People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-09-08
KANSAS MATTERS.
Items OF Interest Condemned for Hurried
Readers.

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The Republican is talking canning
factory to the people of Newton.
The Cowley County Fruit Growers
Association is shipping over two tons
Of grapes daily.
Arkansas City merchants are expect
ing the strip opening to give them quite
business boom.
Work has begun on the library
building of the state agricultural col
lege at Manhattan.
A bank of independence has $50, OOO
in cash on hand and its deposits
amount IS S145,OOO.
An eel yard and two inches long
was recently caught in classic Cow
creek at Hutchinson.
Several Newton men are buying
wheat, erecting bins to store it in, and
will hold it for a raise in price.
The old-fashioned editor who saws
two baseball clubs will "cross bats
still resides numerously in Kansas.
A vein of coal between two and three
feet in thickness has been discovered
near Bern and company has been or,
gained to work it.
The Tribune intimates that ,he
streets of Chanute are in a sort Of
dress parade condition, but the alleys
wouldn't pass muster at all.
The fiscal year of the Odd Fellows
grand lodge closes with the month OF
August. The secretaries of all subor-
dinate lodge have their reports in aud
books ready for the wind-up.
Sixty petit and twenty-three grand
jurors will be drawn this week for the
September term of the United States
district court, which will be held at
Wichita, beginning Sept. 5.
Horse thieves have been commit.
ing depredatlons il the southern part
OF Sumner county lately, and some of
them might become entangled in a
rope if caught in the act of leading of
somebody's horse
The city of Newton is in bad shape
now on account of their water supply
giving out. They have taken off the
street sprinkler and shut down on the
lawns, and as a consequence Newton
is real dry town.
The latest and newest bug story
comes from Pan sons, where it is relat,
ed that the poisonous potato bugs re.
Gently broke up a religious meeting
by attacking members of the congre
cation and the minister.
Fredonia gilds her saloons by term
ing them 'parlorsn for the sale of hor
tea. 1t was very inconsiderate for Their
sheriff to walk right into these parlors
and confscate all the good and bad
liquor while the county fair was in
progress.
Harry c. Ives, who was among the
fourteen persons killed at Chester
Mass, by the falling of a train through
a bridge, was the assistant to the first
vice president of the Santa Fe road
and was well known in railroad circle:
throughout the west.
Charles S. Martin, the handsome Sa
lima statesman who has been serving
as chief clerk of the United States sen.
ate, has just been relieved from his
position by reason of the fact that the
senate Is now democratic, and has re.
turned to his home at Salina.
On one of the principal streets Of
Topeka there is posted sign on one
side of which is the inscription "Sa.
tan Dyed Here, and on the other side,
"Kids Cleaned" There is no use in
talking TO the contrary, Topeka is
bent on being reform town.
The ruction between the city coun,
Gil of Lawrence and the water com.
pany there has ended temporarily by
the water works being stopped and
the supply cut off. This will incon.
venience the town for some time, but
it will also let the water company out
of job, or ought to.
The state insurance department is
in receipt of a letter from the receiver
of the defunct Equitable insurance
company of Denver, in which the hold,
ers of policies in that company are
urged to send in their their policies
and receive in return the unexpire6
premiums on their policies.
4 The examinations for state certif
Gates and diplomas are being held thi:
week by the state board of education
at Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, En-.
poria, Winfield, Great Bend, Kansas
City, Russell, Phillipsburg, Dodge City
and Leoti. The examinations viii
continue throughout the week.
Governor Lewelling has been mott
fed by Chairman Caldwell of the West
eru Passenger association of Chicago,
that rate of one fare for the round
trip from all Kansas points to Chicago
has been authorized for Kansas week.
These tickets will be sold Sept. 10 and
II, and will be good to return includ
ing Sept. II.
4 AS a diversion from the WEAKNESS Of
the Hughes court-martial and the dam
proposition that still hangs fire, the
people of Topeka find surcease of men.
tai misery in the game of checkers.
1t also helps them forget the erstwhile
enjoyments of the club room, of which
they are now deprived. It's a great
trick to live in 2-peka. .
The regents of the state normal
school have decided to 90 ahead and
advertise for bids to erect the addition
to the school, Notwithstanding the re.
fusal of the state auditor to issue
vouchers. The case is in the supreme
court, and it is expected that decis.