People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-19
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Islands.
1t is refreshing to know that the
Atlantic coast crop of oysters will be
unusually large th, scar.
The American and Werner book
cAmHnres are now having a red hot
fight in Mcpherson county.
Mrs. John G. Carlisle says her hus-
band will be a candidate for the Dem
oCratic nomination as president.
That settles it.
General |. n. Walker of IndianapO-
lis vas elected national commander of
the GAR. for the ensuing year and
St. Paul selected as the next place
of meeting.
0G the 18th inst. a New York Cen
trial passenger train ran from New
York to Albany, l43 miles, in 134t
minutes, which is the fastest time
ever made.
The pleasure Of The G. A. R. en-
Campment at Louisville was seriously
marred Thursday morning by the ac-
cidental explosion Of a caissOn which
KILLED six and seriously wounded two
members of the Louisville national
guard.
A dispatch states that Adjutant
General Fox, of the Kansas militia,
mas issued an order permitting the
national guard of the state to take
part in the carnival parade at Kansas
City, provided no expense attaches to
the state.
The annual parade Of the GAR.
national encampment at Louisville,
Ky, Thursday, was great demOnStra-
di0n. kut The weather was very hot
and there were many prOstratiOns
from the heat. All the hospitals
were filled by night.
We hear people talking about this
being the hottest September weather
they ever experienced. We venture
The assertion that these people were
not standing in line before the Strip
opening registration tents two years
ago row or else their memories are
poor.
Palmer, the liveryman, and the
editor drove to Wellington Monday
afternoon. We noticed on our return
"trip seven wagon loads of provisions,
consisting of peaches, tomatoes, az
piles, etc, from this section of the
country going TO Wellington. JesSt
PARROT was already there ana We
overlook one that had already beer
uni0aaed, This makes nine wagon
loads: all from here, think of it. Yet
the other day while in Wellington
some one told US that he understood
Belle Plaine country hasn't raised
anytfi ing this year and stuff to iivC
on would have to be shipped IN. L
this is the prevailing idea, we wish tt
prOtest.-Belle PLANE News.
c. W. Davis came very near passing
into Kingdom come with "prOmptnes,
and dispatch" last Wednesday
Charley has about six acres of Subsoil
ed corn just north Of town and PEG
ple who have not seen this field of corr
can imagine how big it is when corr
that has not been SUBSIDIZED has grown
SO large. Charley was out cutting
corn in this same field and as a mat.
ter of precautiOn he had been taking
the ears off before cutting down the
stalk, but he forgot to take an ear of
and it came very near being a fata
- forgot" He cut the stalk off and il
fell, the ear barely missing Charley:
body. 1t struck the ground anG
buried deep into the soil. c. W. viii,
Vouch for the truth Of this statement
Conway Springs Star.
PrOSpeCtOrS are now coming west in
companies again. Many of them art
Loading in Kansas. The eastern peo.
pie are beginning to realize that if they
expect to get bargains they must in
west here at once. The selling price O.
Land is sure to increase from now on
There is an increasing tendency fol
for land holders here to hold their DOS
sessions. They realise that it is onl,
a question Of a little time when the,
can demand and receive much NOR
money than they can get for real es
tate now. This country presents
Zine appearance 10 most places nov
and two or three good crops will max
fta most favorable place for the ia
Vestment Of eastern capital.
COEley county has given officia
notice TO her numerous bOrn-tireG
and-povertY-afflicted pilgrims tina
charity will be dealt out with a ia
less liberal hand than usual the con
ing winter. Sumner county would d
well 10 follow suit. The people VIII
HM gtippIed or sick, and in neeC
charity is well applied. But to tn
lezy, shiftless, goOd-fOr-nOughtS WI
AOG all summer, because liviu