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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-21

On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps.
= osusrous sample will be mailed OF the
most popular Catarrh and hay Fever Cure
lEly's Cream Balm) sufficient : aemoa-
strste the great merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25
Wellington Postoffice.

1t is very seldom that the path of a
newspaper man to office is smooth and
pleasant, but such is the case we are
pleased to note, with our friend A. A.
Richards of the Mail aud Star. No
sooner was the election of a Republi-
can president assured than in CON-
mon with the ordinary type of mod
ern RepublicaniSm Richards saw Wis.
ions of the Wellington postmaster
ship as his reward for services render.
ed. The fact that every Republican
candidate on both the state and coun.
ty tickets were defeated did not lessen
his desire for "pie," as its defeat, be
reasoned was not due to any faults of
his, because be has nOne-but rather
was due to the faults and blunders Of
the other fellows-his cOworkers.
And having so egreglously blundered
they forfeited all claims at the "pie"
counter.
Ordinarily it would be a difficult
task to force the powers that be to
adopt this course of reasoning, but in
! the light Of subsequent events, it is
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25

Ribbing, who was a cOachman for Dr.
r. T. Sloan Of Kansas City, had en-
tered the building shortly before u
O'Clock, to visit the editor of the sgd.
western, Swedish newspaper. The
editor tried to get Ribbing, who was
drunk, to go to sleep, but he refused
to do so, and began roaming through
the Railways Of the building. In
descending the stairway from the
third floor he lost his balance and fell
over the banister down through the
light shaft TO the first floor, a dis
tance of forty feet. The negro janitor,
who sleeps in the basement, heard
! RibbiOg fall and ran to where he lay
all doubled up On the wire mat at the
foot of the stairway. Ribbing's legs
were broken between the knees and
the hips and his skull was fractured
The bones Of the right leg protruded
through the flesh. When taken tC
the police station RibbinP was uncon,
SciOus.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25
The COpeIand.Lawrence Eight.
Journal, Wednesday.

Journal, Wednesday.
The courthouse championship was
settled this morning by District
Clerk W. NJ. Copeland and Attorney
James Lawrence in a three-round
bout. Tn9 honors were easy for Cope
land Tle friends of Fighting jim"
found !. necessary TO get their mar
out of The ring at the end of the third
round or the man from Oxford would
have made him unrecognizlb,e.
The scrap this morning had been
brewing for nearly three months. 1t
had been some Time since eight
ing jim" had had trouble wish any
body, aud this spring he has frequent.
ly shown his teeth TO the new district
clerk. This trouble was brought to a
climax today when Lawrence became
100 Saucy with that official because
the papers Of the clerks Office were
not always to be found when Law
renee wanted them. They had a fight
and Copeland landed twice on the
lawyers neck, winning the champion
ship without much trouble. Jailor
Hincncliffe and George Ewing acted
as seconds while Orie Morse refereed
the fight. Following is the bout by
rounds.
Round Both men spared for an
opening. Copeland led with his right
but Jim ducked and ran out of the
way. Copeland following him up.
Jim made a rush at Copeland and got
out of the corner, narrowly escaping
a body blow from COpeland's right.
Jim grabbed for Copeland's whiskers
but fell short and received a left hand
jab in the neck. Jim fell 10 the floor
but regained his feet and was trying
to get over the counter when the
gong sounded.
Round 2-NOt much fighting in
this round. Copeland reached Jim's
jaw buS didn't phase aim. He then
changed his tactics and tried to reach
a vulnerable spot but Jim was lively
on his feet and kept out Of the way
until the referee pushed the button.
Round 3-Copeland was still aggres-
Sive and nearly forced Jim ont of the
window. Jim was fighting carefully
and guarding his right ear, which had
received punishment 10 fight in 'S4.
Copeland missed right and left hand
swing, but landed with another short
arm jab on the jugular vein, which
brought the fight to an end, when
Jim was carried out.
There will be no kinetoscopic re-
production of this fight.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25

