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

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who have learned to respect and ad-
mire him.
W. R. SpicknaA returned from Okla
hOma this morning. he was unable
to reach AnadarkO on account OF
the swollen streams, and will return
in few days.
The work of replacing the Canadian
bridge was completed today at noon.
There were four trains tied up on the
other side Of the river, and 10000
head Of cattle waiting in Kansas City
for shipment to Texas.
Mrs. G. A. BrauscOmbe, wife OF the
editor Of the South Haven New Era,
was 10 the city SATURDAY visiting fam
| lily Of W. NJ. Copeland before leaving
Tor Washington to reside. They will
locate at Spokane Falls, Wash, where
Mr. BranscOmbe has a very wealthy
brother who is engaged extensively in
the mining business. They 90 to
Spokane Falls at the solicitation of
Mr.. Branscombe's brother, who has
offered them tiattering inducements.
From editor to mine owner is quite
heritage for Kansas newspaper man,
and one which Mr.. BranscOmbe fully
deserves.
The Cape Nome crowd is up
against more bad luck: the "Centen-
liaI," upon which they have engaged
passage to Cape Nome, will not sail
before June l, at least. Sundays dis
patches told Of the departure of five
or six steamers from Seattle, but did
not mention the Centennial" Mrs.
Jack Britton received a telegram
from her husband Sunday saying the
Centennial" had not yet arrived at
Seattle, and would have to be over
hauled after arriving. This will re-
QulTe at least two weeks, and it may
be threa weeks before the Wellington
crowd sails for Nome City. This
means several hundred dollars loss to
them, as living is high in Seattle.
D. A. Espy is in receipt of a letter
FROM Jap Kellogg of this county, who
with his wife, is touring Europe.
Kellogg has visited nearly every
country in Europe except Russia, and
gives it as his opinion that Europe is
not in the same class with the United
States. He thinks that within 100
years the United States will be- richer
and as thickly populated as Europe.
Kellogg says the Paris exposition is a
farce. The buildings are not COM
pleted, and the displays are not ar
ranged. A thousand cars OF stuff
stand in the railroad yards ready to
be unlOaded when the buildings are
completed. The exposition won't be
worth going TO see until July. The
Paris hotels have doubled their rates
already, and propose to double them
again by the time the exposition is 10
shape.
County Clerk Wood has received the
railroad assessments from the state
board. They show the Santa FEES
assessment in this county this year to
be 500, 467, as against s637, 59S last
year. The Rock Island assessment
this year is S2S5. S53 as against s2S6, 436
last year. The Missouri Pacifc's as
seSsment this year is S274,390 AS
against S272, $50 for 1899. The South
Westerns assessment for 1900 is $ll2.-
527, as against Sl49, 122 for 1899. The
total railroad assessment for the
county this year is 81 1929, as
against 81, 345, 1888. The Pullman Car
assessment this year Is S4,024, as
against 81, 1913 for last year. The West
ern Unions assessment this year is
$40. $50; for 1899, $40, 239 The Missouri
& Kansas Telephone Cos assessment
this year is 81 1888 as against s2,S12
last year. The Caldwell Telephone
Co. is assessed at 1897.
A surprise party was given in
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Short at
honor of their daughter Jennie'S
birthday Monday. A pleasant eve
ming was spent after which refresh
ments were served. Those present
were: MeSsrs. and Mesdames j. n.
Short, Ed Shriver, Joe Short, Terhune
Laney c. E Blewett; Misses Eva and
Nellie Daily, Grace Metcalf, Myrtle
Owens, Nellie Barlow, Addie
Barlow, Dora Manahan, May An
derson. Ella Houston, Rachel HOus-
ton, Ella and Myrtle CarrOthers,
Addie, Marie and Matte Blewett,
Jen ME Short; MeSsrs. T. W. West,
Chas. Blewett. Lon Hardenbrook,
Arch Chant, Theodore Zimmerman,
Guy and Newton Frambers, Harry
Daily, Chas. and Edgar Metcalf,
Chas. Carrothers, Lennie Lindsey,
Henry Linley, Johnnie Bowers, Mar
shall Porter, Amos and Chas. Cam,
Frank Barlow. Fred and Clark Mona
han, Carl Anderson, Chas. Houston,
Alpha Flora, Roy Richards, Carter
Terhune.
A childless home is cherries home.
The maternal instinct exists in every
woman, and when it is ungratifed she
is deprived of much of the happiness of
life. 1t often happens that childlessness
is due to some cause which can be re-
moved, and often is removed by the use
CT DR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
The vigor and vitality which this remedy
imparts to the delicate womanly organs,
puts them in a condition of normal
health, the lack Of which is often the
sole obstruction to maternity. Every
woman should read DR.. Pierce's Common
Sense Medical Adviser, book contain
ing 1908 pages and 700 illustrations. 1t
is sent entirely free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense Of mailing only. Send
81 one-cent stamps for the paper bound
volume, or 81 stamps for cloth covered.
Address DR.. R. N. Pierce, 663 Main
| Street. Buffalo, NY,