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Evening journal., 1897-10-09
LErrERs ON AN EsrATE.

DR.. Thomas A. Brown has been grant
ed letters testamentary on the estate Of
Matthew Spiegelhalter, deceased, and
the Fidelity and Deposit Company, Of
Maryland. has become his surety in the
sum Of $4,000.
Evening journal., 1897-10-09
nIrNcAN RECOVERING.

Frank Duncan, who was shot by
Samuel Hunter on Thursday night as
the result of a quarrel, is on the road
to recovery.
Evening journal., 1897-10-09
ON INTERNATIONAL ARBITRA-
TION

Amanda Deyo. OF the Philadelphia
Branch of the Universal Peace Union,
will address the Friends Meeting at
Fourth and West streets on next Thurs
day evening. her theme being Peace
and International Arbitration The
attendance will not be restricted to
Friends, but the public in general is in
vitei to hear her.
Evening journal., 1897-10-09
SAFEST, BEST BUILT AND FINEST
EQUIPPED is THE PENNSYL-
NANTA RAILROAD

Don't forget their excursion to Balti-
more Sunday next. October 10. Special
trains from Wilmington at 4.3S and a.
m. Tickets also good on 1918 a. m. and
1906 p. m. trains Round trip rate fifty
cents.
Evening journal., 1897-10-09

Goods advertised for years are GER
tain to have merit or they would not be
popular Substitutes are usually "un-
known quantities" The moral is OBJ
vious. Get what you ask for-take
nothing else.
Evening journal., 1897-10-09

HIS BI-MONTHLY SETTLEMENT.
Clerk Of the Peace Foard yesterday
settled with state Treasurer Ross for
the two months ending September 80.
The amount paid over was Sl9,420.S9.
Evening journal., 1897-10-09

soc. TO PHILADELPHIA AND RE
TURN VIA THE PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD NEXT SUNDAY, OCTO-
BER 10.
Special train will leave Wilmington
at go n. m. Tickets also good on regu-
Evening journal., 1897-10-09
Wear
Good
Clothes

because they wear so much
longer and hold their shape.
When we say Good Clothes we
don't mean necessarily high
priced, but garments that have
been carefully cut, well made,
and trimmed with tasty and de-
sirable materials. $40, $l2 and
$l5 are not high to pay for
Suits and Oyercoats such as we
are selling, and we even have
them at So, Sc and $S-good,
strong, serviceable and new
Styled garments. Finer Suits
as good as you will care to buy
ready-made, and then the Gus
tom Suits start in at $40, with
Trousers from $5 up. Prices,
styles and qualities on Hats,
Shoes an | Furnishings are such
as will bring you back if you
once try us.
Open evenings.
Evening journal., 1897-10-09

and you will
feel better and
think more of
yourself Good,
clothes no L
only give n.ore
comfort and
wear, but are
really cheaper
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13
Golden Wedding in Eden,

