People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

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JOseph,Dull, postmaster at Belle
Plaine, is in the city today. He aff1rms
toe report of a death from smallpox
last Sunday. The death occurred in
tie north part of the township.
Children often inherit feeble digest
i've power and collie of more or less
severe character results, when food is
taken which is at all difficult to digest.
Whites Cream Vermifuge acts as a
general and permanent tonic. Price,
% cents.-A N. Stanley, druggist.
MAJOR Ferguson bought the old ball
park of john T, Stewart yesterday
Immediately after the latter bid il in
with the bank assets. The major will
sow it with alfalfa and make a COW
pasture OF it. he paid $3.50 for it.
For all pulmonary troubles Billiards.
Horehound Syrup, taken in the early
stages, proves a certain and sure spe-
ciic. 1t is equally effective in Group
and whooping cough, and if used in
season prevents the further develop
ment Of consumption. Price, % and
so cents.-A. NJ. Stanley, druggist.
Rev. G. LOwther came over from
Winfield Saturday. He preached
at the NJ. E. church here Sunday
evening, and held the last quar-
terly conference in the conference
year at the church Monday morning.
Are you sick? If so, investigate the
merits Of Herbine. 1t is a concen-
trated medicine, the dose is small, vet
quickly produces the most gratifying
results, digestion improves, the lips
and cheeks lose their pallor, they eye
becomes bright and the step elastic.
Price, 50 cents.-A. M. Stanley, drug.
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A house on South G street, the sec
oad door north OF Carter & Noodles
elevator, caught Ere Saturday
from 9 defective fIe. Tue flame.
were extinguiShsd before the fire de-
par,ment arrived. A hole waSburued
in the roof.
Wa. Horner of Belle Plaine, was in
the city Saturday. He left Monday
for Seattle, Wash, to reside on a
farm. Mr.. Homer is one Of the first
settlers Of the county. He took up a
claim near Belle PIaine before the
county was surveyed.
Tue remains of Harry JOhnsOD's
fat! er were brought in from Wood
ward, OF, last night. Mr.. johnson
died of heart disease. He became
sick Wednesday night and died Thur
day morning. The funeral will occur
from Harry's home tomorrow at 3
o'clock.
John Stetler has resigned his posi-
tiOn as buyer for the Hunter Milling
Co., a position he had held for q
Years. Since the millers and grain
men have agreed TO take of their
street buyers, no one will be employed
to succeed Mr.. Stetler. H. NJ. Kick
man is no longer in the employ Of The
Kramer Milling Co., and is buying
grain Oh bis own hook.
A sack of flour saved the city from
disastrous fire Friday morning. While
1lling a lighted gasoline stove in Joe
Amick'S restaurant, the gasoline
caught fire and blazed up fearfully.
Frank Roberts threw a sack Of fou
N the burning liquid and Smotbered
he fire. Had the fire gained head
v9V. the entire row Of frame building.
would probably have been DESTROYED
Elliott & Ray, attorneys for thos
opposing the County High scho ]
litigation, filed answer for Commits
oners Lockman and Moore in the
supreme court Thursday 10 the petit
lion of the trustees for a writ Of man.
lamns.
The supreme court has advanced
he case and sci the day for hearing
April 4, when it will be tried 90 Is
merits. A decision is expected H.
May.
NJ. Fl. Tulley and Tom Bell were ur
from Kay county, Oklahoma. Thurs
day. They say the smallpox is sub
siding dowDthere, as nearly eterYbod
had it. In Tully's vicinity only thTe
ut of seventy school children have
escaped the disease. There are now
only thirty cases Of smallpox ia Black
well. Tully says people who are vac
cinated take the disease as readily
IS Others, which is another reason for
believing the prevailing epidemic is