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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03
SKETCHES OF THE DEPARTMENTS
OF THE GRAND ARMY AUXIL-
larry.
THEIRS A SPLENDID CAUSE.
FINANCIAL REPORTS SHOW
LARGE EXPENDITURE FOR
CHARITY,
EVERY STATE SHOWS INCREASE.
New Corps Added In the Territories
and Harmony Prevails in All
Sections.

Each year the work of the Woman's
Relief corps extends in scope and in
f1uence Every state and territory is
now represented in the work. Follow
ing are reports and sketches of the
departments submitted to the ma
tional encampment W. r. c. in st.
Paul:
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.
These two states form one department and
were organized as such Feb 20, 1885. To the
front always is it in relief work. and this
year does not fall behind despite the string
ency of the money market. The convention
was held early in the year and Laura J.
Robinson, of San Francisco. was elected de-
partment president, with Lizzie NJ Hatch OF
San Francisco. department secretary, and
Susie J. Harris, of Santa Cruz, department
treasurer The aides appointed for the nation
al convention are: Jennie S. Southworth, of
Stockton: Minnie Chrisler, of Carson, and
Mary E. Hartwell of Los Angeles. This de-
partment has 81 corps with a membership of
1872. 1t also has the honor of having fur
nished a national secretary, Nellie G. Bachus,
and a national president, Elizabeth Darcy
Kline The latter was also the first presi-
dent of the department Of California and Ne
Vada. California supports charitable insti-
buttons, and among the most prominent is the
home for soldiers and sailors The depart
ment has relieved the needy to the amount of
81 1876
NEW YORK.
New York organized Feb Z, 1884, as a
department, and Sarah C. Nichols of Auburn,
was elected department president. This year
the department reelected the president of
last year, Annie P. Cleary. She was the first
president of E. G. Marshall w. R. c., No. 81;
was elected for the fourth term. but resigned
to become department inspector. Mrs. Cleary
was born in Rochester and is the wife of J..
P. Cleary, chief of police of that city. and
past department commander of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. Mrs. Cleary main
tains headquarters in her beautiful home, and
she and the department secretary be
found there any afternoon. Sarah E. Fulton,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03

April 2, 1884, this state Was organized as a
department and elected as president Louise nj.
Merrill, Of st. Paul. Ut has splendid show
ing of 152 corps and ,6S2 members. At the
annual convention Rosalie B. Condor of
Pawnee City, was elected department presi-
dent; Mary B. Cook, .pf Lipcoln, department
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03
WASHINGTON AND ALASKA.

Organization as a department was effected
Nov. IL, 1885, with Viola A. Kenyon as de-
partment president Though Alaska is so
far from states where there are many corps,
still the loyal women keep up their inter
est in all that pertains to the welfare of the
veteran. And the women, knowing that in
union there Is strength, keep in touch with
the order everywhere by being a part of the
department formed by their territory and the
state of Washington. At the last election
Ursula NJ. Mattison, of Tacoma, chose
department president; Prudie E. Terrell, Of
Tacoma, department secretary; Rhoda A.
Holt, of Tacoma, department treasurer. The
national aides are: Lizzie Grove, Walla
Walla; Margaret Freeman, Spokane, and Bes-
sic Hooker, Seattle. There are 40 corps and
926 members, all working in harmony and with
cordial relations existing between them and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03

