People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-26

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hypnOtized him and then influenced
him to do the deed. Mcdonald has
made an affidavit that he swore false
ly at the trial 10 Wellington. He
now claims that he killed Patton of
his own free will.
The bicycle club met in their new
rooms Thursday and organized. They
elected as officers E. A. Smith, presi-
dent; Chas. Garland, vice president;
Chas. Havens, secretary; Pliny Simp-
son, captain; Henry Cowen, lieuteu-
ant; Glen Spruance and Everett
Fleming as executive committee
The club starts out with the name Of
cyclone Cycle club and it has fifteen
charter members. They expect to
have forty members in a short time.
They will put their rooms in good con.
dition, clean up the grounds, build a
small track aud put in a tennis court,
Orville Smith, H. E. Hanson, Wal.
ter Murray, DR.. Freeman, DR.. Martin,
Ed Hayes, ]. c. Davis and A. Graf
were the members of st. Johns Com.
mandery Of this city who were in at.
tendance at the meeting of the Ma.
sonic lodge at Winfield Friday night,
They had election of officers, work in
two degrees and inspection. After
the work was over, a banquet was
served, and as the MasOns are noted
for their royal gOOd times, it is need.
less to state, was greatly enjoyed.
MessrS. Cooley, Veail and DR.. Collins
of Oxford were in attendance. They
are also members of this lodge.
Barney O'COnnor, the Caldwell
jOintist, who undertook to lick Sum-
ner county and the whole state OF
Kansas, is finally behind the bars,
where he will remain for sixty days
at least, at the expiration Of which
time he will have to pay a
$500 fine and costs of prosecution
He was running wide open saloon,
was arrested and released on bond
defled and dared the whole shooting
match, was convicted, appealed, but
the decision below was affirmed, and
he has now to take his medicine, just
as he should have done in the first
place. Whenever a man gets so stiff,
necked that he undertakes, single.
handed, to openly defy the laws Of
the state, he is going to meet with
the same experience the fellow did
who tried to butt the bull of the
bridge.-Kansas City World.
While in Hutchinson Wednesday
Lyman Naugle, W. B. Coldwell and
H. f. Harbaugh made tour Of the
Hutchinson Reformatory Of which
Orie Morse is superintendent. They
were royalty entertained and were
surprised at the extent of the institu-
tion. There are SO inmates there
now. The grounds are new but will
be sown to grass and beautifully
plotted this summer. The buildings
are Of stone and are only partially
completed. Everything from en-
trance to exit looked clean and vel
kept. Mr.. Morse seems to be making
quite a success as a superintendent
Mr.. Lingenfelter had gone TO the
POpulist convention. He has his du-
ties we'll in hand and is making every
edge cut for the institution. There Is
evidence on all sides that the Reform
atory in its present embryonic condi-
tiOn is going to develop into a great
institution of which Kansas will be
proud. The collection Of books and
magazines which was recently made
is being listed and placed in position.
They are much enjoyed by the in,
mates. The collection will be added
to as time goes by.