court in the sum of $3.50 each. Faul-
kenberg gave bond that afternoon and
was released. COulSOn was committed
back to Jail in default of bond.
A man named Finner living in
Caldwell, while driving in the coun-
try near there Sunday, accidently
dropped revolver in the bottom Of
his buggy and shot himselfin the leg.
AmputatiOn was necessary.
The prize of a complete course Of
Instructions at the dress-cutting
school will be $40 instead of $12, up to
and including April lst and will stand
good to any one getting L. first lesson
in that time. Three new pupleS
Tuesday.
A man named Ryan was arrested in
Caldwell Tuesday on the charge of
stealing set of harness near Clear
water few days ago. He was lodged
in jail here that evening, The officers
are afGer another man connected
with the stealing.
The VOICE is indebted to Israel, the
photographer of Wichita for a hand
some large sized photograph of Hon.
Jerry Simpson. 1t is a splendid re.
production and will be framed and
suspended in our sanctum as an eye
salve for gold bugs.
Rev. l. f. Hodge of Milan arrived
in the city yesterday and performed
the ceremony which united In marri-
age Wm. H. Jordan and Miss Estella
Anderson at the home of the brides
father, John |. Anderson, on North
Jefferson avenue, last night.
Zeph Bechler, an old Wellington
boy, arrived with his wife over the
Rock Island yesterday morning to LOOK
after his property interests here.
Zeph has been working at railrOading
throughout the south for several
years, but the climate down there
didn't agree with him and he will
probably locate here.
Orlando Spindle, 12-year-Old
school boy, sustained painful injury
on Monday afternoon by falling with
his knee upon hedge bush near the
home of Robert Buswell in the Third
ward. Several thOrns entered hi:
knee, causing the member to become
badly swollen. He has been suffering
considerable pain from the accident
Mrs. Elvina Lewallen, wife Of I. L
Lewallen, died at her homein Rogers
Benton county, Ark, on Thursday
the llth inst. She was the mother O
Mrs. Eva BeatOn, and formerly live
with her husband and daughter il
this city. The funeral services wer
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25
SILKS
A Great Offering.

Few dominant features in full vogue for
Spring. 800 yds. Kaikai Waist Silks,
all new colOrings and designs. Just
the thing for waists, worth. OEo
40c per yd., .ZOC
900 yards Sultana s ilk for Dresses,
Transparencies and other ac- -,
cessories, worth SOC. ZS(
1900 Glace Foulards. Imported Geneva
Checks, India and China Silk. High
colOrS for waists, trimmings 0Ec
and fancy work, at..... ZOC
The above Silks are all new and fresh,
clean goods. We got the pick of sev.
eral thousand yards. Be sure and buy
your Silks at Engle's.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25
A Great
Ribbon Sale

1900 yards Silk Ribbon Remnants -.
worth from &c to l5c. Choice. ~
9S Lace Collars and Boleros. Every one
is new. This seasons ideals were
bought at half price. On sale OQo
at 49c, SOC, and. d............. SOC
Thousands Of yards Of new Wash Goods
just received, ranging in price o.o
900 yards 36-inch PercaleS -.oc
worth l2ic at............ l=N
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25
THE CITY AND COUNTY.

The best place to eat is at Pember'S
Cafe.
Conductor Nelson, from New Mex
leo, is here today.
Fancy and box candy of all kinds at
Pember's Cafe.
John Eicklor was up from his home
near Rome Tuesday.
1 A fine line of smoking and chewing
tobacco at Pember's Cafe.
Grace Shofner, aged five years, is
afflicted with scarlet fever.
Market in good condition poultry
wanted, turkeys and springs very
scarce and wanted.-J. NJ. MCKEE.
The Republican city central COM
mittee has placed Cleo Burnette's
name on the ticket for the Office of
police judge.
Sheriff HeSkett made his returns of
delinquent personal taxes to the coun-
ty treasurer on Monday. 1t showed
$685. As uncOllected.
Two men while working on the rail-
road at Caldwell Monday evening we're
iGSred by an embankment falling in
on them. One of the men was Ss,vere-
ly injured.
The friends of William BowlegS,
the gentleman Of color who is lam
gushing 10 the county jail for steal
ing coal of F. A. Amsden, are circu-
lating a petition for his release.
Fred Bohanna filed his petition for
the nomination for city clerk as an
independent candidate on Tuesday.
The petition had fOrty-seven signerS,
twenty-six of whom are Republicans,
Fred Shell has resigned his position
as night clerk at Pember's Cafe and
will accept a position with Wyatt
Bros. the first of the coming month.
Pliny Sim pson goes on as SHELLS sue
cessor at the cafe tonight.
Miss Lula Thomas of MillertOn, re-
turned from Winfield this morning,
where she had been attending confer
Nsence. She is spending tae day with
Miss Franc Hoyt, and will leave foT
her home this evening.-JOurnal, 3d.
The preliminary trials of Ed Faul'
ks1berg and Bill COulsOn, who were
arrested 10 Caldwell week or so age
on the charge of stealing ahorse from
farmer named Atkinson, were helC
In Judge Gilmore's court Tuesday
and both the defendants were boHnC
over TO the next term of the district
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25

