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The Wellington Daily News from Wellington, Kansas • Page 1

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j. 7" 9 i 3 VOLUME IX WELLINGTON, KANSAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 1910 NUMBER 3' f1 i-vV 7i I A A 7 (JLx ''ml 3C NEW TRAIN NECESSARY fi: to the eiiy iu a sanitary sense. It wai sbippd from Kansas City, Tuesday and should reach tnis town tomorrow. Another step trward9 metro STREETS TO BE CLEANER us to have tTast trains each way from Omaha to Oklahoma. "Nothing official has been dona with the problem of relieving trains Nos.

23 and 24, However, it can't be put off much longer. 1 fU) uw and the IL PRICES 10c, 20c, 30c loroorrow INisrht feature Flry politan airs bv Wellington. D. B. Hodge, of representing the Austin-Weston Street Cleaning company, of Ktnsas City, was here today to sell Mr.

King a sweeper bit he had bought ha went back empty hmded. Mr. Hodge sold Mr. King an Austin-Weston street sprink ler and he it all lha time. Tbornburg, wirs chief in the telegraph offi at the ereoeral cfScie build-in? is taking bi vacation at present.

Mr. Watson is officiating in Mr. Thorn burl's place. Traveler. Today City Commissioners Arrange With Tom the Street Sprinkling Man, to Keep Asphalt in Sanitary Condition Tom Kinz.

ffboown" tbt street spunk Ierf has bDUght a udehapr street broom and will p'scs it on the go con as it arrives. Ir will keep the asphalt c'ean and will be a treat bene- oecna "PexrisK Priest" PRICES 25c, 35c. 50c The real sh ow North Bros. Co. and Chicago Ladies Orchestra with all new plays, new vaudeville acts.

Amid Tomoir sl urea GOOD HOUSES ARE SCARCE People Coming to Wellington to Live Demand Modern Houses and There Are Few Ac2ording to Stewart Job nsoo, the real estate aod r.rjtal frmon West Hr a strong demand for houses for ranting now, as heavy a as there wasto years ago. "Wo have rented 33 houses in the last 10 days," said Mr. Johnson today, 'and we could have reated a number more if we could have the de mandwithtiie modern bouses. People coming here to live wane bouses that are modern and that are close in. There are few in Wellington." J.

H. Adams of Brem ic, acar penter for the Inland road, hasj om? to Weliiogtoo with hisfami to live and has taken one of the Stewart Johnson houses. T. Toere, of New ton, an automobile salesman, who is The Holland Giobe Trotter Who on a motor cycle is making a trip around the world on a wager of 620.000, will lecture on views taken by himself from all over the world. Also telling- his funnv experiences.

In addition to regular program ADMISSION 10c. CHILDREN 5c T-Pieoe ''Orcliestra is i I'll mum in Rock Island Official Tells Wichita AnotherTrain is to be Placed on the Line Through Here Wiclita. Aug. 25. A new pas Isenger train cn the Rock Island through Wichita is imperative for the near future, iruch a statemant was made this morning by G.

S. assistant general passenger agent of the Rock lines with headquarters at Kansas Civy. Mr. Pentecost was in the city for a tew hours this morn'ng. The Salioa to Wichita train is mcitly "hot air," according to Mr.

Pantecrs He dubbed the reports that such a train is likelv to be established as "switch shanty gossip." He declared that the passenger officials of the road had never asked for such a service ard that ha was doubtful as to the possibilities of such a passerger service. "The Rjcs Island does need another train on this line," said Mr. Pentecost. "Trains No 23 and 24 from Kansas Ci-y to Texas are now workiog to capacity ai something ba3 got to be done to relieve tbtm. 1 have heard nothing but rumors of the Salina to Wichita train and do not believe that the company is likfly to establish such a service.

"Everyone has bis own idsa of how to rented the present congestion cf trains Nos. 23 and 21. My plan would btorunanear Omaha to Oilahcm City train. I believe that ic woull come nearer paying out than anything yet suggested. "About a year ago wa established a through sleeping car service, from Oi-labona City to Omaha.

The first month after the establishment of this service the Oklahoma business out cf doubled. It i3 no one of the best payicg hleepiog car services maintained by the Rock Island. We also run a through Omaha coach from Cald well and that is also well patronized. A new train from Omaha to Oklahoma ought to pay from the beginning. improve the bcal serv'cj tarough this section and would enable KJJlss! I iEF0RE BEEi BEEt REDUCED EiTIRE STOCK ERLY FOR THE 19c 25c 39c 59c 79c 95c $1.15 1.65 1.95 2.25 2.85 3-75 IU 5.00 i jr.

ill I Mayfield Won. With Kert pifchiDg and! Claude Brumley cntchin, Mayfield bat tie Argonia Pacfb leagce teem jest day by a score of 8 to 4. Boyd Roberta played second base for Majfbld. McDonald was in g-ol form and allowed Argonia only four hits. In one inning the Argonia pitcher hit McDonald with the ba 1 but the umpire wouldn't allow him to go to fir3t saying he had not tried to avoid the blow Bert went back to bat and knocked a home run, sbaut the longest ever made in Mayfield's history Brumby got a single and a three bagger.

