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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-12
TIE SENTENCE COMMITTED.
N. u. Shirley Of Coleman County
Nill Not Be Hanged.
EXPERTS TESTIFY He IS INSANE
lie WIN ne sent 20 the rcnitcntiary.
C.vit Service Examtnntiou-rhc
Reaaixition VIII he Houorcd.

I
Ars;ia. Texas. February i,-Governo'
Csaiocrson has COMMITTED the sentence o
! W n s,s.,o, ..-.s.s..- AZ. ..,-sr,t,s- a.
- -,
'AS NfA~A trap IN N9lethan county h'
teaioNing are TIE governors reasons ioi
/ his action in thts case
7Ns sssa-s.,. a., ,,-s.. .,,,,,..,., 80 ,sat,
- ''' s'''''NV - 49,
'of A-aF@er ana MS COUNSEL asAs that hls
seatsuce hc cc5aEsuied 20 iiuprisonuicnt for
li.e o. the ground OF Insanity. No question
! IS raised In the application as TO the an.
provoked and unlustii!a0lc character Of the
| A0EaSCi1e and the only matter for serious
( iG1girN rslatcS 20 his lncDt&. condition.
| The question e ganltv was submitted to
!4ries ia proceedings lor that purpose be-
! icre ard since The grsi Tor murder and the
/ Issue was found Ssains, him CA each triAA
! The conviction fac murder was affirmed by
I lhe cour. u criminal appeals The de-
I PENDANT was previous 70 the murder u
! n low order ~ iuttilieen.e as - be
called ty his ncishbois Cray Shirley 4"
lie had 4 large family, consisting u a
V'ta and seven daughters. AMI was very
/ uocr At the time 81 the murder he lived
I in Calcr an county ~ z rented farm re-
( lanEinS 20 The deceased The deceased
/ liel residing in tie Iniian Territory
I though formerly q respected gitiaon OF this
SgRie. visited The uoishhorhood TO collect
rent on utsmises owned by him He ar
ranged 70 cali Tor settlement ana as he
entered the vard az defendant he wac shot
/ end KILLED bs defendant who lied and was
arrested hY The sheriff OF Brown county
No motive Tor the killing is clearly shown
( Bv the testimony az some of the witnesses
it may 90 Inferred that there was some
feeling between them growing out OF the
rent contract and by tina. Of others tina,
whatever an.mosity existed was occasioned
ty busy taic-boarers. though the testimony
does not chow that they ever actually quar.
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The Milling Trade,

Minneapolis, M.nn. February 1l--The
Northwestern Miller gives the -four out
put at -four centers as follows. for the
week ended on the dates named:
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ClFcago. February II Nv. yo,,.
mons. ACCOMPANIED by Ma l.a,, .ra,
nest Roeber and John h,eAs' "a i
chicago tonight al : o'e''. =. q mi
hour later for the W esIl apl csl
make a stop al Pus ,,s..s ''Ftsstt
Springs, and at both p 'n,,sn vii ~.
WI, I've exhsbtiols. lu ,,,sr,ess q !
ot Pueblo. but VIII 20 vdl trpx:.
re- rado springs. where ne he sSIu,nsns y
Sso0o vet due as the f'a'
the side bet. y, rytrslmnp
Get used to tho air out ,.s sne' 8 ID.
r persu erd then / VII VII. p I'd IN n 90
! cNoc.t to Mex Corpem,, All All r.ghi
! Vii Vii / win whip hin. ,au o. roara. q
ol Ho' Inn, / VIII be stanu i
winner is declaie d ,.,,,sa 10 be . ~ ~
onn .sa, ami certain s.rru. z. y
,ai pI'1i' On looking biz .annIsrSirs ~
for him--altte heavy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-12

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= esass~sAaeas -~calss ne ezst tAAa
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-12

a ware cG az1a-sxs ~, .e-s tse- r-E n2rees
= sNsepSzx Vsv~ aAs cvsaat-y In mosa
sssas As~ewsr sse enforcement OF The
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Carson Gets 4 -s'

