People's voice., 1900-01-25

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McCOid's guilt but will be fought .
an attempt at alibi. Davis was fOGld
dead in his field oa January 4 with a
bullet hole through his head and his
horse went home covered with blood.
Davis and McCOid were neighbOrS and
had been at enmity for several years.
c. c. Taylor Of Conway Springs, was
in the city Saturday.
The steam heating apparatus is
being placed 10 the new jail today.
Gee. Abel and son.in,law, Elmer
Mickley,wereup from PerthSaturday.
Thos. A. Clemmer has bought 50
acres Of LAID in Illinois township of
Eliza Dunn for $500.
The sewer from the new county Jail
to connect with the main city sewer,
has nearly been completed.
Ten cent pieces Of tie date Of 1929
are said to be very rare. Joe Fetters
secured one of that date, recently.
Judge Ray has received a letter
from h brother in Kentucky in which
the latter predicts that the. political
S tuGtion there will yet result in
blOOdshCd
W. W. SChwinn and family arrived
in Wellington from KanSaSCity Thurs
day to again make their home
here. They will be heartily welcomed
by their many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Brown arrived in
Wellington Thursday from Colum-
bus, o., on a visit to the family OF Mr.
Browns brother, S. n. Brown, and
their father. j, Q. A. Brown.
NJ. H. Kirk and G. c. Curtis have
formed partnership and willopen an
implement store 10 Wellington in the
spring. Mr.. Curtis is now in the east
where he was called by the sickness
Of relatives.
Miss OSee Davis who has been visit
ing her cousin, Miss Ferrie McLaugh-
lin, for several months, returned to
her home in Winchester, ILL.,, Friday
night. Miss Davis made many friends
during her stay here, who deeply
regret hel departure.
1t is said that the pope is contem-
plating an order permitting the priests
of the Catholic church to marry. The
first step has already been taken 10
the encyclical 10 the bishops of South
America, in which permission is given
to the priests there to take wives
unto themselves.
There is a cyclone cellar on the
Slate Valley school grounds -four or
five miles northwest of Wellington
large enough to acCo mmodate all the
school children in that district. 1t is
conveniently located near the school
building, and is probably the only one
of its Kind in the state.
Sheriff c. c. Shawver received a
card from the warden OF the state
penitentiary Thursday notifying
him not to bring any prisoners to the
penltentiary until further notice, as
the "pen" has been quarantined
against smallpox. Even the most
desperate criminal VIII be unable to
break into the penitentiaTy for awhile
now.
The friend; OF Walter E. Johnson,
an old soldier who formerly lived at
Maple City and Seeley, Kas., are
anxious to learn his whereabouts. He
has been allowed pension with back
pay amounting to $500, but his friends
in Lane county have not heard OF him
since he left there in 1890, He was a
member Of Co. B, 18th Missouri cav
airy. He is supposed to be somewhere
in Oklahoma aud is perhaps working
with horses.
Probate court notes: G. B. Helbert
has filed his annual account as guard.
ian OF Clarence T.. Helbert, showing a
balance of 81 ,604 2S. The annual ac
count OF Ellen Harris, executrlx of
the estate OF VIM. Harris, deceased,
has been died John II. Good has
fled his annual account as guardian of
Fiemy Good, ct al, showing balance
of S7735S. The annual account of
5. L. Wilcox, executor of the estate
Of Edison Virgins, deceased, shows a
balance Of 1856 90.
Some people can not understand
now the weather bureau forecaster
has the nerve TO Seud out bulletins
announcing fair weather when the
indications are for cloudy weather
It's easy when understood. In the
parlance Of the weather men. "fair
weather. means any kind of weathe,
except cyclones, sleet and rain. 1t
covers multitude Of changes and
when the fOreCaster is 10 doubt the
rula is for him IN cav Hfair uoathar y,