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

'No NNNP4N 2 iNoN ANk PiNS'
a. a. richards and his colCred miu-
strels went PROSECUTING at Seventy-Six
center Friday night. 1t was a pretty
good night for fish but We have not
heard whether or not he caught any
uckers. See notes elsewhere.
Geo. Hunter, Jr., went to Wichita
on Monday and took with him for
entry 10 the State Fair twenty-one
pairs Of pigeons and a case Of white
rabbits. The boys have been very
successful in raising pigeons.
The president and secretaries of
free silver or Bryan clubs, who have
not already applied, can get good free
silver literature for free distribution
by applying to ]. Mack Love of
Topeka. Send in your applications.
Cleo Burnette drove out to Milan
with his best girl Friday eve, expect
ing TO meet Frank Orr iC deadly
debate. Itcommenced raining before
the hour however and the debate was
informally postponed to an indefinite
date.
The Kansas State horticultural
society will hold its Thirtieth annual
meeting in the hall Representatives
in the state capitol, in Topeka, Kas.,
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
the 9th, 10th and 18th Of December
1896.
Re5. c. A. Young, a returned Mis-.
siOnary from India, will lecture at
the Christian church next Monday
evening and hold an institute during
| the day. He is said to be an interest.
ing speaker. All are invited t.
attend.
| W. R. Savage and J. II. Heriff hat
a big crowd at South Haven SATURDAY
night, and the enthusiasm for silveI
was unbounded. Mr.. Savage says Mr.
Heritf made a splendid speech. H,
followed up with a talk that LASTED
till 1890.
A wagon, team and harness wer
sold on the street last Saturday a
mortgage sale for S43. 1t was
pretty fair team of horses, the har
ness Was good and the wagon was il
very good condition. j. H. Demon
was the purchaser.
A large audience followed the banC
and the torches to the wigwam Sat
urday night to hear Judge Wood o
Topeka. He made the regulation
gold standard speech-the same argu
mentS that have been urged 70
twenty years past.
Secretary Humphrey received thi
morning the installment of advertis
ing matter for the first attraction 70
the lecture course. 1t is the Arie
Ladies Sextette, October %. Seaso
tickets are now being prepared AM
will soon be put on sale.
DR.. Splitter was called to Londol
township Sunday to set a broken LEI
for a seven year old boy Of James Oil
yer. The little boy was thrown to tn
ground by calf rope in which he ha,
become tangled. The leg was broker
just below the hip joint.
Rev. S. Price came home from
Wichita Friday night, having been ex
cused until Monday. He is foreman
Of the petit jury. Joe Thralls is fore
man of the grand jury. Wellington
seems to have captured the honors il
Federal court this term.
, J.T.Laferty Of Perry was here Mon
day. He is a prominent DemOcra
and says Flynn will have to gail
about 5000 votes from the enemy t
win out over the combined opposition
to him. He thinks he will lack sew
eral thousand Of making it.
Friday nights rain appears TO hav
been general one all over the cOur
ty. 1t came down gently, althoug1
accompanied by some wind, and all O
it has been absorbed by the soil. Ii
wellington only .S6 of an inch fell
We hope it will be followed by other:
The Osborn-Graff binding twin
case is set for Wednesday. of thi
week. Mr.. Graf won the last hear
ing, but the supreme court sends /
back on an error in ruling by th
court. A large number of the wit
nesses are being subpcenaed.
1t was an imposing sight to Sc
} those noble patriots, sandy and hi
troup-rolling In from Seventy-Si
Friday night. The night was dark; tn
rain was composed Of wet water, an
the atmosphere was anything but SUI
try; what cared they-The countr
must be saved-for gold.
1t would be Cheaper for Mar
: Hanna 10 have those three Seventy
Six men brought to town another time