People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-31

was in the city Tuesday.
Poultry wanted at all times at
Wyatt Bros by T. G. Roup. II
C.W.Ash was in from Argouia with
a carload Of potatoes Wednesday.
F. NJ. Robson of Milan, transacted
lag business 10 the city Wednesday.
]. S. Green has accepted position
10 Coverdale & Wilson's tailor shop.
Ed. Witty, Of Illinois, will preach
at Rome Sunday and Sunday night.
A good piano to exchange for good
gentle driver. Call on T. G. Roup at
Wyatt Bros If
The tramp operated upon at the
poor farm Sunday for appendicitis, is
recovering nicely.
Mrs. Jennie B. Simmons, formerly
Of this city, is quite sick at her home
10 Monmouth, Ill.
Bring your poultry to Wyatt Bros
Grocery. l will pay the highest cash
price.-T. g. ROUP. tt
L.B.COllins and wife left Wednesday
for their claim near Lone Tree, O. I,
to reside permanently.
Fletcher Price returned from ST
Louis and the east Monday night. He
stopped off at Springfield, Mo-, enrOute
home.
For threshing machines, call on D.
W. Walker, agent for Nichols &
Shepard Co at G. W. Mines grocery
store. %
Robert Rem, brother Of W. A.
Rem, left on Tuesday for his home
In Gridley, ILL.,, after pleasant visit
in the city.
The snowfall in western Oklahoma
was six inches on level. IL was
much heavier south Of this place, in
Oklahoma, than here.
ScribneI's magazine for April has a
picture OF Capt. Frank Frantz and an
article about the Rough Riders writ
ten by Col. Roosevelt.
john Haughey has received gold
brick from his Arizona mines. He is
going to show it to his friends when
he is able to come up town.
The county commissioners will let
the contract for the new Jail April L.
Mutterings of real hot proceedings at
that time are already heard.
The will OF the late Calvin ]. Mar
tin was admitted to probate Monday
His son, Chas. F. Martin, is named as
executor. There are five heirs.
R. H. Massiugill of Caldwell, who
was hurt in the Rock Island wreck at
Volland, was here Wednesday. He is
limping as the result of an injury to
his hip.
W. r. Savage has succeeded o. NJ.
SaylOr as vice president of the Wei
lingtnn National bank. The COMP
trOller Of the currency approved the
change Monday.
A. ?. Frantz is engaged in strength
ening the old carriage factory build
ing, recently purchased by the Smith
Implement Co. 1t has been decided
not to move the building.
Asa NJ. B ack received the sad news
Wednesday that one Of his favorite
nieces, Mrs. Bessie Fusselman, died
suddenly Of the grip at her home in
MartinsyiI.e, Ind, Monday.
Mrs. Chas. McClellaud of South
Haven, died Monday of heart
trouble. She had been failing since
Christmas. She was about So years of
age. Burial was made Wednesday.
L. W. Johnson, the auctioneer of
Rome, has had seventeen years ex-
perience. II you want anyone to cry
a sale, dates can be arranged at this
Office. Terms, IS; over $500, one per
cent. l6
The New York City churches will
not have lilies at the Easter services
this year. 1t is claimed that the
smell Of the flowers produces head.
ache, and for that reason they will be
dispensed with.
The city election ballots this year
will be five columns wide, owing to a
provision in the election laws of 1897
allowing no more than one candidates
name to appear for the same Office in
the same column.
No news from the smallpox patients
has been received for several days,
which leads the county health officer
to think that the spread of the disease
has been permanently checked and
the patients all getting well.
The gas company's franchise ex-
pires July l, when the city will be
without light. The next city council
will probably take I'D the light cues.