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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14
All ARRANGEMENTS rlade.

We were informed last Saturday by
B. B. Wilson that the committee had
now completed all the arrangements
for the proper observance CT Memorial
day. Arrangements have lately been
made with the bicycle club, and it
will make quite turn out that day.
Sufficient funds to hire the band and
pay all other necessary expenses haze
been subscribed. All neighboring
posts who can are invited to attend.
AS Memorial day comes on Satur-
day a large attendance Of farmers is
expected and desired. All the secret
societies, the band, che bicycle club,
the 6remen and the militia will join
in an imposing parade. Conveyances
have been secured to take all old SOL
diers to tine cemetery free OF charge.
All who come may expect pleasant
and profitable time, as no expense
or pains will be spared to make the
occasion a success.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14
A Costly Present.

A valuable and costly set Of silver
ware was received here last Saturday,
a present to st. Johns Commandery.
No. "A, Knights Templar. The set is
OF quadruple silver plate, handsomely
engraved with designs OF the order,
and consists of twenty-five pieces
twelve candlesticks, twelve goblets
and one fagon-being the sllyerware
used in the ceremonies Of the order.
1t will be remembered that about
one year ago the Sir Knights from
Wellington won the 500 prize at
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14
Hugh Franklin Shot

Monday morning Chas. Schwinn and
VIM. Kimball drove down to the
creek, taking with them twenty-five
rifle to do some target shooting. On
the way down they noticed some boys
sitting on hand Car near the track.
but thought no more about them.
After firing a shot or two, Mr., Kim
ball shot at switch target up the
track and was startled when presently
a boy came running down and told
him he had shot Hugh Franklin.
Hurrying up the track they found
that Hugh had been struck in the hin.
They hastily carried him to the buggy
and drove with him to DR.. Emerson's
office, where the ball was extracted
and the wound dressed. The ball
struck the pOsterior part of
the hip, glanced around the bone
and was extracted from the front Of
the thigh. While not dangerous, it
is serious wound aud will cause
young Franklin to be laid up for some
time.
The boys say they were sitting on a
hand car, talking-Bradley Gelino,
Arthur Share and Dan Heskett-
when they heard bullet whistle over
their heads. They hallOoed to the
men to stop shooting, but owing to
the high wind they did not suppose
they were heard. They say that
Kimball and Schwinn then went
around behind the water works, and
they soon forgot about them and re.
sumed their conversation. After a
while they heard another shot, and
Hugh Franklin said, boys, I'm hit
A tramp who was sitting on the cal
with them tied his handkerchief about
the wound to stop the bleeding.
The boys say they were 70 or lO(
yards from Kimball and in a direct
line with the bullet. Kimball did
not see the boys at all, nor think any
one was near.
While this is purely an accident
and probably no one is to blame, yet
it should serve to make people more
careful about the use of flrearm:
where other people are liable to be-
A rife, even a twenty-five, is dan.
gerOns thing to handle.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14
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A Southern Kansas Lyceum Bureau.

A meeting Of the various secretaries
Of the lecture courses of southern
Kansas will be held at Wichita on
the 3Oth inst, to endeavor to organize
a mutual benefit Southern Kansas
Lyceum Bureau. 1t is thought at
fractions can be secured cheaper in
this way by all the cities combining
together. Winfield, Arkansas City,
Wichita, RldOrado, Newton and We'll
lingt0n will be represented. Wei
lington probably has the best lecture
course Of any city named. Secretary
Humphrey will attend, but does not
know what will be done. Our people
can rest assured, however, that no &C.
ton will be taken except that which
will benefit the course, merit rather
than cheapness being the motto Of
the Wellington club, 1t is possible
that the meeting will be postponed
and held at Winfield during the
Chautauqua Assembly.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14

