davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12
kain Becomes Delirious,

While Marshal Shawver was eating
supper Monday eve he was sent for to
come to NJ. ]. Kain's tailor shop at
once as Kain was getting so desperate
that there was danger of him killing
himself or some one else. Mr.. Shaw.
yer at once went to Kain's shop and
disarmed him. Nothing more was
heard from him until about o'clock
next morning, when he appeared at
the Arlington hotel and said he
wanted room. He said it was so
warm in his shop that he could not
sleep and requested that he be given
a cool room. Hewas placed in a third
story room on the south side of the
building. Everything was quiet until
about dawn that morning when the
hotel porter and Others about the
hotel were alarmed by cries of Fire"
Murder" and shrieks of fear coming
from Kain's room. A small crowd
soon gathered in front Of the hotel
and Ed Coats and William AilstOck,
the porter, hastened to Kain's room.
But before they could reach him,
Kain had crawled out at the third
story window and was hanging on the
outside by his hands. The crowd be.
low yelled at him to 60 back, but he
held on till he was pulled back into
the room by Ed Coats and the porter.
He imagined that some one was shoot
ing at him and climbed out of the
window to avoid being shot. Before
getting out at the window, Kain had
made a receptacle Of the bed for the
furniture Of the room and the room in
general presented an appearance
which would indicate that Kain had
been on a terrible rampage. He was
very nervous when brought down
stairs. He tried to explain his
actions, but all he could say was that
somebody was trying to shoot him.
His mind was settled then and he
paid Mr.. Speed for his lodging and de-
parted for his shop. Later in the day
Col. Jesse Brewer, the colOred barber,
took Kain to the formers home.
Those who saw Kain that night say
that he was not intoxicated when he
came to the hotel, nor after his dellri-
um subsided next morning. He has
been an habitual and almost perpet-
ual drinker for so long that his mind
is undoubtedly deranged and his raw.
ings were the resultof delirium.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

A most sad death was that of Will
dred RAM, the little fve-year-Old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
RAM Mr.. RAM and family were
driving through from near Oklahoma
City to Nebraska where they intend.
ed to make their home. They drove
through this city Friday evening.
Just after they had left here the
little girl, Wildred, was seized with
an illness, but it was not deemed
serious. Just before the family
reached Riverdale the wagon dropped
into gutter and gave a sudden lurch
The jerk threw the little girl into a
spaSm from which she never recov.
cred. She was taken to the home Of
W. W. Durham at Riverdale and
kindly cared for, but she died Satur
day. Mr.. RAM came to this city anG
procured a casket and shipped the
corpse to Atlanta, Neb. His wife
also went on the train. He will drive
the wagon on through.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12
Test of Pressure.

Another test Of the city water pres.
sure by order of the city council was
held Wednesday afternoon. At 2::3O
the water was turned on at four n.y.
drants in different parts of the city
with 80 feet of hose and a one inch
nozzle at each place. By mistake the
stream at the Etna mills was shut off
after running but about ten minutes,
so that in reality there were only
three streams running, one at the
court house corner, one at Geo, r.
Fultz' corner and one on the corner
by ]. A. Tatum's poultry house. In
brief, the streams from the three hose
only reached the scanty height Of 30
to 36 feet. Eighteen minutes after
the start, the pumps at the pump
house were working vigorously, but
with this direct pressure the water
would only reach a height OF 30 to 36
feet, while the contract says it shall
go s. feet high by tank pressure alone.
At 4 o'clock, four oneinch streams
were started each through 200 feet Of
hose at the same locations. These
could only be thrown to the height Of
36 to 40 feet with only the four one
inch streams running, while the
water company in its contract with
the city agrees to furnish, after thir-
ty minutes notice, six One-inch
streams to height Of so feet.
The agent Of the company received
notice at $3.50 to give direct pressure.
and the latter test was made at 4
o'clock, the city thus complying with
the contract. These are the facts
briefly stated. The water company
utterly failed TO fulfil any part OF
their agreement as regards water
pressure. At almost any time during
the test, the streams could be and
were almost stopped by a fireman
placing his thumb over the nozzle OF
the hose.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

A very interesting musicale was
given last Saturday evening by Mrs
TichenOr at her home an west Harvey
avenue The musicale showed the
results Of able instruction and reflect.
ed much credit upon Mrs, TichenOr as
an inStructresS. She rendered a
mastery selection from Chopin which
was highly appreciated. About
twenty of her pupils very creditably
acquitted themselves in the rendi
tion of various selections.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Bert LOwery, boy who used to
live in the First ward of this city, is
one Of the prisoners confined in the
Hutchinson refOrmatOry and is acting
as typewriter for Superintendent
Morse and his clerk. He was sent to
the penitentiary from western Kansas
and transferred to Hutchinson.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

