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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-02-16
Hop we'll.
February Ii, 1S9'

t'f i't IL. hc'N'
Mr.. f. H. Dunlop, of Chicago.
visited his falher-in-law. Col =.
Il. Van Frank, of This place last
week.
Col. Lowe, and old and much
respected citizen Of IrondaIe. was
buried in the cemetery here last
Friday.
Mrs. 4. F. Blum has been quite
sick.
Monte Chadhourn. Gu, Fatchett
and Jason McOmher are afflicted
with the mnmps.
Miss Maud Nixon attended tie
closing exercises Of the Rock Spring
school last week.
The road WORKERS in this rutd
district (\n. 30 are much Ileased
to learn that Charles Smith has
been appointed road overSeer for
this year.
Roy. +. N. For~ilee. who h;t>, been
afflicted with ca,arrh Of the stomach
for some time. has been sent to
st. Louis for medical treatment.
\. F. Robinson Is building a new
house on the farm he bought from
W. S. Whaley near Big River.
Mr. Franz! Bone WIS elected
superintendent of the Sunday
School last Sunday. Miss Alberta
Nichols resigned the position. as
she is going home. The Sunday
School extended Il vote nf thanks
to the retiring superintendent for
her failhfulness and interest, and
the service rendered to the
neighhorhood thronr. the Sunday
School The six months under her
SUPERVISION is the best record ever
made for the season, in the history
Of the school.
Rev. a. ID. B'lrres preached his
farewell sermon here S,.sdt, ni.ist.
He will attend anntlai conference" Il,
Springfield, Mo-. next muti'h.
REX.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-02-16
Just received, nice line Of
QUEENSWARE, GLASSWARE, LEeMPS
J. w. SETTLE & CO.
Clear Creek.

February IL. lS9>.
Miss Hattie Byrd cI ,Sed a very
successful term of school AT Fiat
Creek last week.
Mr.. Mnntie Townsend! Hhd Miss
Ellie Love, of Belgrade. We're the
guests Of Miss Nellie i'r>a, ia~t
Saturday.
George Brvan wear d very
broad Grin. the cause benz u ~lA-
,,p''nI Girl a, hi> house.
Misses Gcltr,:de Ll':re;l aia
Stella Cain. of Hazel Glen. visited
at Mr.. Breckelrrid-e> ; last S'in-
day.
We learn that Mr.. C:.i. Owens
and family are contemplating m">-
ing to Montana. Mr.. and Mr..
Owens have many friends i'll this
community who Will regret to lose
them.
Grandpa Cole is very busy at
present making maple sugar.
OLIVER.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-02-16
Financial.

The circulating medium per
capita of Mexico is less than one
half that of the United States. and
yet Mr.. Bryan tells us in one
breath that that is a more prosper
Gus country than this, and in the
next breath that he wants to in
crease the circulation .-Spring gtieId
Republican.
Ever since 1868 Reputation has
been pant of the Democratic
faith. In 1865 that party adopted
Il plank which said in Substance
that all obligations, which did not
expressly say they shou.d be paid
in coin should he paid in @recn-
backs. Twenty ght years later the
same party tried to destroy the
national honor and crcdi, hy the
same kind Of financial legislation.
In both instances the honor and
credit of the nation We're saved by
the Republican party---DcSoto
Facts.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-02-16
DIED.

At the re>id,ure II! Mr. i. T. Wal
ton. near Mineral P''itst. Mo. an tn.
eth inst. Mrs. Henrietta L Syt,,S.
Mrs. Sykes was b,,su at " ila is ge;i-
ally known as New Di-glngs. Two
miles east Potos', Sept. ;, 1872 Sue
WAS he Youngest daughter of Joseph
and Frances Haigti. and sister to Mrs
Harriet Walton aud Mrs. John Even>.
deceased. AT the aye Of Is Years she
went t. England to live with Der eld-
est sister. Hannah. where she married
Mr. Sykes. After the death of her
husband and sister, she. in 1871. came.
to the United States oH 4 visit to rel
atives in Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri
and California. She returned to Eng
land after an extended visit, but soon
concluded to make This Country her
home during the remainder of her life.
For more than TWO years previous to
her death she had been an invalid.
constantly under care of physician AID
nurse. On Tuesday. the sth inst.
she WIS laid Ia rest III he cemetery at
Hupewell where SO many of oar
friends and dear ones now steep. and
where, in another turning Of Iife's 5
wheel. what there is earthly Of many
uf Us viii he found. E.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-02-16
Be Honest About 1t.

