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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08

talks of taking trip east soon-but
will be here to assist 10 electing the
Peoples ticket in November. Ben is
as solid as the rock of Gibraltar.
The VOICE man surely will not LET
any guilty man escape. Hew to the
line let the chips fall where they may.
Subscribe for the VOICE and be etcr-
nally happy.
The Rev. S Alexander was in We
lington last Saturday and Sunday and
delivered two able disc0urses 1t the
Presbyterian church. Nr. Alexander
is an able preacher.
District 100 elected John Good. c C.
Stayton and Lee Eveans as board fer
the present year and levied one-h; II
OF one per cent for all purposes and
will have seven months term.
Mr.. Vauslike, father of our wagcc-
maker, c. VanSlike, was married not
long ago and is exceedingly happy; he
is 50 years old and quite supple, and
withal pleasant old gentleman.
Ham Deer and Mr.. Clifford have.
gone to Barber county after a large
lot Of 3year.old steers and will feed in
this neighborhOod. Mr.. Knowls will
also feed about 100 head at Mayfeld..
Fl. Knowles Of Wellington has now
in his pasture adjoining Mayfeld 10,
three-year-old steers, which he will
full feed this winter. G. C. Stayton
will feed 70 steers on his farm; Thorn
as Henry will feed 100, H. L. Deer So
Mr.. Clifford IS, Mr.. Sites 80, Jim and
c. Love 100, Silas Beal 100, so we un-
derstand. Who says Osborn and
Sumner townships have no corn? And
this is not ali the cattle that will be
fed in these two townships either.
f. B. CREEKMoRE..
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
CHIKASKIA.
KANSAS FARMER

There was dance at John Ricketts,
last night. Not many there.
Ed Ash is putting in a new bridge
by Bro. Folks. Ed is a good road
OyerSeer.
We are having a fine rain this morn
ing, but it has come too late for most
corn, as it is burned badly.
We have just commenced to thresh
in this vicinity. 1t turns out from
one to ten bushels per acre.
Charley Hembrowe is buying up a
bunch of calves. He is paying from
five to seven dollars per head.
Frank Strong has rented the Haze
place. He can't getuland enough ir
the Strip. 4 He is going to sow it all
in wheat.
The Rulings boys are here from Cow
ley county toput their place in wheat
They lsay" things are looking bette
there than here.
Dick Richards has commenced t,
cut corn. He has 200 acres and is 20
ing to cut it all. 1t will make gooc
feed for young stock.
Henry Hart has gone to Missouri t,
find location. He is tired of bein!
burned out so often when he had sucl
fine show for a crop.
see your townsman, Dick Willard
at his father-in-law's, Jim harrison
Dick is an aspirant for Office. IfDicl
can get there he will make a goo
register of deeds. Dick is good fel
low and if we can't get there 1 woul,
| like to see him there.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
NORRIS CENTER.

Abram Showalter has bought a sep
aratOr.
Mr.. Quinn has begun to thresh our
weeds to get out the wheat.
The wife of John Lynch who has
been an invalid for long time is now
very sick.
Mr.. Hamblin, of Wellington, is call
ing on eur people in the interest of
insurance.
Mrs. Nellie White for the third
time takes charge of the school In
District No. 16l.
Say instead of the Horr-Harvey de.
bate let it read Harvey-Horr debate,
for Harvey sis on top"
James Johnson and wife have taken
their departure for California where
his wife's people reside.
Ed Moss met with very serious loss
in having two of his horses burned to
death in a fire at Harper.
Mr.. Woods of our vicinity Is hiring
hands to harvest his broom corn, con-
siSting OF about 100 acres.
The American Book company will
supply several schools in this vicinity
with new books by exchange for their
old ones.
Mr.. Van Duzen a former citizen Of
Morris township who has been absent
from here with his family for three
years past has returned to our vicinity
| to reside on his farm.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
BIRDS POINT. O. T.