ually bends, the bones ache, while de-
crepitude and helplessness prema-
turely take possession of the body.
Under this treatment, it is but short
step from vigor and health to a pair
of crutches. With this wreck of the
system often comes falling of the hair
and eyebrows, loss of finger nails,
and decay of the bones-a condition
most horrible. This is no overdrawn
picture, for the world to-day is full of
these hobbling mercurial wrecks.
Contagious Blood Poison is the most
horrible of all diseases, and has been
appropriately called the curse of man
kind. Until the discovery of S. S. s.,
it was incurable. 1t has always baf-
fled the doctors, and it Is in this dis
ease that the evils of mercury and
potash are most common, because
these drugs are given in such large
doses in an effort to counteract the
poison. While they succeed in bottling
up the poison in the system, it always
breaks forth again, attacking some
delicate organ, frequently the mouth
and throat, filling them with eating
sores. S. S. s. is the only known cure
for this terrible disease.
1t is the same in other diseases OF
the blood. Scrofula. Eczema. Cancer,
Rheumatism, all are given the same
treatment by the physicians-mercury
and potash, and the result az above set
forth is always the same.
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Of the blood. If you have blood dis
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14

Amt. on hand subj TO order of board 2,3OS 40
Also, we have delinquent tax that
will come in during June and Septem-
Der, amounting to S3,752, of which we
can count at least $1,000 will be col
lected; and the state fund Of about
500 will be paid in August; so, at
the beginning of the next school term
we will have on hand about $4,000.
So you see we are in a pretty good
condition financially. Instead Of
having a floating debtof 81, 900 staring
US in the face, we have St, 1000 on hand
and no floating debt.
Our monthly pay roll for the last
school year amounted to sl,255.33.
We will have to economic all we
can, as our assessment will be much
lower than last year.
We have on hand in the interest
fund S3,269.S9.
| would recommend the board to
place the Sl43,5l in judgment fund in
general fund.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14

Wichita in the drill contest at the
Annual Conclaye 10 that city. OF
this money, SIS were used TO purchase
this beautiful set, which is even
handsomer than the Knights expected
to receive for the money. 1t is on
exhibition at E. Hayes and will re-
main there about two weeks. 1t is
well worth seeing. On the fagon is
the following inscription, finely en-
graved. Presented to st. Johns Com.
mandery, No. "a, K. T., Wellington,
Kansas" Following this are the
names Of the donors, as follows: SiI
Knights f. A. Amsden, ]. c. Davis,
J. G. Q. Morse, 0rville Smith, Chas
Weddle. W. S. Murray, Glen Spru'
ance, W. NJ. Martin, A. Graf, ]. d
Share, B. f. Michael. A. W. Shear
man, D. W. Cooley, H. s. Richards
C. E. Flandro, T. E. Purdy, S. G
Arnett, B. B. Freeman, E. Hayes.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14

burdened public for help. 1t is a
significant fact that the better class
of the deaf and dumb hold these
people up as impOstOrs.
Hail fell to the depth of almost a
foot in the region of Pampa, Texas,
Saturday morning, doing considerable
damage to wheat in that portion Of
the country. An eastern syndicate
has 10000 acres Of wheat in that i'm
mediate region and will suffer a heavy
loss.
Sumner WhitsOn, while out in the
country the other day, procured some
.Of the poorest, dryeSt specimens of
wheat he could find and brought
them to town and tranSplanted them.
He carefully watered them, though
his friends laughed at his efforts. and
soon the wheat began to turn green
again and grow. This is what the
rain will do for wheat all over the
country.
c. J. Humphrey is in receipt of a
letter from 0. A. Boyle. secretary of
the Wichita Lyceum Bureau. He
highly compliments the Wellington
Club on their course and souvenirs.
He requests that Secretary Humphrey
attend the meeting at Wichita May
Both, the object Of which is explained
elsewhere in this issue of the VOICE.
Mr.. Humphrey will attend if nothing
happens to prevent.
OF the l23 who took the recent
teachers examination, 1O2 passed and
twenty-One failed. This is a good
showing. There were three first
grade certificates issued. Orville
trantz OF this city was one of the
lucky ones and secured the highest
grades. TIE other two are Geo. Ho-
Sick,Of Oxford, and j. w. Deardorf,o of
Caldwell. Twenty-three second grade
and Seventy-fve third grade certif-
Gates were issued.
a small boy some dogs and a BIZ
cycle caused amusement to the Spec
tatorS on Washington avenue last
Friday. The boy was riding the
wheel, the dogs got in the way and
the first thing the boy knew he was
mixed up prOmiscuOusly with the
bicycle and the dogs. The boy began
to cry, the dogs to fight and tumble
over him and for awhile pandemOnium
reigned. Such yelling as that boy
did is seldom heard by mortal man.
About o'clock last Friday a team
belonging to the Rock Island Lumber
Co. had small runaway. Starbuck,
the driver, went into Klein'S harness
shop, leaving the team standing in
front. A wagon came rattling down
the street, which frightened the
horses and they started to run, Wal
ter Forsyth caught them just as they
passed the Bee Hive grocery, but was
dragged to the bank corner before he
could get them stopped. A little girl
was standing right in the way of the
teams mad rush and narrowly es-
capped being run over. She did not
seem to know which way to move,
and the spectators were Mortified,
thinking she would be killed. At the
last moment, however, she sprang to
one side and escaped unframed. 1t
was a narrow escape, but no injury
was done and the team was quieted
with little trouble.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14
School Report.

