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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-10-20

quite sick suddenly Sunday evening,
but is better at this writing.
H. ]. Dayton has gone to Enid to
file, after having put in a patch Of
wheat on his claim last week.
Vane Tebow,. of Sheridan, Mo-, has
been helping his father run his
thresher since the strip opening.
The Rev. Beltz is on the market
buying wheat. Now, II you want a
straight deal, farmers, bring on your
grain.
j. G. Alspaugh is quite sick. He
has claim in the strip, but, at pres
ent, is stopping with his cousin, Geo.
Want.
Miss Emula Gum, of 0karche, O.
r., was visiting friends here last Sat
urday. She then went to Topeka
Sunday.
Pros. S. A. Wilson has moved to
town. He is fine yiolinist and any
one desiring to take lessons should
write him.
]. n. Akers has finished invoicing
his stock Of goods and has taken in
Mr.. Mud as partner. 1t will now
be Akers Of Mud.
Our old stock buyer, Mich Horton
shipped some cattle from here last
week although he now lives in Cald-
well he can't keep away from COrbln.
The band is progressing nicely un-
der the instruction Of S. A. Wilson.
He will put any band to the front
that will follow his instruction.
Martin Heckerman was out on the
streets. last Saturday for the first
time sice his sickness. Mart looks
quite slim after his tussle with ty-
phOid fever.
F. P. McGuinn says he has part
ner on his claim, but says he has a
life partner Of the same sex at home
and thinks one is sufficient. The
question is which one.
The Knights of Columbia had an
interesting meeting Thursday night
1t is an order that every one should
belong to having any one depending
upon him for support. Meets every
Thursday night.
DR.. n. Stiles and wife was in at
tendance at the Grand Lodge of The
l. o. o. F. and Rebeckahs last week
as representatives Of Cerbin lodge
Ne. 233 and Myriam Rebeckah Deg
Lodge
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-10-20
WELLINGTON, KANSAS, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1893.

The Y. P. S. c. E. meets every Sun
day evening at six o'clock. Subject
for next Sunday, Christian Courtesy
found in Rom. y: lO-l6, Phil. 2: 2-5.
Leader, VIM. Somers. All young peo-
pie earnestly invited. frankie Mil
Ter, President.
Argonia can boast of as good a
hotel as there is in Sumner county
The Palace Hotel. L. +. GoSs, the
proprietor, is an old hotel man and
knows just how to make his guests
comfortable both in mind and body.
His table is way up"
The familiar cry Of the street fakir
was heard upon our streets last Sat.
urday night, everybody running to
see what it meant, thinking it
was patent medicine man with a
show, when hehold, it was nothing
but Phil Zeigler exercising his lungs
The Peoples yarty nominated the
following township ticket:
Trustee-GeOrge Lynn.
Treas.-S. P. Wilson.
Clerk-T. d. Lowery.
Cons.,h,o S. L. Cant.
00n''"'i' VIM. Bowman.
Road overseers,
1st. Dist.-John Gile.
I'd " j. L. Pegram.
Sd " R. ]. Tracy.
4th " Hart Hall.
Republican nominees:
Trustee-JameS Rutherford.
Treas.-J. G. NewbOld.
Clerk-Charles Taylor.
Constable-Jacob Ducker.
Road OverSeer-H. H. Shull.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-10-20
n PREMIUM.

The VOICE is very anxious to reach
every home in this community at
once. AS an extra inducement we
have concluded to send, free of cost.
to every cash subscriber of the VOICE
for one year, the Farm Journal, of
Philadelphia, Pa, an excellent farm
er's magazine. Every farmer and
villager, their wives, boys and girls,
will be interested in this big.little,
cream-nOt-skim-milk paper. Its sub
scribers are scattered from Maine to
Washington and from Michigan to
Texas. It's breezy, crisp, boiled-dOwn
pages contain as much information in
the course Of the year as many high
priced weeklies; while its earnest,
manly tone and its bright, common
sense way Of treating farm matters,
leaves good and lasting taste in
ones mouth. The subscription price is
80 cents a year. We have made ar
rangements with the publisher by
which he will send it one full year
free, to all who pay up promptly fOr
our paper, or for 4Oc we will send the
VOICE till Jan. l, '94, and the Farm
Journal for one year. Sample copies
will be sent free by ADDRESSING pos.
tai request to FARM JOUR.
NAL, Philadelphia, Pa, or call at Oul
local sffice and get a CODY.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-10-20
Riverdale.