posite side Of the state. travelled over 600
miles, showing the pluck and indomitable
will of the Texas woman when engaged In a
laudable enterprise.
The department president this year is Lille
y. Kline. of San Antonio; department secre-
tary, Rachael Toomey, Of San Antonio; de-
partment treasurer, Minnie Converse, OF San
Antonio. The national aides are: Josephine
Hobb, of San Antonio. and Vera H. Conger,
of Waco. There are nine corps and 265 mem
bers in the department. Texas expended in
relief work 1923.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Sept. IL, 1884, the department Of South Da-
kota took It's place with It's sister depart
ments and there has been no falling on IN
the amount of work accomplished.
The soldiers home of the state needed
more room in the infirmary, and the woman
relief corps decided they could build an annex,
so they went to work and accomplished their
purpose. and now the disabled or sick veteran
has comfortable place to stay while under
treatment. Many conveniences from these
earnest loyal women find their way to the
store room of the home. The first depart
ment president was Alma S. Bennett, of Sioux
Falls. The present one is Adelia Hale Con-
nor, of Hot Springs. The department secre-
tary, Carrie NJ. Cleveland and the depart
ment treasurer, Sophronia Lucas, both OF
Hot Springs.
The national aides are Belle Chase. of
Blunt, and Inez NJ Owens, of Chamberlain.
There are 43 corps and 1,106 members.
This department was interested in the bill
before the legislature, which finally became
a law, providing for the hosting of flags over
public buildings and school houses, and they
rejoice in its enactment. There has been ex
pended in relief $4S6.
COLORADO AND WYOMING.
This department was organized June %,
1884 with Catherine c. Kennedy, of Denver,
as president. 1t has steadily increased its
membership and now reports AGA on the rolls
and AZ corps. The twelfth annual convention
was held in Denver April %. % and a. 1895,
with large attendance and harmonious SEES
sons. The election resulted in the choice of
Ella l.. c. Dwinell. of Colorado Springs, as
department president; Marion Sutton, of Col
orado Springs, department secretary and
Clara Rapp, of Denver, department treasurer
From this department also comes the nation
al inspector, Mary L. Carr, of Longmont.
The national aides are: Catherine c. Ken
nedy, of Denver; Gwendeline Powell of As
pen. and Ida E. Fitch of Laramie An
nually the department expends over 81 900
in relief. There within it's borders two
homes for soldiers and sailors, located at
Monte Vista Colo, and Cheyenne, Wyo.
The first department president was Augusta
B. Henderson, of Omaha. The posts and corps
throughout the department are reported as
working in harmony. Expended in relief dur
ing the year, $1,S67.
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NEW JERSEY.

As a department New Jersey was organized
May 6, 1885. The first president was Jennie
b. Atwood, of Trenton. At that time there
were seven corps and membership of 200
AT present the membership is 72O and there
are twenty-four corps. The department re-
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19
Mrs. Lease al Wichita.

Mrs. Mary E. Lease was greeted last
week, Notwithstanding the inclem-
ency Of the weather, and the fact of
the citizens being worn out by the
two days convention, with an audi
ence that proved that the talented
Wichita lecturer is not without honor
in her own land.
Fully 1920 of the most intelligent
and refined citizens of the city were
held as it were spellbound, nOtwith-
standing the uncomfOrtableness OF
the room, by her elOQuenCe and fol-
lowed the speaker from the departure
OF the children of Israel down to the
evening of March II, 1896, as she drew
forth picture after picture from the
history of the past, and exhibited
them to her hearers vanished by full
gent rays of cause and effect.
The groundwork was not the crea-
ton Of vivid imagination, but was
CLEANED from the pages of history.
1t was not an appeal to prejudice, but
a presentation of Illuminated facts
taken from the worlds history. Ii
was not in The sense of a political
address, yet to the undiscerning it
might be said that political measures
were handled without gloves, aud the
remedy for the diseased political body
clearly pointed out according to the
ideas of the speaker.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19
Burned to Death,

