The Sumner County News from Wellington, Kansas • 7

1 THE SUMNER COUNTY NEWS Wednesday, January 21 Mrs. J. S. Forsyth has returned from Wichita, acoompanied by her sister-in M. R.

McLEAN, W. H. MADDY, Assistant Ctashioi. law, Mrs. W.

A. Caldwell. K. ROBBINS, President. P.

KKAMEK, Vice President. Mrs. Ella Dolson and two children 13he John R. Sparr, the shoe nan, is having the shelves ia his store added to very materially and will have one of the best stores in the city when he has finished. A Wellington girl who read the statement in The News that the figures in 1903 added together make 13 and for that reason the year will be have returned to Oklahoma City after visiting friends in this county.

Farmers State Bank The Frambers school, three miles and Miss Mamie Porter, one of the "Porter girls" who lived west of town everal years ago, was married Monday at Law-ton, to Dr. Vaclav II Podstata at the, home of the bride'a sister, Mrs. Lilly Porter Jones. They will reside at Lake Gemeva, Wisconsin. Some years ago, after the Porter family left Wellington, Mamie took up professional nursing ia a hospital in Chicago and was quite successful.

It is presumed she met her husband there. She was always (taunted one of the prettiest girls in the county and was a great favorite with her acquaintances. She was a devout member of the Presbyterian a half north of town, has been closed owing to the illness of tho teacher, Miss of WELLINGTON. KANSAS Reed. T- xvan u.

sogers nas rented the rooms over the post ofhee for an office. Jack Stewart will move out hia household CAPITAL, $50,000.. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $10,000 effects the first of the month. Al D. Krebs, is now regular "news butcher" on the new Missouri Pacific DIRECTORS: church.

She is a sister of John II. says there's naught in it. The directors of the Farmers State bank met last night and re-elected the following officers for the ensuing year: F. K. Robbins, president; S.

P. Kramer, vice-president; M. R. McLean, cashier and W. H.

Maddy, assistant cashier. Joe Purcell is home from Roswell and that vicinity. He was south of Roswell and says the country is fine indeed. He did not take a claim, but has arranged to buy a farm within five miles of Roswell. L.

E. Barber end wife returned also this morning. They took a claim near Roswell. C. E.

Davis, of train between Conway Springs and P. Kramer, W. R. Spicknall, James T. Herrick, C.

E. Hitchcock, W. A. Renn, F. K.

Robbins. M. R. McLean. F.

C. Pifer. Tates Center. Porter, of the Citizens' bank at Lawton. 1 What the Presidents of Big Railroads Are Paid.

The announcement of the United John A. Jeffries, the representative from South Haven, came down this great weight among his constituents, morning from Topeka, the legislat ure having adjourned until Monday He says the senatoial caucus will prob ably not be held until next week. States Steel corporation that not more writes nis paper tnat ne can smell no than twelve men in its employ, or in the whisky on the breath of the politicians 1 1 City. mixing around. If you eat onions you A large lamp in Pitts Hackney's of- flee over the Wellington National bank can't smell the breath of someone else who has.

It is a good deal the same employ of its subsidiary companies, receive salaries of $20,000 or over, has direct attention to the compensation paid heads of great railroads and large banks as affording an interesting basis of comparison. became unmanageable last night about Belle Plaine, was also a member of tho returning party. Yesterday was the 60th birthday an-1 miversary of L. C. Newton and Mrs.

Newton prepared a surprise for him in the way of a little dinner party. The way with whisky, it is said. 7 o'clock and acted as if it might ex plode. It was thrown into the street Mrs. Will Lynch received a letter from Medford yesterday telling the par The steel trust has fixed $100,000 as where it burned a long time but it did not explode.

The wreck was removed guests were invited for 6 o'clock dinner and were ready for Mr. Newton when he ticulars attending the injuring of Webb Lynch, her father-in-law, notice of by the police. belonging to the office of president of the corporation itself, but has not more than fifty men who will receive from which was made in The News yester Apropos to the test recently had in Topeka, and Judge Hazen's decieion re $10,000 to $20,000 a year, some 200 who day. Ho fell in the shop, a part of the ladder giving away, and struck on hie head, teutting a deep gash. His right will get from $5,000 to $10,000 aud about 1,500 who are compensated at the rate speeung me ngnt to react tne tsioie in our public schools, Dr.