In trying to reach the bond
holder with deprecated dollar the
silverites are endeavoring to create
the impression among the masses
that this is the extent of their pro-
posed debt Reputation scheme.
This shows that the followers of
Bryan are dishonest in their preten-
sions, for it is self-evident that if
the 4O-cent dollar reaches the
bond-holder it must reach all class
es of creditors, since it is to be
made legal tender for all debts,
private as well rs public. All the
argument i'll favor of free coinage
has not developed by what process
the dollar is to be cheapened to
reach one class of creditors and at
the same time raised to an equal
value with the present gold stand
ard dollar for the protection of an
other class.
Under free coinage the silver
dollar, at ratio of 16 to 1, must
be legal tender for all debts if it is
legal tender at all, and Il moments
reflection will convince any one of
tho far reaching results of the sill
veritc scheme Of ofrepudiation should
there even be an anticipation of lis
adoption by the United States.
Every creditor, however small the
amount of his loan, would hasten
to get his money called in before
depreciation began. The debtor
would be crowded to the wall and
sold out under mortgage. The eff
feet upon banks can be imagined:
but few, if any, would be able to
call in their loans quick enough to
withstand the run upon them which
must surely ensue. And i'll the
end, after passing through the
throes of financial panic, with all
its ramifying consequences, who
will have been the greatest sufferer,
the bond-holder Or the people:
Let our Democratic friends be
honest about it. If they would
lead the people on to Reputation
Of public indebtedness, let them
also say that it will mean the repu-
<Gation Of all debts to the extent of
the depreciation Of the doilat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-02-16


OUR honorable representative in
Congress, Eddie Robb, has found
4 ras hole into which he wants to
pour 100000 of public funds.
He has asked Congress to appro-
pirate that amount fer the improve
ment Of some little goose creek.
somewhere in the lower end of his
district, which can never be made
navigible for any craft of heavier
draft than two-oared skiff.
Robb's bill is nothing less than a
proposition to loot the treasury to
the tune of 100000.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-02-16
TRUSTEES SALE.

Under the terms OF a deed of trust
eXecuie ed by IL bert ". Bryan and Ava
BRYAN. his wife. and Frank Bryan,
dated st' day ot January. 1894. aud
recorded IL book Il at page fl2. in
Tie ".ii.e al the recorder o, deeds for
Wa~liuGt"i '"anty. Missouri. l will
sell at pubic vendne. u the highest
bidder. Tor cash in hand. at the front
door of he court hosl>e in the town of
P"to>i, County Of Washington, State
OF Missouri, on
SATURDAY. MARCH 10Th. 1898.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-02-16
niCh Grv Grove.
February u, 1898.

February u. 1898.
Farmers have begun piowing. and
are beginning to plan, spring work
William Cox attt family left last
W"f'!> l"r II AREA County. where they
viii maze their iluiiIe. Tneyare follow
ed ty Tie ,ssH'd WISHES of this cunimu-
nifty.
Mrs. Ella TalIen Wi! leave for
LiIc 'in. Nebraska. in the near future.
She vii be missed by ncr many friends
iItre.
Jane- Wood iS erecting a dwelling
Oh iie farm. "hIcii lie intends to rent
during lie coming season.
Mrs. VIM. j. Bradley is visiting rel
atise@ in Hickory Grove this week.
Jesse De,tion isl lie prnude>t person
in Hickory ttove at present writ
!tt-r. reason, q nInt-i,"tind girl h;i, ar
rlHrt Il, his tnjt,e.
G. y. Wood has gone into the 1oul-
try business.
PRAYER meetings were we'll attended
this week.
j. r. Wood and VIM. Cox cut up a
large Dlack-Oak that stood on the
Gedcle lease. recently. They obtained
eleven aud oiiehalf cords Of wood from
the one tree.
We were sorry to hear, last week, OF
the death of one OF Edward Bearden'
sons. He died at Poplar Bluff. The
body was brought to Big River Gene
terry tor burial. His relatives have uui
sincere :, iapathy.
Miss Robinson from Big River. visit
ed her uncle. George Gre.,l;l, last >uti-
day. GOLD BUG.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-02-16

