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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01

DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY
uniformed conductor laid hand on
his shoulder, to say sternly: Wake up
you, or I'll put you off the car. You
disturb everybody with your muttcr-
ings."
1t had been n good many years since
Matt Barlow had allowed himself to re-
call exactly why it was that he was
wandering homeless about the country
Indifferent to the fact that his family
must mourn him as dead, or why il was
that he half hoped that they did so
mourn him. But to-day it was all wax
ing, waking within him under the infiu-
ence of the day, together with the new
desire he had vaguely formed to take a
fresh start in life. When, a half hour
later, he stood in the densely packed
crowd in the cemetery and waited for
the ceremonies of Decoration day TO be-
gin, he strained his eye to see the in
scription on the huge obelisk, half bur-
led in floral tokens, around which the
guard of honor stood, but the sun was
in his eyes. OF course it was the
sun.
what soldiers is that monument
raised to, sissy" he asked, huskily. of
a tall girl of IL or 10, who stood be-
side him, holding smaller boy by the
hand.
TO the imperishable memory of the
heroes of the --th Pennsylvania Volun-
teers, who fell in defense Of their coun-
try, this shaft is erected" read the
girl in a clear voice. "Them's the sur
vivors," she added in kindly explana-
ton, as the sound of the band and the
flutter of the red, white and blue ban
ner was dimly discerned in the dis
lance, coming to lay flowers on it and
make speeches"
Matt Barlow shook SO that he was
forced to steady himself by graspnig
the shoulder OF the small boy, who
gaZed up at him with a wondering
face which struck some faint chord of
recognition within him. They won't
know me-" he muttered to himself in
quayering accents. Lucy herself, nor
my own mother wouldn't know me as
/ look now. An, anyhow, they could
mt do nothin' to me.
The tune played was, TO him. not
Marching Through Georgia" but
Honor gone, all's gone;
Better never have been born"
over and over. The tattered battle flags
carried with reverent hands above the
heads of the marching ranks, almost as
the host is carried in Old World reIig-
ious professions, made his heart first
burn within him, then sicken at the
thought that his place should not have
been here among those who watched II
from afar off.
Either with them-or themr he
thought fiercely, first CHANGING at the
ranks of battle-scarred soldiers, then
at the tall gray shaft, which seemed a
finger to write on the skies its witness
to the glory of the fallen members of
the TIL Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Some distraction from the thoughts
of the moment was absolutely neces-
sary. He picked up the 10~year-old
boy, saying to his sister, "Bub here
can't see, way down on the ground"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01
Carelessly Expressed.

Il don't think it was exactly thought
full of that lady who has just come back
from South Dakota" said the young
man who had just been married.
What did she do?" inquired the
bride.
she said she congratulated me and
wished me many happy returns OF the
day. Washington Star.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01
An Attractive Offer.

Harold" said Harold's rich uncle,
III you will only stop smoking cigar
cites I'll begin smoking them myself.
and shorten my life by at least ten
years. indianapolis Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01
A CommendabIe Difference.

81 see the queen of England has sixty
pianos and doesn't play any of them"
That's good girl. know wom-
an who has only one piano. but she
plays like sixty!"-Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01

81 saw that German tenor drink
about two gallons of beer last night"
Nothing strange about that" replied
he manager. "He is determined that
iis voice shall not lose its rich, liquid
quality. "-Detroit Free Press.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01
Partially Right.

During Scripture lesson at kim
dergarten school near Crystal palace,
questions on the story of Methuselah
were being put to the class.
Who was Methuselah?" asked the
teacher.
And after receiving many wrong an
swers, a bright specimen rose and said:
THE longest man that ever Nyed!"-
Answers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01

