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

FL Jones was up from COrbin Fri
day.
F.E.Smith of Drury, was in the city
Friday.
E, A. KraniCh, deputy sheriff, was
here Friday from Oxford.
0. C. Watson was down from Belle
PLANE Friday on business.
John Chester of Zyba, transacted
business in the city Friday.
Geo. W. Wynn Of COrbin, transacted
business 10 the city Friday.
W. F. Tawzer Of Illinois township,
was trading in the city Friday.
NJ. T. Funk, a prominent business
man of Belle Plaine, was in the city
Friday.
CaSCaretS stimulate liver, kidney
and bowels. Never SiCken or grippe.
% cents. II
All the engines at this place are
still out on the road hauling wheat
and cattle.
When bilious or COstive, eat a Cas-
caret, candy cathartic, cure guaran'
teed, lOc, 25C. II
Miss Minnie Bganaman will be sue
Ceeded in the Farmers bank by Green
DOwis of Rome.
Sundays Kansas City Star gives
Sumner county deserved write-up
on her wheat crop.
A ten.pound girl was born to Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Cline OF Conway
Springs last Thursday.
Prof. T. w. Butcher returned Sat-
urday from Harper, where he had
been assisting 10 normal work.
Mrs. NJ. E. BrunSOn left last Thurs
day for St. Joseph, Mo-, to purchase
her fall stock of millinery goods.
Mrs. J. NJ. Hill Of Home Valley, WIS.,
tied in the city Friday with the fam
lily of her brother, W. B. Tracey.
Norris Kilmer was here Monday
GA his way home to Harper from
"a visit with friends at Belle Plaine.
The farmers will turn the soil rap
idly now, that a generous rain ha:
fallen and put the soil In good con-
ditiOn.
Albert Burchel of Clearwater, Wis
tied with the family of ]. R. Heskett
Sunday. He returned home Monday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Spruance have
returned from Chicago, where Mr..
SpruanCe had been buying his fall
stock of clothing,
Rev. Thos. Penick came In from
Pilot Grove, Mo-, last Thursday to
visit his former home. He will be
here about week.
Alex Williamson, once a deputy
sheriff of Sumner county, has re-
turned from Klondike with $4,000 il
gold.-K. C. Times.
Miss Ella Gilmore left MONDAY
on her way to Chicago. She will stoI
10 Wichita and visit Miss Clara
Thomson a few days.
Mrs. L. j. Wisehart left Thursday
for the east on goods purchasing
NeXpedltiOn, She will visit relative
at Kansas City while absent.
T. V. Price received a check from
Tom Miller at South Haven Frida,
morning for sl4O95 for a Tobacco
bill due from W. W. Miller g. Sons
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02
CLARK, The Halter, .ss ..,s MATS SIS

DRY G00DS.-Emrich's Dry Goods, Mill
merry, cloaks, and Capes at bargains. No cata-
logues. Southeast corner 9th and Main.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02

800 Page Illustrated Watch and Jewelry Gaia.
logue SENT FREE,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02
200 ARLINGTON BUILDING.

BOOKS AND STATIONERY.-B & Doug
las, 1902 Walnut. Medical, miscellaneous books,
Bibles, fine stationery. Cut priceS
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-02

SHREDDED WHOLE WHEAT BISCUITS
Ready for use. Keeps indefinitely, 94.5 per cent
nutritive value. Furnished by any grocer or
iohber
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01

