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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
Basil Stetler is Dead.

Basil Stetler, after painful and
patient suffering, is dead. The words
will fall on many sympathetic ear
this morning. Immediate friends
and many more who in Wednesday
mornings Elgle read with sincere
pity the story OF his tragedy and his
untimely end. On Monday he was
shot accidentally by his younger
brother, Raymond, at Peabody, and
the next day was conveyed to this
city and to the City hospital for an
operation in the vain and desperate
hope of saving his life. Last evening
after acute and mute suffering, the
poor unfortunate died, at $50, sur
rounded by his grief-stricken parents,
his little brother aud friends OF the
family. Death In any form must
bring a shock and a hsartache to
loved ones, bua the woe and sorrow is
seemingly dOubly bitter and horrify.
ing when it comes in such a terrible
manner. A dutiful son, a loving
brother, a bright, intelligent and
ambitious boy, a mere child, is cut
down 10 his early teens, just on the
Threshold of promising career, and
the midnight biackneSS Of undying
gloom settles down like q pail on a
once happy household. For Basil
Stetler the great game of Life is all
over, when he had just begun to taste
the sweetness of young and hopeful
lite. "He giveth life and He taketh
it away" Unfathomable as the sea,
perplexing and strange, sometimes
seem the unaccOuntable sequences of
Lille and Fate. Many friends 10 this
city extend to the heartbroken par
ents all the consolation and cheer
which earnest sympathy can know,
aud willing hands and anxious hearts
are ready to GO out to and for them
in the hour of their acutest grief.
This afternoon fTsm 3 o'clock until /,
Basil's friends will have the oppor-
tunlty of seeing the remains at the
undertaking parlors of l. w. Gill. In
the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Ste,ler will
take the remains to Wellington over
the Rock Island for lnterment.-
Wichita Eagle, Saturday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
Sherif's Sale.

No. BILL.
In the district court OF Sumner county, In
the state Of Kansas.
NJ. @. Neal. Plaintiff,
Henry s. Palmer, Ca
sander Palmer, ]. :.
Greenwade, NJ. Q.
Greenwade, NJ. W.
Dubois, T. Z. Neal,
Robert C.Greenwade
and Mrs. Robert G.
Greenwade, his wife,
Defendants.
DY VIRTUE OF an order Of sale Issued tc ne
ID out OF said district court In the above
entitled action, will on
Monday, the 10th day Of October, A. D., 1893,
between two and three o'clock, .. m. of said
day, at the front door Of the court house In
the city OF Wellington, In the county OF
Sumner and state OF Kansas, offer at public
sale and sell to the highest and best bidder
for cash In hand. all the following
real estate, tO-wit:
Lots five (5 and six 49, and the south half %
Of the northeast quarter "a Of section four
IA, township thirty-hve (35 south, range
fourt4lwest OF the sixth principal MERRIAM,
lying and situate In the county Of Sumner
and state OF Kansas.
The above described real estate is taken as
the property Of said defendants and Is direc-
ted by said order Of sale TO be sold, and will
be sold without appraisement TO satisfy said
order OF sale.
Witness my hand this 9Th day Of September,
A. D., 1S9S. JAS. r. HESKETT,
Sheriff OF Sumner county, Kansas.
HERRiCK & ROGERS, Attorneys for Pitt.
First published in VOICE Sept. 8, 1893.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
NewcOmb'S Trial.