We condemn the cOwardice of the
Republican convention OF Sumner
county in cOncealing their views on
the important questions, local. state
and national, and invite all good citi-
zenS who have ideas of public policy
to join with the people in their effort
TO restore the government Of by and
for the people.
We claim the right to consistently
point with pride" to the clean record
made by all POpulist officials in this
county AMI appeal to the honest tax
PAYERS for encouragement in well
doing.
We arraign the present state ad-
miniStratiOn as being the most COR
rupt, the most vacillating, the most
hyOcritical and the least in sympathy
with the great common people Of the
state Of any since the state was organ
lied. Disgraced by its own acts of
perfdy and corruption even before 1t
had been inaugurated, it has breathed
its blighting spirit into every branch
OF public service in all the counties Of
the state, and we hope the people
will, by 1896, be ready to be redeemed
by some other savior.
We again declare in favor Of state
uniformity Of school text books.
This report was unanimously adopt
ed; Mr.. Snyder came forward, showed
himself and made a speech, Neither
Frantz nor Lingenfelter were present.
A. D. Winsor then moved that the
rules be suspended and that Snyder
be nominated by aCclamatiOn. Final
ly this motion was declared out of
order and a roll call ordered. The
name of H. j. Frantz was withdrawn.
This left only Lingenfelter and Sny-
der before the convention. The roll
call resulted: Snyder, 149; Lingen-
felter. 81.
Nominations for sheriff being de.
Clared in order, W. H. Raney nOmi-
noted s. Z. Bartlett of Jackson town
ship; R. A. Anderson nominated
James R. HeSkett of London; S. H.
Riley nominated W. A. Johnston of
Guelph, and P. D. LOhr nominated W.
]: Bebb of Wellington. The roll call
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

The steel gang on the Santa Fe
moved their headquarters from Dan
vile to ArgOnia Wednesday. The
foreman is allowed fourteen men but
is working only twelve now. The pay
roll amounts to about S4OO per month
and ,hey will be here three or four
mOnthS.-ArgOnia Clipper.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Eleven prairie SchOOners" and one
buggy passed through town Wednes-
day headed for Louisiana. Their Oc-
cupants were MennOnites, and they
hailed from Cloud county. So many
covered wagons ''in string" present.
ed quite novel appearance and at
tracted a great deal Of attention.
Geuda Springs Herald.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

A message received here Tuesday
announced the sad and unexpected
news Of the death Of Frank Woolsey
at his home in Coffeyville, Kan. The
deceased was young man, and wher
be left here he was in most vigorou.
health. Several days ago he was siez
ed with that dread disease, typhoid
fever, and became its victim. The
deceased has many friends here, es
pecially among the young people o.
the city, who deeply sympathize with
tie grief stricken relatives. Buria
Vs made Monday evening.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Ed LarkinS tells a good one on Billy
Lacy, the well-known Santa Fe con,
ductOr, who is now farming just west
of COrbin. He says that Billy went
out to NOW cane the other day anC
after going two rounds and MASKING
the cane fiat, he had almost despaired
of ever getting his mower to cut
Just 'hen some farmer drove up ant
upon examination of the mower found
that Billy had forgotten to put the
sickle in. Billy must have beer
punching tickets.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Jack Hannaman, Santa Fe brake.
man on this division, was arrested
Tuesday and jailed at Woodward.
He is charged with stealing. He was
arrested at the instigation of a
railroad officer of investigation.
Jack stood well among the railroad
boys as well as Others here and we
hope he may be able to clear himself
Of the charge.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12
The first ballot resulted as follows:

