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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Belle Plaine.

Corn plOwing is the order Of the
day, when it is not too wet.
Mrs. Al Junkin is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. T. E. Surteys at COlwich,
Kans.
ThOS. Trickey and E. E. Emery
were down from Mulvane Monday
night.
The rainmakerS have drowned out
in Southern Kansas and are going to
Texas.
The wheat is growing nicely, but
with the exception of a very few
fields it is very thin.
Miss Florence Barton left Sunday
for Winfield, where she will attend
the summer term of school.
Rev. Miller was ordained regular
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
this place Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Phillips, formerly of the Graft
house here, has returned and will sell
self-binders during the season.
Quite a number of farmers in the
vicinity are planting cane for syrup
and we will have one or two sorghum
mills this fall.
Twelve members of the Masonic
order Of this city were in attendance
at the funeral of Th0S. A. Lankton
at Mulvare Sunday.
The ball game played Friday be-
tween the married men and the boys
resulted in score of thirty-four to
nine in favor of the boys.
Voters, look out for notice of the
township primary in the next issue
OF tnlS paper. Every voter who con-
Siders his home and interests worth
looking after should attend these pri-
maries.
Prof. ]. H. Parker and A. ]. Mark
ley will give a grand ball in the Belle
Plaine opera house May %. Good
music will be furnished. Yourself
and lady are cordially invited to at
tend.
W. H. HitChcOck's store was broken
into by trampS Wednesday night of
last week. The parties took two va
lises, filled them with goods and de-
parted. They were captured near
Dalton by the sheriff and are now
lodged in the county jail.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
COUNTY CANTATA.

Conway Springs claims the best road in the
state
Oxford boasts Of the best paved streets in
Sumner county.
SO the coal trust is TO branch out and be-
come a national affair, ehf All right! The
faster the trusts gObble up things the sooner
the people will put an end to otrusts.-Conway
Springs Star.
Did you ever stop TO think that Kansas
controls the prices on wheat? II the pros
pect is good for large crop, markets 20
down. but when the prospect is poor. the
market goes up. Kansas is a great state
Belle Plalne News.
The Milan Press publishes list OF all sub
scribers who paw up, This requires less
space than would a list Of subscribers who
don't pay.
What do we need Of rainmakers? Haven't
we got the best in the universe?-Ca Caldwell
News.
The citizens Of Caldwell are justly proud
OF their school building and grounds. Since
the grass is up and the trees are leaved out
1t is one OF the pleasantest places in town.
Any person completing the full course here
can be admitted to the state university with
out eXaminatiOn.-News.
The people Of Argonia talk OF extending
their school course.
Some exchange kicks because the papers
all go into ecstacies every time we have a
good rainfall, and give away" the needs"
OF the country, Slush, Who cares? Turn the
worst side out and II the people don't admire
1t, let them look the other way. Rain makes
corn-corn makes hogs mo political insinua-
tion In this)-hogs money-and In the shuttle
the printer usually manages to collar dol
lar or two Why not rejoicei-0xford Regis
ter.
The Mulvane Record SAYS: Westward the
star OF empire took its way many years ago.
IL has been taking 1t ever since 1t first begun.
Our surplus farm Products have been taking
their way eastward ever since the grasshop-
per left and the pillow started in the territsry.
now state OF Kansas. The star grew larger
and brighter as 1t came, while the products,
after paying toll on the Robin Hood barn
route, we're mighty thin when they reached
tide water. But now change is coming. The
star may 90 on west II 1t likes, but our grain
and cattle are going south. We have paid
tribute to the eastern roads, eastern cities
and eastern dealers long enough. Our time
OF service has expired and now we will take
the short cut to market and increased pros
perity,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

The Northeastern Baptist, organ Of
the Baptist church of Missouri, Kan.
sas and Oklahoma, will remove its Of.
fee Of publication from St. Joseph.
NO., to Wellington, Kansas, this city
atfording a more central point and
better railroad facilities for distribu.
tioD. The machinery and office ma.
terial of the concern was shipped this
week to Wellington. The paper will
be issued from here as a weekly, in.
stead of a semi-monthly as hereto.
fore. Rev. j. F. Black was somewhat
instrumental in securing the estab-
ment at this point.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
Argonia.