Carson, New, Feorus 'n,,.,uu,ss Y
hs,, arrived and l''s s,, sl,''p' & r
biz fight between !, c tarsea 3 ", II
T TSs pSne il 9as.,l ng5sssssis
erence TO Reno ' sor tn Es,ys
Mad worked hard ,I ~ 81 ksH x
Xiii While the eil'leu - X
posed 10 y, ,,,, the fifn,x D
are fully sufficient s,.,f 'aarrra l
very e1tAsfae,tofy &
,,iiroaG- hoppe - ...sis,
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McGregor Observer.
Houston wants her limits extended an aa
TO be large enough to hold 100. 900 inhah.
itantS. 'Aaao-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-12

Carson c.ty New "a tor SO " h,
corbeti has aa9ar's 8. AZ suy s s
having failed y ,.n l. Of shy ~ XXX
NMi iro my saiioas ,lls,,, q q &,
1 for tralSine 1s,.'l,rngssio 81
ably train al titsege ~ :
AT irst plaiilsa.., a sAer ~ s y
All shaw sprhss
this city. - j. a,
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AT AUSTIN--IA A. Fes:s s1zgs Il sla
Stale Capitol rlD sag.
AT DALl4AS->SAszEes Ears ~'iartsss
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ne EsStoa He7aad -sys; "Rsruerii's-,
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HOUSTON DAILY POST.
Houston Printina COMPANY.
Z = WATSON. \, N. JOHNSTON,


EnfReed ~ the rostofhce 81 Houston xexAA
o. sccoad Glass; Estaer
epnacrfpt,on by Msn--nsfiy and Sunday rosi, t,c
yeer r. OOl s,r months. e<.V0. shrcc xcrtAs
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Z Tas 0ho siyli1t.e1 4e-g97s-.n.s-s the tact
30 Ma7cs Aurclls% Banaa that man
T rie5 i'1 ever - neas AMI yei 700 lar for q
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Adiudged Insane,

Mrs. Virginia Muntz of Conway
Springs, was ad.udged insane in pro-
bate court last Thursday. Her hus.
band, Phillip Muntz, was appointed
guardian and will have charge of her
until room is secured in an asylum.
Her affection dates back several
years, and lately she has grown quite
violent, at times breaking up furni-
ture in her home and committing
other rash deeds. That morning while
her trial was in progress she suddenly
jumped from her seat and snapped an
iron hook from the wall of the court
room aud threw it at sheriff Heskett
wife all her force. 1t caused quite a
little excitement at the time, but the
unfortunate woman was soon Gained,
and was that afternoon taken home
by her husband to await commitment
to the asylum. Mr.. Muntz is mil
Ter at Conway Springs.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
The Coming of Baby,

When a baby comes to the house
real happiness comes. The care and
anxiety count for nothing against the
clinging touch of the little hands and
the sound of the little voice. The
highest function given to human be-
ingS is bringing healthy, happy chill.
dren into the world. Over thirty
years ago the needs of women appeal
ed to DR.. Pierce, now chief consult
ing physician to the InvaIds' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, n.
Y. The result Of his study improved
by thirty years of practice is embOd-
led 10 DR.. Pierc's Favorite PreScrip-
tiOn. 1t strengthens, puriaes and
makes healthy the organs distinctly
feminine. 1t gives weak women the
strength and health necessary for the
production of healthy children and it
makes the bearing of those children
easy. 1t is sure to cure any weakness
or arrangement peculiar TO women;
stops pain, sOOtheS Inflammation,
strengthens, purifeS, inyigOrateS.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Methodist Conference,

The annual Southwestern Kansas
Conference Of the Me. church con-
veneS in Winfield on next Wednesday.
The ministers are closing their re-
ports for the year and getting ready
for the event. Quite a number of
our Methodist people will attend the
conference during the week.
The presiding officer of the confer
eaCe will be the recently elected
Bishop, Rev. Chaplain McCabe. He
will be remembered by Wellington
people, having attended the confer
ence held in this city several years
ago. This will be his first visit to
Kansas since being made Bishop
Journal, Friday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
SIole a Watch.

