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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03

last Friday to look up a location il
that land which flows with milk anC
honey.
Considerable sickness is reported
among the chil6len with bad colds
and lung trouble.
Another Car OF fine hogs were
shipped from this point to Wichita
last week BY J. W. Heskett.
Mrs. Lula Durham is having q
hard tusSel with lagrippe. DR., Huff
man FROM Belle Pelle is an every day
caller.
A. Fl. Forsythe's children, three in
number, are down with bad colds and
lagrippe. DR.. Roberts from Belle
Paine is in attendance.
A mistake 10 tipping our items of
last week: 1t appeared in type that
Guss Bergist received $50 per
hundred for live hogs. 1t should
have appeared $40 per hunered.
We will say that Mr.. Gray the agent
at this point is not aspiring for the
post office. But if the Office is thrust
upon him he will act as postmaster
10 connection with his railroad
business until the hot heads cool of
and want the office removed to some
other part of the globe.
As board we would like to know
where he gets his law to enlarge a
school building for church purposes.
-Seventy-SiX items.
Not having access to the statutes
of Kansas and not being a law student
We will submit our theory to the
Seventy-Six scribe AID kindly ask
him if the Shiloh people would en-
croach upon the law to hold their Sun
day school at some private residence
with the PERMISSION of the owner.
FARMER.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03

talked there is no perceptible dim
mutton in the long cared fellows
Our county officers have begun the
work OF retrenchment. We would
like to see them follow it up.
The department store OF Alton
Bros. at Milan is doing a thriving
business. They are succeeding by
low prices, in drawing back a good
deal Of the trade thai was going to
Wellington.
Mr.. Talmage of Wellington is to
preach at Union chapel the second
Sunday in February. Before coming
here Mr.. Talmage has had charge of
some OF the large congregations of his
church which gives him a ripe ex-
perience in his work. Those who
have heard him testify as TO his
ability.
A good many Of our farmers are
patronizing the Swimming station at
Milan. This is rather a dull part of
the season for milk supply but the
indications are the business will begin
soon to rapidly increase. Mr.. Ash,
the proprietor, is going to start in
soon with thirty cows. Others are in.
creasing their herd as fast as possible,
so that good cow 10 these regions is
as much standard of value as gold
dollar.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03
CICERO.

Robert ShackOw isgoing to move to
the Strip in the spring.
Milt Dikeman has rented the J. P.
Martin farm for this year.
Farmers have begun to talk of
sowing oats ana making garden.
Mrs. G. A. Stewart is very poorly
with lagrippe. Also Charlie Stewart.
E.W. Morris has bought Mr.. Carriers
large corn crib at Cicero and is going
to Use the lumber in it in building his
barn.
WA. Burford has returned from an
extended trip in the Strip and Okla.
homa where he was visiting friends
looking at the country.
Business is very quiet at Cicero
owing to the streets being so muddy.
The town needs some street grading
AID side walks very bad.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Edwards
on the 3lst girl. All are doing well
viii says it is all right but he thinks
the next onewill be boy.
There seems to be a great scarcity
I0f land for spring crop. Those
who have land TO rent are asking one
half Of the crop. We know that
Kansas is good country to farm ID
il IA man has some other business tC
help him out.
UNCLE EREN.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03
RYAN.

J. G. Bailey is wanting to buy a car
LOAD OF mules to ship south. Mules
are not so easy to get hold of now as
a year or two ago.
Our people join in general thanks.
giving song for the abundant rain
fall OF the past few weeks. Already
Tue seers see signs of signal success
this season.
L am assured a great majority of
our citizens would caution the com.
mlSsloners to go SLOW in restoring the
rabbit scalp bounty unless they gel
a concert of action with those OF
surrounding counties. 1t is much
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03
PRAIRIE CENTER.

Miss Bertha Albright was visiting
in the Strip last week.
We have been having quite a 10, OF
rain and snow in this locality.
Conrad Albright's family are hav-
ing round up with the mumps.
There was party at Bob Walkers
last Friday night. All report good
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Snyder were visit
ing at Mr.. aud Mrs. Tipjon's last
Thursday.
The readers OF the VOICE will not ice
that about every two weeks tine
letters from Prairie Garden and
Prairie Center are headed wrong.
This is rot the correspondents fault.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03
RIYERDALE.

