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

yCotCIudy.
Jno. Lingenfelter was up from South
Haven Tuesday.
Hon. Fl. F. Hartaugh was up from
Concord Tuesday.
Dr. E. P. Nugent of Argonia, was in
the city yesterday.
EFT. battin Of Caldwell, was a visitor
In the city Tuesday.
ThOs. W. Taylor Of Belle Plaine, was
in the city Wednesday.
Sheriff Heskett returned from ILL.,
nois Wednesday night.
W.B Coldwell of Oxford, was a vis!.
tor In The city Wednesday.
F. Brainer Of Argonia, was visitor
In the city Tuesday night.
Fl. c. Vandervoort and wife of
Oxford, visited in the city Tuesday.
A. H, Wallace, postmaster at South
Haven, was in the city Wednesday.
NJ. McAllester of Maple City, is here
visiting his cousin, ]. Robert Gillian.
Seed barley and fresh garden seeds
IN bulk.-E. May, Spicknall block. I3
Miss Grace Keir visited her sister
at South Haven Sunday, returning
Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Worden returned Tues
day from visit to her daughter at
Pawnee, OF.
Ben Howarth, formerly Yelling
ton attorney, was up from Medford,
o. T., Wednesday.
Orville Smith, an old and highly
respected resident of Wellington.
died yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. W. Pennington. living across
the river from Oxford, died Tuesday.
She was 50 years Of age and well
known.
Miss Lottie Green has resigned her
position as boOkkeeper at Wyatt's
grocery, and will study up on stenog.
raphy.
! The legislature has passed an act to
yacate boom" additions to several
towns in Kansas, among them being
Geuda Springs and Mulvane.
The United Brethren conference
closed at Winfield Saturday. Bishop
Mills appointed Rev. S. B. Mordy
pastor for Wellington for the ensuing
year.
Lud Frambers and family attended
the Mdson-Cloky wedding at the home
OF John Camp at IL o'clock Tuesday
morning. The bride is niece of Mr..
Camp.
Shorty" Craig was arrested Mon.
day for refusing to work out his last
years poll tax. He will now work the
tax and pay bill Of costs iu the police
court.
Thieves made a raid on farmer
named Richards, living north of Cald-
well, Wednesday night, and stole two
sets harness and wagon load of
chickens.
L. j. PrOchaska has sued his wife,
Antonio Prochaska, for divorce. They
were married in Chicago in Deem
Der, 1896. The plaintiff charges aban-
dOnment.
l.. W. Johnson, the auctioneer of
Rome, has had seventeen years. ex-
perieDce. If You want anyone to cry
a sale, dates can be arranged at this
office. Terms, s.; over $500, one per
cent. u
Governor Stanley's new appointee,
J. 5. Simmons Of Dighton, took charge
OF the Hutchinson refOrmatOry Tues
day and dismissed among others, W.
D. Bebb, Populist appointee from
Sumner county.
Hon. j. T. Herrick of Wellington,
wasin the city Monday visiting with
Attorney Sam Amidon, both Of whom
are associated as counsel in a case
against ex-Sheriff Morse of Sumner
county.-Wichita Eagle.
The county tax assessors will meet
in this city next Monday to arrange
a basis of valuation for assessment
this year. The county superintend
ent has about completed the work of
verifying school district maps, for use
at the meeting.
Probate Judge Staffelbach Wednes.
day performed his first marriage GER
emory. The contracting parties were
Eugene Noble and Eula Wells, both
Of South Haven, aged twenty.eight
and sixteen years respectively. The
ceremony was performed at the Rich.
ardson house.
The state Of Kansas owes the coun.
ties in the aggregate s2Ol, 3l7.69 for
keeping the insaDe-a result of made
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