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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29

will be back in a few wears. When
one tastes of the sweets of Kansas
they always nourish fond hope that
they may again get back.
The second quarterly meeting of
the NJ. E. church was held at the
Chikaskia church last Saturday and
Sunday.
Oac Of the correspondents vas in.
curing Tor oats. Just come ever to
Chikaskia if you WAIT to sec what
oats look ike.
Chs Rhodes Of Dos Us township is
taking down the house he bought of
Judge Burnett. Charley is going to
move it to his claim in the strip.
The parents Of Alexander Watts
are looking for him home. Last
spring when things looked a little
gloomy Alex went to Colorado to seek
his fortune.
We think the Chikaskia scribe a
little premature in his Dick Millard
call, We want to inform the said
scribe that we will have a man fol-
the place and if he will just lend a
hand we will elect our man.
What makes the Republicans as
silent as the grave? Haven't heard a
Republican say anything about Kan.
sas being redeemed for 6 months
Guess some Of them would like little
legal tender to redeem some OF theil
outstanding obligations.
Did Dick Blue stay at the rsunior
Saturday? Frank said if he would he
would skin him couple of skunks Sc
he could have some actual experience
with the skunk skin question. By
the way Dick waited until Ingall:
was safely on board the train before
he proceeded to skin him.
OCCASIONAL.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29
CORBIN.
L. B. Smiths baby is very sick.

L. B. Smiths baby is very sick.
W. T. Nelson is able to be abound
again after his severe illness.
If. we are not misinformed, there
will be wedding in town before this
is in print.
Miss Pearl Mcdaniel returned Sun
day night from a visit to her sister,
Mrs. Gum, at Okarche, o. 7.
j. E. Mudd s. Son are closing out
ther dry goods and shoes. Now is the
time to get your fall and winter shoes.
Wonder what was the matter with
the old men Sunday and Monday, who
played ball Saturday? They moved
around so slowly.
Mrs. FarquharSon of lIennessey, o.
T., is visiting her mother Mrs.
Mitchell, this week. She is accom-.
panied by her son Chester.
The COrbin boys challenged the old
men for a game of ball. They decided
on ages under 20 and over 80. They
varied from their agreement some.
what and went into the game last
Saturday evening, the boys with three
over 20 and the men with three under
80. The men with only eight in the
field played several innings, resulting
is to II in favor of the men. Come
again boys.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29

not, bring some body else's sister. Be
sure and come, you can have. all the
ice cream and cake that you wish.
Thomas Durham and Lihew Els
worth has rented farm of 800 acres
near Mayfeld. They will SOW 100
acres Of wheat and put the remainder
out to a spring crop.
The school board of district No "a
has let the contract to repair the
school house to Mr.. WOllum. The
school will commence Sep. 9, with
Miss Eta Williams as teacher.
Our mails will be one day later at
this point. The Rock Island r. R.
will not pay 81 per month any longer
for the mail to be transferred from
the depot to the post office.
A cyclone 10 progress. 1t will
reach Sumner county about the first
of November The candidates of the
9. o. p. will be twisted out Of sight.
Boys watch that funnel for you have
got to 60.
The young people of this part ex.
pect splendid time Friday night at
Mr.. Barker's. They have got plenty
of room and they can shake the fan
tastic toe to their hearts content.
VIM. Durham and John Adkins will
furnish the music.
f. E. Durham, VIM. Barker and
Ed Hackney took in Kansas City last
Saturday and Sunday. The round
trip and return in two days for $2.S5.
The boys report a splendid time.
They say that corn in the eastern
part'of the state is so large that you
have to look twice to see ears.
Let every man of the reform move.
ment be at work, put the best men to
the front and stick to them through
thick and thin. Men that cannot be
bought. If we had a few men like
our ex county commissioner that
could not be bought and did not be
long to thering we would surely win
They are the men we need and they
are the men we must have.
KANSAS FARMER.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29

A large number Of young folks 4 1T
at Mr.. Clum's Wednesday evening al
commemmoration of Lees birthG ".
Cream and cake were served and al
enjoyed themselves.
Mrs. Adams found a chicken witch
was Matched by the sun the other CAV.
Only a few more years AID Kau. Is
will become natural incubator. :, 4
the setting hen will no longer be 4, t
mother Of the chicken.
A plumber Of farmers are cutting
corn. Frank Adams says he is a:r.id
his corn will not ripen this wear. I'd
If it grows another year he will nr. d
a step ladder to reach the ears. lie
brought an ear from his field tat
measured 81 inches in circumferer tee.
This ear lis smalliin comparison " tn
some of his large corn. This nay
sound like fish story but it is tue.
The writer measured the ear.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29
County Correspondence.


