People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-24

general appearance OF the City Il
much improved thereby, and every
dollar expendeI aids to the value oil
town pr, party.
Miss Esther BurkhOlder OF Fort
Scott, who has been visiting the fam
lilies of W. D. Frantz and Sumner
Watson for several days, went tC
W afeld Wednesday evening to visit
friends.
The women OF Oxford must be a
rare lot. A cook book containing ~
plges OF recipes for making palatable
dishes has just been issued by them.
The women OF Oxford furnished all
the recipes.
Dispatcher John Lynch left over the
Santa Fe Wednesday on an extended
visit to Arkola, H., New York City
and Washington, DC. Dispatcher
). L. Dlnham will handle the keys in
his absence.
Andy Banks father, j. H. Banks,
died at the home OF bis son west and
north OF town Tuesday, aged SO
years. Tue funeral was held Wednes-
day afternoon, burial being made III
Prairie Lawn.
W. r. Savage had dream Tuesday
night. He dreamed he had sold all of
his wheat at 40 cents buShel, and
that the price jumped to 70 cents
afterward. The shock
awakened him.
Prof. and Mrs. Fl. f. NJ. Bear re.
ceived the finest baby carriage ever
seen in Wellington, Wednesday. 1t
was sent by a millionaire uncle OF
Prof. Bear, from Montana, as a birth
gift TO their baby.
John Speer aud Joseph Medill, late
editor OF the Chicago Tribune, learned
The printers trade in the same print
shop in Medina, o. They were bosom
frieDds, aud Speer often went to Chi.
cagO to visit Medill.
Judge Herrick has accepted an
Invitation to act as one Of the judges
In an oratOrical contest between The
William jewell college at Liberty,
Mo-, and the Ottawa ks. university,
to occur at Liberty, Mo-, April 10.
The Knights Templar elected Offic-
erS as follows Tuesday night: T. E.
Purdy, E. c.; DR.. W. NJ. Martin, g.;
Chas. Weddle, C.G. ED Hansen, S.W.:
5. D. Waynick, j. W.; H. S. Carter, P;
Ed Hayes, treasurer; c. E. Flandro,
secretary,
W. R. Spicknall returned from
Norwich "Wednesday where he went
lew days ago to look after his wheat
crop there, He has half section of
and near Norwich. He reports the
wheat there in about the same con.
1ltiOn as here.
ThoS. Monley is negotiating for one
If the latest improved street sweep
srS, 10 be used in connection with his
street sprinkler. He cOntemplates
sweeping the streets every night
after business hours, thus keeping
Them always clean.
Merchants say that the number of
women in town who buy laces, and
have it charged on the bill as hlnuels,
IS surprising. 1t seems that all men
are alike; they object to paying for
useless things, but are reconciled easily
10 bills for necessities.
Twenty five or thirty Wellington
Democrats have received invitations
to the Bourbon feed to be held at
Topeka March 30. When they hear
that 500 gallons of oil of joy has been
ordered for the occasion, they will all
make arrangements to 90.
John Caldwell will graduate in
medicine next month. He is attend
ing college in st. Louis. Three
Welliugtonians will graduate in
medicine this spring: Ray Ferguson
and A. Branaman at Kansas City, and
John Caldwell at St. Louis.
Mrs. Gardner Stearns, who has been
spending the winter with her dauph.
5ers, Mrs. c. E. Hitchcock aud Mrs. ].
j. Campbell, left Thursday morning
or Palmyra, Wis, to visit another
laughter, and from there will return
10 her home near Cleveland, o.
Sheriff Jas. GanoOf Medicine Lodge.
vas in the city Wednesday, having
q custody one Tom Cottrell. who. il
will be remembered, kidnapped girl
1t Medicine Lodge the 4th of july
asst. The incident was written IN in
he VOICE at the time. Cottrell was
'aught 10 Missouri few days ago.
Mrs. Frank 7. Owens went TO Kan.
as City Thursd y morning to attet d
commencement exercises of the Kan.