Threshing is in good progress and
the wheat is yielding fairly well.
Everybody is busy plOughing for
wheat. The ground is in good condi-
tion.
Haymaking is the order Of the day.
The grass hasn't been so good for sew
eral years.
The bachelors R. G. Creekmore and
Rev. Peters made flying trip to the
state Wednesday.
Still the gentle showers fall to
revive the dropping heritage and to
cheer the heart of mankind.
Rev. Peters preached at the Flint
school house last Sunday evening
There was a large crowd in attend
ance.
The annual school meeting of the
Flint district was well attended last
Thursday. They voted four months
school.
There was a party given at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Hawk last Wednesday
evening. There was a large crowd,
and the youngsters report a lively
time.
Mr.. Casen of Caldwell, the photo
grapher came out and took the photo
graph of Union Harvest Sunday
School and schOo, house, also of the
Flint school house and Sunday school.
R. F. Ingram has been spending the
past week at his farm near Mayfeld
repairing his thresher which he ex-
poets to pull down to the strip soon.
R. T. is one of our oldest threSher
men and has a splendid outfit and
threShes to a finish.
Rev. D. G. Peters of Clarksburg,
Mo-, came out last Saturday the guest
of R. G. CreekmOre. Mr.. Peters has
been confined to indoor work for some
time and desired a place where he
might rest up and recruit his physical
strength, so he decided to come to
the strip where the genial sunshine,
gentle breeze and pure and wholesome
water flows freely for all.
A very easy question has been pro-
pounded to We scribe more than once
by the fair sex and that is "Are there
any nice young bachelors in the strip.
Now IN giving a private opinion pub.
liCly" will say there are more bach
elorS here than you Could shake stick
at. All sizes and ages, and as we don't
want to say too much in behalf OF
these unfortunates, but we would
have you remember one thing and
that is most of them, if not all,
possess heart as large as an ordinary
cream pitcher"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
PERTH.
f. B. CREEKMORE.

Mr.. Adams has another son.
DR.. ]. C. Weber has a new bicycle.
Mrs. H. S. Miller visited her father
last week.
Rev. |. NJ. Vols filled his appoint
meut last Sunday.
Farmers are beginning to cut their
corn; it is drying up.
Corn is not near as good as we once
thought it would be.
Mr.. and Mrs. E.'G. Jacobs had COM
pany from Wellington last week.
Mrs. Whitehill, formerly of yelling
ton but now OF Kansas City, is visit
ing friends here this week.
VIM. Davis has our school again
this year. We think him a number
one teacher, and jolly, good fellow
as well.
The Y.P.S.C.E. local union was
very well attended Sunday. 1t will
be held at Mayfeld the first Sunday
In September.
D. L. Heron and family came
through Perth from the reunion and
made Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
McNair, Mrs. Herron's parents visit.
Rev. Hollow, his wife, daughter,
son and nephew are visiting their rel
atives, Harry KendigS and John Knis-
ley's. Rev. Hollow was requested to,
and did deliver an excellent sermon
at the Union church Sunday night,
They are from Abilene, Kansas.
G. W. Crays left Friday morning
for Duncan, l. T., where he has been
placed as agent for the Rock Island
road. Geo. knows his business and has
probably made wise decision In ac-
ceptlng this position, but it Is a
change for which the people of Perth
and vicinity were not prepared, de-
spite repeated warnings, and the town
lost something in his going. An ex-
cellent business man, great-hearted
friend, a social king and an honest
man, he was loved by all and his place
will be hard one to.fll to the salts
faction Of the people Of this cOmmu-
nifty. But great as is our love fof
George, We have no less affection for
his loving, cheerful, gO1ly wife, aud
it grieves US the more that both must
leave. Yet, this is life, and while we
personally dislike their leaving, we
congratulate them upon their good
fortune and desire for them all the
joy, friends and success it is possible
for mortal to conceive or appreciate.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
CORBIN.
CoRBIN.
For a horse trade see ]. L. Smell.

For horse trade see ]. Z. Smell.
Joseph Gerard of GAINESVILLE, Texas,
visited at Harry Kindig's this week.
Hay is selling on the streets from
$3.50 to $500 per ton. 1t is of excel
lent quality.
The COrbin Mills started up again
Tuesday after their extensive shut
down for repairs.
]. W. Summers, Of Medford, o. T.,
attended the reunion, and visited
among friends last week.
The school board have employed a
lady teacher of Wellington to teach
the young mind how to shoot.
Mrs. E. Brown and children were
thrown out of their buggy Sunday
morning, and considerably shaken up
but no serious injuries.
Elder Beltz of Mulvane preached at
tee grove to an appreciative audience
Saturday afternoon, Sunday $50 am.
and at the church at night.
Ask the committee on music If they
got enough fife and drum music last
week. A little of such is alright, but
il soon becomes tiresOme to most PEG.
pie.
The ladies band Of Belle Plaine
furnished music at the reunion on
Wednesday. They did remarkably
well for the short time they have been
in practice.
The Corbin band furnished mnsic al
the reunion Thursday afternoon and
Friday. They still maintain theil
credit of rendering good music, as We
heard them well spoken OF by a vast
number of persons. The boys don't
take any back seats of bands in larger
towns that wear big name.
There will be an ice cream festival
at the Corbin school house the even
ing of August 10Th. The young ladies
are managing this, and we know il
will be success, so all the young mer
should be present. Parents come and
bring your children. The COrbir
band will furnish music, also there
will be vocal music. And a few selec
tions by Prof. Wilson on violin.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
MAYFIELD.