THE Republicans of Washington
County stood together nobIy while
in the minority, and fought for
thirty years to gain political CON
troll of the county; shall we keep ii?
1t is claimed by our opponents that
success has proven our undoing:
that the Republican party is dis
organized, and because of this dis
organization they, the Democrats,
will sweep the Republicans from
power entirely. The result of the
election of 1895 showed the Repub-
licans to be somewhat shaky in
their adherance to the party's nom
inees on the county ticket. but
the county was solidly Republican
on the great issues then before the
people. We do net believe that
the Republicans of Washington
County have lost any of that ag-
gressiveness SO characteristic of
them in the days of old, and all
that should be required to bring
them into line, fighting shoulder to
to shoulder, is the confident asser-
ton of the Democrats that ''there
will not be Republican left in
Office in this county as the result
of this years election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-02-16
Cadet.
February II, 1898.

Rev. Father Larclc, Of Old
Mines, was in our town today.
Born, Saturday the 18th inst. ,
to the wife of Mr.. Frank Hanson.
4 daughter.
Mrs. Lizzie Mccoy, OF Potosi. is
visiting friends at this place.
Miss Susie James spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives at Poto'
81.
Mr.. James J. Jarvis, orr ac-
commodating postmaster and
merchant, has been kept busy to-
dav, distributing Valentines.
Misses Rebccca Boyer and Lizzie
Glore spent several days 8. De Soto
last week. LILY,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-02-16

HE Democratic press PIRATES of
btmetallism as the result Of open
ing the mints to silver. Not one
OF them is honest enough to come
out and say that it is Il battle
for the establishment of the silver
standard, pure and simple.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-02-16
$l.OO Per Annuln.
THE De LONE incident is onIy
another instance to prove that
diplomats and politicians should net
contract the letter writing habit.

Or all the travellers Who have
lately come out Of Mexico, Mr..
Bryan is the only one who saw.
while there, the benefits Of Mexi-
cos monetary system.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

W. F. Adams was selecting seed
corn, while the boys were planting.
A. NJ. Heasty and family were
away at Conway Springs on visit.
H. w. Kendick was preparing
corn ground. He is just in from
Oklahoma. He is a son.in-law Of
J. M. Skaggs.
H. E. Pratt has handsome new
home. 1t is a substantial house of
five rooms-36x42.
Ezra Fuss had gone to Yelling
ton. Mr.. Fuss has fine half Sec
ton and a pleasant home.
Allen McEachern was in Perth
working at the carpenter trade,
while his wheat was growing into
money.
T. N. Boyd was moving out tc
the southwest quarter of section
from Milan. He will run a mill
route to Milan.
l. S. Rinear was trying to cleaI
some corn ground of weeds by fire
but the wind was too strong and hi
laid it over for another day.
Mrs. Capilolia Moore widow Of ]
A. Moore, one of the pioneers of tn,
township, still resides with he,
family on the old homestead ant
runs the farm with as good or bette
success than some men.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

just this side of the poor farm. Every |
day the men would return to their |
farms to feed their stock, half eX-
peCtihg to lind their houses burned TO
the ground and their stock driven off. |
However after waiting few days
aud not hearing anything further of |
the Indians they all returned to their
homes.
Horses were stolen in this township
and the thieves having been captured
were taken out of the Jail and hanged
to a tree, the stump of which is
still to be seen near the bridge south
OF Wellington. Among them was a
young lawyer by the name of Has
brook.
George Boucher, AFTERWARDS shot in
the territory, had two horses stolen in
'76. A party went after the thieves
and came hack with the horses.
"Aunty" Neff relates a thrilling
story rising in the middle of the night
to fight a prairie lire which for time
threatened to destroy not only their
homes but their lives also. She says
it was almost impossible to raise
poultry because of the coyotes.
"Aunty' also remembers when the
Indians Just over the Harper line
lied a young lady school teacher to
the wall and cut her tongue ont.
These Indians camped on Prairie
creek near where Mr.. Armstrong now
lives. A man by the Maine Of lien
bricks lived there then.
Those who saw the Strip a few
years ago will have a good idea Of the
appearance Of this country as the first
settlers saw it. William Lindsay who
came in '76 says that Wellington at
that time had two dry goods stores
and several saloons. James Harrison
informs me that there was not mill
in the county and that it took three
days to make the trip to Wichita with
wheat.
We believe that Downs township
contains an unusual number of ger
sons of advanced age. Among those
who are in the ReighbOrhoOd of the
allotted three score and ten, or Older,
are D. f. Hede6Ower, Eli Rasdall,
James Harrison. Emanu'l Riffel
Edward Rockhold, John Larkns,
Malcolm Nee lchern, Mr.. Abel, Mr.
Weaver aud Mrs. Eliza ROckhold
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forty buffalo. Nearly all the old
settlers are able to recall incidents Of
the early days which, unimpOrtant in
themselves, yet went to make up the
sum total of frontier life and no doubt
were Of absorbing interest to the
participants at that time.
William Adams relates that when
the Indians left the reservation at Fl.
Reno and marched through the
country, the settlers left their homes
and went to place on Slate creek,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
CHURCHES.

