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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
School Not to Come.

Rev. c. N. Severance, the union
munster from Garden City, who was
here Friday looking up the induce
ments that would be made to encour.
age his placing an undenominational
industrial school here, the same school
which has been at Maize, left Friday
night for his home at Garden CITY,
Rev. Severance talked to a number of
members OF the Commercial clu b
while here and learned that it was
improbable that the inducements de.
slred-l6O acres of land and build
lngs-would be given, owing to the
relative Importance Of the school and
the size OF the bonus desired, and also
because the city did not feel like add.
ing another school until the County
High school, in which our citizens
take a great interest and which is
proving great success, had been in
longer operation, and had become
firmly established. Rev. Severance
desired to place the school in a city
where 1t would have undivided nat.
ronage, and while he was greatly
pleased with Wellington as location.
between this desire and the necessity
Of securing bonus, he was compelled
to seek field elsewhere.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
Under False Pretenses.

Sheriff Heskett returned Thursday
morning from lola, where he captured
George Christie, wanted for obtain
ing money from the Wellington Ma
tional bank under false pretenses.
He will probably be given a trial at
the present term of district court. He
is in Jail.
Last September Christierepresented
to the bank that he was the owner of
three cows and calves and wanted to
borrow S25 on them. He was known
here, having worked around at differ.
ent places for some time. The money
was given him and a chattel mortgage
executed. After securing the money
he skipped out and it was discovered
that he owned M cows ur calves. The
sheriff located him at Lawrence last
winter, but lie got away before he
could be arrested. His arrest is due
partly to the vigilance of the sheriff
OF Chautauqua county, who was ac-
quainted with him.
Christie is big fellow, being over
feet tall and built prnportionately. He
was arrested under an assumed name
and had been going BY aliases since
skipping out from Wellington.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
Attempted Burglary.

Geo. Ousley, a negro from Hennes.
sey, OF, was arrested last week by
City Marshal c. c. Shaver for at.
tempted burglary Of the steam
laundry Wednesday morning.
Ousley was detected in an attempted
burglary by VIM Schamahorn and
Bob Williams, night employees at the
Regina cafe. Ousley was 10 the act
of raising one of the rear windows.
He had, with the aid Of an iron bar
succeeded 10 getting the window up
about eight or ten inches when
Schamahorn happened to come out
from the rear OF the cafe and saw
him. Williams was notified and the
two watched 0uSley for few nom.
ents. As he was preparing to enter
the window they yelled at him and
scared him awav. The negro cursed
them as he was leaving. The marshal
was notified, hut was unable TO flnd
Ousley until Wednesday night.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
The Gun Club.

The Oxford gun club came over
from Oxford Saturday afternoon to
contest with the Wellington club and
TO try their new electrically operated
Magau trap. The contest was a spir-
tied one but was won by the home
club by s per cent, their per cent
being .544. The Oxford boys invited
the Welling;onians over to a tourna-
me1t on the Fourth of July, and they
will 20 IL they can.
The following scores were made:
Oxford-D. B. Miller q, E. L. Mil.
Ter 20, Z. A. Keir %, James Alley Is.
D. 0. Miller 81, D. W. Cooley 81, Chas.
Norris %, Dr.. Collins %, Chas. Ar.
right "a, j. z. Reed 20, E. Norris IS,
B. F. Kelsey 81. jill. Bazard 10.
Wellington-Fetters q, Heskett "a
Haughey Is, Emerson 81, Russell II,
Savage SO, Coverdale q, Riner %
Jordan 80; White 80, Schwlnn 81
Tottv %, sheridan IS, Lichtenbergel
q, Martin 30.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
Winfield Chaurauqua Assembly.