L. E. COrnwell is attending the
Worlds fair.
Mrs. Joe. Johnson returned from
the Strip last week.
VIM. Hoover and George Johnson
went to Arlington, Kansas, last Sum-
day.
Rev. Mr.. Millsap preached to a
well-nlled house at Seventy-Six last
Sunday.
Miss Douglass spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents, near Belle
Plaine.
Miss Ida Evans, Of Illinois, has
been visiting relatives in this neigh
borhOOd.
Rev. Botkin will deliver a lecture
at Seventy Six school house on the
37th in the evening.
Miss Olive Pitt, who has been stay
ing with her brother, returned home
to Mcpherson last week.
Mrs. Conner and daughters have re-
turned after a very pleasant visit
with relatives in Topeka.
Mrs. Morris and daughter, Miss
Agnes, of Belle Plaine, visited at Mr..
Barker's last Saturday.
Jno. Metcalf, after an extend
ed visit with friends In Topeka, is at
tending the Words Fair,
Owing to the stormy weather Mon
day night, the party In East River
dale was not altogether success.
II the correspondents are not too
numerous and spare just little more
room, will they please admit
GRETCHEN?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-10-20
Mayfleld.

c. NJ. Miller sold a whole beef out
to our citizens last Friday in less than
half day-Price 5 and 6 cents.
Frank Higgins is making the
grain market lively. Frank always
adds on to the price all the market
will afford. By the way, there are not
many stations in Sumner county that
ship more grain than Mayfeld.
George Hamill looks snug and coy
In his new store room and is doing a
splendid business. He has a splen-
did new stock. Georges friends are
so numerous, coupled with his hand.
some new quarters and new stock
makes his trade very gratifying.
George is a hustler" from away
back. 49,
1t is not often that we find in Kan
sas merchants who haze been contin-
uOusly In business in the same town
for thirteen years. Our town can
boast Of that sort Of a man, viz: A.
e. Alexander. This is compliment
both to Mr.. Alexander and to Our
town. Mr.. Alexander has the good
will Of every one and will doubtless
be here thirteen years hence. He is
fixture In Mayaeld. See his adver.
tisement elsewhere in the VOICE.
J. P. Threlfall is a favorite with
farmers in the general merchandise
line. His customers come from many
miles away. He is one Of those mer-
chants who, when he gains new Gus.
toner, retains him. His trade, there
fore, is permanent rather than tran.
Sient. Did yoI ever mediate that
one can always do better with a mer'
chant who does not cater to tran.
sient custom? He does not want tC
make an exorbitant profit on every
sale, because he wants you to come
and see him again. That explains
Threlfall's success.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-10-20
Corbin.

Still dry.
J. NJ. Lemons wife is quite sick.
]. NJ. Dennis is home from the
strip.
Farmers pretty well done sowing
wheat.
c. H. ShOupe failed to locate in
the strip.
Otto Allen made a visit to Peck
last week.
]. S. Barclay returned from his
claim Sunday.
r. c. Baily, our land lord, moved to
the strip Sunday.
The Western Hotel is about to
change prOprietors.
A. s. Ruthrauff has moved into the
property vacated by Mr.. Mud.
DR.. W. +. Willhoite has purchased
property in Round Pond, o. X.
Wm. Hicks, Drury, was visiting in
COrbin last Saturday and Sunday.
A. c. TebOw went to Missouri last
Saturday to look after some business.
Miss Efie Mcdaniel returned Fri
day night from visit to 0karcha. o.
s.
j. A. Belts is leading wheat buyers.
The Others take back seat when he
makes a bid.
]. NJ. Horton, of Caldwell, was dis
posing of a car load Of hay here last
Friday and Saturday.
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-10-20

MULvANE PRICE CURRENT.
Wheat-per bush. best 43
Oats-23 to "a
COrn-33 to "a
POtatOes-S0 to sl.00
PotatOes-Utahs sl.25
OniOns-per bush. 75cts. to $l.OO
Cabbage-per cwt. $3.50
Sweet pOtatoes-sl.0O
Eggs-per doz l2icts
Butter-chOice 25cts
" fresh, lacking flavor 1Scts
packing stock l5ctS
AppleS-Kansas, per bush. 100
" foreign per bush. sl.50
This report corrected weekly.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-10-20
NO. 8.

MeSdameS SJlliday and Sharpless
bought out Mrs. ]. c. Browns mil
linery stock and will continue at the
old stand.
]. c. Jay sold his old home prop
erty and took fine team as part pay
ment. He is prepared now to open
out his farm.
Peoples party township ticket has
been nominated as follows:
Trustee, J. w. LOckman.
Treasurer, c. w. Robinson.
Clerk, A. W. Brown.
Justice, lst precinct, A. A. Strange.
" md no nOmina-
tiOn.
Constable, lst precinct, H. S. Je.
rome.
Constable, 2nd precinct, Joe Ellis.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-10-20
nulvane.
Cranberries at Sherman's.