WELLINGTON SUMNER COUNTY, KANSAS THURSDAY s 1897
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25
s
On the Fair Field Of Competition
We Have Won Our Way
in seven years from the small.
est dry goods store in Well
lington to the
Largest
Dry Goods
Store
in Sumner County

Our immense trade proves
conclusively how well we sue.
.ceed. We have built up our
business on merit alone, Our
sun is now shining brightly.
Our Opening Sale draws
crowds.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25

New, Bright,
Fresh and
Beautiful
Our Low Prices

will be the greatest selling
power. The largest Dress
Goods stock in Wellington.
Best Selections and L0aOest
Prices.
All-woOi mixtures, fancy checks and
stripes; Serges, Novelty Jacquards,
Fancy Poplin, 0Ec
Worth 35c and 30c, at...... .ZOC
Serges, Bicycle Cloths, Covert cloths,
Scotch Cheviots, jamestown Suitings,
worth SOC and 6Oc Choice OOo
for...........................OSC for.
Our l2lc, l5C, l7c and lSc Novelty Dress
Goods are beautiful and are great
values. Come and see them.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25

See our magnificent dis.
play of very beautiful Trim.
med Hats and Bonnets. Our
Millinery department. has been
crowned with success.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-03
THAT NEW RAILWAY LAW.

The general public, if it ever knew.
probably has forgotten the fact that
congress passed a law in 1898. which
was approved on the 2nd of March of
that year, compelling all railway man.
acemenis of the United States 90 equip
their cars with automatic coupiers and
with continuous brakes, and their loco
motives with driving wheel brakes. on
o. before The first day of January. 1925.
But two months remain in which 10
comply with the law. A great majority
of the roads have supplied their passen-
ger and freight trains with air-brakes
but probably but a small per cent OF the
cars OF the country have been supplied
with automatic or self-coupling devices.
The law directs that such coupling de-
vice shall be so made and applied as 10
preclude the necessity for trainmen go
ing between the cars for the purpose, o.
coupling them together The Interstate
Commerce Commission was charged
with the duty OF seeing that this law is
comDlied with. This law further pro-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-03

vides that any road on or before the
Goth of November of the present year
may make application for an extension
Of time beyond January 1, 1898, by pub
fishing a notice in some newspaper of
general circulation and by filing the rea-
sons for such extension with the Inter-
state Commerce Commissioners, which
reasons will be heard and considered on
the first day of December, 1897, in
Washington City. A number of roads,
headed 10y the Chicago and Alton, have
made applications for an extension of
time. This change of couplers on al the
cars OF the country engaged in inter
state commerce, involves the outlay Of
vast sum, or of many millions Of dol
lars. Ii would seem to demand the
adoption of single coupler for uniyer-
sal use, or at least of not more than two
or three portions which would automat-
ically ''hitch." a great deal of interest
is being eyinced as to the result of the
application for an extension, for the law
provides that any employe of railway
injured on a train shall not after such
date be deemed to have assumed any
risk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-03
Thing 20 Think Ahnns-