The Winfield Chautauqua assembly
has now completed its list of platform
attractions. Hon. W. ]. Bryan will
give one platform lecture. Prof. De.
Motto, a great fayorite here in former
years, willbe there this season. Miss
Clark of Wichita will have charge of
the chorus. Prof. Shaler Matthews
of Chicago University, will give a
series Of lectures on New Testement
scriptures.
Rev Alexander Patterson will con.
duct the morning devotional exercises
and give an afternoon lecture every
day upon some biblical topic. Prof.
Tolman will deliver a course Of lee.
lures upon English literature.
Among the platform attractions will
be:
Chancellor Mcdowell Of Colorado.
Rev. j. Fl. Barrows.
Rev. MCGEE Walters.
May Wright Sewall.
Marc, the magician.
Elias Day, reader.
Knoll and Mcneil, cornetists.
John Temple Graves.
Col. 7. f. Copeland.
Prof. W. D. Scott.
Altogether the platform is Of usus.
ual strength and the assembly will be
fully up to the high standard of form.
or years
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
A Verdict Rendered.

The jury in the case of the COnSoli-
dated Cattle company VS.. the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railway, on
trial in district court, brought in a
verdict late Friday afternoon, after
being out fer nearly twenty-four
hours, giving theplaintiff judgment for
s742 for damage sustained. This Case
has been one of the most noted of the
damage suits against the Santa Fe in
this county.
The case had its origin in the ship
ment of 800 head of cattle from Clar-
endOn, Tex, in December, 1892, billed
TO Kansas City, with the privilege of
stopping at Virgil, Kas. When the
train reached the hill a few miles
from KiOwa, the combination of snow
on the track and heavy train made
1t necessary for the engine to be un-
coupled and taken to KiOwa for coal
and water. Before it could get back
heavy snow storm came up and the
engine was unable to get back to the
train for day and half, or until a
snow pillow could be secured and used.
When The train finally reached Wei.
lington the agent Of the cattle COM
pany sold them and suit for $1,000
damages was filed against the Santa
Fe company. claim being made that
the cattle had suffered depreciation
In value through the exposure to the
amount of $40 a head. The railroad
company claimed that the plaintiff
should recover nothing because he did
not let the railroad company have a
chance to see if the cattle we're really
injured to the extent claimed, if at
all. The case, after lengthy trial,
at which the stock experts Of the city
passed their divided opinions, was
finally submitted and resulted in a
hung jury.
A second trial resulted in verdict
IN June, 1895, giving the cattle com.
pany damages 70 the amount of
s2,5S6,4S. The railroad company ap-
pealed the case to the supreme court,
the record being an especially long
one. The higher court ordered new
trial on account of error after the
verdict, which was certainly FORUM
ate for the defendants. The case is
noteworthy as showing the varying
opinions of different juries as to the
question OF damages sustained, this
last verdict not being sufficient to pay
an ordinary rate Of interest on the
amount sued for.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. N.Y.

B. F. Myers and the VOICE We.
hlcie made close connection at the
end OF half mile corn rows. If in
dustry will reward her own B. F.
will eventually wear the crown. HE
has in ITO acres Of wheat and 40
acres OF corn. About his house we
noticed new cistern being dug.
Mr.. Myers brother from Kansas Citv
is here visiting and may buy farm
shortly. While waiting for a trade
to develop he formed a partnership
with B. F.'s young son and took the
contract 10 dig The cistern. The
SPIRITS Of the firm on the v, nture
were said to be dropping when We
called; We have not learned how
they finally came out. We give
view elsewhere Of Mr.. Myers home.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
The PecOs Valley.

