People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02
HAPPENINGS In KANSAS
ITEMS Or INTEREST TO Dwell.
lERS IN THE SUNFlOWER.
Ths Weeks Review OF Perso nal M d
General News Condensed TO Short
Paragraphs for the Convenience OF
Hurried Readers.

RuSsia, Germany and France Rvc
formally protested against the acqui-
Sition by Japan Of any OF China's main
and.
The Odd Fellows of Southeastern
Kansas met at Sedan on Friday the
Goth, and celebrated the rs anniver-
sary of Odd Fellowship in America.
Degree teams from lodges at Inde,
pendence, Cherryvale and Cedarvale
exelnplifed the work.
Miss Mary VI. Yeager, aged 90 years,
a daughter o: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Yeager, living near Eureka, has gone
insane. Excessive study and a severe
attack Of the Ia grippe are attributed
as the cause of her arrangement. She
is graduate of the Wichita business
college.
Wednesday farmer came into the
county clerks office at Leavcnworth,
with ten live wolf puppies. They
were all killed in the presence OF 4
county officer and properly dispoed Of
For each scalp the farmer receives 81.
Since the wolf-scalp season commence
ed thirty-one scalps have been present
ed to the county clerk. The season
lasts during the months of April and
May.
To the good ladies of Leroy is due
the principal credit for the success OF
the school house proposition. A terri
bic wind was blowing, carrying with
it clouds of dust and sand. Yet the
friends of the school worked without
intermission until the polls closed.
The census showed SIC legal voters OF
both sexes. The total votes cast were
294. OF these 276 were for and IS
against the bonds. The legal MAORI
ty being CSC, the result shows net
Legal majority Of 20.
The Western Medical Journal. a
monthly magazine published at Fort
Scott In the interest of the medical
fraternity and the official organ of the
Southwestern Kansas and Bourbon
county medical societies, was purchas.
ed Monday from II. V. Rice who has
published it successfully for several
years, by DR.. J. B. Carver and Il. r.
Baldwin. DIR. Carver will continue as
editor, the position he has held for
some time and Mr.. Baldwin will lool;
out for the business interests OF the
firm.
Samuel Murphey, the richest man
confined in the Kansas Insane Asylum,
died Thursday. His wealth is es-
timatsd at $3.50, 900, md he had $50, OOO
insurance on his life. He owned a
large ranch in New Mexico and devot.
ed himself so closely TO business that
he broke down and softening OF the
brain was the result. He had been q
in the asylum year and had had a
private attendant and every delicacy
and attention that money could buy.
His body was sent TO his former home,
Pantiac, Ill.
John Sellburg and little son OF Nc.
Pherson, were taken TO Kansas City
by DR.. Enborg recent for examination
for hydrophobia. The father wa:
found not to be inoculated but the SOL
was thought to be in danger and sent
to New York City for treatment by the
Pasteur method. They were both bit
ten short time ago by a neighbor'.
dog, but Mr.. Sellberg's coat sleeve
prevented the fangs entering the
flesh. Two hogs which were bitten al
the same time afterwards died which
aroused the suspicion that led to the
examination.
Arther Mckay Matthews, the five
year old boy who was reported miss
ing Wednesday at Arkansas City, has
not been found yet All rumors OF
stray children having been seen in
vsrious parts of the city were traced,
but the lad was not to be found. The
water in the canal was run down I'm.
til it was only about knee deep. A
seine was dragged from the Fifth
avenue canal bridge to Summit stree,
bridge. but the body was not to be
found. A very thorough search was
made in the canal but no body was
discovered by his parents of the boy
now think that the child was no,
drowned, but that it has been stolen
or lost There is not a clue of apy
kind which will help to unravcl the
mystery of the boys disappearance.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has
sent out call for bank statement
Under the banking law every state
and private bank in Kansas must an.
swer this call by making a full state.
ment of its condition to the bank com.
mission within ten days. In a letter
accompanying the call Commissioner
Briedenthal calls attention 10 the fact
that the courts are now deciding that
bank directors are personally rcspon.
sible for the management of their
banks and If there are losses they
must be met By the directors. The
object OF this is to make the directors
pay more attention to the election OF
bank officers. as in many cases il
has been customary for the cashier of
the bank to run the institution as
though he alone was responsible for
the banks business.