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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
FOR Sale or Rent.
Will rent Furnished House and board with
parties renting same, or sell all Furnishings.
E. E. CROWELL, Shelton.
Not q Merchant.

The Puyallup Commerce, published
at the home of john r. Rogers, peo-
pies party candidate for governor,
corrects a wrong impression in the
following strong language:
"The idea has gone forth that old
Anarchist Rogers is merchant and a
business man of Puyallup, and that he
has a store here. This is an error.
He is not business man here or any
where else, has no store or property
here, pays no taxes, bears none of the
burdens of the tax-paying public. He
is non-producer, a non-worker, an
oi1y-tongued windbag. Don't vote for
him.
Mrs. L. K. Munson has just received
her first invoice of fancy goods for
the Holidays. Tray cloths, doylies,
sp1ashers, scarfs table covers etc:
Stamping done to order in all the latest
designs. x
Insurance in reliable companies at
best rates. Apply to G. c. Angle,
JOURNAL office, Shelton.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
Shelton POSt-Office.

Mail, close for the East Eaytb daily sai51 at 1t A M
Nail, arrive daily IF. M.
S aa Delivery open from A. NJ; to r. M.
.r.;,. leave for Matlock, Mason. Juno, Grove
M MAs Sotsop at m every Tuesday and FRIDAY.
Nc Money orders and Postal Notes Issued: ..o-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
List OF nominations on 4th page.i

For SALE:-Good 7-room house,
Northeast Corner 9Th and Franklin
Streets, at bargain. Inquire of
E. e. CRoWELL.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
Certificate. of Nom nations.
state of Washington, ! 90

State of Washington,
County of Mason 81
hereby certify that the foregoing are all the
nominations for office that have been certified
to this Office in accordance with the election
laws of the State.
Dated Oct Dist, 1896.
THoS. MCLARTY
County Aud itor
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body had good time. Clarence Fisk
begins school there next week.
The ladies of the Odd Fellows
auxiliary. Ruby Rebekah Lodge No.
IS, celebrated their first anniversary,
by giving their brethren splendid
supper in the Odd Fellows building
after lodge Wednesday evening.
Covers were laid for about fifty per-
sons, and the excellent spread was
thoroughly appreciated, due thanks
being accorded the sisters for their
consideration. Mrs. James Forrest
fortunately had birthday, and a
splendid rocking chair was presented
to her as token of the esteem in
which she is held by the members.
The remainder of the evening was
spent in having social time.
During and prior to his tenure of
Office as superior Judge for this and
Mason counties, Judge Mason Irwin
has so conducted himself, both as a citi-
zen and as an official, that he has
gained the confidence Of the people in
both counties, and the sentiment. in
favor of his denomination was almost
unanimous. His reelection is certain.
This sentiment in his favor is matter
of much pride to his many warm
friends; and especially so since it is
People's voice., 1896-05-21

bondholder from taxation. This is
the court that now sets at naught
the will Of our legislature and holds
that the mortgage redemption does
not apply to existing mortgages. By
this decision the last faint hope OF
thousands Of farmers vanishes. By
this decision thousands Of homes
will be turned over to the bond
holders and as many families will
be made homeless. The Populist's
secured the passage OF the income
tax but the Republican court struck
it out. The Populists secured the
passage Of the mortgage redemp-
ton law to relieve an unfortunate
people and to give them chance
to save their homes but Repu5l;-
can court struck it out. The Reput- =
lican party gave US our present
financial system and placed US on a
gold standard. When you give up
your homes remember who is res
ponsible for it.
People's voice., 1896-05-21
RAILROAD NOTES.

Blacksmith Ike Donaldson went to
his home in the Strip Friday TO visit
his family. He returned Monday.
The family of j. L. Kise left Friday
evening for Cherryvale to spend a
short time visiting with relatives and
friends.
Aura Keagy, who has been visiting
his father on his claim in the Strip,
returned home Friday and reported
for work Monday morning.
Frank DeFrees, an employe at the
Santa Fe freight depot, returned last
Friday from Oklahoma, where he has
been visiting relatives for a week or
two.
About twelve ladies of Chanute,
wives Of locomotive fremen, will be
in attendance at the convention to be
held here by the G.I.A. to the b. Of
L. f.
Orders were received here Thurs
day that the head brakeman on cattle
trains must carry prod pole. The
order is not very popular one among
the brakemen.
Engineer Herring returned Monday
morning from Raton, n. NJ. He has
been running across the Ration noun
tains out there. He is now on the ex
ira board here.
Conductor Simpson is the name of
the gOOdlOOking new conductor who
shouts "all aboard" for Rock Island
passenger No. 2 going north. He
lives at Topeka.
Conductor Getter and wife have
gone on a vacation Of some length.
Mrs. Getter goes TO Hutchinson on a
visit while Mr.. Getter goes on to
Chicago, Buffalo and New York city.
He will be gone a month or so.
People's voice., 1896-05-21

