People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-06-03


many people from taking things they
should not have taken.
Every Outbuilding and everything
on every side of Squire Smiths fine
residence on c street was torn to
pieces. The Smith house was left
standing, but is badly damaged. This
place had the appearace of a hospital
Saturday morning, all the wounded
and injured neighbOrs being carried
there. Mrs. Smith says she thinks they
were spared for the purpose of taking
care of their neighbors.
Many people remarked that the sad
deSt funeral ever held in Wellington
was that of Ed Forsyth, the printer.
Monday afternoon, who was known
by everybody in Wellington and the
expression of everybody is: ed was
one of the best boys in Wellington"
lie was amember Of the Wichita Typo
graphical union and also an hOnored
member of the Knights of Pythias
lodge of this city, which order had
charge of his funeral
The barber mentioned in the Eagles
report of the killed was Hort Upson,
the barber in the Phillips house. He
had lived in Sumner county several
years. The Eagle was also in error in
stating that the family of W. \. Rem
had come to Kansas only last week.
Mr.. Rem is one of the firm of Frantz,
Rem q Co., real estate agents, and
came to Wellington almost a year ago.
lie has large property interests in
Sumner county.
We can only get what advertisements
we had in StereOtyped form, and have
found, in this issue. We hope to be
able in a short time, with some assist
ance, TO issue our paper as usual. Ev-
cry subscriber will get this issue and
through the kindness of the A. n
Kellogg Newspaper Co., we hope to
not miss an issue. Our subscribers.
we know, will not expect much of a
paper from us for awhile.
We will say to our advertisers that
their advertisements will appear next
week. ItwaS impossible for us to get
our "adS" set up in time for this issue.
We will call around and see our ad-
yertiserS at home before the next issue
appears, but if we fail to see yon, come
and see us. We will make our head
quarters known as soon as possible.
At the present some of the Office force
can be seen at any time at the court
house. Our foreign advertisements
will appear in the paper as soon as pos
sible.
Wellington had decided not to call
for aid, but since the heavy rains Mon /
day night the conclusion was changed. .
There are several families that will
have to have assistance and while the
people here are doing all in their power
to relieve those in need. some outside
assistance will have to be called for.
On last Monday night the heaviest
rain that has fallen here for years did
great damage to stocks of goods and
to everything that was in the unrOofed
Of which there are many.
The stores Of J. r. Latta, Holmes 81
Co., I. Nickel, Frank Snyder, A. &.
S. Mann, Richardson &
Co., and Others, all of which were left
lnhurt by the cyclone, have suffered
hundreds of dollars damage by the
'ains.
Many of the business men were still
1T their places of business or still in
-he business part of the city away from
heir homes and after the terrible
.wister had completed its work the
irst thought of every one was for the
safety of friends or relatives. Run
ming through the ruins, falling over
.imbers, fallen buildings or into cellars
hey would come to a dear one safe
md sound. Cold words cannot de-
scribe that hand shake or embrace.
But the heart-rending calls of those
who knew they had a brother, sister,
wife or dear one in the awful mass of
Treckage, will never be forgotten by
hose who wandered in the terrible
darkness, giving help wherever they
could. The writer can never forget
The heart-rending cry of a brother odd
fellow: MY God, where is my wife,"
That awful cry, to which no answer
came, is indelibly stamped upon the
memory of every 0ddfellOw whOhelped
to hold their brother and keep him
from again rushing into the flames.
Remember that all primaries not