Cranberries at Sherman's.
Mrs. Jennie Begler was the guest of
Minnie Sherman last week.
Perfect jam at Sherman's for Pump
kins.
Jno. Reed spends a good deal of his
time hunting Tom HOStetter.
Colorado Potatoes cheap at Sher-
mans.
Mr.. Snider, clothing merchant, has
moved his stock of goods TO Augusta.
Go to Sherman's for genuine Buck
wheat Flour.
For the best and largest assortment
of Vegetables go to Sherman's.
Capt. Kuhn went to Belle Plaine
Monday to get educated, so he can
get case.
Always find at Sherman's the most
reliable and first-class. Groceries in
town.
Minnie Sherman has gone to We'll
lingtOn to embark in the dress max
ing business.
DR.. ]. L. Hays, of Wichita, made US
flying visit Saturday. He is recon-
mended as our Oculist.
FlrSt-class Groceries in exchange
for Butter and Eggs and all kinds Of
Produce at Shermans.
Quite a number of our citizens
went to Peck Sunday, to attend quar-
terly meeting Of the NJ. E. Church.
A social ball, given under the au-
pices of the Mulvane band, will take
place this Friday evening at the Mul-
ler building.
Thos. Jackson, spoken Of in our
last, was arrested on a state warrant
and brought back here on the charge
of agravation and assault. Case set
for to-day (Friday.)
Work has commenced on the build
ing owned by Chas. Hodson and ocu'
pied by Mr.. Walker as a grocery and
feed store. They will excavate and
lower the building three feet, to cor
respond to the Main street grade.
Following isthe Peoples ticket fol
Gore township:
\ Trustee-A. d. Russell. .s,,a
Clerk-William Bruce.
Treasurer---G Grant.
! The case Of Jackson vs.Lapin, as
sault and battery, has been continued
until Nov, l3.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
FRANK STEERS
HARVEY PATE

be right for him to commute the
sentence of the trial court to life inn
pr.sonment unless strong reasons were
aiduced, and no such reasons were APP
parent.
The wanton murder of Henry I, Hell
mick, wealthy farmer of Pilot Iswn-
ship, by Harvey Pate, Frank Stiers.
Charles Smoot, and Elias McJunkins,
upon the high road, while he was driv-
ing home from church with his wife on
the evening of Aug. 25, caused intense
excitement in an otherwise quiet
neighborhosd. The four highwaynen
stopped the farmer about o'clock m
the evening and demanded his money.
Helmick refused to surrender his cash,
The next instant Harvey Pate, the
leader of the quartet, shot the farmer.
Stiers almost at the same moment fired
his revolver and the farmer fell dead
upon the she ulder of his thoroughly,
frightened wife. Smcot and Nell nix
ms, whose attempt to hold Helmicls's
hosses hal failed, viewed the awful
work of their companions with ear
which later caused Smoot to MAKE q.
confession duplicating his companions.
The arrest and trial of the young des-
peradoes quickly followed. Pate and
Stier; We're sentenced TO death and tael
others sent to prison for life.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
a CABINET sHUFELE.
"A Probable Change in the prcsi-
dents Cabinet.


Washington special: There is an
other rumor in circulation here about
big ''shake-up' in President Clcye-
lands Cabinet. Investigation among
close friends of the President seem to
indicate that there is considerable
foundation for the story. but it will,
without doubt. be denied until the new
plan being evolved by the President is
cpnsummated. 1t is said that the Pres
iqent and his intimate political advis-
.iers are very much disturbed over the
feeling, of opposition that has -prul 9
Up among the farmers against Seer
tary Norton. While the President
would like to retain Secretary Morton
in his place, he feels satisfied. and has
been SO advised, that to do SO would
probably be detrimental to the Demo-
ca tic party i'll future campaigns. The
president has Il w arm personal feeling
for Morton, and for this reason does
not want to compel him to resign from
the Cabinet circle. He has discovered.
$50 the story goes. Il new plan by which
he can keep Morton in the Cabinet.
Attorney General Olncy. as is we'll
known, is in very poor health. He has
been advised by his physicians to spend
year OF more abroad, and will proba-
'bly do so. but before going he will be
compelled to resign. Cleveland's plan
in such an event is to transfer Bisscll
from the Postotfice Department and
put Morton in his place. and then Sc
cure some good. man satisfactory to the
agricultural element of the country
for the head OF the Agricultural De-
partmcnt. In connection with all this
there is also Il likelihood that Smith
will retire voluntarily within Il short
time, and if this proves to he the case.
the plan arranged may have to be
changed in some respects.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Stored Their Wl,eat.


