People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02

Washington avenue. 1t is quite an
ingenious invention and is claimed
to be the only perfect washing ma.
chine ever made. The establishment
OF factory here for their manufac.
ture would be quite an advantage to
the city and would give employ ment
TO large force Of workmen.
Among the Kansas prosperity items
in this weeks Kansas Breeze is this:
"Dave Herst OF Sumner county, had
dve quarter sections all heavily mort.
gagged, and suit was begun this spring
to tOreclOse on all Of them. The cases
were set for the term Of court which
will begin next month, but Herst sold
his wheat last week for 5000 more
than enough to pay all OF the mort.
cages. He is now trying to settle up
The cases and get ready to SOW another
crop OF wheat"
Will Freeman of Harmon township,
Informs US that it Is impossible for
any OF the farmers in his vicinity TO
get their wheat threshed because Of
the scarcity of threshing machines.
Every threshing outfit 10 the county
is engaged for weeks ahead, in some
instances crews being engaged until
November New threshing machines
dre being shipped into the county
every day, however, and the PROBABLE
tiles are that the Sumner county crop
will be ready by December /.
Willie, son OF S. W. Turner, met
with painful accident Tuesday.
He was sitting on a spool Of bar6ed
wire in front OF Alton Bros store
when, in attempting to jump of, his
pants caught on the barbs, pulling
the wire over on his leg, inhiCting
several severe gashes and badly
frightened him. DR.. Greer Sewed up
the wounds, taking several stitches,
and the little fellow is now getting
a ong nicely. 1t is fortunate that he
escaped as well as he did.-Milan
Press.
The Newton Republican has been
compelled to open its guns on the
street sprinkler up there because Of
poor service. This brings to mind
the fact that Wellington has the most
efficient street spriDkling service in
the state. We have yet to hear the
first complaint against Thos. MOnley
for poor street Sprihkling. No day is
50 windy that the main street of Wei
lingtOn is not perfectly free from dust,
and The business men Of the city
should appreciate Mr.. MOnley and his
ever active street sprinkler.
A curiosity in the shape of one.
arm printer, named V. c. Larkin, OF
st. Louis, struck town last week and
held down a case on the VOICE last
Wednesday. Larkin lost his left arm
10 a railroad accident in East St.
Louis seven years ago. He kept at the
printers trade and with much diff
iculty mastered the art Of setting
type with one hand. He lays his
stick at a slant on the case and picks
up type with his one hand and justi-
fieS it with remarkable deXterity. He
puts up string Of about a thousand
ems per hour.
The committee who are preparing a
float to represent the Panhandle diviS-
ion Of the Santa Feat the fall festival
at Topeka, have altered their original
plans somewhat. Instead Of a cowboy
and Texas steer as the principal fig
ures of the float, a miniature Santa
Fe stock car will be used. Live Texas
steers will occupy the Car. The float
will be built upon dray, which is at
present being Overhauled near the
round house. The float will be drawn
by four horses. Six Of the railroad
boys will dress in the costume of the
festive cowboy and ride near the Pan.
handle float.
Adam Stultz came up from Medford,
Friday morning on philanthrOpic
trip. A widow living near his claim
in the Strip. has no house in which to
live. Her dugout caved in on her
recently and she aud her children
were forced to take up their abode in
a rickety barn on the claim. The
neighbOrs down there agreed to buy
her house and haul it do"n for her
il one could be found OF a convenient
size aud price. Mr.. Stultz is endeav.
Oring to secure such a house today,
and il successful a number Of the
neighbors OF the unfortunate widow
will come up to Wellington aud haul
the house down for her.-JOurDal. 9th