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People's voice., 1897-11-25
O SUMNER COUNTY, KANSAS THURSDAY NOVEMBER
Conway Springs Gamblers Fight.

Tuck" Finch, the notorious joint
ist, gambler and all round easy man
OF Conway Springs, was severely
beaten up Saturdi J evening by Lon
and Joe Garrison and Charlie Price,
three other professional gamblers and
confidence men of that place.
The trouble grew out of a divvy of
the spOils Of game Of cards with a
farmer. Saturday afternoon Finch,
the two Garrison boys and Price
steered farmer up against a game Of
cards and robbed him of nine dollars.
Finch got six Of the nine dollars and
the other three fellows got only three
dollars among them. They had spent
their money literally in getting the
farmer intoxicated, and we're other
wise instrumental in rObbing him, and
naturally expected a more equitable
distribution % the sp0lS Of the card
game and called upon Finch to divide
up pro rata. Finch refused to divide,
and they pOunced upon him, beating
him with rocks until he was nearly
dead. Finally Doc Tarbill, another
Conway Springs jointist, iuterfereu in
Finch's behalf and got the men to
quit.
The city marshal arrested the whole
outfit under warrant sworn out by
himself, charging them with assault
with intent to kill. Joe Garrison
pleaded guilty to the charge and was
fined $40 and costs. The triils of the
other three came up yesterday. The
charge against them was somewhat
modified by the attorney, H. A. Kerr.
who appeared for the city. Price and
Lon Garrison were fined $40 aud cost,
each, and Tuck" Finch, who pleaded
his own case, was released, rs the
Judge thought he had been punished
enough.
People's voice., 1897-11-25
Sample Sugar Beet.

Last spring D. NJ. Adams Of South
Haven township, received some sam
pie sugar beet Seed from the Agricul-
tural department at Washington,
requesting that they be planted and
three of the product forwarded to the
department at the end OF the season.
Tie same sort of seed with similar
instructions were sept to every state
in the union. Mr.. Adams was in
Tuesday and forwarded the beetS.
He left sample at this Office which
for size will certainly compare favOra-
bly, with any other state in the union.
1t weighs three pounds. A careful
estimate on the yield puts it at 4S0
bushels to the acre. The seed were
not received until the last OF April.
Mr.. Adams thinks the yield would
have been much greater If they had
been planted earlier. He thinks that
with a good season and favorable condi-
tiOns he could raise 1000 bushels to
the acre. When all states are heard
from the department will issue bull
letin summarizing the result.
People's voice., 1897-11-25
Anti-hOrSe Thief Association.

Editor VOICE: The notice in last
weeks VOICE for a meeting on the
9th at ] O'Clock p. III. in Wellington
for the purpose of organizing an anti
horse thief organization, is a move in
the right direction.
The people have been for the past
few months harraSSed by thieves and
thugs, until fOrbearance is no Longer
possible. Something TO check the
wholesale stealing so prevalent 10
this county for some time past, seems
to be m st urgent
A thorough organization of the
county it is thOnght will go a long
ways towards stopping the lawlessness
that has come to be almost an
epidemic.
Every township ought to be repre-
sented at the meeting next Saturday,
and every township not already organ
lied should as soon as possible effect
an organization.
This organization does not propose
to take The law into its own hands,
but simply to run these thieves in at
the lowest minimum cost TO each
member Of the association.
Come then next Saturday and let us
organize. "In union there is strength
GEO. w. BAILEY.
People's voice., 1897-11-25
A Fraudulent Solicitor.

A fraudulent solicitor has been beg
ging in the city for money to relieve
the Widow StrOh, whose dwelling
near Perth, was destroyed by fire a
week or 50 ago. He secured upwards
of S25 from merchants and other
charitably inclined WelingtOnans.
The fellow is fraud and was acting
without authority. Mrs. StrOh does
not need aSSitance. Her dwelling and
household goods were Insured, and
she has tOlerably fat bank account
to fall back upon in case of necessity.
After the burning Of the Stroh
dwelling a committee was appointed
to solicit money for the benefit of the
family Of Sherman Collins, a tenant
on the farm of Mrs. StrOh. The com
mittee consists Of Mich HeaSty, Char
lie Mi;kley, Amos SDangler and Bill
Getty. At the time of the fire the
VOICE told Of the severe loss to
Mr.. Collins, but stated that Mrs.
Stroh'S loss was not great because Of
insurance. An impostOr who saw a
chance to work upon the sympathies
Of She public and fatten hisOwn purse
thereby, began so.iciiing aid but he
cnnfounded the name Of Stroh with
that of Collins. The public did not
detect the difference and responded
literally to his appeals.
People's voice., 1897-11-25
r. N. A. Social.

