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The Wellington Daily News from Wellington, Kansas • Page 1

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BBS BNCAIV1PMBNY AT WELLINGTON TOBB'B 1G-2. QMB AN SBB US 11 -rf VOL. VV ELLINGTON, KANSAS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1905 No. 1 NATIONAL WELLTO NewSv HPS LOSE LIST ORE. BALLOON BLEW DP.

Was Aeronaut Killed in Sight of Twenty- Battle Fought after Peace Ordered in Which Japs Are Worsted. five Thousand People, Fireestiinieir A Good flarket. Produce men like to bring their loads of garden truck and fruit to this town's market. They get better prices here than elsewhere. They claim that the Wichita market is a poor one and many market gardenders in reach of that metropolis, hunt father marts, preferably Wellington.

Talking to a man who appeared on the streets early this morning with a load of vegetables and apples, he answered our inquiry as to Greensville, Ohio, 31 In sight St. Petersburg, 31. A dispatch from Ltdziapudza contains the details of 25.0C0 persons Professor John Bald Peaches WHILE IN THE EAST I BODGHT EXTENSIVELY of the many beautiful things in my line for the coming holiday trade. We must make room for them. In order to reduce our present stock before the arrival of these new goods, we will cut the prices right down to the lowest notch on all Gut Glass Pieces, win blown to atoms here this afternoon oooo of what will probably be the last engagement of the war.

This encounter by the explosion of six sticks of dynamite while 1500 feet in the air. His wife and took place oh August '2S and resulted in i children were among the spectators who an advantage to the Russians, who the tragedy. Baldwin has been giviog daily exhibitions at the We are receiving daily shipments of these Peaches Per box .35 Per crate 1.25 took 130 prisoners. A number of Japanese were killed. The Russian losses were eight killed.

The remnant tf the county fair here. He would ascend where he came from, that he lived on the Arkansas river south of Wichita. He also said that he could afford to bring his stuff from within six miles of that city, as the prices are so much better here. Japanese retired bearing their wounded. Send us vour orders RO WN'S 149PHONE149 THE MODERN GROCERY IfVWWWWWWWW, several thousand feet in the air and explode dynamite at intervals.

Today he mounted 1500 feet in the air. Every eye among the thousand of spectators beljw watched him until he became almost a mere speck. Suddenly a great cloud of smoke appeared. It hid the airship from view, the spectators supposed, as the bailoon had vanished completely from sight. In an other moment the sound of the explosion reached the straining ears of thd watchers, but the balloon did not again appear.

For a moment the crowd stuodexpectedly, thinking a view of the aeronaut could be obtained through a rift of smoke. Then a groan of horror rose from the multitude. The airship had vanished. Searchers immediately began looking for fragments of the wrecked airship. A half mile away they found pieces of siIk cloth of which the ballon was made The declaration of an armistice will probably mean no cessation in the activity of the Chinese bandits, who are daily growing bolder.

Jf Notice. Rids will be received at my office for hauling equipment for state militia encampment. Particulars at my office. T. A.

Mathew, Chairman Militia Com. Jl Linnie Clearwaters of Wallace, Idaho, is in town today to visit his cousin, J. M. Weger. Mr.

Clearwaters is on his way home from a visit to his father near Law ton. Jl Miss Margaret Patrick of Bowling 1 Fgood Jl Jl Jl Upon the request of Mrs. Cunningham and the Ottawa church Dr. Stewart goes to Ottawa tomorrow to take part in the memorial service to be held there next Sabbath day in honor of Rev. J.

G. Cunningham, formerly pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city. On account of the pastor's absence there will only be the Sunday schooi md Endeavor services held in the Presbyterian church next Sabbath day. JS Jl 13 The great baseball game between the postoffice employes and the French Sc Hitchcock force, will come off Monday afternoon, beginning at 2:30 in order to get through if possible, by dark. If the government fails to trim the crepe off of those undertakers, we intend to quit patronizing the postoffice.

Jl Ji Jl The postoffice will be open on Monday for an hour only, the same as on Sunday. Labor day is a state holiday. It is supposed that the banks will be closed also. No paper will be issued from this cffice. Jl Jl Ji nan 7.m Hand Painted China and Silver Tableware.

We have many genuine bargains to offer you. There is absolutely no risk in buying from us for we sell only the best and guarantee satisfaction. Don't fail to come and see, ysu will be welcome, and if you buy you will be happy in getting the thing you mostly desired, and at the same time save money. F. W.

SELLERS, Jeweler and Optician. Morses Wanted. The Kansas National Guard encampment for 1905 will be held at Welling ton from October 16 to 23th inclusive. About 120 additional horsps and mules will be needed for riaing, ambulance wagon and artillery purposes, for which the state will pay one dollar per day. Each animal must be provided vith good leather halter, and delivered on camp ground Monday mornirg, Oct.

16. No harness or saddle desired. Animals will be well cared for and fed by the state. Bays, blacks, browns, and sorrel preferred. Good strong work teams preferred for batteries.

Each animal must be well broke to ride or work, and no diseased, defective, lame, vicious or balky animals accepted. Any person desiring to hire out a good horse or good team for this purpose, will please let me know on or before Sept 20 1905. C. J. Garver WELLINGTON.

