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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
Uncasiness at London,

London, June 15.-The English pa
pers briefly comment on the attempt on
Faure's life, but do not give it political
importance. The event produced great
uneasiness in the public mind, en-
HANGED by the approach of the jubilee,
since 1t is recognized that there is al
ways the possibility that some fanatic
or mailman may make an attempt on
the life of the queen during her prog
ress through the city nthe ed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
Butter Bill Now n Law.

Springfield, H., June 16.-According
to Governor Tanners construction of
the law, Monday was his last day for
signing or vetoing bills passed by the
Fortieth general assembly. One bill
was vetoed and two others partially
vetoed. House bill No. go was re-
jected by the governor. 1t is the bill
TO authorize the adoption and use OF
voting machines. The last one signed
was the butterine ILL.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
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Freedom for the Youngers.

st. Paul, Mimi, June 15.-Powerfu,
friends are working for the pardon o.
the Younger brothers, once the terro.
of the Mississippi valley. Bob, the
youngest died in the state prison a.;
Saltwater some time ago, but Cole and
Jim are still living. Cole is now SO
and Jim AZ. 1t is said that Gov. Clough
has lent willing ear to their pardon
He is not pledged, as former COVER
nors were. not to liberate these men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
Heavy Rainfall In Vermont.

Bellows Falls, VT, June 12.-For the
last thirty-six hours the rainfall in
this region has been continuous. The
Connecticut river has risen several feet,
and all its small tributaries are badly
swollen. The highways are washed
out, and boom just north of here.
holding 100000 feet of logs, burst.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
TURKEY BREAKS ARMISTICE.

Mobiiizes Troops, Fortifies Volo and Her
Fleet Leaves Constantinople.
LONDON, June IA SPECIAL dispatch
from Athens to the Exchange Tele-
graph reports that the armistice
between Greece and Turkey has been
broken by the Turks mobilizing re-
Inducements, fortifying Volo and
Prevesa, and sending troops to various
islands. The dispatch reports also
that the Turkish fleet passed out
through the Dardanelles at ~ o'clock
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
Panic In u school House.

Buffalo, N. Y, June ia panic oc-
Cured in Polish schoolhouse in
Broadway Sunday night. A church en-
tertainment was being held, and 1900
people, principally women and chill
dren, were present. A hanging lamp
fell, and cry OF fire was raised. Men,
women and children rushed, crowded
and stumbled and trampled over each
other in their efforts to reach the exit.
No one was fatally injured, but large
number of women and children were
bruised. The fire was soon extin-
guished.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
BARNATO'S LIFE ENDS.
FAMOUS SPECULATOR COM
MlTS SUICIDE AT SEA.
Leaps Overheard from the British
Steamer Scot While on the Way to
England Report Says Death Wa:
an Accident.

London, June ia special dispatch
from Funchal, island of Madeira, of
the west coast of Morocco, says that
on the arrival there of the British
steamship Scot, which left Table bay
(Cape Town June for Southampton
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
Col. r.. ". THOMPSON Celebrates.

Terre Haute, Ind, June 11.-Colonel
r. w. Thompson. ex-secretary of the
navy, celebrated his eighty-ninth
birthday anniversary Wednesday. He
had a stream Of callers all day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
Twenty Blown to Atoms.

Mexico City, Mex. June 10.-Explo-
sion of boiler at La Carolina, a calico
printing factory, at Puebla, entirely de-
stroyed the establishment and killed 20
men. The loss to building will aggre-
gate $150,000. Fragments of human
bodies strew the ground on every side.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
Illinois Sunday School Workers.

Petersburg, H., June 12.-The con-
vention of the Illinois Sunday-School
association OF the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church closed here Thursday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
ATTACK A FARCE.

Assassinate President Faure.
Paris, June 15.-The newspapers OF
this city agree in saying that the al
legged attempt to assassinate President
joke or the act of a mailman and that
the so-called outrage was arranged SO
as not to hurt anybody.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-22
Chicago Board OF Trade.

Chicago, June 14.-The following Ia
bic shows the range Of quotations on
the board OF trade to-day:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Farewell Party.

