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The San Francisco call., 1896-09-29
DIMoND's CAMPAIGN.
War Against the Charter and for
unicipal Ownership
Cf Utilities

Joseph /. Dimond, the candidate of the
Buckleyites for Mayor, who will undoubt-
edly be indorsed by the Populists, declared
yesterday that he was going to make an
aggressive fight against the new charter
and in favor of the municipal ownership
of 2 as and water works.
"If there develops any organized fight
against the charter will take part in it.
said Mr.. Dimond yesterday, ''and if there
is not l will do what l can by my own
efforts
II think the greatest misfortune that
could befall this City would be its
adoption. 1t confers the powers of a
Gar on the Mayor, and enables
one man who, would be the tool
of corporations if they could elect their
candidate, TO exercise far greater power
then any boss who ever ruled the City. 1t
would enable him to perpetuate himself
in power or to name his successor.
''Its friends are now beginning to admit
that there are faults in the charter, but
they say that it can be amended; but tn e
charter contains no provision for amend
ment and when we fall back on the
general law and the constitution we find
that once in two years an amendment
could be submitted to the people
and then a three-ffths vote would
he required for its adoption. A boss
rlOQen government might pCeVSilC am end
ments being submitted to the people, and
all around the chances are against any
amendment.
although the Mayor under the present
law has not great independent power he
can exercise very powerful influence by
wise efforts, if he takes an active part in
the affairs of the City.
zone of my other objections to the char
ter is that it draws the public schools into
politics.
"If were elected Mayor, would advo-
cate strongly the municipal ownership of
water and light plants by the City,
The existing law gives US the right to pur-
chase existing plants or to acquire new
ones. There have been laid before the
Supervisors plans that would undoubtedly
reduce water rates from 81 to So. I
believe in bonding the City TO ac-
quire these utilities. This is the les
son taught by all cities owning
such works. Let the proposition be
submitted to the people and l believe that
they would vote overwhelmingly in its
favor.
II believe in the dollar limit and in fact
in a less rate. This City could be
run handsomely on $4,000,000 a
year. The whole remedy for bad
government is to elect a good Board of
Supervisors. Let the people select honest,
able and worthy men,"
Mr.. Dimond's friends say that his CAM
paign will be a vigorous and aggressive
one when it gets started.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-29
.Prisoner of zenda" Seat Sale.

The reopening of the Baldwin Theater on
October viii serve to inaugurate the autumn
and winter season in this City with brilliant
attraction. as Daniel Frohman's Lyceum Thea
ter success, 1.-The Prisoner of Zenda, is to take
The boards OF the Baldwin on that night. "The
Prisoner OF Zenda'' has established itself as
the greatest romantic success in years. As a
play II calls for high praise. 1.-THE Prisoner of
Zenda" is to be presented here on the same scale
OF elaborateness as at the Lyceum Theatre,
New York. The cast will be headed by James
K Haekett and Isabel Irving. Others to ap-
pear here are Charles Walcot, Howard Gould,
Walter S. Hale, Albert Grau, Maude Odel, r.
j. Dustan. The sale of seats will begin to-
morrow morning.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-29

city, and Eugene Neustadt, NJ. c. P. of
Watson's College of Edinburgh, Scotland.
was announced to-day
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-29
CIGARS And TOBACCO.

Full lines at BOTTOM PRIC ES.
SEND FOR MONTHLY CATALOGUE.
Telephone South 39S.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-07

