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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22
A Pleasant Affair.

Mrs. e. e. Simmons. assisted by
Miss Hazel L0ngman, entertained the
Ladies' Aid society Of the Baptist
church and few invited friends at
the hume Of W. 5. Lougman ou Mort
Jetf rSon avenue Thursday afternoon.
Refreshments, consistingOf ice cream,
cake and cU6ec. were served. The
Misses Barnett favored the guests
with few chpice musical selections.
There were present: MeSdames Bias
tow, DemOry, Clayton, Thos. Richard.
son, Sr., Patton, Kier, Lyman, Moore,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22
Wheat Stealing.
Journal Thursday, 18th.

Journal Thursday, 18th.
Arthur BOtkin, son OF Silas Botkir,
living seven miles northwest OF Wei
lingtOn on Slate creek, put the officers
on the track Of two wheat thieves last
night, which resulted 10 the recovery
Of wagon load OF wheat and the cap.
ture Of the thieves.
Botkin was going home from town
last evening, when lie overlook two
men hauling load OF wheat along
the road between his place and Vel.
lingtOn. He saw they were strangers
and noticed them act suspiclously.
He inquired OF them their names, and
one of the men gave his name as Will
son, saying Mat he lived eight miles
north and two west Of Wellington.
Botkin knew they did not live in that
neighborGood, and his suspicious were
practically confirmed. He detailed a
companion TO follow the men on foot,
while he hurried back IT, town and
notified City Marshal C. Z. Shaver.
The officer 10 company with BOtkin
left to overtake the thieves, about IL
O'Clock last night. They ran across
the mae whom BOtkin had detailed
TO follow the wagon On foot, but the
man had lost track OF the thieves,
they having changed their course up
on learning that they were being fol.
lowed IL developed that the thieves
had elnded their pursuer by driving
Through gap 10 a hedge fence. The
officer and the men, while holding a
council TO decide upon which course
to pursue to capture the thieves, hap
pened 70 look inside OF field and dis.
covered the wagon load OF wheat be-
side the hedge fence. The thieves
had unhitchtd their team and rode
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22

Geo. II. Bloom has just completed
making substantial improvements TO
bis dwelling house on South f street.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22

scene brilliant. Tie bottom floor IS
just being developed. The seam ct
gold ore was only ahnut six inches
lhick but was quite diScernible. The
floors above. where the richest ores
abound, were not visited. We each
gOt specimen Of the ore in the lover
DIOR.
The mine is stocked with the latest
and best machinery Throughout.
Pumps were running constantly, pro-
PEELED by compress, d air, To keep the
mine from flooding. The one on the
bottom flODr raised cUnSIahb ten
inch stream 10 the surface. The eng
ineer received 81 per day. The miner,
get 50 per day. The labor Unions are
said to ne responsible for these fairls
good rates. The engineer said he
liked his JOB only it became very
monotOrOus.
AT nU0n we were tIken to the city
Of Cripple Creek. where we viewed
the city and mines until night. The
city is well built and has more than
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22

10000 population. Goods are said IT,
be as cheap here as in Denver.
The Cripple Creek camp is undoubt-
eddy the largest gold camp in the
world. The production is. a million
and a half mouth-eighteen million,
ayear. The mountains are perforated
with holes in every direction, many
OF them only waiting on capital Ia
develop them. The production Of the
camp is sure to increase year by year.
We are now enroute to Leadville
and Glenwood Springs.
LYMAN NAUGLE.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22
A TOUR In COLORADO.
kM i 4 i i i Il Il i 4 4 Il i

Davis and Wealthy varieties lead
The flavor Of the fruit was fns
Wheat makes large yield and is OF
very fine quality.
Sunday we spent in Denver going
to Central Christian church in the
forenoon and to Trinity NJ. E, church
IN the evening.
On Monday We were taken by the
Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf to
Boulder, where We wers transferred
to the Colorado & Northwestern, a
new narrow guage route running up
Boulder canyon aud over the noun
tains to the rich mining town Of
Ward.
This little road, only 26 miles long.
surpasses all former efforts at wonder
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22
Teachers County Association.