The Mystic Circle gave a farewell
party at the home OF Miss Minnie
Wolf Saturday night, In honor Of Miss
Faye Simpson, who is soon to leave
for her future home near Conway
Springs. The young people passed
the evening in the enjoyment Of the
usual pastimes, with dainty lunch.
con served by Miss Wolfe to her young
friends. The occasion will be long
remembered by Miss Simpson and her
many friends.
Those present were: Misses Ruth
and Maud Barnett, Kate Wheeler,
Faye Simpson, Vivian Scott, Minnie
NewbOld, Pearl Keane, Bertha Show
alter, Orpha NewbOld, Cora NewbOld,
Edith Wise, Ruby Wolfe, Myrtle
Nelson, Minnie Wolfe; Messrs Geo.
Hunt, John Camp, Festus NewbOld,
Clarence Pfeifer, Mark Amsden, De-
Witt Townsend, Frank Price, Mont
Frantz, Roy Hitchcock, Walter Rem,
Will Puryis. Ralph Flandro.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Farewell Party.

Another farewell party was tender
ed Miss Faye Simpson at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Simp.
son in the Fourth ward Monday night.
Several couples Of young folks gath
cred at her home for farewell chat
and social time. The evening was
very enjOyably passed in playing
games, etc. A luncheon was served.
Those present we're Misses Pearl
Kean, Minnie Wolf, Mora Barnes, Lu-
II POmerOy and Faye Simpson; MesSrs.
Frank Fisher, Clarence Pfeifer, Quin-
cy Barnes, Tom Adams and Pliney
Simpson.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
A Nice Point Settled.

The attorney general recently
handed down decision which settled
a friendly controversy between Pro-
bate Judge Doubleday and Sheriff
Heskett. 1t has heretofore been the
practice of the sheriff to open and
close the monthly terms of the pro-
bate court, and for such work he was
allowed wages for two days work.
When Judge Doubleday went into
office he remembered an act that was
passed by the legislature In 1891,
when he was a member Of that body,
making it unnecessary for the sheriff
to open and close probate court, and
he inf rmed Mr.. Heskett that his
labOrs could be dispensed with. The
matter was argued at length upon
several occasions, the sheriff contend.
ing that abe present probate judge
was putting his Office in a shape
where all its deliberations might
some day be set aside because they
we're illegal. Some Of the local at
tOrneys also differed with Mr.. Double
day upon the matter, and to prove
that he was correct in his position he
referred the matter 10 the attorney
general for an opinion, which was re-
ceiyed Tuesday morning and fully sus :
tains Judge Doubleday in his ruling.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18

had taken an arbitrary stand on the
question, while the committee thought
otherwise and cOntended that the ac-
ceEtance clause was absolutely neceS-
Sary for the protection of the city and
to guarantee frSt-clasS electric light
plant being erected. 1t was evident
from the commencement of the dis
cuSSion that the councilmen had
made up their minds to have a fran
chiSe that suited them or have none
at all. When a motion was made by
Graf that tie acceptance clause be
not stricken out, Ford, who had been
lighting every inch of the ground to
have it stricken out, declared that he
would stake the passage Of the ordi-
nance on the result of the vote. The
mayor called for a vivi vOce vote and
every councilman present except Hun
ter voted for the notion, Hunter yOt-
my neither way. The council ad-
jOurned.
The VOICE believes that the
council did the proper thing by stand
ing by the committee that had been
appointed to draft the ordinance.
The committee had labored day after
day with Mr.. Ford and had at last
agreed as nearly as possible upon an
ordinance that they thought would
be acceptable to the council.
Mr.. Ford gave Councilman Graf
credit for being the "hardeSt custo-
mer" he had ever tried to deal with.
Mr.. Graf, as well as the other mem
bers OF the committee, were only
working in the interest of the city
and they had rightfully taken the
stand that if the city was to grant a
franchise it should afford the city
ample protection and call for first
class service. There is not member
of the council who is opposed to elec'
trio light if they can be secured on
favorable terms, and any fair PROPOSE
tion to light the city with electricity
will find hearty support in the cOun'
Gil as well as among the business
men.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Elected and Installed.