GrOOms, was born Nov. Is, 1911, near
Liberty, Clay county, Mo. He came
to Kansas when he vas three years Of
age and has lived in Kansas until his
death. He got fine claim in the
Cherokee stlip at the opening and had
made considerable improvements. He
was taken sick on his claim with a
slow fever and brought home where
he gradually grew worse; typhoid set
in and after four weeks Of great SUI
fering, the grim monster death,
could not be stayed. Loving hearts
suggested, willing hands admins
istered and the life of a most prOmiS-
ing young man passed away and
with it closes the career of one of
Guelph's most prominent citizens.
Services were conducted at the
house by Ed. ]. NJ. Via. His re-
marks from the 18th chapter of Job,
were very impressive andappropriate.
A happy home is very desolate and all
that loving friends would wish ito re-
tain had been consigned 10 the tomb.
A large delegation of friends followed
the remains to their last resting
place in the ArmSpiger cemetery and
laid by the side of his father who pre-
coded him ten years ago. To his
bereaved mother, sisters ard relatives
who stood over him in his last mo-
ments, we extend our kindest sympa-
thy and admonish them to look to
Him who dOeth all things for the
best for peace tn SOOthe them in the
hour Of deep distress.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29
ANSON.
Us. BartO is up again.
Steve Gibson is buying calves.

Us. BartO is up again.
Steve Gibson is buying calves.
Lizzie Num- is sick with malarial
fever.
j. c. Beatie was to Kingman county
last week looking after his stock.
j. c. Beatie and Vim. Meuser will 90
west in few days to buy feeders.
Lizzie, Louie and Willie Meuser
will start to EmpOria to school about
Sep. l.
R. ii. Num- and wife are thinking
of starting tC Kentucky about Sep.
10, on months visit.
The Mystic Valley school is the
first to begin in this part of the
country. 1t commences Sep. 2, with
Mollie Lindey teacher
With criminal from ILL.,, arrested
few weeks ago while working for
Oliver Beal and a horse thief at J. W.
Twyman'S. il looks like you can
hardly tell who you are employing OF
what they are there for.
Frank Adams had horse stolen out
of pasture north of MillertOn last
week. There were two other horses
taken out Of the same pasture. Some
are wondering if it is the same thief
who was after Twynma's horses.
From the amount of stealing going
on around the country; several are
talking that an ounce of preventative
in the anti-thief organization is worth
more than a pound of cure.
W. NJ. LINDSEY.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29
CONWAY SPRINGS.

Our city schools will open Monday.
VIM. Wycoff attended the old set
tiers meeting at Belle PLANE Mon
day.
E. E. Baird will move with his
stock of goods to Mt Hope some time
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Edwards will
attend the National encampment at
Louisville.
W, A. Thew was among those who
took the excursion to Kansas City
saturday night.
Clark Davis became the owner of a
$1,000 policy in the A. o. u W. last
Thursday night.
Another wedding this week. E. B.
EgglestOn and Miss Carrie Wise were
married Sunday.
The D. NJ. & A. train from the east
was five hours late last Monday on ac-
count of washOut.
Eli WhitmOre has gone to the
northern part OF the state to dispose
of counties for the sale of wire tight
eners.
Rev. E. j. Browns sermon on "The
Identity Of Life and Expense in
Christian Society,"" was postponed
until next Sunday on account of the
sermon by Rev. Brakeman last Sunday.
Rev. Brakeman occupied the Pres
byterian pulpit last Sabbath and
preached an interesting, instructive
and much appreciated sermon on the
subject of peace" He will return
to his home in Oklahoma this week.
The meeting at the tabernacle is
being fairly well attended. The
preacher has been much criticised for
his free advertisement OF the Ameri.
can Book Co. from the pulpit. He
evidently did not understand the
situation here.
The surprise social by the Young
Peoples Union was postponed from
Friday to Saturday night on account
of the rain. Owing to the bad condi
tion Of the streets the social, which
was to be a surprise on some one who
is to be chosen by the president
stayed at the church where they ate
ice cream and had plays and recita
lions. Next surprise in two weeks.
The young people learning thai
Miss Eutie Martin would leave sOor
for Louisville, KY, where she attend.
school planned surprise for her las
Monday night. A large number o
her friends gathered at her residence
having first enticed her away and OF
her return were waiting 10 darkness;
for her. 1t was a complete sUrpris,
for her and a most enjoyable time wa.
had by all.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29
MILLERTON.