chicken, instead Of the skeleton he
supposed. The tramp must have
thought Wellington had some geuer.
Gus hotel keepers.
Misses Belle and Laura Moore went
10 Argonia Tuesday to visit their
sister, Mrs. DR.. Janeway, who lives az
that place. They will be gone some
time.
Fannie Smith left on Wednesday
mornings Rock Island for Palmyra.
No., ber old home. She will visit
with friends and relatives about a
month before returning.
The Kansas mortgage case in the
Uuited States Supreme Court, inyoly.
ing the validity Of the eighteen
months redemption being retroactive,
will be decided May 25thit is thought.
Inc attendance at the Congrega.
tional church Sunday morning. 10
hear Rev. A. 5. Henderson, was quite
large. His text was taken from the
New Testament, "For the love OF
Christ constrainetk u.s." The sermon
was splendid, and replete with spir.
ltual truth and lishtenment. After
the sermon the church held their
regular communion service.
Last Sunday morning a quarterly
Quaker meeting was held at the
Greencastle Quaker church, fifteen
miles northwest Of Wellington.
There were six Quaker preachers
present, and any member Of the coz.
gregation could arise aud speak when.
ever the spirit moved him To do so.
Those present from this city were R.
j. Smith and wife and their son. Char.
lie. Misses Maggie Spahr and Emma
Schaurer, and Walter Morris. Ed
Klein and Charles Helme.
Lou Green, an emplOye Of the Hun.
ter mills, met with what might have
proven very bad accident late on
Monday afternoon. He had hold of
one Of the buckets in the wheat ele.
yatOr, which was at a standstill. when
an employe above unwittingly at.
tempted to throw on the belt. Had
be succeeded, the consequences might
have been serious. and would undoub:.
.edly have resulted in Mr. Green's los
ing his arm, but as good luck would
hare it lie succeeded in throwing the
belt only part way on. 1t was enough,
however, TO catch Lou Green's arm
and give it pretty severe pinch be-
tween the bucket aud the frame work
OF the elevator. His hand was hurt
considerably. but will not cause any
permanent injury and Lou is happy
to escape so easily.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-07

formerly resided in this city and at
tended school here for several years
He has been with the company he
represents for two years and is doing
we'll. He will be here two or three
days.
D. A. Espy has returned from triT
in the western part Of the county
He reports the wheat as badly In need
Of rain and thinks II we don't have
some this week, the crop will be dam.
aged.
Mrs. Jennie V. Simmons and her
daughter, Miss Myrtle, who has been
teaching 10 the city schools during
the year, will leave shortly for Sacra-
mento, San Francisco and Santa Bar
bara, Callf., to spend the summer
months.
Supt. Fl. F. NJ. Bear went over to
Oxford Saturday evening TO address a
meeting held there preparatory 10 the
Normal, which begins 10 that city
next Monday. He drove back the
same evening.
The Methodists have changed their
class meeting time from Sunday even.
ing to Sunday morning after the
preaching service. The older people,
however, are invited to attend the
Epworth League services every Sun
day evening.
VIM. Baird, Of Wichita, former
resident Of Wellington and well
known In the county, has received his
commission as Sunday school mission.
ionary for this (Emporia) presbytery.
His friends here will be glad that his
duties will again call him occasion
ally into this vicinity.
D. NJ. Cowardin, father Of Brake
man COwardin, drove up from Hen
messy, arriving here Monday morn
ing. He says the wheat in the Strip
south Of the Salt Fork is needing rain
badly. 1t is about six inches tall,
but is turning yellow from the droutb.
II they don't have rain in a few days,
the crop will be ruined.
J.H. Corder, the Rock Island res
taurant man, tells the following good
story on himself. The other night
a tramp called at the back door and
asked for a hand out. Mr.. COrder
had the frame OF cooked chicken
that still had sOne good picking OF
II, so be went in the kitchen and got
it. as he knew where it was, though
the room was dark. A little
later Re went TO cut some pieces from
another chicken for geust, but could
find nothing but a frame, as he had
by mistake given the tramp a whole
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-07
City and County.


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If you like it we shall be glad to
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continued.
LYMAN NAUGLE,
Publisher.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-07

