People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-10
Oxford.
OXFORD, KANs., July 81.
Weather dry and hot.

OXFORD, KANs., July 81.
Weather dry and hot.
Wheat low in price, SOC. Gold
prices.
Horses, no sales. Good horses. S25
to $50.
The tent meetings at the school
house, under the auspices OF Rev.
Hodge, assisted by four or five other
ministers, are still in progress and
doing much good. Great interest is
being taken. They will continue one
week longer and probably for a greater
period.
Uncle Joe Vanscoyc and his wife,
who have reached the ripe age Of
seventy-seven years, are both very
sick at this writing. Uncle Joe is a
man Of great energy and has the re-
Spect and esteem OF all. He is a good
carpenter as well as gardener. A
short ago time he saw he was failing
rapidly and he conceived the idea Of
preparing for his own, as well as his
wife'S burial. So he made their cOf-
fms. The workmanship is as good as
any undertaken could do. He said the
coffin trust should not fleece his
friends after he was dead out Of the
amount accumulated by him. Uncle
Joe also made the coffin for Edward
Sleigh, ST., who is also very sick. He
has a host Of friends. All hope to see
the above well again and hope it may
be long time before their collins
will be used.
Mrs. Gus Taten is very low with
typhoid fever.
W. HOrney Wright, who has Just
returned from Texas, is very low
with that dread disease, consump
ton.
The ticket nominated last Satur
day is acceptable, popular and meets
with the approval Of all.
The Peoples party is the friend Of
the down trOdden and oppressed anG
desires by just laws to ameliOrate the
the condition Ofal
The supplement in last week,
VOICE is in great demand. Every
POpuliSt should have copy and see
that his Republican and Democratic
neighbOr reads it. 1t is an educator
and vote maker.
The Capital at Topeka said on yes
terday with great regret that the
Hon. Mr.. Kelly, Of Mcpherson coun
ty, would support the POpu
list ticket in this race. Mr.. Kelly
has been one Of the ablest and mOst
trusted cOunselOrs Of the Republican
party up to this time. This is a Sc
we're blow to the 60. p. Every true
friend OF silver and the common PEG
pie will do as Kelly, Hackney
Whaley and many Others have done
in the past two or three weeks, come
out and declare themselves with the
party that is in favor of the SilveI
dollar OF our fathers, l6 to l, without
an if.
Miss Lota, the accomplished daugh
ter of Mrs. HOSick, is here on visit
from Canada. She will return in 4;
few days TO take charge OF her SChOO
near Toronto, Canada. Her many
friends hope that in the near future
she will again make Oxford be-
home.
All that was mortal Of Fathe,
Sleigh was laid to rest in the Oxford
cemetery last Friday, he having
reached the age of rs. Impressive
funeral services were conducted b,
Rev. Hodge. Father Sleigh was
Christian and will be missed by hi!
church, from whose services he was
never absent unless sick. Never die
Oxford see as large a crowd at a fun
eral, as was present to pay the las
respects to Mr.. Sleigh, who was on,
OF Sumner cOunty'S earliest settlers.
W. Horney Wright died on Satur
day morning Of consumption. Flu
neral services were held at the Pres
byterian church by Rev. Sims Sunda,
morning, where a large congregation
assembled. His remains were takeI
to Wellington for burial.
At six o'clock Sunday morning tn,
solemn tones of the tolling churcl
bell were heard. Each toll wa
counted until the number reached 70
The question was asked for whom til,
bell was tOlled. Imagine the surpris,
when it was said that another one O
our leading citizens had passed owe
to the beautiful beyond in the per
son Of James Brewster. He had beer
sick for some time past with hear
trouble, but all thought he was con
valescing. He was cheerful and haC
kind word for all. Every one wa
Mr.. Brewster's friend. Many sym
pathetic tear was shed over the grav,
of this generous and noble hearted
man. He was buried by that grant
old order, the MasOns. Messrs. Buch
anan, brothers OF Mrs. Brewster from
Kansas City, James Brewster, nephew
Og the deceased, from Iowa ant
other relatives from a distance wer,
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