People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-22
"A chiefs amang you taking notes,
And. faith, he'i prent it,"


Warren Barker's. He was running
two machines and a large force of men,
George Hits place shows the pres.
ence of several ladies-sisters. A
small conservatory is a feature Of the
home.
J. Y. Moore has a well improved
place. He has been here since 1877
but lived in Wellington part OF the
time.
- W. Gardner was prostaled by the
heat on the 22d OF June and was bare
ly able for duty when the scribe was
at his place.
D. o. Frambers was building new
granary 2Sx30 in which to store his
crop of 100 acres of wheat-best crop
he ever raised.
Mrs. Wn. Fl. Robbins could give the
editor of Vick's Floral Guide some
points on Horticulture from the looks
Of her front yard.
NJ. R. Metcalf was just finishing
harvest. He had so acres which he
felt sure would average twenty-five
bushels TO the acre.
Mrs. Isabel Johnson had a hand
some garden which was being laid
low by the dry weather. Her cOllec-
tiOn Of flowers was beautiful.
S. NJ. Baird has one of the best
farms in the township and he tills it
to finish. He is one of the most in
duStriOus farmers in the county.
Geo. Harmon manages to push
things along without a wife; but the
cats and dogs and horses understand
that they must move when he speaks.
J. c. and J. B. Sylvester had just
finished harvesting and lacked but
one thing to maze them happy-rain.
They belong to the big Illinois colony.
The scribe Acknowledges a splendid
dinner at the home of A. S. Daley.
s. S. Jones, Harry ShapcOtt and
Others were helping Mr.. DALEY har-
vest.
Mrs. Mary D. Conn, widow of Shan.
non Conn, has one of tho best homes
in the township She has within re-
cent years built commO1iOus new
house.
John Wynn was driving two splen-
did teams attached to a harvester.
We lacked Une day OF having our
kodak else We would have "shOt him
on the spot"
B. F. Heskett was on the stack 10
the wheat field, but gave US five min
utes time for direct examination amp
cross questioning. Frank is a rustler
from SuckerdOm.
]. E. Youman was vUuched for as
being in the field. ]. P. Bowers had
just arrived from town with a har-
vester, having found 1t necessary to
buy in order to save his wheat.
NJ Terhune happened to be in town
when we called. Mr.. Terhune is one
of the old settlers and has never
turned back since he took hold of the
pillow. He has a we'll improved farm.
"MallOry" is no longer known by
that name, West Riverdale catches il
and E. E. COrnwell is the owner OF
the town. He conducts the store
while E. E. Jarrel is the village black.
smith.
John McArdle looked lonely enough
when We called, but we understand
that since then he went to Wichita
and came back with a housekeeper-
real honeymoon wife. Good fol
John; he's all righC-now.
We did not catch sight OF Thos. Hill
burn, c. F. Curtis, Elwood Curtis OF
R. r. Childers, but learned that they
were Derspiring in good cause 10 /
neighboring wheat field. ThOs. Dun
bar and John Camp were doing like
wise.
J. G. EdmOndsOu is not a tenderfoo
by eny means. He came here in 1871
from Iowa and is comfortably fixet
for the balance of his life. We gained
several historical points from Mr.. Ed
mondson and his Observation-Disclosures
Straw.
Mrs. Lydia Montgomery is one of tn,
pioneers on the northern boundary
She was away from the house pickinl
berries but her daughter, Miss Belle
with whom we talked, can give
tenderfOot a whole lot of pointer
about Kansas.
L. j. Baker is an old settler. bu
could spare but little time to talk
He had Kansas City man shockinl
wheat and his daughter, Miss Jenpi
l.. Baker, running the machine. Sh
is an expert with the machine. Sh
ran it last year also.
Illinois is ably represented In Sew
enty.Six township. Reference to on
plat of the township elsewhere will
show that out Of l07 families livinl
there 43 OF them are from Illinois
Other states contribute as follows
Ohio ID; Kansas IL; Indiana s; Mis-
souri, I; Iowa 6; Nebraska 5; Kentuck
3; Pennsylvania 3: Tennessee 2; Mich
lgan 2; Wisconsin 1; Germany l.