People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-05-10

g. D. Waidlich of Columbia, Ind, is
here looking after his interests in
Sumner county.
DTs. Hunt and Jameson have
rented an office room over The Secur-
ity State bank, and moved Thursday.
Rev. W. Fl. BOles, the evangelist,
will deliver two lectures in the Chris
tan church Of this city May 10 aud IL.
The first subject is "The Golden
Wedge;" the other is The UnbuttOn-
ing and the ButtOning Up of the
People," Mr.. BOles conducted a
series of tent meetings in this city
about four years ago.
Real estate deals: Henry T. ShObe
has bought 200 acres of land il Spring.
dale township OF Robert f. Smith:
consideration, $500. .. H. NJ. Collin.
mas bought several lots in Caldwell Of
e. P. SigSbee.. j. P. Threlfall has
bought quarter section Of land 10
Sumner township Of L. +. Harmon;
consideration, 81, 700.
An expert machiniSt is here from
Springfield, Mo, putting no tile Ma
cniuery for a cold storage plant in
Garland Il Knowles butcher shop.
me plant operates with ammonia
AID brine as fIeeZlug mix are, aud il
similar IN It's workings 10 the ordinary
making machine, only cold air iG-
stead OF ice is It's finished product.
Old railroad friends OF Conductor
Hank WOUdcuck Oh tie main line r.h
from Kansas City to Dodge City, will
Oe CAD 10 near that ne has been re-
nstated 10 lis old position ADD took
his first trip yesterday. Mr.. Wood
cucA had Ueen punching tickets for
the San Il lie for the last fifteen years,
but WAS iet out Two or three months
ago,
John Falkenberg, one of the most
successful farmers and cattle breeders
in TINS country, has added TO his large
hei Of short horn DuThams, a pedi-
greed bull and heiier from the Geo.
W. Click herd. But few farmers ia
Sumner county have been as success
full as Mr.. Falkenberg, and today he
owns a fine farm north OF Caldwell,
well improved, and stocked with
cattle, horses and hogs.
Claim holders in Oklahoma have
good reason for rejoicing. The lower
house Of congress yesterday afternoon
passed the free homes bill without
division. The bill provides free home
steads on public land for actual and
bona fde settlers and provides that
the government shall remunerate H.
dian tribes money due them on lands
patented to settlers and pay any
deficiency to agricultural colleges il
the annua! sales Of public lands shall
prove insufficient to meet the pay
ments.
D. S. Rose left this morning for Cape
Nome. He will be joined at Yelling
ton by number Of friends whe will
accompany him. Mr.. Rose has not
severed his business relations with
Mr.. Tetirick and expects to return in
time to attend the next term Of court.
Mr. Rose goes more for an outing and
tine adventures incident TO the trip,
than With any expectation OF striking
a rich claim. The many friends Of
Mr.. Rose in Kay and Sumner counties
will Join with US in wishing him a
safe journey and return, and a pros
porous phase to the venture.-Black-
well Times-Record.
Topeka Capital: Is thirteen an un-
lucky number? The members OF the
graduating class of the Caldwell High
school are more than half inclined to
believe that there is a hOodOO connect
ed with it. There are thirteen 10 the
class, and they are having all kinds Of
trouble, with some time yet to run be-
fore commencement day. One lady
has been losing time from her class Cd
account Of the grip: another has been
suffering from an attack Of the
humps. Worse yet, two others who
ordered material for commencement
gowns received lace curtains by mis-
take, and the third has been unable
to get shoes that will flt her. "A first
class "v0odoo" doctor Is wanted at
+! Caldwell to break the spell.