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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
HARVEY COMGRDHLE.
Hukle.

On careful examination your scribe
finds that the fruit is generally killed
except late varieties of apples which
so far are but slightly injured.
Mrs. Robert G. Noel and her sou
Paul have been quite seriously sick
for ten Gays but are now improving.
Little Mag gle infant of Mr.. George
Lanterbach and wife died On the Both
and was laid to rest in the private
burying ground at the Noel grave
yard on the 3lSt. Prof. J. w. Campf
spoke words of consolation to the
stricken family and sympathizing
frien DIS who attended the funeral.
Wheat is more seriously injured than
many believe Some of the fields here
are being pIowed up and planted in
other crops while many other fields
are little more than a half stand.
BY the grace of Grover the first, we
understand that j. o. Kincaide of
Clearwater a "MOsSback democrat is
soon to receive the poStmaStership Of
Clearwater.
On Sunday April 1st, the members
and friends of the Christian church at
Peck, organized a Sunday school. All
are cordially invited to attend.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
Portland.

The weather last week was some
what cold for this time Of the year.
But at this writing seems as though
summer has set in.
The early sown oates was nipped
down by the frost and cold weather,
but few days Of nice weather will
bring them out all right.
S. A. Vinegar made business trip
to Penca last week.
Mrs. S. F. Horne of Guthrie, o. T.
came up Sunday to spend a few weeks
with her parents.
Jas. Jensen has taken charge Of the
lumber yard at this place and Jas
BelfOrd will put in a yard at Rock
Falls.
Miss Nellie Culver closed her tern
of school at this place Wednesday.
Miss Lucy FraZee is teaching a
subscription school in the strip. She
has fifteen scholars.
Our new preacher, Rev. Holmes viii
preach at this place Sunday. Rev
G. E. Mann goes to Norwich.
Evert Krout has been quite sick the
past week but at this writing is better
Joe Horn and wife were up from
their claim last week visiting hi
mother.
Adam Wolf bought Will ROSen
Grams claim consideration S200.50.I
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
Is 1t Just?

From last weeks issue Of the Wei
lington papers, l notice that the
county commissioners have effected a
settlement with the Santa Fe rail-
road company through one of its rep
resentatiyes, whereby the railroad
company agrees to pay the full
amount of tax as levied with full
penalty all cities, towns and school
districts through which these roads
pass and the full tax with One-half
the penalty added on the county tax
From the figures given in these re-
ports we find that the One-half pen
atty on county tax surrendered to the
railroad company amounts to s96O.lo.
Had our commissioners taken this
amount alike from cities, school dis
tricts and county there could be no
claim of injustice. But they did not
do it, and why? Let US look little
further into this matter and see who
are benefited by this ruling and who
are not.
On the main line Of the Santa Fe |
find the following cities and towns:
Mulvane, Belle PLANE, Wellington,
Perth, COrbin and Caldwell. On the
Southern Kansas are Oxford, Wei
lingtOn, Mayfeld, Milan and Argo-
mia and on the Frisco are Geuda
Springs, Ashton, Portland, South
Haven, Hunnewell and Caldwell.
From this it appears that all the cities
in the county save Conway Springs,
were taken care of and it, with
the farmers, was left to bear the
blunt. The amount, It's true, is
small, but the principle is great. If
this is not the reason for this action,
then we ask for more light.
The Standard says that by this set
Element the county commissioners
have saved 10000 to the taxpayers Of
Sumner county. Will it make the
same claim with regard to the pen
atty received from the annual sale of
real estate for taxes next fall? and
will other taxpayers receive the same
rebate that the railroad company
does?
The Monitor claims that the assess
ment Of the Santa Fe property was
Outrageously high and that they had
good cause far refusing to pay their
taxes. Grant this, and is it not a
little strange that they came to set
Element by which they pay nearly the
full amount due by law? They were
certainly fully prepared for a contest,
as they have their attorneys in nearly
every city their road passes through,
from their S25, 900 per year Attorney
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
First publication, Voice, March 1871
ADMINIsTRATRIX'S NOTICE.