1t befalls our lot to chronicle one
of the saddeSt and most heart render
ing miShaps that ever occurred in
this community.
Yesterday afternoon at about half
past four O'Clock, in the absence of
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. W. Wrinkle, Miss Katie Wrinkle,
aged about thirteen years, a twin
sister to Miss DOllie WinkeI, kindled
fire in the kitchen stove.
She told the folks that at first the
fire didn't burn, bnt only smoked a
little, so she put some coal oil in an
oyster can and carefully poured it in
the stove, after which she retired
from thereon and in little while
came back and lifted the stove lid to
to see if the fire was burning. She
then turned her back to the stove,
when all at once big puff of fire and
smoke forced its way from the stove
and set her clothes on fire. She,
being all. alone, of course couldn't
help herself to any advantage, al
though she did attempt to pour on
some water that was near by, bat
failing in that, she ran across the
road to the residence of Mr.. Ayers, at
which place young man put cut the
fire and carried her over home.
All of her clothes were completely
buried. Her body was also very bad
ly burned, especially on the back.
After the arrival of DR.. Sippy she
rested easy, until about I O'Clock thi,
morning, at which time death came
as result of this terrible misfortune
The funeral will be held at the
Church of Christ in this city to
morrow morning at II o'clock. The
bereaved family and relatives have
the utmost sympathy of the entire CON
munity in this, their hour Of afflic-
tiOn. Belle Plaine Defender.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19
Jumped for Liberty.

If something is not done with
SeptimuS Andrews pretty soon it may
be necessary to try his keepers on the
same charge on which he is confined.
He keeps things around the Jail so
lively that sleep is almost out Of the
question for those W Or duty it is
to watch MIN and few more all
night Sc noes will begin soon TO have
their effect.
Tuesday night, or rather WedneS-
day morning about o'clock, CbaS.
Myers who is guarding him stepped
outside the cell to get some morphine
and left he door unlocked. Andrews
followed him out and said it would
be better to get close to the light in
the hall to make the injection, and as
heseemed to be perfectly rational, no
objection was made. The lamp was
on table close to the window on the
east side and in some manner the
table was upset. Mr.. Myers had the
syringe containing the morphine in
one hand and with the other caught
the falling table. While in this
predicament, with both hands full,
Andrews raised the window and
quick as thought had jumped. Mr..
Myers at once gave the alarm and a
search instituted, but the prisoner
had disappeared. After The search
ers had begun to despair of finding
him he was located by Bailiff Skinner
under the court house steps and as
soon as found he commenced yelling
at the top of his voice for more NOR
phine. When taken into the light he
was found to have sustained only a
few Scrathes although at the time his
arms were shackled and fastened be-
hind. His wife is with him today
and her presence seems to do him
good. He has appeared rational all
day and has slept a little at times.
She will go home tonight. however,
and the boys are anticipating another
night of Winfield Courier.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19
"What Ais Us.

Friday night at the auditorium, not.
withstanding the inclemency of the
weather, Mrs. Mary E. Lease ad.
dressed an audience of about foul
hundred on the above subject. AT
s o'clock the orchestra struck up and
rendered several pieces in a very com.
mendable manner. As the last selec.
tiOn was being executed, Manager
Holmes and Mrs. Lease appeared upon
the platform. When theN music
ceased, Mr.. Holmes announced that
the next Lecture Course attraction
would be the Mozart Symphony Club
March 18th. He then introduced Mrs.
Lease, who, as she arose, was greeted
by deafening applause.
She Immediately entered into hel
lecture and throughout the whole
evening was given the closest atten.
ton of her audience. She is very
rapid talker and possesses a powerful
voice. Her appearance is command
ing, her gestures easy and graceful
and she enters into the spirit of hel
subject with much enthusiasm. Hel
command of language is fine and hel
eloQuence has scarcely been surpassed
on the lecture platform in Wellington
She hit the gOldbugs with a hare
argument, and stated that the entire
output of the gold of this country
was only One-seveDth sufficient TO pay
the interest on the debt we owe Eng
land. She paid Senator Teller trib
ute, calling him "a grand, good man. ;
At the close of the lecture. in com
pany with Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Nau
gle, Mrs. Lease was driven TO theil
home where she partOOk of supper
after which she was driven to The
Rock Island depot, returning to hel
home 10 Wichita that night.
Mrs. Lease is undoubtedly the peel
of any woman on the lecture platform
of this country, and her return t
this city would meet with a warn
reception.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19
Deafness cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There Is only
one way TO cure deafness, and that Is by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
an infamed condition Of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have a rumbing sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and unless the infiama
ton can be taken out and this tube restored
to its normal condition, hearing will be des.
troyed forever; nine cases out often are caus
ed by catarrah, which Is nothing but an in
famed condition Of the mucous surfsces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness caused by catarrh) thai
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. nc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19
He Stole Cattle.

