People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-09-24

a Bryan meeting addressed by Judge !
Ray. Billy had got things mixed.
The Mckinley meeting was held the
night before when andy richards, Tim
King and the cOlored troupe held
forth.
Hereafter l will be at my studio
every Wednesday from 10 a. m. to 5
p, m. without fail rain or shine. All
work guaranteed strictly first class.
GEO DRESSER, Photographer. We'll
lington and Winfield. 3t9
Silas Beal is with US again this year.
He made a red hot Populist speech at
Milton Monday night. Good for
Silas. They said in '94 that the "cat
had jumped back" Republicans will
please take notice that the cat has
come home again.
Perth turned out en- maSSe Tues
day night to the silver meeting. The
Perth band furnished music. Nc
Laughlin, Harbaugh, Savage, COrbett
and Lingenfelter spOke-tOO many,
Mayor Savage got warmed up and
spoke an hour and half.
IN. McKee's prices on poultry and
eggs: Hens, Al cts, large young cocks,
81 cts, small springs, 1905 cts.
turkeys, 5 cts, ducks, 5 cts, pigeons,
go cts. per dozen, eggs, 9 cts. cash.
Bring in your poultry and eggs and
see me. j. NJ. MCKEE.
There was war on Lincoln avenue
Saturday afternoon. Lena SpiKer
struck Mrs. w. T. Curd, (cOlored)
over the head with a milk bucket.
The blood flowed freely from Mrs.
Curd's wound and cOmmingled with
the wasted milk. Mrs. Curd took
Offense at being thus roughly used
aud ran home for a 'razor." She
found it and only for the strong arms
Of her husband who intercepted her
on the street, she would have made
Lena hide out. Mrs. Curd was taken
before Police Judge Bookwalter
where she plead guilty to disturbing
the peace and paid a fine Of $500
with 1915 trimming.
'Let parents not live for their chill
dren, but with them The mother
should allow no false modesty to staLd
In the way Of her, daughterss know.
ledge Of herself, Of her possibilities, Of
her perils. For over thirty years DR..
Pierce has used his "Favorite Pre-
scription" as a strengthened, puri-
fer, regulator. 1t works directly
upon the delicate, distinctly feminine
organs, In a natural. soothing way.
1t searches out the weak spots and
builds them up. A woman who would
understand herself should send q cents
to the Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo N.
Y, for DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser,
a book Of 1908 pages.
Attorney G. E. Elliott finished his
case in Federal court at Wichita last
Friday. The case was the one Of the
United States VS.. Archie f. Harvey,
charged with mailing an obscene let
ter to Miss Nettie Darnell Of Belle
PLANE. All the parties connected
with the suit are farmers and farmers
families, and the whole thing Is ap-
parently the contamination Of much
bad blood which has existed between
the two families. Mr.. Elliott was
attorney for the defendant, and came
out victorious securing a verdict Of
acquittal. A very obscene letter was
written but the compliments failed
to connect Harvey with it. During
the trial yesterday, Mrs. Darnell,
mother Of the young lady 10 the case
tainted. She had just finished her
evidence. She was placed on lounge
in the judges room and physician
summoned, and though a very sick
woman, she recovered sufficiently to be
carried to her hotel, and it was be-
lieved she would recover from The
attack.
Judge ]. W. Purcell, a relative Of
]. NJ. Purcell, came up from Enid,
Monday where he has a son who
is an attorney. he went to Harper
to see another son who is pastor Of
the NJ. E. church there. Mr.. Purcell's
home is at Litchheld, the county seat
of Grayson county, Kentucky lie
says he has always voted the Repub-
lican Ticket Int he can't on the pnld