Total vote, 223; necessary to a
choice, 112. W. NJ. Jackson was de-
clared duly nominated.
John H. Wolfe was nominated for
county surveyor by acclanatiOn.
]. X. Moore brought down the
house by nominating Geo. W. Ewing
for coroner; but George kicked out.
Sam'l Mutt Of South Haven placed W.
]. Lingenfelter in nomination, but
the secretary made no record of it.
z. 7. Houston nominated DR.. j. c,
Weber of Perth, but changed his
mind and withdrew him. DR.. ]. G.
Reid of Wellington was then nomi-
mated by acclamatiOn as coroner.
A committee Of three consisting Of
j. NJ. Doubleday, Lyman Naugle and
A. G. FOrney was appointed to meet
Hon. Jerry Simpson at the train and
to escort him to the opera house.
After the delegates from the Third
commissioner district had been re-
quested to meet at once in the opera
house, the convention adjourned.
COMMISSIONERS CONVENTION.
The commissioners convention was
called to order by Carey Tllbury Of
South Haven and H. II. Howe Of Falls
was elected chairman and F. P. Lo.
gan Of Caldwell as secretary.
E. j. Pennypacker of South Haven
0. P. Hubbard Of Chikaskia, S. II,
Williamson of Guelph, Thomas Muir
ply Of Falls, Joseph Myers Of Cald
we'll city and D. n. Gilbert of Fall
were placed in nomination. Myer:
and Gilbert declined. The roll cal
resulted:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Eden township is sure in it this
year. A delegate to the convention
Tuesday says he has corn which prOduc.
es ears measuring nine inches in cir
cumference, containing 200 grains
and peaches measuring ten and one
half inches in circumference. The
whole township is in corn, and the
fruit crop is said to be immense
Since the scraps" reported some time
since in the papers, Eden is again
quiet and orderly.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

W, W. Hagan left Tuesday eve for
about a months visit with his mother
and other relatives in and near Gin
Cinnati, Ohio. He was accompanied
by Miss Lucy Eaton who will also
visit a few weeks in Cincinnati.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

A party of emigrants, judging from
their paraphernalia, came in from the
west Monday eve and departed north
over the Santa Fe. They followed
the example of the true emigrant
party and carried all their baggage
in their hands.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

There is no truth whatever in the
rumOrS recently ahOat in this county
that Anderson Gray had been severely
injured in the penitentiary while
being subjected to punishment fol-
violation of the rules. Warden Bruce
Lynch says there is not better pris,
Oner in the penitentiary than Gray
and that there is not a single demerit
mark charged against him.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

The work on the new freight depot
is progressing very nicely, The frame
work was begun Tuesday and will be
pushed rapidly to completion. The
freight house employees are getting
anxious to get out of their present lit
tle hut.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

W. H. Vols returned from Kansas
City Tuesday morning on the Rock Is
land, He went to sleep just before
reaching this station and was brought
up from the south on the north bound
train.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Mrs. Lizzie Griffin of Wellington
came out this morning. She will at
tend the meeting Of the missionary
society of the NJ. E. church this after
noon and hold a public missionary
meeting at Freeport this evening"
ArgOnia Clipper.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12
resulted:

Total vote. 223: necessary to a
choice, III. Heskett having received
a majority of all the votes cast was
declared nominated.
The nominations for county clerk
were made as follows:
Jap SOmmerville Of Oxford, by j.
W. Chapman; S. H. Riley of Guelph,
by B. B. Wilson; T. D. LOwery of Dix
on, by Geo. T. Lee.
Both Riley and LOwery declined,
Sommerville was called to the stage
and was then nominated by acclama-
tion.
W. NJ. Jackson of Ryan, Chas. Hat.
field of Belle Plaine, T. D. LOwery OF
Dixon, z. T. Houston Of Downs and j,
NJ. Lemmons of Avon were nominated
for register of deeds. Mr.. Lowery
again declined as did also Mr.. HOus-
ton.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

A large crowd from Hunnewel
and vicinity came up last Monday and
took passage over the Santa Fe fOl
Louisville. This county has furnish
ed a very large delegation of Louis
vile excursioniSts already.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

John D. Share, who had been in
business in Wellington for sixteen
years, has gone to Alya, We don't
know how much money he carried
away, but we do know he carried the
respect of every body who knew him
-Mulyane Record
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

&c. WOrden'S grocery store passed
into the hands of the Sumner Nation
al Bank Monday evening under a
mortgage. The store will be kept
open under the management of the
bank and the stock will be sold to
satisfy the creditors.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Rev. Pugh returned late last night
from Geuda Springs feeling much i'm
proved and will preach at Perth next
Sabbath, 18th, at the Usual hours.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Mrs. W. S. Nelson has lost her gold
watch. She left it lying in the house
while she went to camp meeting
Monday and thinks some one stole it
in her absence.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

The firm Of Harper, Douglas &
Lutz of Conway Springs has filed a
foreclosure suit against real estate be-
longing to James W. and Sarah E.
Sackett,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Mrs. Mary Wilkinson of Lawrence
vile, ILL.,, arrived Wednesday of last
week on a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
S. ]. Shields, of Jackson township.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

