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People's voice., 1896-03-12
Twenty cents pays for
the VOICE to January
l, 1897 inside Sumner
county.
CICERO.

The plOws are going again in all
directions.
Will Boyer is working for Henry
.Oleman this season.
Revival meetings to begin at Har-
mon Center March 18th. All come.
Prayer meetings Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings at Harmon
Center.
Henry Elmer, of Belle Plaine, mov-
ed to his farm in this township south
of the bridge.
1t is expected there will be an en-.
tertainment at Mt. Zion soon for the
benefit of the Sunday school.
The grounding has let loose of this
community again after giving us cold
wind, a few drops of rain, sleet and
lest of all sncw. We are afraid Of
two things as an itemlzer. viz, to com.
ment on the crops or the weather.
A good share of the community
gathered al Mrs. Troutman's home
last Thursday and sewed up every one
Of her carpet rags-had more fun than
little, and an excellent dinner. AL.
most always the masculine part of tn,
community can figure out 10 cold. OBJ
very c9ld mathematics that the work
done isn't worth the bother. Well
but just add good large figure fol
the amusement, tne flow of wit anC
wisdom. This is on Of the mos
hOSpitable homes in this township
Both host and hostess love TO So,
HAPPY faces around them.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
HUNNEwELL.

Ethel Bunce is on the sick list.
Mr.. Tyler came in Saturday evening
Steve Boyer took lay off this week
Roe Fite is farming Mr.. Britton's
farm.
VIM. Bell has returned from Okla.
homa.
Percy Vile is the new clerk at Nc.
Knights.
The infant daughter of Mors Baker
is quite sick.
Miss Fowler entertained a number
of her friends Saturday evening.
Mrs. Riggs and son Beryl, spent
Sunday with friends in the Strip.
DR.. Ardery has been treating Mr..
Aspey for deafness with marked sue.
cess.
We were mistaken in saying that
l56 car loads of hay had been shipped
from here during the month OF Feb.
ruary; it should have been 256.
A movement is on foot to bridge
the Chikaskia river. The railroad
officials have been interested. This
will bring US trade for eighteen miles
south.
The Christian Endeavor Society
held special missionary service Sun.
day night. 1t is surprising what a
wonderful influence this society has
had for the moral uplifting of this
place. All personal belief laid aside
where they should always remain, and
a long and strong pull all-tOgetheI
has succeeded 10 interesting old and
young alike. The most interesting as
well as surprising feature is the active
part taken by children.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

ally at the point Of pencil, we send
him to congress.
The social at Prof. Massey's on last
Wednesday evening was a very pleas
ant affair, Notwithstanding the incle.
ment weather. Prof. Massey's family
know how to entertain.
Lucian Reese met with quite a seri.
Gus accident while working in the
timber on Saturday. He received a
blow on the head which caused a
severe conclusion of the skull.
The Oxford normal will be con.
Quoted this year by E. W. Earhart as.
sisted by Prof. J. s. Peter, of New
Salem; both are young men and will do
their utmost to make it a grand sue.
cess. A thorough course in Mental
Arithmetic has been added to the
course of study, and bookkeeping will
be made a speciality. ReaCing circle
work in TOmpSOn's Philosophy of
Education will be conducted during
the term.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
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county.
HUKLE.

The twenty-five local correspond
ents for the VOICE makes it a very in
teresting feature as flrst-class county
newspaper and keeps one posted on
tie events transpiring throughout the
county.
Parties desiring pasturage for their
stock the coming season should call
on or correspond with ]. Q. T. SadIsr
Of Hukle, KaDs., as he is prepared to
handle any number Of stock and is
thoroughly responsible and a pleasant
gentleman to do business with.
Recently your scribe visited the
WOrden nursery at Wellington where
we found the proprietor and his as
sistants busy filling orders for their
customers from their exhaustless stock
Of the cheapest and best assortment
of nursery supplies in the state. Don't
fail to call, and if nothing more, buy
trees and vines to replace the ones you
lost the past ten years Of unprece-
dented drOuth.
The many friends of Frank Hukle
Jr., will learn with regret of his death
on the 2lst at Ford, Ky. The deceased
was nephew of J.N. and r. J. Hukle
of this place, and left this vicinity
one year ago to make his future home
at Ford, KY, the scene of his early
childhood. He died IN full assurance
of faith, having identified himself with
the Church of Christ under the labors
of ]. E. Cain some three years ago.
r. ] HUKLE.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
yILOTT, o. T.

