People's voice., 1899-07-20
LOCAL EVENTS.

udy nlg1b.
Jerry Simpson was in the city be.
tween trains Monday on bis way
west.
J. ]. Hoge returned Sunday from
ten days visit 70 his brother at
Howard.
Cleo Seitz, the shoe man at the
Racket, went to his home in McPher
son Monday On visit.
The Select Knights lodge has paid
$4,000 insurance to the two children
of the late Orville Smith.
H. NJ. Collins of Caldwell, spent
Sunday in Wellington with his wife.
and the family Of W. Fl. Maddy.
Miss Maude Orr of Bloomington,
ILL.,, is expected 10 the city on visit
to the family OF J. R. HeSkett.
W. A. Ellis and Malissa Smith, both
OF Wellington, were married by Pro-
bate Judge Staffelbach Monday.
The drug stores at Wellington have
quit dealing in beer, but still continue
to sell corbolic acid and whisky.-K.
&. Star.
County Clerk Wood has completed
his report Of the assessed valuation OF
all the school districts in Sumner
county to County Superintendent
Massey.
G. W. ChitwoOd came down from
Conway Springs Monday afternoon
and Spelt the night with his son.
John ChilwoOd. He returned HON,
Tuesday morning.
Rev. W. G. Vann, the Episcopa
rector, went to Topeka Monday t.
spend his vacation. The church YES
try has granted him a vacation OF
two weeks
NJ. V. B. Holmes is now engaged il
the flour commission business II
in Boston, Mass. He is reported to
have given up his produce commits.
sion business in Denver.
Mrs. Eugene Tilleux tnee Lola Lam.
bert is here from Tribune visiting
friends. She and her husband are
preparing to return to the latter's
native country, Belgium, to live.
The "PhGuix Loan association" O!
Topeka has gone to the wall. A good
many people in all parts of Kansa>
were caught by the concern. Several
Wellington people had invested in it
A toast to the chiggeT: Here's f.
the chigger, that grows no bigger
than the point Of very fine pin; but
the lump that he raises, burns lik
blazes, and that's where therub comes
in.
Application has been made in pro
bate court for the admission of son
and daughter of Mrs. Mary Lee of
Milan, widow, TO the orphans home
at AtChis0n. The matter is being
heard this afternoon.
Mrs. Phoebe Riggs died at her home
in Greene township Monday, aged
10 years, s months and IA days, of old
age and stomach trouble. The funeral
was held Wednesday and burial was
be made southeast OF Oxford.
Mrs. NJ. s. Mayse returned to Au
gusta Monday, near which place
her husband is holding revival
Rev. Aldridge, the evangelist who
conducted the union open air service:
Sunday night, accompanied her.
Sheriff Heskett, Fl. L. Woods ant
J. Array returned frOmArgonia Mon
day. The case in police court a.
Argonia against ]. L, MearS, whit
testified to having bought beer of A
Alders, the iointist, was dismissed,
Sumner WhlJSOn went to NewtoI
Monday to meet Ilttle Miss Faitl
Heterogeneous Of Los Angeles, Cal.
who is on her way to Wellington tt
ioin her grandmother, Mrs. H. J
FraDtz and brothers, who are spend
ing the summer in the city.
When in town don't forget to Cal
at the Golden Rule grocery, w
carry a fresh line of fancy and starl
groceries, we also run restaurant il
connection with our store and a gOOt
meal may be had for 10 cents
w. P. Tritt.
The county examining board ha
issued second grade teachers certif
Gates to Nettie Driver, Grace KiS
and Alice Cheever, County HigI
school graduates, in compliance wit
their request and the provisions 0
the act creating the County Hig
school.
The North F street circle, accom-
panied by their husbands and chile
ren, left about 6 o'clock this mOrnin
for Krell'S grove near Oxford, tospen
the day picnicking. Those who com