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To Exterminate Rodent Pests.

For some time past the Agriculture
al College of Iowa has been expert
menting with Pastuer virus to kill
the different rodent pests that bother
the farmer and destroy his crops.
From the report it seems that they
claim that 90 per cent of the squirrels
have disappeared, which means a
great saving to all those who have
ing work of the squirrels.
The method of applying the virus
is given by Mr.. Thomas Jack, of Peone
Prairie. Wash. in a recent letter.
eve cut bread into squares and put
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-20
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20, 1897.
Table of Contents.

FARM, GROVE AND GARDEN-Have
You Bees? Steps in CamphOr Culture; 657
Insect Pests; Best Time to Transplant
Citrus Trees; Strawbe1 ries in South
Camphor Culture and Extraction. $50
English Walnuts for Florida; Lespe
deza or Japan Glover; New Orange
Estimate ................: ......: ooO
Corn for Forage; Notification by LIE
guminous Plants; Useful Plants; Dig
ging Sweet Potatoes. ................: 661
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT - Spotted
Sumatra; Syrian Tobacco; More
About Tobacco ........ ................ 662
FLORAL DEPARTM ENT - A u t II m n
Leaves; Hyacinth Bulbs; Manage
ment of House Plants; Table Plants; 663
EDITORIAL - Tobacco Fever; Alfalfa
Needs Bacteria; A Good Year for Irish
Potatoes; Pruning Tom atoes; To Ex-
terminate Rodent Pests; Tropical
HOUSEHOLD Experimentation
papers and Scrap Books; Baked Ba-
nanas; Shoes; Tiresome Triaes; A
Simple Disiniectant; Why Ice Water
is Injurious .................... 66e
POULTRY AND BEES-F1orida for
Poultry; The Poultry Business; Two
Hundred Eggs Year; What to Feed; 661
INSTRUMENTATION ds and Paste.... 66e
With the lockers Observation-Disclosures. &C
F1oridana NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. gu
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achievement that he is anxious for ev-
ery one to know it. This is why We
hear so much of the immense profit
in tobacco culture.
We believe that it has been demon
strated that tobacco can be success
fully grown in nearly every section
of Florida, and that when grown it
can be sold at profit, andwe only refer
to the boom statements as a matter
of caution-so that those who expect
to engage in the business will not be
doomed to disappointment if they do
not accumulate fortune the first sea-
son.
We candidly believe that tobacco
will prove to the people of Florida
product to which they can tie. We
have heard much of late of the forma~
ton of a large company for the Guilt
walton of tobacco. We note where cur
ing houses are being erected, tobacco
fairs held and stock companies for the
manufacture of the product into cigars.
This is well. But there is something
better. Tobacco is a crop that can be
grown by every land owner 1t re-
quires but a small outlay Of capital,
and the returns come soon.
This is a great point in favor of the
oropUo OrOwnrS who are now StTl1O-
Cling along remaking their groves.
Their finances are at low ebb, and
they need some crop that can be
grown and sold the same year. To-
bacco appears to be the crop. The or
ange grower who has labor at his
command can plant a small patch of
tobacco and in few months have the
money in his pocket. Of course this
will avail him nothing if he neglects
his other crops, but if he is wise he
will continue the work of remaking
his grove and at the same time Guilt
vate home crops. With a good supply
of potatoes, cane, corn, hay and veg
etable garden for home use and the to-
bacco to pay his taxes and with which
to purchase the things he cannot pro-
duce, we see no reason why the orange
growers should not see prosperous
days again even before the groves
yield their crops for tn, second time.
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them into tin pail. We put the virus
in large necked bottle and dipped
each piece of bread into the virus and
then put it in the holes or run-ways
without adding any water. We think
that this way gives the best results.
Since using the virus we have not
heard a squirrel chirp. The virus has
fixed them" James A. Girard of
Cayucos, San Luis Obispo county, on
June Is, this year wrote: ga couple
of days after L distributed the virus
no trace of the bread put in the holes
could be seen, and there were no
squirrels to speak of anywhere around
where | had treated Them
If the virus so effectually kills the
squirrels and gophers of the west, we
certainly can use the same method to
rid ourselves of rats, salamanders and
moles. In concluding his report, Prof.
Osborn says:
In conclusion we will say that we
are positively assured that the virus
is absolutely harmless to man, to cat
tie, horses, sheep, goats, and in fact
to all species of animal live stock, but
poultry should be kept from the fields
where the virus is distributed. The
number Of tests already made clearly
show that the virus is a valuable and
economical rodent destroyer and it
only remains for the agriculturists
and horticulturists of neighborhOod
to use it in order to eXterminate the
pests. AS large an area Of land as
possible should be treated at one time.
Fifty acres is a reasonable area to
treat, and ample for the purpose Of
noting results to begin with. But the
good work should be followed as rap
idly as possible. 1t is therefore, high
lv desirable that combined action
should be taken in the difference COM
munities. Several clubs have already
been formed, not only in California,
but also in Washington. When the
work is taken in hand in this way
something can be accomplished, but
it is of little use for individual farm
ers to use only one or two bottles Of
virus and treat only few acres OF
land.
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19
{. E. Forbes Badly Hurt.