j. Il. Ives got Cur of coal Tuesday. |
Springer must sell a good many
groceries by The amount the freight
brings them.
George Lamon has purchased an
emery wheel to grind razOrs on. He
grOun0 nine the first day he used it.
This vicinity was visited by a big
rain last Friday night and Saturday
morning. This will mature the late
corn.
NJ. ]. Shinn has had a road cart
made to order. 1t is fitted up with
all the modern appliances, including
top, extension seat etc. 1t somewhat
resembles palahquin, except it has
wheels.
Millerton nine beat Arson nine last
Saturday with a score Of 10 To IA. On
account Of wet weather only one
game was played. There was large
crowd of spectators present. The en-
terprising merchants have offered a
prize for the winning nine, Saturday,
August 81. The game will be Geneva
vs.. MillertOn. It's expected that it
will be the best game Of the season.
Your correspondent visited Wichita
lately and was very much surprised to
see offered at cut rates Of only I usual
! price, a dozen or more standard books
on Pedagogical up to date in gener-
al use, not the cheap binding, but not
in demand. This may help account
for the number of teachers who fail
as teachers although passing the ex-
amining board. Some people are
slow in finding out that school teach
ing is profession; that it requires
plans and methods, mixed with a
good deal of enthusiasm and love for
the work to be successful.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29
OXFORD.


Mrs. Ella Roberts is on the sick
list.
Joseph Sleigh is up from the strip
renewing old acquaintance.
Miss Esther Abbott is having a
severe time with typhoid fever.
Fred Barnes has returned after
spending few days in Colorado.
Adam Snyder and Miss Maud Dyer
are visiting friends in Russell county.
Jack Woods returned Saturday
evening from few days visit in tie
strip.
William ClaypoOl is making prepar-
ations for the manufacture of sor-
ghum.
Robert Collins, former citizen of
Oxford, is editor of the Vinton
Leader.
Miss Vangie Holmes and May
VandervOOrt have secured schools in
the strip. We wish to congratulate
the people of the strip on their good
judgment in securing two such good
teachers.
A number of our Sunday school
workers will attend the convention
at Geuda Springs, Sept. 5.
Misses Lima Galloup and Anna
Splitter attended the meeting of the
Baptist association at Burden.
Rufe and Charles Anderson, Will
Baughn and Dave Green all took ad-
vantage of the excursion to Kansas
City.
The remains of John Vanlankvelter
were laid to rest Saturday. The fun
eral services were conducted by
Father Walsh.
O. E. Baugh is as happy as boy in
his first pair of red top boots. The
cause of it was the arrival of a fine
girl at his home Wednesday.
The Ladies Cemetery association
will give a social at the Sherburn
home Saturday evening, Aug. 81.
The public is cordially invited.
The Republican caucus will be
held at the Register office Saturday,
Aug. 81, at 3 O'Clock. All voters of
Oxford township are requested to be
present.
Rev. W. S. Reborn has been engag-
ed to preach at the Christian church.
Mr.. Reborn comes highly recommend
ed from Caldwell, and it is hoped bis
time spent here will be profitable and
agreeable to all.
Mr.. Siddens the gentleman who
gathered cream for Baden's creamery
at this point, has been laid off Of the
cream route and will 90 to the eastern
part of COwley county to assist in put.
ting in cream Separators.
Mr.. Amos Bowman and Miss Flora
Smith were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony on Tuesday afternoon
at the parsonage Of the Christian
church in Wellington, Rev. WeimeI
officiating. Mr.. Bowman is one OF
our enterprising young farmers. Miss
Smith is "a highly esteemed young
lady. We predict for the young
couple pleasant journey over life's
turbulent seas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29
PORTLAND.
DR.. Pyle is on the sick list.