we SJill ClluB " SAO'N 0'
and to us Tom is Waver-
ing, weakened individual, Joe
suggests a reckless, pranksome
fellow whose heart is in the right
place and his tongue hung loose at both
ends, and John suggests the picture Of
n steady, solid, sober parsonage, who
seems bit of a prig until we think Of
Henry, who creates about him an alb
solutely intolerabe atmosphere of
moral and spiritual snobbishness.
He whose name of Matt fitted him
better than the shabby, shoddy gar
l1ents which hung about him in dispir-
ited folds was short and square set and
STOPPING.
Yet he was not so old as age goes
Yet he was not SO old as age goes
only 35, and as he told the man who
occupied the same bench, he had only
been on the road for ten years.
i've been trampin' it for nigh on to
Fifteen" said his companion, a man of
about his own age, but whose dress
and person presented an appearance of
even more acute forlornity. Surely, no
TWO more unsightly human blots ever
disfgured a landscape than these, who
lounged untidily on the benches of
Washington square, blind to the blue
and gold brightness of the early morn
ing of one of the first Memorial Days
this city ever celebrated. Now and
then smart blue coated soldiers, with
pinks in their button holes, either sing
~ or in groups of two or three, stepped
rapidly through the square, too intent
on reaching the rendezvous where they
were to assemble for the grand parade
20 waste glance on the two vagabonds
who had met ,fraternized and exchanged
experiences and condolences within the
space of the last half hour.
Fifteen years at trampin is as good
as a hundred" continued the first
speaker, meditatively. Seems as if a
man gifts it inter his bones by then,
an it wouldn't be any good fer his own
self to want ter stop it, let alone other
folks. Now, I'd been on the road fer
five years when this war business broke
L
dy. / wasn't goin' ter take no chances.
] didn't see nothin' of it, nor care moth
in fer it, an wen it was over l come
back and bummed about the country
ever sence, without findin' things much
changed anyways from what they was
before That's why l don't take no in
terest in this here racket over Decora-
ton Day"
At that moment the thrilling music
of the fife and drum, as small de-
tachment Of soldiers wendell their way
down Walnut street, flashing the Stars
and Stripes in the eyes of the specta-
tors who instantly collected at doors
and windows, sounded in vivid contrast
10 his speech, and in Matt Barlow's
duh face there fiickered faint sparkle
of surprise. 81 don't feel that way"
lie said, hesitatingly; I'm kinder glad
there's Drawer men than-you an me"
something had gotten into his voice
and made 1t almost inaudible-'to fight
for the country we're bummin' round
in; an I'm goin' out to the cemeteries
to do honor to the soldiers, dead an
Twin, who did tiff there's any honor
40 anybody in a Teller like me bein
round anywheres. You see, it's differ
ent with me; used to be in-in Their
army myself" He hurried out the
words half in fear, half bravado. as
though finging challenge, and then,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01
Light Restored.

There are many more women living
than / used think"
us that sof"
"Yes. Before i was married I used to
think my wife was the only woman III the
| world
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01

els Maud still thinking of joining q
religious sisterhood?"
Gracious, no! Her father bought
Ter new bicycle. indianapolis Jour-
aai.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01

The heaviest bell In the world is that
at Moscow, Russia, which weighs 432.-
900 pounds. That in the city hall. New
York, weighs $4,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01
\ Useful Woman.

What tiny woman that Mrs. Van
Dyke is"
Isn't she?"
Its their honeymoon, you know,
and she sits on his desk all the time
he's writing"
What q bother she must be-"
ooh. no, she isn't. He utilities her
for paper-weight. "-Cleyeland Plain
Dealer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01
Making Him Miserable.

Shelf was just three years ago that you
proposed.
that up for, on the only night ia the week
that have away from business,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01
Usually It's That Kind.

81 read here in the paper that Ham
mers has retired temporarily from the
stage to devote himself to literary
work. What kind of writing does he
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01
It Is a Very lhean Trim.

Chicago to Nashville via. Big Four Route
to Louisville and a stop at Mammoth Cave.
For full part culars address j. c. Tucker,
G. n. A, or III. w. Sparks, L. z. A., Big
Four Route. 234 Clark St. Chicago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01

"Epistolary prose. He spends his
time writing applications for another
engagement. Judge.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-01

HE mans name
was Matt, and it
suited him. Great
is the coniuring
,>1u-cr of popnaG
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02
Are You Going to School?

