People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-08

Judge James A. Ray and Hon W. j.
Lingenfelter will hold a meeting at
GAINESVILLE school house in South
Haven township on Tuesday, October
18th, at 5 O'Clock p. m. Music by the
South Haven glee club.
Il have been taking Hoods Sarsa-
parilla for indigestion and have found
it beneficial. 1t enables me to eat
food that could not before taking it,"
Mrs. Chettie A. Howard, Rossville,
Kansas. Hoods Pills are prompt and
efficient.
want all the turkeys and ducks
aud eggs that it is possible to get,
Eggs, II cts cash, turkeys, 5cts, ducks
cts, springs, II a p "a At cts, hens 4
cts, young cockrels go cts, young
cocks 4 TBS and over, 8 cts, pigeons per
dozen, so cts.-J. NJ. MCKEE.
A silver club was organized at
Perth last week. The officers were
President, E. Fuss; Secretary, ]. NJ.
Richards; Treasurer. E. Fuss. The
following township ticket was put in
nomination: Trustee, E. Mickey;
Clerk, Yves Whaley; Treasurer, G. NJ
Pratt.
Mr.. aud Mrs. R. L. Collins are In
Oxford for few days visit with rela
tlyes and friends. They now hal
from Kansas City, where Robert j:
practicing his profession. His eye, o.
which it was for long time feared
he would lose the sight, is much i'm,
proved and will eventually be as gOOC
as eyer.-0xfOrd Register.
Register Of Deeds W. NJ. Jackson
fled his report of fees collected fol
the quarter ending September Goth
1896, this morning. They amount t
S645.9O. TheregiSter is allowed $500 pc
quarter, and One-half Of the excess
which netsthe county sl72,95 for TIT
three months past. The fees Of thi
office are gradually shrinking.
Rev, Geo. Kettering, pastor Of thu
Congregational church at Alma
Waubaunsee county, was here Thurs
day. He was called to Perth b,
the serious illness Of his father, c
Kettering. The latter is an old set
tier in Sumner county, being 70 year
of age. He was taken sick a week ag
with malaria and alight stroke Of par
alysis.
Services at the Baptist church mex
Sunday is as follows: Sunday schoo
$50 a. M; preaching II a. M: theme
"Am l my Brothers Keeper" Jun
ior Endeavor p. m. Senior EnndeaV
or $3.50 p, H.; Preaching 7:3O p. m
subject odd Peoples Sermon, praye
meeting Thursday evening 1880. E.
eryone welcome.-H. A. Doughty
pastor.
Ordinarily about one thOusan
bushels Of wheat is considered a goo
days threshing, but one day last wee
Peter Bishop and his crew run throug
their machine just exactly two thou
and and sixteen bushels Of wheat.
was done between sunrise and suDse
The wheat averaged about twenty
four bushels to the acre ard is owne
by Ed. BarDer, one OF our many su
cessful valley farmers.-Belie Plair
Defender.
J. L. Kellogg, who was county trea
urer Of Sumner county in the 70'
was here Thursday. His home is no
10 Lincoln, Neb. He went from be-
to New York, where he resided Sc
eral years, and through fortuna
speculations became quite wealth
He Is now a large holder in the stOC
of several national banks. He hi
some land In this county. He was
Democrat while here but became
Republican soon after he left her
and will vote this year for McKinle
we are told,
Hon. John ". Briedenthal came
on the Rock Island Wednesda
morning and went out to Argonia
10 o'clock to take charge OF the Arg
mia State bank. The bank failed
make its collections to meet Its secol
assessment and will now have to
through the regular procedure
closing its affairs up. Mr.. Briede
thai spent the forenoon in consult
tion with POpulist committee Offlcia
He reports the outlook very brigh
but warns the people against ov
. confidence. We must get every vot
to the polls.
The following extract from a lett
from friend In Indiana tells Its o,
tale: ave were at a rally at era