The following article from the Com.
meIclal and Financial Chronicle of
New York details very succinctly,
but carefully, the benefits which will
accrue To the Santa Fe railway
and inversely to the Santa Fe railway
towns, through the building of the
Pecos Valley road:
The successful outcome Of the re-
organization Of the Pecos Valley COM
pany is largely due to the A. I. & 5.
+. Il. K. Co. and its friends, who have
purchased an interest in the new Sc.
curities. A contract has been made
with the AtchisOn for al interchange
Of traffic and an agreement eutered
into whereby that company has the
right TO use l40 miles of the new line
Tor part of through line to Albu.
querque, New Mexico, the AUchisun
paying one half the interest charge
on the cost Of that portion Of the line
ana maintenance in proportion to
wheelage. The completion of the
line, which it is expected will be ac-
c0mplished this fall, will open up to
the AtchisOn the largest cattle sec.
tlUn in the United States, an area of
some $1,000 square miles in New Mex
leo and Texas. 1t will also give the
Pecos Valley, which contains the
largest irrigated area in this country
Some 300, 600 acres, acc, IS to markets
4OO miles nearer than the present
routes.
At Amarillo the Pecos Valley will
also connect with the Union Pacific,
Denver & Gulf system. making a di.
rect line to Colorado and northern
points.
The road would connect with the
2ecos Valley & Northwestern at a
point directly east Of Albuquerque
and l4O miles south If Amarillo.
which is 10 miles north 1T Washburn.
Tex, on the Union Pacific, Denver &
Gulf, and which is to be the eastern
terminus of the PecOs "a 'l-oad.
The Santa Fe by this route would
save about 200 miles travel from the
coast to Chicago aud also avoid the
long mountain haul by way of Ration
on the present route.
This would enable it 10 reduce the
time between Chicago and Los
Angeles several hours and thus give
1t an incalculable advantage in its
competition for passenger traffic.
Furthermore, 1t would enable 1t to
compete with the Southern Pacific 10
hauling California fruits TO southern
markets, and in other ways would be
OF inestimahle advantage to the San.
ia Fe system.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
The DREADED CONSUMPTION
I: A. Slocum. NJ. c., the Great Chemist and
Scientist, viii Send Free, TO the Afflicted
Three Bottles Of His Newly discovered
Remedies to. Cure Consumption
and All Lung Troublea

..- and ALI Lung Troubles.
Nothing could be fairer, more philanthropic
or carry more JOY to the afflicted, than the
oner of 7. A. slocum, NJ. c., OF lS3 Pearl
street. New York City.
Confident that he has discovered an ALSO
Lutte cure for consumption and all pulmonary
complaints, and TO make It's great merits
known. he will send, free. three bottles OF
medicine, to any reader Of the VOICE who i
suffering from chest, bronchial throat and
lung troubles or consumption.
Already this new scientific course Of med
icine" has permanently cured thousands OF
apparently hopeless cases.
The doctor considers 1t bis religious duty
q duty which he owes to humanity-to donate
bis infallible cure.
Offered freely, is enough to CON mend It.
and more 30 Is the perfect confidence Of the
great chemist making the proposition.
He has proved the dreaded consumption 4
be a durable disease beyond any doubt.
There will be no mistake In sendinR-ths
mistake will be In overlooking the generou:
invitation. He has on die In his American
and European laboratories testiu. onials OF ex
perience from those cured, in all parts of the
world.
Don't delay until 1t Is too late. Address T
A. Slocum, N. c., IS Pine street, New Yorl
and when writing the doctor. please give ex.
press and postoffice address and mention
reading this article In the PEOPLES VOICE
wellington, Kansas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
Many P."ple Cannot Drink

coffee at night. 1t spoiIs their
sleep. You can drink Grain-O when
you please and sleep like a top. For
Grain'O does not stimulate; il
nourishes, cheers and feeds. Yet il
looks and tastes like the best coffee.
For nervous persons, young people and
children Grain.O is the perfect drink.
Made from pure grains. Get pack.
age from your grocer today. Try IL in
place OF coffee. l5 and &c.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
Wh00ping Cough,

l had a little boy who was nearly
dead from an attack of whooping
cough. My neighbOrs recommended
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. | did
not think that any medicine would
help, but after giving him a few doses
OF That remedy | noticed an improve.
ment, and one bottle cured him en-
Girely. 1t is the best cough medicine
ever had 10 the house,. L. Moore.
South Burgettstown, Pa. For sale by
all druggists.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
Another Case of Rheumatism Cured
by Chamberlain's Pain Balm.