St. Johns Commandery, Knights
Templar held their annual election
Tuesday night and following officers
were elected: Glen Spruance, &c;
F. A. Amsden, g.; T. E. Purdy, c.;
Henry S. Carter, E.P..; Morgan Mar
tin, S.W.; Chas. Weddle, J.W.; Ed
HAYES, T.; G. E. Flandro, R.
Sir Knight Henry 5. Carter, acting
as grand commander then installed
both the elective and appOintive Off
GERS, after which the ladies OF the
Eastern Star appeared and spread ele-
CANT refreshments, the enjoyment Of
which with social converse brought
che entertainment TO close.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
The Franchise Knocked Out.

The city council met as per ad-
JOurnment Saturday night to listen
further to the proposition of Mr..
Owen Ford of St. Louis, to erect an
electric light and power plant in the
city of Wellington 10 consideration Of
a twenty.year franchise and five
year contract for street lighting. The
ordinance that had been prepared
was read, and after some little discus
sion over clause stipulatiDg that the
city should first be satisfied with the
plant before its acceptance, a vote
was taken and the franchise was
knocked higher than Haman.
The committee and Mr.. Ford had
differed on several vital points in the
ordinance, but the clause that re-
Quired the electric light company to
furnish plant and quality Of light
that would be acceptable to the city
was the first that came up for discus
Si1a. Mr. Fri hell that tie city
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Gen. J. B. Gorden.

j. B. GOrden the distinguished
confederate general and now commander
in-chiei of the southern veterans will
be the last Lecture Club attraction
at the auditorium next Tuesday night.
His subject The first days of the
COnfederacy" is fit companion to his
Last days of the Confederacy" which
he delivered here last year.
Seats are going rapidly and those
out of town had better order seats at
O1ce from Chas. Humphry.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Our Prices are
Strictly Right

We have not only the quan.
tity but the quality to select
from. We cater to the masses
and do the
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18

been made up and everything looks
favorable for trains over the road
within a few days. In that event the
railroad company will probably not
allow the road to be sold for taxes,
and Sumner cOunty's eXcheQuer will
be increased several thousand dollars.
Improvements are being made to
the Miller & SchOnert carriage fac
tory on West Harvey avenue. The
buggy exhibition room is being en-
larged, This enterprise is gradually
spreading out and will soon be the
largest institution Of its kind in this
part of the state.
Ed Newland'S baby died at Hume
well Tuesday eve at $3.50 o'clock, after
prolonged sickness with la grippe and
pneumonia. The funeral was held
next afternoon at o'clock and inter
ment made in the cemetery at Hun
newell. Mr.. Newland is F. A,
AmSden'S agent at that place,
The Junior EndeavOr social given
by the young folks of the Christian
church at the home of A. A. Richard
son Tuesday night was a success. The
young people cleared quite neat sum
for their treasury. Cake and chOcO-
late we're served for five cents, and
the evening was highly enjoyed by
all.
The preliminary trials Of Tuck
Finch and Ed HutSOn were held be-
fore Justice Goble at Conway springs
Tuesday and each was bound over to
the next term of district court in the
sum of $3.50. "Tuck" Finch gave the
required bond, but Ed Hutson was
brought back 10 this city and thrown
in durance vile.
The great dry goods house of Eli,
Walker & Co. of st. Louis, burned
Monday night. A shipment of goods
to Price, HOge & Co. of this city, had
narrow escape. John D. Share of
Alva, had ordered a large shipment,
but they were destroyed in the fire,
which will inconvenience him some
That. This was the largest dry goods
establishment in the west, carrying
81, 100000 worth of stock.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of McBeth & KinnisOn, Garden
City, Kan, appearing elsewhere in
this issue. Their great speciality is
alfalfa seed. Alfalfa Is fast gaining
a strong fOOthOld in this county, the
acreage sOwn increasing yearly. Those
who try it are strongest in its praise.
As rule alfalfa thrives best in
sandy loan with porous subSOil. 1t
thrives, however, in varying degrees,
on clay, gumbo, and dry, barren, sandy
soils and yields rich bOuntlful crops
of hay and seed. Two crops Of
OF hay and one of seed are often cut
in one season. Try it.
The recent law diveSting the mayor
Of his appOintive power has caused
quite a change in the tactics of the
promoters Of the Republican city con-
ventiOn. They are now looking for a
man for mayor who can control the
most votes, without relying on pie
hunters to hold their forces in line
for him with the expectation of being
rewarded after the election. With
that end in view the drag net is being
wound around S. Crane by good Re.
publicanS who really want to elect
the mayor, while the rest of the poll
tlclanS are engaging in a wild scram-
BILE for the offices recently made elec-
tive. There are six candidates for
the Republican nomination for city
attorney, three for street commits
SioDer, five for city marshal and two
for city clerk.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
LaCeS and


For everybody! At prices in
keeping with our reputation.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
THE CITY AND COUNTY.