Among the many pleasant occur
enceS in The Garden Of Eden, was on
the Bird of May, 1897, at the residence
of j. +. DOdsOn. The occasion which
drew about 135 of their friends
together, was the knowledge
that on the same day Of the week
(MOndayl at p. m. just f'ty years be-
fore, Mr.. DOdson and Miss Cary we're
united IN marriage, and This m.s their
golden wedding we wer@ celebrating.
Mr.. and Mrs. DodsOn were united in
Champaign county o.; their union was
blessed with eleven children. niue Of
whom have grown to men and women
and nearly all have families Of their
own. Mr.. Dodsun is "a years old and
his worthy companion in her 10Th
year. They have lived 10 see their
great grand children. Mr.. Cary,
father Of Mrs. Dodson is still living at
the advanced age Of 81 years, thus max.
ing five generations Uf Mr., DOdsOn's
family living and all in good health.
The celebrating of their golden
wedding was a genuine surprise to the
hOnored couple; the thought that it
was the anniversary of their wedding
day had not occurred TO ther Of them
until their friends by the score were
greeting them.
The guests conSpired among them
selves against the order OF shutting
them off from present making and
presented the worthy couple with a
beautiful chair as companion of the
one their children presented them.
The day was warm and pleasant as
a May day could be, and long tables
were soon prepared in their grove
which is the incest OF any in this part,
The wedding dinner wh Gu was good
enough for king, was soon spread
and while being partaken uf many
Jokes were passed and enjoyed. Rev.
West and wife of Norwich aud Rev.
Williams of Conway were in attend
ance. After dinner a very social time
was enjoyed; we then listened TO music
and singing and prayer aud apprOpri-
ate talks from the ministers. Mr..
DOdSon was then called to the stage
and he gave US little talk in which
he said with emphasis thai he was
opposed to divorces, for which Opin-
ioD we give his amiable wife due cred.
it.
Mr.. DodsOn and family moved to
their farm where they now ,s!le,
the same day thai Pres don't Clevn-
land first took his seat In the White
house, twelve years ago. They have
met with some severe losses such as
the destruction OF their house with
much OF its contents by fire. The loss
OF stock, together with failure in crops,
like other Kansas farmers have, but
with all this their Christian faith has
given them cheerful patience, and as
they together walk down the shady
side nf life, may their journey be pros
porous and happy and the sunset
golden, and that they NAV live to en-.
Joy their diamond wedding is the wish
of their many friends.
ONE OF THEM.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13
Commencement az Perth

Saturday, May lSt. was the last dav
OF the Perth school. In the afternoon
a large number of friends aud patrons
listened TO a unique ana interesting
program after winch ice cream and
cake were served 10 all present.
MIR. Richards Ia, taught a very sue
ceSStul term uf school. Many Of the
patrons express themselves as highly
pleased with the work done. The pu-
pills presented the teacher With a sill
yer shaving set as an expression If
their high esteem.
In the evening the second annual
commencement exercises Of Perth
school, In union with Lone Star, Cen.
tennial, Long Branch and Fairmont
schools, were held in the Lutheran
Church. The occasion was one of
much interest and Of which we are
very justly proud. Prof. Bear and
Prof. Butcher Of Wellington were
present aud delivered interesting ad
dresses. A very appropriate recita
tion was rendered by Miss Blanche
Fuss. The program was intersrerSed
with lively strairs of music furnished
by the band and orchestra.
The graduating class consisted o.
the following ten girls:
MOllie Armstrong, Minnie Abel
Lou Fuss, Lucy Mcdaniel, Mabel
Mcdaniel, Amelia Pratt. Josie Pratt
Mary Shade, NoraWaddle, and Pear
Bartlett.
Our good wishes 60 with our fai'
young graduates and We hope that
they may be AS successful in the other
departments of their education as they
have been in our common schools. =
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13
Arrangements Nearly Complete,

B. B. Wilson informs us that the G..
A. R. committee has about completed
all the arrangements for the proper
observance Of Memorial day. SUI
ticieDt funds TO hire the band and pay
all other necessary expenses have been
Inscribed. All neighbOring posts
that Can are invited to attend.
AS Memorial day will be observed
on Saturday large attendance of
farmers is expected and desired.
All the secret societies, the band, the
tremen and militia will join in an i'm
posing parade. COnveyances have
been secured to take all old soldiers to
the cemetery free Of charge. All who
come may expect pleasantand profit
able time, as no expense or pains will
be spared to make the occasion a
success.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

The editor of the Caldwell News
has at last run up against the sides
Of the elephant and here is the way
he describes it from a Republican
stand point; all Of which is COM
mended to the consideration OF
Tom Mordy and others of the
honest yeomanry Of that party:
"IJ would appear from the present
status of political affairs, that the
assembling Of Republican conventions
in ibis county and state this year
will be simply matters Of form. The
real work Of choosing candidates has
been done some time ago. No doubt
the plOdding plebean will be too busy
watching grasEOppers and jack rabbits
10 the vital endeav0r to save enough
vegetation to run him through next
winter, to take his valuable time in
hunting down the political foxes who
have robbed his financial hen rOOSt
year after year. 1t must be a cOnsOl-
ing thought, indeed, to a tired, weary
tOiler to contemplate the kindness
and generosity of few well-groOmed,
sleek, crafty, self constituted leaders,
in sparing him the necessity of rack
ing his brain as to who shall draw the
salaries the next two years. 1t is
compensation enough for him if he is
permitted to dig and Scrapc and save
in order to pay the taxes assessed
against him in order tomeet the afore-
said salaries"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