James Num- Of Arson was in town
Monday.
Mules and horses are now wearing
boomers.
Our blacksmiths are rather on the
sick list, but not serious.
W. B. Goad and j. C. Carson were
on our streets Monday.
Mrs. L. A. Brumley was visiting at
f. B. Creeknore's Tuesday.
Milo Vandaveer departed for Med
ford for a short stay on his claim.
Fine flrst-class mich cows for sale
at once. Call on F. B. Creekmore.
Quite a crowd went from this COM
munity to the reunion near Corbin.
The Mayfleld high school has re.
duced the departments to two rooms.
&C. Roberts Jr., has been employed
to teach the Mt. Olivit school at s45
per month.
The late rains have improved the
corn considerably, although some
fields are badly damaged.
&C. Roberts jr. has been employed
to teach the winter term Of school at
Mt. Olive at S45 per month.
G. NJ. Miller has rented the Rev. S.
Alexander's farm northwest of May
field and is preparing to SOW wheat.
H. D. Adams has located at Perth
and has been employed to teach dis
trict school 10 that vicinity at $40 pei
month.
The Christian Endeavor Society
will hold an ice cream social at Jane:
Gooram's Thursday evening; every
body invited.
Verg Palmour returned from north
west Missouri last week where he hal
been working for quite awhile. He
reports crops fine.
Well Harvey is a jaw-breaker. HI
completely mOpped the earth with tn,
greatest gOldbug the faction coult
start. Harvey for president.
Rev. D. c. Peters, pastor of the frs
Baptist church at Clarksburg, Mo.
will preach at the Baptist church al
Mayfeld Sunday morning and evening
r. G. Creekmore and the Rev. d. g
Peters, pastor Of the First Baptist
church at Clarksburg, Mo-, returned
from the Strip where they have beer
patching.
Ansell Adams had a fine fOur-year
old horse killed by lightning last Fri
day, and DR.. McCuddy we understand
had cow killed the same day b!
lightning.
G. &. Stayton and Thomas Henri
will feed bunch of cattle. All right
the corn is here. Ben thinks he viii
have 1000 bushels Of corn to sell ant
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
CONWAY.

Oscar Allen. of Wichita, spent Sun
day at home.
Conductor E. ]. Rathburn is lying
very ill at this writing.
R. A. Anderson was in this vicinity
buying stock last week.
Bert Osterhoutis the latest addition
to the round house force.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Durham went
to Garnett Saturday evening.
Mrs James Walker, who has been
seriously i'll, is reported some better.
There's new "devil" in the Star
office. Now, Bro. Cline don't misin.
terpret this.
Mrs Anna MOchn, who has been
visiting here for a few days, returned
to Wichita Saturday.
W. P. Wininger is having his an.
nual closing out to leave the state
sale. But they always come back.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Dudley are
camping out on the Walnut. Mr.. O.
B. Spencer and family accompanied
them.
The A, 0. o. W. goat gets practice
every meeting night. Last meeting
there we're three for both degrees
There are llOmembers now. No man
is doing justice to his family (if he
has onel who does not carry life insur
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
County Correspondence.
will be worth secondhand prices for
what lutte they can do.

