People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-05-24
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL

Prof. T. W. Butcher has bought the
first house south Of E. c. TrOw
bridges. The consideration wa,
$500.
Probate Judge StaffelbaCh united in
marriage H. D. McKibben aud Sylvia
". Williamson, bOthOf Winfield, thi;
morning.
Hon. W. J. Lingenfelter has sole
his home place in the west part o.
town to a MIR. Hunt Of Bedford, la
The price paid was $1,000.
T. c. Roup will call for your poultry
and pay the highest market price. Leave
your orders at G. E. Sommerville's
Wyatt's old stand.
Do not forget Memorial day exercises
at the opera house and cemetery. The
orator of the day, Claud Duval, is one
of the best i'll the state.
Geo. II. Hunter went to COrbin thi,
morning to make arrangements fol
the building Of an elevator there fol
the Hunter Milling Co.
The GAR. extends a cordial inVi-
tation 20 all ex cOnfederates an(
soldiers of the SpaniSh-American wal
to participate in the Memorial Day
exercises.
W. S Nelson has bought the ole
Geo. Camp farm northwest Of Vel
.lingt0n, comprising 100 acres, Of the
Milford Savings bank. The consider
alton was $500.
The case of John T. Stewart against
Il. G. McDanielS is being tried il
Wichita today on change Of venue
This is the third trial Of this case. i
is a suit on a note.
A Missourian, writing from Caps
Nome, says fuel there is worth more
than the gold after it is thawed out
Working the beach in winter. is
therefore, a failure.
E. W. Lacy left for PagOsa, Col.
last night, where he andia brother
will open a hardware store. Mrs. Lacy
! will visit relatives in Oklahoma
awhile before Joining him.
W. H. Tucker is expecting his sis
ter, Mrs. W. H. WOoten and hef
daughter, Mrs. ChaS. Order, o: ST.
Louis, Mo, formerly of Bowling, KY.
here this month on a visit.
W. S. NcDauiels of Perth, Mrs. L
BOurgery of Oxford, J. H, Meyer Of
Conway Springs, F. W. AchelpOhl o.
Argouia, and A. Alright of Oxford
were In The city Monday paying theil
taxes.
D. D Moss Of Greeley, COL, who has
been in Wellington since Christmas
visiting his sons, RObt. and Al Moss
left for home Monday morning. He
will stop at Cripple Creek for two
weeks visit.
l. T. Rpeme resigned his position
with the Kramer Milling Co. Satur
day night. He has accented the man
agement of the Nash & Kaull mills a.
Glen Elder, Mitchell county. He vii
not leave here until the first of July.
There will be a call meeting of thu
Wichita presbytery of the Cumber
land Presbyterian church held il
wellington Wednesday, May 30, at II
O'Clock am to transact business per
tanning to the Wellington COngrega
ton.
John J. Ingalls, writes from Arizona
that he is not likely TO return Il
AtchiSon during the summer. Hi'
health continues much the same, anC
the doctors think the hot, dry air n
his present location will be Of benefit
to him.
J. W. and J. T. Baker are here from
Joplin on business connected with the
transfer OF the Baker merchandise
stock to ]. z. Smith & Co. They are
sons Of ]. H. Baker. Mr.. Smith in
forms the VOICE that, so far as he
now knows. the business will be con-
tinued in Wellington.
Geo. Evans, Santa Fe brakeman
living 10 Wellington, was hurt about
the hips at Washburn Saturday by
being squeezed between two box cars.
He was sent to the hospital at TOpe'
ka. A brakeman whose name we were
unable to learn had a leg broken or
the Medicine Lodge branch yesterday
and was taken through the city last
night on his way TO the hospital.
A dispatch from Hyderabad, noting
the rapid spread Of cholera in India
says: In one division no fewer than
forty-fve famine camps have been
attacked by the pestilence. The mos,
virulent type is at Gujerat, where
manv thousands have persisted. II
the Cobra camp alone there have
been thousands Of victims. An ap
palling loss OF life seems inevitable.
The Encampment branch Of the
Odd Fellows lodge Friday elected
officers as follows: For the ensuing
six months: Geo. T. Pitts, C.P.; j
E. Hutchinson, HIP; W. Fl. Staffel
bach, S.W.; Adam Stultz, J.W. Fol
the ensuing year: VIM. Taylor,
scribe; H. W. Andrews, treasurer,
Ben B. Wilson was elected representa-.
tive to the grand encampment and re.
elected deputy district grand patr'-
arch.
Conway Springs Star: Jesse Show
man swallowed a teaspoonful Of red
oxide of mercury Wednesday evening.
Physicians were quickly summoned
and by heroic treatment have sue
ceeded in cOunteracting the effect of
the poison TO certain degree. While
he is in a precarious condition, his
recovery is anticipated. The Hume.