People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-02-08

On the l4th day of this month Mrs.
Mary Stewart of Mulvane, will be one
hundred years old.
]. NJ. Thralls has bought a ticket to
Cape Nome, Alaska, the scene Of the
present gold excitement, and will
leave Wellington for Cape Nome May
20. He will be absan five mo his.
The Wichita Who ..''e Grocery Co.
has taken possession nj what remains
of the Clayton & Pfeifer grocery stock
and the outstanding accounts, to
satisfy claim Of out $500. 1t is
understood that ab III $500 is owing
to other wholesale fins.
Sneaker Trin'la of Kentucky
legislature, WIN IS nom HeHlly men
toned in the diSpqtor eS from Frank
fort. is a cousin OF Mrs. Asa v. Back
of Wellington. Mr.. Trimble is a
G ebel Democrat. His mother is one
of the finest women 10 Kentucky.
A rumOr comes from Washington
that the wife of Admiral Dewey is
keeping one drawer of her bureau
locked, and that she shows ihe con-
tents to her husband when 10 ne is
around, remarkinI as she hands upI
each garment, isn't til ~ cu rnine?"
1t is persistently rumOred that the
Santa Fe expects to extend the Hu'cl
insOn Il Southern from this city On
east into the Usage reservation, thence
south to connect with another line
now being construction toward the
north. This line has already reached
Stillwell in its northern course, and
the grade is being made north of that
town. Another rumOr is to the effect
that a line is to be built by the same
corporation southeast from Perkins to
the coal fields OF the Indian territory.
The fact that a large corps of sur
veyOrS are at work 10 the Usage reSer-
walton aud are moving this way, would
Indicate that the rumOrs are not with.
out some foundation Of fact. Today
the surveying party received two new
members who left this city for the
surveying camp,-Ponca City Courier.
News Of the I'd: A report comes
from South Africa today that Butler
has crossed the Tugela again and an
other fight is on. A report will prob
ably be received tomorrow that be has
crossed back again and been whipped |
....ROberts has been refused per diem
and mileage up to the time he was
kicked out OF congress, and he will sue
for it,. kansas Cityhas developed
l3 year old hero. Jerome Foley fought
his way out on burning house and |
raised a ladder to window, rescuing
his sisters from burning alive. The
Lswton funeral train left San Fran
cisco for the east yesterday. :. Chan
cellOr Snow says the month just ended
was the warmest January since
1880. 1.-The circuit court at Kansas
City has ordered the assets Of the K. !
q L. OF 4. lodge sold. The assets are
valued at 81 200, and will be sold for
that amount, which is all the credi-l
tors will get to satisfy claims aggre-
eating $4,000. . There is no longer
any doubt that Geobel will die: twelve
doctors are waiting on him, and they
have become engaged in a fierce quar-
rel. No person can live with twelve
doctors waiting on him. 1t is
expected that mandamus proceedings
will be instituted today 20 compel
Governor Taylor to quit the governor
ship Of Kentucky. Taylor will pay
no attention to any process from the
state courts. Taylor has appealed to
the president to recognize him as
governor of Kentucky. Because
New York City refused to put shirt
waists on the meTmaidS at the Heine
fountain, crank mutilated them
with miners pick. The W.C.T.U.
has declared that the mutilation
meets their approval.