You can't make q boy smart by naming
him for a president.
A boy has his best tia1es when no at
tempt Is made 20 entertain him
The most satisfactory employe r. an
office is one whose family and friends keep
oGt
People DO not regard :, as much O; .
favor % BE- invited 20 eat dinner a. Q
boarding house.
When al engaged man puts OF hi,
welding another six months. Il ~ assl
LAT he = not as much IN love az formerly.
and Il trying % get away.
II is easy for q woman 70 win plaes
where she vii De long and tenderly re-
rnernbere1; az Eae aas % DO "a % b. gen
er0as IA cutting pie for the boys
a sausi9cton IN not being a member o,
any !0cEs or society 10 found r. the "a Z
that a mar thus misses eng resolutions
being pseseI upon his death.
II j. a clever man who can write q sat-
isfactoTy obituary. bat q requires greater
senius % wrte g Satisfactory ncties CO
q welding We never knes a maa via
c0J.1 60 either.
u r. SD. - console q man rAen re
losez hiz money. thst ne : nov ta a posi-
ton 10 asa out who are rs frisn1s. Tast
- 70 c0znolstio-. a man 10 ssppisst vssn
ns d5cas't have % kaoE who his fritnas
are.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-03
Daily ~ Eagle
II. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor
A RECIPROCITY COMMISSION.

When the Dingley bill was pending,
several European countries threatened
all kinds of retaliation, if it should be-
come law. But the Republican meas
IRE did become a law, and instead Of
these foreign countries making their
threats good they have gone on buying
Of US Just the same. In fact, our exports
are rapidly on the increase. They are
greater VOW than for five years, for
September showing a gain of $104, OOO,-
COO, or % per cent greater than for the
same time one year ago. 1t proved a
cold bluff upon the part Of our foreign
friends. They can't get along without
our surplus grain and manufactured ar
ucles.
mckinley and reciprocity" promises
TO cut nearly as important figure as
Mckinley and protection" The ap-
pointment of John A. Kasson as COM
missioner of reciprocity proves that
President Mckinley is going to stand by
every plank of the Republican platform
Dne of which pledged reciprocal treaties.
The promise of reciprocity took the
wind out of the free trade sails OF the
Democratic party as no policy could
have done The Dingley law will build
up our Industries while reciprocity will
expand our trade and iscrease our ex-
ports With such countries as do not d.
rectly compete with our manufacturers.
Commissioner Kasson will exert him
self in giving advantages to countries
who will in turn trade with us in prefer
ence to our immediate competitors.
With the South and Central American
countries reciprocity can be made TO
work charmingly while it is highly prob
eble that the president will reach some
reciprocal agreement with France.
kaSson is an able man, and no interest
which can be conserved by reciprocity
will escape him. He is a western man
and the west is strong for reciprocity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-03
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.

| The question Of postal savings banks
is again being discussed by the newspa-
pers, some urging and others objecting
to the adoption of the system. Bank
ers are found upon both sides Of the
proposition. There is little question that
were the postof1ices Of the county seats
and smaller towns authorized 10 receive
| savings deposits, that many millions of
dollars now boarded in small sums, in
every state, would be deposited and
| thereby enter the general circulation.
However low the rate OF interest, the
absolute safety of the deposit would i'll
duce those whose surplus funds are too
small to open bank accounts with to put
them into the hands of The government.
The president of the Galesburg Nation
al bank recently publicly asserted that
banks and bankers as a rule were not
opposed to the system, as 1t would be
come al adjunct to the banking capital
of the country fully as much as a Sun
day scnool is an adjunct of the church.
The waste and idle money of the coun-
try would thus be gathered up, the pen
MES OF children becoming dollars and
set to work. The secret Of saving is to
make n beginning. At a recent meet
ing of the Indiana Bankers association
at indianapolis Mortimer lowering, of
Lafayette, one or the recognized tinan-
cial leaders of that state, declared that
''the government IS in position to man
age the savings of the country at a
small expense to the postoffice depart
ment, which would enhance the accu-
mul1ted wealth of the country in
marked degree" Working people who
will not 60 to the banks, or even a few
miles to the county seat postoffice to de-
post their savings would place them
with their own postoffice. Safety and
simplicity are the only conditions neces-
sary to induce the deposit. 1t is held
that the negroes of the south would in
a short time place millions, in the aggre-
gate, on deposit. Both the financial
and moral effect would be good. 1t
would start depositors on road Of use
fulness in the right direction, financial
", and encourage industry and econo-
my. thereby discOuraging the spirit of
gambling Not only the latter moral
effect, but it would prevent crime
through the incentive of personal iden-
tity and responsibility. That the con-
viction of perfect safety would induce
the universal deposit of small savings,
such as are not banked in the regular
way. there is not 4 doubt, and it will
not be long before congress will have to
deal with the proposition of postal saw
ings
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-03
PULLMAN AND HIS WILL.

