People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-11
There is Nothing Half as Good!

there. At Torreon the other day four
men were killed in bull fight and
the inhabitants rejOiced. The life of
a peon or foreigner is considered
nothing at all, and the only thing
they fear is the punishment that is
sometimes melted out to mur1erers.
Thomas Allen of Carlisle, H., is in
the city visiting his nephew, W. A.
Murray. He will remain here for
some time. Mr.. Allen is a capitalist
and is on an extensive trip through
out the United States. He will go
from here to Los Angeles, Cal, and
after spending some time seeing the
sights of the coast, will travel extern
sively through the south.
Three thousand dozen eggs were
brought to the city Friday-think
of it. Thirty-six thousand eggs
brought in by the farmers and eX.
changed for $40 worth of produce.
What a cackling of hens must be
going on around the county, The
hen is entitled to her share OF the
hOnOrs of being one of the main sup
ports of the farmers of Kansas
CuCk-cuck-cuckoo.
Owing to the fact that there was
no train out of Wellington on thi;
division of the Santa Fe Saturday
night, the regular freight for that
night having been annulled, and the
weather being too disagreeable tt
drive, Milan patrons of the lecture
course had TO deny themselves the
pleasure of attending the Dyche lee
ture in Wellington that evening. Il
was great disappointment to them
Milan Press.
A. Graff returned Thursday from
Newkirk, OF. Mr.. Graf says the
court house there was destroyed by
fire Thursday morning abOut4O'clOck
The records were saved, but a large
number of papers in the clerks Office
and other valuable property in tht
building was totally destroyed. Gases
that were doCketed and partly dis
posed of will now have to be FLED
anew. The origin of the fire is popu-
larly believed to be incendiary.
A Caldwell clergyman whose SALARY
had not been paid for several months
told the trustees that he must have
his money as his family was suffering
for want of the neceSSarieS of life
Money! exclaimed one of the trus-
tees noted for his stingineSs, do you
preach for money? | thought vol
preached for the good Of SOULS Tit
minister replied: $50 l do, but
can't eat souls. And if could il
would take thousand such as your,
to make a meal.
]. G. TrOutman, the stock buyer
returned last Saturday from Peabody
He shipped ten cars of cattle from
Butler county last week to the Kan.
Sas City markets. Mr.. TroutmaI
says the tendency of the cattle mar
ket is upward, and the outlook il
favorable for increased prices. Their,
is a large demand for extra good cat
tie, which are rather scarce in Kan.
saS this year. Encouraging report
come from western Kansas, where
great many cattle are being grazed Oh
the fine pasture lands out there
The stOckmen are gradually gettinJ
possession of this land, which ha
been held by the mortgage companies
and are converting 10 into range
Western Kansas will yet come to tn
front as superior cattle country.
William Freeman of Harmon towr
ship, asin the city Friday on bushes
and called at the Journal office t
pay his respects, Mr.. Freeman has
good acreage OF wheat sown this yea
) and is exceedingly hopeful over tn
prospects. Hestated that most OF tn
+ wheat sown since election which WI
thought to be damaged by the recer
4 freeze will come out all right an