People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-30


sent to all the stations on the Rock
Island between here and Fort Werth,
and it is thought that the murderer is
apprehended by this time.
c. L. CroOkham, the local tax gath
erer, or publican, has collected over
3,2O6 in taxes this year and forwarded
the same to the county treasurer.
This has never been surpassed but
one year, 1892, and the excess then
was due to the increased per cent o.
taxation that year over this.-SOuth
Haven New Era.
Mrs. G. G. Humphrey Of Belle
Plaine, mother Of Mrs. j. S. Platt Of
this city, died at her home last Thurs.
day evening at O'Clock, after a long
illness, Of lung trouble. She was SO
years Of age at the time of her death.
Impressive funeral services were held
at Belle Plaine at II o'clock Sunday
morning, the Presbyterian and Meth.
OdiSt churches uniting in the cere-
monies. Burial was made in the Belle
Plaine cemetery.
The Royal Neighbors at their meet
ing Monday elected the following
officers for the ensuing term: Mrs.
Belle Richardson, o; Mrs. Cora
Layne, V.O.; Mrs. W. A. Anderson,
c.; Mrs. S. M. Spar, receiver; Mrs.
Mamie CObean, recorder; Mrs. E. R.
DeYoe, NJ; Mrs. Fred BOhanna, Is;
A. F. CObean, o S.; Miss Nellie For
syth, manager for the long term. The
installation exercises will be held
next Monday evening.
Will Lynch returned Monday
from NedfOrd, OF. He says Med
ford was greatly excited Christmas
day over the murder Of a teamster for
the Hutchinson & Southern railway.
His body was found about two miles
from Medford Saturday morning by a
little girl. The mans face had been
chopped to pieces with an ak. Two
men are under arrest as suspects.
They both deny responsibility for the
crime, but each one accuses the
other. The man was murdered for
his money.
Here is the unique way the New
Era notes the abrupt departure of a
bootlegger from South haven: "Tbe
macintosh which envelOped the trav-
cling joint, took wings and flew away
this week, simply grazing the high
places as it went. 1t went for its
health, and is therefore excuSable for
the unceremOnious abruptness Of its
departure. Should rumOrs reach your
ears Of new air ship Of unusual pro-
portions being sighted anywhere in
the starry realm, Just tell them that
you saw it, when it started on the
voyage"
"Tuck" Finch, charged with steal
ing hoX Of coffee from the depOt
platform at Conway Springs, pleA(
guilty in Justice Ready's court Tues
day and was fined $40 and costs
amounting in all to abOuts3O. Tuck
was liberated on the promise to pa!
the fine and costs inside OF sixty days
Tom Allen, charged with being al
accomplice Of Finch, is still out oil
bail. His trial is set for next Satur
day, but the evidence against him i
! such that he will probably not b.
proceeded against.
Messrs CoOns & Wheeler, genera
agents OF the National Fence Ma
chine Co. OF Abilene, are still in Wei
lingtOn exhibiting their machines ant
a sample OF their fence. The fence i
an object Of much interest to ever,
farmer who comes to town. With on,
Of these machines a fence can b.
manufactured by any farmer out o
, hedge Trimmings fence that will
last life time. The wonder is tina
: somebody did not think OF this be
fore. II any OF the VOICE reader
have not yet seen the wonderful in
ventiOn they should not fail to com
In and inspect 1t. They are located
in the alley neyt 10 the p0stoffice
They desire an agent for the machin
in every township in the county.
For some time certain citizens 0
the town have known that some o
our sporty citizens have been follow
ing their penchant for gambling b,
assembling at two back room place
in town and engaging In the seductive
and hazardous game Of "draT." Th
matter coming pretty closely home d
John Hoppel, our resOlute butcher, h
decided last wesk that the power o
the law should be invoked to put
J Quietus on the unlawful proceedings
: and proceeded TO take the county at
tOrney into his confidence. When th
matter had progressed thus far fur
; ther proceedings were stopped by th
: violatOrs OF law coming forward ant
pledging themselves that the place