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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
SHE KNEW

Mamma said little Mary. what
does amen mcan;o
st means that you join in with what
has been said dearie-that you approve
of and believe it,
"Oh, yes, know said the little girl
It's the opposite to nit.n-IIarper's
Bazaar.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04

There is IA fair prospect that the Bristol
iron furnace, which is to he sold on the
18th of this month, will he purchased by
syndicate, which will lease it to II com
pany that will put it in blast in short
time The outlook for the iron industry
III She South is constantly growing
brighter, and it is hoped not only all the
furnaces of this section will soon he in
blast, but that others will be erected.
The advance in price and strong demand
for Alabama pig iron is one of the most
hopeful! signs since the beginning of the
present business revival, and rs expert
ence has shown that the South is the only
section of the United States that can
compete with the cheap labor of Europe
successfully in iron making it follows, of
course, that there will he rapid 'devel-
opment and increase here in the business
within Il short time.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04

Andrews celebrated Red Ash is The
finest domestic coal in the city. If YOU
have never tried it don't hesitate to order
Il lca,.. Look ont for the belled teams.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04

One good second hand upright piano
full size, slightly used. Great bargain
viii sell cheap on easy terms. j. f.
Rogers.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20

The last seen Of him was on Sun
day night about s o'clock. he was in
Somermier's drug store at the desk
writing. From that time to this he
has not been heard Of. He had
recently rented the room in the First
National bank building recently
vacated by NJ. B. Kerr for the purpose
Of starting a book and stationery
store, and it is supposed he had his
goods already ordered and on the
road.
1t Is thought by those who know
him best that in all probability per-
haps from lack Of fuods this venture
did not promise 10 be a success and
rather than face what he perhaps
considered the humiliation which
would follow this failure he decided
to either end his life or disappear
and leave that impression behind.
This theory seems the most plausible
of any advanced, as he was proud and
sensitive to a great degree.
His Indebtedness around town will
perhaps amount to $500, and to those
who knew his nature it is not thought
possible this can be the only reason
for his rashneSs. He left board bill
at the st. James hotel amounting to
about $50. He owed Atkinson Broth.
ers balance of $40 on a suit OF
clothes. He owes DR.. HOlcomb slOC
and Geo. Sanderson $40 borrowed
money. W. H. Dawson is on his note
for s5O' also borrowed money. He
bought lumber from w. NJ. Pond & Co
and employed Shrock & hartman To
make tables for his book store and
paid for neither. Part of this, how.
ever, will be realized perhaps from
the sale of the tables. He may owe a
few other small debts. but this is
about all it is thought that amounts
to much.
His mother now lives at Los
Angeles, CAL, and one brother lives
at New Castle, Ind, who has been
notified of this Observation-Disclosures
Courier.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
An Interesting Session.

The senate met Monday night with
a full attendance of senators and a
large number of visitors present.
After some preliminary business the
senate proceeded to the consideration
OF senate bill No. 60, with amend
nents This was the original bond
bill with free silver substitute pend
Ing The scrimmage was opened by
an effort on the part of the gold men
to take from the table an amendment
offered by them at the previous ses-
sion for the purpose Of putting the
Tree silver free trade on record. The
vote showed that they were unable to
hold their forces In line. This put
the gold forces on the defensive and
they at once took up the fllbustering
tactics. Amendment after amend
ment was offered, discussed and voted
down amid the keenest excitement.
Finally under the previous question
the question came to a vote with only
one slight amendment attached and
that offered by its friends. The bill
which then passed by a large major.
lty Is an out an out free coinage
measure. Immediately after the
passage of this bill the senate took up
the resolutions offered by the senator
from Illinois in regard to the article
appearing in the Mail Of last Tuesday
The resolutions after some very keen
and critical discussions was finally
passed. Resolution No. 2 having
reference to the treatment of the
jubilee singers was made a special
order for the next session and the
bank bond bill No. 81 was advanced
and made special order Immediately
following the disposal of resolution
No. 2. These measures insure an in.
teresting session next Monday even
ing as both Of these measures will
awaken active and energetic opposi.
ton. The senate ALWAYS Welcomes
visitors.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
Unexpected Turn,