c. E. Forbes, living about four miles
nOrh OF town, was thrown from a road
cart in front Of c. W. Schwinn's resi-
dence on South Washington avenue
Wednesday and sustained injuries
which produced conclusion of the
brain. The accident happened about
II o'clock that morning. Mr.. Forbes
was unconscious until l o'clock that
afternoon. The injury is quite ser.
iOus and may result in his death.
Mr.. Forbes and bis wife came 10
tOwn'that morning to contract for the
sale OF their wheat. Mrs. Forbes re-
mained up town while Mr.. Forbes
started for the Hunter mills. A block
s)uth Of the railroad the horse be-
came scared and threw the occupant
out OF the buggy. His feet caught in
the lines and he was dragged the dis
tance Of twenty-five rods. In falling
from the cart Mr.. Forbes struck his
side on one Of the wheels. The horse
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19

roll call was completed showing four
teen out Of twenty-One votes in favor
OF making denomination unanimous.
Mcbride was declared by Chairman
Handy to be the nominee.
There was no row or anything Of
the kind, as has been reported. Mr..
Fuller and all his friends, as we'll as
the other candidates, declared them
selves for Mcbride. They stated that
they had no fault to and with
Mcbride. Their fight was with the
COwley county delegates who they
claimed were traitors. They declared
that they would do everything they
could to secure McBride's election,
but would settle with the TRAITORS"
from COwley in future county conven-
tiOns. Mcbride will be elected.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19
Davis Bound Over.

W. B. Davis, VINO was arrested at
South Haven Saturday afternoon on a
charge of forgery, was given hearing
before Justice J. n. Bunce at that
place Monday afternoon. He was
bound over to the September term
of the district court in the sum of
$500. He was released On a cash bond.
Davis lives 81 miles south and one
mile west Of Hunnewel. He owns a
claim and las considerable wheat
which he raised this year. He was
hauling his wheat crop to the Hume
well market. He is charged with
raising a grain check given him by
the firm Of Miller & Son, merchants
of South Haven. The check originally
called for S39, but was raised to $50.
Davis took the check Miller & Son
mad given him and presented it at the
bank. c. L. CrOokham, the cashier,
SuSpiciOned that the check had been
tampered with and he asked Davis to
remain in the bank until he ascer-
tanned that the check was genuine.
When Gro khan went out OF the
bank Davis left also and jumped in
his wagon and drove away. Cashier
CrOOkham learned that an attempt
had been made by Davis to pass a
raised check on him and Constable
CrOnkhite was notified, whosucceeded
in Overtaking Davis between South
HavenandHunnewell and arrestedhim
Davis tried to squirm out Of the
trouble by saying that he was cashing
the check for some other man. He
would not give the other mans name
and Justice Bunce bound him over to
explain his actions at tie next term
of the district court.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19

would doubtless appeal to the conven.
tlon and in that way the sense of the
convention could be ascertained. He
then oVer-ruled the objection, but no
appeal was taken. The report of the
committee was then adopted, with
an amendment that at the close of
the 10th ballot the convention should
adjourn for half an hour for con-
ference.
Balloting began; the first ballot re-
suited as follows: Mcbride 10; Fuller
+; G. |. Forsyth 2; F. 9. johnson 2;
Joseph O'Hare l.. At the end Of the
seventh ballot motion was made by
Dr. Rude that as there had been no
change in the vote, and likely would
not be, the seventh ballot should be
declared the 2Oth, and that the
convention adjourn for conference.
This was agreed to and the Cow!ey
county delegates retired for consul
tatiOn.
At the end of the allotted time they
came in as wide apart as ever. The
roll was called and resulted rs follows:
Mcbride 10, Fuller ,. c. R. Mitchell3,
OHare l. Five of the Cowley county
delegates refused to vote.
Delegate McConn of Cowley county
moved to make the nomination unan.
imOus. Roll Call was demanded.
When McCOnn's name was reached
he voted aye" DR.. Rude CHALLENGED
his vote, referring to the instructions
from Cowley county, aud excitedly
cast eleven yOLeS for 0. P. Fuller.
There was a spirited discussion in
Whlch the rule adopted providing for
a minority nomination came in for
severe criticism. Delegate Kimble
called attention to the fact that ac-
cOrding to the last roll call Mcbride
had a majority of all votes cast in
strict conformity with the call. This
was fact and Mr.. Kimble declared
that those delegates who refused to
vote had undoubtedly slept on their
rights. Matters Quieted down, the
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19
A New Railroad.

