People's voice., 1899-07-13
LOCAL EVENTS.


the Topeka Capital.
Mrs. ME-. Brunson left Sunday eve
ming for Leadville, Col, to spend July
and August with her daughter
The case Of the Board OF EducaClon
vs.. Benton ct al has been continued
until the September term ofcourt'
The commissioners approved the
quarterly report Of the superlnteo'
dent of the county poor farm Vhls
morning.
Mrs. D. Forsyth returned TO ner
home in Hutchinson Sunday after
a few days visit here with relatives
and friends.
James Armfeld, formerly Santa
Fe conductor at this place, is iSreporteu
to have died recently in Mexico Of
smallpox.
Ityou are friendly to this paper
urge the merchants with whom you
trade to advertise in it, and patronlze
those who do.
F. s, Hubbard, father Uf Mrs. John
r. Spar, returned to his home IN
llnl1 n n
Wichita yesterday, after PHEASANT
visit in the city.
Miss Grace Shrader OF Monroe la''
arrived in the city Friday night on a
visit to her uncle, E. E. Brown anu
her aunt, Miss Nora Barr
Miss Mary Anderson returned from
Enid, OF, Friday, where she hao
heeu visiting friends and attending
the Fourth Of July exercises
wTen new cases of yellow fever, and
seven deaths were reported at Santiago
Yesterday There have been one nun
dred cases and twenty.One deaths
The train on the HuDnewell branch
now runs through TO Braman, O.Tp
everv day in the week, instead OF
three times a week, as heretofore.
s H. Thomas was showing sonS
fine blackberries and Burbank p'umS
Saturday which were grown Oh
his place in the southwest part OIL 'ue
city.
NrsIM Ready, chairman OF the
library committee Of the board co. OF
education, has appointed Miss Ute
Kirk as librarian for the summer
months.
Miss Argie Wheat, daughter OF Dr.
J. G. Wheat, left over the kocK
Island Saturday for FFeeport' l'l''
to spend the remainder OF the sum-
mer with relatives
There was one death at FL Keno
the Fourth. The victim was d Ue"
year old boy, As the returns from u
other towns come in, we are glad
Wellington did not celebrate
The county commissioners orueFeu
Joseuh Query and Will Adams re-
leased from jail this morning query
was in for theft, and Adams was IN lor
rioting at the vinegar factory
lam paving for poultry this week;
Hens, 6 cts; 2 to Alb springs, 9 cts; hen
turkeys, 6 cts; young ducks, cts
Young turkeys over lib, 9 cts II you
have poultry for sale drop me cafu
j. NJ. Mckee.
Governor Stephens Of Missouri yes
t,rday called special election 10 tn'
Eighth congressional district CT MIS-
souri, for the election Of successor u
Congressman Bland, to be nelu u
Tuesday, August 2S'
The unveiling Of the old soIuler>
monument in Belle Plaine cemetery
will occur on the anniversary OF S"mt
hattie Of the civil war. The 'x'c'
date will be decided upon when TUE
monument arrives.
We wish to devote a liberal amoun'
NJ snace to Sumner county news
Items will be thankfully received
Our regular correspondents like Others
are busy with the harvest VIII give
more Of shisin future.
The bond Of j. H, Mitchell, whit
received the contract for building the
new county jail, was approved by th'
county commissioners last weeI
The bond was in the sum OF s25, 5,W'
W. R. Spicknall and A. Graft are hl'
sureties.
The ODD Fellows last week install
led officers as follows: ThOs. Rogers
NC; H. W. Andrews, V'G.; VIM
Taylor, secretary; ]. E. Hutchinson
RSN.G.; Geo. Fl. Grouse, L.S'N.G.
Geo. T Pitts, R.S.V.G.; w. A
Maxey, L.S.v.G; B. B. Wilson, l,G
The Mulvane and Wellington bal
teams will cross bats on the home
grounds next Thursday. The Mul
yane team has been strengthened witt
,ororol nlovers from Wichita, and tht