People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-12-27

ever, until that night when she died.
She leaves a husband and numerous
other relatives and friends to mourn
her departure.
John Collins was found guilty OF
murder in the first degree, Saturday
night. Only one ballot was required.
An appeal will be taken TO the supreme
court. Collins received the verdict
cOOlly and was the only Que in the
court room who showed no excitement
when the verdict was read.
The Christian church ladies had
considerable marketable stuff left
over from their market Saturday.
Will Lichtenberger started a sub
scription and the sum Of 81 80 was
quickly raised aud the turkey, ETC..
was donated to the poor Of the city.
The following persons contributed to
the sum: viii Lichtenberger, j. B.
Reeme, Emil RUser. VIM. Ready, 81
each; John 7. Stewart, Ben Spar
and Geo. 7. Pitts, 50 cents each;A.M.
Winger, Ed Brown, H. W. Andrews,
G. A. Gambfill, John Richardson, s.
]. Trew, Brown, aud HI. Woods, %
cents each.
A charter was filed 10 Topeka Thurs.
day for the Kansas Southwestern
Railroad company to build 800 miles
of track in Morton, Stevens, Clark,
Seward, COmanche, Barber, Harper,
Sumner and Cowley counties, In Kar-
sas, and through the Usage, Creek,
Seminole, ChOctaw and Chickasaw
reservations In the territory. The
hackers are five Canadians, a Chicago
man and Albert A. Newman, of Ar
kansas City, and James Glover, of
Bluff City, Kan. The capital is given
at S,00O,OO0 Back Of the charter, it
is alleged that Promoter Asp is plan
ming to sell the road to the Santa Fe.
The Clay Center Times, edited by
Del Valentine, comes out this week in
fight on Wellinnton, Clay Center's
rival for the location of new insane
asylum. The policy Wellington has
chosen to pursue in working for the
asylum is one of argument 10 favor OF
the superior advantages Of yelling.
ton, such as railroad connections,
location etc., and not to employ ridi.
cule and Misrepresentation. The
very arguments Valentine makes fol
Clay Centerare particularly applicable
to Wellington, and more so than tt
Clay Center. The location Of a new
asylum at Clay Center would give
three such institutions to the north
east part Of the state. The western
! and southwestern parts of the STATE
are certainly entitled to the new
: asylum, and will without doubt re
celye just recognition at the hands o
the next legislature.
Mrs. Olive Dennis OF Corbin, ha
4 brought suit in district court fo
$1,000 damages against the A. T.
: S. f. Ry. Co. Mrs. Dennis claims il
her case OF action that on Angus
9th, last, her brother L. Fl. Mason, o
+ ArdmOre, |. T., paid the company
e agent at ArdmOre sS.05 TO pa
, for message to be sent to her, an
}. transportation from Corbin to Ard
y more, in order that she might atten
!. the bedside Of her father,J. S. Masor
who was dangerously sick at th
4 time. The plaintiff claims that SD
{ never received the message and tran:
n portation until two days after be
d brother had ordered it sent, when sh
Q was notified by the agent OF Corbi
y that the transportation was there
b She left on the next train for be
fathers bedside, but be had died an
:. was buried when she reached Ard
more. For this she sues to recOye
the $S.05 for the message and tran:
n por,ation, and 5000 damages.
J. Seems as If consumption alway
q picks out the brightest and besl
o Fully one sixth Of all the deaths tina
e occur 10 the world are caused by cor
d sumption. Many things were ono
;. considered impossible. The telegrap
e and telephone, the phonograph, th
y electric light-all were once i'm
possible, and once it was impossibl
n to cure consumption. That was bt
!, fore the time of DR.. Pierce'S Golde
Menical Discovery. Taken accordin
to directions, this standard reMed
4 will cure 9S per cent Of all cases Q
n consumption. Consumption is cause
! and fOstered by impurity in the blOot
! 1t is cured by purity and richness i
!, the blood-surely, certainly cured 5
n the medical Discovery" 1t build
A up solid healthy flesh and yigorou
strength.
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