There are four churches in Downs.
The Union at Perth is maintained by
the Baptists aud Cumberland Pres
byterians. has a large membership and
is the oldest church in the town.
The Lutherans who for several years
past have been under the able and
efficient leadership Of Rev. B. F. Pugh
also have an organization at the Chi
kaskia church and the Catholics 10
the southwest have the oldest church
in the township.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

Mr.. Ford who lately moved to an
township is go years Of age.
Mr.. Enoch Cole who was recently
married is "A and his wife is ~.
TOWNS.
Perth, the only town in Downs is a
good business point being especially
noted for shipments Of live stock and
wheat, higher prices being paid than
in most other towns of this county.
Prominent among those who by
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
NOTES BY THE WAYSIDE.

VIM. Lindsay was in Wellington.
J. E. Harrison had gone to Perth.
James Clarity was away at work.
Stephen Track had gone to We'll
lington.
E. 0. Preston was planting
potatoes.
Hiram Hawkins was away in
Oklahoma.
z. T. Houston mad all hands al
work planting potatoes.
Frank Moore has a fine new barn
the product of '97 wheat crop.
B. H. Scrivens is blind-his eye
sight failed four or five years ago.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

their enterprise have contributed to
the prosperity of Perth and vicinity
are Leslie Combs, Ezra Fuss and
George Abel, who although not
among the first settlers, have lived
here long enough to become thoroughly
identified with the interests of the
community. Among our other solid
business men are Harve Wynn who
now owns the store formerly occupied
by Gelbach & Wynn, and Jacobs &
Son who also carry on business in
general merchandise.
The town has two depots, two
churches and did have a joint, but we
understand that the joint has appar-
emily suspended business.
1t has now been about fourteen
years siuce Ben Groves built the first
house. The old G. A. R. hall and the
postofflCe building was built next by
Sam Readybaugh. The Santa Fe
rail road company at first were in
clined to call our metropolis Rome.
but when they discovered that a little
village in the next township bore that
August and euphOniOus appellation
they abandoned the idea and named it
plain Perth.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
ORIGIN OF NAMES.

The Centennial school house was so
named from the year in which it was
built. Prairie creek was uamed by
the cattle men and the school house
took its name from the creek. Lone
Star was named by John Gaunt. An
organization of Christians formerly
met at the Antioch school house, who
sometimes referred to themselves as
the church at Antioch and finally the
school was known by that name.
We have been unable to find any
one who cared to venture an explana-
tion of why the township was named
Downs"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
TOPOGRAPHY.

Downs township is a rolling prairie,
rich and productive. When we have
finished writing Of the townships
separately we expect to collect lot
OF statistics concerning each township
and we have reason to believe That
the yield Of products frOr. the farms
Of Downs township will not be far be-
low the banner township.
The prairie is only slightly in
terrupted en- the west by Prairie
creek which flows from north to south,
A branch of the ShoO Fly traverses a
part OF the eastern part of the town
ship.
The Santa Fe and Rock Island rail
roads run parallel through the town
ship from northeast to southwest.
Stations at Perth and Corbin, just
over the line in Falls township, afford
good railroad facilities for the peo-
pie.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

N. u. Clayton was hlving .1ssel
win a contrary plow in the field.
He farms Leslie Combs land He
mas In $50 acres of wheat; put it all
In by himself with a team OF mules
and one horse. People east will
hardly believe this but Il is true
nevertheless. His wheat fields are
a picture. Mr. Combs has been all
winter in Kentucky.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12


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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

NoTE-This is one of series of sketches of
the several townships of Sumner county
Similar sketches have appeared in the VICE
on the following dates:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
DOWNS TOWNSHIP
dwhrehum

4 Grant SERVE n S,
Perth; IS, Iowa.
XXI S Dawson, May
field; 81. Illinois.
T N Boyd, Milan; 81,
| Missouri.
Jonn Lusk, Perth; 81,
Illinois.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
SCHOOLS.

