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

was rendered unconscious by the acct
dent. He was carried into the house
aud medical assistance summoned
The doctors were unable to save his
life and he died that night. The fun
eral was held next afternoon at
O'Clock. Interment was made in the
cemetery at Riverdale.
Prof. T.W Butcher returned Friday
evening from trip In the Geuda
Springs vicinity in the interest OF the
county high school. The professor
says there is a great interest felt
throughout the county 10 this latest
educational enterprise. He inter.
viewed some eighteen or twenty
prospective students Friday and a
good proportion of them announced
their intention Of starting 10 the
coming winter. Others will attend
later on Prof. Butcher is going right
out among the farmers and working
for the school, and it will be largely
due to his untirine efforts that the
school will be a success.
A strange fate seems TO have over.
taken a family by the name Of Brown,
who live in the vicinity OF Conway
Springs. Last December E0enezer
Brown died, leaving widow and sew.
eral children. About three weeks
ago one OF the boys was fatally injure /
n runaway in Iowa. The widowed
mother and a sister went 10 his bed
side. TIE sister was taken sick while
in Iowa, ard died in short time. Her
body was brought back TO Conway
Springs few days ago, accompanied
by the mother. While the funeral
procession was on its way TO the Gene
terry one of the horses being driven by
the stricken family, became fright
ened aud ran away, killing the mother
instantly.
If Tom Richardson Of Houston,
should be appointed one OF the cOm-
misSl0nerS from this country to the
Paris exposition, and should thus be
given an opportunity TO demonstrate
To the people " the old world the
uses of one of our greatest food
staples, known here as corn and there
as Indian maize, it might not be long
before we should have dollar corn
as result Of the popularlZiug % the
hoecake, crakling bread, cornmeal
fritters and other such deiiCaCieS, TO
say nothing Of roasting c irs and corn
pudding. Tom is said to have prac-
ticed warbling Paul Lawrence Dun
oars "Co'n Pune" rhapsody until he
makes his hearers mouth water.-San
Antonio Express.
Official returns to the state board
Of agriculture show that the value OF
the meat animals 10 Kansas killed
or sold for killing during the year
prior to March |, 1897, was $37, 7S9, 67S.
or 81, l9I ,62l more than in the preced-
ing year. The counties contributing
most largely TO this aggregate are led
by POttawatomie, with Sl.37l 1853 TO
its credit and Greenwood win Sl.2l7,
766. LYONS share was $l.2l5, 42j: Wa.
haunSee'S Sl.2l3576: Buffers $l.040.-
S23: Npmaha 81 ,035. 454, and Miami's
Sl,OO9,6Sj. The county in Kansas
having the largest number of mich
COWS is Dickinson, with 1916 head:
Of other cattle, Greenwood. with 80.
III head; of sheep, Reno with 24,44s:
swine, Sedgwick, with 6S,30l.
Wilson Noble performed a feat last
Saturday no one has ever attempted
before. He was driving over the Fall
creek bridge in tGwn with a moving
machine fastened behind his wagon.
In front nf him a man Was driving a
team with a riding plOw hilched be-
hind his wagon which bObbed around
in such a manner as TO scare Wilson's
horses. They turned around short,
partly breaking the railing of tue
bridge, also the coupling pole but
finally got around, headed in the op
posite direction. Wilson sprang off
the wagon when the horses turned as
he thought the team would certainly
plunge in the creek. When the mar.
rOwneSS Of the bridge is considered 1t
was a marvellous turn. Caldwell Ad-
vance.
DR.. A. Bransman and family left
on the Rock Island Saturday night for
Kansas City, Kan, where they will
make their future hume. Mr.. Brana-
man has been resident Of Wellington
more than eleven years. He came
here with S25,50O and lost it all during
the boom and through the failure Of
the Sumner National bank, with
which institution he was connected in
the capacity Of president and cashier
After the collapse o. the Sumner
National, Mr.. Branaman took up the
study OF medicine at the Kansas City
Medical college. He will graduate in
eighteen months Wellington people
generally regret very much 10 see Mr..
Branaman and his estimable family
leave here. and the best wishes of this
community follow them to their new
home.