A tramp knocked at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith, living on
Washington avenue, in the block
south Of the Santa Fe railroad, this
morning, and no response being made,
he opened the door and walked in,
accosting Mrs. Smith in familiar
manner and wanting to sell her some
glass pens. She told him she did not
wish to purchase any, and he walked
on through the house as if he lived
there. Shortly after he had gone Mrs.
Smith missed a gold watch that had
been lying on the table, and of course
suspicion was at once directed toward
the nervy tramp. She Informed her
husband, who is baggage master at
the union depot, and the officers were
notified. They are searching the rail-
road yards and creek bottoms for sus-
piciOuS characters as we 90 to press.
The tramp has been around the city
for several days. He makes himself
at home wherever he goes, and feels
40 conjunction at walking into
houses unannounced and going
through them in a free and easy man
ner. He carries bunch of glass pens
and when accOsted about the prem
iSeS of people explains that he is look
ing for the lady of the house to sell
her one Of the nOyeItieS.-JOurnal, L.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Kansas Debt.

The Topeka Capital last Thursday
printed a table of the mortgage in.
debtedneSs of thirty-eight counties in
Kansas. 1t shows a decrease from
1890 to 1897 of sl9,SS3, 45S. The report
from Sumner county will be particu-
larly interesting 10 VOICE readers.
1t says:
10 sumner county the only reports
returned to US by the register of deeds
stated that for the last year the net
reduction of debt was sl6O,SlO. We
have discounted this reduction for the
entire period by l6 per cent, showing
net reduction in the seven wears Of
1904, $50. This is the only county in
the list in which an estimate is given
The Others are the actual records fo,
the seven years.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
For Horse Stealing.

Ed FaulkeDberg and Bill COulSOn,
living ia Caldwell, will be arrested by
Sheriff Heskett this afternoon on the
charge of stealing horse from W. H.
Atkinson, a farmer living south of
Caldwell.
Yesterday Faulkenberg and Coul-
son met Atkinson on the Medford
road just south Of Caldwell, and
offered to buy his horse. Atkinson
wanted $3.50 for his animal and
Faulkenberg replied, "All right;
we'll give you seven and half for him
|. if he is any good" OF course Atkin-
son thought they meant seven dollars
and a half, and he agreed to the sale.
Coulson wanted to try the horse and
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18

Atkinson allowed him to mount and
ride away. As he rode of Faulken-
berg pulled dime out of his pocket
and tossed it to Atkinson, saying,
"Here you are; you owe me two and a
half cents" COulsOu rode away with
the animal and left Farmer Atkinson
standing ia the road, dumbfounded.
They did not bring the horse back
and Mr.. Atkinson came to the city
this morning and swOre out a warrant
for their arrest. Both men will be
brought to the city tonight if they
can be apprchended. They are tough
characters, and a term in the peni.
Tertiary will be a good thing for
them.-JOurnal, Friday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
+. j. CHENEY &
Sold by druggists. - cents

The Senior Endeavor of the Christ
ian church gave a most enjoyable en-.
tertainment at the home Of Mrs. A.
Graft 10 the First ward Friday nigl t
They cleared Sl2.55 by theirlabOrs. A
pleasant and interesting feature of
the entertainment was the poetical
readings of the members. They were
required to earn so much money for
the benefit of the Endeavor treasury
and then tell their experiences In
poetry. Several of the Endeavorers
proved themselves quite proficient ia
poetry writing. The occasion was a
very pleasant one.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Relief in Six Hours

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 passages in male or fe-
male. 1t relieves retention of water
and pain 10 passing it almost immedi.
ately. II you want quick relief and
cure this is your remedy.
Sold by II. F. Smith, Druggist,
Wellington, Kansas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18

