People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-28
MAYFIELD.

m L lALOs
1t is raining at this writing, What
welcome visitor.
The peaches are badly damaged; at
least half of them are killed.
How would Watson and Allen do
for a presidential team in '96?
Our merchants think trade has I'M
proved just a little bit during the last
month.
The late wind storm damaged the
Christian church south of Mayfeld
about $50.
The wheat is thought to be in good
shape, except the soft wheat, which
is injured some.
Three good causes for a man to OBJ
tain divorce from his wife are: To
preach, to make political speeches.
and TO ride a bicycle.
We can't tell for the life of us why
the e. 0. p. S., are lauding Carlisle to
the SKY, unless all the whole kit
have been tarred with the same soap
stick.
f. B. CreekmOre's farm of 100 acres
three miles west Of Mayfeld to trade
for good horses, mules or cattle, one
half interest in 100 acres of wheat.
lizard variety.)
Cyrus Allen Of Lamont, o. T.,
was in our neighbOrhOod last week.
He reports people in very limited cir
cumStanceS, both for the necessaries
of life for themselves and stock.
1t is thought by some that the leg
islature of Oklahoma will pass a law
establishing the county seat of L.
! county at MedfOrd Our opinion is,
however, that the legislature has no
such power legally,
The Rev. Alexander while unhar-
Messing his horse a few evenings ago,
fell and dislOcated his knee and #
was some time before his wife heard
him calling, but Immediately went to
his assistance and by the aid of a
stick and his wife he got to the house.
He is better, but uses his crutch vet.
We were asked by a good RepubIi-
can the other day if we could not buy
three times as much with a dollar
now than ever before. We answered
yes, in some respects, and the reason
was very simple, that it takes three
times as much labor to get the dollar
as ever before in all the thirty years.
The PEOPLES VOICE from now till
Jan. '96 for SOC. Now let every man
who is a friend Of labor and the labor.
ing man take hold Of this paper and
push it to triumphant victory. 1t is
the best paper in Sumner county
which is proven by at least 500 sub
scribers over any other paper in the
county. Long may the editor and
paper live.
Farmers are making preparations
for spring crop. and it is quite a prob
lem with some to know Just how to
proceed. The wheatsSeemS to be slow
in starting and it is hard to decide as
to whether there is enough wheat
alive to justify leaving it. It is
thought the cold weather following
the wind storm damaged the wheat
more than all the winter. 1t is in
jured in this locality considerable.
We are informed Mr.. Ephraim Love
was recently married in Kentucky to
Miss Crenshaw, and will shortly re-
turn to his future home four miles
northwest of Mayfeld. Wecongratu-
late Mr., Love and wife and welcome
them to our midst. Mr.. Love is one
OF our most prosperous young men and
by close attention to business he, TO-
gether with his brother James have
collected together a large share of
this worlds goods and, they have at
this time a large lot of mules, cattle,
horses and hogs besides three or four
thousand bushels Of wheat, and what
is worse than ALL they don't owe a
single dollar to anyone. Mr.. Loves
wife is one Of the most eStimable
young ladies in Barren county, Ken
lucky. We wish them a happy and
prosperous life. Now, Mr.. Love, sub
scribe for the VOICE and be absolutely
happy.