The evidence Of McKinley's gold
bugism accumulates. 1t is ge ting
so plain that the wayfaring man,
though fool, may not misjudge it.
E. S. Wilson, editor of the Ironton,
Ohio, Register, and a member of
Major McKinley's administration
during his governorship, was in New
York few days ago. In order to
reinforce John Sherman in his as
surances to Wall street that McKin-
ley was sound on the money ques,
ton he got himself interviewed.
He expressed surprise that there
should be any doubt anywhere as to
the ex.governor's financial views. He
continued:
while Major McKinley's public
duties have made him cOnspicous on
the line of protective tariff, he has
at times been most decided in his dec
laratiOns in favor Of sound finance.
| remember in 1893, | think, while
the financial plank was not as fiat
footed 10 favor Of the best standard
as thought it ought to be, l went to
the governor and expressed my dissap-
pointment that it was not made so
unequivocal that even by a forced
construction it would favor unlimited
coinage, and he turned aud said:
"Why, sir, before we knew it the
platform committee had been set up
to express an enlarged and liberal
silver idea, and it required the most
prompt and persistent effort on the
part of our friends to Qeutralize that
i purpose. We appealed to the com.
mitee not to favor free coinage, aud
we got the best expression we could,
considering the make up of the CON-
mitee."
'These were substantially Governor
McKinley's expressions ar the time
and he declared most emphatically
against unlimited coinage, as it would
destroy the parity with gold, a result
which should be resisted at all haz
ards.
"ThoSe of US in Ohio who know the
governor we'll are sure there is no mar
in the nation who would oppose witt
more vigOr any measure calculated tC
lower one currency below the golC
standard; and we feel it is unreason
able, as well as unprecedented, on thu
eve CT a convention, to demand O
him an expression upon issues whert
his whole life and thought and char
acter have made decided and righ
| declaration. 1t is not just to suspect
him Of unsound financial views
When the st. Louis convention
resolves against free coinage at 16 t
/, independent of international agree
ment, no man will more sincerely anC
unreservedly agree to it than MajO
Mckinley"
People's voice., 1896-05-21
sEVENTY-SIX.

Wish the township trustee would
come and see how the road is when II
rains.
1t issO muddy at the school house
we have to roll up our pants to get tC
Sunday school.
Business meeting OF the League on
May l4th was well attended. John
Hood was chosen president.
Beef club meets at Seyenty-Six u
complete its organization. We will
have a beef club if we have to xii
sheep.
We are having so much rain we will
have to think about harvest, and il
the crops a.e too large il will run us
in debt.
We need an elevator at Riverdale,
as 50 many Of we poor tenants have 70
deliver our grain there aud have to
wait for cars some times.
Ye scribe was at his fathers house
to dinner on the 18th. Quite a mum.
Der Of relatives from the east were
there on a visit. At the first table
there were sixteen persons, their av
erage age being 50.
J. p. COVERS.
People's voice., 1896-05-21
GREENE TOWNSHIP.

Miss Jalie Jordan is reported on the
sick list.
B. E. Myers came up from his place
in the Strip last week.
Miss Matte Anderson, Of Caldwell
is visiting with Miss Lutte Winner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Higgs visited friends
near Wichita Saturday and Sunday
Misses Katie and Jennie Willis ar
rived home the latter part Of last
week from a weeks visit with their
brother, j. R. Willis, who resides in
the Strip.
Several Of the young people Of this
vicinity attended party given by
Miss Jessie Barnes at her home the
first OF last week and all report hav.
ing grane time.
Died, or last Sunday morning, Mis-:
Nellie McMannis, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John McMannis. After reach.
ing the prime of life she took sick and
only fingered a few weeks when she
was taken from her loved ones, whC
greatly mourn her absence.
Mrs. Gertie Switzer, who recently
came over from Chanute for a visit
with her mother, Mrs. Ramey, tool
sick the latter part Of last week. A
dispatch at once was sent to her hus-
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Swept by a Tornado.

