People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-03

Arkansas City is excited over the
presence OF a yelled woman who con-
stantly walks the streets with a As
cslibre revolver and is apparently
looking for some man.
John Kornstadt, the youthful Har
per county criminal, was taken back
TO Anthony from the Wichita jail
Friday, where he had been con-
dned to prevent lynching.
Prof. Geo. G. Wakefield returned
from Medicine Lodge Friday night,
where he had been assisting in the
Barber county institute, which has
just closed. The institute was very
successful.
Fl. NJ. Stewart, formerly OF the
Wellington Standard, has gone into
the magnetic healing" business In
Kansas City. His cards read PROF.
H. M. Stewart, the eminent magnetic
healer, 70l W. 18th st, K.C, U.S.A."
Miss Mary Anderson went to Med
ford, OF, Saturday to attend the
wedding of Robt. Kretschmar OF
Amarillo, Tex, and Miss Belle Burris
OF Wellington, which occurs today,
and visit friends. Miss AndersOn's
father accompanied her on his way to
Kremlin, where he will visit rela'
tives.
Colorado Springs never saw finer
morning than the one in Southern
Kansas Saturday. The shower came
In the night, brought cool, stiff breeze
straight from the north, which
brought sleep and comfort TO hun
dreds OF people. The climate Of
Southern Kansas is not equalled any.
where.
Ed Virgins, who lives eight miles
north of town, was in the city Fri.
day on his way home from Wichita
where he had been taking treatment
for a broken arm caused by falling
from a horse last winter or spring.
Virgins is 10 bad shape. There are
three running sores on his left arm
near the shoulder, which the phys
iciaus nave been unable to heal.
The reception at the home Of Mrs.
A. Fl. Griffin Friday evening TO Mrs.
Anna L. Davis, returned missionary
from Marking, China, was attended
by about forty ladies. Mrs. Davis
entertained her guests with interest.
ing conversation concerning the
people of China, aud the work Of the
missionaries. The reception was
given by the WINS. Of the NJ. E
church. and lasted from I to 10,
immigration reports show thai
clerks coming to the United States il
the second cabin, with $40 or $50, are
the first class To be stranded and Il
demand charity. A number Of immi-
grafton evils are shown; one, thai
there is no law TO prevent girls beinl
brought here for immoral purposes
Fifty per cent OF the cheap labor i'm
ported goes to Pennsylvania where
companies prefer foreign to American
labor.
| W. r. Groves and family, Gram
Dougherty and Lawrence Terhune
all from the vicinity OF Crescent, o
T., are here for the purpose OF start
ing a revival meeting at the COngre
gational church, which will probabl!
begin next Monday night. Mr.. Grove
and Grant Dougherty are former resi-
dents OF Wellington. Mr.. Groves wa
plasterer here along 10 the SOS. Fl,
went south from Wellington aud afte
|, living 10 Texas some time, fnall.
located 10 Oklahoma. Nearly every
body In Wellington knows Gran
Dougherty. He was through here
couple of years ago. at which time b.
was one OF the most degraded slave
to the cocaine habit that ever lived
He went from here to Topeka, wher,
he was arrested for lying In the quite
under the influences Of cocaine, ant
afterward was run out OF Topeka b,
the police. He drifted about, unit
finally he reached st. Louis, where b.
took an overdose Of the drug, and wa
found lying 10 the gutter almost dead
! by the Sisters Of Charity. The sister
: t1ok him TO their hospital and nurse,
> him back to life and health and cure
3 him Of the cocaine habit. he wa
afterward converted and commence
D to preach. he Is BOW stroug, health
Q and manly, and his reformation
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