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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-20
ZYBA.
]. T. Hall is grading the south ap-
prOach to the railroad bridge.
G. B. LAMBE


J. 7. Hall is grading the south ap-
prOach to the railroad bridge.
Mrs. Matte Bates, of Wichita, was
visitor at John Nixon, Jr.'s, Friday.
Will Bennett is spending his leisure
time visiting his brothers, Link and
Gabe Bennett, in the Strip.
Edward Slater and son Orville from
near Pond Creek are up visiting their
friends, but win return in few days.
The railroad company put car Of
salt around the base Of the piles IN
the new bridge to preserve them from
insects and decay.
We notice since wheat cutting has
begun that the chinch bugs have gone
to the corn. Some fields are very
badly infested with them.
Mrs. Charles Layman left last week
for Topeka where she will reside this
summer on account Of the baby's poor
health. She will stay with her
brothers family,
Strawther Stone arrived last Friday
evening from his visit to his parents
in Missouri. He reports having a
pleasant trip and an enjoyable visit.
He went to his old work on the sec
ton Saturday noon.
Mrs. S. LeFOrce, who has been visit.
ing her brother Will LeForce and
family for some time, has left for hel
home in the west part OF the Strip.
She reports people very hard up, hav
ing raised nothing for two years.
The rain fall for June up to Tuesday
is 3.3 inches. This is more than WI
had in the five previous months. Il
is claimed that it takes twenty-fOul
inches Of rain to make crop, so w
will yet need something over nine.
teen inches to come up to this amount
before we can be safe in calculatin.
on corn crop this year.
One Of the men belonging to thu
bridge gang now at work on the
bridge south of Zyba met with quit,
an accident on the 18th inst. Aplanl
on which he was standing gave wal
and he fell about thirty feet, strikin.
some timbers and alighting among
some rocks. He was pretty seriously
hurt, but is much improved at tn,
present time.
TH0s. NIXON.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-20
DALTON.

| UALION.
Miss Susie Randall returned from
Carthage, Mo-, last Saturday.
ST.. Russell is up from his claim in
the Strip visiting his parents.
Robert Evans is first in this neigh
bOrhOod to have his wheat crop in the
stack.
Quite number will attend Chau-
tauQua assembly at Winfield this week
and next.
Mr.. Lyman Lenker has gone to Col
Orado with a view Of going into bust
ness there.
L. G. Lenker left last Tuesday for
Colorado on a notwithstanding and
prospecting tour.
Rev. G. NJ. Weimer, Of the Chris.
tian church at Wellington, preached
an excellent sermon on christian
Unity" at this place last Sunday.
A. Wharton has sold his farm to
John Lammie for $500. 1t is a first
class farm and is certainly very cheap.
Mr.. Wharton leaves for Arkansas this
fall.
Mrs. H. ]. Winslow and children
will start for Clinton, Ill.,, to visit the
formers parents. Mrs. WinslOw will
also attend the c. E. convention at
Boston, Mass.
R. W. Evans and family expect to
90 to Oregon in about six weeks on
visit, with view to making Oregon
their future home. Mr.. Evans par
ents reside there.
Mrs. Griffin OF Wellington came out
Thursday evening, and the ladies' Of
Dalton and vicinity organized a for
eign missionary society. We hope
they will do good work in that cause.
C. A. Woodland took the second
degree in the A.0.U.W. Oxford lodge
Thursday night. He says he was
very much pleased with the order,
but thinks the goat was not very well
broken to ride; 1t must have been a
Rocky mountain goat.
Mr.. F. P. Stonaker from Missouri,
who has been visiting his brother, Mr..
E. l. StOnaker, has returned home
satisfied with the healthy climate of
Kansas. He left his son here with
his brother, as his health is not good.
He thinks the climate here will help
him as he is now much better.
c. B. LAMBE.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-20
ANsON.