Every one predicts a bountiful
wheat crop in this part of the state.
The plasterers have put on the finish.
ing touch to Harry Shapcott's house.
A. H. Forsythe had some wheat
stolen from his granary a short time
ago.
We predict the change of the post
Office at this point will be of mush-
room growth.
T. e. Durham and E. ]. Ellsworth
started for the Strip through the mud
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03
CORRESPONDENCE.

The VOICE is still short on cor
respondents in Gore, Conway, Creek,
Palestine, Avon, Oxford, Valverde,
Green, Chikaskia, Morris and South
Haven townships. Surely some one
in these townships will respond.
Write for supplies and particulars.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03

Before this reaches the readers Of
the VOICE ground y day will be
passed. Those who have Mt faith in
the ground hog can consult Hicks
Last week was very unfavorable fer
meetings as the roads were Ise
than they have been this year. Some
nights those who were drivind had 10
20 by faith aud not by sight. Rev.
j. G. Cunningham heidmeeiing every
night but Saturday az Rome. The
ATTENDANCE Increased every night.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03

The east is swept 10y the worst biz
zlrd in many Years. Boston is With
out railroad or Telegraph cOmmunica.
ton. Tie snow in New England is
several feet deep and drifting heavily.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03
Box Supper.

There will he box supper Friday,
evening, February llth, at Union
school house, district "a. for
the purpose Of raiSiGg money
to pay minister. All are cordially
invited 20 attend.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03
''HE ATCHIs0N, TOPEKA 4 SANTA FE
RAILWAY COMPANY.

ARRIVALS.
From north and east
No. ~, Accommodation. .g:35 m
No, i25, Accom-, daily Fl, Sunday. .7:40 D M
So. Kansas division
No. a3, Express. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5 NJ
From the west
No. 2O4, Passenger. .....5:2C IN
No. 4sz. Freight. daily ex. Monday. $3.50 a 10
En- IN the south-Hunnewell branch.
No. 40 Accom-. Oaily ex. Sunday ......7:50 m
Caldwell branch
No. As, Acc0mmO iati0n. .5:lh p 10
DEPARTURES.
North and east
No 426. Accom-. daily ex. Sunday .... $40 a "
No. as. Passenger............ ..... $40 y m
Stock Express e,ery Tuesday. 800 y NJ
southern Kansas division
No. 20i. Eastern EXPRESS. ...... $40 n
No. 2ls. Accomm. Qeaye fri depot 6:10 n
West
No. 2OS Passenger. ..l0:O0 n
enc. 4s1, Freight, daily ex. Sunday. $3.50 n
south-Caldwell branch
No. AZ, Passenger....... ..............9:50 n
south-Hunnewell branch
No. as. Accom-. daily ex. Sunday. ....S:10 D n
Leaves freight depot.
eE All traiDs run through without change
to Kansas City. Atchison and st. Joseph
making all eastern connections.
Reclining chair GERS on all trains.
Train No. lie, from the Freight depot
April7, 1887. T. E PURDY, Agent.
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2m3
3 Os9 %
Balance go.
STATE OF KANSlS,l.
COUNTY OF SUMNER, ss

A. j. MsNanis, President, and Geo. D. Arm
strong, Secretary, OF the Southern Kansas Mu-
tual Insurance company. being duly sworn.
depose and say. ana each for himself saws:
That they are the above-descIibed officers Of
the said company and that on the thirty.first
day OF December last all of the fOreeoing-
described assets were the absolute property Of
the sald company, free and clear from any and
all claims or liens thereon. except as herein
before stated, and that the foregoing state
ments by Them subscribed are full and correct
exhibit OF all the Liabilities and of the income.
expenditures and OF the general condition and
affairs of said company on the said tblrty.first
day OF December last. and for the year ending
on that day, according TO the best of their in.
formation, knowledge and belief. respectively
A: J. MCMANIs. President,
GEO d. ARMSTRONG, Secretary
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this lth
day OF January, AID. 1898. W. }. NEwBoLD.
Notary Public.
lsEALl My commission expires Aug. 20, lgOQ.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03
RAILROAD TIME CARD
CHICAeo, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC

II L
GOING EAST.
No. 2. Chicago Mail and Express. $50 m
No. 4. Chicago Fast Line .............g: 1853 D M
No %, Accommodation Freight. 7:C2 m
GOING WEST.
No. l. Chicago Mail and express. =. ..T:52 IL
NO.3. Chicago Fast Line -. sos a m
No. 81. Accommodation freight. .7:O2 D m
Nos. and run through to TT. Worth with.
outchange.
Nos. 3 and do not run Sundays.
Free reclining char cars on all passengers
to Kansas City and st. Joe, where direct con-
nection is made with all lines north. east
and south. No. . mas through sleeper 70,
San Antonio. Tickets sold and baggage
checked to all important points in tho IN,
ted ststes and Canada.
Nov. 81, 1897.
2. F. HIGGINS. Agent
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Glasses Fitted.