Reading, Pa, special: Last year q
number of farmers east of here stored
their wheat away for higher prices.
Some had as high as 500 to / 200 bush
els. The prevailing price then was 63
to 81 cents bushel. The harvest of
1893 came along, and some also put
this crop away, because the price is
now only "a to 6S cents Some of the
dealers say that they do not care about
buying the wheat crop of 1892 any
longer, and that they will not pay more
than SO cents bushel,. Some farmers
intend feeding wheat to their stock
this winter, and a decreased acreage
of wheat, the prospects are, will be
planted next year.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
GnEsHAM's ASPIRATIONS.
Extension of Trade Relations and
Privileges With China.

Washington special: 1t is extremely
probable that before long the State
Department will enter upon negotia-
tions looking to the Strengthening out
of our relations with China. State
ments made not long since are con-
tirmed by people who have reason to
know whereof they speak. 1t is said
that Secretary Gresham aspires to
make the extension of our trade rela-
tions and privileges with China the
central feature of his administration.
1t is known that Secretary Gresham
has little faith III Our future trade re-
lations with the Spanish-American Re-
publics as an adequate field for the On
tension of our commerce.. He is said
to regard that field us not we'll worth
the expense and labor of cultivating it.
1t is definitely known that Yung Yu.
the recently arrived envoy of China.
contemplated the termination of our
present treaty with China by the pass
age of the Geary act when he came to
Washington. and that one of the pur-
poses of his mission is the negotiation
of Il new treaty.
L AC tuJusuLlClu vi Ullc Immigration
question by the amendment and extern
sion of the Geary act is said to be sat
isfactoly 70 the Chinese Government.
China is believed to be contemplating
a large extension of the privileges of
her market to foreigners and will be
anxious to avail herself of the advant-
ages of western ingenuity and the
advantages OF our civilization. 1t is
said that definite results may come of
the negotiations within comparative
ly short time Besides the trade re-
lations the negotiations are said to he
of so broad q character as to take in
all the causes of friction which from
time to time have developed between
this cOnntry and China
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
MUCH Cash NEEDED.
Needs of the Governments for a De.
ficiency Appropriations


Washington special: The sub-com-
mittee of the House Appropriations
Committee has been considering the
urgency deficiency bill, which, it is
expected, will be reported in few
days. The items included i'll the def
cheney bill, which failed to pas s ut the
special session, are not included in the
present bin, as the house takes it for
granted that Us the first bill is still in
conference it may Eerasscl. Commits
! sioncr OF Pensions Lochren hts app
pearcd before the COMMITTEES al urged
an appropriation of $500, 900 for special
agents ami examiners to investigate
the pension frauds. The public printer
has sent i'll a requisition for 100000
for Il deficiency of the Government
Printing Office.
The Treasury Department wants
s60O.N0 for Il deficiency in collecting
customs. 1t has been the rule of Con-
gi'ess to appropriate $5.5o0. 900 for, these
services. together with an indefinite
appropriation for fines. penalties. etc.,
which may accrue to the collectors:
This has amounted to- $l.500.00O o..
?-,oouuulJ. but Ill recent years III nus
been cut down to less than sl,00O,000.
While this indefinite appropriation
has been cut down it has beeli'neces-
sary for Congress appropriate 81. .O00.-
600 10 S6,OO0.000 for deficiencies. If the
present amount asked for is not appro-
priated the Treasury will be obliged to
curtail the customs Service, as the de-
partmentis not willing to create a de-
ticiency. ia.
Another item asked is $4,000 for
the transportation of silver coin.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office asked $sO.0O0 fos special
agents. This appropriation was ma
tcrially cut in the last Congress. The
land Office also asks s5O,OOO for con-
tingent expenses. The last Congress
appropriated $500, ,OOC for registers and
receivers and provided that enough
land offices should he consolidated to
make this amount sufficient, but the
offices have not been consolidated, and
if s50.0o0 is now appropriated it will
he tcnamont to changing the law so
us to increase the last appropriation TO
S51O,O0O.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22

