Walker, agent for Nichols &
Shepard Co., at G. W. Mines grocery
store. %
Mrs. j. Burnette and son came
down from Conway Springs Thursday
on a few days visit to her son, c. D.
Brunette.
Congressman Chester l. Long has
announced the selection of Ralph
FaxOn, a newspaper man Of Newton,
as mis- private secretary.
Ray Ferguson has bought 81 acres
Of land adjoining the cemetery on the
west, OF B. ]. Sheridan, receiver Of the
First National bank, for $500.
John Shobe is on his way home from
tue Philippines. He sailed from
Manila week or two ago and will
reach San Francisco early in June.
The Atchison Globe says: "Why
die rich? Senator Plumb died rich
but his kin kept the money and
refused to erect gravestone.'
Queen Victoria'S military band will
be In Wichita Wednesday, June I, and
give a concert at the Crawford Grand
opera house 10 the afternoon and at
night.
A colony of people in southern Cali
foruia have bought a whole township
in Kearney county, Kansas, and are
on their way to this state to engage in
stock raising.
Non vivere, sed VALERIE" is the
motto of the Sumner County High
school. 1t is jim COrOett kind of d
motto, meaning mot to live but to be
strOng."-WiChita GeacOn.
A. NJ. Robinson IF Roswell, n. NJ.
spent the day IN Wellington Thurs.
day VIII Ills father iu-Iaw, ". T.
COwherd, on his Way home from Kan
sas City, where his wife is in hos
pital.
Sol. Temple, who was arrested fol
burglarizing a meat house near May.
field last year and jumped his bond
before his trial came up, is under
arrest in Mcpherson county for ste}l.
ing pair OF mules.
Women are as much like sheep a.
ever. A few months ago a woman
a ppcared with the opening in heI
skirt buttoned up, and If there is 8
woman in town who hasn't followed
suit it is because she is wearing out
her old clothes.
The boarding house managers say
there Is a hoOd0O 10 town. HI
boarded cOnsecutively at the Huff
man house, Dewey dining hall, Mich
ael's cafe and the Rock Island restau
rant, all Of which went to the wall il
succession. Do you know who he is
The Odd Fellows encampmen
Thursday elected the following officer
for the ensuing term: W. T. Brown
C. P; W. S. LOngman, H. P; John e
Hutchinson, S. W.; w. Fl. Staffelbach
j. w.; W. NJ. Taylor, scribe; n. W
Andrews, treasurer; W. A. Mayey
representative; Ben B. Wilson, alter
nate and D. D. G. P.
A new time card will 60 into effec
on the Santa Fe on Wednesday, Ma,
81 The superintendent of the diff
ferent divisions will go to Topeka
within few days to arrange the ne'
schedule. The only important featur
o. the new card will be the discOntin
uance of the limited trains between
Chicago and the Pacific coast. PraC
tically the only other changes will b
in taking up time now provided for il
the operation OF the limited trains.