People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-09-07
Thos. Spangler Of Perth, was here

Frank Six and wife will return from
Las Vegas, Nm, this month.
Major W. P. Hunter of South
Haven, was visitor in city Saturday
G J. Brunette, father of Cleo, was
here from SrringdIle township Salur.
day.
The Wellington National bank has
secured tax deed to 100 acres of
land IN Springdale township
John A Jefres has bought 50 acres
of land ia South Haven township Of
Joshua Heller, paying 81 400 forit
There will be a state reunion OF the
G AR. and veterans Of The Sparisl :
American war at Topeka September
% TO 3G Inclusive.
W. J. Newbod has bought an nr-
divided One.half interest in 100 acres
Ofland in Guelph township Of john
T. and Lucia F. Stewart, for $500
One OF the children Of Joe Morris,
who is here from Custer county, Okla
homa, visiting the family Of j. c.
Schooner, is very low with typhoid
fever.
An old.fashioned wagon circus will
show in Wellington about the 7lh
TIE advance car pulled into town TO-
day from the south. The show is 10
Kingfsher, OF, at present.
VIII Keuneke has an ear OF corn 1871
inches long. His wife brought IL
from Greenwood county. 1t was
raised 90 RObt. Virgins farm and is
an average ear 10 that county.
The Santa Fe has begun the erect.
ion Of steel water tanks along its
western lires and Two have already
been put up 10 this state, one at Ster-
ling and another at Holiday.
a mischievOus boy tells US that he
decided to eavesdrop on a company OF
women at his mothers house recently,
to hear what they talked about. The
talk soon got too tough for him, and
he sneaked away.
A Wellington lineman complains
that boys are shooting the glass in
sulators from the top OF telegraph
poles. A boy with gun regards any.
thing that can be shattered as his
meaU.-Topeka Capital.
The Mexican Central has ordered
tlfty-twO new engines, sixteen new
passenger coaches and $50 new freight
Cars. Five of the engines and 500 of
the freight cars have been received
by the road aud are in use.
The Santa Fe depot is about com;
pleted aud is 10 be one OF their stand.
ard number two depOts. 1t is wood
with a steel roof and is complete 10
detail and arrangement, The paint
cOlOrs on the outside are a reddish
brown and rich seal brown, and the
work was flashed this week. On the
inside the work is white pine and
cherry, oiled and varnished.-Black
well Times Record.
We learn that one OF J. NJ. Corbin's
boys was out hunting a mile or two
southwest OF town tue other day with
a small target gun. He was shooting
at birds and did not see anything or
anybody around liable to get struck,
but ball, nearly spent. struck a boy
over in the next field 10 the heshy
part of the thigh. 1t made only a
slight wound, but frightened both the
boys censiderably.-OxiOId Bee.
A new order has been promulgated
Oy the Santa Fe road 10 regard to the
lettering and numbering Of their
locomotives aud coaches, tie provis-
ions of which, briefly, are as follows:
Hereafter all Coaches belonging TO
the Santa Fe system will be lettered
SaCta Fe On the letter board of the
coach, while on the side OF the coach
underneath the mum Ter will be placed
the initial Of the road to which the
car belongs. On the locomotives will
be placed the initial OF the road to
which the engine belongs, on the
panel Of the cab, instead Of being
placed on the collar Of the tank as
has been the case before. The num-
herring Of the engines will be as be-
fore