The Republican papers have
already commenced apologizing for
the Dingley tariff bill. The Monitor
Press had supplement last week,
furnished by the National Re-
publican committee, showing up the
advantages farmers would derive
from it. Since the bill has been
wholly changed by the senate COM
mittee, until Mr.. Dingley himself
can scarcely recognize it, it would
seem little early to begin apollo
giving for it. The senate committee
went so far as to knock out the
much boosted reciprocity feature
which caused the ruin of one oil
Blaine's silk hats to get incorporated
in the Mckinley bill in 1890.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

1t is somewhat gratifying to hear
a paper which has been as bitter
against the Populist party as the
Kansas City Star acknowledge at
last that the Populist party has come
to stay. In its issue of April 30 it
says edltorially that ga great many
thousand persons who are not
Populists and not likely to be are
inclined to believe that the Populist
party has come to stay. Opinions
Of the Populist party have changed
greatly in the past year. In that
time the regular organization of a
great historical party has Endorsed
many principles that are essentially
Populistic, and has fought an excit-
ing electoral battle with its members
arrayed side by side in the ranks
with the Populists, under one banner,
and with one leader of the allied
forces. These forces embraced
nearly half the voters ofthe countyr,
many hundred thousands of whom
bitterly denounced and opposed
Populism prior to the national
conflict Of 1896. There is not the
slightest doubt that the Populist
party gained more political ad-
vantages from the last national
campaign than any other party.
Very much of the prejudice against
it vanished when It's principles were
made part OF the platform OF the
dominant faction oflhe Democracy,
and because of that circumstance
many thousands of voters are will
ing now to be counted among the
Populists who would not have
thought such thing possible prior
to last summer. The former
prejudice of conservative people
against Populism has been further
diminished by the absence ofradica
legislation last winter in the state:
controlled by the Populists, so that
at the present time, much greater
number of people than ever before
recognize the probability Of tht
Popuiist party continuing as a per
manent and important factor il
national politics"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13
An Open Letter from Judge Ray.
Wellington, Kan, Nav s. 1897.

Wellington, Kan, May s, 1897.
D. C. TillotsOn, Esq.
Dear Sir: Your letter of 9Th inst.
asking me to be present with a dele.
CATION at Topeka, on the 10Th to at
tend meeting Of the free silver Re-
'publicans is before me. l do not deem
it best to take such action at this time.
Since the adoption Of the st. Louis
platform and the election OF McKin.
ley, the man who 'xpects any none.
tary reform from the Republican party
sshort sighted. The Republicans are
for the gold standard and are owned
by the corporations and money sharks,
Since the adoption Of the St. Louis
platform | have never claimed to be
a Republican, not ever with a prefix.
| hope to see all Of the elements that
are opposed to the Republican party
united, and finally overthrow that
party in Kansas and the nation. We
have too many politicalparties in Kan
sas. There should be only two, the
Republicans on one side and all Other
voters on the other, and to accom-
plish this union all personal disap.
pOintmentS and considerations should
be abandoned.
Respectfully,
JAMES A. RAY.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

An agitation has sprung up
throughout the county for the
location of a county high school al
some point other than Wellington,
Conway Springs has its old Normal
building standing idle and would be
glad to take care of the county high
school without asking for any
strings on the management. Mayheld
also wants it. Upon request
Superintendent Mclaughlin will call
the board of high school trustees
together for consultation in a few
days, and it is likely that the county
commissioners will be called upon
to submit proposition of some SORT
to the people under the old comfy
high school law. There is no
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13
Judas Carlisle, Cleveland's sec