| NNoudIs
Henry Dvrwin came up from Cald
well Saturday evening.
Mrs. W. D. Moore returned t,
Wichita Saturday evening.
o. P. DAILY, Of Mayfeld. transactet
business in the city Monday.
Mrs. T. E. Purdy left for Burdel
Sunday night to visit her parents.
Miss Nora Jones left Tuesday a. m
for Colorado to spend her vacation.
Hammers Bros, hardware mer
chants Of Clearwater, were in the cit,
today.
NJ. D. Bissell and wife, of Mayfeld
left Monday morning for Eugene, o.
to reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Pile and son
John, drove to Oxford Tuesday morn
ing 10 visit friends.
Mrs. Brunson sells millinery goods a
bottom prices. Largest line in th,
city to select from. 38t1
Harry Ellis is 90 longer employed
at the steam laundry. E. T. Wordel
is working in his place.
Mrs. Kate A. Davis left on TUESDAY
mornings Rock Island for a visit il
Wichita and Benton, Kansas.
Mrs. Joe Conner arrived SATURDAY.
evening from Peoria, Ill. She wa.
called there by the death of bel
mother.
n. Z. Heckerman, one Of the Rack.
cts efficient force, went down to Perth
Saturday evening 10 visit his folk.
over SUNDAY.
Henry Ratekin and wife were uE
from South Haven last Sunday, called
here by the serious Illness of Mr.
Ratekin's mother.
A large audience greeted Rev. E.
A. Hoyt, Of the NJ. Z. church Sun
day, both morning and evening, the
church being crowded on both occa'
siOns.
E. Fl. Middlekauff, OF the Sumner
County Bank of Conway Springs, and
W. Fl. Hubbard, an Implement man
Of the same city, were down Monday
on business.
Ernest Cole came Tuesday morn
ing from Hartshorn, T. Mr.. Cole
is a young Methodist minister just
starting out, but is meeting with
good success.
A. E. Parker came in from Cripple
Creek, Colo, Monday night. He will
remain in Wellington about two
weeks, when he will again return to
Cripple Creek.
Mrs. VIM. Spencer left on Tuesday
for the state OF Washington, where
she will make a few weeks visit.
Mr.. Spencer will accompany her as
far as Denver, Colorado.
Miss Bertha Price left Monday eve
for Winfield. She will enter the COL
lege there and review some OF the
higher branches OF study. She will
be gone about FIVE weeks.
Mrs. NJ. B. Wilson left on the north
bound Rock Island for Marion, Kan
sas, Monday morning. From there she
will 20 to Kansas City. Mr.. Wilson
will leave soon to join her.
A. s. ROssiter, the man whe wrote
to Marshal Henderson to secure his
runaway boys, came up Sunday and
got the boys. He lives near Watonga,
foity-Aye miles from railroad.
E.E. Brown left for Topeka Satur-
day evening, after spending about a
week here. He intended stopping at
several places on the way, and will
not arrive in Topeka for two or three
days.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Mr.. William T. Vols and Miss
Lottie Hunter, to take place Thurs
day evening, May 18th at O'Clock, at
the Hunter residence on South Wash
ingtOn avenue.
Claude Sven, travelling repre-
sentative OF an eastern Photographic
supply company, came in Tuesday
morning from Winfield. He is well
known by mlny Of our people. He
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-07

by reading the following:

Our 45c Unbleached Table Linen for 34c yard
Cur 4oc Red Bordered Urbeached Table Linen for oc yard
Our 4oc Unbleached Table Linen for roc a vard
Our 3oC Unbleached Table Linen for 21c ward
Our 22c Unbleached Table Linen for 7c yard
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-07

Cotton Crash &C a yard.
Linen Crash SC a yard.
Bath Towels for SC each.
Linen towels for loc each.
SIC Outing Cloth fer SC a yarc
Shlrting Gingham at &C a yard
Dress Lawns at &C a yard
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10
PRECINCT WORKERS KICK.
Ninth Warder Want to Name Dele
gates to Conventions.

The Ninth Ward Central Republican
club met last evening to place the or
gaEization upon a working footing be-
fore the more serious work of the cam
paign opens. In a week or two the
primaries will be held, and the club
wishes to have a list of leading men
for delegates to the various conven-
tons. The meeting was presided over
by S. S. Crooks.
G. w. McCree registered a strenuous
objection to the practice heretofore
used by the Central Ward club, Of die
tating the names of the delegates in
the different precincts of the ward.
Mr.. McCree thought the precincts had
powers of their own and should be al
lowed to name whatever delegates they
saw fit. Another meeting of the club
will be held next Wednesday, at which
these matters will be further discussed.
The club promises to be influential in
the ward, as the members are all en-
thusiastic.
An executive committee consisting of
a member from each precinct was ap-
pointed as follows: First precinct, J..
N. Kirby; Second precinct, Harvey
Hull; Third precinct. Joseph Heating;
Fourth precinct, August Moberg; Fifth
precinct, John Moritz;- Sixth precinct,
Henry Hinkins; Seventh precinct, J. s..
Youngman; Eighth precinct, Edwin
Snodgass; Ninth precinct, F. E. Holm
quist; Tenth precinct, Sam Cochran;
Eleventh precinct, G. w. McCree;
Twelfth precinct, Julius Schneider;
Thirteenth precinct, o. H. Oace.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10
FAME FOR MRS. ROOT.
Kind Words for the Woman Who
Would BE q Policeman.