How the wheat looms up as spring
approaches
Mr.. Coffelt has erected another fine
house on his claim.
Sowing oats and making garden is
the order Of the day.
Mr.. Parker and his brother have
returned to their homes again.
Miss Fuqua, who lives near Yelling
ton, is visiting relatives at this place.
There is a great deal of sick
ness throughout the community at
present.
Miss Kendrick, of the Wellington
schools, visited relatives here over
Sunday.
Leo McFadden and Arbie Hull are
both down with pneumonia. Miss
Hull has been quite low but is some
better at this writing.
Last Saturday being Mr.. North's
birthday quite number Of his friends
gathered at his residence in the even
ing and surprised him. The evening
was spent In playing games, singing
and social conversation. Refresh
mentS were served. All had a good
time in general. Those present we're
as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. DUNCAN,
Mr.. and Mrs. McFadden and daughter
Leo, Mr.. and Mrs. Hull, Mr.. and Mrs.
Armstrong, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Hull, Misses Arbie
Hull and Ella Kendrick.
People's voice., 1896-03-12

thing Oy feeding poor corn that coult
not be sold on the market for any
price.
F. E. Dunham will be Joe Heskett's
right hand bower for five or six
months.
Sam Kincaid was called by telegram
to Clearwater to see his brother who
is very low with consumption.
Mrs. Ellsworth is going into the
chicken business. She has 10 chick
eLS and will be wheat raising.
Miss Nellie Wollam, who has been
attending school near Wichita for a
part Of the winter, spent two weeks
vacation al home.
F. E. Huff will move on the old
Aldridge place about March 18th.
William Aldridgc and wife will make
their future home in the strip.
The disease must be catching. we
see the Zyba scribe has just broken
out. If it does rot strike in, it will
not prove fatal, oh, no! THE Kansas
Farmer is an eye-sOre-)
To the Zyba scribe: Thank you.
Uncle Thomas, for your opinion, We
like to have a man get right up and
speak out in meeting, even il his say
lngS do not amount to anything.
Thomas Nixon, the Zyba scribe,
will head the list with the largest
dog in London township. 1t is a coed
dog-he can bark, knows coon and
attends to his own business
We are not playing the bully with
the two old parties, but addressing
them words of sOberness and trnth.
which they must inevitable hear
sooner or later: They must step down
and out.
Born, February 2Sth, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Durham, a nine-pound
boy. Mother and newcomer doing
well. There have been nine births 10
our part Of the country in the last two
months-all boys. England had bet.
ter back down; we have the soldiers.
KANSAS FARMER,
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CALDWELL TOWNSHIP.

March set in cold and misty.
Eta Whitman is the best mathe-
matician OF her age in our neighbOr.
hood,
At the last ciphering match at
Morris Center, Jesse Rhodes came out
the champion.
VIM. Goff is the proud father Of a
ten-pound girl. This being his first
little cherub, he steps high, very high.
Mr.. Goff. wife and son Ed started
for Douglas county in a prairie
schooner, expecting to make their
future home in that locality.
Bertha Johnston was given a sur
prise party on her birthday. Quite a
large crowd Of young folks were pres
ent and had good time 10 general.
At the spelling and ciphering match
at Ninety and Nine Tuesday night,
the Sd, Clara Logan proved herself
the best speller and best cipherer as
we'll.
Ninety and Nine school, Mary F.
Kelly, teacher; and Valley Center
school, c. d. Whitman, teacher, will
combine exercises on the last day of
school, March 81. Everybody invited.
Come and bring your own dinner.
Simon Mason, who used to live in
Chikaskia township, but now resides
with his son in Oklahoma, has met
with misfortune. The house was re-
Gently burned, together with both his
and his sons household goods. Some
Of the children, who slept up stairs,
were quite seriously burned. before
making their escape.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
CORBIN.

Eugene Howe has returned from
the Strip.
The Burns boys have been shelling
corn in Corbin and vicinity.
NJ. 7. GillOck, of Ft. Scott, stopped
over night Oh his way to Kiowa.
JEFF Riley seems to be some better,
although his mind still wanders.
Joe Dennis visited his parents in
Grant county, Oklahoma, last week.
Billy Brownback spent last week in
Corbin, returning to his claim Mon
day.
The prOtracted meeting is still in
progress, conducted by Mr.. and Mrs.
Tuttle.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Wood was inferred in the
Attebery cemetery Monday.
j. n. Akers received the sad news
Monday of the death of his mother,
which occurred in Kentucky on the
9th of this month.
j. B. BrOwnback has returned from
old Oklahoma, where he has been
locating Scock that is fol sale, expect
ing to return and purchase several car
loads.
f. E, Murray, of Grant county. O.
T., was drilling oats on the quarter
section directly south of Corbin the
fore part Of the week. Franks wheat
on the same quarter ID looking we'll.
j. NJ. Dennis, Sr., of Grant county,
o. T., with two of his daughters,
spent last week in Corbin. Jim took
home load of fruit trees and shrub
cry, intending to make a fruit farm
out OF his claim.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
MILAN.