KANSAS. ROY and splinters of the basket-like framework on which the aeronaut had been perched, fccattered about a twenty-acre neld were found fragmeuts of Baldwin's body. The distance at which the rem-nanis of the airship fell was so great that the crovvd had not seen the fragments fall. No one can tell how the accident occurred. The six sticks of dynamite which Baldwin carried him exploded simultaneously, as only one report was heard.

It is supposed that in VI Eeight ball players of the Louisville Our steel sliod line of Hoys Shoes is the best line of Boys Shoes on the market They are not cheap shoes prices range from i50 to 3.00-- 2 JVC Green, Missouri, will arrive tomorrow evening to visit Mrs. Roy Hitchcock. Jf Ji Jf S. P. Kramer, Miss Mary Kramer and cousin, Miss Laura Metcalf, will return from Girard, Illinois, this evening.

Jl Jl Ji Ed Hickman writes from Amarillo that his wife is slightiy better, though still very low. jc ji Ji Asa Black, will leave for Iowa this evening. He will be away until Christmas. J) Jl Jl isses Miilie and Frances Henderson left this morning to attend school in Winfield. Ji Jt ji Misses Emma Barndollar and Elsie Brown leave tomorrow for an outing in Colorado.

Jack Hannaman and wife returned from Kansas City last night. team were badly injured yesterday in IvansasUity by a collision between a wagonette in which the club was riding and a street car. Jl Jl Jl Mrs. Harold Herrick has received an old spinning wheel and other articles of ancient make, from Illinois, that were BUT THEY AHE GOOD. They are made of the best leather obtainable, and made over perfect fitting, up-to-the-minute lasts.

They will outwear two pairs of the ordinary Shoes you have been buying. ignitiug the fuse connected with the dynamite he fired the gas in the balloon, and that it exploded, causing the dynamite to explode also. Baldwin's business was aerial warfare demonstrations. For nearly twenty years he had been giving balloon and airship exhibitions about the country. Jt jl Mr.

Riley Ham is in from Oxford. Mrs. John Grant is here from Perth. formerly owned by her grandmother. Jl Ji Clarence Brown, aged 28, died near Dalton yesterday morning.

The funer ai was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Ji jl Ji Dr. and Mrs. Stewart returned from Mis3 Lufanna Hall went to Wichita Mr. Daniel of Silver Creek is in town.

Colorado last night. yesterdaj afternoon. rni i. i 1 i.ue ij-drgwi aim uuiy Hfxciusive suoe store in Wellington. II.

W. Nelson left for Chicago last night. Joe Daniels returned to Oxford last night. George Cokenour of Oxford is here today. Ed.

Thompson is over from Winfield visiting. fUl 4 NO OrS CIO Miss Pearl Rader left for Garnett this morning. IT Dr. Spitler came in from Caldwell this morning. Mrs.

Mary Hollinger went to Oxford this morning. It's time to think of Boy's School Suits, Shirts and Hats. Mulvane we are headquarters for all kinds of Joe Bettis returned from this morning. Mel SVyatt and wife came in from the East last night. 0 Helen Haughey returned from last night.

returned from Miss Adda Parker Wichita last night. Double or single-breasted Knee Pant Suits in Worsteds or Cashmeres, sizes 3 to 16 years uu 14 Bee Hive Grocery 2.00 to 6.00 Miss Minaie Elliott returned from Caldwell this morning. Guy Ruth has taken Charlie Meade's place at the Santa Fe. L. M.

Weaver returned from Nebraska this morning. Will Cox is working in Herbert Bur-cham's place at the post office. Rev. Wheeler's mother and daughter came in from the North last night. Floyd Eilsworth has resigned his position as baggage man at the Santa Fe and will take a trip out in Colorado and California.

Youths Long Pant Suits in double or singlebreasted in the latest fall patterns, sizes 10 to 18 years $5.00 to $12.00. G. A. R. Ip 3 3 campment Word comes from Mass.

that Mr. and Mrs F. J. Whitely are parents of a ten pound boy. Mrs.

Whitely will be remembered as Miss Clair Stryker. Honey Isn't All. ider Safety flifle A Kougrt Atchinson Globe: Those honors are shown only to should read this: Mother who say the rich, Florence, with every Knee Pant Suits for the next thirty days. Will be held at Denver this vear. Tickets on sale August 30th to Sept.

4th inclusive. Although the original limit will be Sept. 12, an extention to Oct. 7th may be obtained. The rate from Wellington Stopovers will be allowed at all points in Colo, on westbound trip, and between Denver and Pueblo on return trip.

Enroute see Colorado's irrigated farms, visit the immense sugar-beet factories, sample Colorado fruit and view the 100-mile uanorama of the Rockies. This is the rock-ballasted track route; the block signal line; the railroad serving Harvey meals. J. E. BOTTORFF, Agt, 3 an aged woman who sold War Crys in Topeka for a number of years, died Sat urday, and yesterday her body lay in state iq the big auditorium in Topeka, and believers and non-believers, rich aDd poor, called to pay a last tribute.

For Mother Florence had alwavs done what she could in an humble, unobtrusive way. It is something unusual; a city pausing to honor a poor old woman like this peddler of War Crys. It means something; it means a great deal. It means that worth is appreciated, no matter what garment it wears. em apraaiTLce Same Price to everybody mmmmmmmmmmm..

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