Mrs Allie COxOf Wellington is visi-
ting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon of Ulysses are
here visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs
HickOk.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phillippi of
Milan was here Sunday visiting
Grandma Nolder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ducker have just re.
turned from Mullhall where they have
been visiting Mr.. Ducker's sister.
Our school closes next Friday COM
mencement exercises at the NJ. E.
Church Friday night all should attend.
Christian Eudeavor meets every
Sunday evenSng at six o'clock subject
for next Sunday, How to bear bur-
dens" found in Gal. els.
David Lewis had horse and buggy
stolen from the hitching post last
night. There has been 50 much work
of that kind done in and around Ar
gonia lately, if the thieves are caught
it will 60 pretty hard with them.
Mrs. ]. E. DeatheIage and sister
Miss Oracle McCdnne and little
Charlaine left Monday evening for
CarrOltOn Missouri to make that place
their future home. Mr.. Deatherage
is in tie employ Of the Badger Lum-
Der Co. and has been transferred to a
higher position. Quite a number of
friends gathered at the depot to bid
them farewell. They have lived in
ArgOnia four years and have many
friends who regret to see them leave.
they go from here highleyreccomended
to the people of CarrOltOn we Join in
wishing them success.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
MulVane.

W. H. Horn and wife are here from
Wichita visiting friends.
c. H. Trice, of Winfield, came in
this morning with five men looking
for desirable real estate.
Misses Mamie Hatchett and Lizzie
Emery went to Ponca City to visit
Nannie'S sister, Mrs. Cockerell.
Misses May and Myrtle WoodcOcE
and Lindley Daykin came up from
Wellington to attend the alumni
meeting Thursday night.
W. H. DevOre, Mulvane's genial
landlord, has moved his hotel half a
block east in the HOdgson building
where he is doing thriving business,
Gore township Sunday school asso.
citation held their annual convention
at the U. B church. An interesting
program was carried cut, The church
was filed to oyerfowing.
A. L. Kinzer, Of the firm Of Harri.
son & Kinzer, and Miss Goldie Sny.
der were married at the brides home
in Sedgwick, May2, They are now
at home to their friends in Mulvane,
Charley Lankton died Friday night
aud was buried Sunday by the Ma.
sonic order, The funeral vas very
largely attended. Rev. Lahr, of the
Methodist church, preached the ser
mon.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
Rotten to the Root.

At a certain church in this city
last Sunday the deacon hesitated in
making an announcement for the
woman suffrage meeting and apollo
gized by saying that it was probably
not a fit subject for announcement
from the pulpit"
We could nOU help thinking that
when politics are so corrupt they
cannot even be mentioned In the
churches, 1t is about time for women
to yote-and for editors to attend
church little more.
The man whose politics are not as
good as his religion is neither fit to
be church member nor worthy to
vote.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

Homes before hOmily.
No policy but to tell the truth.
A visionary is better than a blind
man.
More money and less monkey busi.
ness.
1t is better to be a dreamer than a
drone.
Agitation is the inspiration to edu.
cation.
The debate Of nothing still contin.
ueS in congress.
Chester. the beautiful dude. will be
beautifully snbdued.
Chester IchabOd Long, the John
Bull sucker. will suck the hind teat.
The international bi-meta llic con.
terence was a two ring farce.
1t is not despair, but hope. that in.
cites to revolution. Despair is death.
Legislators who won't legislate.
should be made to legislate, or vacate
the perch.
Common people must keep of the
grass-it is made for plutocratic pic
mic parties.
1t has dawned upon the rovers that
drover rhymes better with Grover
than clover.
Whereases and resolutions will
never prodnce a revolution-but reso-
Lutte action may.
Trust In God, but don't forget that
votes count more than prayers when
it comes to securing national equity.
AS long as the big end Of the ma.
tional cornucopia opens in Wall
street, prosperity will continue-"in
horn:"
A Minnesota lunatlc has written a
letter to the chief Of police at Wichi.
ia, saying that God has deputized him
to Sacrifice Mrs. Lease.
Breckenridge has been taken back
into the church-probably to save him
from the maelstrOm Of politics, which
the church considers worse tnan male
strumpetry.
What do you think of man who
takes no religious paper, and pays
taxes on dog or two.-Primittye
Christian.
He has more faith In dogs than
most religious papers have In men.
Less than 1900 men In the Coxey
movement are attracting more atten-
tion than the 100000 unemployed
standing still and starving. Things
in motion are what catch the eye.
The people will get a move on them
selves toward the polls next election
time.
Referring to the reception given
Coxey and Brown, the Washington
I'd. C.l Times: THAT was a melan-
choly spectacle last Monday when
two natlye-bOrn Americans pleaded
with a British-born American politi-
clan for the privilege Of addressing
their fellow-citizens on American
soil, which privilege was refused by
the politician Of British birth"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
Lab de Dab!