Geo. W. HOugh shelled another car
Of corn this week.
Chas. Benedict left Monday for his
claim in the Strip. "Crowder" ac.
companied him.
Henry Hart left for Missouri last
week by rail-it taking two cars to
hold his stock and implements. His
family following the next day.
NJ. F. Yates was kicked by one of
his mules Monday morning causing a
very painful wound. which will con-
fine him to his room for some time.
]. W. Weaver died last Friday
morning at 4 o'clock, the result OF a
carbuncle and an illness Of four weeks.
The funeral was preached at the N.
E. church Of this place by Rev. ]. H
Smith, Of Frseport. The remains
were shipped TO northern Michigan
for burial, his wife accompanied them.
He leaves a wife, four sons aud two
daughters to mourn his loss. We ex-
tend Our sympathy in their sad be-
reayemenl.
In sadness we announce the death
CT Mrs. Anna Wood which occurred
Friday night at her sons, Robert
Wood, from acOmplicatiOn of stomach
troubles. Bel. NicolsOn preached .the
funeral which was held at Mr.. Woods
residence one nile north and three
miles east Of town. The remains
were followed to the final resting
place in the Wood cemetery by a
large concourse Of sympathizing
friends. Mrs. Wood was one among
the first settlers of this locality and
leaves many friends to mourn her loss.
B. F. ZooK.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
OXFORD.

Mrs. j. c. Hoover, of Winfield, visit
ed Oxford friends last week.
Misses Jennie and Jessie Sherburne
are spending few days in Oxford.
Ed Lanier has finished teaching his
school and is back in the Oxford high
school again.
Samuel Halverstadt will move his
family totheDObbs farm, formerly own
ed by John Lucas.
Several CT our citizens will 90 TO
Wellington to hear the great cham
pion Of reform tell "What Ais U.s."
Perry Hunter has the largest smile
in town because little boy of regula-
ton weight has come to his home to
stay.
Miss Laura Dedrick has just closed
successful term of school south of this
city and has entered the Oxford high
school.
H. Barrett, our dry goods and grocery
man, has sold his stock of dry goods
TO gentleman who will remove them
to Oklahoma.
Prof. kirkpatrick of the S. w.. K.
college addressed a large audience at
the NJ. E. church during the absence
of Rev, Hodge Sunday.
The following Oxford teachers at
tended the association at Wellington
Saturday: Maria Shmidl, George and
Leota HoOSick. Laura and Will Ded-
rick, E. W. Earhart, Mary Hinckley.
and May Van DervoOrt.
Rev. LOwther delivered a much ap-
preciated lecture at the NJ. E. church
Tuesday evening upon 'The American
AtOnement." He said when a man
steals little at the point of a pistol
we send him TO the penitentiary: bul
if he steals great deal systematic.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
AVON.

Mrs. Ward has gone to Illinois to
visit friends and relatives.
Mr.. Clark, from west of Wellington,
visited his sister here Sunday.
Farmers are getting their ground
in readiness for corn planting.
Nathan Pitts and Mark Ward visit
ed friends near Mayfield Sunday.
There was large attendance at
the Y.P.S.C.E. Sunday afternoon.
Misses Rector and Kendrick. of
Wellington, attended the Endeavor
meeting Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. ChenOweth re.
turned Thursday from a weeks visit
with their daughter in the Strip.
Mrs. McClaskey and Mrs. Tom
Tracewell spent Sunday and Monday
at Mayfeld with their father who is
very sick.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Lambe on Wednesday, the 4th inst
at 1880 pm, occurred the nuptials of
their eldest daughter, Meta, to Mr..
Frank Ash. Rev. Weimer, Of Wei.
lington, officiating. Both of the
young people are well and favorably
known and their many friends will
join with US in wishing them much
JOY and happiness.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
DIXON.

