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

Tom Friedman was drifting around
somewhere in the Kansas breezes, but
Ills good wife gave out The infOrma-
ton desired. Tom has a handsome
farm home located in the northwest
corner Of the township, across the
road from Geo. W. Bailey who lives
On The south line Of Wellington.
Henry Engel lives right in the
southeast corner Of the tnHnShip. He
had 90 acres Of wheat, firm which he
expected a yield of 1900 bushels. He
came from Iowa in 1878, aud is living
IN the same little cottonwood house
that he built when he first came. He
hopes 10 be able 10 build a new home
by next year.
D. f. Garnand had gone to We'll
.ingtOn To meet some expected rela-
tives. Mr.. Garnand is good farmer
and also makes little on the side by
visiting reunions and fairs with lunch
and lemonade stands. He is prepar.
lug for a vigorous campaign OF this
sort this fail. He owns a good half
section Of land where he lives.
c. H. Rahe sat his half bushel of
corr down long enough to give US his
pedigree and tell Us that he did not
like Pops. They say that Father
Rahe has son up in Nebraska who
runs Pop paper; that he sends it TO
him every week, and that. the old
gentleman uses it for kindling right
away quick.
Fred ONO has a great bOy-FlOyd.
He was ten years old April 10, '97,
and weighs in exactly the same notch
as his fdther-l68 pounds. He is as
TALL as some men, and fat is no name
for it. He has good health and men,
tai vigOr. He can lift $50 pounds.
When born he was an ordinary baby
in size and appearance.
j. W Smith was not at home, but
we saw the best apple orchard at his
place that the township affords. la
fact, he was the only one in that
neighbOrhOOd who had any apples to
speak Of at all. he mulcted his trees
three years ago, and it seems to have
been just the proper thing. The
trees look healthy and the fruit is
fine.
Al Spangler had one of the finest
colts We have ever seen in this or
any other country. He was from
Charley MickIey'S Arabian horse.
Mr.. Spangler recently had nine hogs
to die with cholera. He fed them all
sJrts of medicine, but they died justine
same. One of the hogs stayed out of
the pen, didn't get any medicine, and
be was the only one lett TO tell the
tale.
Pretty nearly all states are repre-
sen,ed in Jackson township. Accord
ing to our canvass, the representation
from each state is as follows: Illinois
%, Ohio %, Michigan 8, Kentucky s,
Iowa7, Indiana 6, Missouri t, Penn.
sylvania 3, West Virginia 3, Kansas
2, New York ,, and each of the fol-
lowing states /: Tennessee, Colorado,
Oklahoma, Maryland and New Hdmp-
shire: also one from Denmark.
We ate d splendid dinner with
Charley Murln at Rome Mr.. and Mrs.
Murlln know how to make an editor
feel good natured-by giving him
plenty to eat. MIR. MGrlin. besides
being agent Of the Rock Island Lum-
Der Co., also buys grain and was like
wise little excited about dollar
wheat. He carries 4 splendid line Of
lumber and builders hardware. His
advertisement appears elsewhere.
One Of the prettieSt places in the
township is that Of G. II. Felt. Mr..
Felt came here in 1893 from Illinois
and bought 700 acres OF land He has
three quarters and an eighty at his
homestead, and d splendid quarter a
mile east. We give view Of his
homestead elsewhere. He says he
has made good money every year
since he came. This Year he will
make 80 per cent. clear on his invest
ments. He had in this year l73 acres
OF his Own--rent wheat and all, 600
acres. He will get l,4OO bushels to
his share off his east quarter. He
has quit corn, and says be will put
everything to wheat. He thinks the
hot winds originate from the stubble
fields, and that it is impracticable to
raise both wheat and corn 10 the
same country.
Green Dowis is one of the successful
young men of Kansas, He came here
in 1885 from Kentucky, carried on
merchandising at Perth for a number
of years, came to Rome in 1893. He
has done a good business but was
about closing trade whereby he quits
Rome comes TO Wellington aid takes
a position in the Farmers bank. He
is young man who by his polite and
courteous treatment of everybody,
and his every day practical common
sense has made scores of friends
throughout the south part of the
county. The VOICE is glad he is
coming TO Wellington, since he has
decided to change. So much for Mr.. |
DOwiS; and it is safe to say that Mrs. !
DOwiS, who has had much to do with
the store at Rome, is not far behind
him in the number and character Of
friends. She is very pleasant lady. !