The following is the report of the
clerk of the school board, made to the
board OF education, for the year just
closed
The board has held twelve regular
and five special meetings. All meet
ings have been harmonious, and each
member has manifested desire to
do what he thought the best for the
advancement Of the schools.
l believe we can safely say the past
year we have had a more successful
school, in point of harmony among
the teachers and efficiency 10 work
done, than ever before in the history
Of the schools. With a total enroll
ment Of about ] 200, we have an av-
erage monthly enrolment of S76.
Total days attendance, l26,j3l. Az
erage daily attendance, sol, or SO per
cent during the entire year. Cases of
hardness during year, 344. Not tardy,
S33, or 81 per cent. Number neither
tardy nor absent, 573, or 65 per cent.
During the year we have had 45 tut
ton pupils. Amount received from
tuition, S54369. All tuition collected
and paid into treasury.
We have paid out during the year,
As follows.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-14
WRINKLES
WARTS %
M0LES
SUPERFLU0US HAIR

removed by electricity ElectrolysIs Is
the only way o. permanently remove
hair, and l. the only way recommended by
physicians. Electricity properly applied
Is a skin stimulant and beautifer. ifyOu
have Blackheads. Freckles. Sunbnrn.
Liver Spots or large Pores, see Miss Cor
beit on Mondays. Tuesdays and Wednes-
days at 5S North & street.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
DR.. KUHLMAN IS SAFE.
He Will Not at Present Have to Go t
Jail for Contempt.

He Will Not at Present Have to Go to
Jail for Contempt
DR.. Kuhlman will not have to go to Jail.
at least not at present for his action in re-
fusing to be sworn by Coroner Hawkins
in the Sonderup inquest
On Friday last the Supreme Court de-
cided that the Coroner had the right to
commit Kuhlman for contempt and re-
manded him to the custody of the Sheriff.
That official, however, did not immure the
physician in the County JAIL but awaited
further action by Judge Wallace
The case was called in Department 6
yesterday and Judge Wallace refused to
take any further action in the matter
He said that the Supreme Court had
decided the case and he has nothing
further to do with it.
The contempt commi tment was for fen
days and dated June 26, so that time has
expired. Consequently, DR.. Kuhlman
will not be troubled further until Coroner
Hawkins returns from his vacation in the
Yosemite. Then the inquest will again
be called, and if Kuhlman refuses 70 he
sworn or to testify after being sworn he
will De sent TO Jail until he consents to do
N.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07

at sS per diem," answered the witness.
my men get So per day."
do you expect TO get paid extra if you
are absent from classical Boston a longer
period?'
Most certainly, sir"
e. J. Baldwin was placed on the stand
in sur-rebuttal and stated that he never
rode horseback around the Santa Anita.
Once he rode mule, but it was not in
company with the fair Lillian. He never
made love in cottage with her-in his
own or IN any other cottage He never
told Anderson that she accused him of
being the cause of her trouble and that she
had good grounds for the complaint. An
dersen never told him that he had been in
SO many of these scrapes that he should
have better sense and ought to carry a re-
ceipt book and be business like.
Mr.. Baldwin, what church do YOU be-
long to?" asked Crittenden
Question objected 20 by Highton.
"W hat church do you attend, Mr..
Baldwin ?"
Question objected to by Lloyd.
What is your religious belief, Mr.. Bald
VIM"
Question objected to by both Lloyd and
Highton.
"Mr. Baldwin. do you respect the sanc-
tity of an oath?'
That question was not allowed and the
trial came to an end
The plaintiffs counsel desired continu-
ance for the purpose of procuring some
medical expert testimony, and the defense
wanted several dispositions from the East.
Judge Slack, however, stated that ample
time had been given both sides and no
more delay would be granted.
After some discussion it was decided IN
hear argument in the case August 20 and
court ad journed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
WILL INVESTIGATE.
The Federation of Women Consider
Several Cases of Distress