something that looked like gold The
largest nugget 1 found was worth
$23l and it turned out to be one of
the best individual prizes found in the
diggings."
Mrs. Berry evidently enjoyed excel
lent health while in the great frozen
North, for she now weighs twenty
two pounds more than when she left
Fresno, nearly eighteen months ago.
Il attribute my good health" she
said, ito the fact that 1 took excellent
care Of myself. I was never unneces-
sarily exposed to the weather, though
| was nearly always around the camp
I liked to be there, because it was
lonesome at the cabin, and then, again,
there was always the possibility of
nndlng that which we had come so
Tar to secure
I would advise all women who
contemplate making the trip to Alas
No Nd 10, 10 PROVIDE themselves with the
Warmest clothing possible. I carried
win me four suits of extra heavy
manner Undertaking and stockings. It
is essential that ones footwear be as
near perfection as possible I wore
leaVy wooden stockings all winter, and
my other Gress was in keeping.
The food that we had was rough,
10, put 1t was palatable, and that is
oronabiy all we could expect in a
country like that. Last winter we had
fresh meats, though this was a most
unusual occurrence.
II hardly think it probable that
VII, VIII return to Alaska next spring, un-
less my husband decides to venture
PACK: Ihere Is really no need for
elther OF us to go back, though Mr.
Berry's interests In the Kiondvke
dlggings are extremely valuable.
would not advise any one to I'M
dertake the journey this fall. There
VIII unquestionably be great suffering
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01

shipshape and started on the Arctic
for the new Ell Dorado. About
me on the Arctic.
half way up I came across my hus-
band and his party, and they Joined
1.-THE toughest experience 1 had dur
ing my entire stay in Alaska was at
the mining camp fifteen miles from
Dawson City. When 1 reached the
house where 1 was to spend the win
ter, I found it utterly unfit for any
woman to live in. There was neither
floor nor windows, and Mr.. Berry had
to cut hole in the wall In order to
get the stove in. Finally all of these
difficulties were overcome, and I was
fairly comfortable.
ut was Dec of last year when we
struck the first gold. 1t was a happy
day for me, as we'll as my husband,
who had worked so hard to gain an
independence. OF course, at the time
we did not know just what we were
making, but 1t was not long before
the truth dawned upon us that we
were in fair way to win fortune.
All last winter 1 visited the mines,
and as the great chunks of frozen
earth were dumped on the ground, l
busted myself in picking out the mug
gets.
II think that during the season I
picked up something like $4,000.
used to turn the clods over and then,
with a sharp stick, dig into them as
far as ] could until 1 came across
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01

ter falls so low that it cannot be meas
ured by any available means. 1t is GER
tain, however, that it reaches 20 de-
grees below zero. During all this win
ter season very little can be done, and,
as darkness exists most of the time,
life often seems intolerable.
THE actual expenses of getting into
the country are considerable. Indians
must be hired to do a part or the
whole of the transportation of supplies
across the Chilkat pass at very high
wages, and the cost of the necessary
outfit is in itself considerable. On ar
irving at the diggings provisions are
often not obtainable at any price; or il
they are to be had, the variety is
slight. The supply is always uncer-
tain, depending upon the lateness of
the spring and of the fall
Owing to the difficulty in bringing
in supplies, prices are very high at the
river posts and much higher in the dig
gings. The freight alone from the coast
to the diggings costs as high as SO
cents a pound, so that when one eats
potatoes at 81 a pound and bacon at
50 cents a pound, other things in pro-
portion, the cost of living is enormous,
and even employment at $40 per day for
sixty days out of the year will not en-
able a man to grow rich very rapidly
Even employment for wages, moreover,
is scarce, there being several applicants
for every job. Owing to the high price
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01
Here Is Oh ficiaI information.
The United States Government Investigates the
Gold Fields of the Klondyke and Yukon.
eWNW0

broken by movements in the rocks
that they cannot be followed For this
reason. the mines in the bed rock
cannot be worked except on large
scale with improved machinery, and
even such operations are impossible
until the general conditions of the
country, in reference to transportation
and supplies, are improved.
Through the gold-bearing rocks the
streams have cut deep gullies and
canyons. and in their beds the gold
which was contained in the rocks which
have been worn away, is concentrate
ed, so that from large amount of very
low grade rock there may be formed In
places a gravel sufficiently rich in gold
to pay washing. All the mining which
is done in this country. therefore, con-
sists in the washing out of these
gravels.
Tn each gulch prospectors are at
liberty to stake out claims not already
taken, the size of the claims being de-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01