Yesterday, James Heskett sheriff
ofSumner county, was in this city
hunting for the men who have been
stealing cattle in his county. He was
unable to find the principal man in
the gang here, but got a very good
clue to his whereabouts, and there is
hardly any doubt but what he will be
captured within the next few days.
During the past few months great
many cattle and hogs have been
stolen from the vicinity Of Peck and
Zyba, but it was almost impossible to
get clue to the thieves. Last Satur-
day Clarence Robinson took four fat
steers into Conway Springs and offer
ed them for sale. The man who
bought them smelled mouse, be-
cause of the low price asked. and in-
stead of paying for them in cash he
paid for them with a check that could
not be cashed before next day. In
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19

the meantime the purchaser found
that the cattle had been stolen from
Jim Holland and sent him word to
that effect; he also informed The
sheriff. The sheriff was unable to
locate Robinson. but made the neigh
borhoOd so hot for him that he deem
ed 1t best to skip out. Night before
last son Of the widow West brought
Robinson and his brother to Wichita
and after they had left home Mrs.
West felt that it was her duty to in
form the officers. She could not
reach Sheriff ,HeSkett, who was hunt
ing Robinson down in Harper County,
but she told Mr.. Holland. Dan Hol
land Immediately came to Wichita
and ran across Under Sheriff Dorsey
of this county, who located the two
brothers and West at the depot.
Charlie Robinson prevented the arrest
by resisting Officer Dorsey and in the
meantime Clarence Robinson made
good his escape. Dorsey, however,
took Charlie Robinson into custody,
and also captured the baggage of the
brother who had fled, consisting of
his clothing, a Winchester rife,
ammunition and other things. He is
now in Jail and if the officers are IN
able to connect him with any of the
thefts committed in Sumner county
they will have him punished here for
resisting an Oficer.-Eaple Saturday
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19
That Jail of Ours.

Last night when Constable McLain
got to town with Chas. Rowing the
man charged with shooting Chas.
Pollard of Rock, he placed him in a
cell in the Jail On the lower floor on
the west side until he could find the
justice, attorney, etc. When it was
found that he could not be arraigned
until this morning, Mr.. McLain went
back and told the Jail officials to put
Rowing up stairs, as they would have
to keep him all night. Rowing had
been in the cell about half an hour
when his cell was opened and the
prisoner had disappeared. A hole
was noticed in the floor and the priS-
Oner was discovered underneath. He
had broken the rotten boards on the
floor of the. cell with a stove poker
and then crawling underneath to the
wall had almost dug his way out
when discovered. He had torn away
the inside woodwork and had a hole
through the brick wall almost large
enough to crawl through. Ten min
utes more and he would have been
outside. The woodwork in the lower
part of the old Jail building is rotten
and prisoner can dig his way out
with but very little exertiOn. As a
prison this part of the Jail is about as
good as a barn with the door open,
Winfield Courier.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19
Wonderful Discovery! A Disease Killer:
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19

Parsons Liquid Electricity is the
only medicine sold in Wellington that
is positively guaranteed to cure Rheu-
matism or no pay. Six bottles viii
do it. For sale by Haltiwanger.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19
DYSPEPSIA AND INDIGESTION,
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here only thr mpant she goes like daisy al g perfect
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turned, Cap Pegg, Atlanta says ravel
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bottles returned during this tine.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19
Wellington Nursery

VIII sell spring, 1896, Apple, &c:
Peach, &c; Cherry, 1Oe; Plum, Pear
and Apricot, lOc. Other stock chear
for cash. WORDEN & Co.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-19
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