See the corn grow.
Well, look at the weeds!
The oats, too, will make crop yet.
John Mikels has commenced to head
his wheat.
Paul Worden had horse killed BY
lightning.
Some of our farmers are still plant.
ing kaffir and cane.
EpwOrth League at Silver Creek on
Sunday night was well attended.
Jap Mcneil has gone to the Strip
south Of KiOwa to look for a claim.
Better think twice before leaving
Kansas.
Children's day at Quaker Sunday
was a decided success. Everything
went off nicely and in order, rejecting
credit to the committee on program,
which consisted Of Misses Emma De-
muth and COrdia Lupton and Mrs.
Alice Shinn.
And after the election OF 1895 was
over and the first great shout of Pop
ulist triumph and victory was passed
away, over on Salt creek in a frog
pond we heard an inarticulate sound
supposed to be a frog, but listening
more intently we heard a voice say in
feeble accents, What's out? And
when again that mighty shout arose,
whatever it was turned over and ex-
pired with grOan. Then summoned
by pity we went nearer and found a
human figure which wore these mot
toes: A single gold standard, a high
protectfve tariff, and redemption
cometh through the Republican par.
ty. EDWARD E. SNAvELY.
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Corn Is tasseling. No ladders will
be required this year to gather the
ears, If there should be any to gather.
Lizzie Quinn was kicked in the face
by horse last week but escaped in
Jury, receiving only a few scratches.
The strip boys are we'll represented
here now. Harry Brookhart is tie
last one to arrive. The harvest re-
quires very few hands this year.
Heading is in full blast now. -Four
ren, all told, is full crew this year.
Most Of the cutting is done at IS
cents an acre, the farmer furnishing
the crew.
Quite cold wave came along Mon
day evening. We had no rain al.
though We saw some black looking
clouds and few drops fell a, they
passed by.
Miss Annie Zimmerman returned
last Friday evening to spend her sum-
mer vacation at home. She has been
attending the Lutheran collep. at
Atchison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heard have mo, ed
back to Cicero. They were not SO
well contented in Wichita as TIL v ex-
pected, so they rented their house and
moved to the farm again.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-20
MAYFIELD.

John Davis and wife visited their
son, Rev. ]. E. Davis, near Norwich
last week.
Corn, thistles and pursley are con-
tending for the mastery since the
recent rains.
Milo Vandayeer came in Monday
from the Strip and reports everything
booming down there.
Pastures that were dry enough to
burn before the rains are now furnish.
ing abundant grass for stock.
John Rheimann came in from Okla.
homa last week and has been confined
to his bed for several days by sickness.
He is considerably better at present.
F. B. Creekmore land. Son. R. G.,
started for Rogers, ,4rk.,. on Tuesday
the 18th, on a pleasure. and business
trip. They expect to be gone about
ten days. ,
Orville Orr, former resident OF
Sumner county, but now Of Montgom.
cry county, came in last week for a
short stay. He reports everything in
good condition there.
Children's day exercises were pre-.
sented by the Methodist church Sun.
day the 10th. The exercises were
unique and very interesting. The col.
lection amounted to $3.50, which will
be contributed to ministerial educa.
ton.
We are listening for stampede to
ward the gold fields ~ Of Oklahoma
soon. It may te, however, that the
results Of the Strip excitement ant
other great scrambles for wealth ha,
somewhat cooled the impetuosity ant
enthusiasm Characteristic OF the av
erage Kansas, and he is willing t,
stay at home and slowly grow ricl
raising wheat rather than tax
chances on pulling through spell o
the gold fever.
f. B. CREEKMoRE.
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ginner, but he will learn better after

ginner, but he will learn better after
awhile.
Rev. Hancher made a good talk on
Children's Day. Quite a number OF
visitors were present.
R. S. HOllingsworth and wife, Of
ValVerde, visited with his brother
Joseph last Thursday.
The christian people of Ashton
work in unision, and when they 90
at anything they 20 for all there is in
it.
The Cleardale scribe was mistaken
about their nine beating the Ashton
nine. 1t was the Portland nine, and
they had the Ashton catcher to HELM
them.
Charlie and Ona Arnspiger and Miss
Florence Herche Of Cleardale, and
Miss Katie Syfert Of Ashton, took
dinner at Jos. HOllingsworth's last
Sunday.
"Old Maid,' there was mistake in
that item about some Of our old ladies
becoming old maids; We meant young
ladies. We have several bachelors
who have nice farms, and it seems as
If they would rather be an old mans
darling than young mans slave.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-20
ROME.

Elmer Franklin has a new header.
Rev. Funk will preach here next
Sunday and Sunday night.
Everybody is heading wheat. The
binder isn't sin it" this year.
Mr.. J. B. Tasting, of Hamilton.
ILL.,, is visiting his uncle, Cyrus Fell,
The good rains of last Sunday
night, Monday and Tuesday have
helped the growing crops very much.
Mrs. George Smiths brother and
sister from Ohio, arrived Saturday
to visit the former, and other rela.
tives.
The temperance entertainment at
Bethel was success. The church
was beautifully decorated with ever.
greens and white ribbon.
BpwOrth League at Bethel will be
at 5 o'clock on every Sunday evening
instead Of $50, so that the Leapuers
can attend church at this place.
You Know.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-20
VALVERDE.