Judas Carlisle, Cleveland's secre-
tary of the treasury, whose apostacy
from the silver cause was fully as
marked as that of the editor of the
Pig alley sheet, has entered the
employ Of J. Pierpont Morgan as
one Of the special counsel for the
millionaire banker who made about
ten million dollars by the enforced(?)
issue of government bonds under
the late lamented administration.
The New York Journal says: "John
G. Carlisle is either a most thrifty,
practitioner Of lagos maxim, Put
money in thy purse or else one Of
the most unfortunate victims known
to American politics"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

question but what a county high
school would be a great benefit
to the whole county, and since the
agitation has started the people
seem 10th to give it up. Of course
it would be more central and more
prosperous in Wellington than else
where but since this city has in
effect said that she does not desire
the school unless she can control it,
she may be called upon to contribute
to the support of county high
school located elsewhere. This
would be putting the shoe on the
other foot with vengeance.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

The Hutchinson Gazette, speak
of the movement to turn down Jerry
Botkin and Others to make the call
ing and election Of Governor Leedy
ct al sure by filling the vacancies
with Democrats, strikes the spot
VIXEN it says: "This demand in
our humble opinion does not
emanate from the Democrats but
from gang of pestiferous, plumber
hunting Populists, who have it in for
these two men because they had
opposed them in some of their
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

The people Of the United States,
especially those Of Oklahoma, will
soon see whether Tom Reed will be
Statesman" enough to kill the free
homes bill all because Oklahoma
dared to exercise her sovereign
right and choose some one other
than Dennis Flynn to represent hei
in congress, as he threatened. i
Reed keeps his word it will be the
most damnable case of politica
tyranny that has ever beer
perpetrated under the banner of ;
government Of the people.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

Atlanta Constitution, the ablest
champion Of the free silver cause in
the south, has been bought by the
gold bugs and its policy will be
changed. This is the paper from
which our esteemed contemporary,
the Daily Mail, used to copy its able
articles on free coinage, plates, maps
and all, before the Nails we'll known
apostacy. A wealthy Providence
capitalist secretly bought up the
stock of the Constitution and
crowded its able editor, Evan P.
Howell, off the paper. Howell
threatens to start a new paper.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

Chicago has at last given up the
ghost on holding the grain trade
The New York Posts correspondent
from that city says: Elevator men
are arranging to do business with
the gulf ports by erecting elevators in
the grain belt of Kansas and Ne
braska, where good rates can be
secured to the gulf ports, and they
are working to secure all the benefit
that deep water at Galveston, Port
Arthur and New Orleans affords
exporters. Contracts have been lei
within a week for big elevator in
Central Kansas, and it is expected
that others will be placed before
long"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

Here is an argument that comes
from Harper's Weekly, high-class
publication disseminating "intelli-
gence" from the effete east. 1t refers
to the law cutting street Car fares in
indianapolis to three cents, which
the supreme court Of the United
States has stepped in and destroyed;
"One of the interesting question:
Of the day seems 10 be, who owns a
railroad, anyhow? The Indiana
legislature has as yet made nc
abatement of the price Of bonnets OF
children'S shoes, though many honest
people in Indianapolis feel that the
current asking prices for those neces-
saries are extOrtionate and unsuiJeC
to the times"
Such stuff can be accounted TO
on no other basis than that it is paiC
for at so much per line-and it is
poor investment at that.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13
There is Nothing so Good.

There is nothing just as good as DR..
Kings New Discovery for cUnsump-
ton, coughs and colds, so demand it
and do not permit the dealer to sell
you some substitute. He will not
claim there is anything better, but In
order to make more profit he may
claim something else to be just as
good. You want DR.. Kings New Dis.
cOvery because you know 1t 10 be safe
aud reliable, and guaranteed TO dc
good or money refunded. For coughs,
colds, consumption and for all affec-
tiOns of throat, chest and lungs, there
is nothing so good as is DIR. Kings
New Discovery. Trial bottle free al
F. B. Snyder's drug store. RePulaI
size 50 cents and s1.00. 3
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13
Insurance Commissioner McNall