J. C. Hall will preach in the Methodist chnreh Sunday morning on "The Bible, the Foundation shoulder was also broken near the sock 'it of from $2,500 to $5,000 annually. et, and he is in a had way, owin? to his Although the railroads and banks pay advanced age. of our National Character, and its Place some high salaries, very few men are compensated at $50,000 ci more a year.

in the Public Schools." A.J. Cassatt of the Pennsylvania is Peck's Bad Boy at the opera house last hight drew one of the largest houses W. R. Savage, who returned yesterday from Pleasant Hill, was fortunate enough during the afternoon to prevent a fire in his storeroom on Wash appeared. His surprise was complete.

The guests were Mrs, Dunham, Mrs. Rhodes, Abs Martin and wife, W. M. Ferguson and wife (and the Misses Maggie Walton and Mollie Evangelist Ely's subject for tonight is: "The Miracles of Jesus, Are They Reasonable?" The meetings continue with unabated interest. Souls are being turned to Christ at almost every service.

The meeting will begin fifteen minutes earlier and shortened somewhat to give people an opportunity to attend the lecture. The manager of the lecture course has kindly agreed to place the lecture a half hour later than usual. J. C. Troutman was down from Belle Plaine.

He says the inter-urban road is just the thing for this county. It will bring people from the country oftener ef the season and was well liked. From the raising of the curtain the house was ington avenue which was formerly occu From Tuesday's Daily. 1 J. S.

Piatt went to Wichita at noon. D. M. Johnson, of Corbin, was in cown today. Mrs.

Silva Forsyth went to Wichita today. Janus Goodrum is back from Iowa, where he went to seek land buyers. A. 13. Harris is up today from Drury on his case in court with John Stewart.

if a man has his eye lashes and eye brows singed these days he has a furnace. Roadmaster Maloney, of Chanute, was here today on his gasoline antomo-bile. J. E. Conklin has returned from the eastern part of the state, where he has been on business.

AdnmStultz went to Medford this morning where he has a farm. He expects to be gone several days. S. P. Cobb returned yesterday from Owenston, where he was called a fortnight ago by the illiess of a sister.

Charley Lynch, of Colorado, is not in a hospital at Wichita, but at the home of Jo Stettler, his brother-in-law. Hi3 wife is with him. E. Raymond, trainmaster for the Panhandle division, has ona to Topeka to take part in the arranging of a new time oftd to be issued. J.

E. Mulvaney took a medicine com pied as a joint. Sparks had leaked in an uproar of fun. There was very little acting but seme of the specialties from the chimney and were falling on generally credited with receiving $75,000 a year. These are credited with receiving $50,000 a year; President Underwood of the Erie, President Spencer of the Southern, President Ripley of the Atchison, President Hughitt of tho Northwestern, President Earling of the St.

Paul, and President Newman of the New York Central. President Burt of the Union Pacific is understood to re were good and the boy, who was girl, was net nearly so frequent as was ex the floor having started a small blaze Savage chanced to enter the place from the rear. His son Will, was with him and together they extinguished the pected. Clyde Pile and bride will be down to blaze. night from Mulyane to spend Sunday ceive about $35,000 a year.

President Harris of the Burliugton because they can come quicker, warmer with relatives. They were married at Mulvane Sunday at 6:45, at the Methodist parsonage. The bride was Miss road is understood to receive $35,000 a The directors of the Farmers State bank hold a' meeting last night and declared the regular semi-annual dividend ef five per cent. A thousand dollars was lidded to the surplus fund. The Connie Duggins, who was raised in ul year, and President PZellen of the JNorth-ern Pacific similar amount.

vane. The groom teaches in the ulvane schools and was a member of the President Hill of the Northern Securi- bank has had a year of unprecedented lties company is understood to draw and cheaper. For what a man can come now with a team a whole family can come on the cars. According to him the people in his neighborhood are in favor of the road and he is euthusiaitie about it. He says it will benefit Wellington more than Wichita.

This all if we get the main line. Two little girls in Wellington, who class of 1900, in the Sumner County success and looks forward now to an- $50,000 a year and a nominal salary as High school. bther year of business energy that will surpass even the year just ended. The president of the Great Northern railway. President Stickney of the Chicago tock holders will have a meeting to Word has been received from Miss Forrest Dull who went with the land seekers to New Mexico last week that Great Western draws a salary of $35,000 night.

a year, as does also President Yoakum The supper at the Arlington last night of the Louis San Francisco sys she has accepted a position in the post-office money, order department at Roswell and will not return to Belle Plaine. tem. are almost inseparable and the greatest chums in the world, missed connections yesterday. They were to have met and and had a romp, but for some reason or Charles M. Harris, vice president and pany out on the road today to sell Dr.