The Federation of Women Considers
Several Cases of Distress.
at the meeting of the Federation of
Women yesterday afternoon Miss Eva F..
Bates, the president, stated the case of
Mrs. Lang of 917 Lombard street, who.
she said, appeared to her to be a clean
respectable woman, without the taste for
strong drink with which she has been &C.
credited. Miss Bates denied that the
woman's home was bare of furniture. as
was stated in morning paper.
Frank Kane took Mrs. Lang's children
away as she was preparing supper one
evening. The case comes up on Wednes-
day. Shall we take action ?''
Several OF the ladies present expressed
dlsapproval at the idea Of it being possible
to enter home and take children in an
arbitrary way from parent.
1t was resolved to attend the trial and
collect testimony from the woman's neigh-
bors as to her fitness to care for her chill
dren. Mrs. j. NJ. Woodman, a Vermont
lady, begged the members of the feder-
alton to interest themselves in the Ashley
sisters. She said that during the lannon's
trial they had been living in a tiny room
on insufficient food with a sick child on
their hands, and that not q particle nj
meat had crossed their doors for davs
Both Lillian and Emma she declared To he
simple girls, not overburdened with
brains, and she said that misery and pri
vation had had much to do with Liilian's
rash act. The case of the sisters was re-
ferred to the relief committee with in.
structloEs to visit them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
The House Where Millionaire
Bell Died Denuded of
Its Chattels.
BURGLARY MAY BE CHARGED
Mrs. E. P. Ferry, the Land adv, and
One OF the Lodgers Obtain
Search Warrants.

The house 1107B Bush street, made famous
from the fact that Millionaire Thomas
Bell, while living there, fell downstairs
and was fatally injured, and that his son
Fred nearly met with similar fate from
the same cause there, has again come into
prominence.
The house was occupied as lodging
house by Mrs. Evelyn P. Ferry. Since
the accident to young Bell all the dodgers
had left with the exception of Bell and
Theodore Kytka, newspaper artist.
Thursday afternoon John w. Finn,
auctioneer, 321 Sutter street, accompanied
by about dozen men, went to the house
and threw all the furniture and other
effects in the sixteen rooms into the street
and carted the goods off on wagons to
Films auction rooms. Among the effects
taken away was about $500 worth of pho
tographic and engraving apparatus and
fur niture belonging to Kytka, portion
OF which was returned that night
Yesterday afternoon Kytka and Mrs.
Ferry obta ined search warrants in Judge
Campbell's court, and Captain Whitman
placed an fficer IN charge of the furniture
and effects in Films rooms till they can
be removed to-day.
In speaking of Flinn's action Mrs.
Ferry said: "The furniture in the house
was worth $4,000. | borrowed $1,000 on 1t
from one Jacobson several months ago.
The mortgage had four months yet to
run. / have been paying the interest reg
ularly every month, but last month / was
day or two behind time.
"Flinn came 10 the house on Thursday
afternoon. He said that jacobson had
transferred the mortgage to him and he
wanted TO know if was ready to paw it
off. | told MIN it had some months to
run, but l would pay the interest. He
said: - the interest, | want the princi-
pal and then he lifted up the window
and called out to man, Come here, dep
uty. and seize the furniture With that
he lifted up valuable chair and threw it
out of the window into the street.
"Then man opened the front door
with a skeleton key and he and several
other men came in. They threw the fur
niture and other effects into the street,
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
Wealth of the Defendant in
Ranches, Mines, Houses
and Horses.
ONE LONE MoRTGAGED FARM
Day Set for Argument and Decision.
Crittenden's Vain Appeal
for Unruh.