Wheat is in COED con iition for Ibis
season of tie year.
A union Sunday school was organiz-
ed at PleaSan mt Valley last SUI, ay.
The exhibition wasa great success.
Some very good recitatiors and some
ludicrOus dialogues being given. The
Pleasant Valley speciality comedy
company under the management of
c. &. Hammond gave two pla,s that
were excellent. That darkey dude
who was hidden in a ten gallon churn
and had milk poured on him was a
capital trick and caused much COM
ment and speculation as to how a lSO
pound boy or man could hide in so
small space.
Last Monday was spent by several
OF our citizens in fighting fire. Fire
got away from some one about twelve
miles northwest Of Argonia on the
river and followed along the stream
and across the country-causing much
damage by burning hay, feed and
timber till checked by the Santa Fe
railroad tri OK. The full extent of
damage is rot known. 1t is feared
that some houses were burned. Fire
got away from the Miller farm where
the tenant was burning some weeds
and stubblc-causing quite a loss in
hay to c. c. Hammond, VIM. Duvall
and r. }. Tlacy. The above named
gentlemen with the assistance of their
neighbOrs made hard fight to save
their property; part Of it was saved by
plowing, firing and fighting. So hot
and fierce fight was made that some
had eyebrows, hair and whiskers
burned. 1t is to be hoped that the
experience gained in that one day
may be sufficient to last lie time,
and to convince some certain parties
OF the recklessness of setting fire with
a high and variable wind without any
guards.
III. n. TRAcY
People's voice., 1896-03-12
BITTER CREEK.
H. F. TRACY.

We are having nice weather. The
farmers are busy plowing-sOme have
oats sOwed.
Our spring school is being taught
by Miss Daisy Marshall and is pro-
crossing nicely,
John Berg and family have moved
near Burden, Kans., on his farm. We
are sorry to have them remove from
among us.
Our Sunday school at Mt. Hope is
doing fine since Mr.. Porter has charge.
He is taking a great interest in the
young men and that was what was
needed very much.
On March l4th and 18th there will
be a Sunday school convention in the
Strip at the Plain View school house.
Bring your basket well filed and en-
JOY yourself on the Sabbath day.
Singing and recitations will be the
order Of the day.
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ALERT, o. T.

Mrs. Frank Cochran is reported
quite sick.
Andy says that is all righ, about
the railroad.
j. S. Barclay and wife went 70 the
state Saturday.
Chas. Lacy bought one Of Olson
Bros bay horses. He paid s25 for it.
Fields Of wheat that looked dead
three weeks ago is up and looking
green.
The ditch between Crisler and High
is finished. 1t was dug for the DUR
pose Of draining tue road.
A large crowd and a good time is
reported at the speaking twelve miles
north OF this place. The band bows
were present.
RrrT
People's voice., 1896-03-12
Correspondence.
ILLINOIS DISTRICT.
Oat sowing is in progress yet.


Mr.. Pennypacker, ST., was on the
sick list last week.
Jake Anderson attended the teach
ers' association at Wellington on
Saturday.
We have had regular March weather
this month. TIE ground was covered
with sleet day or two last week.
Rev. ]. W. Funk will deliver an
illustrated lecture at Rome Ou Friday
night, 1t will be free, and all are in
vited to attend. After the lecture a
meeting will be held to elect officers
of the church for the ensuing year.
Have you read Tillman's speech?
No wonder that Cleveland and Sher-
man thought there were six prOngs,
each two feet long, to his pitchfOrk
Tillman shows that it will take as
many bales of cotton and bushels Of
grain today to pay the national debt
as it would have done had all the debt
been paid at the close of the war.
All that has been paid has not re-
duCed the debt any. Honest money
is what does it.
The Illinois school, taught by Frank
Rhodes, closed last Friday. There
was a splendid dinner served at noon,
after which ciphering match took
place. All did well. Few failed to
get the proper answer on the first
trial, and there was seldom more than
few seconds difference in the time
required by the contestants. To close
the contest MessrS. Adams and Wy
COff were called to the board to show
how they used to cipher in the good
old times that are passed. They had
evidently not forgotten long division.
Delegates were present from Rome,
Jackson Center and Clarksville. 1t is
seldom that a whole winters school
is taught without any unpleasant
feelings, but, so far as we know, there
has no unpleasant word been spoken
by either parent or scholar against
the teacher. Without any sOlicita.
tion on the part Of Mr.. Rhodes, all
the men present joined in signing a
recommendation and presented it to
him. Frank and his two brothers,
who have also taught in this vicinity,
will leave in a few days to join their
parents near Mobile, Alabama. They
will take a car load of horses with
them.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
CLEARDALE.
Flowing is the general rage.

