People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-15
CITY AND COUNTY.


Uncle Sen wilson has peach tree
in full bloom in lhe rear of his office.
Don't fail to see Mrs. BrunsOn for
millinery, in with Price, Hoge &
On ST.
c. =. YHudervU0rt, who resides
five nlies agst Of Perth. brought the
VoIcE zach Of apple blossoms
Frid~T,
0. c. Watson, administrator of the
estate of John Burchfeld, filed his re-
port of the sale IF real estate 10 pro-
bate Court thursday.
The Methodist church which meets
at Argyle, in London township will
give box social Saturday night
October 18th. Everybody invited.
The jury in the Harris Weekly dam
age suit for $1,000 damages returned a
verdict last Thursday for 81 for the
plaintiff. The jury also found for two
OF the defendants, Thorpe and Wicker,
and against Weekly, Jones and Kin
caid, the other three defendants.
The comptroller Of the currency
has proclaimed an assessment and
requisitiOn upon the shareholders Of
the defunCt Sumner National Bank
for $4,000, to be paid by them ratably
on or before the 18th day of October,
1896. This means $50 upon every
share of the capital stock of the
bank.
The sheriff Of NeOshO county came
over Thursday and took R. D. Goblin,
who was released by the commits
sionerS from jail, to Erie TO answer to
the charge of assault with intent to
kill. The man assaulted was the
night marshal, who Goblin thought
was too intimate with his wife while
he lived there.
Sheriff Heskett went to Conway
Springs Thursday after Al Alder, and
brought him in last night. He is
wanted for violation of the liquor law.
He was fined 500 and costs and given
thirty days in Jail. This is the second
time for Alden. He was released from
Jail only about month ago, and i'm
mediately returned to Conway Springs
and commenced the sale Of liquor
again.
Belle PLANE, Kan, Oct. John
Ramm departed today on the safety
plan and route. He intends to seek
the hand of the beautiful daughter of
Capt. YeO Of SheepShead, Maine. He
is very enthusiastic over the prospects
Of the reenactment CT the Mckinley
bill. Being of business turn Of
mind lie is locking out for his inter.
ests, as he intends to 60 into the wool
business. -.
John Alter of Belle PLANE township
was here Tuesday. He has a large
apple orchard. People have been to
his house after apples for 100 miles
around. In all 800 parties have been
his customers and he has conVerseI
with every one Of them as to their
political intentions this fall. Out OF
this number how many do you sup
pose declared for Mckinley and the
gold standard? Only three Mr.. Al
ter states this positively and emphat-
ically.
Mr.. Bryan says FRANKLY that he has
no doubt OF his election. ''The people
are studying the money question:" hi
says, "and the study Of it Is conrinc
ing the people generally that there
can be no permanent prosperity 81
long as the gold standard is main
tanned" There is evidence everywhere
that this is the correct view Of TIT
situation. The desperate measures Il
which Hanna is resOrting show tina
be is not blind to the impending de-
feat of his candidate, and as the cleo
tion draws near the friends OF FREE
silver are encouraged to believe tina
one Of the grandost political victOrie!
In history will be theirs Oh Novembe
.3rd.-Kansas City World.
How the people Of the country car
seriously consider embarking on 81
mOmentous and hazardous undertak
ing as the free coinage Of silver or
the vague assurances and unsupported
tay-sos Of Jerry Simpson and his kim
Is to US an unfathomed mystery
MOnitOr-Press.
Let US seel Did you not tell US il
1890 that the Sherman law which hat
then just become law, was a sion,
step toward free coinage" and wa
as good as free coinage? Whenc
comes these gloomy forebodings a
this time of the ills OF free coinage
You get supremely cautious AM
awfully wise on very short notice
neighbor-especially when you
party's interests are at stake.
The Wichita Eagle last Thursda,
had an interview with Col. ]. W. For
neV who THINKS Summer county will