The beautiful brunette dude, Ches-
ter |. Long.
Aw, there Chappie! Deah boy.
Amt you hummer?
Get ontO the dimple in his chin.
Observe the curl of his dandy mus
tache.
Nete his tOoth.pick shoes.
Listen to his declamatory redeem
ing" song.
Watch the horny handed farmer
dodge that sickly smile.
Don't send kid from the cradle to
congress.
Give him a brass rattle with a gold
bug in it.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

"A" Silver guy rope-cut by repeated
vote OF Republican Congressman.
"B." Rope of Labor and Produce-broken
by pull Of the money power.
&C." Bond wlre-the only support left
What could a gold-bug baby do but fall the
way the bOndhOlders pull:
3D." Tariff rattle.
The Wichita Eagle says Chester
was nominated by the "better ele.
ment"-which means the Gambling
element.
The baby has been carefully
nursed upon the pap Of party and is
entirely too weak to wean.
Sells circus was in town the day he
was nominated, and the baby clapped
his fat little hands, cooling and
Growing alternately, as he watched
the performance in both rings.
An Episcopal clergyman present
was invited to pray, and made a
prayer for the recov' ry Of Jerry
Simpson, which haunted the conven.
tiOn with an OminOus dread that the
prayer might be answered.
Republican ringsters usually have
little faith in prayer-their fear OF
God is only the fear OF justice.
But the people fear God to serve
Him, and as nearly all the great and
good Americans have risen from the
farm, the farmers and laborers will
return an honored and honest mem
Der Of this noblearistocracy to repre-.
sent them in Congress, the HonOra-
BILE jeremiah Simpson.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

Rev. j. F. Black, pastor of the First
Baptish church, addressed the Odd
Fellows at that church, last Sunday.
on the subject Of the seventy-hfth an,
niyersary Of the order. The speech was
devoted TO the relation of the order
to the Bible. The applications OF
brOtherly love and truth were ennob.
ling and eleyating. The pastor be.
lieves that Odd Fellowship carried
out in the spirit of true christianity
is worthy OF the high regard it holds.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

United labor won an encouraging
victory in the settlement OF the Great
Northern railroad strike.
The report lately circulated as an
interview with Secretary Of Sta te Os-
borne, is denounced by him as abso-
lutte falsehood.
The Kingman Journal says that a
man fayoring free silver and an in
come tax and voting the Republican
ticket to secure them is about as con.
sistent as drunk man preaching pro-
hibition.
We wrote a nice little paragraph
about the Peoples Advocate Of Buff
Ialo, N. Y, a couple Of weeks ago
but since it stole our New Reyela-
tion" outright, we presume it steals
all its reading matter.
Hon. Jerry Simpson was for days at
the point Of death. The fact that
most Of the Republican papers OF
the state did not publish the dis
patches in regard to Mr.. Simpson is
of interest only as going to show the
caliber Of the average Kansas Re-
publican newspaper'-Wichita BeG-
con (DemOcratic.)
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
Not Guilty.