STATE OF KANSAS, L.,
COUNTY OF SUMNER. 90
In the Probate Court in and for said county.
In the matter Of the estate Of Thomas Bates
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters OF Ad-
ministration have been granted TO the I'M
dersigned on the estate of Thos. Bates late
Of said county, deceased, by the Honorable.
the Probate Court Of the County and State
aforesaid, dated the 10Th day Of March A. ID.
lSg4; now all persons having claims against
the said estate are hereby notified that they
must present the same to the undersigned
for allowance within one year from the date
OF said Letters. or they may be precluded
from any benefit OF such estate; and that
II such claims be not exhibited within three
years after the date Of said Letters they
shall be forever barred.
ELLEN BATES,
Administrators Of the estate Of Thomas
Bates, deceased.
30t3
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
Ii May Do as Much fOrYOu.

Mr.. Fred Miller, Of Irving, III,
writes that he had a severe
kidney trouble for many years,
with severe pains in his back
and also that his bladder was affect
ed. He tried many so-called Kidney
cures, but without auy good result.
About year ago he began the use of
Electric Bitters and found relief at
once. Electric Bltters is especially
adapted to cure of all Kidney and
Liver troubles and often gives almost
instant relief. One trial will prove
our statement. Price only SOC. for
large bottle. At F. B. Snyder's Drug
Store.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
First Publication IN VOIrE March %. 1894.
SNERIEE'S SALE

First Publication IN VOIcE March %, 1894.
SHERlFFS SALE.
BY virtue OF an execution issued out Of the
district court Of Sumner county. Kansas.
wherein \. Graf was plaintiff and w. II.
CranIner and II. NJ. Cranmer were defend
ants. will on the BIRD day OF April 1894. be-
tween the hours Of two and three o'clock D.
M. at the front door OF the court house in
the city Of Wellington. county OF Sumner
and state OF Kansas. offer for sa lie at public
auction and sell tOthe highest bidder, for
cash in hand. all the following described
real property, situated in the county Of Snm-
ner and state Of Kansas, tO-wit:
Beginning GO feet east Of the southeast cor
ner OF lot 9 In block l in the town OF North
field running thence east 325h feet TO the
west line Of sth street in the town OF Conway
Springs; thence north $50 feet; thence west
S251t feet To the east line Of Cranmer street
In the town OF NOrthheld, thence south TO
place OF beginning. Being a part OF the
southeast quarter Of section %, township 30
south, range three west.
said property will be sold with appTaise-
ment TO satisfy said execution.
SIS. W0ODCOCK,
53l Sheriff Sumner county. Kansas
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
Geo. R. Peck, down.


In the year 1891 the railroad assess
ment in Kansas was greatly reduced,
! Il have not the figures at hand; no
kick from the Monitor then. The
state board IF assessors were all Re-
publicans then, except the attorney
general, and he was a POpulist, and
all voted for the reduction. At the
Populist state convention held the
next year, Attorney General Ives
was not mentioned for a re-nOmina-
tion for the reason that he had voted
for the reduction of the railroad as
SesSment in this state. The Republi-
can state convention followed and
their state auditor and treasurer had
served but one term and by long es-
tablished custom were entitled to a
denomination. They had voted with
Ives for a reduction in the railroad
assessment and public sentiment ran
so high against this reduction that
new men were nominated and they
had to stand back. At the following
election the POpulistS were success
full and they raised the railroad as
seSsment to where it had been before
the reduction, perhaps little higher.
Now why this continual kick from
the Monitor against the good old Re-
publican rates Of assessment on the
railroad property being restored? Is
it for justice, or is it for party or pat
rOnage Orwell I'll leave it for the
reader to judge.
The time has certainly come when
the farmers and taxpayers of this
county must ask, without regard to
politics, that their public affairs be
conducted on the lines Of justice and
economy. TAXPAYER.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION.
A. Graf, plaintiff,