the subject Of the fostering care Of this city
and of the people of Central South Dakota il
general, and have justly grown to be one Of the
chief M sources OF general prosperity, in which
all citizens are more or less interested; and
Whereas. Because OF said depredations the
Investment OF further capital in such interests
is regarded as attended with q hazard entirely
unknown to the business under ordinary eli.
cmmstances and the proper and natural deyel-
the material injury O. the city and surrounding
localities, until the time has come when such
therefore. be it
Resolved. That the Board of Trade of the
city OF Pierre hereby pledges its best efforts
toward stamping ont these unlawful practices
and bringing to Justice all persons who may be
detected In this nefarious business.
Resolved further. That all citizens Of Hughes,
stanley; and adjoining counties are hereby
earnestly urged to join In an endeavor to bring
to Justice all such offenders and to rescue the
said cattle interests from their present danger
GUS condition, to the end that confidence In the
heretofore unparalleled profits of the same
May be restored, and the prosperity of these
communities, growing out OF said Interests,
may be promoted.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
JERRY MURPHY is DEAD.
The Iowa Champion of the Hennc-
pin Canal Dies.

Washington, Dec. IL: EN-Congress-
man jeremiah H. Murphy, died at
his home on Capitol Hill in this city
shortly after midnight this morning.
1t is now about four months since the
Champion of the Hcnnepin canal was
coms,ellcd to take to his bed. The first
diagnosis of his case indicated that he
was suffering from hardening OF the
liver. The kidneys became affected
and dropsy finally developed. From
the outset it was feared that he could
not recover, but about month ago he
rallied enough to permit him to sit up
and later he was reported on the road
to convalescence, but the improve
ment was only temporary. and within
the past week several operations had
been performed upon him. He grew
weaker day by day and finally died
this morning.
The funeral will be held at his late
residence tomorrow morning. and at
II o'clock the remains will he taken to
Davenport via the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. where interment will take place
on Thursday.
All the-Iowa delegation will meet at
the residence of Mr.. Murphy to-mor-
row morning at 9:30 to attend the cere-
monies, but it will not be possible for
any of them to get away to accompany
the remains to Davenport. Mrs.
Murphy and her brother will probably
he about the only persons from Wash
ington to make the journey.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Rejected the Contract.

WORD was received at Chamberlain
from the Inlian Bureau in Washing
ten that the contract of Messrs. Free
land & Essley of Onawa, Iowa, for
building ten buildings at the new loca-
tion of Lower Brule Agency has been
rejected by the, Secretary of the In
terror. The contract, which amounted
to 500, COD, had been approved by the
Indian office and the contractors had
some OF the foundations for portion
OF the buildings already completed,
when information of the Secretary's
action caused them to cease operations.
The Government will now readvertise
for bids for constructing the buildings,
and the work, which the Indian office
was trying to push, will be delayed. It
is presumed that the time stated in
which the contractors would have the
work completed is the cause for reject
ing the contract. The contractors
agreed to have all the buildings COM
pleted early in June, while now with
the delay that must necessarily follow
the department will be lucky II the
work is finished by the last Of next
July. The new bids will be opened the
9th inst.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
BIG FIRE AT BUFFALO
AN OLD LANDMARK COMPLETE
" DESTROYED.
"A Number of Fircmcn Have Narrow
Escapes - Negroes Fenced in
North Dakota Is Bankrupt-Othcr
Items of Interest.
Buffalo Has a Big Blaze.

Buffalo, N. Y, special: The Arcade
Block. which for more than thirty
years has been u landmark in the heart
OF the city, was entirely destroyed by,
fire. The fire also swept away the
Yerxa Building adjoining, with the
greater Iart of the valuable contents
of both buildings. The total loss is
Estimated at $75O.OOO. An alarm
was sent out about about GAO, but
before the fire department responded
the flames were beyond control. In
the Arcade were the Robinson NIusce,
Shea's Music Hall and u large num-
ber of stores and Offices. ,,,..
The YerXa Building was occupied by
FaXon, Williams & Faxon. grocers.
The Arcade was four-story brick
building valued at s2OO,O0O: insurance,
about $4,000. The Yerxa Building
was worth 100000 and the insurance
was about $4,000. FaNon, Williams Il
Faxon's stock was valued at $2OO.O0O,
and was insured for $SO,00O. Robin
sons loss on the musce is about $780,
600; little insurance. Shea's Music
Hall will suffer loss of $4,000: light
insurance. L. G. Tankc, jcweler. loses
about 100000 insurance scarcely a
third. Otto Ulbricht lost about $5O,-
600. insurance $4,000. On both the
Main and Washington Streets side of
the building number of stores We're
completely wiped out. In less than
four hours the fire had spent it's fury.
So far as can be learned, no one was
seriously injured, although many fire.
men had narrow escapes. Intense ex-
mentprevailedduring the morning,
as several of those known to have been
in the building could not be found, but
they turned up later in the day. AL
though it is claimed the fire originated
from an explosion of gas, it is not
known just how the explosion occurred.