A Judgment and decree Of the dis
trict court was rendered Wednesday
cancelling and annulling the franchise
of the Wellington Water Works Co.
and ordering the City of Wellington
to return to the water works COM
pany all property belonging to said
company which was taken possession
Of by the city. That part Of the
judgment ordering a return of the
property, was stayed or suspended un-
til April lst, next.
AS has been noted in these columns
about week ago, the demurrer Of
the water works company to the
petition Of the city, asking for can
collation. Of the franchise was over
ruled by the court and the water
works company announced that it
would stand upon its demurrer and
would not plead any further in the
case and asked that the court render
Judgment as prayed for by the city.
Attorneys for the city were not
ready to take the judgment and the
case was passed. Attorneys for water
works company have several times
tried TO get the court to render judg-
ment and give the city what II
wanted, but to no avail. The attOr.
neys for the city supposed that the
water company would fight hard tc
retain its franchise and would appeal
the case to the higher courts anG
for that reason did not want to take
the judgment, thus compelling the
water company TO appeal the ruling
on the demurrer and while the appea
was pending the city could retain pos
session OF the water works.
This superstition was dispelled yes
terdae when W. W. Schwinn ant
A. E. Parker, attorneys for the waite
company, announced that no appea
would be taken but that the compan,
would abide the judgment of tn
court.
Mr.. Lawrence then made a stronI
appeal to the court to withhold judg
ment until the city could make al
rangemnts TO supply fire protection
The court, however, rendered tn
J judgment as above stated.
1t seems to be the opinion of th
attorneys that the water company ba
} secured a great advantage, and tina
the city will virtually be compelled
come to the water cOmpanys terms.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
S. T. u. Announcements.

The annual convention Of the Union
will be held in Topeka, March 3and 4.
One and one-third rates on the
certificate plan have been granted by
all the main lines Of railroad. Let all
temperance organizations, churches,
young peoples societies and Sabbath
schools send large delegations. 1t is
hoped that pastors throughout the
State will bear in mind that the
fourth Sabbath Of the present month
has been set apart by the executive
committee to be observed by the
churches as Temperance Day. AID.
dresses on temperance and the
necessity Of the more rigid enforce
ment Of the law should be made before
every congregation.
Furthermore, the Union desires
to call the attention Of all interested
in the passage of Senator Peffer's bill
Senate Bill 239), the object of which
is to prohibit the same issuance Of
government permitto parties unauth'
orized by the law to sell liquors, to the
necessity Of Immediately circulating
petitions to that effect directed to the
Senate, and OF writing personal letters
to their representatives In Congress
Ia similar bill is pending in the Lower
House, urging them to use all theiI
influence for the passage of such bill
in either or both Houses. An enact
ment Of this kind would aid great,
In the enforcement Of our present law
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20

The Populist editors met at To-
peka Saturday and had very pro-
ftable session. Arrangements were
made with E. H. Snow for ready
prints for papers that want to use
them. Mr.. Snow has the equipment
which he used as state printer and
prosposes to furnish a good ready
printfor Kansas Populist newspapers.
This will undoubtedly be great
improvement over the Morgan &
Ward ready prints now in use, in that
they will be peculiarly adapted to
Kansas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
School Reports.

General averages Of Union school,
January examination:
A class: Cora Whitesell, IS; Flor
ence Martin, 97i.
Lizzie Gubitz, SO; Myrtle Whitesell,
99i; Mabel Whitesell, 9S; Russell
Whitesell, SO; Willie Murray, 9S; Char
ley Haak, 50; Nora Martin, 81; Ira
Martin, SO; Maudie Martin, SO; Harley
Charles, SO; Mary Gubitz, SO; Caroline
Gubitz, SO; Rosa Haak. SO; Jay White.
sell, SO; Myrtle Murray, SO; Pearl
Ryan, 81.
Number of pupils enrolled, %. Ay.
erage daily attendance, IS. Those
neither absent nor tardy: Cora White.
sell, Myrtle Whitesell, Mabel White.
sell, Jay Whitesell, Florence Martin
Nora Martin, Harley Charles.
ALICE LowMAN, Teacher.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
A Brilliant Social Event.