BY DR.. +. $. Hand, Office over Farm
erS' Bank, Wellington, Kansas. 8
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Total
IVIuIs ssssss sssss-sssss
VU-EYpENDITURFs

NIl.-EAPBNDITURES
TOTAL amount paid for losses
during the year........... 40 ~
Amount paid for salaries TO
officers and directors dur
ing the year; secretary
s2jo, directors S7l,50... 80. 32l 80
Amount paid 10 agents 49,. IA Al
All other expenditures dur
ing the year: unearned
premiums A.lG. Office rent
s27.2j, examination Of rec
ords sls. filing annual
statements so, publishing
annual statement S..
agents license 80 20 adver--
Using $3.50. stamps SIS,
stationery slG.D.......... l22 81
Total expenditures during
the yedr.................... 9 209
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-03
ANNUAL STATEMENT.

n lLlNt.
For the year ending December n 1877. 81 the
condition and affairs Of the
Southern Kansas
Mutual ms. Co.
Organized under the laws Of the State of Kan
sus made 70 the superintendent of Insurance
for the state of Kansas, in pursuance of the
laws Of said state.
\. j. MCMANlS, GEO. d. ARMSTRONG.
President Secretary.
Principal lilice, WELLINGTON. Kansas.
Organized November |. 1sSS.
I.-MEMBERS.
Number of members of the company he.
cember 81, previous year. .......... 57
Number Of members added during the
past !ear................... ............. 200
IOlal. ...... ...... .................... 81
Number Ofmembers who have withdrawn
or whose policies have been cancelled
during the year. go. IS
| Number OF members belonging to the
company December 81, 1897. .......... $40
II.--AaOUNT AT RISK.
| Amount a; risk or property insured
on the 5lst day Of December Of
previous. ....................s5 5i $50
Amount Of risks added or insured
during the past year................ 81 2l3
!
Total ............ ............. g31 44S
Amount of risks Cancelled withdrawn
or terminated during the past year I3s OGI
Amount at risk by the company De-
cemb,r 81, 1871. ................ 7ss sse
IlI.-RESOURCES.
/ Total amount Of premium or deposit
notes in force December 81, 1897 81 G74m
Amount Of cash in cOmpanys prn-
cipal Office December 81. 1881. 1884,
Amount OF cash belonging TO the
company deposited in banks De
cember 81, 1897: Security State
bank. 500; one note Of Sil5 at s
/ per cent; one note Of 500 at 81 per
! cent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. i 4f5
Amount of all other resources, viz:
Office fixtures and blanks. SO;
! Premiums due from agents,$3S.i2 S12
Total amount OF resources. "a 81 Cs
w. STATEMENT OF AMOUNT AND CON.
DITI0N OF RESERVE FUND.
Amount of 10 per cent re-
serve on outstanding
premium notes 10 Deem
er3l.....................s 2167 20
Amount of reserve fund on
hand in cash 600. .......... 752 40
Amount Of invested reserve
fund securities,as follows:
Al5, secured by first mortg-
age on SGacre farm at 5
per cent. 500 secured bya
note with a first m rtgage
On iG0 acres Of land as col
lateral at per cent; 500
on time deposit in Security
State bank ct per cent. Ale
Total................. 2 l67 10
i V.-LIABILITIES.
Total number of liabilities
December 81, 1871. ... None
VL-INC0ME.
Cash in cOmpanys Office and
deposited in bank Decem.
Der 81, 1896. 3l2 50
Amount Of cash premiums
received during the year. 3 sS6 So
Amount collected on assess
ments that were levied
during the previous year. g7G5
Interest on bills receivable 726
Total income duringIhe year SO55 q
|
Total. ..... ........... 1858 Is
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THE TELL-TALE BOTTOM PLATE.