very few women would care to encoun-,
ter. For more than eighteen months
she has struggled side by side with her
husband in what appeared to be a vain
pursuit of riches, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. For months and
months it seemed as if the quest were
hopeless, but one day news came that
gold in unlimited quantities had been
found all along the banks of the Klon-
dyke.
At that time Mrs. Berry, with her
husband, was at Forty Mile camp,
some fifty-five miles away from the
discovery made by Cormac. She de-
termined quickly that it would be best
for her husband to strike out for the
new diggings, while she stayed behind
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01
Snecial to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-The arri-
val of the Excelsior, the modern treas
ure ship, at Seattle, freighted with
gold, and the consequent national eN-
element and demand for precise In
formation, has directed attention to the
fact that the United States govern
ment recently sent an expedition into
Alaska after the very knowledge that
Is now so widely sought.
The expedition consisted of members
of the United States geological survey.
and was headed by that distinguished
geologist and man of science, Prof.
j. Edward Spur. The following infor-
nation and photographs gathered by
Prof. Spur are of the greatest possible
interest. 1t might be said to be the
first official knowledge and the first
photographs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01

and looked after the camp. Berry was
10th to go, but after some persuasion
started for the Klondyke district, ac-
companied by his brother Fred The
trials of the wife from that time until
she joined her husband, thirty days
later, form remarkable chapter of the
story of Alaska's great strike.
1.-THE story of my experience in Alas
ka and in the gold fields of the Klon-
dyke district is simple in the extreme
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01
500 LINE TID-BTTS.

KLONDYKE. Route L.. SAT. 95
(Edmonton.)
Route g.. $1,000
Oyea.)
Route 3d.. $3.50. 90
(St. Michaels.)
Call early and get particulars Of
Route 1, the Hudson Bay Trunk route,
reached only by the 500 LINE, most
feasible route.
Details at 1913 Robert St.. Hotel Ryan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01