Rev.Dr Hollis will preach at Floral
vale the fourth Sunday in June.
Ice cream suppers are the order Of
the day in this vicinity at present.
The baptismal services at Floralvale
were well attended, Rev. Cross offici.
ating.
Miss Viola Norris has returned from
a flying trip to Oklahoma and is look
ing much refreshed.
L. Z. Shafer was called to the bed.
side Of his father Sunday, the dispatch
stating he was not expected to live.
Refreshing rains have revived every
thing. Farmers are busy blowing
corn and some intend harvesting
wheat this week.
We almost forgot to chronicle the
advent Sunday Of our sweet girl grad.
yates from Oxford school. Fresh
looking and rosy as ever.
Mr.. Schimmel denies the charge
made against him by we scribblers in
last weeks issue. He says Kansas has
redeemed herself Of late in his esti.
nation.
Rev. Cross and wife Sundayed at ].
Haags and great was the Staying OF
tish and fowl on that occasion for a
church Of God minister, and Metho.
dists were in the camp. Bro. Haag
you must use the same precaution you
gave the brethren.
Now, boys, if you would gain the
respect and good will Of your moni.
tors, walk up to the polls at election
and vote your labor ticket straight.
Let US 90 TO battle for Kirk and our
country and thus put labor and CAPT.
tai on an equality.
The daring audacity with which
some Of the advocates of the single
gold standard would convince the PEG.
pie that black is white is really amaz.
ing, but gOldbug logic and ethics are
tame in comparison with trying t.
TOOL an editor. OLD MAID.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-20
CONCORD.

Jasper Williams has sold his wheat
for 70 cents delivered at Rome.
Frank Engle is working for W. H.
Ramey through harvest this season.
Christian CALI shipped several hun
dred pounds of cheese to Arkansas
City last week.
Several of our young people we're to
a dance at Frank Sebring's near Rome
last Friday evening. All report a
good time.
]. R. Willis is up from the Strip.
He has several acres Of wheat to har.
vest in old Sumner, but the average
wheat looks like it would make poor
seed.
Bert Myers returned from the StriI
last Saturday. He has bought a place
on Salt Fork river. Corn there aver
ages from four to eight feet in height
Crops are looking well.
The Sunday-schOol at Concord is ad.
vancing very rapidly. Quite a crowd
was present also at the Jordan school
house practicing singing. At the lat.
ter Saturday evening, June I'D. Let
everybody come and take part.
Many of our farmers procured head
ers during last week. Mr.. Holland
W. H. Jordan and J. NJ. Jordan Dur.
chased one in partnership; also Mr.
CALI has procured one. Still ther,
seems to be deficiency of headers Il
take care of the grain in this locality
CUIS GATTJ
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-20
SEVENTY-sIX.


John Hood has hired a band to help
pillow corn.
The beef club gets Frank Curtis to
do the butchering.
Several teachers have been around
looking for schools.
Pink Swope and Mr.. Barker got new
headers this week.
Mr.. Yeoman was first to cut wheat
in this neighborhoOd.
Our trustee was called to our part
Of the township to see about some
dam work being done on the road.
Children's day services will be held
in NJ. Ryan's grove next Sunday, be.
ginning at lOa. m. Bring your din
ners and have good time.
Wheat is so thin we don't know
whether to cut 1t or let it stand fol
seed. Frank Curtis says he is going
out and cut Till noon and. If he get:
one header bed full he will again &c
out after dinner.
We are in favor of county uni.
formity Of school books and a differ
ent kind from what We have, so We
can trade our old books for new ones,
as we won't be able to buy new ones.
J. P. BOWERS.
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PORTLAND.

Rain in abundance and all nature
rejoices.
DR.. Rupp Of Colorado is expected
back soon to resume his practice.
u. Mast has moved his family tC
South Haven where Chas. has secured
job on the section.
Ed Fitzgerald has purchased him
self new buggy. Lookout girls, whit
will be the first victim.
John Higgins and wife returned
from Ellsworth Wednesday, where
John has been employed as agent fol
the pas: month.
Hiley Frazee hurt his hand quite
badly while playing ball. DR.,
Pyle dressed the wound and he is now
getting along all right.
The few farmers fortunate enough
to have wheat are about ready to
commence harvesting. Contrary to
general belief there are some fair
fields of wheat.
The Children's Day exercises at
the NJ. E. church Sunday night were
a success. The church was beauti-
fully decorated and an excellent pro-
gram was well rendered by the juye-
niles.
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County Correspondence.