The Royal NeighbOrS' S9cia Monday
night was great success. K. of p.
hail was crowded TO lis fullest cap3c-
ity with people to hear the eXcai.ent
literary aud musical program. The
Royal NeighbOrS spread a SumptuouS
banquet towards the close of the eve
ming. which was highly reliShed by all.
The program opened with an ad-
dress by w NJ. Ready. Miss Marie
Anderson lecited one of her choice
selections, after which a banjo
solo was rendered by Mrs. BOwden,
which was followed by vocal solo by
People's voice., 1897-11-25

Mrs. J. R. Gordon returned to her
home at Clearwater Tuesday af-
ter a pleasant visit in the city with
the family Of J. r. Heskett.
People's voice., 1897-11-25

D. B. House Of Portland who was
appointed some time since as gardener
at the State Reform school left Tues
day for Topeka to assume his duties.
He had hoped he might not be called
into service until the first Of the year
but a telegram from the superin-
tindent requested him tOcOme at once.
People's voice., 1897-11-25

Mr. and Mrs. Preston L. Ware OF
Miami county, are here visiting Mr.
Wares father, j. d. Ware, living
south Of this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29
Bombszeen's Big Blaze.

We told you they would do it, and
they did. They gave the Bangor tribe
of Red Men the best time they ever
had. We are speaking now of the visit
of the Red Men of the PenobscOt to the
Red Men of the Kennebec. The local
Indians had given Caterer Remick or
ders to spare no expense in getting up
the spread of good things to eat and
he did not. Brer Remick put up a good
article and it went quick. The visitors
We're more than satisfied with their re-
ception by the members of Bombazeen
tribe and all went home happy. The
Bangor boys are all good fellows and
know a good thing when they see it
and so they are coming again some
time. The council-fire blazed brightly
and highly. many pipe of peace was
pulled to the bottom of the bowl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29
LIEUT.. PsARY'S PLANS.
Will Make Another Attempt 10 Reach The Nor,h
Pole in 1893.

New York, May 2S.-Llentenant Pober,
Il. Pe1ry. who. Wednesday, received
tive-years' leave of absence from his dt.
ties IN the navy, for the purpose Of mat.
ing another attempt to reach the Norm
pole. viii start north. July ), making a
preliminary journey. the sole object OF
which will he to prepare for the one n
be begun In July, 1888. Lieutenant Peary
will first pick out a ship for the prelln-
mary voyage. He will select one Of the
St Johns sCaicrs and have ii ready 10
leave Boston between July and s. Al
Boston the sealer viii take on board
store Of supplies.
Liet't. Peary will be accompanied By
two or moro scientific parties, which will
go north with him 20 some point near
Melville bay. One Of the parties will be
conducted by Professor g. II. Barton Of
the Massachusetts Institute Of Technol-
ogy. Another will be led by Prof c. n.
Hitchcock of Dartmouth. and a number
Of Yale scientists will probably organize
a third party. These scientists will work
independently of Lieut.. Peary and sill
simply be passengers with him. The re-
suits of their studies will be In no way
concerned with his affairs.
Lieut.. Peary's object In his preliminary
trip VIII be 10 communicate with a COZ
ony of Esquimaux at Whale sound, who
are known as the Arctic highlanders
Mr.. Peary has lived with these people
aud gained their entire confidence and
affection. When he left Whale sound, he
says he was acquainted with every man,
woman and child In the colony. He has
the utmost confidence in the people and
nc says they Will do anything for him in
their power Hid will pick out six or eight
OF the most intelligent young men in the
colony and prepare them to take their
families north with them and establish
another colony, which a year later will
be his base of supplies.
At this village. which they will found.
they Will work throughout the year col
lecting meat furs. bearskins to be made
into trousers. sealsEin boots, sedges and
other supplies. and collecting and train
ing a pack Of the best Esauimaux dogs
obtainabie. Lieut.. Peary says he could
utilize the entire tribe in his work II ii
were necessary. He viii have his men
arrange affairs so that when he sees
them in the summer of 1895 they will be
ready to move north with him at days
notice.
Lieut. Peary will be accompanied on
this summers trip by his wife and his
S-yoar-old daughter, but on the main ex-
petition Mrs. Peary and the child will
remain i'm this country. perhaps in Maine,
the former home of Lieut. Peary. The
journey this summer will be from Bos-
ton to Sidney. Cape Breton. where the
snip viii take on coal. through the gulf
of ST. Lawrence to Belle Isle and up the
Labrador coast to the mouth of Hudson's
strait. then 10 Resolution island and
across to the South Greenland coast 70
Melville bay. and finally to Whale sound,
which VIII be reached in the latter part
of July. The return will be made in Sep
tember.
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Raising Money for the Church.