among the miners already there. and
if 1000 more prospectors go in, there
is no telling how great the misery will
be-"
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
BRADsTK. ELS REVIEW.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct. 8. - Bradstreet's To-
morrow, October 8. will say: Distribution of gen.
eral merchant ise iu the Central West and North
west is further checked owing to the prolonged
dIought in Kentucky, illinois and Kansas nor
tions of Missouri, NebrasSa, Iowa, Minnesota
and the Dakotas. Telegraphic advices to Brad.
streets report serious damage in Kansas ana
parts of Nebraska and Iowa. Where earlv
planted wheat is up budding out, that u anted
later Is not likely 10 sprout. Fall plowfny is
now impossible, six weeks without rain having
dried up Pastures and compelled farmers 10 feed
sock.
Manufacturing industries throughout the West
partl. uially iron and s:eei, continue active and
there is an increasing tendency the part of the
interior merchants 10 remit promptly. Viii q the
volume OF trade has increased at Chicago IL is
ahead OF the like recori in recent years There ia
an i'm provement in business in the south Ala
bama having raised the quarantine against Geor.
gia cItes 81 and tentra and \orthern Texas points
having resumed commercial relations vii h {, al
weston. Painters continue to hold cot; on ,vh, Oh
DELAYS collections.
Higher prices are reported this week for cotton
which has been declining for some time coal
and clothing, in sympathy with wool for naval
store under heavy purchases by large traders
wheat, flour and eggs. Print cloths lard beer
and sugar have declined.
Hiues are weaker lead is lower and bessempr
pigs SOLO on o0c ton under heavy speculative
offerings, notwithstandin the iron ana 81 eel
KITS as a whole remain active and firm Exports
OF wheat (hour moulded wheat) from lot b
coasts OF the 1 n ted States aud Canada this week
show heavy ia ling Off aggregatipg only 4 SY5-
GAL bushels, against 5,S34J00 bushels last week
but compared with 1850, 900 bushels In the week
year ago 22lAO00 bushels in 1895 $4,000
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
Weather Conditions and General Fore
NEW YORK. STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK N ". Oct. s.-The bulls were
apparently impressed with belief at the opening
of the stock market to-day that tn beginning in
force OF the impors movement on gold would effect
q turn In the marKet and send prices upward
again after the long-sustained reaction. Their
confidence wss dissipated very soon after noon
and the market became almost lifeless Business
was of the lghteSt possible description aud uctu-
stions were narrow and unimp portant many prom
inent stocks being neglected. sales for the day
for all stocks were only 100000 shares The bears
have apparently come to the end OF their C, M
paign and there is net large buying contingent to
lake stocks even at the low level.
The market seems in fact, 10 have swung to a
standstiH The announcements made to-day of
gold engagements for import footed up a total of
S6,35OOOO. and of this amount all but ST. 500, 900
S1,5G0.OOo in Paris is the hrs: 10 come from that
center on the total movement, which now foots
up SS 30 0u0 This ia entirely at variance with
all the prophesies made By the financial authoIi-
lies who have fore:od that London could easily
be able to shift the demand for the gold from he
.nlted States upon Paris London has apparently
viewed with great equ9nlmity the increasing de.
N and upon its god reserves.
The Bank of England has gone on expanding
It's loan In face of the tremendous drain upon its
gold and no change was made Thursday in its
rate OF discount The open market discount in
London has remained about steady up to TODAY
when 1t hardened slightly and the same thing
was true In Paris in response to the gold engage
mtnts. The effect in New York while it vas al
mos. unappTeciahl hle on the stock market was per-
ceptible in the money and exchange mark Of
Time money distinctly easier rates hetn .
lower at per cent for sixtv days and M to ne 2
cent for four and six months. Actual rates Of
s,erlng exchange advanced "A ani posted rates
~ cent.
To-morrow's bank statement is expected TO show
Tess marked contraction of loans and a smaller
falling on in deposits than has been the case for
The two weeks past, as a result of the demand for
currency from the interior. This demaud has
been less during the week and the banks have nor
oren at The necessity of calling in many loans
20 nrotec. their reserves. Dealings in the stock
market were largely confided TO the indu.t trial
Itocks and 20 The specia ties, and net Changes
though for the most part gains. small, except
In q " cases.
The bond market showed more life than the
Itock market and prices were finn. Total sales
81. 100000.
Total sales of stocks to-day were 252soO shares.
Including: Atchison, IL, 10; do preferred, 74b7:
burlington, 1903; Louisv lie and Nashville, 224O:
Manhattan 1870; Missouri Pacific, 5075 New
Jersey Central, 1882 Northern Pacific preferred
6SUS; Rock Island. S445 ST. Paul 1861: Union
Pacific, 1900; American Tobacco, 1895; Bsv
State Gas, 7450; Chcayo Gas $50; sugar, TO-
1906 Chicago Great Western, 6O5U
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
REVIEW OF HE srocK MARKET

NEW YORK, N Y, Oct S-Bradstreets S
review of the stock market will say Inactivity
the part OF III. public. pre- tssuIe from bearing
operators and lack of support nom the larger
interests of the financial nd specula i've world,
have been the principal factors in the weeks
sock market. Inc result has been narrow and
at times very dull speculation with irregular de-
ciines in the greser part OF the list though In only
a few cases notably Chicago Gas, did the decline
assume any serious proportions he volume OF
transactions has fallen of in a marked degree,
and less significant is the changed character OF
the trading itself
inactive and the smaller room traders have made
the ket for the greater part OF the week, Tor
ing prices lower wherever selling WAS apparent
ami causing br EFF and In The main unimportant
rallies when they began 10 cover their own shorts.
London has shown very little interest in these
proce edtngs, though early in the week Il bought
some stocks Al the declines presumably TO cover
lis short sales This Indifference. heaviness and
the bearish attitude of the market are not accom-
panied by any unfsvorable developments In the
actual situation.
bearing OF the financial and speculative positions
are distinctly favorable.
Gold importa ions have begun, apparently with
out any hing but natural causes benInd them, and
in he piniOn of tie authorities are likely to at
ain a large volume and 10 continue at intervals
for The remainder OF III year.
Railroad earnings continue to make very hand
some sh wing those of the New ork Central for
eptem Der being the largest for any month in the
hist ory of the company.
4 he rush OF grail AT the West is apparently de
cFe9sing, but railroad oficla state tnat any fall
ing ef Il eastbound traffic IS compensated for by
the increasing volu nne ofwestbound miscellaneous
and merchandise freight. The activity of business
In various sections also has It's enect and certain
southern roads notably LoulsVl and y Nashville,
which. owing 10 III" yellow fever quarantine at the
Gulf cities were expected 10 show decreases In
earnings for the current wteAs have. thanks TO
the activity OF the coal and iron trade in the
ou.h. shown increasing gross earnings some
use has been made by bears In the stock market
OF the con inued drought az The West and Its
effect upon agricultural operations, especially in
hS
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09