The reception given Tuesday eve by
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Graf and Mr.. and
Mrs. OIL. Graf in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Petersen, Of Kansas City, was
grand affair. To say otherwise would
be putting it too mildly. The mag
nifcent residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Graf was Hastily decorated and it was
certainly pleasure to sit in the ele-
CANT rooms and view the guests, at
tired, as many Of them were, in beau
tiful evening costumes, charmingly
decorated with delicate bouquets of
rare flowers. II there had been no
other entertainment provided than
the social strain of conversation
which prevailed, each guest would
have declared the evening a grand
success. The guests began to arrive
at $50 and from that time on until
the late hour Of departure the house
rang with continual mirth and laugh
ter. A number of guests from out
side the city werer present. The
event last night will be remembered
with pleasant feelings by all who
were in attendance.
Mrs. Graf spread before her guests
an elaborate supper, here again dis
playing her superior ability as an cd
tertainer. AT II o'clock the doors OF
spacious dining room were thrown
open and the guests invited to par
take of the sumptnOuS repast. A
unique method was used in arranging
partners for supper. A card neatly
tied with ribbon On which was a num-
Der and the words lis my fortune"
was handed to each gentleman. Great
amusement was derived from match.
ing the numbers. Those present were;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Six, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Con-
ner; Misses Gertrude Caldwell, Cora
and Nellie Aldrich, Mary Share, Mae
Gilmore, Jessie Sherburn, Flora Fultz,
Myrtle Simmons, COrdia Nugent, Lot
tie Hunter, Laura Gelino, Laura Blk
by, Ada Robinson, Minnie Branaman
Efie Smiley, Mabelle Haskell, Mrs,
Best and Mis-. WATSON; Messrs. John
Spar, Elmer Layne, DR.. Mayhem,
Park Trowbridge, Chas. WATSON
Frank DeFrees, Emmett Winner, Oscar
Tucker, Will and Arthur Vols, Thad
Van Horn, Walter Morris and A. W,
Layne. Those from outside the city
were Mr.. and Mrs. Petersen, Mrs.
Best and Miss Cordia Nugent, Of
| Milan
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20

To the senate silver bill Chester l.
Long offered an amendment for the
coinage of the American product.
This was his first official act. The
amendment failed, Of course. The
coinage Of the American product
has never been considered as any
thing but species of buncombe TO
catch suckers on. This out of the
way he voted against the unlimited
coinage Of silver, placing himself
fully in line with Blue and Calder
head, the other gold bugs on the
Kansas delegation. Curtis and
Broderick voted for the bill.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20

An impression has gained ground
to the effect that our highest
national tribunal has decided a
law suit against the Trinity Corpora
ton of New York and that con-
seqlently its vast possessions revert
to the collateral heirs of the original
owners Of its lands. This impress.
sion seems to be founded upon error.
Nothing has come to light in the
way of an invalidauon of the Trinity
title. Former Governor Hoadley Of
Ohio has just declared, that Trinity
cannot be made to give up anything
Be this as it may, all should be very
careful in believing that they bs
Trinity heirs or entitled to any share
ofits vast property. Still less should
money be spent upon that possibility
1t seems that an association OF thes,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20

In all seriousness, kind neighbor,
the question now is, are you still 60
ing to- adhere to your old party
while your possessions are gradually
slipping away from you under the
influence OF the gold standard, or
are you going to break the bonds
and revolt2 Do you think more Of
the gold that you cannot get than Of
your possessions that you already
have or hope to obtain You have
the ballot and you alone must be the
Judge Of how you will cast it. We
have no condemnation to offer. We
desire to appeal to your reason.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20

gated 71,O7O tons, compared with 80.
OS9 tons for the previous year.-Kan.
sas City World.
A new order has gone into effecN
whereby an employe not receiving his
pay check at the usual time is COM
PEELED to make personal request of
tie trainmaster, who then makes re-
quest of the treasurer. Heretofore
II has been the duty of the agent to
make a request for an employe when
he has not received his check:
Conductor ]. c. Minor of Arkansas
City, was in the city Tuesday. He
left for Attica next morning where he
goes to confer with the Superintend-
ent and trainmaster Of the Southern
division in regard to the placing
as to age of the conductors who came
from Chanute. Mr.. Minor is chair
man of tie Conductor Grievance
Committee,
A number Of the Santa Fe men
have not received their pay checks.
They come to every train and wait
with great anxiety for their money,
only to be disappointed, This Is
wrong. If there is any class Of men
who deserve to be paid promptly for
their work it is railroad men. They
work hard fer their money, are out
all hours Of the night, risk their lives
for the insufficient sum they receive.
Railroad companies are careless about
the affairs of their employees.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
Hoods Pills f Hood n's sar.apsr. T .,s
SHILOH SCHOOL