We call particular attention &c that
report. Continuing the. Capital says:
at should be stated, in explana-
ton, that the report Of the federal
census OF 1890, with which the report
published for January |, 1897, is com.
pared, did not give the actual amount
recorded, but the estimated amount
of actual unpaid Indebtedness, de-
Quoting from the amount recorded
the estimated paid and unreleased
mortgages, the partial payments on
living mortgages and the amount of
commission mortgages, which were
estimated by the census as part of the
interest.
Making similar deductions from the
reports for January Of the present
year, the results would be as follows:
Total actual debt January /, 1890,
10 the thirty.eight counties repre-.
sented, $685. 1881. Total actual debt
January |, 1897, s34,62O,l 1873. Net re.
duction in seven years, s2S,53S, 493, or
Is per cent"
"lf the thirty-eight counties repre-
Sented are fair sample Of the entire
state the total net reduction of debt
in these seven years in the entire state
has been IS per cent, or slO5, 96S, 29S.
This, however, should not be CON.
Sldered as including the actual wiping
out of the debt in most OF the extreme
western counties by foreclosure or
settlement by deed, since in these
counties the records show still heavy
Indebtedness that has in fact been
cancelled between the plrties. For
example, the register Of deeds of
C0manche county reports that the
records show an actual increase of
mortgage debt in that county since
1890, and the Indebtedness of record
in the county is now considerably
over million collars, but he states
that more than half of this ought to
be released OF record. AS il is can
celled."
Now we wish to compare the CAPT.
tabs report OF the decrease in Kansas
mortgage Indebtedness with an item
hat recently appeared in the FL Paso
.lii.l Journal, handed us by Mr. W. A..
Rem. Notice it carefully:
Between the close of the December
| term OF circuit court, about the 18th.
aud the first Of March there were
twenty-niDe judgements by confession
entered with an aggregate amount Of
$500. The greatest amount ever
entered before between the December
and the April terms OF court was
twenty and this is about month and
half shorter time now than then.
Since the 18th day of December there
has been l37 mo tgages filed, eighty.
three real estate and tifty-fuur chattel
mortgages with an aggregate amount
in round numbers of Sl7l,0OO. That
number of mortgages with that
amount OF Indebtedness from Deem
beT 10 to March !, two months and q
half, certainly shows that some one is
in debt.
The above is the record of indebt-
edneSS for two months and a half in
WoodfOrd county, Illinois, one of the
very richest counties 10 the Sucker
state. Kansas looms up pretty vel
beside that.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18

Ed Faulkenberg and Bill Coulson.
who were arrested in Caldwell yester.
day on the charge of horse stealing,
were broug lit to the city last night
aud lodged in Jail. Their trial will
be set MOnday.-JOurnal. SATURDAY..
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is only
one way 10 cure deafness, and that is By con-
slltutlOnal remedies. Deafness is caused by
an infiamed condition of The mucous lining of
the Eustachian tube. When this tube gets
lnnamed you have rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing. and when it is entirely clos d
DEAFNESS Is the result, and unless the inflam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an
inllamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for any
case oil deafness (caused by catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catrrh Cure Send
for circulars free.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18

Ripans Tabules: at druggists.
Ripans Tabules cure bad breath.
Ripans Tabules cure torpid liver.
Ripans Tabules cure biliousness.
Ripans Tabules: gentle cathartic.
Ripahs Tabules: pleasant laxative.
Ripans Tabules cure liver troubIes
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18

Blood is thicker chan water. Pure
blood is the secret Of health. There
is no better preparation to improve the
blood and prOlOng life than Beggs'
blood purifier and blood maker. H.F.
Smith, druggist. 4t7
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Miss Share Entertains at Tea.