two day. ntermtssion both factions being little
nervous over the possible developments in the
drought situation between now and Monday DE
Gem Der wheat, VI ich c osed yesterday at 81 CSC,
opened to-day at 9l34 90. 7s The >hor got IN
their work first. the resul, oeing an advance TO
9214c
m. price dropped to Q cents shortly afterward
and for some time he hung ound that
figu The worlds visible supp y of wheat and
bushels, ainst S7.lL0,0O0 bushels September
ana 15l, 500 900 bushels on october last year
I he socks in store in principal European coun-
les Cctoher ! were 81, 10U,0OO, against % 6UO,-
600 bus hels month ago and 80 $40. 000 Bushels
ago Receipts for the day at Nj nneapols
Duluth aggi egated l126 cars, against 1895
cars last week and 1860 last year Chicago re-
ceIpts 202 Primary market receipts
wer- Its, coo bushels against $4,000 uusnels
year agV. New ork reported engag. ments I
SO Doatloads. he NJ chigaH crop reports showed
total yield of "a 8 5LOO bushels wheat this year
against 1917 ,0U0 last year.
This news apparent y had as little influence as
did the Liverpool market. An i'm Ortaut fact
concerning the Hungar rn wheat crop was en-
tirely Beerbohm figures /. at $1,000 900
bushels, against S7,000,UUO bushels as his PIE
viouS estimate and against 4SOOU,U00 as Ihe crop
last year. The Liverpool weasness was ex-
planned by the fact that there had been hedging
saIes there against the No. spriug wheat ie-
V siole supply state ~ ent Monday viii show Al in-
crease of /, 100000 bushels, against 2.300, ,0UO
BUSH increase year ago
The MoGern Miller. which has hereIo fore be en-
quite bearish on the situation. was out in an ex-
uemely buIish statement regarding the unpre-
cedented drought and limited area seeded.
Corn was weak most or the session. with the
trade a good deal the evening up order.
Drought talk seemed TO have lost its influence for
the me being, as cash offeriHgs were liberal
ga were dull aud moved within exceedingly
narrow range, prices oeing Influenced Almost en-
iirely by the action OF corn
Trading in provisions was light. The market
opened weak, rallied with wheat aud declined
again
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
| 5000 c.s. 81 4su; 5000, 81 SO; ls.ooo 81 4s1a

