People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
SUMNER TOWNSHIP.
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VI. b. weber had just crawled out
OF his well and was in no shape to
sit for portrait.
Chas Clifford had gone out to the
land of Springdale to see his son
who is farming there.
Joseph E. Min was on the far
side OF his field. However, Mrs.
Main gave US some pointers.
H. L. Dear was dexterously handl-
ing a fork at a straw stack in fond
anticipation OF spring pasture.
B. NJ. Bradley WAS hauling straw
Tor his cattle. A new wind mill and
tower at his place was noticed.
S. P. Plummer was mulchinp D ).
tatoes. Mr.. Plummer came to the
county from Illinois only two years
ago.
5. A. Gibson had two listers run.
ming. He had in 200 acres of wheat
but pIowed up fifty acres and put it
to corn.
5. 5. Jones and John Cell were
both away from home hut unoues.
toned authority declared them to be
at work.
Guy Clum was away from home.
He was married in Oklahoma re.
Gently and now occupies the Eau.
CHER farm.
Homer Thompson was listing
corn. He has fine farm and 9 God
home. He has l2O acres wheat and
40 acres of corn.
J. V. Wright was taking things
easy waiting for that lis acres Of
wheat to turn TO cash. 1t looked to
be Cup and-a-comin'."
Lewis Hobson lad just finished
corn planting and was putting the
planter in shelter. Lewis is a hard
worker and a good rustler.
Clay Wood was hauling straw
tor his cattle and wishing that the
then cold wave would pass off ant
give the pastures chance.
We dropped in on W. R. Lindse,
just at noon and were made comfort
able and happy despite the absenc.
OF Mrs. Lindsey from home.
We took dinner with Chas. Nc,
Bride. He has just completed a
new five room house and is be.
coming comfortably situated.
John H.Hepperly was awav in the
dim distance listing corn. Mr.Hep.
perly is one of the early pioneers
and holds over 400 acres of land.
John Massey has recently moved
on the BArto farm and will try his
hand at tiIling the soil. He has
been resident of Wellington for
a year paSt-was railroading.
0. ID. Edwards was making every
effort to atone for time lost in hunting
for time lost in hunting for his stolen
horses. He has found it necessary
to pillow up so acres of wheat.
We were told that Nathan Day
had been constant resident of Sum.
ner county, and of his particular
quarter-section since 1875, but on
the day we called he was no where
10 be seen.
Jahew S anley is back on the old
place again after a two years jaunt
to Arkansas. He likes the climate
OF Arkansas but found it very light
diet. He has out 65 acres of corn,
30 acres Of oats and 6 acres of rye.
HI. BEETLE, Eu Virgins, W. Nc.
Mullen and A T Gilliland were man.
ming a four horse road scraper. A
couple of stove fakirs were laying
for them at the first cross road,
south but We have not since learned
which got the best of the encounter
J. W. Twyman was clamberinp
over his roof, getting ready to build
a new hue. Mr.. Twyman has a
splendid half section. The day be.
fore we called he had sold 9,QOC
bushels Of old wheat at so cents, and
he has S75 acres oil as fine prospect
for 1898 crop as there is in the
county.
We freed J. c. Beatie upon a
scafold painting his house. Mr..
Beatie has $50 acres of land; 300 in
wheat, 80 in corn, 20 oats, balance
in pasture. He farms and handle:
stock on a big scale. He lost his
barn and all its contents by FIRE las,
fall. He carried no insurance and
it was quite blow to him but he i.
more than able to hold his own.
7. ]. Hisington was in tie field a
work out of range with the editor,
pump handlr. We found him mex