The trial OF s. H. Newcomb, the
pocket knife thief caught in yelling
ton, which occurred in the district
court OF Sedgwick county last week,
Is told by the Wichita Eagle Thursday
morning. Mrs. Diffenderfer, wife OF
a chicken thief who has figured in the
courts of this county, was witness
in the trial:
The case OF s. H. Newcomb was
then called, the charge being house
breaking and burglary.
THE young man charged with the
oHense was caught with several
pocket knives and shears which he
was Offering for sale at different
places 10 the country for, according
10 some of the testimony, very much
smaller price than the articles could
oe purchased for at wholesale, the
articles in question having been
stolen from the store of D. NJ. Name
at Cheney, on the night OF June IA.
1.-THE testimony went to show that
upon the night in question the store
was broken into by some unknown
party and some SIS or $50 worth Of
property taken, consisting, for the
greater part, Of pocket knives, shears
and articles Of like nature.
Judge Milton conducted the de-
Tense, and produced two witnesses to
prove an alibi, claiming that New
comb was in the city upon the night
of the robbery. These witnesses were
Mrs. Diffenderfer and her little Sun,
Leslie Jackson, his mother having
been married twice. Mrs. Offender.
fer stated that she saw the defendant
at her home on William street, where
he was boarding, upon the day before
the robbery, she going to Wellington
on the 18th and returning the next
morning, when she again found him
there as usual. The boy testified that
be saw the defendant upon his return
from Kremlin, OF, on the 18th.
Under cross examination the boy
became badly mixed up in his testi.
mony, but still maintained that he
had seen the defendant at the time
mentioned but could not tell why he
should remember that particular date
and no other. The woman refused to
become the least Disconnected under
Cross questioning, but smiled pleas.
antly at Mr.. Amidon as he questioned
her as to her former places Of resi-
dence, clear back to the place OF her
olrtn III MISSOURI. during TINS testl-
mony an amusing conversation was
being carried on between the attor-
neys Oh the defense and Judge Dale.
The attorney would object to almost
every question on some ground, which
was, in each case, promptly Overruled,
First would come the question, fol.
lowed by the objection and the over
ruling. Finally, however, a point
was made which the Judge sustained,
and the controversy practically
ended. The case later went to the
jury after instructions were prepared
and delived to them, and a verdict
was reached finding Newcomb guilty
of burglary and grand larceny"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
How the Accident Occurred.

The Wichita Eagle last ThurSda'
gives the following account Of the ac-
cldental shooting of Basil S.etleI
while hunting near Peabody TueSda!
afternoon:
Gloom and dire sorrow and diStres!
are the the shocking portion Of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph P. Stetler, for man!
years residents of this city, and fol-
the past year living at Peabody
Tuesday afternoon their two boys
we'll known in this city and passing
most of their lives here, went hunt
ing. Basil, the Older boy, aged about
Is years, told his younger brother tC
remain on the outside Of lot fenced
by tall hedge row while he went
through to scare up the flock OF birds
Succeeding in this, he gave shout tt
Raymond, his 11-year-old brother, u
be careful, as the birds would rise
soon, and with that he attempted to
crawl through the hedge. Consider
ably nervous, evidently, the younger
boy, seeing the rustling OF the hedge,
at once fired his gun. His Older
brother, with a grOan, sank down and
Raymond realized he had, in the ex-
element, shot his brother. The
latter was at once removed to his
home and the best surgical skill sum-
mOned. 1t was seen that the best
treatment could only be given at a
hospital, and he was accordingly
brought to this city yesterday morn
ing and taken at once to the City
Hospital, where difficult operation
was made by the staff surgeons, 10
hopes OF locating the ball. 1t was
found that the bullet had punctured
the bowels in three places, causing a
very critical wound. At midnight
last night the matrOn announced that
he was no better and that no reason.
able hope could be given out for his
recovery. He was at that time very
low but still living, with the chances
greatly against him.
basil was a bright, active and lov-
able boy who, by unusual energy and
eager life, made friends, not alone
among his youthful acquaintance,
but among other people as well. Most
OF his schooling was received here,
and host of plying friends OF him
and his distracted parents await with
keenest anxiety the outcome Of this
tragic and unfortunate affair. To his
parents the warmest sympathy is ex-
tended by all Wichita friends.
Mr.and Mrs. Stetler came here from
Wellington in 1891, Mr.. Stetler enter
ing the employ Of Mcnamara & Co.,
where he remained up to the time of
the latLer's death. About year ago
he resigned to take charge of a large
department store at Peabody, and
only few weeks ago the two Toys,
with their mother, visited several
days III this city"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
Administrators Notice of
Hearing Petition to
Sell Real Estate,

To all whom it may concern, but more espe
cially TO the Heirs at Law and Guardians
Ad-Iitem OF Heirs at Law Of Reuben X,
Roger. deceased, late Of Lancaster county.
Pennsylvania.
YOU are hereby notified thatwe, jeremiah
n. Kurtz and John NJ. Roger, admlnis-
traitors OF said deceased. did, ON the IS th day
OF Aug, AID, 1898, file a petition In the pro.
bats court Of Sumner county, Kansas, pray
ing that we might be authorized and eTn-
powered 10 sell the following described
land for the purpose Of paying the debts and
costs Of administration OF said estate, to-wit:
Northwest quarter OF section eleven on.
township thirty. five (35) south. range four
al west OF the sixth principal meridian.
The west half OF the northeast quarter of
section eleven 1D, township thlrty-ive 1857
south, range four az west Of tue sixth prin-
cipal meridian. and said petition will be
heard at the Office Of the probate Judge Of
said county on the 10Th day Of Sept mber, AID,
1898 at 10 o'clock a. m. Of said day, ut which
time and place each OF you, and all others
Interested are notified TO lie present and
show cause, II any you have, why an order Of
sale as prayed for, should not be granted.
Dated this 10th day Of August, A. D., 1898.
JEREMIAH II. KURTZ,
and JOHN NJ. ROVER,
Administrators.
First published Sept. 1, ls98-in VOICE,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
Wichita Eagle, Saturday.