Isaac Martin. def't
Before J. A. COrbett, Justice Of the Peace
in and for the city of Wellington, Sumner
county. Kansas
The State Of Kansas to the above named
defendant. Isaac Martin, greeting:
You will take notice that you have been
sued by the above named plaintiff in the
above named court and that you must an
swer the bill of particulars filed in said ac--
ton by said plaintiff against yon In said
conrt by the 10th day of May, 90 O'clock 1884,
or said bill will be taken as true and judgment
will be rendered against you and In favor OF
said plaintiff in said action for the sum OF
ninety @0 and sixty 60 hundredths dollars
with interest thereon at the rate OF 10 per
cent per annum from the 18th day OF March,
1894, and will procure an order OF sale TO be
made by said Justice Of the peace for the sale
OF the following described personal property
to pay said judgment and the cost OF this ac-
tion, t8-wit: The undivided two-thirds CD
of one hundredand fifty Cl50i acres OF growing
wheat. located on the northwest quarter "a
S, ction 36 In township 81, range3w In ~
nercounty, Kansas.
ATTEST: ]. A. CoRBErr, Justice OF tn,
Peace.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06

Capt. E. Hayes will take charge Of
the local weather, and make daily
observations. reporting monthly to
the Washington observatory and to
observer at Topeka. This will not
modify the weather but it will fur
nish interesting data for the oldest
inhabitant in future years.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06

The VOICE will club with the Non
conJormiSt at 81, Is and in addition to
the two papers for this amount will
send axtra the following books, "The
Political Earthquake" (price 25c.);
Metallic money and hard times"lprice
25c, Points for Thinkers, (price 10c.)
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
NEW MILLINERY.

Thousands Of Hats, starting
at lee. 25c, 46c, Gee. Csc, 74c,
93c. You won't believe 1t IN
less you see them-then you will
marvel that Ii can be SO, but
seeing is believing,
Jacob Engle.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06

COXey's crusade will probably be a
failure, but his object is all right, and
this may advertise the plan enough to
start people thinking. Then, if they
will vote right, they may accomplish
something.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06

The briefest analysis of spring poet
ry up to date is sympathy, love, my
childhoOd's home and the prospects of
a bright immortality" With this
water proof painting material the
spring thaw grows greener every year.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
Beggs' Little Giant Pills

are the most complete pill on the mar
ket, besides being the cheapest, as one
pill is a dose, and forty doses in each
bottle. Every pill guaranteed TO give
satisfaction by E. HAYES.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
Have You tried Beggs' German
SaIve

For Piles? If not. why not? Can you
afford to suffer Longer for the sake OF
25c. This is the price Of the greatest
salve on the market. Sold and war
ranted by-EHAYEs Wellington Kans.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
The Growing BE auty of

Is a luxuriant growth Of hair. Beggs'
Hair Remover is guaranteed to give
salts faction, as it is purely vegetable
preparation, and acts directly on the
roots of the hair. Sold and warranted
by-E. HAYES Wellington Kan,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06

We have made extensive preparation this supply the citizens
Sumner county with their wearing apparel hard prices We realize that
matters tight and that cannot afford any fancy
profits and for that have marked goods accordingly wish
Visit
suits from $500 o5O suit less than they have been known to be
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-06
disqualification In VOICE March %, 1sO41
No. 7573
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Kate N. Chaplin, plaintiff. VS.. NJ. P. Dedric
and Hannah j. Dedrick defnndnntr,

anu hahndn J' derrick, DEFENDANTS.
BY virtue OF an order Of sale, issued to me
out OF said District Court, in the above en-
titled action, will on Monday, the 23rd day
OF April, A. d. 1894, between two and three
O'Clock p. M. OF said day. at the front door OF
the Court House in the City Of Wellington, in
the County Of Sumner and State Of Kansas,
Oner at public sale and sell TO the highest
bidder Tor cash in hand all the following de-
scribed real estate, tO-wit:
The east half % Of southwest quarter G4)of
section 90 township thirty-One Oh south OF
range one Cd east, containing eighty acres
more or less, according TO the Government
survey thereof, lying and situate in the
county OF Sumner and State Of Kansas.
The above described real estate Is taken as
the property Of said defendants and is direc-
ted by said order Of sale 10 be sold. and will
der Of sale
witness my hand this slst day Of March. A.
d.. 1874. ;. ;. WODDCOCK.
READY X READY. Shit Sumner Co.
Attorneys for Pl'tG.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-03