will be worth secondhand prices for
what lutte they can do.
John Adkins thinks this is the fall
to SOW wheat. lie will SOW 100 acres.
Wheat may do for you, but tgOt such
a black eye this season it is rather dis
cOuraging to put out large crop.
F. E. Durham has bought another
buggy. 1t is speculation among the
young ladies of this part which will
be the favored one that will occupy
the left hand corner of that buggy.
A Mistake.-We were informed that
the new conner at VIM. Cornwell's was
a girl baby. William says it is boy.
We are right glad to make the change
That will ada another vote to our
side.
The rain in this part last Friday
was about one and a half inch. 1t
will help pastures and hay, also will
help blowing for a few days. Think
it will not help corn much. 1t was
too far gone.
Alex Forsythe has his house nearly
completed. He will have a roOmy
house which adds 50 per cent. to the
looks Of his place. Alex thinks when
he gets in the second story the mos
QuitOes can't find him.
Mr.. Stubs was at Riverdale Satur-
day near the ball ground with a load
of watermelonS from ]. Hollands
place. He found sale for his entire
load. A good, cool melon is not a bad
thing to have on a hot day. Come
again.
We saw the smiling face of Hon.
Jane, HeSkett at the ball game last
Saturday. We think he holds his nat
ural size. He has not lost any flesh
over his defeat last fall. Jim will be
heard from again and don't you for.
get it.
The ball game played at Riverdalt
Saturday between Geneva and River
dale was walk-away. The score was
u to 5 in favor of Riverdale. There
was some wild playing on both sides
The members of the Geneva nine are
all young men and good players. W.
predict that if Riverdale had played
its own men it would have been Z
close game. Everything went along
nicely and it made the boys sweat be
fore they got through.
KANSAS FARMER.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
Again!

Tle VOICE has the largest and best
corps OF correspondents of any paper
in Sunluer county, but we still lack
representative at South Haven, ArgO.
MIA ara Conway Springs. Wake up
somebody ard supply US. Palestine.
Bluff and Creek townships ought to
be represented also; likewise Hume.
well, Mulyane and Geuda Springs
We wait 10 cover the whole field. II
vii cost yen nothing, and we supply
you with the paper besides. Write.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08

ance and the A. o. U. W. lodge is the
best and cheapest and most reliable
insurance il the state of Kansas.
Rev. E. S. Brown returned from a
months vacation in Ohio last Thurs.
day and filled the Presbyterian pulpit
Sunday.
j.. j. Booth went to town Monday to
attend tie issuing of certificates, and
now the suspense of the young peda-
gOgueS is over.
Miss Lizzie Hoffman will leave for
Illinois Oh Wednesday to stay all
winter. There are some sad-faces
young men in town as aresult.
j, R. Duncan, o. W. Carter, ]. c.
johnson, H. NJ. Cranmer, ]. F. Gooch,
and DR.. Hobson were some of the
"bOys" who took in the reunion at
DaytOn's grove.
Q. Campbell is anticipating the
new corn crop by preparing storage
room for several thousand bushels.
The present outlook is very favorable
for this vicinity, as very little corn
has been injured as yet.
Prof. Geo. Kendrick, of Junction
City, who is conducting the Harvey
county normal, spent Sunday here
with his brother Henry, returning
Sunday evening. Prof. Kendrick is
superintendent of schools at Junction
| CitV.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
sEvENTY-sIX.

Corn. cutting is tie order Of the day.
Ben Matthews is ahead Of the rest.
Of US. He has half his corn cut.
Mr.. Morris threshed for three differ
ent men in one day and the three sets
was less than lightweight bushels.
There is some good millet being pus.
up. There are 80 tons on the Mann
farm. John Heskett has the best crop
Of millet.
Vols & Ferguson put 100 head Of
steers in the Hood pasture. They
want to sell them to the farmers to
feed our big crop Of corn to.
]. 7. Bowers.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
MILAN.


Corn still looking well in our vicin.
ity.
Over an inch of rain fell here Friday
am.
j.. S. Yates and family of Gentry,
Arkansas are visiting in the city.
John thinks Arkansaw the place.
S. I. Mcclure was taken quite sick
last week and now the doctor thinks
it typhoid fever. DR.. Harmon OF
Mayheld is in attendance.
Our district board have employed
for the coming term Of school Prof
7. d. Lowry principal, with Miss
Mary Miller in charge of the primary
department.
Miss Edith Johnson returned home
Saturday from an extended visit al
Valley Center. Miss Edith is quite
prominent among the elite Of the city
and Der many friends are pleased al
her return.
The Ryan township board held theil
regular quarterly meeting on Monday
Of last week. The road overseers bill
for extra work for washouts was very
moderate compared with our neigh.
! boring townships.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
CALDWELL.