The Nutting trial was concluded
Tuesday evening and the jury was
out only few minutes, returning a
verdict of not guilty. A number of
witnesses testified in this case. the
testimony of. c. Robinson. of Black
well, furnishing perhaps the most di-
rect and convincing evidence of the
shooting having been done in self de-
Tense. The case was ably conducted
oy the attorneys and the Jury was
composed of some of the best citizens
OF the county. Judge Burnette's in.
Structlons to the jury were fair and
careful, covering all the aspects Of
the case.
On Wednesday Mr.. Nutting called
upon the VOICE in company with Mr..
Robinson. He still shows the effects
OF the fight in which the unfortunate
shooting took place. He was badly
oelten about the head with a heavy
branding iron. He has returned to
Hunnewell to Straighten up his busi-
ness affairs, after which he will 90
east.
Mr. Robinson, above referred to.
is typical fronticrsman, having
spent 30 years upon the plains of the
great west, and lately making his
home in Sumner county. He was
this week reelected city marshal Of
Blackwell, o. T., and is prominent
for sheriff Of X county.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

WASHINGTON, May Sat $40 the
jury returned into court, finding
Coxey, Browne and Jones guilty on
the first count Of the information, OF
carrying banners in the grounds con.
trary to law, and Coxey and Browne
guilty, and Christopher Columbus
Jones not guilty, on the second count
OF trespassing on the grass. Pend.
ing a motion for a new trial the de.
PENDANTS were released on $500 bail.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

Our respected fellow citizen, NJ. D
Covell, died suddenly Tuesday. He
was Il years of age, but active and
enterprising. He had been in Wei
lington the day before he was strick-
en-, and was in the usual hearty glow
of good spirits. His sudden death
was a surprise and shock to the com.
munity. Mr.. COvell was a prosperous
farmer and stock raiser, we'll known
throughout the county. The funeral
services were held at the family resi-.
dence Wednesday by Rev. Jacka.
The body was shipped to the former
home OF the deceased in Ohio for in.
terment.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
Mr.. Simpson Again Better.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Congress.
man Jerry Simpson was much better
today and the members of his family
again feel greatly encouraged and
hopeful as to the outcome. His dis.
order is so serious, however, and Its
progress so manifest, despite the oc.
casional periods Of apparent improve.
ment, that the hopes Of his friends
hang on a very slender thread.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
COrbin.
Fine growing weather

Fine growing weather.
B. F. Mason took a trip to Lamont
0. 7. last week.
Old Mr.. Routhrauff died Friday
morning Of heart disease.
We don't think the Corbin boys
should 60 to Caldwell to work their
poll tax.
Jim Summers and his sisters Clara
and Mary came up from the strip
Tuesday.
j. n. AkerS has been to the strip
looking out a location expecting to
move his stock Of goods.
Mrs. Riley and Mrs. Newly spent
Monday with their parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Hayes at Caldwell.
Y. G. Mcdaniel is breaking out the
remainder OF the quarter of land
laying directly south of town.
D. NJ. Mcdaniel is still attending
court as a juryman Dave says he
gets awful tired doing nothing.
Professor Limbert and wife have
moved back to Corbin the Professor
says COrbin is good enough for him.
Mr.. TebOw is up from the strip, re-
pairing his thresher and engine, to Oe
ready for the first threshing of the
season.
Mr.. Lawrence bought good team
wagon and harness this week for $40.
On Cleveland, Sherman, Johnny Bull,
Gold Basis.
Professor Wilson by being afraid OF
the storm last Friday night, missed a
fine supper given by the ladies of the
Dancing Club at Caldwell.
We can hardly remember when we
had rain fall enough to run water in
the branches, but now the ground is
full and running over.
Mr.'Shafer loaded a car OF wheat
last week. Dutch Hull loaded car
this week, both cars were shipped to
the Cramer mills at Caldwell.
Eugene Preston had a team stray OF
stolen from near Lamont o. T. some
three weeks ago, he has been looking
continuously ever since but can find
no trace Of them.
Prof. Dennis came up from his claim
Sunday, and returned Tuesday. You
should hear the Professor brag about
his claim, the quality of the soil, and
Ills way OI farming.
Is it possible that by setting the
date of the state convention, for June
18th the parties so doing thought by
doing so the farmers would be busy in
their wheat and would not be in the
way, then fusion would work like a
charm.
The people OF Corbin and vicinity
are well entertained on Sundays. The
church gOerS by preaching, the sport
ing people by the preachers boy
racing horse up and down the street
in front of the church door and the
vulgar on the street corners trying tc
see who can utter the most oaths in
the shortest time.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