A charter has been fled with tile
secretary Of state for the Kansas and
Southeastern Railroad company,
which proposes to construct line of
road Is miles in length between
South Haven and Blackwell, Ok. To
connect the latter city with Arkansas
City over the st. Louis, Kansas and
Southwestern, better known as the
old Frisco road. Francis Eaton of
Boston is the lessee of the latter road
and he is one of the principal movers
in the new enterprise which will
make his present property valuable.
0ther directors are A. n. and Chas.
L. Brown, and Charles f. Leech of
Arkansas City and G. H. Whltcomb
Of Topeka. The capital stock is $780,.
900, and will be nearly all owned in
Kansas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19
George Washington Assaulted.

George Washington, father of Mrs.
Turner Barnett Of this city, was AS
saulted Tuesday by a man named
Sullivan, while at work blowing on a
piece of school land near Round Pend.
o. T. Mrs. Barnett received a tele.
gram Tuesday afternoon informing
her of the incident and she and her
daughter, Miss Mamie, left immedi-
ately for that place.
Next morning Mr.. Barnett received
a letter from his wife giving partiru-
lars of the affair. Tuesday morning
Mr.. Washington vent to the school
land which is about two miles distant
from his claim, to plOw. Between 8
and 10 o'clock man named Sullivan
went to where Mr.. Washington was
at work and struck him. There was
no alteration Of any kind. The as
sault was instant and was witnessed
by two men at work on adjoining
land. Sullivan struck Washington
several blows and felled him to the
ground. Sullivan then walked away.
Mr. Washington did not get up
from where he had fallen and the two
men who witnessed the assault went
to his assistance. They found him in.
sensible, Ia which condition he still
remains. There are several ugly
bruises on his head and it is feared
that he will die. All of Mr. Wash
ington's reletives have been sum.
moned to his bedside. He is not
known to have had trouble OF any
kind with Sullivan. Sullivan escaped.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19
judicial Convention.

". T. Mcbride was nominated By
the Judicial convention Saturday.
1t came in this way.
COwley county was torn asunder
over candidates. The majority of
the county judicial convention were
in favor Of o. P. Fuller. Five dele
gates out of the eleven chosen could
not, however, be relied upon to sup.
port Fuller and a resolution was
passed inStructing the delegation to
vote as a unit, in the nomination of
candidates and providing further
that any delegate who refused to
abide by the instructions should
forfeit his right to sit as delegate
and the remainder Of the delegation
should have power to fill the vacancy.
This apparently ruled Sumner
county out Uf the contest. But the
tables were turned very nicely.
There were meE on the Cowley
county delegation who were unalter-
ably opposed to Fuller. When the
convention met the committee on
rules and order of business reported
among others a rule that twenty
ballots should be taken, and if by
that time no candidate had re-
ceived majority of all the votes
cast the roll should Oe called again
and the candidate receiving plu-
rality should be declared the nominee.
The Fuller delegates objected to this
rule, and asked the chair to rule it
out of order as being contrary to the
Call, which provided that "the caDdi-
date receiving majority of all the
votes cast shall be declared the
nominee" 1t was vigorously dis
cuSsed. The chair, &C. G. Handy, of
Eden township did not relish the
responsibility of deciding the matter,
preferring that the convention should
pass upon it, A delegate suggested
that if he would Over-rule the OBJ
jecJion, the delegate who raised the
point (Dr. T. j. Rude of Cowley)
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19
Attempted Robbery,