Kind Words for the Woman Who
Would BE a Policeman.
Mrs. Edwin T. Root. who Is an ap-
plicant for a place on the police force,
is getting quite as much kindly men,
ton from the press of the country as
she would have received had Mayor
Doran been polite and complied with
her request. If Mrs. Root had been
actuated by selfish motives craving
fame or newspaper notoriety, she could
rest content with the 1aurels that are
already hers.
One of the most conspicuous and
friendly of these gratituous press
notices recently appeared In the Chi
cago Chroniclecwith a two-eolumn cut
of Mrs. Root. The article, amongst
other things, says:
Mrs. Root is president Of the HAM
line Woman's Christian Temperance
union, which, under her management,
has doubled it's membership since 1894
and become the largest organization of
Its kind IN the country. She made per-
sistent war on saloon where young
girls were in the habit of assembling,
and after a great deal of trouble. Sc
cured the proprietors conviction. It
was in connection with her rescue work
that she needed the police star. She
Is a slight, delicate-looking woman, of
medium height and graceful demeanor.
Dark brown eyes look out from be-
meath delicately penciIed eyebrows.
She wears glasses. but they add to.
rather than detract from, her appear
ance. Her hair is a golden brown and
her age is fOrty-Six."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10

formal notification that he Is the choice
of the honest money, true-blue DEM
ocrats of these United States for pres
ident
Minnesota will have at least one rep
resentative at the meeting, #. w. M.
Cutcheon, who is q member of the ex-
Democratic committee, will leave st.
Paul tonight and proceed direct to
Louisville to be present at the notiff-
cation meeting. Later he will deliver
sound money speeches in Kentucky
and perhaps in Indiana. After a short
time, and as soon as his private affairs
can be arranged, Mr.. Cutcheon will be
in the field and on the stump for the
third ticket, or engaged in the duties
which he has been assigned at ma
tional headquarters in Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10
EDUCATION THEIR NEED
Mrs. William Scott's Address to St.
Paul Colored Citizens.

Paul Colored Citizens.
Mrs William Scott, coIored delegate
to the w. r. G. from Missouri last
week, drew large gathering at the
Pilgrim church last evening, many
present being white. Mrs. Scott Is a
fluent and easy speaker. She is prin-
cipal of large colored school in Mis-
souri, and dwelt at length last evening
on the value of an education to the
colored people. She said the young
men and young women Of her colored
race in advancing, and she also said
that the sandbar on which SO many are
stranded is that Of fashion. She told,
in illustration, Of the many girls in
the Missouri school who leave before
they have finished their course because
: they would rather have nice clothes
than an education. She saidathe color
ed race should be welded together for
mutual good, but that the greatest
drawback to colored people in Missouri
was jealousy. She remarked that she
did not know how it might be in the
North, and was assured from a voice
from the body Of the church that it is
just that way here. She said that
many were pleased to say that the
negro did not amount to anything and
had made but little progress. This,
she said, was true, individually but not
collectively. She said that the colored
race has made more progress in thirty
years than many other races have in
centuries. But, she said, the colored
people lack the tenacity of purpose
necessary to make them successful.
She also spoke of the lack Of colored
schools in the South in contrast to the
North, where the public schools are as
free to the black people as to the
white.
In closing she reminded her hear
ers of their duty to the South, and
asked for the promise of a scholar
ship pledge to the Missouri school.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10


successful. He had secured the Sacred
Heart Job through Chief Of Detectives
Schweitzer. and. although he was not
Certain. was of the opinion that the
same official, recognizing his ability
In this line, had selected him for the
same line Of work during encampment
week in st. Paul. Mr.. Cook said the
manner in which number Of drug
stores were run in this city was a
shame and an outrage on the saloon
keepers who were obliged to pay $1,000
per year, while the drug stores paid
nothing He could put his hand on
any number of so-called drug stores,
he claimed, which did not take in
thirty cents day in legitimate bust
ness, but made big money selling
whisky to regular customers. He init
mated that his work as q special de-
tective for the city had not closed, but
that he would continue to devote hts
time to heterogeneous Of the liquor or
dinance until such time as he was d.
rected to stop.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10
Dress Goods

The. best stock in Minnesota
to choose from. And our large
Dress Goods operations enable US
to underse11 all other stores in
the Northwest.
All-Woo1 Novelty Suitings, Black
Boucles over co1ored grounds, as hand
some as any imported goods 70
you can buy for $1.25. Special s1ssC
sale today
The best Storm Serges you ever saw
for so cents.
Novelty Plaids for Fancy Waists,
nearly 100 different styles with silk
stripes and cross bars.
High Novelty Suitings in all co1ors,
interviewer with black, 46 in. or
wide, were worth $1.25, for N5C
only. Wv
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10
CoPpERs COLLAR CON MEN.
Their Victim Held as "a Witness by
the Police.