Your scribe lost horse last week
with collie.
Ed. Hebb rented 100 acres of John
Jordan for wheat.
1t was a mistake about James Den
mis- having the Green or Kelley school.
Doc. WinSor hired a hand at $40 per
month to help him through blowing.
bod WinsOr traded for a gang pillow
A4nd the way the dirt is turning over
is a caution.
Corn cutting is the go down in
Caldwell and has been for ten days
fodder, mean.
Mrs. John Bounce of the Strip has
made application for the DObb's
school this winter.
W. A. Huffman and D. P. Logan
were putting up millet hay on the
Vandiln farm last week.
Mamie Deering has accepted the
Richards school, six months at 49, per
mOnth-the same school she taught
last winter.
Lee Thompson expects to put $50
acres to wheat, then get married and
quit work. He says he expects to
stay in uKansas he hasn't starved
out yet.
Hon. L. T. SimOns made a flOwery
little speech at the reunion Saturday
evening, followed by singing. Every
thing went off nicely. No whisky or
beer on the GROUNDS and everybody
enjoyed themselves.
There will not be near as much
wheat sOwn in this part of the county
as there was last year. Spectators
and landlords will furnish seed, as
the renters are too poor to furnish it;
we are getting poorer every year.
Fruit and garden truck are almost
a complete failure-the worst l ever
knew. We will some of US have a par
tial crop of corn; there will be an
abundance of fodder to winter stock
on but fodder will not pay taxes and
interest, let alone the principal which
is due.
We went to the reunion on Satur.
day and heard John G. Woods tell
about the woman who lived in a dug.
out between Wellington and Wichita
he asked her if the thirteen children
standing about her were all she had
and she told him the others wen
flshin'.
Correspondent from Eden think,
the Werner Book Co. is the thing! L
it not a combine just as well as TIT
American Co.? We have adopted thu
American Co. books and we are "dea(
sure" we have the best books. TIT
Werner Co. got just one district il
Caldwell township, and they would
like to renig.
Quidnunc will please sign his Johl
Hancock to his piece of Republican
rottenness the next time he sends il
his correspondence to the Caldwell
News, if it is any business Of his o
hers what l say about SimOns. 81
mons and are old friends and we vii
try and settle our own little affairs
l am not in the least offended at 81
mons and advise you not to get Of
your base.
F. P. LOGAN.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-08
CICERO.


Mr.. B. NJ. Martin is up from the
Strip.
Corn cutting seems to be the order
of the day.
Mr.. Oliver Holiday teaches the
Dalton school this year.
Mr.. R. L. George preached an inter
esting sermon last night.
A. B. Holiday of Crescent City, O.
T., is working in the neighborhood.
John Jennings has moved into his
house lately vacated by Harry Friend.
Cicero defeated Home Valley in a
ball game last Saturday by a score Of
SO to 10.
Miss King teaches the Mt. Zio1
school at s35 per month for eight
months.
The rain Sunday night interferet
with the meeting, but it is still going
on with increased interest.
Al. Boyer and IA. Lilly returned
from Corbin Sunday afternoon. They
report fine time and good speaking
The Union Sunday school at tn,
camp ground Sunday afternoon wal
well attended, and a good Interest
taken by all Sunday school workers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-30
Saved from a Lion by a Pillow.

An English officer was shooting
recently in Somaliland. One night,
when he was in bed inside his
tent, lion sprang over the rough
thorn fence, which it is usual to
throw up round ones encampment
at night. Instead Of picking up
one of the men or animals that
must have been lying about asleep
inside the fence, he would have
none but the sportsman himself,
made dash into his tent, and
seized him-fortunately only by
the hand. Then, by some wonder
full piece of luck, as the lion
changed his grip for the shoulder,
he grabbed the pillow instead, and
so vanished with his prize. The
pillow was found next morning
several hundred yards distant in
the jungle, and outside were also
the spoor of a lioness, who had
evidently been awaiting the return
of her lord with something eat
able.-From "Wild Beasts as They
Live" by Capt. C. j. Meliss,
Ninth Regiment, Bombay Infan.
try, in the Christmas (Decemberl
Scribnor's.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-30
Chocolate and Maple Patties.

To make chocolate patties, melt
some of the softer fondant in cup
and add some finely-cut chocolate,
bitter or confectioners' IL too
thick to drop add few drops Of
water. These can be favored if
desired and usually will be found
harder than the peppermint or
wintergreen patties. Chocolate
peppermints are made in the same
manner as peppermint patties, as
described above; when hard each
one is dipped in confectioners'
chocolate which has been melted
over steam. Maple patties are
made by cutting up two cupfuls OF
maple sugar, adding one cupful of
cold water, and just a speck OF
cream OF tartar dissolved in water,
and cooking like plain fondant,
When cold melt and drop like the
other patties.-December Ladies'
Home Journal.