done properly and according to contract.
The very best ladies of the city are at
the head of the organization, and they
have a well-flled treasury from which
to draw when funds are needed to pros
ecute their work. At the meeting yes
terday all the reporters were excluded,
and the sentinels at the door gave out
that they did not need the aid of the
press to help them in the work. Another
lady members said:
"Binghamton is fast becoming a very
wicked town, and our sons and daugh-
tiers are being ruined. The saloons under
the Raines law are wide open on Sun
days, and gambling and other Vices are
going on undisturbed. On the streets
late at night can be seen young girls
bargaining their shame, and the cafes are
filled with young men and women drink
ing beer and listening to vile talk. 1t is
our purpose TO put a stop to this state
of things, and If necessary, we will ask
the authorities to supply a curfew bell,
which will be rung at o'clock every
evening, except Saturday, and all young
boys and girls will then have to get off
the street or go to jail, unless they have
a reasonable excuse. Oother places have
adopted this method with success. and we
propose to try it. We shall use every
effort to bring about a change of the
morals of this city, and shall also give
attention to other wrongs which are neg
lected by the authorities. The society
Will work in secret, and furnish evidence
against all lawbreakers."
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FLORA'S OPENING SEASON.
Open-Air Exhibitions in the Streets
of New York.


New York. March 2S.-Lovers of flow
ers who visited the old Clinton produce
market, at West and Canal Streets, to-
day were surprised to find the old build
ing in the hands of the florists. The New
York Market Florists Association has
taken the building for a market. Hith-
erto the flower growers who have tried
TO sell their wares in the metropolis have
been led a pillar-to-post existence. The
city never allowed them inside space
in the markets and they were relegated
to the Union Square pavement in the
early hours of the morning and to the
uninvitng triangle at West and Canal
Streets No matter what the weather
was, they had to brave tiff they wished
to dispose of their products
Last Fall the chief growers Long
Island and New Jersey formed an asso-
citation, one of the principal objects of
which was to change the order of things
and secure for the florists an indoor mar
ket. Finally things came, their way,
The invasion of the big stores into the
neighborhood ended the career of Gin
ton market and the city found itself
without a tenant 1t made overtures to
the florists, who magnanimously agreed
to overlook the treatment of the past,
and To accept the good thing that the
gods so tardily rendered them. The ques-
ton Of cost cut ve-y i,tle figure. for
under the old order of things they had
TO pay each p cents rent for the space
on the pavement, and besides pay u
Waterman 10 cents.
The promoters Of the undertaking
found very little opposition TO the pro-
iect The officers OF the association are
f. Lehing, Of Hackensack president;
Anton Schllteis, vice-president; a. c.
Steinhoff, Of West Hoboken. treasurer,
and A. ID. Rose and j. W. Withers. sec
retaries. The membership numbers six
ty-one of the \est-known cultivators Of
flowers on Long Island and in New Jer-
sey.
Preparations for the first day in a real
covered market began to take on an air
of finality toward midnight last night.
Wagons of flowers came in every few
minutes from the river ferries and greae
masses OF plants and flowers were sort
ed out and arranged tastefully for the
first customers of the week. Ordinarily
200 wagons with flowers come into New
York every morning. Under the old re-
gime space used to be SO valuable at
Union Square that many of them would
arrive as early midnight and hold
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-28

but the second bulkhead stopped the wa
ter. preventing her from laundering.
Her captain intended TO take the ves-
sci to Clyde for repairs, but the govern
ment at Madrid deemed it important that
the Audaz should reach Spain at the
earlist moment. Therefore, the captain
was ordered to take her to Queenstown
for temporary repairs to enable her TO
make Lisbon or CadiZ as soon as the
weather permits.
''The captain told the correspondent
today that he was extremely anxious
concerning the fate of the Osado, sis
ter boat, which left the Clyde with the
Audaz and encountered the same violent
storm. He hoped she would obtain shell
ter in some other port, but there is no
report yet of her arrival anywhere. The
two new torpedo boat destroyers parted
company in a hurricane.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-28
THE POWER OF SONG.
Singing of the ..Star-spaDgIed Han
ner" Stirs Athletes.

