People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-09-22
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Belle Plaine.|

ONlGS u tdiuCs
Ed Geiger returned Friday from
Chicago to be here for the Strip
opening.
Al Junkin and Cap LOer will stay
in town and take care of things while
the balance of the people 60 to the
Strip.
MeSsers. Hitchcock and son closed
their store the first of the week for
the purpose of re-marking theil
goods. They adopt the cash system
IN the future.
The Holiness people have been
holding camp meeting just south of
town.
The bridge across the NinneScah
south of town has been undergoing
repairs. 1t was dangerous to cross.
The continued dry weather has
about ruined the late peaches.
People canDot depend on them for
canning,
Times are getting hard with some
millerS. 1t took 3O2 lbs. of wheat to
get about so lbs. Of flour and 100 lbs.
Of bran at our mill here.
Mr. S. P. Geiger and family return
ed from a profitable and pleasurable
visit of five weeks at the Worlds
Fair.
Our former editor, G. NJ. Turley.
returned with his family from
California where they had gone for
Mrs. Turley'S health. She was
benefited by the trip.
The "Merry-gO-round" people ap.
pear to like our town. They promise
to stay a few days longer. People
who cry hard times and pay ) cts. to
ride few rounds on their wheel do
not deserve much sympathy.
Mr.. A. Graf has placed a new man
in charge Of his implement house
here. Their advertisements sound
like they meant to stay with US and
not pull out just because times are a
little hard at present.
Our town marshal and several
small boys thought they were on the
track of one of those kind of cats
that kill chickens, but when they
got as far as the post Office they
found out it was o. Arnett frying
onions.
II. B. Allen a practical horse shoer
of Kansas City, brother of ]. W.
Allen, stopped off to see the latter
Sunday. He was on his way to the
Strip.
Mr.. Alex. Knott one of our promi-
nenl grain buyers is not feeling very
well. He lost heavily on some wheat
ne bought last year.
Sept. 1S-Mrs. Nora Shunterman
returned last Friday after summers
visit with friends and relatives in
Iowa.
Corn fields look like they had been
paStured. The winds the past few
days blew most the blades off the
stalks. A great deal of the corn is
ready to husk.
Pasture for stock is going to be
short if we do not get rain soon. 1t
takes a great deal Of feed now for
stock and winter is two months off
yet.
After all the exciting times and the
dreams and thoughts of a home in
the Cherokee country, a good many
people have concluded that a home in
old Sumner county is a pretty good
thing to have, even if the winds do
blow and it is dry once a while.
Some time ago there was talk OF
organizing a correspondents club or
meeting and discussing the plan.
| wish to say that / am in favor of it
and would like to meet any of my
fellow correspondents and talk the
matter over. Brothers, let US hear
from you on this subject. Our latch
string hangs on the outside and il
any of you come to Belle Plaine, call
and see me.
How many of our readers have a
copy Of the congressional record? 1t
does not cost anything and one gets
plenty Of reading and learns some
thing by having one. Send to our
congressman and get one.
The firm Of Howard s. Large have
left here and opened their business at
Pond Creek We are sorry they are
gone. They had a good business and
are first rate boys.
ONE OF The Boys.