III OSCb pAiON w OuU 10 az CLlJEl
Cafe.
JIM. Emmons was in from Mayfeld
Tuesday.
Fancy and box candy of all kinds at
Pember's Cafe,
Owen Ford returned to St. Louis
Saturday night.
Chas. Hunt was visitor from Belle
Blaine Tuesday.
j. S. Greenwade was up from South
Haven Tuesday.
]. NJ. Moomaw of MillertoD, was in
the city Tuesday,
W. H. Simmons of Mayaeld, was in
the city Tuesday.
W. T. Brown was in the city yestei-
day from Mayfeld.
Hon. Ed Hackney returned from
the legislature Sunday.
A fine line of fsmoking and chewing
tobacco at Pember's Cafe.
al Lichtenberger has parted with
his handsome mOustache.
Grain buyers report business un-
usually quiet just at present.
R. a. Massingill was up from Drury
Tuesday, transacting business,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Reed of Belle
Plaine were in the city Monday night.
Clark Knox, a grain buyer of Belle
Plaine was in the city Monday on bust
ness.
Elihu Fernald of Oxford, was in the
city Tuesday on business in probate
court.
f. X. Robbins, the banker, was in
South Haven Monday transacting bus
iness.
Radishes, beetS, onions, lettuce, par
snip and oyster plants are on the
parket.
Mr.. and Mrs, Elmer Layre went to
HayeSville Saturday night to visit
relatives.
= Misses NOveline Anderson and Lulu
jenkins spent Sunday visiting friends
in Oxford.
J. 7. BurfOrd has moved into the
Burks property, which he recently
purchased.
Ask your druggist for the kinder
earten novelty, "The House that
Jack Built"
Jacob Engle returned from Chicago
Wednesday, where he had been buy
ing dry goods.
Mrs. w, N. Shirley and children ar
rived from the Strip Tuesday to
make their home here.
Quite a number of Methodist people
are contemplating attending confer
cree at Winfield this week.
Mrs. George Green returned from
FredOnia Monday, after a pleasant
visit with her mother at that place.
The Christian church will begin a
series of revivals next Sunday. Rev,
SimmS of Wichita, will conduct them
Joe Smith has sold his monkeys to
the Wichita Show Co. Wichita is
getting to be quite a monkey mar
Rgs.
W. NJ. Ferguson sCld three hundred
head Of cattle at Sterling last week
and bought 1000 head at the same
place.
Fletcher Price returned from Chi
cagO and st. Louis Monday, where e
had been buying goods for Price, Ho, e
& Co.
Letters of administration have been
granted to Elihu Fernald, in the mat.
ter of the estate OF Mary Walker, de-
ceased.
Dick Weaver of Peabody, spent
Sunday in the city visiting his many
friends. He returned home Monday
morning.
There are SmOuldering fires of trash
burning on almost every street corner
in the city. Spring is certainly not
far away,
II The dry goods houses are receiving
large shipments of goods daily. Watct
q the advertisements for bargains il
dainty things.
Capt. j. W. Bellar of Perth, was il
the city last night to attend tht
Knights Templar meeting and elec-
tion Of officers.
Mrs. DOty, the woman who has beer
confined in jail since last summe
awaiting the decision of the Supremi
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
NUMBER II.
At EuCLE'S

The value of a dollar in.
creaSeS every day,
Nothing can stop the Tide
of Trade from flowing this
way, for
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
COlOred Dress
Goods

A great assortment Wool
Novelty Dress Goods, worth
lSC al 12!C.
A grand collection of all Wool
Cheviots, worth 35c at 25c.
All Wool Serges and Cash.
meres, worth 35c, at 25c.
Hall and Broadhead Novel.
ties that we guarantee to wear
as we'll, to look as well and
to hold their color as well as
the 81 and $L25 fabrics but
cost You only 39c.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
Marriage Licenses.

