People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-03

h. H. STAGE and j. H. Tryas, who
robbed the postofiiee at Viola, were
arrested at Wichita on Wednesday.
James l. Dick, ex-county treasurer
of Ellsworth, is short s36, 900 in his
accounts, He has left for parts I'M
known.
Harry Johnson, 16 years old, shot
and killed Frank S.allsworth, his
brother-in-law. near Baxter Springs,
recently.
Moore Brothers who came to Wichi-
ia some time ago are going to erect a
large stove mandatory as their bust.
ness demands it.
Only one family in Larned is cared
for by charity. And Larned used to
be in the heart of the burned district.
Kansas is all right.
There were twenty-five names upon
the charity list at Topeka as ''profes-
sional beggars" and hence were black
listed for Christmas offerings.
Ike johnson. of Lawrence, knocked
6. L, Caldwell, champion middle
weight of Colorado, out in eight
rounds at Lawrence recently.
An extra half ton Of coal will be us
ed in keeping a warm fire in Kansas
churches where Mr.. Fred Funston lee
lures on the cold nights in Alaska.
Thomas Kincade and Walter Kiel,
suspected of completely in the murder
of William Ward, of Williamsport,
three weeks ago, have been arrested.
A west bound passenger train on
the Missouri Pacific stuck in heavy
snow drift ten miles east of Towanda,
causing derailment Of engine and one
car last week.
BY technical point in the law il
has been ruled that the tax levy Ia
meet bonds issued by Topeka to pay
for paving half the streets around the
Capitol square was void.
A loaded brass shell IN the hands Of
Charley McNew. II years old. of Bur
lingame, exploded a few days since
putting out both eyes and horribly
burning and decorating his face.
Mrs. Willis Jackson, now living in
Texas, is endeavoring to get the free
dom of her husband, who is serving 9
death sentence for the supposed kill
ing of Wilson Mcdonald of Wellington
in 1872. Her chances for his release
are said to be good.
Commercial items from the LarneC
Eagle-0ptic: Colonel Will Gill wa,
too late with his fifty rabbits the 9th
er day. The market was closed anC
the Colonel took his rabbits home To-
chicken feed. Next year he will hav,
flock of chickens with fur on.
There is so much salt in the Salin,
river that it is doubtful if it NAV b,
used for irrigation and a exit" O
mackrel accidently dropped from tn,
bridge near Lincoln came to life anC
are chasing up and down the stream
soaring the daylights out of the LITTLE
kitten fish.
Kansas Breeze: The Hoxie Sentine
tells about catching the girl in the &C
Of looking through the Old Testament
for passage in Luke. This is not 81
1iscouraging as it might seem at tn,
first glance. There is world of com
fort in the thought that the good bool
has reached Hoxie.
The meeting OF the County Clerks
association held in Salina on Decem
Der 20 w.s an important and interest
ing one. Speaking of it County Clerl
Carvin, chairman of the Legislative,
committee of the association, said hi,
committee has fer years been engaged
in formulating ideas looking to a re
vision Of laws touching on assessment
and taxation and that at the coming
session of the legislature the commit
tee Will be present to urge the pas
sage of laws to remedy the evils now
complained OF.
Hon. John j. ingalls, is to start up
on lecture tour. He goes east
All classes of Leovenworth citizen.
are becoming interested in the propos
ed change of the military prison al
Fl Leavenworth into United State.
civil penitentiary. Church people are
very anxious for the change, and the
ministers of Ledvenworth held meet
ing to consider the matter. They dis.
cussed the question for several hour,
and unanimously agreed that the mil
itary prison was failure as a reform.
atory and the morals of the army
would be benefited by abolishing II
as prison for soldiers.
About one hundred local sports as.
sembled at Kiowa, Saturday night tc
see the young Montana sspirant fol-
pugillstic honors and Jim Davis oil
Wichita, test the weight of their
blows in the ring. After the usual
quarreling and ringside plays stripped
for action and went at 1t in what was
regarded a fight for blood. Davis
showed more science and strength
than Bebb, but the latter fought hard.
Davis knocked Bebbs down by a fear.
full blow in the seventh round and he
failed to respond when time was up.
The fight was for the gate receipts.
One of the large barns at the Jewett
stock farm near Cheney, burned to the