The funeral was held from the
home Of the deceased's grandparents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Stetler, Sunday
afternoon at o'clock, conducted by
Rev. D. H. Scarrow, pastor of the
Congregational church.
lnterment was made in Prairie
Lawn cemetery.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
Come and see the
Champion disc drill. It
has no equal. Sold by
A. Graft.
August Weather.

The average temperature for the
month was TAI degrees; highest
temperature SO degrees, on the 10Th;
lowest temperature est; rain fell on
three days; total fall OF rain Ass
inches; greatest rainfall in twenty
four hours "A inches on the 7tb.
The following shows the rainfall
and average temperature of August
for the past five years.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
Horse Falls In a Well.

Sam Spinden, who lives on the
Johnnie Downnie place on the crs elk
southwest Of the city, lost horse in
a peculiar manner Thursday. He was
moving cane, when one OF the horses
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
Oh, the Pain of
Rheumatism!

Rheumatism often causes the most in
tense suffering. Many have for years
vainly sought relief from this disabling
disease, and are to-day worse off than
ever. rheumatism is blood disease,
and Swift's Specific is the only cure, be-
cause it is the only remedy which can
reach such deep-seated diseases.
A few years ago Twas taken with inflamma.
tory Rheumatism, which became so intense
that was for weeks unable to walk. tried
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15

several prominent physi.
clans and took their treat
ment faithfully. but was
unable to get the slight
est relief. In fact, my con.
dition seemed to grow
worse, the disease spread
over my entire body, and
from November to March
| suffered agony. l tried
many patent medicines,
but none relieved me.
Upon the a dvice Of g
friend | decided 10 try
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
Painful Ulcers
Troubled with Them fer thu
Past Ten Years
Purifying the Blood with Hoods
Sarsapafiiia Effects a Cure.

FuriIying the Flood with Hoods
sarsapafiiia Effects a Cure.
All troubles that are due to impure
blood yield with wonderful prompt
ness to Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
thoroughly eradicates all scrofulous
taintS and makes the blood rich and
pure. Read these words:
81 have been troubled with very pain
full ulcers on my ankles the greater part
of the time for about ten years. decided
to try Hoods Sarssparilla, and when /
had taken two bottles / could see change
for the better. / have now taken four
bottles and the ulcers are well. lam able
to attend to my work about the house
without any pain, and / can rest well at
night. Iregard Hoods Sarsaparilla as an
excellent medicine" MARY A. WELL
MAN, Winfield, Kansas.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for s5
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15

The greatest rainfall in twenty
four hours for twenty years was on the
It'll ult. D. NJ. ADAMS.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15

). S. 3. Before allowing ME TO take II. how
ever: my guardian. who was chemist ana
'yzed the remedy. and pronounced it free OF
potash or mercury. Ifelt so much better after
;aking two hotties, that continued the REM
.dy, and in two monthsI was cured completely.
The cure was permanent, for have never since
had touch of Rheumatism though many
times exposed TO damp and cold weather
ELEANOR NJ. TIPPELL,
Sill Powelton Avenue, Philadelphia.
Don't suffer longer with Rheumatism.
Throw aside your oils and liniments, as
they can not reach your trouble. Don't
experiment with doctors-their potash
md mercury will add to your disabil-
lty and completely destroy your diges-
lion.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
Notice of Final Settlement

In the probate court Of Sumner county st.ss
OF Kansas.
Estate OF Olivia Sanders, deceased.
Creditorsand all other persons interested in
the aforesaid estate, are hereby notified that
at the next regular term OF the above named
court, to DO begun and held at It's court room
In the court house in the city Of wellinston,
sumner county, Kansas, on the frat Monday
in the month Of September, A. d., 1906, I shall
on the LIST day OF October, 1898. at 10 O'Clock
=. m. apply TO said court for full aud final
settlement OF my account as administrator
OF saideststo.
Witness ny hand this 9Th day OF septeu.
Der, 1895.
W. r, SAVAGE,
Administrator OF said estate.
First publication In VOICE Sept. 3, 1883.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-15
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Is the best-infa ctthe One True Blood Purifier.
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for IS.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
The New Regiment.