roads now they are bowling equal
ly as loud lest the board of assess
ors reduce the assessment.
Auditor Van Prather says in his
letter to the county clerks
"The law says property must be
assessed at its actual cash value,
but no penalty is attached, hence it
is never done; and if it was, we
would have large sum of money
piled up in the treasury not need
ed"
The Journal cannot conceive of
how there is likely to be too much
money drawn from the people and
piled up in the treasury. 1t forgets
that this administration is saving to
the tax payers over million and a
half of dollars, and if it should de-
eide to cut freight rates and reduce
the assessments an equal amount,
the people would get the benefit and
the money left in their hands We
do not say that it is the intention of
the board to reduce the assessments,
but we do know that our present
state administration is honestly en-
deavoring to do right by all classes
and reduce the excessive taxes
which it has been necessary in the
past to levy to run "stand-up-re-
deeming party in Kansas.
j. M. P.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-03
500 REWARD, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that Sc
ence has been able to cure in all it's
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical traterni-
ty. Catarrh, being constitutional
disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh cure is
taken internally acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. j. CHENEY & co.,
Toledo, o. @Sold by Druggists,
75c.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-03
What You Don't Know About
CalifO rnia
About

Is told in "a beautifully illustrated
and entertaining book entitled ITO
California and Back" Ask e. L.
Nicholson, G.. P. A Topeka, Kas.,
tor a copy. 1t is free.
The San Francisco Midwinter
Exposition will attract tourists to
the Pacific coast this winter. Write
to above address for pamphlet de-
scribing the Worlds Fair, Jr. The
unexcelled climate, cheap lands and
sunshiny skies of all California are
attractive every day in the year.
Low rates via the Santa Fe route.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-03
fGrown in Texas, It's Good.

The Texas coast country vies
with California in raising pears,
grapes and strawberries. The 1898
record of I'll. M. Stringfellow, Hitch
cock, Tex who raised nearly 5000
worth of pears from l3 acres, can
be duplicated by you. G. T. Mich
olson, G.. P. A., Topeka, Has, will
be glad to furnish without charge
an illustrated pamphlet telling about
Texas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-03

form. 1t has not been a week since
these corporate tools were screaming
ing like idiots because the board of
raiload commissioners were contem-
plating a reduction of freight rates,
asserting that it would bankrupt the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-03
.Ir Christ Came to Chicago"

This wonderful book, by Editor
Stead, which is creating such con-
sternation among the "upper ten
of Chicago, can be obtained through
this paper. Price, so cents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-03

you like your party of "honesty
and patriotism" !? The same unlaw-
full charges are to be found against
churches, cemeteries and charitable
| institutions, and the discrimination
between the rich and the poor church
organizations is as bold as that
which characterizes the above COM
parison. In closing, Mr.. Zercher
says:
"Think of the spectacle here pre-
scented the next to the highest
position of honor and trust under
our state government debased to
selfish ends for at least the last
10 years Actually cheating and
swindling churches and charitable
institutions tor pelt Would not a
a church collection basket or poor
box be in danger from such men ?
Ought not the blush of shame to
come to the cheek of every good
citizen of Kansas on account of
such perfdity and impositions
"Not content with robbng
churches and charitable institutions,
they exact a tribute on places to
bury our dead
"There is no way of estimating
the total amount of unlawful fees
charged on the chartered institu-
tons of Kansas, which number
something over 10000, but they
amount to many thousands OF dol
lars"
The reader will not fail to remem-
Der that the fee charged by Repub-
lican officers went down into the
pocket of the secretary OF state,
while under Populist rule these
same fees go into the state treasury.
The state board of railroad assess
ors having met and adjourned un'
til May 22ud for the purpose OF
of ascertaining some facts regard
ing the value of property, and to
give the companies more time in
which to file their reports, the
State Journal of this city, like all
other Republican tools, can see
nothing in it except politics, and
jumps at the superstition that it is
for the purpose of reducing the as
sessments from last year. We can
assure the overly-zealous Journal
that it need not lose any sleep over
the matter, as our present state
officers have shown themselves equal
to the task they were elected to per-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-03

Here we have them on record as
having charged G. A. R. posts ST.
apiece for charters-a dollar more
than legal fees-ard renting the
legal fee to the sporting and politi-
cal clubs Old soldiers, how do
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-03
TOPEKA LETTER.