Preparations are almost completed
for opening the SumDer County High
school on September 20. The Yelling
ton school board has put the building
and grounds in good condition. The
library and apparatus will be in the
building before school opens. Every
thing necessary TO a successful school
year will be supplied.
Reports from all parts Of the coun-
ty indicate large attendance. Are
you to be one OF the number? Less
than one hundred bushels of wheat
will keep you in school for the entire
year. The value of few years In
school can be estimated only in terms
Of success or failure in life. You can
attend this year. Possibly you can
not next year. Will you sieze the
opportunity while IL is offered you?
We believe you will, and are making
preparations for you.
Do you want a room or boarding
place? Do you want TO know any
thing about the courses OF study or
plans Of the school? II so write me
or call and see me at the County High
school building.
THOS. W. BUTCHER, Principal.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02
Killed by a Horse.

Charlie Erwin, living near Anson,
10 the northwest part Of the county.
was kicked in the stomach by horse
last Thursday morning and died Fri.
day morning. The funeral was held
at Arson Saturday.
Erwin was young man, about 20
years Of age. Thursday morning
early he went out to the stable t.
feed the horSes. 1t is supposed that
The walked IN behind the horses will =
out making his presence kuown TO
them. One Of the horses kicked him
fearful blow directly in the stonI-
ach, knocking him against the side OF
the barn, where he lay until picked
up by his parents, who went to the
barn tn see what had become Of HIM.
1t was apparent when medica! aid
was summoned that the young man
could not recover from the blow of
the horses foot. His stomach and
intestines were lacerated terribly.
He was kept more or less under the
Influence OF OpiateS to relieve the
pain, up to the hour Of his death.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02
The Mills Start LIN.

Saturday afternoon the Kramer
mills made Il test grind of wheat and
everything was found to be 10 perfect
running and working order. Monday
morning the mills began grinding at
half their capacity, 200 barrels per
day. The mills will be run at their
fullest capacity, 400 barrels per day,
as soon as they Can conveniently do
so. They expect to be able to do this
within three or four weeks. There is
an immense demand for mill products
at present. and a night shift of work.
men will be put on just as soon as it
is possible to do so. The opening of
the mills that morning gave employ.
ment to eighteen men. When the
full time is run this force will he
doubled.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02

wood had been burned. The fire is
supposed to have originated from
sparks from an engine.
Wise men know it Is folly to build
on a poor foundation. Relief obtained
by deadening symptoms is short.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures and gives
lasting health.
1t is quite vivid reminder Of old
times to see so many fakirs with all
kinds OF CRAFTS coming into town.
Every passing hobo and every common
deadbeat now carries some sort Of a
scheme with which to extract money
from the unsOphistlcated public.
A meeting Of the Foreign Mission.
AIRY department Of the Epwortb
League OF this city, will be held at
the home Of Mrs. A. H. Griffin on
West Harvey avenue, next FRIDAY
evening. Election OF officers will be
held and social time will follow.
Which is worse, imprisonment for
life or lifelong disease like scrotula.
for example? The former. certainly.
would be preferable were it not thai
Ayers Sarssparilla can always cnne
TO the rescue and Civ" the poor sufferer
health, strength, and happiness.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02
A Wagon Train of Mennonites,

A train of thirty-flve wagon loads of
MennOniteS from Mcpherson and Har-
vey counties, Kansas, and Arapahoe
county, Colorado, passed through
town Saturday morning 90 the way to
the Texas coast. They will settle in
the vicinity Of Houston and Port
Arthur, Tex, aud try farming and
fruit raising for livelihood. The
MennoniteS are nationality of Rus
slams. They first settled in Nebraska
aud tried farming, but the drouths,
chintz bugs and hot winds played
havoc with them and they left Ne
braSka for Kansas and Colorado.
Some OF them went to Arapahoe
county, near Denver, Col, and tried
irrigation farming. A portion of
them settled in Mcpherson and Har.
Vey counties, this state. They were
not satisfied and decided to emigrate
to Texas. They will settle about
fifteen OF twenty miles from toe coast.
IN the fruit raising district. The
Colorado contingent left Arapahoe
county last May and came via New
ton, where they Joined their brethren
and are proceeding to the coast via
wagon train and railroad. A large
number of them have already gone to
Texas by railway.
There were over one hundred OF
them here that morning. They were
well supplied with horses and seemed
to he very comfortably fixed for trav-
cling. They speak English remarka.
bly, well. They are an industrious.
God'fearing people and will no doubt
succeed in founding a prosperous COL
ouy on the Texas coast.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02

