People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-08-18

and Mrs. Sarah owen which was
cOmmemOrated the 18th inst. Mr..
Davis is a brother of Mrs. Owen.
G. n. Stephenson of Belle PLANE,
who brought the mammoth corn stalk
to the VOICE last week, was in town
Monday. He says there are patches of
corn in his 1OO-acre field that will 90
50 bushels to the acre, and he expects
the field to average 60 bushels, a total
yield of 5000 bushels. If he gets 25
cents bushel for his corn he will
realize $500 off the 10O.acre field.
That beats wheat crop.
The case of the. State against John
P. Wright, charged with removing
mortgaged property from the state,
which was to have been tried in JUS
tice Cox's court Monday, has been con-
tinued until Thursday, the 18th inst.
A. Graf had levied on some horses,
cattle, etc., in Wright's possession to
satisfy a debt of about 5000, and
Wright, it is charged, moved the cat
tie into the Strip. He is under 5000
bond to appear for trial on the 18th
inst.
Asa NJ. Black returned Saturday
night from Topeka and Wichita,
where he went in search OF an opera
house attraction for the Sumner
County Veterans association. He
has not yet decided what attraction
to book. Mr.. Black witnessed the
much advertised war vitascope pict-
ure show in Wichita Friday night,
and he says it is the tamest show that
ever played a country school house
circuit. 1t is nothing more than q
magic lantern show, giving pictures
of battleships and working the lead.
ing merchants" advertising graft.
Resident Engineer j. NJ. Meade Of
the Santa Fe, awarded the contract
Saturday for twelve miles more of
double track between Sterry and
Strong City. Thiswill, when finished,
make a continuous double track be-
tweenEmporia indifference, "a distance
of forty.fve miles. The completion
of this double track will give the
Santa Fe for all practical purposes
two lines from Florence to Kansas
City. At EmpOria, the eastern ter
minus of this double track, the Otta'
wa cutoff begins, making from that
point to Kansas City two lines. The
ability Of the Santa Fe TO handle
traffic will be greatly increased by
this improvement.
A. NJ. Reichenberger, a farmer liv
ing twenty miles west of Wichita
received a message Friday night thai
his father was dying at Huron, a towI
in northwest Kansas. He had to x
| to Wichita to get train to his des
tination, and when he arrived HI
found that the last regular train fOr
the day had gone, and il would della.
! him ten hours to wait. lie rendered
the Kansas Midland check, certified
for 81, 800, to be held as a guarantee
for the expense Of special train b
carry him to the Union Pacific in cen
trail Kansas, distance OF 1873 miles
y where he could make connection
with a regular train for his destins
ton. He got his train in few mir
. utes, and asked that it be put to tn
; limit of speed. Reichenberger is
l wheat raiser, and is said to have
> profit Of $4,000 on the crops of lSG
y and 1898.
Marshal Wooden Ed Coats made
a lucky catch this morning. The
arrested negro watch thief and n
covered the watch for which a rewar
. of $40 was offered. Marshal Woode
= received card from Marshal Sha,
yer Of Wellington, describing I'll
y watch which was a good one with
solid gold case. While he was real
ling the card Mr.. Snyder who lives
y. the east part Of town came up al
: handing him the watch said
thought it was stolen and that 81
thief was at his house. The wat,
was the one described and with N
iss Coats the marshal went out and a
le rested the negro who had sold Il
er watch to Mr.. Snyder for IS viii,
rs naturally aroused suspicion. Und
y y the plea Of coming to town after &
b money he notified the officers. T
Is Wellington officer will be over aft
a his prisoner and property tonight.
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