The members of the Baptist church
on the Plains are just hustling after
the funds with which to build that
proposed new vestry mentioned in the
Journal. 1t does not take them a great
while to arrange for an evenings en-
tortainment, for within two days they
got up a fine little programme, for
Thursday night. and it went off fine,
The wretched weather kept number
away, but those who did attend made
up a nice little sum for the fund. The
programme of the evening was as fol-
lows:
Selection, Chorus
Organ solo, Mabel Lacombc
Recitation, Sadie Lachance
Song and banjo, Daisy Pare
Recitation, Mamie Ferland
Violin and organ duet.
Tunnie and Ned Pare
Recitation, Mamie Lachance
Play, AN Obstinate Family"
Rendered by Mrs. F. Guemond, p.
Pare, Ed Lachance, Mrs. N. Tardit.
Miss Ida NORM and Miss Angie NORM.
Song and banjo, Daisy Pare
Recitation, Lizzie Pare
Recitation, Hattie Caron
Selection, Chorus
Violin and organ, Tunnie and Ned Pare
Song, Hattie Caron
Selection, Chorus
At the close of the programme re-
freshments were served. the receipts of
the evening being about $50. Pretty
good for a starter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29

Our band boys have surely reason
to expect full house at their benefit
concert To he given at the Opera house
next Thursday afternoon and evening
They have long been waiting for a
first class high order entertainment to
bring to our people and in such way
as to give them an opportunity to raise
funds for a fine uniform. AT last 1t
came when on last Wednesday evening
they were engaged to go to Halloweli
TO play for the Great Photographic
Concert After listening for an hour
and a half to this delightful entertain
ment they were so highly pleased that
before coming home the managers were
engaged on satisfactory terms to give
an entertainment IN our city. Now let
all plan to help them out by ticket
whether you can go or not but you VIII
miss a great treat If you fail to attend.
Remember Thursday next.June 3.after-
noon and evening at Opera house. A
matinee for school children will be Civ
en- in the afternoon at o'clock at 10
cents admission.
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Foreign Pors.

LIZZARD-May IS, psd. stm Mohawk
London for New York.
BROW HEAD-May q. psd,stm Bar
celonia, Liverpool for st John, N F,
and Halifax.
KINSALE-May 2S. psd, Sims Ces-
trian, Boston for Liverpool: Kansas,
Boston for Liverpool; laurie, New
York for Liverpool.
LONDON-May rs. ar. sim Cervona,
Montreal.
ST. MICHAELS-May %. sid. sim
Algoma (from Barry St John, N u.
MARSEILI. ES-aNIay q. ar. sim Hes
per.a New York for Leghorn, Genoa
and Naples
ROTIERDAM-May 2s. s A NJ, ar, stm
Amsterdam New York via Boulosne.
IiAtMBU RG--,May rs, ar, stm Palatia.
New York.
QUEENSTOWN-,May Is. ar, sim Cam
p,nia. New York for Liverpool.
CHERBOURG-May 2S, sid, stm Co
lumbia, drom Hamburg and Southamp-
toni, New York.
NAPLES May 2S sid. sim Kaiser Will
h,fm III. from Genoa. New York via Glib
rIlsar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29

The observance of Memorial day has
been fixed here for Monday, May 81 and
will be according to the usual custom.
The following programme has been ar
ranged for Sunday and Monday. Sunday
forenoon at 1910 the G.. A. II. will report
in uniform at their hall and will march
from there to the Universalist church
where the Memorial sermon will he given
by the pastor. Rev, J. f. Rhodes. The
4. o. S. of A. will also be present At the
service. In the evening, services appro-
pirate to the day will be held in the
same church by the Y z. c. U. Monday
at 90i A. NJ squad from the c. A. r.
accompanied by the Canaan brass band,
will march to the Benton burial ground
where they will assist the Benton G. a.
X. to decorate the graves of their COM
rades. At ] o'clock +. NJ. the G.. A. r..
the p. o. S. of A.. and the band will
assemble at the opera house and march
to the Maplewood cemetery where the
usual G.. A. X. services will be observed.
From there they will go to Monument
park. decorate the monument and thence
to the opera house where the Memorial
Grafton will be delivered by Rev. O. S.
Pilsbury. pastor of the Methodist
church
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The Stable Took . Slide.

