People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-14

Congressman j. D. Botkin was In
the city on Sunday sort o. between
trains. He went up to the Methodist
church thinking Of listening to a
good sermon. As soon as he arrived
Rev. Evans recognized the great
preacher politician and prevailed on
him to occupy the pulpit and preach
the sermon. This he finally con-
sented to do and we are told that be
preached one Of the finest sermons
ever heard in COncordia. He talked
for over an hour and it is said his
elOquenee pleased his audience SO
that they could have listened to him
another hour with pleasure.-COn-
cOrdia Kansan.
Harry E. McNichol Is one Of the
whilOm Wellington newspaper writer's
who has risen TO eminehce in the
journalistic world. He is now the
Brooklyn dramatic critic for the New
York Morning Journal. "The Jour
nslist," a New York publication de-
voted to those who make newspapers,
pays him this compliment: H. E.
McNichOl, an active newspaper man,
formerly with the World, is doing
creditable work for the Brooklyn de-
partment OF the Morning Journal.
He is covering the dramatic field and
seems TO be a man of value aud ener-
gy." Harry was connected with the
editorial department Of the World
before Editor Hurst hired him away
from joey Pulitzer.
State Bank Commissioner Breiden-
thai has taken occasion to give state
banks in Kansas the following advice,
II would respectfully suggest that all
banks should make special effort to
dispose Of the holdings OF real estate,
other than bank building, while there
is demand for the same-nOt that il
may not be profitable to hold same,
but for the reasons that a bank is not
real estate company and real estate
Is not proper asset for bank. Bus
mess prudence suggests that a bank
should convert the real estate Of
which it becomes possessed into cash
or other good assets whenever OppOr
tunity presents itself, even at sacri
fee. The next ninety days will pres
ent better opportunity for cleaning
up slow paper and reducing objection
able excess loans than any period since
1892. May not express the hope
that January |, 1898, will find every
bank under the control OF this de
partment with a clean balance sheet
showing nothing but proper and law
full assetS?"
George MCGEE, who was arrested al
Oxford a week or ten days ago fol
selling liquor contrary to the prohibi-
tory liquor law, was acquitted before
Justice Of the Peace H. A. Earhart
His acQuitUal was an illustration o.
the foOlishness Of arresting jointists
on evidence furnished by temperance
agitators. The complaint charging
MCGEE with selling liquor was sw0rr
out by j. W. Morgan, who in
formed the county attorney that any
number OF Oxford people would ties
tfy against the defendant. WheI
the case came to trial after much ex
pense at securing a jury the STATE
found itself with absolutely no eyi
dence against the jOintist. Morgan
nor no one else knew that the de
PENDANT had been selling liquor
They knew nothing OF the case except
the general street talk which seemed
to be to the effect that McGee wa:
maintaininga joint and selling liquor
Hnunty Attorney Rogers tried mis-
best to convict the prisoner, but was
unsuccessful. There was no evidence
that would count for anything in
court. Until there is some practical
way OF securing substantial evidence
against jOintists it would seem that
attempts To convict are nothing less
than farcical.-Journll.
The widow Of "Bill Nye" had $500
in the wrecked First National bank
II Asheville, NC, Of which she will
not get a dollar. This money was
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