6UO0 ctls al sS*l; SUOO, $l oU 1Z.UOO, 81 4S12
May-6OU0. ST. 471a.
SECOND SESSION = December 10000 ctls
81 40; $4,000, 81 1915 May-14.oo0, 81 4714;
REGuLAR 4oRN1Ne SESSION December :
1000 ctls, 81 .91a: 100UU, 81 4914; s00U,
S. 491s; 22.OO0 81 1895 May-SOU0, 81 Abs
5000. 81 ~ 12; 400, 81 -75s
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-Decem m ber-1 1000 ctls
ST 4.$4; lo,nOO, 81 +97s l6,U0U. 81 So: 2OoC
81 5014: 1o,OO0 81 60ls- Ma 5000, 81 ASA
I.,UUu. 81 4sss: $4,000 81 4S12: $4,000. 81 4s5s
l2,00O, 81 4SA.
bAKLEY-Previous prices rule with dull
and well sup lied marke,.
Feed e5@sOc: Chevalier, 81 521a@1 5714
for No. ! and 81 35@l 40 tor No, =; Brewing.
81 07129l ~ Tor No. aud S2h2@s712c g ctl Tor
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL sEssIoN-9:15 oclock-No sales
SECOND SEssIoN-Decem Der: 0U0 ctls, So Tsc
REGULAR MORNING SESSIoN-December-400
ctls s6ss,.
AFTERNOON SESSION - Dece m ber-400O ctls,
S6s4c: 2UOO. SIC; 2u00 S75sc; 2U00. S712c;
20UU. S73sc 20u0, S7i4.
oATS-Seed Oats are firm, but feed descrip-
tions are fiat aud easy. rancr Feed are quota
ble 81 271a@9l 50 p ctl: good TO choice,
81 171a@1 25; common, 81 O71a@1 Is; Surprise,
81 32Ia@l 37Ia; Red, 81 l5Gl %: Gray, 81 log
20; Milling. 81 221z@l 27Aa q ell; Black, Tor
iced, 81 lUGl Is; for seed. S. 35@l 81. Clipped
Oats sell at $l9I2 p ton over the raw product
CORN-1hrTe is hardly any Corn here, but the
market is dul and unchanged nevertheless. small
Yellow, 81 O71a@l 121s; White 81 O71a@1 l2!a
q ctl
kYE-s1 l21.@1 Is y ctl
BCCkW WHEAI-Q6cHSl Is a ctl-
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, y. Y. Oct 9.-F1our receipts
20. 500; exports, ll,l74 barrels. Quiet ana slow
sell. Rye -four quiet
WHkAT-Receipts, l59.O75; exports 26,es4
Spot easy; No. r, d, 9734c Options opened a
shade higher on drought news, but weakened on
weak cables Hq uidation, small clearances and
light export demand. The market rallied slightly
on butsh Modern Miller reports, and closed 1sc61
5sc; No. red, October, closed 90 14c; Decem oer
HO. --oteady.
WOOL-Firm.
PETRLkUN-Qulet United States closed 7Oc
bid
PIG IRoN-Warrants weak, Sc s5 bid and 81
asked.
LAKE CoPPER-Easer sIl Is bid, sll 25
asked.
lIN-tirmer: sls e5 bid and sl3 rs asked.
SPELTER- Easier: $4 20 bid ard "a 25 asked.
LEAD-Excnange barely steady Tor spot and
easier for futures: 81 20 Did .nd s4 rs asked; ;
brokers strong, 81.
&, FFrE-Options opened quiet at to o points
decline, closed barely steady at net decline OF s to
10 points; sales. 1851 bags, including October Sc;
March, So St@6 s5.
spot-Ri ,, s1eady: No 7invoice, 71Ac: jobbng
1850; mild, s.eady: Cordova lOIb@l6Ihc Sales
5Uu uags MHrAcaibo, private terms
SUGAR-Raw, dull; refined. steady.
BUTTER-Keceipts 1886 packages: creamery
14@22c: klgins, 22c: factory, 9@13c
EoGS-Receipts 7lS6 packages; steady: State
Dried Fruits.
NEW YORK. n. Y, Oct. S.-Calsornia dried
fruits: Apples strong: other fruits steady: evapo-
rated apples, prime wire tray, SAC p ii; wood
dried. prime, slzc: choice. S12@e$4c; fancy, Sc;
common, b@7c.
kUNEs-5@s1ac q II. according TO size and
quality.
APRICoTs-Royal 7@sc: Moorpark. e@nc
PEACHEs-Unpeeled, 7@l1c; pee.ed, 121a@