tempted to pry open the door with a
crow-bar, bat were unable to effect
an entrance 10 that manner and they
J resorted To the use of a sledge ham,
mer.
! Every place in the store where
money could possibly be kept was
searched by the robbers. No goods
are missing. The burglars could
easily have taken great deal of val.
liable merchandise, but they were
probably old hands at the business
and wanted nothing but money
| There was no money in the store ex-
cept the 229 pennies.
The belief is general at Milan that
the robbery was committed by some.
one living in that vicinity, because
the burglars showed by the manner in
which they turned things turyy in
the store 10 their search for money
that they had we'll defined ideas of
where large sums of money were gen.
orally kept. But the skill of the
burglars shows that they were no
novices. Entrance to Toms black
smith shop to secure tools with which
to open the rear door OF Alton Bros
store, was effected by picking lock.
The robbers showed that they knew
what they were about when they re-
fused to take anything of value ex.
cept money.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02
To Enforce the Game Law.

There was recently formed in Vel.
lingtOn an association of spOrtsmen
whose object to detect violators of the
Kansas game law aud prosecute them.
A man has been employed to gather
evidence against persons violating
the law and the association will see
thai all viOIatOrS are prosecuted.
The Kansas game law makes every
officer game warden and empowers
them to make arrests. There has
been a great deal Of violation of the
game laws in Sumner county and this
association is an OutgrOwth of the
illegal killing OF game. The law is
very stringent regarding the killing
of game.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02
Completed its Work.

The auditing committee which has
been Investigating the books and &C.
counts Of County Treasurer W. H.
Maddy completed its work last Thurs.
ing and filed their report with the
county clerk. The committee was
composed of Probate Judge j. NJ.
Doubleday, Ed 7. Hackney and Hen.
ry S. Carter. They found the books
of the county treasurer in excellent
shape and the accounts balanced to a
cent. The report was as follows:
Amount to be accounted for as an.
pears from The BOOKS, s54, S49.72.
Cash on hand in office, sl,S75. 81.
Amount on deposit in the Wellington
National bank, s3l, SO7.25. Amount
on deposit in the Security State bank,
Sl2,5S7.59. Amount on deposit in the
Farmers bank, s9.07S.97.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02
q F.
Practical Undertaken & EnIa|nCl,

Miss Clara Davenport, a graduate
OF the class Of 1897 of the Wellington
High schouls, has been employed to
teach the Morris school for a term of
seven months.
A party OF nine Harperites, com.
posed of young ladies and gentlemen,
on their way TO attend the camp
meeting at Winfield, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Hoge Friday
night.
A. DryhOuse will have public sale
OF horses, cows, harness, farm imple-
ments, surveys, wagons, etc., at his
farm, three miles south of Wellington
1.-THE old Green place. on Saturday,
September 4th.
The cause which produces headache
is more promptly removed by Ayers
Pills than by any other medicine.
They easily and speedily correct all
disorders Of the stomach, liver, and
bowels. ami restore to these organs
regular and healthy action.
Lge Wilson was attacked with
heart iailure at Dayton'> grove last
Friday aud was brought home that
night in helpless condition. He is
at the home OF his brother, Tom Will
son, in the Fourth ward. here he is
grdduaii, regaining strength.
The woodpile east Of the round
house caught fire about l1:3O O'Clock
Friday uight. Fire department was
called out and with the assistance of
the railroad boys succeeded in putting
out the fire after about tlfty Cords Of
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02
Effected an Organization.