DR.. Pyle is on the sick list.
Cutting corn is the order of the
day.
A great deal of sickness through
here.
Good shower Saturday night and
Sunday morning.
The threshing business in these
parts is about over.
DOdridge House has gone to Okla
homa to visit his mother.
Miss Laura Knox has gone to visit
her parents at OSawotamie.
The majority of farmers are plOw-
ing stubble, healthy sign for coming
crops.
Miss Nellie Query will teach the
Racket school this winter at $3.50 a
a month.
AL and Bob JamiSon and their fami-
lies returned to their home in the
strip Friday.
Miss Mamie Jones has returned
home from EmpOria where she has
been attending normal the past two
months.
Carl Fredrick>On was given sur
prise party at bis home last Saturday
evening of last week in honor of his
birthday.
Mr.. and Mis-. Tom Brown OF
Chanute arrived last Wednesday. lie
returned last Saturday but she will
remain for awhile.
Mrs. Crotia Smith and children
came down from Hutchinson Thurs
day to attend her brothers funeral
and will remain few days visiting
relatives.
Died AT the home of his uncle,
Wednesday, Aug. q, Clarence J
GroomS. The funeral services were
conducted at the house on Friday, by
Elder ]. NJ. Via. The interment took
place in the Armspiger cemetery,
The pail bearers were: Messrs. Bot
JamisOn, Charlie Marrow, Ed Jami.
son, Gresham Constant, Harry Kin.
kade and All Jamison. Last Wednes.
day, Aug. q, 1895, at I o'clock p. M,
the light that had kept in existenc.
a most noble character, faded away.
And with it closes with the death. Of
one of our highly esteemed friends.
And taken from their midst the idol
of their affections and cast gloom
over home which but a few weeks
ago was bright and cheerful. Gar
ence ]. Grooms, only son of Cassie
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29
ASHTON.
The ground plows fine.

The ground plows fine.
We are having nice rains now.
Miss Lille Turner is quite i'll.
There will be quite a lot Of corn cut
up.
Mrs. y. S;creI IS und,r the Dr's
cir".
Phillip Pc iag of Paunee, Bourbon
c0rnty, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Turner.
John Orr is receiving visit this
week from his mother Of Pana, ILL.,,
and her brother of Mcpherson county.
Sam and Jake Turner came to at
tend their fathers funeral. Sam re-
turned to his home at Findlay, H.,
the 24th, and Jake will stay and help
his mother on the farm.
Elder and Mrs. ]. H. Long who u.s.
ed to live a mile west of town, will re-
turn to their home near Alvaretta,
in the strip the first of the week.
Their daughter Josie will stay at the
springs while longer,
y Died.-EIer Emmanuel G. Turner.
4 Brother Turner was born March IA,
1887, in Fairfield county, Ohio.
died Aug. 10, 1895, aged IS years, 5
months and 3 days. He was joined in
marriage to Ann Polling, Oct. 10, 1851.
To them was born nine children. all
being present at the funeral. He be-
ing the first of the family to be called
home. Besides these, he leaves an
aged mother, four brothers, three
half-brOthers, five half sisters and
thirteen grand children to mourn for
him. One grand child preceded him
to the spirit world, He was converted
1851, and licensed to preach by the
Evangelical association May 10, 1864
About II pears ago he united with the
Illinois elderShip of the Church of
God. He enlisted in the 65th Ohio
Infantry Volunteers the 18th day of
October, 1864 and discharged the 9th
day of May, 1865. He was only sick
about twenty-fOur hours before he
died. The evening before he died he
was heard a mile away praying and
shouting.
The remains of Brother Turner
were followed by large number OF
relatives and friends to Mt. Zion
church where the funeral sermon was
preached by Elder Cross, using as a
text Genesis %, s. After the sermon
the remains were laid to rest in the
Mercer cemetery. After the inter.
ment the relatives returned home
with sister Turner to dinner and after
dinner their Oldest daughter, Mrs
Kate Kidwell was immersed by Elder
Cross.
! By losing brother Turner we lose
one of our best neighbors and friends
He was great revivaliSt and worker
for Gods cause. May we all meet
him beyond the river is the prayer Of
a friend.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29

not, bring some body else's sister. Be
sure and come, you can have. all the
ice cream and cake that you wish.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-18
One Legislature That Failed.