Pollard & Mitchelrs livery stable on
silver street, Is not where II used 10 PC.
During the night, Thursday. the stapie
must have become restless Tor IN ,ne
morning II was found that the building
a5x65 had moved about three feet to the
north and dropped an equal number OF
feet to the ground. The posts which nad
for many years supported the building
had tipped in the soft earth ana the sta
BILE had taken a slide ITO the srounu.
There were several horses in the stable
h,lt none were injured in the slightest as
not timber was broken or the building
strained to any perceptible degree. l,
had just dropped down in good form ana
that was all there was to II. When the
hostler arrived at the stable Frinay
morning he was dumbfounded at the
condition of things bust ticklcd immensely
that no damage was done the live stock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29

erc,ses at Colby. today,as was planned.
The cinder path is in such a soft con
dition that it is altogether out OF the
question to run of the events. II IS
really too bad that postponement IS
necessary as the boys were planning
To make the meet one of preparation
for the intercollegiate meetat Bowdoin.
Just as soon as the track drys OH so
that It can be worked to advantage
the dashes will be run off. The ball
game between the Colbys and the Bow
doins will occur. this AFTERNOON AZ
o'clock.
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The temperance meeting which was
to have been held in the Baptist church,
Thursday evening, but was postponed
on account of the inclemert weather,
will be held on some evening in the
near future. and perhaps the following
week. The committee who have had in
charge the arrangements of the pro-
gramme for the affair. have been hard
workers, and have succeeded in en-
gaging three of the coming orators CT
kelne bee county. to crate especially
for the occasion. Local quartets and
soloists are to furnish music.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29
The Mayors inundation.

Mayor Redington started in to make
some repairs on his residence lately out
the rain set in and he postponed IL Tor Il
while When the sun came out Wednes-
day. the carpenters began work and had
succeeding in removing tine roof OF the
ell preparatory to putting on another
story, when the rain set In again. Inc
mayor at last accounts, was trying TO
fasten the blame for the result oil the
caruer,ters' work upon the women
folks but il is no go. The least said
about how the rain came through the
plastering flooded the kitchen. the cellar
and the woodshed: how his honor got NJ
in the morning and splashed around In
the miniature lake and the consequent
solioauies. punctuated appropriately, the
better.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29

Mrs. Rose T.. White, formally Miss
Carson. and her friend from Togus,
were brought into the city. yesterday.
by Officers Burns and Mcnamara TO
answer to the charge of fast driving.
These are the two women who ran
over the little Chase boy, last Wednes-
day. breaking his leg. They seemed
to be anxious to settle the case. so Mr..
Chase was found and his billpresented.
This she paid. also the costs of the
court. and she was allowed TO return
home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29

John Il. Hubbard Post, No. 20, G. A.
r.. will attend the Memorial service at
the South Congregational church, Sun
cay evening. in body. The sermon
will be preached by the pastor of the
church, Rev. Edward Chase. The SER
vice will commence at 1.45 and MEM
bers of the local Pest and all soldiers
and sailors OF the late war are invited
to meet at the Post rooms at Z o'clock,
ready to march to the church.
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Disasters.

EDINBURGH, May 2S.-The British
steamer Ohio. Captain owens, from
Rotterdam on May rs for Baltimore. is
ashore 10 miles north of Wick. in the
northeastern part of Scotland. She
went ashore in dense fog. Efforts
will be made to float her. but it is
feared she is badly damaged.
Vineyard Haven, Mass. May 2S.-The
fire in schooner o. NJ. Marrett's cargo
of lime. before reported. has not yet
been smcthered, although she is not
thought to be now badly afire. Her
deck lead of lime has been sold and
discharged here.
st. Jorhns, N. F.. May 2S.-The
steamer Avalon. bound for Pellis Island
to load pyritcs. is here unable to reach
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29

The Boston Athletic Association crew
won a close and exciting race for the
intermediate and junior Fights of the
Weld Beat Club of Harvard University
in the Charles river basin, Cambridge.
Friday, over mile and a half course.
At the finish B. A. A. led the irterme-
dates by one and one-half lengths
while the juniors beat was three quar-
tcrs of length in the rear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29

Al Christ church, Sunday evening al
O'Clock. Dr. John Saadi, Greek
Christian. will deliver an address on
"Mohammedanism and Christianity
the Mohammedan Women. and the
Law Concerning Them" DIR. Saadi was
an interpreter during the Nile expedi-
ton for the relief Of Gen. Gordon For
that service he received medal from
Queen Victoria, also medal frcen the
Khedive of Egypt. His subject. sunday
evening. is promised 10 be very IN
tcre@ting.
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Relief In SIX Haur..

