People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-11
KANSAS MATTERS.
Items Of Interest Condensed for HURLED
Readers.

Joe Ady thinks his successor will be
either Bill Perry or Joe Lowe.
During last year Iis deaths occurred
at the Soldiers home at Leayenworth.
Kansas is the only state which shows
this years products of grain ut the
fair.
The old settlers OF Harvey county
Will give picnic August 10 at Hal
stead.
Emporia reports the revival of an
old time occupation in that city--house
hunting.
Eugene Ware has been at the fair
four weeks and hasn't begun to think
OF going home.
The public school at Tonganoxie
employs four teachers at an aggre-
gate salary Of sls5 per month.
Winfield Courier: A rood water
melon sells for enough 10 buy wheat
to bread family for half month.
The Catholics are building mon
ster church four miles from Seneca
1t Is l6Ox60 feet with 46-foot ceiling.
The startling information comes
from Pittsburg that no geese had been
drowned in Western Kansas this year
Manchester, Dickinson county, had
an addition of three citizens last week
and held meeting TO talk up GENE
terry.
The president of the independence
council signs Tom" Harrison to an
ordinance, just as il that was his
name.
Mary B., Kansas horse, is cam.
paigning in Missouri and winning
laurels for himself and shekels for his
owner.
Coneyville wants TO know il there
is another city in the state than can
produce mother 20 years old with
nine children.
Within the last twenty-seveu
years the Kansas Orphan asylum al
Leavenworth has placed l,547 orphan
children in good homes.
Preparations are on foot at Wichita
for wedding that is going to take
place Christmas. The contracting
parties" have heap of faith in each
other.
There are still some people in Kan
sas young and old, who have no more
sense than to try to beat the MAJ
with the shell game that follows tn,
circus.
Two Woodston gentlemen went Il
Stockton and drew out their deposit
amounting to $500 from the Exchange
bank. The express train the sam'
evening took it back for deposit.
The Metropolitan Daily Chanut,
Tribune says: Peaches and cream
will be accepted ut this Office on sub
scription account until further notice.
What pampered appetite this re
veals.
Merit Burt. of Wichita. is keeping NJ
Kansas reputation as a get there
state in Indiana. At Fort Wayne re
Gently he beat fifty cyclers In hal.
mile race, riding the last heat il
record breaking time.
THE CHEROKEE STRIP BUSINESS
EXCHANGE AND PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION. WINFIELD,
KANSAS.
j. i. LYNN, Pres. 4. +. BERKEY. Sec
Shares $500 each. Send 10 Secretary
for full information.
A colo cd boy Is years old lost hi
life at Topeka Monday in attempting
to win a wager of 10 cents that b,
could board moving train. He sue
ceeded in getting on the train. but h,
was killed in getting off.
Two real estate capitalists Of Iii
nois last week purchased 1000 acre.
of land in Marion county, payiny
therefor $4,000 cash. The Recor,
says it is the largest deal that ha
been made in that county for som
time.
Noting the circumstance that Col
onel Hughes is hiring his own attor
neys for his defense in the court mar
tial prosecution, the Topeka Journa
thinks some Of the Republican whee
horses of the state ought to put u
some wheels.
A Mr.. Grace Of Garden City ha
evolved new variety of plums which
is to bear his name. 1t is hardy
thrifty and prolific, ripens early i
September, and is believed to be es
pecially we'll adapted to the Kansa
SOIL ana climate.
There was more spread TO Abilen
during the boom era than has bee
generally supposed. The Rehecto
says: "Abilene's additions are yield
ing pretty well this year. Roger
park wheat went twenty-five and
half bushels TO the acre, while that b
the creamery yielded ineteen.
Atchison county officials think the
will have cause for action agains
Harper county il the latter politica
division of the state does not immed
ately provide means for the return I
its borders OF poor women and eigh
children, who were sent TO Atchiso
by the authorities of Harper county.
Eudora Is anticipating lots OF fu
this week. Commencing Sunday wit
a picnic in Mineral Springs grove
there will be attractions almost ever
day. Wednesday, the Catholics piC
mic; Friday, the colored peoples pic
mic; Saturday night a dance, and o
Sunday, another picnic. The lIttl
steamboat will Fly on the Wakaruss
between the bridge and Miners