The following is the report Of the
Shiloh school for the month ending
January 81, 1896.
Total enrolment, 20: daily attend
ance, 20. Those neither absent nor
tardy: Orville Barker, Sidney Swope,
Edith Morris, Belle Durham Harry
Durham.
Those averaging 90 per cent in
scholarship are: Pinkney Swope.
Edith Morris, Alma McMath, Orville
Barker, Sidney Swope, Ida Baker,
Charley Gardner, Edna Heskett.
Those receiving 100 in department
are: Pinkney SwOpe, Alma McMath,
Ollie Conn, James Hackney, Oma
WOllam, Edith Morris.
Eta NJ. WILLIAMS, Teacher.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
Too true! Too true!

The Peoples Party State Central
Committee met at Topeka last Fri.
day and Saturday. They called the
state conventions as follows: To
choose delegates to the national con.
vention at St. Louis July 22ud at
Hutchinson, March Is; to nominate
a state ticket, Abilene, August s.
The first convention will be com.
posed of about $50 delegates and tn.
last one about 600. The first con
vention was set early in order tina
farmers might be able to attend
before spring work commenced. TIL,
county convention will be calleC
Immediately
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
To Keep Foreigners Out,

Senator Lodge, chairman of the
committee on immigration Tuesday
reported bill from that committee
for the restriction Of immigration.
The bill provides for the exclusion Of
all persons who are so ignorant as to
be unable to read or write any Ian
guage. Senator Lodge says In a writ
ten report presented with the bill:
''This measure, if adopted, will ex-
clude large portion of the present
immigration and, with few excep-
tions, will tell exclusively on the most
undesirable portions of immigration.
NJ measure can be devised which will
let in absolutely everyone who ought
to come in and exclude every immi.
grant who ought to be shut out, but
the percentage of desirable immi.
grants who would be excluded by
this bill would be reduced to the
minimum
The committee also says that there
can be no doubt that there is a gen
eral and very earnest desire anon.
the people of the United States to re
strict immigration.
ut is obvious that immigration il
its unrestricted FORM" the repor
continues, threatens to injure tn,
quality Of our citizenship and lowe
the rates Of American wages"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20

The Topeka Capital is the organ
Of the Republican party in Kansas.
To those Republicans who are
honestly hoping that their party will
restore silver to the coinage of the
country we commend the following
from the Capitals headlines of last
Saturday: "SILvER LIES DEAD House
finally rids itself Of corpse-Lost
by l25 majority-Friends of the
White Metal were only 9O-Three
Staunch Kansans-Blue, Long and
Calderhead are for Prosperity"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
RAILROAD NOTES.