Distressing Kidney and Bladder DIS
eases relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure.
This new remedy is great surprise on
account of its exceeding promptness IN
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part of the urinary pas
sages in male or female. 1t relieves re-
tention q water and pain in passing II
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this Is YOUR remedy. Sold
by Bowditch, Webster Z Co., Druggists,
augusta. Me dec1 d6mos
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Special Train Arrangements.

Col f. F. Boothby of the Maine Cen
trail, has sent word to the gentlemen
having in charge the Peary lecture
that the special trains bringing people
from out of town to attend the lecture
will stop at the Front street crossing,
and that the Pullman train. which will
carry the west bound visitors home,
will also stop there. Thus it will be
only step from the train to the hall
and vice versa. A large crowd is eN-
pectcd up from the towns down river.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29

her destination ig to the impassa
bic ice foes. For nine days she ws.
enmeshel in the ice and narrowly es.
capped being crushed. The steamer
Eallamshire, now at Tilt Cove for ,
lead Of copper, has been wedged in the
ice for three days and cannot get Gu,
The steamer Nimrod is locked in the
harbor here by fog and an ice blockade
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29

the bargains +. $. Smith & Co. offer to-
day. The writer saw the goods, you
also know f. s. Smith 4 Co. have a
way of advertising just according to
the facts, which largely accounts for
the confidence the public show by re-
spending to their special sales.
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City Hall, WaterViIle, June 4

"A special train will run from Skowhe-
gan; train No %. leaving Gardiner at
7.02 will arrive in this city III ample Tune
for the lecture. passengers returning on
the Pullman which will stop at the Tenn
pie street crossing; people coming from
Pittsfield can arrive on the mixed tram
at 705 +. NJ. Half fare will be given all
holders of lecture tickets.
Tickets are on sale at brakes drug
store, Gardiner: Hutchnson's drug store
at Hallowell: Devine's drug store, Angus
ia; at I.arrabees drug store, Waterville,
and at the usual place in Pittsfield.
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SHIPPING NEWS.


RANGOR-May 2S. ar, bark Emelil
UD. Francisco, Boston.
Sailed--2Stb. sim Pencbscct, Pierce
Boston; schs Hattie Lewis, Clark, Bcs-
ton: w Fl Card, Lowell, Mystic.
ROCKLAND--May %. ar, sch Geergi
y. Furgerson. Whitney. Bangor for
New York; Lindsay, McFad1en
Boston; Cassie Jameson, Hurricane
Isle for Jacksonville. Fla; John ana
Frank (Br), Mckay, Beaver Harder.
Sailed. sch Annie CBr). Gullison, Cap
ST Mary Andaieux CBD. Comcaux,
Meteghan.
CALAIS-May 2s. sid. schs Otronto,
for Milton; G w Dexter for Boston;
Bat for Westport Point.
BELFAST-May 2s. ar, schs Kittie
Laury, Rockland; James X, Rockland.
Sid. shs l. Il King, Calais; Maud
Snare, Bangor; Miantonomah. Rock
land.
BOOTHBAY-May g. ar. schs Abbie
Willard. Bangor: Josie Hook. do;
Sarah T. Ward. Boston; II $ Hedges,
Dover; Allan Curtis, Machias: Lucy
Bell, Columbia Falls.
BATH-May 2S. ar, schs o u wither-
ell, Philadelphia; d J Sawyer. West
Point Va; Louis G Rabcl. Portland /;
Chas e Schmidt, do.
WISCAsSET-May rs. sid, sch Glen
ullen. Boston.
Sid. schs r ID Bidder. Washington;
Annie Lee, New York.
IcEBORO-May zS ar schs Louis 6
Rabel MeK0yn. and Mary f. Morse.
Sid. schs Emma f Angel for Ralti-
more. and Maria O'Teel. for Philadelphia
PORTLAND-May ~. ar. sim Manhat-
tan. Bennett. New York: sch Kate Me-
Clintock. Bath for Boston.
Cid. schs John + Randall. Croker, and
Anna Il kranz Brown. kennEbec and
Baltimore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29

The boys of the Central Street Gram
mar school have formed a company of
captain. Arthur Lancaster, LIST lieuten-
ant, and Ralph Booker as I'd lieuten-
ant. The boys will turn out Memorial
day with the G. A. r. After this the
company will drill regular and appear
often in public.