People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-24


the KiOws Street Fair, which is to
be held September 6, and s.
The city Indebtedness of Wellington
is $4,000; that of Winfield, s97, 200,
and that of Arkansas City, slOl, 800.
W. NJ. Copeland has settled with
the county commissioners by paying
the county 1915 for its interest in
the disputed fees.
Geo. Abel Of Perth and J. C.l
Troutman Of this city, returned from
Kansas City this morning, where they
had been on cattle business.
The people Of Belle PLANE are pre-
pairing an apple pie ks feet to be pre-
sented to Artie Phillips Of that city,
who is on his way home from the
Philippines.
The Topeka Journal says that Rev.
j. X. Miller Of Junction City, has
bought the Wakefield Advertiser, a
Democratic paper, for his boy who is
in the Philippines.
The town Of Hudson City, Ala,
Thursday held an election and decid-
ed to become an exclusive negro town.
Within five days, another election
will be held to select city officials,
every one Of whom will be colered.
Mrs. A, E. Parker and children re-
turned to ArgOnia Wednesday. Mr.
Parker returned to Cripple Creek the
first Of the week. Mrs. Parker and
children will remain two weeks at
ArgOnia and then return home.
Harry Duskin and wife of Beloit,
Wis, will leave this evening for their
home. Mr.. DuSkin has been here for
several weeks looking after his farm
ing interests. He owns a section Of
land south Of Argonia, a section in
Harper county and a section in the
iStrip.-Journal,
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Ives Of Coum-
bus, Neb., arrived in Wellington
day on weeks visit to the family
of his brother, L. j. Ives, living 10
Seventy-six township, and J. NJ. Nc
Kee of Wellington. They will 90
from here to ElmwOod to visit rela-
tives.
Prof. A. o. Holiday, formerly Of
the Wellington public schools, was
elected last week by the Harper board
of education superintendent of the
schools there at salary of SO a
month. He does not know yet
whether he will accept the offer or
take that of the assistant principal
ship in the high school at Newton.
} Kansas people will hereafter refuse
to hurrah when Syl DixOn's name is
. mentioned. The orator for his -four
train, 7. f. Hensley, mayor of FL
Reno and editor Of the Ell Reno Dem
! Ocrat, makes the mistake OF calling
J attention to the short wheat crop in
e Kansas in his talks. During his
speech at the depot. he left
the impression that but for Oklahoma
r Kansas would be starving for wheat
: bread this year. Oklahoma raised
D only 25,00e, 900 bushels Of wheat this
e year these are boom fgures). Sum.
t ner county alone often raises nearly a
fifth as much in single season. The
corn train was an hour late into this
o place. During its stay here, several
hundred people went through the
exhibit car and were pleased with
the display. The decorations on the
cars were much better than Dixon:
corn train 10 1896. The destination Of
! the flour train is New York City
> They expect TO consume three week:
on the trip.
The new Santa Fe branch to Tonka
wa will be completed by the first Of
next week This is as far as the en-
- gineering force Of the Santa Fe ha,
u received orders to build and there
! is considerable doubt as to how much
farther the road will be pushed. A
II railroad man, who claims 10 be on the
a inside, says that the Santa Fe intend;
d to build two lines out Of TOnkawa
: One will run to Perry to connect with
the main line, and make an airline
e route from Perry TO this city. TIL,
o other will extend 10 Enid and viii
b tap new territory, which has nt
railroad at present. Both Of the pro
U posed lines will run through gooC
y territory, and without doubt will b.
u good paying lines. The only thing
it is said, which holds back the SAINTS
i Fe from announcing these new exter.
:, SONS is the fact that all the railroad
10 the territory are contemplating
d building lines to every imagiDabl,
y point. If all the roads contemplated
are built, the territory will be crossed
n with lines. 1t is expected, however