Dunham's medicines. Tho first stop ie to be made at Belle Plaine. Charley Swisher reports that the creamery is making a thousand pounds of butter a week and that the output will be doubled before a great while. general manager of the Grand Trunk given by the incoming officers was a very enjoyable affair. A full quota of the officers was there and the evening went off very pleasantly.

The supper was served at 8 o'clock and consisted of a great many good things, beginning with oyster soup. Landlord Tegder had arrang road, was reported to have been offered She has a claim near there too and being a government employe will not have to live upon it as others do. Miss Forrest is in luck and the News sends its other the meeting place was misunderstood. One little girl went to the other's home thinking it was to be there and vice versa. They passed within a block $40,000 a year to return to that system when he left the Southern Pacific.

President Ramsey, of the Wabash The funeral of Capt. J. W. Beller, compliments. Belle Plaine News.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Elliott entortain of each other going and coming yet did is credited with drawing a salary of who died at Perth last week, was held not connect.

Their afternoon was spent $10,000 a year. ed the Improvement club last night and in fruitless search for each other and at today. The commandry went down in George Gould is president of many a few invited guests at their home on 6 o'clock one little girl said "I don't full uniform 20 strong, and offici-ted at the funeral which was held at roads, and through his control and that see why she didn't come or stay at North Washington avenue. Supper was served at 7 o'clock and after cigars the of the Gould family, probably draws homo." When she went home she 10 o'clock. A lighted candle taken into the base found a note saying: "I was here, but many salaries which aggregate a very large sum, chiefly made up of his salary regular order of elub business was taken up, Shakespeare's "Merchant of Ven could not find you.

Ethel." Then ment of Harry Andrews' grocery stere as president of the Missouri Pacific. there was sorrow indeed. It is to be While it. is not known what all New last evening started a small blaze which was quickly extinguished before it had hoped they won't get their dates mixed York banks pay their chief officers, it this way when they get older. done anv damage.

It caught on some is argued tnat SoU.UUU a year represents the highest salary paid any bank presi hangings. From Friday's Daily. dent in the city. Boston Journal. Miss Zella Reed is quite ill today.

There will be more fan to the square inch at the opera house Thursday night, Mr. and Mrs. Letcher, colored, have a JK Worse Men. "The greatest joke of the presrnt cen sen at their home. January 15, than has ever been seen be fore, because that imp of mischief Willie McMahan, of South street, is tury, says the Lawrence Journal, "would be on the pretended friends of ed everything for the gratification and comfort of his guests and they were aw ply satisfied.

Fred and Carl Tegder made rauiic on the mandolin and guitar during the supper. From Wednesdays Daily. C. E. Cole is home from California.

Geo. Somerville is over todayj from Winfield. Mrs. Frank Talbert is down from Wichita the guest of the Spruances. Judd Epperson came down this morning from Kansas City for a brief visit.

Mrs. T. A. Mayhew entertained the Wednesday afternoon club yesterday. Warren Brumley is expected up from Hennessey today to visit his brother Al.

Miss Lillie Weeks, a sister of Mrs. Dave Cowardine, went to Wichita yesterday. Truman New, a fireman on the Santa Fe, went to Raton, N. this morning to work. Roy Kemp, manager of the Missouri Kansas Telephone company, went to South Haven today.

J. A. Frambers of Oxford is here on his way from Kansas City where he marketed a car load of cattle. Engineer Jim Hansel and wife will leave this evening for Syracuse, known as Peck's Bad Boy will be there, ill of catarrhal fever. Governor Sianrev if the caucus should stampede to him and elect him and every school boy knows what that means.

Drop in and see it for a while Mrs, J. E. Barnes of Argonia, is visiting relatives in the city. To which the Leavenworth Times re Supt. Whisenand, of the Panhandle plies ice" being the subject for the evening.

Papers were read by John Haughey and Mrs. W. H. Ready on the subject, both of which were very able and very entertaining. Dr.

D. P. Wetzel sang a solo in his usual excellent style. Cards, ping pong, dancing am' singing filled out the evening until a late four. The guests besides the club members were; Messrs.

and Mesdames W. F. Sikes, II. F. Smith, II.