AT the suggestion of Colonels
Jones and Thomson, Gov. Ellerbe
on Wednesday night, decided up
on this scheme to facilitate the
raising of the Second regiment ::
Whoever will raise "a men, a
third of company, will be given
a commission. When the compa-
ny is completed they will be mus
tered in and the governor will say
who of the three commissioned
men thus brought in shall be lie
spectively captain, first and second
lieutenants.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
BEN TILLMAN TO SPEAK.
He Will Attend the County Cam
paign Meeting at Leesville
Wednesday.

Special to The State.
Leesville, Aug 6.-Next We'd
nesday is county campaign day
here, and we are expecting a
large crowd. All of the county
and congressional candidates will
be present.
Senator B r Tillman will also
be on hand and will speak. The
senator writes that he will be
glad to see his Saluda friends
here also, and no doubt a lot of
them will come.
In order that he may return to
Trenton on the afternoon train,
he will speak ut II o'clock sharp.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
Dishonest Trick of q Constable.

A case, reeking with rottenness,
consumed the attention of the
state board of control, Thursday
afternoon, says a Columbia dis
patch to the Greenville News:
Constable Gardner was reported
to the boa:d for swindling a
prisoner out of $25. 1t was al
legged that while he was pass
enger on the Laurens train re-
Gently he persuaded, after much
effort and entreaty, a negro pas
senger to sell him drink out of
q private bottle for Is cents and
then arr ested the negro and car
ried him to Newberry. While
there he agreed to drop the case
for S25, which the negro paid.
Commissioner Vance was informed
of the matter and reported the
constable to the board. After
discussing the matter all the af-
ternoon and concluding that only
the governor had authority over
such officers, the board decided
to report the matter to him fer
prosecution.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ssass the Of &HzZzzu
A Negro Hit in the Head With a
Rock and Killed.

Greenville, Aug 4-Late this
this afternoon, Will Saxon, known
as "Brownie," killed William
Manning. The Piedmont and
Greenville colored ball teams had
just finished a game at the park,
Piedmont winning. Manning, a
Piedmont supporter, was jarring
with several negroes when Saxton
came up and was cursed by Man
ming. Saxton threw rock at
Manning, hitting him in the left
temple, and death was instanta-
neous.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
Archer's Question Answered.
To the Editor of The State

To the Editor of The State
In reply to Mr.. Archer's ques-
ton: "Who is Featherstone, any
how ?" the question displays more
ignorance than is usually mani
tested by would-be governor of
South Carolina.
Mr.. Featherstone is gentle
man born and raised in Ander-
son county, South Carolina, and
would make a governor of which
the people of the State would be
proud. There are about 40, 600
prohibi'ionists in South Carolina.
In the eyes of the quizical gentle
man they are lot of fools and
will not have a bit more sense
than to vote according to their
convictions. AS Mr.. Archer is
not likely to be the man voted for
possibly he had better make ar
rangements before hand to get
Col. Larry T Gannt answer this
question "Who is Mr. Archer
anyhow p Anderson.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
A DispensarY Robbed.

Blacksburg, Aug. 4-Yesterday
morning between the hours of IL
and o'clock, the dispensary at
this place was broken into and q
consider able quantity of liquor
stolen. Entrance was effected by
breaking and removing a large
pane of glass in the front door of
the building.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-08-10
PORTO RICAN CATHOLICS.
Loyal Citizens to the Union and
Cardinal Gibbons their Head.
Baltimore Sun:

Baltimore Sun:
Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug 3,
via st Thomas, Danish West In
dies, Aug 4.)-Father Janices,
who preached the sermon in New
York on the occasion of the Span
ish memorial services for Canovas,
defined for me today the attitude
of the Catholic church in Porto
Rico toward the United States.
"We do not deny" he said
"that we ways have been loyal
Spanish subjects, but 1T is the
duty of the church to save souls
and not mingle in international
quarrols.
"With all our hearts we wei.
come the Americans. Your con-
stitution protects all religions.
We ask only for the protection of
the church.
"'The archbishop of Porto Rico
is now in Spain, and the Vicar
General of San Juan is acting
head Of the church in the island.
But we no longer look to him as
our eccleslastical head, but as
soon as possible we shall commu,
nicate with Cardinal Gibbons, and
we await his wishes.
'Should any American soldier
desire the ministrations of a priest
they always shall be at his ser,
vice. We have determined to be
come loyal americans.
Not once in the course of the
interview did Father Janices refer
to Porto Rico as other than ir.
retrievably lost to Spain,