The New York legislature which has
just adjourned supplies an instructive
object lesson showing why among the
people state legislatures are often re-
garded with feelings akin to contempt.
at was" says the Syracuse Post,
"ushered into existence with the fair
est prospects that have greeted any
Legislature for years. A reform move
ment had carried the state by tre-
mendous majority and had placed the
Republican party in power in both
branches of the legislature, az well as
in all the state departments. Know
ing the great popular sentiment in
favor Of better government and better
social conditions, it was expected that
the legislature would respond to that
sentiment and endeavor, so far as pos
sible, to carry out the pledges made by
the dominant party"
This was the expectation, and it was
q fair one. One Syracuse contemporary
thus pictures the realization: Its
work has been characterized by many
unseemly broils and quarrels. 1t has
been interrupted by charges affecting
the integrity of members, it has been
scandalized by acts that too plainly
show the effect of corrupt influences,
and it has left undone many things
that 1t should have done" Even the
Troy Times, which is an eminently con-
servative paper, admits that so far as
concerned New York city the legisla-
ture fell far below expectations. "In
the judgment of a majority of Republi-
cans in and outside of that city it was
a time for radical, not conservative,
action, and the general feeling" says
the Times, "is that the crusade against
Tammany should have been pushed
more vigorously by the law-making
body"
We have purposely quoted from pa
pers friendly to the Republican organi-
cations in our neighboring state. The
tone of the anti-Platt and the inde-
pendent press is unanimous in con-
demning the home-going legislature for
it's surrender to machine influences, its
large increase of the state tax levy and
its general inability to perceive the re-
formatory demands Of moral senti-
ment. This legislature, in a political
sense, has unquestionably been grave
disappointment; and it would seem
clearly to call for vigorous overhaul
ing Of those members who are mainly
responsible for the sessions failure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-18
What of the Malignant Turk?

A late COPY of the London Times
sheds some light upon the recent Ar
menian atrocities. The Times cores
pondent in Turkey draws this picture,
which Is a good one for civilized per-
sons to ponder:
one house in Shenig was flied with some
fifty men, women and children. This was
set on fire by the soldiers. One boy, who
was trying to escape, was caught on II
bayonet and thrown back. Kerko, one of
the richest men in the village, did not es-
cape. as he would not desert his wife, who
had been confined a night or two before.
He was seized and brought before the
Zelon sheikh and the commander of the
troops. 1t seems he had wounded the
sheikh's brother in the arm in the fight
Of the previous year. Now the soldiers
and Kurds had their revenge. They took
him to his house, where his wife was lying,
and then, placing the newborn babe on
the mothers breast, cut them both in two.
Kerko was then taken q long distance
away and dispatched. His shirt. made of
specially fine cloth, and identified by the
one who sewed it, was subsequently found.
1t had some twenty bayonet and dagger
rents in 1t. Kerko's brother Gazar's wife.
an unusually handsome woman, was kept
among the soldiers for several days and
urged to change her faith; but, as she
persistently refused, she was made away
with. Kerko. his wife and child. and
two brothers wives, were killed from that
house.
Even the rough Kurds, 1t seems, were
moved to pity by the barbarities their
own people committed, and there are
stories Of common soldiers goaded I'M
willingly to deeds of butchery by their
officers. A soldier shared his rations with
two starving boys for two days, but the
third day found them butchered; q
Kurdish woman hid twenty boys in a
sheepfold, and carried bread to them in
an apron, but she was observed by the
butchers, and the boys were slaugh-
tered; some soldiers found four boys in
the brushwood, and took them to the
bimbashi, where their mother saw
them, and tainted for JOY. only to see
them slaughtered before her eyes when
she recovered. These stories are con-
firmed in every particular by investiga-
tions made by trustworthy sources in
dependent of the Times. They are not
affected by half-hearted denials put
forth by the Turkish OFFICIALS, whose
every action since the massacres has
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-18
Safe BimetaIlism Is Possible.

The action of the upper house Of the
Prussian Diet Thursday in adopting
over the earnest opposition of Chancel-
lor Hohenlohe, by the significant vote
of 70 to 3S, a resolution in favor of
taking prompt steps toward an inter-
national bimetallic agreement will en-
courage bimetallists everywhere. 1t
would seem to be an opportune confirm
alton Of the claims of those American
economists. Of whom perhaps ex-Presi-
dent Harrison is now the most con-
spicuous. who believe that a speedy
return to international bimetallism is
not only possible but inevitable, as a
measure of public safety.
It is well known that even in Eng
land, which Of all countries has the
greatest reason to prefer gold mono
mstallism. with all the increase Of