Insurance Commissioner McNall
has been searching the records of
his department and has discovered
that since its establishment twenty
six years ago the state has sent out
twenty-three million dollars more
than it has received in return. This
is nearly million year. Mr.. Nc.
Nall rightly thinks that there is not
so much danger from legislation
that will drive capital from the state,
as from lack of legislation to keep
our own capital within the state.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

schemes and deals. We wish to
emphasize the fact right here at the
start that this state and the fullness
thereof does not belong to that gang
of Populis; politicians. Jerry
Botkin at Abilene, as well as in the
election, well demonstrated his
strength among the rank and file of
the people and he has not lost any
of it since. Some of the people in
this vicinity are getting very tired
of the manipulationS of this gang of
'dinkey-brained fxers.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

The Washington Post editorially
says that everybody has quit max
ing fun of Jerry Simpson. The New
York Sun grants him the leadership
Of the opposition to the Republic
ans in the house. The Wichita
Eagle is responsible for these state
nents.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

From away off in Prescott,
Arizona, comes letter from Samuel
Goldsworthy, enclosing a subscrip-
ton for the VOICE, and exclaiming
"Hurrah for our Jerry-the best
man the Alliance movement ha:
brought to the 'front.'" There is nc
question but what Jerry Simpson
lives closer to the hearts of the
people than he ever did before.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

A movement is on foot to
organize a mutual company among
the farmers Of Sumner county for
hail insurance. There is only one or
two companies writing hail insu-
rance and their rates are exhorbitant
$50 premium for $500 insurance.
There is no reason why the farmers
of Sumner county could not stand to-
gether and insure each other with
perhaps very little cost, rather than
send their money away to build
fine buildings in distant cities and
enrich set Of spectators.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

A few days ago an official who is in
a position to know said that OF all the
poor clerks this county ever had,
Mart Copeland is the pOOrest.-M
Mart would have to get up an
hour before bedtime if he excelled
his predecessor, J. D. Simpson, in
ineficiency. The Mail man has
evidently been hobnobbing with
Jim Lawrence.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13
THURSDAY. MAYI3. 1897.

The VOICE is in receipt of a limited
number of copies Of Jerry Simpsons
tariff speech. Those desiring them
please apply. If remote from Wei
lington drop a postal request and
they will be forwarded as long as
thew last
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

The American Business College,
Omaha, Neb., has notice 10 the local
columns OF this paper Offering thor
ough course of instruction in book
keeping and business methods by mail
free of tuition. Did you read it? To
avail yourself of this liberal offer is
the same as accepting present OF $50.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Weddle left
Monday for the eastern part of
the state. Mis-. Weddle goes to En-.
polia as delegate from the Eastern
Star lodge Of this city. to the Grand
Chapter O.E.S. Mr.. Weddle will visit
and transact business in Junction City.
They will return in a few days.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13
Committee Meeting.

The next regular meeting Of the
County Central committee OF the PEG
pies party of Sumner county will be
held 90 the first Saturday OF June
June 5. 1t is earnestly desired that
every member of the committee will
be present. Business of special i'm
portance is to be transacted. Ar
rangements are in progress for speak
ing.
V. C. SLEEPER, Chairman.
Tu11 n ROnrps Secretary
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13
BY LYNEN NEUGLE.
ERMS: Sl.OO Per Year in Advance.
AS TO CIRCULATION.

The American Newspaper Directory, pub
lished by Geo. P ROwell & Co., New York
gives the following rating to the VOICE:
"To this paper is accorded a larger circula
hon rating than any other paper in Sumner
county gets ere lit for. And the correctness
OF its rating is guaranteed by the publishers
of this Directory, who will pay a reward OF
800 TO the first person who successfully as
sails its accuracy
Average Weekly Circulation
during the year 1896, rs shown
by the above named Directory,
2,6IS copies.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13
Fine and Costs.

The preliminary examinations Of
the boys mentioned 10 our last issue,
charged with stealing merchandise
from the Haltiwanger stock of drugs,
came up for hearing before Justice j.
NJ. Ready this afternoon.
uThe charge against them was
changed from granG larceny TO petit
larceny. Three of them plead guilty
to the charge and were fined $40 and
costs each, amounting to sl640. The
cases against the other two were con-
tinued until the Dist inst.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-05-13

W. R. Spicknall returned Sunday
from a trip to st. Louis. Chicago, New
York and other eastern cities.