People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

lightful. There were present: Misses
Bertha and Meta Showalter, Ida and
Blanche Van Horn, Ruth and Maude
Barnett, Florence Penick, Minnie
Newbold, Laura Harper, Clara Smith,
Georgia Stipp.
Miss MinDie Branaman and Il. w.
Gaddie, both formerly of this city,
were married at the home of the
brides parents, DR.. and Mrs. A. Bran.
aman, in Kansas City Tuesday. They
will reside at Victor, Col. The best
wishes OF hosts of friends are extend.
ed the newly married people.
The Ladies Aid society of the ". E.
church gave a social at the church
Wednesday plight, which was well
attended and proved a decided sue
cess. A flee will Offering was made
which amounted to a neat little sum.
Refreshments were served aud social
time INDUCED in. All enjoyed the
affair greatly.
The Lyric Musical club met with
Mrs. N. R. Mclean on North G street
Monday night. Bylaws were adopted,
and several applications for member.
ship were received. The musical
program which had been prepared,
was not carried out Oh account Of the
latenesS Of the hour when the bust
ness Of the club had been attended to.
The club meets 10 two weeks with
Mrs. d. p. Wetzel.
Holes are being dug in the park
east Of the union depot fer the pur-
pose of planting trees. As soon as
the trees are planted blue grass seed
will be sown In both Of the parks.
beautiful flowers will be planted early
in the spring and after a few gentle
April showers, aided by many silvery
drops of Wellington hydrant water
the parks will be flower garden
worth gazing upon.
M. B. Wilson came in from Mexico,
Mo-, Monday night, and will probably
locate here again. His wife is visiting
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Whitehill
in Kansas City. NJ. B. has been away
from Wellington three and hall
years, trying to educate the Missouri
ans in the matter OF dress, and ha:
given it up. He expects to open up a
tailor shop here soon, and will cater
to many Of his old customerS-as wei
as new ones.
G. j. Carver has secured clerkshiI
in the senate for the regular session
of the legislature, which convened
Tuesday. He was clerk Of the commit
tee on military affairs at the specia
session. Sergeant |. H. Wood q
Larned, member of the Wellington
volunteers, WHO was postmaster Of
the house at the extra session, has
secured the position of guard Of The
cloakrOom of the present senate. He
is brother Of MILFORD E. Wood.
Syl Dixon Of Argonia, has been az
pointed assistant sergeant-at-arms Of
the house. e. E. Botkin has also been
appointed an assistant sergeant-at
arms, but his appointment may moi
be approved, He is brother Of Rev
j. D. Botkin, and was night watch
man in the Santa Fe yards here unit
some months ago, when he went u
Topeka and filed a similar position
He is said to be d PCpulist, and fol
that reason may not be confirmed.
The mean or normal temperature
for January for the past ten years i.
81 degrees. The warmest January wa!
In 1896, with an average OF SO degrees
The coolest was the year before that
with an average Of IS degrees. Ii
January, 1892, the thermometer reg
istered IA degrees below zero, on th,
18th. The average precipitation To-
January is Liz inches. The wettes
January since 1887 was in 1891, wheI
toe precipitation was 2.66 inches
The dryest January was 10 1893, will
only .y inches Of moisture.
Senator A. G. Forney has come t,
the relief CT county superintendent
by introducing bill in the legislator
to repeal that part Of the fee an
salary law which provides that coun
ty superintendent shall call once a
each school in the county as far as /
applies 10 counties having more tha
100 districts. 1t is impossible, Sena
tor Forney argues, for superintendent
to visit more than 100 schools An
attend to his other duties. Senate
FOrney has also introduced a bi
empowering the board VI count
commissioners Of Sumner county {
change bridge site. 1t is presume
that the bill has reference to th