My son was afflicted with rheuma-
tiSm which contracted his right limb
until he was unable to walk. After
using one and a half bottles of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm he was able
to be about again. l can heartily rec
ommend it TO persons suffering from
rheumatism.-John Snder, Freed,
Calhoun Co., W. Va. For sale by all
druggists,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

James Lewis, POpnlist. editor Of the
Kinsley Graphic, was Thursday ap-
pointed private secretary TO Governor
Leedy. to succeed &c. Little, who
has been made a lieutenant colonel in
the Kansas state volunteer.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

The Woodward News speaks very
highly OF the recent visitOf the K. P.
boys to Woodward and says that the
exemDliication OF the secret work by
the Wellington Knights will be of de.
cided benefit in the further success TO
be attained by the order there.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

Redbut, Gordon Co., Ca; Beggs Mfg.
Co.: Please send by express at once one
dozen Beggs' Blood Purifier. 1t is
the most wonderful medicine ever
tried for scrofula.-S.R. laylor. Sold
BY Fl. F. Smith. II
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

Beggs' German 'Salve is a cure for
piles, no matter how bad the case
NAV be. They relieve at once, scalds,
old sores, burns, eczema, tumors, etc.
SUld by H. F. Smith. II
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

Your hair can be saved. Beggs'
Hair Remover will do it as it acts
directly on the scalp and hair folIlcals,
The effect is wonderful and perma-
nent.-Sold by Fl. F. Smith. II
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

A tax deed has just been filed and
the tranfers noted by the county
clerk; conveying l54 lots 10 Glendale
addition to Geuda Springs to John S.
Mckinley.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
The EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF figs

THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF figs
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
20. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA FIa SYRUP Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It. is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not grippe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP en-.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. ME-
The Monticellonian., 1898-01-14
McCLURE'S MAGAZINE FOR JAN.
 UARY.

MCCLURE's MAGAZINE for Jan uary yields perhaps its first attract ion inits pictures. As an example of general excellence in magazine illustrations it is, indeed, an extra ordinary number. Every picture but one-a beautiful reproduction of Burne-J Jone's painting "Ves- pertina Quies "-has relation to the reading-matter-is strictly illustra- tive. in other words; but such is the intrinsic interests of them and the vividness of their execution, one derives from simply running through the number and looking at them that mental satisfaction which is usually to be had only from reading. They are, in other words, each and all, q good story in themselves. But then this is what the pictures naturally would be in McCLURE's, $, which lives to the rule of never failing, whatever else happens, to tell a good ssstory.
 In this particular number the good story is told also in most of the afticles-not merely in those which are stories by confession, but in others as well. For example, MT. Hamblen' s account of his own personal experience as railroad brakeman, with it's almost daily episodes of daring and disaster, is as absorbing as any of the fiction. No less is true of Mir. Dana's chap ter of recollections of life in the trenches at Vicksburg, with it's close, living view of Grant, Sher- man and the other generals there. Cy Warman S account of his sojourn at Karlsbad is a bit of humorous, at tractive description Robert Barr s character sketch of of Mark Twain, from his own intimate acquaint- ance, offers a distinctly new view of the great humorist and Norman Haygood's study of Boutet De Monvel, with the fine reproduction from De Monvel's work, gives one an excellent idea of the leading artist of our time in the portrayal of children. The fiction of the number consists of the second in- stalment of Anthony Hopes New Zenda povel and several good short stories.
 THE $. $. MCCLURE Co.,.
 New York City.
The Monticellonian., 1898-01-14

bed. l had catarrh, asthma and kidney trouble. 1 have taken ten bottles of Pc ru.na and 1 weigh l6l pounds. 1 feel as if I could do as much work as any body on earth. l had tried seven doctors; some of them as good as there were in the state. But none of them did me any good. At last saw Peru na adv ertised. Then began taking it and it has cured me. So l recommend it to my neighbor and it is doing the work for bim. He has gained four pounds from the use of three bot ties"
 Send to The Peru na Drug Man ufacturlng Company, Columbus, Ohio, for free book on catarrh written by Dr. Hartman.
 Ask yonr druggist for free Pe-ru-na Almanac fer 1898.
The Monticellonian., 1898-01-14
The Gazette Almanac.

We acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the Gazette Almanac and Encyclopedia for the year 1898. The book contains several hundred pages, and besides containing a calendar for each month, with weather forecasts, it is a compen- dium of useful information. It gives all the important events of the past year, long list of tables of weights and measures, list of the Presidents, election returns, population of the different nations, their rulers, the amount of their salaries, the officials of the various counties of this State, the Statesof- fcials of Arkansas and all other states of United States and those of the General government, besides many other things. Price 25c. Address Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock. Ark.
The Monticellonian., 1898-01-14

Billy Hyatt some days ago called my attention to d coincidence in the history of the service of our senators that is interesting. We were looking over an old copy of the Congressional Globe, published in I86o and IS6I. It is a part of the record of proceedings of the second session of the Thirty Sixth Congress. From it we noted that the then Arkansas senators, Robert w. Johnson and William K. Se- bastian, were chairmen, respective ly, of the public lands and Indian affairs committees. The coinci- dence is that before the recent or ganization of the committees by the Republicans, Senators Berry and Jones were chairmen, respec- lively, of these same committees.
 They had in the last Congress and now have the same committee as-
 signments and the same status in the organization of the senate as had their predecessors of more than thirty-fve years ago.-Wash- ington letter to Ft. Smith Elevator.
The Monticellonian., 1898-01-14

WILLIAM Henry Theodore Dur rant expiated the crime of mur- dering Blanch Lamonte and Minnie Williams, by hanging at San Quentin, Cal, on the 7th inst. He protested his innocence to the last, and, if he was the real murderer of these girls, which all the circumstances proved him to be, he entered eternity with a lie on his lips. Science has accomplished won- ders, and with the aid of the X rays the minutcst parts of the human body may be explored; but there has yet been no way devised to read the secrets of the human heart, and, therefore, while the great world will be- lieve Durrant to be double murderer, 1t is possible. at least, that his dying claim of inno- cence may have been true.
The Monticellonian., 1898-01-14

making upon the public. Gov. Jones has, possibly, pardoned some criminal who should not have received executive clemen- cy, but If he has done so 1t was not with a view of encouraging violations of the law and pro- tecting criminals, but for sympa- thy of those depending upon the pardoned one for a living. It has, generally, been where a starving wife and hungry chil- dren have appealed to him, with long petitions signed by the best people in the community, and in such cases 1t shows. to our mind a warm heart and noble impulse, rather than a wanton reckless ness to override the verdicts of juries and the judgments of the courts. In some cases where pardons are granted is where a poor man has served two years for stealing a 50 cent pig from a man who has hundreds of them, while the thief who steals 5000 (the last cent that poor widow owns) gets off with a light fine and one minute in jail. The moral turpitude in one of these cases is as bad as the other, and yet the law makes a vast differ ence in the punishment; and a just and upright man who hasit ln his power to even them up would be worse than an infidel if he did not do SO, when appeal ed to. Gov. Jones is q fair man, and while 1t may appear that he is liberal in the use of the par doning power, it only shows that he is a humanitarian and feels for his fellow-man.
The Monticellonian., 1898-01-14
OUR GOVERNOR,

About a half-dozen editors in this State, who all ought to be Governor, are continually harp ing about Gov. Jones use of the pardoning power. While we are willing to coneede that edi- tors know almost everything and never make a mistake; that is hardly ever" we are bound
 to enter our protest in the mat
 ter of their criticism against the Governor-at least for the inn pressions they seem desirous of
The Monticellonian., 1898-01-14
COL. J. w. COLQUITT.

We are informed that our old friend, and former county-man, Col. J w. Colquitt, will be a candidate for State Land Com missioner, subject, as a matter of course, to the action of the Democratic party. Col. Col quitt is at present a citizen of Pulaski county, and is well and favorably known throughout the State. He is an old Conted- crate soldier, who lost a leg on the field of battle, is a true gen tleman and one well qualified for the place. South-Eastern Arkansas will rally to Col. Col quitt, and we believe. also, will the rest of the State. May sue cess attend him i'll his efforts.