New York, March 2S.-It was due en-
tirely to the war fever and to the patriot
ic feeling aroused by the singing of the
national hymn that the members of the
New York Athletic Club succeeded Sat-
urday night in covering the last cent of
Indebtedness on their new building.
The New York Athletic Club threw
open the doors of its new clubhouse,
Sixth Avenue and Fifty-niuth Street.
Saturday. The house had been finished
at cost of over 100000. Bonds had
been issued for that amount and the
members had hoped to be able to sell
the bonds readily.
But when the members of the finance
their new quarters Saturday evening.
there was still $4,000 to be raised How
to do it was a puzzle.
President James Whitley, of the club,
called the members to order. He ex-
planned the question at issue and he
called upon the members to come for
ward and subscribe freely.
Let us enter this new clubhouse with
out penny of mortgage on it, shouted
Barlow S. Weeks, once president of the
club. climbing on the platform.
The members heard the call, but there
was a feeling that il would be an utter
impOssibility to raise so large a sum of
money on so short Il notice.
Let US do as we used to do in col
lege,' continued Mr.. Weeks. Let US
lock the doors and see how much money
each man present can raise. Let us
do as they do in Methodist churches
when they want TO pay off the last
mortgage. Simply stay here until the
last dollar has been raised
Mr.. Weeks proposition found approx
al and the doors were locked. Then sub
scription lists were passed around and
nearly $4,000 was raised.
Here, my friends, we must raise that
money" shouted Mr.. Weeks, his face
flushed with excitement Let us be pa
triotic. Let US sing The Star Spangled
Banner and then we will see if we have
not changed our minds. For / firmly be-
lieve that there is enough money in this
room to raise the rest of the money re-
quired. Now, let US all sing
And Mr. Weeks led the singing, wav-
ing his arms with the music. and the
other members Of the club soon joined
in.
AT the end of the first verse the sub
scriptiOn list was handed around once
more. and long before the last man was
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-28
HAS RUGER SOLO HIMSELF?
Startling RumOr Current at
Fortress Monroe.
A SERGEANT DISAPPEARS
Ir an Expert Ordnance Soldier aud
Familiar With the Defenses of the
Openly Made That spanish Gold
Has Bought Him.

Mr. F. w. Human, of New Haven,
Conn, who has Just returned from Ola
Point Comfort, brings TO this city a
startling tale which confirms the dispath
from Newport News printed in The
Times yesterday morning about the dis
appearance Of soldier at Fortress Mon
roe
Walter Kruger. alias Tscherning, a
sergeant in the ordnance corps Of the
Army stationed at the above named
fort. disappeared five days ago. He had
been in the service eight years and by
military training. received in the Ger
man army, and his remarkable knowl-
edge of all matters pertaining to the
Ordnance Department. rose TO the rank
of sergeant and TO be head draughts-
man at his station.
He was thoroughly familiar with the
entire plan Of the Notifications, knew the
location OF every mine laid in the waters
near the fort. and knew every piece OF
ordnance in use in America. Contrary
to the reports sent out last night he
never was known TO drink intoXicants
10 excess. lie was always at has post
OF duty, and in every way model
soldier.
In fact the officers came to regard him
as a man 10 be trusted with any and all
secrets which they themselves had. and
no one suspected that he was not worthy
of ID in him
He was well educated, spoke English
and German equally well, was well up
I'm French. and spoke Spanish like a
native. The latter accomplishment was
remembered as soon as il was found that
he had gone.
At first the officers were inclined to
think that he had merely gone off on
what they termed tear" but his rec
ord argued against this solution Of the
disappearance, and when three days had
elapsed they began to believe that he had
sold his information to Spanish officers.
possibly to Minister Polo or possibly to
some Spanish spy.
The story crept out, and all Newport
News. Norfolk and Hampton became eN-
cited over the matter. The enlisted men
at the fort confirmed the rumors about
the desertion. and many an anxious ress.
dent of that vicinity began to look
around for some trace OF him.
Nowhere. however. could any Clew
10 his whereabouts be found. The War
Department was notified Immediately,
and an earnest but fruitless official
search for the missing man was begun.
Dock Superintendent Williams told Mr..
Human yesterday that the officers were
certain that the man had sold himself to
Spain, and that he would never be
caught. The greatest anxiety now eX-
lists at Fortress Monroe and in the i'm
mediate neiEhborhood 1t is thought that
a complete change Of the submarine
mines Will be ordered, and that the for
tiications themselves viii have to be
altered
Kruger is a naturalized citizen Of this
country.