is large sorril and had saddle and
bride on when turned loose. If any
one has taken up such an animal, Mr..
Wilson will consider it special fay
or if they will notify him.
Everyone who can should turn out
to hear Jerry Simpson at II o'clock
a. m. on single Tax" and W. ]. Bry-
an on "Silver" at 2 O'Clock p. NJ, on
Saturday at the Winfield assembly.
Mr.. Moore who has been living 10
Green county, Texas, for some
time, returned last night. He re-
ports the wheat crop a failure; oats
and corn crop good all over Texas.
Says they have had plenty Of rain
this spring.
The attractions at the Winfield
Assembly Lext Saturday will be most
instructive. With Jerry Simpson in
the morning, the Newton male quar-.
tette at l o'clock and Americas great.
est orator Hon. ]. W. Bryan at
O'Clock. A large number will attend
from Oxford.
Friday was the last day OF Prof.
Massey's normal. The afternoon ses-
sion was taken up with the closing
exercises, consisting Of several beauti-
full songs and recitationS. His pupils
thinking this had not been enough to
terminate so successful term of nor
NAL, decided to make Mr.. Massey the
victim of a surprise party. Toward
evening they persuaded Mr.. Cooley to
take him out riding. When he re.
turned he found about fifty-fve
of his pupils and friends present with
oceans o. ice cream and mountains OF
cake waiting for his return. The
evening was passed with various
games and a social good time was had
by all. Toward the lone hours OF
midnight the merry company left fol
home, hoping that Prof. MASSEY
would be the successful conductor OF
many more nOrmals.
Oxfors will celebrate the Fourth Of
July in grand style in MOrrill'S grove
near the Santa Fe depot. Mr.. Ed
Hackney, Of Wellington, will crate
and we extend a cordial invitation Il
the people of Wellington, Belle
Plaine, South Haven, Caldwell, Con
way Springs, ArgOnia. Mulvane and
the entire county to be present. Come
one, come all. We have good water
good shade and everything will be
done by the different committees to
make the day interesting and instruc
tive. Among the attractions there
will be bicycle race, horse race, slow
mule race, foot races 100 yards, free tt
all, foot races for boys IL years old
wheel-barrow race, potato race, bast
ball match, 80 to the winner. At
o'clock p. m. orange contest; at SD
O'Clock minstrel exhibition on a float,
A flag will be presented to the largest
delegation. Come to Oxford on thu
Fourth and spend the day and LEI
your wife and children see the fire
works at 8 o'clock p. M, as well as Il
hear the band play and the eagle
scream,
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OXFORD.

:. Crops Of all kinds are fourishing.
Zach Buzzard is up from Oklahoma
visiting friends.
E. c. Galloup spent a few days
travelling over the strip,
Mrs. D. W. Cooleyis at Swift'S Sta
ton, Ark, visiting friends.
The Arkansas river is up higher
than it has been in u months.
Mrs. Snow of McLain, ILL.,, is the
guest of her brother A. H. Barnes.
We cannot yet make an estimate of
the yield Of wheat. 1t will be poor.
The concert given by Mrs. Rumb-
leys juvenile class was well attended
Everything growing and everyone
is smiling and happy over the recent
rains.
Clyde Parker came up from the
strip Saturday to commence work in
harvest.
A. W. Snyder sojourned in the
strip for week. He says crops are
looking well there.
A barn belonging to Geo. Patton,
Jr., was destroyed by lightning Wed
nesday morning.
Rev. Head from Oklahoma, preach
ed an instructive sermon at the
Christian church Sunday.
A large number of our citizens will
take in the Chautauqua Assembly at
Winfield, beginning June IS.
The members of the different c. E.
societies have decided to take in En-.
deayor Day at the Assembly.
Miss Ida DObbs returned from St.
Louis Saturday where she has been
learning fashionable millinery.
The oats crop will be the poorest
we ever raised. Some pieces will b.
cut with the mower and used as hay
A number of our young teachers
will attend the county normal. We
hope they will be successful in their
chosen profession.
The farmers are busy cutting wheat.
Headers are in demand. The wheat
is so short that binders will lie idle in
the sheds this year.
A young gentleman arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Snyder
Tuesday evening and informed ". T.
that he was going to stay and call
him papa.
On Saturday evening some william.
Gus scoundrel turned a horse loose
from Hess's rack belonging to Geo.
Wilson. Geo. has searched the sur
rounding country in vain. The horse
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CICERO.

