People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-25
There is Nothing Half as Good!


cells, there being more inmates than
the present capacity of the institu-
tiOn. One hundred additional cells
will ultimately be added to the re.
fOrmatory.
The Emporia Gazette declares that
certain undertaken in that town
goes to the graveyard and digs up the
collins in which people have been
buried. He does not carry away the
bodies, but only the collins, which he
sells over again. The paper describes
one coffin in which three different
people have been buried.
The Frisco branch is now in opera
tiOD. Yesterday the manager of the
road went over the line with an En-
gne and ten cars and distributed
them at stations on the route. This
afternoon between 2 and 3 o'clock tie
train went out again. In a few days
this line will be in full operation
Traveller.
Rev. and Mrs G.. H. Sims of Wich-
ita, commenced a series of revival
meetings at the Christian church on
Sunday. Mrs. Sims leads the singing
and Rev. Sims does the preaching.
They make lively team. The meet
ingS will continue all of this week and
next week, and longer. There was a
large audience present on Sunday
morning and evening, and the at
tendance each evening will no doubt
be good. On Sunday afternoon
next Rev. Sims will lecture to women
only. Admission will be free but all
must have tickets.
Willis K. Folks is in receipt of a
letter from a friend in Mexico
telling of good thing or two some
young fellows from New York have
in our sister republic. They have
secured a concession" or monopoly
on practically all the meat expires:
business done in the republic. 1t i.
called the Express de Carne," anC
they have a five years. contract OF
such terms that they clear 500 pei
day. Another monopoly under theil
control is the wood pulp shipment,
from the United State into Mexico
from which they clear 81 900 a car.
Asa NJ. Black Of this city, is init
mately acquainted with Scott Jack
son, who was hung with Alonzo Wal
ling at Frankfort, Ky, Jail Saturday
He also knew the Bryan family well
and at one time he kept company will
Pearl Bryan's Older sister. The!
lived on fashionable Seminary avenu,
ia Greencastle, Ind, aud were consid
cred very wealthy. Mr.. Black say
that Scott Jackson stood we'll in th,
community and was we'll liked b,
everybody. Mr.. Black also knew
Alonzo Walling, and Will Wood, wit
is implicated in the Pearl Bryan muir
der.
Sumner Brewer, the handsome col
Ored porter at the Bon Ton, has
: face Of which he is justly proud ant
he is a little sensitive about remark
in that direction. At the depot th
other day passenger had fine bi,
parrot in a cage which at once at
tracted Summers attention. Elbow
ing his way through the crowd to tn
: bird he struck up conversation b
: asking Polly if she wanted a cracker
! Standing on one foot and winking on
5 eye the parrot replied, Hello Mon
! key" Then everybody laughed wit
, Oh Paris leading the chorus, and Sum
ner hid out during the confusion
t Winfield Courier.
D. P. Munson of Milan, in a lette
! to the Milan Press, dated at Macomt
ILL.,, March 9Th, says: "Siuce l LEI
4 Sumner county l have been in Mi.
a souri,, Illinois and Indiana, and in a
: three of these states 1 have foun
I times as close as they are in Kansa
: and great deal worse climate.