! Chas. ]. Bucher, 32. Oklahoma City
I Anna Gehring, 23...... Ashton
! Stephen H. Collins, 26. .Keil, OF
/ Lizzie Fir. % 49,. Gnelnb
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-09

A CHANGE has taken place in the owner
ship of the Roswell Register, and the
names of Messrs. r. 8. Hamilton and Il,
O. Creighton now appear as editors and
proprietors. With the change in owner
ship has also come a vast improvement
in appearance, in size and in reading
matter. The new editors announce that
in politics the paper will be independent,
otherwise it will work for the best inter
ests of the Pecos valley and of the terri
tory. The New MExIoAN's sincere con-
graduation upon the improved appear
ance of the paper and its best wishes for
future prosperity and influence are here
by waited to the new management of the
Register and to the paper itself
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-09
SPARE The BIRDS.

There were over 100000 singing birds
in New York state alone used last year for
the decoration that they afforded the female
hat. This fashion has become so preva-
lent that the dead songsters should have
found some place in Kipling's apt descrip-
ton "a rag. bone and hank of hair"
Think of it. The country overrun with
short haired jezebels and platform
screamers who wag their powerful jaws
when resting from gum on every sub
iect under heaven from dress reform to
suffrage. If some of this terrible female
loquacity could only be turned against
this cruel and outrageous killing of song
birds to satisfy the fad of these mentally
irresponsible followers Of the fashions of
the hour, there might be some excuse for
their existence upon this planet. How
easy it would be to discourage the wear
ing of this sort of decoration among
women. What more noble crusade in the
name of mercy could be devised? What
more womanly than to cry out against
this needless slaughter? Bah! A woman
who encourages this sort of thing for no
other reason than to follow prevailing
fashion is not woman-but a-well it is
hard to tell what she is.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-09

CONCERNING the big floods that have
recently occurred along the Mississippi,
the appropriation of 100000 is recon-
mended by the river commission for tho
"protection" of the districts liable to be
flooded in the future by dredging. The
theory of the levee and jetty system is
that the river, If forced by entertainments
to pursue a narrow course Will "scour"
80 as to deepen itself. Then why dredge?
If the jetty makes the river do its own
dredging-why this appropriation? Some
scientist should solve this mystery of the
Mississippi.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-09
NEW MEXICO RECOGNIZED.

The New Mexico delegates to the inter-
national gold mining convention, which
opened Wednesday at Denver under very
favorable auspices, have been recognized
and assigned to prominent places in the
deliberations of the convention. DR.. j.
G. Slack is on the credentials committee,
and Ex-Governor Prince, who is always
credit to the territory in whatever assem-
blage he may be found, was raised from
place on the committee on permanent
organization to president of the conven-
tion, an honor of which he is we'll worthy.
To general and technical knowledge of
mining, its history, needs and outlook for
the future, he adds in high degree those
qualities, born of wide experience and
natural aptitude, which make the ideal
presiding officer. The convention has
made no mistake in its selection for chair
man.
An other of our delegates who is deserv-
ing of notice is Hon. F. A. Reynolds. Yes
terday he introduced resolution asking
congress to 80 revise the mining laws
that present complications in acquiring
titles to mining claims may be obviated.
Who that has had anything to do with
the mining industry in California, Colo
RADIO, and New Mexico in the capacity of
investor has not felt the need of the re h..
vision proposed in Mr.. Reynolds resolu-
ton. It is one of the crying needs of
the hour, and non action in this matter
has kept millions of dollars away from
each one of the states and territories
mentioned above. How often, how very
often is the eastern man, or the English
or French or other foreign investor
frightened away by complications sur
rounding the matter of a clear title to
the property in which he would like to
invest? It is of no use to deny it, this is
the greatest disadvantage under which
the western miner labors today. On the
other hand, the evil is greatly and often
maliciously magnifed. The situation ia
often represented as being a great deal
worse than it really lie, but it is bad
enough as everybody knows, and the
sooner the evil is remedied, the better for
the development of this great industry in
the sections affected.