There will be preaching by Rev.
Williams at the Cicero school house
next Sunday night.
Henry Zimmerman is expected
home this week, and, they say, there
are certain cards out which contain
his name and-well never mind, we
will tell all we know next week.
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ASHTON.
THOs. NIXON.

ASHTON.
Wheat is ripening.
Farmers.are happy.
Corn looks splendid.
Wasn't those fine rains?
Mr.. Royal Of Geuda, was in town
Monday.
Vet Edwards has rented Mr.. Ber-
RVS place.
Charlie Frazee has rented a place
southwest Of Portland.
Children's Day exercises last Sun.
day were grand success.
H. ]. DOnohue and wifeof Portland.
visited at VIM. Young's Sunday.
Kirt ScrOggs came over from Port
land last Saturday on his new bicycle.
Cha,. Hanklns took Miss Doshea
Beery and his sister Eta to Portland
Sunday evening to the Children's
Day exercises. Charlie is a new be.
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UNION.

Miss Lulu MunsOn has gone to
Wichita to study stem )graphy. She
will be missed by her many friends
here.fl &" %
c. C. Roberts, Jr., is up from the
Strip TO help his father harvest aud
the girls to play croquet between
times.
We are glad to see that Prof. c. H
Roberts is able to be out again and
that he is recovering from a bad spell
Of sickness so nicely.
Sam Hines has lost his crop Of corr
by the recent blow ants, but was for
tunate in securing a job at his ole
trade, that Of baker, in Harper.
Miss Matte Crenshaw, Of Milan
has returned from the western par
Of the state where she has been teach
ing school this last winter and wher,
she owns a half section Of land.
Lon Rutherford was up last week
from Anthony on a visit to his rela
tiveS, the families Of ]. J. and A. NJ
Williams. Lon is sprightly younI
man and his visits are appreciated b.
his acquaintance here.
Mrs s. S. Williams has gone to An
thony to help nurse her grand daught
er, Miss Mirtie Rutherford, who ha
been great sufferer for several month
with some malady which the doctor
seem unable to diagnose.
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CORBIN.

Born, to James Cragan and wife,
June l4th, girl.
F. NJ. Walton was up from Lamont,
o. T.. the first of the week.
Prof. Wilson and Charley Ball, Of
Caldwell attended band rehearsal
Monday night.
F. E. S0meryille has moved into the
Dennis properly. The Mason house
is now for rent
DR.. Splitter Of wellington was called
Saturday to sec J. F. Riley's little
child which was very low.
Thos. Murphy is wearing a broad
grin because his wife presented him
with ten pound boy the 18th.
Miss Tyrone Kettering has returned
from Whitfield, where she has been
attending college the past winter.
Quite number were in attendance
at young peoples meeting last Friday
night. The number is increasing on
roll each week.
Miss Maggie Jones, Of Milan. who
taught the primary school here last
winter, was visiting her pupils and
friends here this week.
L. L. Newly is taking turn at
numbering weeds on the section in W.
]. Woods place for few days during
the sickness in the latter's family.
The mill has shut down for a few
weeks to make some needed repairs,
such as a new furnace, change position
of boiler, new roof to engine room, etc.
j. Akers and daughter, Stella,
have been keeping house while his
wife and son were visiting among rel
atives. John says he can feed the
chickens.
The match in the blacksmith shop
last week was gotten up Oh short
notice and without gloves. We be-
lieye sporting rules require gloves Of
a certain weight.
Get ready for the grove meeting the
fifth Sunday. Elder Crenshaw will
be here on the Thursday before and
preach each night at the school-hOuse.
He is fOrcible speaker and can hold
the attention Of his audience.
There is considerable sickness among
children at present. W. J. Woods
youngest child is very low at this
writing, and quite number of Others
are complaining. Parents should be
very careful of the diet of little ones.
Died-Litte Florence Riley, age Il
{ months, Youngest daughter Of ]. F.
Riley and wife, died Monday after.
noon of that dreaded childhood dis.
ease, summer complaint" and was
inferred in, Spring Creek cemetery
Tuesday. The sorrowing parents have
the sympathy Of The people in town
and vicinity. Elder Owens conducted
the funeral services.
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Butter l0c.
Eggs Sc cash; l0c trade.
Hens 200 TO . 25.-per h &c.
Springs 2 OO(d2 so.
Ducks &c.
Turkeys 4 to SC.
Beef cattle 2 90 TO 225.
Hogs 3 OO(G3 80.
Wheat, Csc "a 7Oc.
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Home Market,

Correspondence continued Sth page
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Rain in abundance and all nature
rejOices.