c. w. Peterson, a gawky looking
country youth, was saved from losing
what little cash he had yesterday
afternoon by Patrolman Perro. Peter
son, who was going west with a car
load of stock, stopped off yesterday to
secure some additional transportation
and took a short walk about town.
He was met by Charles E. Fletcher,
alias j. w. Morgan, whom the police
say is confidence operator. and steer
ed down Fourth street. Patrolman
Perro who happened to see the pair,
followed in the wake of the men.
Near Rosabel street the usual freight
agent with a bill which must be paid
at once, arrived on the scene. Peter
sons friend didn't have the money but
he did have a check on the Second
National bank for $S65.50. The freight
agent wouldn't take the check, claim
ing the rules of the company were to
take nothing but the coin. Peterson
had only $23, but this was decided
would be enough, and he was given the
check for the three hundred and odd
dollars.
While getting out his money, Patrol
man Perro, who had watched the de-
velopments, took a hand in the deal
and arrested Fletcher On being taken
to the central station Fletcher made a
talk and was willing to plead guilty
to petit larceny and take ninety days
in the workhouse This was agreed
to by the police for the reason that
Peterson had to leave the city on the
o'clock train. When Fletcher was
arraigned in the police court he evil
IDENTIFY forgot about the arrangement,
for he demanded, through an attorney,
a continuance until today. The police
then decided to hold Peterson in the
city until the case could be heard and
warrant was issued for the arrest of
the person who played the part of the
express agent.
Thomas Koran, formerly a member
of the Deceive force, was arrested on
the warrant, charging him with at
tempted swindling. Koran denied the
charge but was locked up and will
have a hearing along with Fletcher
this morning in the police court.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10
sTINsoN NOT BANKRUPTED.
Temporarily Embarrassed by Dia-
mOnd Match Failure.

But for the recent financial furry in
Chicago, owing to the Diamond Match
company failure, James Stinson might
have raised money to meet the claims
against him and avoided the litigation
that is promised over his defaulted
promissory notes.
Samuel G. Sloan, who has been the
financial agent in St Paul for Mr..
Stinson, is authority for the statement
that the suits brought against Mr.
Stinson represent only about one-tenth
the actual value of his realty holdings
in Minnesota The claim of William
Pearson is only for $19, 500 and not for
$S7, 900 as stated, and the claim Of the
st. Paul Title Insurance company
amounts to s135,000. These sums, Mr..
Sloan says, represent the only claims
against Mr.. Stinson on account of his
Ramsey county property. Besides
other landed and valuable interests in
the Northwest, Mr.. Stinson's holdings
in Ramsey and Hennepin counties are
valued at ST 500, 000
But for the financial troubles in
Chicago, Mr.. Stinson could have raised
the money to meet the claims, and his
request that the payments be deferred
until after election was refused by the
holders of notes who brought the suits.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10

Mrs. Joseph Brown Entertained by
ST. Paul Grandsons.

Henry and r. L. Johns have had the
rare pIeasue of entertaining many rel
atives at their home at White Bear
lake during the past week. Among
them was Mrs. Joseph S. Brown, of
Grand Forks, their grandmother. Mrs
Brown was one Of the oldest visitors
to the encampment, as she was ninety
two years old on the 9Th of May last
Her father was in the revolutionary
war, and with her husband she lived
many years in st. Paul. Mr.. Brown
who was deputy sheriff in the early
days of ST. Paul, died a few years ago
in this city. Capt Henry r. Johns,
father of the st. Paul attorneys, will
be the guest of his sons during the
next two weeks. Mr.. Johns was well
known among the early settlers of Min
nesota, and was at one time secretary
of the st. Paul chamber of commerce.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10
Ready for school opening.

There will be a general meeting of the
teachers in the public schools Saturday
morning at 1920 in the central high school,
The examination of applicants for admission
to the high schools will be held Monday
morning at 8 O'Clock, but at the various
schools. instead of at the central high school
exclusively.
Applicants for admission to the teachers
training school will be examined at that
school Monday at 8 a. m.
The school board meets tomorrow; the
committee ON schools today.