Topeka, KAs., April, 80, 1894.
Daniel G. Zercher, assistant sec
rotary of state, has issued his fourth
letter to the public showing another
great steal upon the part of the old
Republican state officials. This last
expose consists of overcharges in
the secretary's Office in issuing
charters. In his Introductory, pre-
ceeding two.column article OF
itemized overcharges, Mr.. Zercher
says:
"The well-known practices OF
Kansas Republican state officials
continue to come to light. They
usually cover up their tracks deep,
but at times they apparently acted
as though the Republican party had
a perpetual lease on Kansas. In my
three former letters, | showed from
the records the items where the PeO-
ple's patty had saved to the people
of Kansas $l,4l2,636.23 over the
former Republican state admins
tration, and challenged any person
to disprove my statements Former
Republican state officials admit by
their silence that what | said was
true. They know better than to
attack the records.
In this letter will appear more
records copied from the files OF the
secretary of states office. Any
person is invited and requested to
call at said Office and satisfy him
self relative to the facts hereinafter
given. By reference to the stat
utes, the reader will observe that the
law has remained the same since
1868 in relation to the fees of the
secretary of states Office, which, for
a certified copy of any law, resolu-
ton, bond, record, document or pa
ger deposited or kept in said office,
is ten cents per folio of one hun
dred words, and for certificate and
seal fifty cents. An ordinary Char
ter contains about five hundred
words, which, for making a copy, is
fifty cents, making a total cost OF
500 There is no fee allowed by
the statute for filing or recording"
The Republican party has always
professed great love and charity for
the old soldier, aud we append here
two extracts from Mr.. Zercher's
letter which very forcibly show
their hypocracy:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-03
G. A. X. POSTS.

POSTS CHARGED
Hurburt Post No 49, Co., May Is, 1887 $OO SZOo
Burr Oak Post, Jewell Co, April II, 1887, loo zoV
Cicevie Post No. LAG, Jackson Co., Jan 49, "a, LOO 2"o
Topeka Club, Topeka, Jan 90 1888, l.oo comp
Shawnee Co Republican League, Topeka, March
10, 1885, loo comp
Henry Clay Club Wichita, Feb 6, 1888, loo comp
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-03

CTUCk WELLS BAD boz. rwonty-ttree size
y splitting dialogues. Laugh and grow TAI
Money land and trans portation In broken doses
Warranted 20 make more PQpulists TO the squaT.
inch than anything in print Points for ThinEeit
knocks the q. g. L. sIll, Government Ownership
of Railroads paraiyzes lem. 10 cents each; the
p"uad pnstpatd IOr 70 cents from this ONCE.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-03

KANSAS LEADS THE PROCESSION.
THE ADVOCATES educational influence
L has been felt In every county In Kansas
and in every state In the Union. 1t Is recog
nized as a LEADER in this great Political Revo
luton. The people want good literature, ano
we want them to have ii. We also want few
dollars with which to do business. You pa
the DOLLAR, we do the rest.
ADVOCATE PUB. CO., Topeka, Re
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-12-27
LORAIN.

Mr.. VIM. Stokes lost valuable
COW last week.
Mr.. VIM. L. Firth returned to-
his home at Doom, Iowa, the first
of the week.
Miss Bertha Paine is home from
Mankato for the holidays.
Mr.. e. Plumb went to Illinois
last week to spend the winter.
Suppose he will bring back q wife
with him in the spring.
j. r. Selby and wife have re-
turned home again from Blue
Earth county.
Whatever may be the cause of
blanching, the hair may be restored -
it's original color by the use OF that
potent remedy Halls Vegetable Sist-
liam Hair Remover. ia