o CLOCK Tea Friday night at her home
corner Of Fourth ana f streets, in
honor Of Miss Myrtle Peasants Of
III PaSO, Ill. The beautiful home Of
Miss Share was well lighted and
handsomely decorated with rare
flowers and plants. About thirty Of
the cily's young society people were
PRESENT and they enjoyed an evening
Of rare pleasure. The guests amused
the nSeiyes IN various ways, prOmi-
ne Il ~ the paStimes being the
progressive huttOn-sewing game.
Miss Stella Newton and Park Trow-
bridge captured the first prizes, while
Miss Etfie Smiley and Thad Van
Horn wpn the bOobys. An elegant
supper was served IN courses, and the
6 lists partOUk heartily and nerrily
thereof.
The Young ladies were attired be-
comingly in handsome gowns, while
the gentlemen wore the conventional
evening dress suits.
Miss Myrtle Peasants was Hastily
and becOmingly attired in heliotrOpe
lavender silk and chiffon gown, with
mareSchalneil roses.
Miss Mary Share looked beautiful
in her gown of black chiffon, with
pink garniture, and wore pink carna-
tionS.
Miss Laura GelinO was becomingly
attired in black silk, with cream lace
trimmings andQueen Elizabeth collar.
She wore red roses.
Miss Stella NOfSinger wore black
satin gown, with cream lace trim
mings, Urnamented with beautiful
carnations of red.
Miss Minnie Branaman was attired
in blacF chiffon, daintily trimmed
with pink,
Miss Ethel ShOwalter was very
handsome in her dainty gown of blue
organdy, with a delicate bouquet of
pink carnations.
Miss Fife Smiley was attired in
black silk skirt and white waist, with
pink carnations.
Miss Maggie Ross appeared becOm-
ingIy attired in a handsome gown of
pale blue silk waist, with black silk
skirt.
Miss Stella Newton was attiTed in
light blue silk and black velvet, with
point lace trimmings.
Mrs. Frank Six was becOmingly at
tired IN white silk with chiffon trim
mlngS. She wore cream roses.
Miss Ada Robinson wore a black
silk gown. with white trimmings anG
mareSchalneil roses.
Miss Calista Martin wore black silk
gown, with light blue trimmings.
Miss Winnie Woods was attired in
black silk with lace trimmings. She
wore beautiful bouquet of pink
carnations.
Miss Mabel Curtis wore heliotrope
silk with cream lace trimmings, and
white ruseS.
Miss Laura Bixby wore a black ac-
cOrdeon plated skirt with black satin
lace and light blue chiffon trimmings.
Miss Ollie Spicknall wore a black
figured organdy. A bouquet of pink
carnations gave a very pleasing
effect
Miss Myrtle Mcdonald was dressed
in brown-checked silk passementerie
trimmings.
Miss Ida Hoge wore a cream silk
gown, with trimmings Of cream rit-
bon.
Miss Blanche HOge wore a gray
skirt with a white silk waist aud
chiffon trimmings.
The gentlemen present were: Will
PurviS, Thad Van Horn, Robert Nc
Lain, Claude NOfSinger, Ed Klein,
DR.. w. NJ. Martin, Glenn Bookwalter
Arthur BOhanna, Emmett Winner,
Park TrOwbridge, Walter Morris,
Walter Forsyth, Charles WATSON,
Frank Six, John Spar and Harry
Myers.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18

Probably the most industrious, the
most intelligent and the most pros
porous community of colOred people
in Kansas is that of Walnut township
in AtchisOn county. Here it is clear
ly demonstrated that the cOlo-ed peo-
pie by being energetic, economical
and straightforward. can thrive as
well as the white people. This flour
ishing little neighborhood is COM
prised Of about twenty-five or thirty
families. Most Of these people own
and cultivate good little farms and
generally get along well. Joe johnson
owns an apple orchard of about 500
trees and Charles Ingram has fine
young orchard coming OF. Ingram
owns one of the best little fruit farms
in that section aud markets hundreds
of dollars worth Of fruit during the
season. j. H. johnson owns a good
sized farm and raises considerable
wheat and other grain. Mrs. Harrison
Brown raises lots of fruit and poultry.
There are three churches in this
neighborhoo1, all of which were
built by cOlOred people. One of them
has beliry and on still day the bell
can be heard several miles.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18

The tramp who stole a gold watch
OF Mrs, Frank Smith Friday morn
ing was not apprehended by the
officers.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Rheumatism Gured in a DAY.

"Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in one to
three days. Its action upon the Sys-
TEN is remarkable and mysterious.
IL removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits.
Il. F. Anthony. eX-pOstmaster of
Promise City, Iowa, says: 81 bought
one bottle of Mystic Cure for rheu-
matism, and two doses of it did me
more good than any medicine l ever
took" Seventy-fve cents. Sold by
II. f. Smith, Druggist, Wellington
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18

W. R. Spicknall, guardian of Frank
D. Herrick, a minor, has filed his an.
nual account in probate court.