The novelty at the court house is a
spittoOn which persists in cOntin-
ual whistling these windy days. The
worst of it is the court can't stop
it and the only redress of grievance
accessible is to introduce modern
pugilism and spit in its face.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Anderson & Roberts sell only the
freshest and best of all kinds Of meat,
You should buy some Of them next
time. You'll not be sorry.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Miss Maude Murphy of Enid came
up as the guest of the family of H,
J. Frantz for few days.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

County Clerk Charles Sadler left
Monday evening on visit to his son,
Lucien, at Salina, Kansas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

, Mckee always pays the highest price
for poultry and eggs the market will
permit.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Miss Iona 'Runyan, living in the
southwest part of the city, is very
sick with typhoid fever.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

W. H. Staffelbach has been called
to Davenport, Iowa, by the sudden
death of his mother.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

W. NJ. Ready went to Caldwell yes
terday morning on lodge business.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Dave Lewis, the Republican nOmi-
nee for sheriff, came in Monday night
from the west.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

?. c. Peterson is reported quite
sick with typhoid fever.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Judge James a. Ray left for Louis
vile over the Rock Island Tuesday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

The Alva base ball club won first
money at the Anthony tournament
Tuesday,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Prof. Geo. W. Durham came down
from Conway Springs Monday eve on
business,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Mckee, the poultry man. offers a
recipe free that will cure hog chOlera.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Bring me your poultry and l will
treat you hOnOrably.-J. NJ. MCKEE.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-10-10
WILL MAKE SHOES.
Perren, Robinson and Bloch Will Earn
Fifty Cents Day for the State.

Perren, Robinson and Bloch Will Earn
Fifty Cents Day for the State.
The following dispatch from Waupun
gives us some information relating to
the arson convicts and what is to be
their employment while serving their
TERMS
WAUPUN, Wis, Oct 7.-Bloch, Per-
rem and Robinson, the Kenosha fire
bugs, arrived at the state prison this
morning at 10 O'clock. AS seen this
afternoon their best friends would hard
ly have recognized in the smooth shay
en- individuals with closely cropped
hair, clad in the coarse, ill-ftting pris-
on suits, the dapper-looking and sty-
lishly dressed young men, who, cigars
in hand, passed through the prison
gates this morning. The officer having
them in charge presented Warden Rob
erts letters, asking in behalf of Perren
that he be assigned some clericallabor
but the warden informed him that the
state exercised no preferment in the as
signment of labor and that all must
take the work assigned as men were
needed. They will all be set at work
in the morning in the shoe factory,
probably in the heel building depart
m6nt.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-10-10
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Regular Meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton, October 9, 1895.

Present-Coms. Gillett. Burg, Elsen,
Meiser, Head, Williams, Jackson, Harff
and the superintendent.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
read and approved.
A petition was presented by Fred
Rice, asking that in consideration of his
being a tax payer of Kenosha and like
ly soon to become a resident, his
daughter, Eva Rice, be admitted to the
high school without payment Of tuition.
On motion, the petition was denied.
The petition of Thomas Gibbons,
asking that in consideration of his be-
ing a tax payer Of Kenosha, his ward,
Calista Duffy, be admitted to the priv
leges of the schools without payment
of tuition was on motion denied.
On reading of a communication from
Judge Van Wyck to the effect that
A. S. Barber, Of Kenosha, had been
duly appointed guardian of Gertrude
Eliza Barber, the petition of Mary |.
Weeks to have said Gertrude ElizaBar
Der admitted to the schools without
payment OF tuition was laid on the ia
BILE and the superintendent instructed
to inform Miss Gertrude Barber that in
view of the fact of her guardians being
a resident of the city, she is entitled to
the privileges of the school.
On motion, the report of the citEs
treasurer was referred to the commit
tee on finance.
Under suspension of the rules the
following bills were allowed: 81
Holderness & Loomis, carpenter work
on Durkee school -. -. .....Sl14 W
THE balance of the claim was referred
to committee on buildings and grounds
Chas H Goodman, plumbing Durkee 80
ScnOO1 1880. ;. ..E lI4 10
SkidG & Fay supplies Observation-Disclosures. 26 46
Al Wallis, repairing and flushing sewer
at Durkee school,. .............. 90
Burr Bros, repairing faucet high school 40
Mrs G. Grant, glass. 49,. <..... CO.
KenOsha Gas Co, high school. ! so
G Mcdowell, cash advanced for carry
ing desks up stairs -. ........ 90
Bode Bros, ~ yds. of oil cloth. 25