Gus Hammel, night yardmaster,
will move his family here from Win
field in a few days.
Fireman Sherwood Guy went to
Woodward Monday morning, where he
will visit for a few days.
G. W. Baker Of the bridge and
building department Of the Santa Fe,
was in the city Sunday.
Foreman Shirley, of the bridge and
building department Of the Santa Fe,
was In the city Sunday.
Chas. Parsons, who has been i'll fer
some time is improving rapidly and
expects to be out in several days.
Master Mechanic Kirk, of Arkansas
City, was in the city Sunday trans
acting business relative to the recent
change.
Jack Devine, formerly fireman on
the southern division Of the Santa Fe
is IN the city shaking hands with old
friends.
Brakeman Scott Little came home
from TT. Madison, Ia, Saturday
night. where he had been visiting for
few days.
Engineer H. E. Hanson, who has
been runnidg a switch engine at Win.
field for the past ten days, returned
home Monday.
TraInmaster G. f. Hawks Of Arkan-
sas City was in the city on Sunday
arranging the positions as TO age Of
the conductors and brakemen.
Brakeman Tom Burnsworth has
been transferred from Ohanute 10
Wellington. Says it broke his heart
to leave his best girl at Chanute.
Robert Hill while loading stone at
the freight depot Tuesday had the
misfortune to let stone fall on bis
right hand MASKING the second and
third fingers.
Railroad men say there is a rumOI
aflOat that the trainmen from Chanute
will be returned to that place. 1t is
said that they cannot be used to any
advantage on this division.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Hunt Of Chanute
} arrived in this city Sunday morning.
They will make Wellington their
home. Miss ZOnia Guthrie, who is a
sister Of Mrs. Hunt, came with them.
A deal is said to have been made be.
: tween the Southern Pacific and the
seaboard air lines whereby all the
traffic that 'can possibly be diverted
| to the formers Sunset route, will be
: delivered to it by the latter at New
A Orleans.
= There was big reduction in east
E bound traffic from Chicago last week
: and it is said to nave been due to the
/ rate cutting which is going on around
Chicago. The lnelasticity Of the
: Joint traffic agreement is charged
E with the responsibility. The Chicago
!. roads are bound hand and foot and
are without means Of protecting their
J.. business. They must wait for the
board Of control to come to their re.
lief. Last weeks shipments aggre-
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
Committee neetlng.

There will be meeting of the
Peoples Party County Central Com
mittee of Sumner county at half past
one o'clock on Saturday, the Goth day
of February, 1896, in Wellington, for
the purpose of determining date for
holding county convention ito select
delegates to attend State convention
at Hutchinson on March Is, 1896.
The Hutchinson convention selects
delegates to attend National conven-
tion at S.. Louis.
Il full attendance of committee is
desired.
A. G. LANIBE,
LYMAN NAUGLE, Chairman.
Secretary.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20

An old soldier-one Of the very
best and splendid citizen, writing
the editor of the VOICE concerning
his personal pension in which in his
declining years he has been disap.
pointed In getting says
"Had l been fortunate enough to be
a commissioned officer, or especially a
general or major general in the civil
war, at my age now, congress would
place me on the retired list" pen.
siOning me at from 81, 500 to s., 900 per
year, but the soldiers who bore the
brunt Of battle are put off with from
s2.CO to $500 per month if allowed
anything"
Too true! Too true!
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20

Since Tillman demonstrated the
usefulness Of the pitchfork as a
weapon of punishment for recreant
statesmen it is said that Governor
Morrill, lies awake nights congratu.
lating himself that Tillman resides
in South Corlina rather than Kansas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20

Says Grover Cleveland to the
Kentucky renegade; "John, if l
thought it would rain pitchforks,
tines down, here any more, l believe
you and l would enjoy better health
in Kansas" Says Carlisle, 81 won
der if Cousin John Sherman would
not join US in that expedition"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
NINETY AND NINE SCHOOL.

NlNb4 AMI Nl4Nl1 DShONhs
Following are the averages for the
month of January, 1896:
Clara Logan, So; Belle Logan, 65ii
Otto ROdger, 81; Matte Collins, 70 40;
Minnie Jones IS; Charlie Bullta,S Is;
intermediate grade-Nina Stull,
50 2-5; Burl Stull, so; John Collins,
81 2-5; Ben Builta, Y is.
Primary grade-Ethel Logan, 80 "A;
jamie Builta, S.; Tracy Builta, IS;
Myrtle Hewitt, Y IA; Agnes Logan,
Sc IA.
MARY +. KELLY. Teacher.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
Huddleston's Disappearance.

The disappearance of W. W.
HuddlestOn is the all absorbing topic
of conversation and there are about
as many theories advanced as there
are people to advance them. About
the only thing definitely known is
that he has disappeared and whether
his body is now food for fishes OF
birds or whether he has gone to pas.
lures new is only conjecture.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-20
Home Market.

Butter lOc.
Eggs SC cash; lOc trade weak.
Hens 4ic.
Springs 5; large young rOOsters2.
Turkeys &c.
Ducks sc.
Geese &c.
Beef cattle 2 25(S2 so.
Hogs 3 0O(93 25.
Corn l9c.
Kaffir corn Is.
Wheat, hard $3.50; soft 5S(a6S
Hay 3 0O(d3 so.
Potatoes selling so
Apples l 2O(9l 40