People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-12-14


near Wellington, moved this week to
Junction City. He has bought an
agency in the shotgun washing ma
chine concern.
Geo. W. Martin, editor of the Kan.
sas City Kan. Gazette, has been elect.
ed secretary Of the Kansas State His
torical society, to succeed the late
Judge F. G. Adams.
The Odd Fellows elected officers
last night as follows for the ensuing
term: Fl, W. Andrews, Nc; Geo. fl.
Bloom, VIC; VIM. Taylor, secretary;
W. A. Rem, treasurer.
Mrs. Asa NJ. Black and brother.
Bascom O'Hare, left last week
for Greencsstle, Ind, to administer
the estate Of their father, who is de-
ceased. The estate is very exten.
Sive one.
Misses Ethel KinDear and Josie
Miller Of Caldwell, were in Wellington
Saturday, Miss Miller took the tenn
porary examination before County
Superintendent Massey for teachers
certificate.
The work on the walls and roof to
c. F. Luening's addition to his furn1-
ture store is now done, and wOrkmen
are finishing up the interior. When
completed, this will be one OF the
largest furniture stores in this part
of the StaJe. The addition is full
two stories.
At cOlOred church in Missouri on
Thanksgiving, 'poSsum dinner was
advertised. The guests were taken
i'll afterwards, when it was discovered
that in order to make money for the
Cause, fraud had been perpetrated:
a skunk had been cooked anG passed
off as 'pOssum.
A recert issue Of the Toronto Cam
Nail contains notice of the death of
Geo. Ellsworth, with a request that
the Wellington, Kan, papers copy.
Mr.. Ellsworth is relative Of T. c.
Mcintyre OF this city. He died Nov
ember 20, at the age Of 81 years. He
was Il member Of the L. 0. L. and G. |
Ar. The funeral was held Friday |
from his late residence, 5O3 King street
east, and burial was made in Mount |
Pleasant cemetery. He was well |
known fruit and fish dealer of Toronto. |
The Arkansas Valley eleven of the
Kansas university are trying to ar.
rangea series Of football games for
the holidays, with teams in tie Ar
kansas valley. The team is made up
of men living in this section of cOun-
try and they want to show the ArKan-
Sas valley boys how much they have
learned at the university. 1t is said |
that they have strong team. The
towns where they want to get games
are Wichita, Newton, Hutchinson,
Winfield, Wellington and Arkansas
City. II someone is found to take
hold Of the matter a game can be
arranged at Wichita by getting TO-
gether the local football players
Eagle.
The news of Sth: General Woods |
rapid promotion has caused a kick
from the soldiers, who claim that he
has political pull. Mrs. Van Anita
Cofey, an aged woman Of Leayenworth.
was burned to death. Her dress
caught fire from Goals and being par
tally paralyzed, she was unable to
put it out or 60 for assistance.
Marion, KS, will hold a special cleo.
tiOn Monday to extend the water com.
pany's franchise. The New York
City banks, which have heretofore
done the work for nothing, have de-
cided to charge for all out of town
collections. 3. .Superstitious people at
Bowling Green, o., have a case to
talk about. Chas. West, a gambler. |
was playing cards aud loosing heavily. |
"If the queen Of hearts turns up
again, hope to God / may never |
speak again." he said. To his sur
prise, the Hateful card turned up. |
West attempted to utter an oath, but
found that his power Of speech had
left him. The superstitious look up
on his a6liction as q visitation from
God. The Kentucky election board
will probably give Its decision Of the
governorship fight tomorrow morning.
1t is thought Taylor will be seated. a..
A hosiery factory employing nearly
500 girls broke ont with FIRE at Read
Ing. Pa, and sixty persons were In
jured In making their escape.