The last day of the Ashley Baldwin case
closed yesterday evening and Judge Slack
set the time for argument August 20. Al
the opening of the morning session Henry
Unruh paid his 500 fine for his share Of
the pistol episode OF last Thursday, but
Attorney Crittenden again gave notice
that he would appeal his part of the affair
to the Supreme Court. Mr.. Crittenden,
however, made generous appeal for the
remission of Unruh's fine, stating that he
was satisfied that there was no intention
on the part of that gentleman to use the
weapon which he had just wrested from
Emma Ashley.
Judge Slack replied that he saw no rea-
son to change his ruling Notwithstanding
the lawyers generous request. He blamed
the attorney for carrying loaded revolver
into court. not for attempting to draw it,
as Unruh was certainly standing and
fourishing the woman's pistol in a threat
ening manner.
Attorney r. H Lloyd stated in turn
that when Crittenden saw Unruh with the
weapon in his hand he started to draw his
own weapon, saying. 81 am attacked ~
but Immediately dropped the weapon back
in his pocket when told that he was mis-
taken.
Judge Slack granted Crittenden an ex-
tension of time TIL next Wednesday in
which to take out writ of habeas corpus
and secure bondsmen, pending his appeal
from the order of the court.
Then Lillian Ashley was recalled to the
stand. The plaintiff of the celebrated be-
trayal case looked worn and weary, and
was suffering from a severe cough. The
distressing events of the last few days
have told upon her Notwithstanding her
heroic efforts to fight on 10 the last.
She was again confronted with the pho
lograph upon which she was being exam
lned when her sister Emma Interrupted
the questioning with her revolver last
thursday morning. Miss Lillian did not
recognize the picture as of herself and did
not believe that it was her own.
Miss Ashley" asked Highton, "is
lhere any one on earth whom this picture
represents, and can you recall ANYBODY
Waom this picture resembles?"
1he question was stricken out as being
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
breaking lot of it, and left nothing but

breaking lot of it, and left nothing but
the bare walls.''
YES said Kytka, "they also threw
out my effects Notwithstanding my pro-
tests. | even offered 10 pay Finn the in
terest out of my own pocket, but he would
not listen to me. Everything was thrown
into the street regardless of consequences.
"When they got to young Bells bed
room they began to tear things down, and
L warned them to be careful as he was
sick man. 1t had no effect upon them.
They cleared out the room, leaving Bell
on fracture bed and sparing the carpet.
"Flinn said he had Deputy Sheriff
with him, but l don't believe the man was
Deputy Sheriff. The man opened the
door with a skeleton key and it was
nothing but case of burglary, and we
will see if they cannot be prosecuted
criminally. At all events l will institute
suit for heavy damages against Finn.
81 suppose Finn got scared and that
was why load of my furniture was sent
back that night, but he has still lot of
my effects, including my Photographic
and engraving apparatus.
1T is an bominable outrage and I will
see that justice is meted out to these
men,"
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
BLACK SILK LACES !!
At 10 Cents a Yard. -.

At 10 Cents a Yard.
BLACK CHANTILLY LACE, all silk, 4
inches wide: BLACK BOURBON
LACE, inches wide BLACK NET
TOP BOURBON LACE, 4 inches wide,
regular price 20c and 25c, will be closed
out at 1Oc per yard.
At Is Cents a Yard.
BLACK CHAN1ILLY LACE, all silk, 5I%
inches wide; BLACK SILK BOUR-
DON LACE, 81 inches wide; BLACK
NET Top BOURBON LACE, 5%
inches wide, regular price zoe and 35c,
will be closed out at 15c per yard.
AT 25 Cents a Yard.
BLACK SILK CHANTILLY LACE,
BLACK SILK BOURBON LACE,
BLACK NET TOP BOURBON LACE,
and inches wide, regular price SOC,
6Oc and 65c, will be closed out at 25c
per yard.
At 25 Cents a Yard.
BLACK SILK APPLIQUE LACE, en-
broidered in butter shade, 5, and I
inches wide, regular price soc, 65c and
75c, will be closed out at 25c per yard