A man who owns two threshiDg
outfits that are at present working IN
the vicinity Of Perth, was assaulted
by five OF his employees near the Kra-
mer millsSaturday highland brutally
beaten. The object OF the assault
was robbery. He refused to give his
name. He stated that he came to
this county from Missouri about a
month ago.
Saturday night the man and five of
his employees came to Wellington and
paid frequent visits to the joints.
They became thoroughly intoxicated.
The proprietor OF the threshing out
hts carried considerable money with
him and frequently FLASHED" it..
About 1890 o'clock they started
west on Lincoln avenue. As
they reached the bottoms near the
Kramer mills the five employees began
making some suspicious maneuvers
and the man feared he was going to
be assaulted. He overheard one of
his men say something about getting
his money, and he quietly slipped his
pOcketbOOk from his coat and dropped
it over the fence into a yard.
1t was timely act and was unno-
ticed by the five men. The assault Oc.
CURED at the foOtbridge which
crosses the slough in the bot
toms. The man was struck
over the eyes twice with some sharp
Instrument, leaving a cash extending
from the middle of his forehead
around to the corner OF his left eye.
Another short cash was cut over his
right eye. The men searched the
pockets of their employer, but did not
find any money. They then left him
lying on the bridge.
When the man regained his senses
he crawled up to the engine room of
the mills in dazed sort of way and
asked the engineer, who was doing
some work there, for some water. He
was directed to a well and that was
the last seen of him until Sunday
morning, when he appeared at the
house of Henry Bowers, just east of
the mill, and asked for a pan and
some water. The mans forehead and
eyes were terribly swollen. Mr..
Bowers endeavOred to learn his name,
but he refused to give 1t. He admit
ted having been drunk and SAID that
his employees had attempted to rob
him. He went to the yard where he
mad thrown his pOcketbOok and found
it intact. The pOcketbOOk contaiped
a large number of bills and some silver.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19
vas stopped by the weight Of Mr..

was stopped by the weight Of Mr..
Forbes on the lines. The people in
the ueighbOrhOod quickly ran out
and carried the insensible form of Mr..
Forbes into c. W. Schwlnn's home.
Medical aid was summoned and he
was finally brought to consciousness.
His condition is yet very critical.
Forbes is member Of the Odd Fel-
lows lodge here. He was removed to
the Richardson House that afternoon.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19

The following persons visited the
Gypsum JOllity and Silent Ten club
camps at Oxford Sunday: Misses
May Hibbard, Gertrude Caldwell,
Mary Share, Lille Robinson; Messrs.
E. E. Brown, ]. f. Schonert, F. A.
Amsden, A. Graf, W. E. Morris, John
Caldwell, o. j. Hackney, Geo. T.
Pitts, Will Hackney, B. F. Spar; Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Fox.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19
Ihe Very Newest, Best
and Dependable Dress Goods

so It is to our interest to be careful in selection care
fu in qualities careful in fulfilling all dress goods promises
careful IN giving complete and perfect satisfaction every
customer And we've lived up to that rule Our door. are
closed against anything but the best in Dress Goods The
department as perfection human skill and foresight
can bring it. And all that we say of Dress Goods
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19
A Dress Goods Store

because we deal in many other lines as we'll Each depart
ment backs up and strengthens the other The buying pos
S6tes of each is increased by the support and influence of
all the rest So it is to the interest of all our departments
for us to buy and sell nothing but
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19

Santa Fe train No. 8, running be-
tween Purcell and Newton, was held
up at Seward, OF. Monday night by
masked men, who blew open the ex.
press car with dynamite. Not much
OF value was secured.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19

The excessive use of stimulants
causes the hair to turn gray. Shun
the cup, and restore the natural color
of the hair with Halls Hair Renewer.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19
Applies with Equal Force to
All Other DEBTS

Silks Innings and Trimmings Gloves Ribbons Hand
kerchets, Underwear Hosiery EmbrOderes Laces Fancy
Goods, Millinery, ClOaks Muslin Underwear Curtains and
DraperieS
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-19
NUMBER 80.

store like ours judged very largely by its DRESS
GOODS That stock i, the criterion by which most women
measure our worthness If Dress Goods are all right
they are pretty sure the rest of the store all right
We are the more
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ss5EfL
Hynlenal.

MARR1ED-Mr. Arthur E. Jones to
Miss Mary K.Humisto at the resi-
dence of the bride'ssparents in this
village, Wednesday,. Oct. q, 1897,
G. w. Merrill officiating.
The groom is manager of the Sing
er Sewing Machine Go. in St. Paul,
having been in their employ for the
past twelve years should be suffi-
cient Recommend ofsshis sterling quail
tiles. =
The bride is the Youngest child of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Z. Humiston, the
most highly respected residents of
of this village. She sis an amiable
young lady with large number oil
friends.
The ceremony was witnessed only
by relatives and intimate friends. DR.
A: n. Cheney and wife, Mrs. Beck
with, Misses Winnie Shell, Editt
Clark, Julia Hyland, and DR.. Dolan
The couple were the recipients o.
numerous and valuable presents. The,
left on the night Of their marriage TO
their future home in st. Paul with tn,
best wishes of all thespeople of thi
village. ~