People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-28

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John Bacon, about so years old, 3
hostler for the Sunny Side Sanitarium
at Benton Harbor, committed suicide
in his room Sunday night by taking
morphine.
George H. Wheeler, farmer living
on Green's Bayou, was driving home
Saturday, when his team raj away.
Wheeler was thrown against a tree
and instantly killed.
David NJ. Welty, one of the most
prominent men of Nebraska, was
shot and killed while hunting near
Fremont Monday by the accidental
dischare of a gun.
James Jlutz, living near Roclport,
Mo-, WI lie handling "a loaded rifle
Saturday, accidently discharged the
gun, insanity killing his 1G-year-old
daught The bullet penetrated her
heart.
Ambrose Johnson,a wealthy farm r,
committed suicide last week by hang.
ing himself in the barn with his sus-
penders. He had been in poor health
for few weeks and became mentally
unbalanced.
Mrs. Smoker, of Sheffield, Ala,
was Sstruck by lightning Monday
while in the bath room of her home
bathing her child, and rendered I'M
conscious for an hour The child was
not injured.
The "Gaulois" says that the Compile
de Jacksonville has in his possession
and will shortly publish the political
testament of the Comte de Paris, head
of the royal house of France, who
died few days ago.
Frank Talbot, a young man of Astor-
ia, H., committed suicide Sunday
night by taking carbolic acid. The
act was committed at a farm house
where he was employed. Financial
embarrassment was the cause.
John Cannon, popular young son
of Bishop Carl j. Cannon, shot him
self through the heart Saturday. His
parents were opposed to a marriage
ne desired to contract and he conclud-
ed life was no longer worth living.
Mrs. Louisa Locke, aged Il years,
died Monday morning. IN her death
Union county, To-, loses her first white
settler. Mrs. Locke came to Union
county in 1850 with her husband. She
gave birth to the first white child in
the comfy, except Mormon
5Tom Parker, engineer on the Knox.
vile, Cumberland Gap and Louisville
railroad, was thrown from his engine
at Lonesome Valley trestle near Mid
dlesborro, KY. He fell a distance Of
$50 feet and was terribly mangled.
Adam Lava prosperous farmer near
Milan, Mo-, attempted suicide Sunday
night by slashing his face with a razor
and trying to beat out his brains with
a sledgehammer. He gave as his reas.
on that he was afraid that he was 90.
ing to starye to death. He is worth
$4,000.
Michael See, one OF the largest land
owners in the neighborhood of New
Florence, Mo-, tell dead Monday morn
ing OF apOplexy. He vas 60 years cd
and had a large family of children.
His home farm consisted of $500 acres
of fine prairie land, well stocked with
high bred cattle and horses.
The dead body of William Fritz, q
well-known citizen of San Antonio
was found in the San Antonio river
just below the city, Saturday after
noon. Mr.. Fritz went fishing in the
morning and it is supposed he acct
IDENTIFY fell into the river. He is Sc
years of age and leaves wife and sew
eral children.
Dave E. Cosby, colored, who assault
ed the 1l-year-old daughter of Martir
Butler Saturday night, near Thomas
vile, Ca, and then cut her throat,
was carried to Faldosta for safe keep
ing. The girl identified her assailant
Early Wednesday morning a mol
took him from jail and hung him
The negro made full confession. TIT
girl died.
Planters End that the negroes have
made combine to raise cotton pick
ing from SOC to Coo hundred pounds
The planters say that cotton at G.
will not admit of raise on picking
and they have sent to the southern
counties for Mexicans to take thei
places. The move of the planters ha.
excited the negroes and they are hold
ing meetings.
The First National bank of Nevada
Mo-, is in receipt of a letter from tn,
Continental bank of st. Louis, in re
gard to the forged school bonds o
Vernon county which have turned III
lately in st. Louis. The writer say
that the man who holds the bonds Of
School District No. II, Vernon county
| procured it from Robert hurry. Sew
l eral other Vernon county school bond
: have recently turned up in st. Louis
l The Milt Harry Line Steamer, Blu
, Wing, Capt. Chris G. Young, on he
: way from Cairo to Memphis, sunk las
c Saturday at noon at Craighead Point
r fifty miles above Memphis, in fiftee
feet of water and will prove a tota
S loss. She had on board at the tim
/ l02 bales of cotton. She was value
t at $4,000 and insured for $4,000, TIL
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