People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-22

5000 gallons of sorghum syrup to the
Medicine Lodge sugar mills this year
to be run through the centrifugals to
separate the sugar from the syrup.
This was done successfully last year
and with great profit.
C. +. Moore was caught beneath a
falling tree while clearing timber
from hi, farm two miles east of Con-
cordia Wednesday, and seriously if
not fatally injured. Assistance found
Kim pinned fast TO the ground, and in
frightfully bruised condition. lie
was removed to his residence where 10
was found that he had been paralyzed
and that his spine was affected. His
recovery is doubtful.
In the damage suit OF L. S. Staley.
of Horton, against the Rock Island
railroad company, the jury in the
United States circuit court at Topeka.
returned a verdict Monday evening in
favor of the plaintiff for si.0o5 The
suit was for $4,000. Stalcy was one
of four men who were carrying Il
heavy IRON bar in the shops at Horton.
one end of which was allowed to drop
without warning. the sudden strain
injuring Staley's back and producing
partial paralysis.
A. B. Treadwell of Emporia was
sentenced to FIVE years hard labor in
the state penitentiary Thursday for
attempting to break into the postofiice
there last summer. He was given the
heaviest penalty provided by the law,
as the trial developed the fact that he
was an escaped prisoner from the Ken
lucky pcnitentiary and that he was
wanted by the police of Cincinnati,
Philadelphia, Omaha, and other
places for burglanes.
l The jury in the case of the state VS..
A. NJ. Lasley returned verdict OF not
guilty Saturday afternoon. Lasley,
an attorney of Lyons, shot DR.. Terry,
Of that city, last March. He was tax
en- to Salina on the charge of assault
with intent to kill. 1t was shown that
Terry had compromised the defendI
ants wife and also made threats
against Las.ey. Both men are promi.
nent men of Rice county, and the casr
was taken TO Salina on a change o
venue. because bitter feeling in Lyon.
prevented an impartial hearing of tn,
case.
The remains of the little Swear
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
Moss, of Fredonia. who died at Pclo
Mo-, Saturday night while on visit
were brought home Wednesday nigh
and a largely attended funeral wa
held there the next day. Besides tn.
deep mourning of the parents at th,
loss of their child is that of Maste
Shinn, of the same age, a near neigh
Dor and ever constant playmate, VIII,
upon learning of his so much attached
ones death, at once gave way, be
came PROSTATE and is still in a critica
condition.
Farmers along the Arkansas rive
in western Kansas are making quite
success of raising alfalfa and bees
The very finest honey is made from
the bloom of the alfalfa and finds
ready market at home. Three crop
of hay and one of seed are taken from
the field aud this makes it a profita
bic crop. Is there any reason VIII,
the farmers of Harper county SHOULD
not raise this crop and 90 into the be,
business: There are already a mum
Der of fields in the county that ar,
doing well. Give it trial. 1t i
surer and more profitable than wheat
Anthony Republican.
The Office of the Pacific Express Co.
at the Missouri Pacific depot, in or
Scott, was entered Thursday evenin;
! at o'clock by robbers. who secured be
tween 500 and 81 ,O)O for their trouble
Sherman Wagy. the messenger il
charge of the office, was waiting 70
the train due here at 7:lj p. m. an,
wishing TO 90 to the ticket Office a
the other end of the depot. closed tn
safe, but failed to lock it. lie was alb
sent about fifteen minutes and upo
returning discovered that the ofiic
had been burglarized. lie immediate
ly gave the alarm, but no trace Of tn
robbers could be found. As the rot
bers took the way bills and receipts i
is impossible to ascertainrthe exact los.
Agent A. S. Devers thinks the amour
will not exceed $500.
Mrs. Mary L. Lease, chairman O
the state board of charities. has bee
visiting the reform school and she ha
made a few changes in the rules O
that institution. In the first plac
she has decided that the whip must Q
and hereafter there will be no punish
ments with the rod. She has forbid
den tattling. One boy will not be a
lowed to report on another. And th
rule that will be most appreciated b
the boys is one that not more thu
one day shall be added to any boy
time at the school on account Of som
slight offense. Heretofore this pena
| ty has gene as high as twer
! ty-fve days, and in the course of 60
days many boys stay has been pre-
longed several months.
The first thing c. S. Bird did afte
buying that eighty acres north of HI
house was to break up several acre
and plant forest trees. lie plante
eight or ten bushels of black walnut
and some burr oak acOrns and wi
give enough of his attention TO insur
a fine growth there in few years. o
the west side of his home he has
grove of several years standing. mos
~ of naples and walnuts that are get
ting Of good size, and he will have tn
best timOere farm IN the country on
OF these fine DAYS. Just think what
country this Yonld be if every ma
living on prairie farm had when h
moved onto il. done as Mr.. Bird di,