People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-30
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between England and America he
would fight for whichever was right.
but In case Of war between England
ana Germany, he would start for
england tC join the Queens hosts at
once, and would follow England,s flag
against any other power, right or
wrong.
Billy Maddy goes to Klnsley in q
iew days to check up that county's
attachments Of erroneous assessments.
upon which the county can demand
settlement with the state. He would
nave been gone before now were II
not for the fact that the case against
ex-County Clerk Carnes is expected
10 come up in court in few DAYS. in
which he Is needed as witness. He
Will be at Kinsley two or three weeks
ana then go to other counties.
The Rock Island railroad has sue.
ceeded In running down some OF the
thieves who have been robbing freight
cars in Oklahoma. Marshal Perry
and his brother were arrested ten
miles east Of Hennessy, Tuesday, on
that charge. W. D. Fassstt, chief of
the detective force, has been con-
Stantly working On the case, and ar.
rested these two men, who had in
Their possession wagon load of arti-
cles said to have been taken from the
cars.
Farmers are all on the anxious seat
now to get at their spring work. The
winter rains are going to leave the
ground in splendid shape. A great
deal OF the land this year will be
subsOiled and the ground stirred to
various depths all the way from one
to two feet. There seems to be a
better feeling Of hopefulness among
the farmers than for some time and
they are going to work in better ear
nest TO get all the benefits possible
from improved methods of farming.
Some serious charges have been
filed against United States Marshal
Nix Of Oklahoma and Attorney Gen.
eral Harmon has telegraphed for him
to report at Washington Immediately
and make explanations. The charges
are that Nix has been stimulating
his deputies TO purchase Federal war.
rants issued for witness fees at great
discounts, and then not only collect
ing for the full amount from the gov.
ernment, but added interest. 1t
would be streak Of great good for.
tune If some Of 0klahoma's rotten.
ness could be removed, but we SUD.
pose there is no such good luck,
Inc prosecution Of Rufe Cone 10
disposSess him Of his office on the
ground OF ante-election bribery is ex-
citing a good deal Of interest says the
i
IOpeka Journal. Three Wichita
politicians are to be made the wit
nesseS in the prosecution. S. D.
Cook is to swear that Cone paid him
money to work for him at the pollr
AlonzO Miller is to swear that Cone
paid him $40 for his support and J.
W. Young is to swear that Cone turn.
ed large quantities Of cigars over 10
him for his influence and to be dis.
trlbuted among othersvotere. Sheriff
Cone is quoted as saying he will spend
every cent he makes out of the Office
oafore ne will turn it over to the
crowd that is lighting him.
The exact roll Of tuition pupils in
High school for the coming term are
as follows! Cora Lambe, Helen
Shaffer, Bertha Jones, Jennie Kennis.
ton, Virgil Briggle, Nora Tatum.
Anna Station, Ollie Spear, Irva Arm
strong, May Mcleod, Addie Winner.
Edgar Armstrong, Norval Fox, WI.
Lambe, viii Pitts, Wesley Foraker,
Bert Forbes, William Roberts, Whit
held Townsend, Ben Paisley, Phillip
Hines, Oliver McKOwan, Boyd Bob
erts. The exact roll of tuition pu.
pills in other grades are as follows:
Addie Blewett, Cora Miller, Gertrude
Munson, .Arneta Morgan. Ella Ken
drick, Nellie Shobe, Bernice Rumape.
Ora Berry, Andrew Ellis, Andrew
Felt, Leonard Shobe.
Gus Hamel. the Santa Fe switch
man, who was swindled out OF $3.50 a
few days ago in U. S. land Office in
the Strip, came up last Thursday. He
says he was swindled by Captain
Hassler the receiver Of the U. S. land
office. He brought sufficient proof to
prove that he had not drawn the
amount stated and Hassler said he
would pay the amoult in two weeks.
Hamel says he did not request Hassler
to keep the money as stated by him.
but Hassler wanted him TO deposit
it there, but refused to give a re.
ceipt for same. lIamel came up here
to see his lawyer and will have
the matter Strengthened up in a few