A. Loper, E. A. Smith, Mrs. Mary Wasson, Mrs.

Ed Higgins Chicago, and Misses Effio Smiley and Bessie Hemphill. May Have Been Snyder. Guthrie, Jan. 13. J.

II. Bass, the man charged with stealing wearing apparel from the home of Mrs. Charles Lindoll, on Ninth Vine street, Friday night, and eluded the police who tried to arrest him at Winfield, Saturday morning, is believed to be Carey Snyder, tho son of R. M. Snyder, the Kansas City banker now under sentence for council bribery in St.

Losis. Carey Snyder has been wanted by the Kansas City police for months for alleged com "lhere weuld be no joke about it. It division, is home from Topeka. would be Kansas polities nnd of a brand H.Jjoof borrow went to Ohio today to which would 1)0 eminently satisfactory attend the funeral of his father. Mrs.

A. Graff went to Wichita at noon to remain over Sunday with her sister. to a groat many people of the state outside of tho members of the legislature. Kansas has sent a whole lot worse men to the senate than Stanley in fact, she has one there' now, and does not pro-poie to send another in the shape of a tool of the Indian traders and contract "Old fashioned spelling school" at the M. E.

church parlor, Wednesday eve, Jan. list. ors in the person of the 1" irst dwtriet congressman." Mrs. Nellie llaltiwanger went to Med ford, today to visit. Bryan speaks tb ere tonight.

jfr jfi 36 Miles of Coal Cars in Chicago. Springfield, Jan. 15. AdamMen- Jim Mason, whose serious illness has che, of Chicago, President of the Stato Federation of Labor, who was in Spring and have a good laugh. If you don't feel on just good terms with yourself and are a little bit blue, go to the opera house and lee" Pock's Bad Boy, and our word for it you will feel one hundred per cent better for it, because the fun will drive it all away from you.

It is wonderful cure and has never boon known to fail; try it. E.E. Morefield was today appointed by the eounty commissioners superintend ent of the county poor furm in place of W. B. Goad, who resigned, to take place the 15th.

Morefield is from Caldwell and his appointment holds for a year. Goad will do farming. One of the prettiest office girls in town succeeded in selling a farm today to a man who sauntered in to boo her bese. He (the boss) is out of town and the young lady smiled and talked and completelywon the prospective buyer, who bargained for a fine quarter. A Kansas editor who is attending ths ceremonies at Topeka, and who has To Cure a Cold In One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tho rnonojr if it fails to cure. E.W, Grove's signature is on eBcli 50c, plicity in a $0,000 diamond robbery last May. field, was shown a dispatch assorting that tho grand jury, which is kivestigat- The crime for whioh Snyder is wanted ng tho alleged coal combination in in Kansas City is the alleged theft of Chicago, nskes the miners in Illinois $0,000 worth of diamonds and other val uables from O. II.

Stevens, a wealthy whore they will visit for awhile. The Santa Fe has announced a special rate for Roswell Jan. 20, and expects a large number of excursionists that day. W. T.

McBride returned this morning from Kansas City where he accompanied hit wife on her way to Mankato to spend the wfhter. A new towu company was formed last aight in John Bradley'a office. It is the purpose of the company to start a towa near Bartlesville. A gasoline stove explosiou at E. Van-Horn's house called out the fire eompa- been announced, is able to be out again, but is quite weak yet.

The mother of N. T. Nichols, who has been visiting his family for Borne days, returned to her home in Kansas City at noon today. Will Schooler, who lived in Wellington many years and worked for Clem Sprunnce, came in last night from Chicago on a visit of Beveral days to former acquaintances. la-Sheriff Jim Heskett came in last night and is shaking bands with his many friends and acquaintances here to-lay.

He will remain some time looking after his interests. pawnbroker, near his home on South Troost avenue in Kansas City, last spring. Suspicion pointed to Carey Snyder and a young roan from Platte cennty, the latter now awaiting trial. Snyder escaped. The jewels are to work ten hours day in order to relieve the situation which exists owing to the scorcity of coal.

Mr. Menche ssid that the miners would never consent. He declared that the operators and railroads were te blame for the existing coal famine, Mr. Menche declared that there were today thirty-eix miles of loaded coal cars in Chicago and that they had been there for some time. said to have been returned to Stevens by Snyder's attorney, This is tho first heard of young Snyder since the alleged diamond ronbery nies at nooa but tbefiro was extinguish-ed before the companies.