People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13

W. W. Hagen, cashier: Emmett
Winner, assistant cashier. L. l. Scott
was retained as booEkeeper.
Among those who have the inten.
ton of joining the Sabine Pass excur-
sion from this place the 18th list, are
Al Russell, T. F. Miller, Harry Clay
tor, Charlie Garland, Frank Fisher,
Fred PomerOy, Joe Fetters, Emmett
Winner, Asa NJ. Black, Tom Roup,
James MaXey, l. s. Alton of Milan.
Bob Hunter and two or three friends
Of Hunnewell, Basc0m O'Hair of
South Haven, Will E. Bolton of
Woodward, o. T., and a number of
Others. For S23 the Sabine Pass Town
Co. pays all railroad fares, hotel bills.
hunting aud fishing excursions, an
excursion vi the Gulf Of Mexico and a
ride through the waters of Sabine
Pass and lake for period of twenty
one days, if the eXcurSiOniSts desire
to stay there that length of time.
There are no strings on the excursion
lists and they can come home as soon
as they like. Many OF these men,
toned above will b. absent only ten
days or two weeks. A stop will be
made at Houston, Tex, on the return
trip by some, on sight seeing tour.
The following is from the Conway
Star: "When leniency is shown
deliberate viOlatOrs Of law they be-
come holder and more troublesome,
always. The only thing to do is to
give them the full benefit Of any pen
atty they are entitled to. We have
had experience enough ia this town
during the past year to fully demon
strate the result If being easy on law
breakers. 1t is time for justice courts
and other courts to do their duty, re-
CARELESS of the kicking and bowling
of few soft headed jays, who always
side in with law-breakers, or the peo-
pie will be forced into melting out
punishment to the destrOyers of their
possessions aud the disturbers of
peace in way that may be crude,
but will be prompt and effective. 1t
is time tue weak-Kneed, sugar-cuated
endurance and passing over by the
community OF all the helIishness that
takes place here because if anything
should be done somebody might get
insulted or have their feelings hurt
should be stopped. The person who
suffers from the depredations of row.
dies and thieves and does not proceed
to prosecute, when he knows who has
violated against him, is guilty Of pal
pable neglect himself"
W. e. johnson who in the palmy
days of 1890 and '91 waited on trade in
the Alliance store, son of Uncle Billy
johnson of Guelph township, is now
farming near Perry, o. T. In private
letter to the VOICE he says: 81 have
not less than four bales of cotton in
the field yet, but IL is like dollar IN
the bottom of the sea. | have sold
one bale. We have t. pay 10 cents a
hundred to get IT. picked and sell it
for 81 20 and less 10 tue seed Ny own
time has been taken up with Castor
beans Ost Of which | made little
money, but am picking cotton every
day the weather will permit, | only
pick 100 pounds a day. As snon as me
weather turns warm | will have help
would like 10
come up to Wellington 10 see .e boys.
Prosperity has struck US hard down
here, so hard we are two to one in my
township for Bryan-ffty Republi-
cans, fifty Democrats and fifty
three Populists: that is the way
we stand Gown here and that is about
the way we stood II my old home
township in Sumner-Guelph. l could
not stay where it was otherwise. We
would like to have free homes but we
will never yet them as long as the
money power can prevent it. Old Tom
Reed says We cont want free homes
because we did not send Dennis back
to congress. Isn't that hot stuff?'
Let the old VOICE come. l love &c
hear about Jerry and Chester"
Elected New Directors.
AT the animal meeting nf The