People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
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G. NJ. Clemmer was digging
potatoes.
Charley Crosen and wife were al
Clearwater.
Edmond Spar lives on the old Spar
homestead.
J.C. Stewart was working at re-
pairs in the barn.
Henry c. Clemmer had shouldered
his gun and gone after rabbit scalps.
VIM. Uhler sowed 24O acres of wheat.
About sixty acres has died from want
Of moisture.
F. NJ. RumOr has gone to Zyba.
Frank is newly married and his cup of
JOY is running over.
ThOs. JamisoD had the finest lot of
calves we have seen-fourteen head
all OF his own raising.
Prilliman & Co. carry a general stock
of merchandise 10 MillertOn and en-
JOY wide patronage.
Millerton is lively little town and
affords mail facilities and market for
a wide scope of country.
James and Tom hurry are two of
the Oldest settlers in the township
both large wheat raisers.
Harry Prilliman lays claim to the
best grey hound in the county. He is
a sure winner on RABBIT scalps.
Things look neat and tidy about
Geo. Z. Observation-Disclosures
the advanced years of the occupants.
Charley Harrison is another one of
the old timers. He farms on a large
scale and has made money every
year.
Hale Smith has fine place-splea-
did house and barn, but be was away
from home and eluded our reportorial
pump.
Hank" Light lost his house by fire
a few weeks ago and is a tenant on a
neighboring farm until he can re.
build.
). ii. Bullock is living in Wellington
this winter to get the benefit of the
Sumner County High school for his
j. 5. Rochelle had just recently
moved out to section 5 from Clear.
water and was getting ready to farm
in earnest.
H. H. Prilliman is one of the big
farmers of Illinois township. He pre-.
SIDES over one OF the best half sections
in Sumner county.
Lawrence Seidl was gathering corn
that was yielding about twelve bushels
TO the acre-nOt so bad for droutby
Kansas in drouthy year.
Mrs. BOdle raised a good crop Of
wheat this year but the drouth has
settled the question with about
twenty acres OF her crop for next
year.
Fred Gubitz was in Clearwater. but
his good mother entertained US in the
German language. Frank Gubitz
farms the south eighty and makes
money every year.
Chas, Mcintyre had just got through
the days toll and was complacently
waiting for our rambler to interropate
him. He is a good farmer and was
right in 1t this year.
l.. NJ. Erwin was absent from home.
much to our regret, as we expected
to get several historical pointers from
him. He and his family were 10 Con-
way Springs at the time Of our call.
Things wear a prosperous air around
the handsome home of James G. Dun.
ham. In recent years he has built q
handsome new house, and was re-
arranging and constructing his barn
when We called.
J.W. Pierson had a large bin OF corn
just gathered. His corn yielded
twelve bushels to the acre and he GOT
l7OO bushels Of wheat off of seventy
acres. He isa Kansas man TO the
core and good citizen.
". F. Tawzer was getting in a good
days work among his stock. Five
days IN the week are employed by
him in teaching school. We CHANGED
to pay him a call on Saturday. He
was an active educator in Illinois:
has only been In Kansas four years
John Dickey is suffering from ca.
tarrh OF the stomach. He has not
been able to work for many months.
Fred Kraft lives on the place with
him and does the farming. They had
hfty-three acres Of wheat this year
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