The oldest school district is the
Centennial. 1t was built without
bonds in the year 1876. Charles Free
man was the first teacher and o. H.
Atteberry is teaching the school at
present. Following in the order 10
which they were organized are Prairie
creek, Lone Star, Antioch and Perth.
Miss Lille Bailey was the first teacher
at Prairie creek, Miss Blanche Fuss is
winning an enviable reputation as the
present teacher. Miss Ella Rock hold
taught the first school at Lone Star,
and Miss Jessie Mcdaniel is now en-
gagged in that capacity in the same
district. As nearly as we have so
far been able to determine Miss Belle
Griffith was the first teacher at
Antioch and Miss Bessie Smiley is now
busily employed in teaching the young
ideas of that neighbOrhOod to shout in
proper manner, Bill Hendricks
taught the first school at Perth,
Wesley Mickey the last.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

The sketches will continue TO appear at In
tervals in the VOICE until all the townships
thirty in number-have been sketched. The
matter is being stereOtyped aud when We
have completed the work al! will be thrown
together, supplemented with "a sketch Of
Sumner county and much other interesting
matter and issued in large single edition on
heavy book paper in pamphlet form. II will
be the most elaborate newspaper everissued
from Sumner county. The VOICE sOlicitS the
encouragement of the people in this { ter
prise. Those parties who have kindly prom
Used 10 aid us in preparing the sketches OF
their respective townships are reminded Il al
we will soon be calling on them for redemp.
ton of their pledges.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

Edwin Scrivens, Perth; B Scrivens, Perth;
s. Iowa. 50, Iowa.
VIM Lindsay, Perih;t Frank Moore, Perth
Is, Ohio. 81, Tennessee.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

Stephen Track. We'll
lington; 81, Illinois,
GA Thompson, Perth;
Y. Illinois.
4 Hiram II kins,
Perth; IS, Indiana.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

A J Patterson, Cor
bin; 81, Kentucky.
& Wynn, Perth; 81,
Missouri.
A V Iddings, Perth;
50, Ohio.
John w Hull, Corbin;
70, West Virginia.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

| S Rinear, Mayfeld; A VI Heasty, Mayfeld
- Michigan, So. Iowa.
K I ] Freeman, May-Ge0 Hodges. Mayfeld;
field; 80, Illinois. 70, Kansas.
Heasty, Mayfeld;
So, Iowa.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

4 Isacc Parker, Perth;
Is, Iowa.
G & spangler, Perth;
30. Iowa.
K Jno B Brown, Perth;
a, Illinois.
4 Charles E Mickey,
Perth; 50, Penn.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

John Ryan, Perth; 81,
New Jersey. A Williamson, May
W B Getty, Perth; field; So, Illinois.
Is. Illinois. F Lusk, Perth; 81.
A Neif, Perth; 10, Illinois.
Illinois.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

4 Sherman Collins,
Perth; Is, Ohio;
Mrs Anna Longworth,
Perth; 76, Ohio.
Mrs E J Mitchell,
Illinois.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

c A Demeron, Perth;
s., Illinois.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
| OF

H W Kendig, Perth;
IS, Pennsylvania,
K E Fuss, Perth; IS,
Maryland.
| o Preston, Perth; 50,
Wisconsin.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

WFAdams, Perth; IL
"A, Illinois.
K Robert and Richard
Latimer, Perth; 70,
Missouri.
4 ID f HehebOw err.
Perth; 70 Kansas.
4 Z w Coles, Perth;
u, Illinois.
I L May, Perth; 90,
Illinois,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
ORGANIZATION.

The proceedings of the board rel
alive to the organization were as
follows:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

Jerry Foley, Perth; Il,
Nebraska.
Catherine Costello,
Perth; IS, New York.
X Paul Kerns, Corbin;
II, Missouri.
4 NJ Burns, Corbin; %
Illinois.