People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-25

! lOOhS NCll; bilC OlS las Z Shu SSPCSioA
ly.
The survivors of the battle of Shi-
lob in Brown county have formed an
organization.
Oakley has already begun to agltate
the question of big fair to be held
there this year.
FinIey county farmers will plant
an increased acreage of sweet pota-
toes this year.
United States Senator Martin has
announced himself candidate for re-
election, and he has expressed strong
silver views.
A petition asking the board of coun.
ty commissioners to establish a chintz
bug station in Fort Scott and place
Robert Bright in charge is being circu-
lated and largely signed in Bourbon
county.
Perry Rice while burning some rub.
biSh on his farm just North of Glen
Elder, left it and went to dinner,
thinking it could do no damage. He
came back and found his house burn
ed to the ground.
The executive committee of the Kan
sas State editorial association held a
meeting at Topeka ana decided to ac'
cept the invitation extended to the
Kansas editors to attend the Atlanta
exposition next October.
Mabel Benton, the 16-year-old daught.
er of C. NJ. Benton OF bingham, was
severely burned Saturday morning
while burning some rubbish at her
home. Her clothes were burned al
most off before she could be rescued
August Belgard, of Newton, l6 years
old, has taken out marriage license
to marry Miss Millie Belair, Is years
of age. Master Augustus mother mar
ried Miss Miles father, which would
make them step-sister and STEP
brother.
The people of Ottawa very sensibly
destroyed the pest house before any
body else could be taken to it. Civil,
lied people do not want their friends
or relatives taken from their homes
and put in such place as the average
smallpox hospital.
Col. J. W. L. Hughes, hero Of the
Legislative war of 1898, afterward
court martialed and dismissed from
the militia service, has been appoint
cd by Governor Morrill, major general
of the Kansas national guard, succeed
ing eX-Lieutenant Governor Daniels.
The annual convention of the Kan
sas State Sunday School association
will be held this year at Salina, May
7, s and 9. The music to be in charge
of Professor Excel of Chicago. The
leading Sunday School workers of Ill.
inois, Missouri and Kansas are upon
the program.
The State Board OF Public Works
has elected L. Il. Lescher OF Topeka
to be State architect, succeeding Sey.
mour Davis. Mr.. Lesher is n demo.
crat He was the choice of Michael
Heery, the Democratic member of the
board. Captain Scaton and Sol Miller
: were unable to agree on Republican
so they voted for Heery's candidate.
The position is worth 81, 500 year.
l A part of the Kansas university ge
: illogical expedition, under the direc
ton of Prof. S. W. Williston. has lef:
9 for the fossil beds in western Kansas
3 The party consists of two men, Whc
will remain in that part of the State
C all summer. The main party, which
| will comprise Professor Williston anC
D number of students, will leave il
June for the Bad Lands and spend the
summer there collecting specimens.
S Johnny Manson, the IS year-old sor
: of John Manson, of Lancaster, was in
0 stantly killed Tuesday. He was haul
4 ing manure in his fathers orchard
: and was standing in the front end o.
f the wagon. The team coming to ;
= sudden stop, he was thrown over tn,
c dashboard. This frightened tn,
= horses and they began to kick; lung
e ing forward, they drew the Wagon
over Manson's head, fracturing tn,
o skull. He died a few minutes after
!. wards.
: Miss Helen E. Price, formerly of E
|, Dorado, was married September .
:, last to Howard Ribinitzky of Washing
5, ton, but Washington knew nothing o
if it until Saturday, as she feared sh
g would lose her place as copyist if tn
If marriage was discovered. She was
e protege of the late Senator Perkins
It The marriage was known from tn
IS first by her father, W. NJ. Price, an
the rest of the family who live at E
r Dorado,
Is X G. Fleming, one of the oldest AM
< most prominent citizens of Dickinso,
W county, died at his home near Sole
s. mon Tuesday night. Five DAYS be
ir fore he was thrown from a wagon by
1t runaway team, and fell in such a mar
lie ner as to paralyze his whole body. H
to was commander of the Solomon G. A
N R., prominently connected with The A
ID 0. U. W., and one of the leading Pre-.
lr byterians of Central Karsas. He wa
d. related to A. P. Collins and E. v
i'd Blair of Solomon, and was a brothe