A deadly tornado swept through
northeastern Kansas and a portion Of
southeastern Nebraska Monday after.
noon and Monday night, causing at
least eighteen deaths and the injur-
ing Of a score Of people, and doing
many thousands OF dollars damage in
various towns through which it
passed, besides at present incalcula-
bic damage in the intervening coun-
try.
The storm, 50 far as can be deter
mined, formed near Miltonvale and
swept in well defined nOrtheasterly
direction through the prosperous
towns of Bigelow, Frankfort, Bailey
vile, Seneca, Oneida, Sabetha and
Reserve in Kansas, and Falls City
and Preston in Nebraska.
At Bigelow, the west part Of the
town was wrecked and several people
we're hurt, but no one was killed so
far as known.
At Frankfort, fifty buildings were
destroyed and 2CO people rendered
homeless. No one was killed, but
eight persons were badly hurt.
At Baileyville, half of the town was
laid waste and a number Of people
injured, but none were killed 50 far
as can be known at present.
At Seneca four persons were killed,
all Of them children; the opera house,
court house and principal school de-
strOyed, many other buildings wrecked
or badly damaged and at least twenty
persons more or less injured.
At Oneida three children were
killed, many people injured more or
less, and several buildings destroyed.
At Sabetha, several stores and other
business buildings AMI twenty resi-
aences were destroyed and twenty-five
persons injured, one Of whom has
since died, while six were killed in
the vicinity.
At Reserve four people were killed
and fifteen injured, while nearly
every building oD the townsite was
wrecked or badly damaged.
At Falls City, Neb., great damage
was done and a number Of people in
jured, blt so far as known no lives
were lost.
At Preston, Neb., large portion OF
the town was laid waste and ten or
more people injured, several probably
fatally.
People's voice., 1896-05-21
ZYBA.

Hello. Kansas Farmer, are those
early potatoes ready to eat yet?
TIE pie social al Argyle was post.
pOned on account Ct the storm last
Friday.
R. A. Anderson shipped car 81
hogs from Zyba Monday: price paid
81. IS per hundred.
John Nixon, Jr.. has been building
large smoke house the past week.
Mr.. Kirk from near Clearwater did
the work.
Miss Fannie Nixon, who has been
staying with her aunt, Mrs. Pearson
at Olathe, and attending school, ar
rived home Sunday night.
The hail Tuesday Of last week did
considerable damage 10 corn in some
localities. In this township the rain
fall for the week was 1.S7 inches.
Clarence Menuell is reading up on
the tariff question with the view Of
becoming better posted and probably
enter into debate on that subject in
the future.
We noticed Deacon Mennell going
east last Sunday in company with
three girls. They seemed to have
captured him in their meshes. Look
out, this is leap year, wonder which
one will propose.
We think that experiment Of Mr..
Whitson on wheat don't amount To
much, for it don't prove anything,
and is rather thin to say the least,
for whenever wheat is dried up and
will burn rain will never reviveit.
VIM. Nixon Of Scranton, Kan, ar
rived Friday to visit with his father
John Nixon, ST., and other relatives
He reports times as very bad up there
The mines have nearly all closed and
there seems nothing ahead for the
miners but starvation as they can moi
get work at other places.
THOMAS NIXON.
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Correspondence.
BELLE PLANE.

Clyde Reed went 10 Mulvane Tues
day.
A. Knot was at Wellington on last
Friday.
Capt. Wright left for Missouri
Monday.
Fl. G. Phillips drove to Mulvane
Monday.
Ed. Engledow was on our streets
Tuesday.
Sum. Griffith came up from the
Strip Monday.
Clate Conner went to Wichita Sat
urday to work.
Chas. Martin and wife drove to
Wichita Friday.
L. Webster, Of Wellington, was in
our city Friday.
Miss Daisy Crouch was over from
Winfield Sunday.
Joe. VansealOus came up from
Blackwell Tuesday,
J. D. Reed and c. Knox drove down
to Wellington Friday.
DR.. Mckinney and Rev. Frank Nc.
COrmick were down from Mulvane
Monday.
c. Knox and wife left Sunday
morning for Iowa to be gone about
two weeks.
Mrs. A. Graf and Mrs. Meadley, Of
Wellington, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. T. U. Andrews Friday.
Henry Schnitzler and Paddy Shea
Of Wichita passed through this city
Tuesday morning enroute to Geuda
Springs.
During the rain storm Friday VIM.
Halls house was struck by lightning,
knocking Mr.. Hall down and other
wise doing considerable damage.
W. r. White and sister Mrs. Cole
man Lane together with his two
children departed for Whitesburg,
Tenn, Tuesday on an extended
visit. l.. H.
People's voice., 1896-05-21
From Arkansas.