Alta meeting OF eX.KeDtuckianS
} held at the council chamber last
Wednesday eve an organization to be
known as the Kansas Kentucky assO-
citation was effected. Judge j. A.
Ray was elected president Of the asso-
citation and J. P. GrinStead was chosen
secretary; Z. ?. ROup assistant sec.
Rotary. X. Nj. Forsyth was chosen
treasurer.
The purpose Of the association is to
hold an annual picnic and barbecue
at this place, to be participated III by
all formerly-ut-Kehtucky citizens
and their families who now reside in
Snmner county.
The various committees to prepare
for this years picnic were appointed
that night. They are as follows:
MuSiC-JOe Purcell, Mrs. NJ. ROSer,
W. 7. Cowherd.
Tables. H. COrder, B. B. Wilson,
Mrs. S. n. Brown, W. NJ. Marshal.
Speakers-Chas. Sadler, John S.
Richardson, j. C. Shofner, j. A. Ray,
R. W. Sea.
Finance-Mel Wyatt, W. NJ. Fer.
gusOn, ]. P. Grinstead, Joe Purcell.
Program-W. H. Tucker, Mrs. Chas.
Hood, ]. W. Renick, S. Nj. Dick.
AGvertising-w. NJ. Taylor, Chas.
Hood, Geo. A. Pickett.
Waters. H. Thomas, Floyd Bea.
yer, Jesse Durham, f. Mordier.
GrOunds-ThOs Roup, W.. S. Taylor,
Jesse Durham, Oscar Tucker, Turner
Barnett.
Observation-Disclosures Ray, Ben
Grlnstead, Harry Renick.
! DecOratlon-Mrs. ". H. Tucker,
Mrs. ThoS, ROup, Mrs. W. NJ. Fer
gusOn, Miss Lou Bybee, Arch ROup,
R. E. DOwell, ChaS. Jaggers.
As sOOa as the date for holding the
reunion this year is fixed, the various
committees will get to work and
strive for the success Of the affair. 1t
is estimated that there are in the
Deighborhood of 1000 Kentuckians 10
Sumner county, and it is the purpose
of the leaders in the present move
ment to get every one Of them here on
that day. Judge L. Order Of Kansas
City, has been invited to address the
KentuCkianS on that day. The time
Of holding the reunion will depend
largely upon Mr.. Order, as the COM
mittee wishes to fix the date to suit
his convenience. Every indication
points to the reunion being big sue
cess, and there will no doubt be a large
crowd of out of town people in the
city on that day.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02

Mrs. Laura E. Minis. of Smithville, Ga,
says: "a small pimple Of a strawberry
color appeared on my cheek; it soon
began to grow rapidly, notwithstand-
ing all efforts TO check il. Nv
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02
A Camp Party.

Those comprising the Camp Con-
tent party, which recently enjoyed au
outing at Krell's grove, held their
annual camp party at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hood on Sylvan
Height, Friday night. A highly enjoy
able time was experienced by all. An
elaborate banquet was served by Nj.
and Mrs. Hood. Prof. Thus. ".
Butcher acted as POSTMASTER, and
Ed Hackney, Miss Edith Myers, Harry
Carter and Mrs. Chas. Hood contrib
uted to the enjoyment of the affair
with literary selections. Mr.. Hack
ney spoke of the Camp of the Past, s"
while Miss Edith Myers dealt with
THE Camp of the Present and Fut-
ure." Mr.. Carter read some humor.
Gus Camp Notes." prepared for the
occasion and Mrs. Hood read delight
full camp poem, depicting the enjoy
ments of camp life in choice verse.
Those present at the occasion we're:
Messrs. and MeSdames Sumner Whit
sou, Chas. Hood; Mrs. W. II. S. Keys,
Misses Swan, Edith Myers, Dora
and Lulu Rem, Lille, Mayme and
Dorothy Porter, Calista Martin, A..
Hayden Reyes, Jennie Townsend:
MesSrs. T. W. Butcher, John Porter,
W, Fl. Schultz, Frank Miexsell, Fl. H.
Carter, Jas. Townsend, Emmett
Winner, Ed 7. Hackney, WIN. Martin
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02
To Close the Wellington Joints.
ArgOnia Clipper.

ArgOnla Cllpper.
Petitions to the county attorney
and city council of Wellington to
close the joints in that city were cir.
culated in the churches here Sunday.
The principal interest lies in the fact
that many young people from the
country districts are expecting to at
tend the county high school, and their
parents and friends desire the tempt
alton of the joints removed. 1t is
now very clear that il the county high
school is patronized as it should be,
Wellington will have to be cleared of
the immoral influences that now in.
fest the city. Probably three fOurthS
of the people favor the petition.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02

VIM. Byrns has stored in this city
500 bushels of onions, beside having 200
bushels at home. They were raised
in his celery patch in the lake bottoms
on twO-acre tract. These onions
are to be shipped soon and will bring
at least 81 cents per bushel, a neat
little sum for two acres TO produce,
beside having a rich bed OF celery in
the bargaiu.-Belle PLANE Defender.