Flowing is the general rage.
The sick of this vicinity are all con.
valescing.
Meeting closed at Old CleardaIe last
Sunday night.
j. G. Graham drove down to the
Strip Saturday.
Mrs. ]. F. Wartick visited in the
Strip last week.
Miss Viola Tenant is staying in
town at present.
There was a spelling bee at Flora.
vale last Friday night.
Meeting was well attended at Win.
sor school house last Sunday night.
Mr.. Vaughn and family visited rel
atlves near Geuda Spring last Sun.
day.
Mr., and Mrs. A. JarbOe are the
proud parents of a fine son. All par
ties doing well.
Miss Maud Justus came down from
town Saturday and spent Sunday with
her mother, returning to town Mon
day.
Miss Mollie Wright came home
Tuesday from Chandler, 0. T, where
she has been visiting friends and re.
lativeS.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
BILL.
sPRINGDALE.
The sick are all getting bet,

The sick are all getting better.
Sam Cobean went to Belle Plaine
Saturday.
Dick Jarboe loaded several cars OF
hay at Ewell last week.
A. Dorsey lost a good COW last week
did not learn the cause.
G. W. Lewis reports business as
frightening up some at Ewell.
A larger acreage is being sOwn to
oats this spring than for years past.
Miss Sue Monnett, of Missouri, is
visiting friends 10 the nelghborhood.
The literary season is about over and
the societies that have not adjourned
are rather weak.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
Pointing Up and Down
THE FAIR.

good thing in these days Of banks
busting.
1t is reported that Friend Huff, Of
Seventy-Six township has leased the
old Aldridge home place for five
years, aud Grandma Aldridge will
make her home with Mr.. Huff and
family.
Well, what do the redeemers and
sound money advocates at Belle Plaine
think about national banks and sound
money now; have they read all the
literature handed out by their friends,
the bankers?
The NJ. E. preacher, Rev. McCor-
mick, preached at Meridian on last
Sunday afternoon. There was good
attendance, among whom were Mr..
and Mrs. Meeker, Mrs. Cheek and
several Others from Belle Plaine. At
the close Of the meeting they took a
vote on organizing Sunday school
which carried, and elected Mr..
RAIDER superintendent. There will
be a meeting at Meridian
on next Sunday at 2 o'clock for the
purpose of electing other officers and
get fully organized and getting liter
ature for the school. Everybody turn
out and show by your presence that
you want a Sunday school here.
People's voice., 1896-03-12
RIYERDALE.

L. Ellsworth will move on the Sam
Kincaid farm.
Asa Cassidy is resident of the big
city Of Wichita.
Just fifty weeks more of this admin.
iStratiOn, then git
Ye scribe planted an acre of pota-
toes Monday, the 24th.
Did you read the Zyba items two
weeks ago? Tom is a hummer.
Dr. Rea delivered fifty head of fat
cattle to George Able at East River.
dale on Wednesday, the 18th, that he
had sold some time ago when cattle
were on the boom. He made a nice
People's voice., 1896-03-12
ZYBA.

j. 7. and Ed Hall went to Belle
P aine last Thursday after seed corn.
The Argyle school will close this
week. The teacher, Will Aldridge.
and wife will then move to their
home in the Strip.
Joe Scott. of Peck, shipped a car Of
hogs AMI cattle from here Wednesday
of last week. Joe is one OF the best
stock buyers in this part as he always
pays cash for what he buys, which is
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-05
THE RAILROAD WINS.
A Land Suit Decided in Favor OF the
Northern Pacific.

A Land Suit Decided in Favor OF the
Northern Pacific.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The Northern
Pacific road wins and the general land
office has it's ruling reversed in deci-
sion rendered today by Secretary Hoke
Smith, in the case of the road against
J. M Owen and others, involving lands
in the Seattle district. The land office
decision held for cancellation an in
demnity list of the company for the
lands on acrount of presumption filings
made after the date of such selection
and the company forthwith made appeal
to the secretary. The list is held to
have met the requirements Of the de-
-partment in the matter of the specifica-
ton of lost lands when filed and the
subsequent Encouragement of such loss
es so as to show specific loss for each
tract selected in nowise avoided the Sc
lection or subjected the lands to other
disposition. There were accordingly
no rights acquired as against the grant
by the allowance of the findings OF j.
M. Owens ct al. The land Office de-
cision is therefore reversed, the COM
pany's list will remain intact and the
confiicted filings will be Cancelled un-
less after due notice other and sufficient
cause is shown to avoid the effect OF the
company's selection.