Reverend (?) Swenson, who took oc-
caSion to abuse Governor Lewelling
for sending HIM POpulist paper,
now wishes lie hadn't spoke. II he
had kept still it might not have be n
discoyerea that he was an ass.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

Bind the colored Republicans to
the grand old party this year.-Siate
Ledger.
Yes, bind them, drive them, fool
them forever. But the poor white
man will no longer be bound to a
party whose only hope is the vote Of
tradition, superstition and fear. The
intelligent thinking man believes il
is time for the loyal mothers and
daughters of the republic to
oppose the brute ignorance OF
the herd. We do not wish tc
deny the negroes a vote-but we do
not want to vote them under any
close herd tactics. We should like te
see them free to vote as the, nlease,
and with understanding enu,.sh tc
know why they vote. The ncgru ha.
been kept too long in subjection tc
&. q. p. delusion.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

After all may not Breckinridge
prove to be the fOrerunner of woman
suffrage in the south: The way the
women of Kentucky are now organiz-
ing would seem to indicate that they
are not so much afraid Of politics as
they were when Mrs. Lease was
preaching to them. Had they volun-
teered sooner they might not have
been forced to take up the cudgel in
self defense.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

Look the thing sQuarelY in the
face, The attempt to scatter the
Coxey army by force Of prosecution
and dead letter law will be called
persecution. The people will never
stop to distinguish fine points Of law.
This is no time for technicalities
anyway. Better lose point of law
than to precipitate pandemonium
through bull headedneSs. Prosecu-
tiOn will drive Indignation beyond
the point of reason.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

There was circus in town yester-
day-but as we always get out our
paper the day before we publish tive
sometimes get yesterday and today's
news in next weeks paper. y
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
Serious, Curious & COulical

Inc hlng Is but man as | am. The yiole,
smells to him as Il doth TO me. The
element shows 1t to him as il do m In
me. All his senses have but hu man
nuitiolis' M unio5 his ceremonies laid by. In
SHAKESPEARE ''
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

The following is a list of contents
in the new book entitled "What Con-
greSs has Done
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

Etc, ETC., etc, ETC., etc., ETC., ETC.,
ct, etc, etc, tc.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
NO. 3S.
Longing RepubIlcans.

Oi all the myriad dreams OF Jobs
Ina rhat through the gang come throurinr
lnSre.S r, none 50 dear 50 cheap as longing
The thing they Long for
Arat tliey see Tor one romantic moment.
- Ire the voters brave and true
Come 10 pass their final comment
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11

Corn plOwing is the order of the
day, when it is not too wet.
The record-union., 1894-12-11
Humors of the Poor.

Country doctors are to be envied if all
OF them have experiences as amusing as
those described in the November number
Of the C0r3shiU 1fdgG=jRe. on one occasion
the doctor found an old woman toiling to
his door with heavy load of potatoes.
Take 'eIn, doctor, take 'em," she said
magnanimously. "What saith the
scripture? Cast thy potatoes on the
doctor, and thou shalt find them after
many days-may be about Christmas
time," she added, slyly, and with obvious
glee at this ingenious method of insur-
ance against the prlVationS OF the winter,
old Peggy hobbled OFF.
This same old lady, when on her death
bed, said "she didn't expect to 20 to
heaven, but wherever she did go she'd
put III good word for the DOCTOR"
Another woman lost her husband. The
doctor found her fearful but not incon-
solable, ''Ah poor jim ~ she said. NV
good man! Eh! Pm very grateful to you,
doctor, but it's mercy the Lord took the
case into his own hands,"
An old couple fell iii, of old age, to-
gether. The husband died. but the wife
mad more vitality. On the day followinr
her husbands death she was better. and
the doctor was congratulating himself on
the success of his treatment. But the
woman's point of view was different.
She complained bitterly; for, as she fore
IDLY pointed out, ''Ef 'ee'd lat me alone.
one funeral 'ud "a done for us two: am
look what it III cost now, berryiug two OF
us separately ~