EDITOR VOICE: Will write you to
tell you Of our big rain which was
badly needed for wheat, oats, young
clover and timothy, 1t began raining
last night at s o'clock and is still
raining today at II Wheat was hurt
In some places. Corn, potatoes, etc.,
are good. Strawberries were not as
good crop as last year; hurt by rain
when blooming. Blackber lies, rasp-
berries and huckleberries are a full
crop. We've been eating four times a
day to get fruit jars emptied for new
crop. Peaches, plums and pears are
full crUp. Some varieties of early ap-
pies and some late are not full. We
hear complaint Of light crop of apples
in some localities. Good prospects for
another mast. May get hurt yet, bit
the rocks are full Of last years crop
and our hogs are still fat without any
corn and we have not had them snOd
yet. Outrange is very good. Everybody
busy cutting sprouts and piling rocks.
shipping strawberries, etc. Berries
have been selling from 75c to $500 per
crate Of twenty.fOur Quarss; average
price about sl.75. Nebraska and Iowa
people principally are still buying
fruit farms in our country.
G. W. SEARCY.
sulphur Springs. Ark. May q.
People's voice., 1896-05-21

band, Mr. Switzer, who immediatly
started orSumner. At present she
Is resting somewhat easier.
The writer was one day behind
time last weeA as some OF the most im-
portant events which had occurred il
this vicinity happened after the scribe
mailed his few sketches which he
then had written, but desires 10 say
that he will Try and be more prompt
in gathering the news in the future.
CHAs. GALL.
People's voice., 1896-05-21

We have before US copy Of the
Cleveland Post Of May 10th, a
staunch Republican organ and
warm supporter of Ohio's favorite
son, Mckinley. Speaking of Nc
Kinley's refusal to say anything
concerning his silver views the Post
says:
Mckinley is neither tyro nor a
gudgeOn. He knows that no matter
how many delegates he has, an en-
phatiC declaration on his part either
for gold or silver would inevitably d.
vide his strength. This is what the
ONO straddle meant. 1t did not sig
nifty that Mckinley was bimetalliSt:
it did not mean that he had no views
whatever as to the relative circulation
of silver and gold. 1t simply meant
that he proposed to stand upon the
platform to be adopted at st. Louis,
whatever that might be.
This is refreshing. Here we have
a confession of an effort to deceive
the people on the all important is
sue by a candidate for the great
Office of President of the United
States. This is what the Ohio
straddle meant" says the Post. To
what depths has politics descended.
Make a note of this, you honest
silver men.
Then the Post continues:
Everybody in Ohio believes that
Mckinley is a gold standard man.
There are those in Ohio, however, who
do not believe that he would assume
the responsibility Of vetoing a reason
able silver bill if passed by a Republi-
can congress. There is no danger that
Republican congress would do any
thing of the kind. McKinley's posi-
tiOn on the money question will not
be declared until he writes his letter
of acceptance, and then it will prob
ably be only an echo of the st. LOUIS
platform.
There you have the shadow Of
Mckinley as reflected in Ohio, and
an outline Of the program to be fol-
flowed. Let every one who wants
to support Mckinley, but let them
do it with their eyes open-just as
the Democrats supported Grover
Cleveland.
People's voice., 1896-05-21

Committeeman Of each precinct
or ward will call a primary meet.
ing Of the voters thereof, for the
election Of delegates to said conven.
tion on Saturday, May 23, 1896, at the
usual place of meeting, and at such
hour as will best accommodate the
voters of their respective township
precinct or ward; and select a Central
Committeeman for the ensuing year.
BY order of the Democratic County
Central Committee.
Attest: w. D. FRANTZ,
CHAs. E. FLANDRO, Chairman.
Secretary.
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Kansas POpulist Platform.

"Reafhrming our faith in the Peoples party
and its principles we invite the alliance and
cooperation Of all reform elements Of the
state and nation, to the end that union of
all voters may be formed to oppose the gold
standard and the European level of prices; we
call the attention Of the American people to
the fact, proved by many trials, that changes
from one party to the other have brought no
relief from the burdens under which the
people are struggling, but thaton the contrary
conditions have constantly grown worse; and
we'ask all lovers Of their country to unite
with us in an honest and earnest effort for
elief
First-W are in favor of the strctest hon
esty and economy in the administration of
the government. both state and national.
SeCOnd-We are IN favor of the overthrow
and destruction Of all monopOhes and com
bines organized for the plunder ana oppression
OF the people
Third-We demand strict and effective con-
trol and supervision by government of all cor
pOratiOns performing pubic or quasi-public
functions, aud if necessary to protect pubic
interests, the ownership by government of all
public utilities.
FOurth-we demand that the president and
the secretary of the treasury be deprived of
the power to issue or sell bonds without the
authority of congress being first given for
ch separate issue.
FifIh-ne believe that all the money Ofthe
country, whether coin or paper, should be is
sued by the government and not by corpora
tions or by individuals
Sixth-We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver at the ratio of
sixteen to one, independent of the sctiOn of
any other nation, and We believe that the
United States is capable Of maintaining such
q financial system as will promote the pros
perity OF its own people, without asking the
consent Of any utner government
Seventh-We demand that the constitutional
right Of trial by jury shall be extended to ey.
cry form OF action, whether civil or criminal,
and we denounce the trial of our citizens by
Injunction and contempt proceedings without
the right of trialby jury as contrary TO the
spirit Of our constitution.
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Democratic County Convention.
WELLINGTON. Ks. MAY y. ,a6.