Few papers ever written called forth
a greater number of comments and crit
icisms than the will of George NJ. Pull
man. The American public knew little
of his family or domestic life, but his
name was a household word. The crit
icisms were probably adverse by 4
great majority. The muld-millionaire
cut off his two boys with an income al
lOwance of ten dollars a day. giving his
TWO girls, their husbands and children,
millions, making a number of other be-
quests. But George VI. Pullman did not
leave all his money TO relatives. He set
apart two hundred thousand 10 build a
manual training school and a million
dollars 10 perpetually sustain it, He
was mechanic himself, and a good
one. He had climbed the ladder from
the bottom round and knew the adyant-
age of good trade well mastered. At
ter he had acquired wealth he did not
forget that the great majority of man
Kind could not be millionaires or even
capitalists. The great majority of boys
anust, in making their way upward earn
their cwn living. He who gives his
money 10 teach boys good trades is en-
titled to as great cOmmendation as be
who Pounds colleges, for the professions
are overcrowded, as is the mercantile
business. As long as the earth stands
and human activities continue the man
who has a good trade stands the best
chance Of employment and there will be
employment for all such if the Demo
cra5ie parry is not permitted to try their
hand too frequently.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-03
o.. from Mesquite Beans

The problem OF how 70 utilize IN. vast
quantities or mesquite beans that grow on
The prairieS OF western Texas has, IL 10
believed. been solved. Numerous expert
ments al converting the bean into a mar
ketabie commodity have been made In re-
cent years, but have been productive Of
no permanent results. A. j. Comfy. man
ager OF the Luling cotton oil mil. believes
Re has solved the problem. He Ssa gather
Cd ton OF mesquite beans and treatef
them IN the same manner ss cotisn seef
From the ton OF beans he secured sixteen
ana one-half gallons OF clear. amoer--oi-
ored OF. very rich and with very pleas
ant. aromatic smell. The cake II dark
brown, quite oil and II eaten Ereeaily BY
stock. II 10 a weli-knoWn fact that stock
fatten rapidly on the beans. and that the
year when the crop Is heavy one IL a.
v ays a prosperous one FOR stoeknen. This
year the beans are very plentiful. tkou.-
ands OF tons Of them falling from the trees
and rotting. n they could be saved In ths
shape Of OH cake there would be almost
enough 70 carry stock through the win
60
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-03
IRRIGATION IN KANSAS.

The fifth annual meeting of the Kan
sas State Irrigation association will be
held in Lawrence, this year, November
Is and 10. Only a small per cent of the
farmers east of the Tooth meridian show
any interest in irrigation or have any
faith in its proditableness. A fruit grow
er or gardener here and there has pro-
vided himself with the means of iTriga-
ton IN the event of long dry spell.
There is no doubt that profit will be re-
allied from mechanically lifted water
for the counteraction of a long dry spell.
so far as orchards, gardens and small
fruits are concerned. But the farmers
of the eastern half of Kansas can never
be convinced that there is any money or
margin in a grain crop which has to be
irrigated the season through by any me-
chanical device.
All citizens of the state who are inter
ested in the general welfare of Kansas
are cordially and earnestly requested to
take part in the meeting at Lawrence
on the above dates. This is the first time
that the annual convention has been
held in the eastern part Of the state. A
good program has been prepared and
many prominent speakers both from
within and without the state will be
present Papers will be read by differ
ent members of the State University
faculty, treating irrigation from many
different standpoints. The citizens of
Lawrence are making extra prepare
lions and will do all in their power 10
make the meeting a success IN every
NAV
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-03
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