People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-24
KANSAS STATE MATTERS.
i:RAT THE JAYHAWKeRS ARE
DOING TO-DAY.
Condensed News from All Parts of
the Great sunfiower State-A GEN.
raj Summary of Kansas New.

New corn is being marketed in Ced-
lrvale.
Council Grove is counting on having
fine new NJ. X. & 7. depot soon.
-Four hundred A. r. L. men at Ar
genuine think they are still striking.
The Arkansas City police force has
been cut down in the interest of econ
omy.
The Tenth district convention of
Y. ?. S. c. E. will be held at Marion.
August $3.50.
The old Soldiers of Butler county
formed a reunion association last Sat
drday at ElDorado.
There are Col Catholics in Argentine,
more than there are belonging to any
other denomination.
Sam Small lectured at Parsons
thursday night on the subject, From
Bar-room to Pulpit"
Bill Hackney is on his way back
from Europe. He is expected in Win
ield about September l.
The Kansas Free Thought Union
will hold its fourth annual convention
At Lawrence, September 6.
1t is currently reported that the
torepaugh's circus that is doing south
eastern towns is rank fake.
Kansas City, Kansas, killed 10000
more hogs in July 1894, than in the
corresponding month last year.
The Hutchinson News thinks there
S natural gas in Reno county and
wants company organized TO pros
Oect for it.
A lecture on the Passions Play" il.
.ustrated with seventy views furnish
ed the principal excitement IN Abilene
Sunday night.
Sumner county newspaper proprie-
tors have entered into an agreement
to publish no legal notices 10. less
than legal rates.
Columbia has a steam cider mill,
which does custom work for the ap-
pie raisers. 1t converts apples into
cider for two cents a gallon.
Joseph Lewis, a Harper county
farmer, will have 5000 bushels Q: ap-
pies this fall in spite of the fact that
40 considerable rain has fallen since
May 9.
A carload of corn was shipped to
Marvin,on the Central Branch Tuesday
night. This is the first time corn has
been shipped west for several years
Atchison Globe.
A tveyear-old girl Of Kansas City,
ksn., has sued the Armour Packing
company 100000 damages for injuries
received from hot steam escaping from
a waste pipe.
Receiver c. H. Tucker drew the
checks in the $4,000 Crew case, which
has been in the Douglas county courts
Tor several years, Wednesday. The
receiver was able to pay only l9.e per
cent on the claims.
A bevy of Arkansas City girls have a
L. I. e. e.. w. Y. e. club. 1t is an
bounced that the young man who can
guess what those letters stand for can
lave his pick Of the fair maidens for
us only own.
The Union Blade, an old soldiers
PAPER, started by Captain Nicholetts
n Usage, Labette county, several
months ago, has suspended publica-
ion and the captain will seek a more
desirable location.
There is an orphans nome near
diilsborO, Marion county, in which
tOrty-nine homeless children are be-
ng cared for The home is being sus.
aimed by the colony of Russian Men
lOnites in that vicinity. Hsss
A drummer for a st. Louis silk COM
oany lost somewhere between Empor-
ia and Florence a diamond stud so
1aiuable that he offers $50 reward for
is return. That's what comes of put
ling ones eggs all in one basket.
Mayor Cox of Wichita, has issued a
:all for special election to vote on a
proposition to bond the city to raise
funds for prospecting for coal, oil or
gas. 1t is proposed to issue $4,000
worth of bonds bearing per cent.
Elder Newly of Garden City, has
Just finished five weeks revival al
5imarron, Gray county. He made
ieventy-eight converts. Mr. Newly
las been evangelizing only sixteen
months and has made 400 converts.
Miss Bessie Turner, of Ell Dorado
las accepted an invitation 10 become
| member of lady quartet at Denver
Jol., to sing at political meetings dur
ng the campaign in Colorado. She
leaves in few days. Miss Bessie i.
one of the finest alto singers in tn,
state.
Cbautauqua county comes TO the
'front.' with two young men who GU
.25 shocks of corn. fourteen hill,
square in day. Men that can pc,
:orm such feats seldom show up til
he corn is all cut. In October Their,
will be several in every township il
he state.