WELLINGTON, Ks, May II, '96.
AT meeting Of the Democratic
County Central Committee held in the
city Of Wellington on the 18th day of
May, 1896, a Delegate Convention of
the Democratic voters of Sumner
county, Kansas. was called to meet in
the city of Wellington on Thursday,
the 2Sth day of May, 1896, at . p. m,
for the purpose of selecting seven
delegates and seven alternates to at
tend the Democratic State COnven-
tion to be held at Topeka, Kansas,
June 3rd, 1896, to elect 20 delegates
and 20 alternates to represent the
Democrat party Of the State of Kan
sas in the National Democratic Con-
vention at Chicago, July 7th, 1896.
The voting precincts and wards Of
cities will be entitled to representa-
tiun in said convention as follows:
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Notice the announcement in this

Notice the announcement in this
issue OF the mass convention to be
held IN this city Saturday, June, 9th,
at l O'Clock. All Populsts may
participate in the selection and we
hope a large number will attend
Hon. Jerry Simpson will imme.
diately after the convention speake
upon the political issues of the day.
Jerry has been farming this spring
and is in an excellant condition to
interest all. Every Populist should
consider himself committee of one
to bring at least one Republican to
hear Jerry. Remember the date
Saturday, June 9th.
People's voice., 1896-05-21

skies and predicting his triumphant
nomination and election. The COM
mander of the post at that point
called him down for injecting
politics into the order. The Re-
publicans shouted for him to ego on
which he did, but the commander,
who was a Democrat, and about
half the audience left the room in
disgust. OF course there is no poll
tics in the G., A. R. Bushnell was
talking patriotism"
People's voice., 1896-05-21
AS TO CIRCULATION.

The American Newspaper Directory, pub
lished by Geo. p. Rowell & Co., New York,
now in press gives the following rating to
the VOICE:
'To this paper is accorded larger circula-
ton rating than any other paper in Sumner
county gets ere lit for. And the correctness
OF its railing is guaranteed by the publishers
of this Directory, who will pay a reward of
800 to the first person who successfully as
sails its accuracy
People's voice., 1896-05-21

The universal reply given by Nc
Kinley to all inquiries after his
views on the silver question is. "I
have nothing to say" That is the
same remark the boy made who wa:
run over by the calf. Mckinley is
getting in practice.
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Political Calendar.

Republican National COnvention...St. Louis
June 49,
Democratic National Convention, Chicago,
1uly7.
Popul!st and. Silver National COnJ ention
st. Louis, July p.
Populist State Convention, Abilene, Aug. 5.
Democratic State Convention, Hutchinson.
August l.
Democratic State Convention, to choose
delegates to Chicago, Topeka June 3rd.
Populist Convention, Kansas Court OF Ap.
peals, Southern Department, Central Divi-
sion, Wichita, June I'D.
People's voice., 1896-05-21

1t is recommended that the County
Central Committees of the several
counties call the County convention
to select delegates to this convention
at such times as they deem expedient.
By order of the central committee
Of the Kansas Court Of Appeals for the
Central division Of the Southern de.
partment. W. H. BIDDLE,
r. A. SANKEY, Chairman.
Secretary.
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Reversed.

Again the plutocratic court at
Washington has ruled in favor Of the
bondholders Of the east. Again
the bondholder demands the pound
OF flesh and the court doth decree IT.
This is the court that rendered the
decision holding the income tax law
unconstitutional thus relieving the
People's voice., 1896-05-21

Levi Hedrick, congressional COM
miteeman for this county, was in our
Office Tuesday and stated that
sickness prevented him from attend.
ing the committee meeting in Hutch
inson. He further stated that if he
had been there he would have voted
for an early convention and worked
for the interests Of Jerry Simpson.