IS? MAKING LONG TRIP Gottfried Rodriguez, of Holland, Startles Wellington People With His Red Shirt and Queer Makeup Wearing a flaming red shirt, knickerbockers, and a flit tire, Gottfried Rodri guez, a world circling motorcyclist, ambled into town thn ring from Wich ita ard made au appearance on Weshin? ton avenue. Gottfried is from Amsterdam, Holland, as his "monisker" signifies, and be speaks five languages. Five of them; count them, for-Gottfried can't. He csrns a on his machine with tie announcement that he left Amster dam February 1, 19C9. on a wager of $12,000 to make a 50.000 mile trip.

"Sprechen Sie Deutsch?" asked some one of Gottfried and he turned instantly aod replied, with a gesture, enumerat on his fingers "Yah, I sprecken five languages." Gottfiriei enumerated the German, Italian, Frenc'u languages and then he faltered. "Missouii, Kansas and Tex is," sug gested Fomeone. "Yah," replied Gottfried. Gottfried has made a number of pictures of the places he psssed tjirough on hi9 long trip, and be will show them in tntrn Will Behrendt Dies Will Behrendt, 23 years old, a nephew of Mrs. and a cousin of tne Glamaan boys, Mrs.

Keuneke, and Mrs. Fisher, died last night at the home of Mrs Glaminn aftr an illness of eev jeral weeks due to anemia. He had been liv ng in Wellington for several months having come from Chicago with Mrs. GlammD for hi9 health. Mr.

Behrendt had been ailing for some time and it was believed that the free air in th west would help him. Fcr a time he railted and then grew worse taking to his bed about two weeks ago. He had made a number of acquaintances while here and there is general sympathy expressed at bis death. His body was taken to the Rock Island this morning and sent to Chicago for burial. young man's mother, who came Sunday, and Mrs.

Link Fisher accompanied the body to Chicago. Reciprocal Santos Martinos, a good looking Mex'- can. but no relation whatever to the Martini cocktail, showed more than the usual affection for his landlady, Marie Divotoro, at the latter's home yesterday afternoon, on East Fourth street. Cis attentions were ardent, even for the warm hearted Mexican and it might have been drawn, by a stranger, that Martinos had been having access to the martinis, for he placed his fingers round bis landlady's neck and choked her and threw her to the floor. He said the woman was trying- to push him from the house but knew no reason.

Charley Shawver, the city marshal, was summoned to the scene of the tionate demorstrnrion, and arrested Mar tinos. He was fined in police court and sent to ji in default. New Leading Man Tonight The air dome audience last night wes given a treat in the production of St. by the North Brothers company. A large crowd stayed till the end al though flashes of lightning and bnrsts of thunder warned.

Tonight there will be a new leading man, and Mr. Spurrier will go to Topeka, but the manager says the new man is stronger than the old. He will appear tonight io "The Gam bier and the For Rent. An 8 room bouse with al' modern conveniences." beat, toi et end bath, bet and cold lijjit; 'gas 'vGoocT cijtern Wcsttd ctrnsr. tJefTert ca and Hill Iff nee S3- willb? 1 I 1 i i i ND looking for a location for a hardwara store as well as a suitao'e plae to show motor cars, has mved here with hij family and is located 11 a hou5e through Stewart Johnson.

He will miUe hi3 home here. Mrs. and daughter, of Amarillo are in Wellington, having come for their hf aith and school facilities aud they waot to get a gocd house near tba Thirc ward school building that modern. i take it for a yor. "There ar3 sorre empty ssys Mr.

Stewart. 4 buc they pro not the kind the yecp-e vaut theo days. They want something better than they used to have." The weather man struck it right when he said there would be a cold wave here the latter part of the week. It ceraa last cuht accompanied by thunder, lightnicg and a little tain. It was mighty welcome 'with the wind in tha north this morning.

Ben Cock, of Wellington, h.s accepted a position, in Jesse Beard's machine shop ss blacKPmith. Mr. Cook rent ed a house at 313 North Summit street acd will mve to the city at orce. A. C.

Traveler. We're as well up in the hat business as wet are in the 1 thing trade. We sel lthe hats made by the most noted makers. No uncertain Hats here. and all the new rx on some of the I i i KIT iuiin Underwe mm at Clearance Prices IT I A GTHERIiG OF bAMTY oil rbn1 i -1 MHI0AIAG--m EVERY DETAIL HA THE CLOSEST Atitb A0T CAREFUL ATTZtiTlOti.

WE hi OFFER VALUES EQUALLED TH1 T0 FIGURES THilT New Fall Derbys 1 QUICK. LET US REAMD YOU TO C0AE I BEST SELECTIONS. THT HYE 1EVER TOWi. PRICED HVE VILk CL.EJM UP THE values values values values-- values values--- blocks in soft hats all the new colorings, too. They're handsome.

The very smart young dresser can find his college telescope and some other swell styles. I 1 Usj 25c 35c 50c V'-'-Uut Pi 75c mm 1.25 3 4 1 50 values 2.00 values 2.50 values 3.00 values 3.50 values- 5.00 values 6.50 to 8.50 values 1 i-'a nil Klaitt for the Money. Come in and try Fall shapes. i is ti. tat 1 0 WHERE FASHION HEtGMS i Lz 7 I mi I WELLINGTON SICAMSA5 i 1 9:.

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