People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-07-13

The Salvation Army proposes e
build a tabernacle in Wichita soon.
1t costs nearly 100000 to run til,
public schools OF Lawrence last year.
Il Wichita rainmaker has undertaken
TO give Wellington 4 shower for s6j.
> Cloud cOunty's population is l7.O43
a decrease of 4jS during the past year
The jefferson county old soldiers
reunion will be held at Winchester
Aug. 9.
Seventh Day AdyentistS are holding
a series of revivals meetings in Kansa,
City, Kans.
The Santa Fe depot WAS burned
Tuesday night at Caldwell. A fire.
cracker did it.
The Missouri river is still cutting at
Atchinson. Nothing is being done a
present to check it.
There are ZOO pounds of -four used
daily for bread alone ia the bake shol
at the Soldiers Home.
An ice factory containing 81 .OOC
worth of machinery has Just begun
operations at Lawrence.
The penitentiary blood hounds were
sent out after an escaped convict al
Lansing the other day-and they nev.
er came back.
The affairs of the old Gypsum Val.
ley bank at Gypsum City, Saline coun.
ty have been settled up and all the de.
positors paid in full.
The Fort Scott police court records
show that the assessed fines and costs
Tor last month were 81, $3.50. OF tins
amount 81, 400 was collected.
A new gas well AZ Peru, Chautauqua
county, has pressure of 400 pounds
to the square inch. There are strong
evidences that there is also oil in the
well.
The fine new depot at Leaveuworth
is practically completed and has been
IN use since Saturday. The formal
opening will take some time this
week.
The Zimmerman Bros, oil proprietors
OF Lima, Ohio, have secured oil leases
on about 1900 acres of land near
Bronson, Bourbon county, and are un-
der contract to begin drilling for oil
there by July6.
Two men named Mcbride and Scott
were driving across the tracks of the
st. Joe q Grand Island road at Axtell,
Marshall county, when they were
struck by an eastbound stock express
running at high rate of speed, kill
ing Mcbride and badly injuring Scott.
A new style binder which cuts 70
foot swath was tested near Hutchin-
son on Monday. 1t worked very sue
ceSsfully. No binder has been made
heretofore which cut swath wider
than eight feet and it has been
thought that that was the limit OF
successful operation.
VIM. Smith, VIM. Camden and Frank
Patton were arrested at Burlingame a
few days ago charged with stealing q
lot of saddles and harness. Smith is
about so years old and the others only
l6 and IS. Patton has been discharg.
ed and the others bound over to the
district court for trial.
A civic union composed of leading
Christian workers. has been organized
at Salina, for the purpose of arousing
sentiment and enforcing laws-especi.
ally those directed against the sale OF
intoxicating liquors, gambling and so
cial impurity. An effort will be made
to secure the election of only such off
GERS as will give positive assurance OF
4 determination to enfolc e the laws.
It is evidently the intention of Che
Rock Island railroad company I,
abandon Atkinson. This seems to be
the general impression of the employ
es. although the officials will say moth
! ing about it. Their action in tearing
down every building belonging e
them is certainly strong point tow
ards this idea as the round house and
turntable are in no danger from III,
river. --Atchinson Patriot.
Chief of Police Cone and Detective
Bedford of Wichita captured a mar
named Oscar Wade last week who ha,
been badly wanted for more than I
year. 1t appears that Wade is cattl,
thief. Some months ago he stol,
twelve big fat beeves in Elk count,
and drove them over into Wilson coun
| ty, selling them to Fredonia butcher
He was aided in his work by a part,
named Elmer Van Camp. The latte
was captured and tried, but Wad,
managed IS escape and has been wan
dering over the southwest ever since
His capture is an important one ant
helps break up a very bad gang. HI
has been taken to Wilson county TO
trial.
Last Saturday evening a son of ]. R
Humphrey of Pratt was thrown from
pony he was riding and his foo
catching in the stirrup held him to tn
frightened pony as it dashed aroun,
the prairie the boys. head hanginl
down nearly to but not striking tn
ground. While in that position h
was kicked viciously number of time
by the pony, stripping the boys seal
off in a number of places and his ca
nearly out. When the pony was fnal
" stopped and the boy released he wa
thought to be dead, being unconsciou
and his head one mass OF .bl o. an
bruises fortunately ne skull wa
, not fractured and it is thought he wi
recover.
A man has just died al The Anderso
: county poor farm who has been 20
I 4 l. T.