The association will convene at the
County High Scheol building in Wei
lington. on Saturday, October lst, at
| p. 10. Following is the program:
How Can Teacher Become MISTER OF
his Own Businessi d. Victor E. Creighton
Recitation ...............M Miss Florence Wilson
Teachers Meetings-How 70 Improve
Them" ............... Prof. A. H. Limerick
MuslC.... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
"MethOos Of Conducting Language Work
In the Primary Grades. ................
..................M Miss Harbaugh, South Haven
Recitation. Miss Blanche Fuss
huelc. ..........................
Music furnished by Mrs. Clara II
Scott, of the County High school.
All teachers should be present.
JOHN W. MCLAUGHLIN,
Superintendent.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22

DOwney, Beal, Shawver, Pember, j.
G. Woods, Davidson, Edatt, Marsh,
Phelps, Lovingfoss, Rector, Rush,
Stephens, HARRISON, Thos. Richard
son, Jr., Rothtrock, Brown, Doughty,
John Millard, Frank Snyder, Haiti
wanger, John Richardson, A. f. Pit
finger, G. T. Neubert and Miss Flor
ence Neubert Of Arkansas City
Misses Stephens, HARRISON, Moore
Barnett, Bchlmer, Pember, and Rev
Fl. A. Doughty.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22

Rocky Ford, La Junta and Lamar
where We will leave the party for
home. ... .H
On Saturday the party was taken
ND to Lovrland, fifty miles north, tt
a corn roast. Colorado towns all havt
SEINE sort of an annual celebration.
Denver has its carnival, Rocky Ford
its melon feast, Grand Junction It's
peach day, Canon City its fruit days
and Colorado Springs its flower carni,
val, etc. Saturday was the festal day
at LOveland and the editors were
taken into full fellowship. A boun.
teOus lunch was spread, the central
' feature Of which was roasted corn-a
Very palatable food to eat in proxim.
ity to the covering Of snow on the foot
hills. There was also a balloon as
cension and cake walk. A number
Of the editors were taken for a drive
10 the country.
The information that has reached
the people about Colorado has gener-
ally been concerning her great mines
and magnificent scenery. Few have
knowledge Of the states agricultural
resources. LovelaDd is in the midst
of the Oldest agricultural section Of
the state.
1t was our good fortune to ride
with one of the oldest settlers, Mr.,
W. H. McCreery. He came here
from Pennsylvania upwards Of 20 years
ago. He has fine quarter section
three miles from town, all under the
ditch which he values at 800 per
acre. We we're shown tracts which
had recently sold for nore than 500
per acre. A great variety OF products
are here grown and all find ready
market In Denver and the mining
district. Potatoes, onions, and all
kinds of vegetables, small fruits and
grain yield largely and the irrigating
bitches laugh the deuth to scorn.
Judging by Mr.. McCreerys converse.
tion the farmer lays off This land in
small fields and cultivates each field as
carefully as the merchant looks after
each department Of his store. Horti.
culture is making great Roadway.
APPLES and pears do much better than
peaches. We saw some OF the heav,
kiest laden apple trees here we ever
saw: perfect pictures. The Ben
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22
The "FriscO" to be Sold.

On the 22d day Of October, the St.
Louis, Kansas & Southern railroad
will be sold at public sale to the high.
est bidder. ...
The sale is to satisfy first mortgage
bonds, and will be conducted by Hir-
am P Dillon, master 10 chaDcery.
This road was originally operated
by the Frisco railroad company, but
for the past year has been run by a
private concern. The line is sixty
miles ia length and extends from Ar
kansas City TO Anthony. The sale
will take place In Caldwell at the hour
OF noon.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22
DENVER, Col, Sept. 13. 1898.

AANi NOA's ~ pU' AOt 1SvOs
We are leaving Denver this morn
ing after one weeks stay. We have
had cool and cloudy weather unit
yesterday which interfered somewhat
with the comfort of the editors. We
have representatives from every stat t
in the union and the session has been
profitable to the fraternity as well a.
pleasant.
Our train is composed of twelve
Pullmans. We spend today at COLI
RADIO Springs and MaDifOu. Wednes-
day will be spent at Cripple Creek,
Thursday at Glenwood Spring, and
Friday we return to Pueblo over the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad and
the famous Marshall Pass; then to
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22

away H. escape capture. Upon fur
ther investigation it was learned that
Inc wheat had been stolen from A. a.
Richardson's farm northwest Of Wei
lingtOn. The wagon was identified
as belonging to jack harrison.
Warrants were issued this morning
fol Jack Larrisnn ana a man named
johnson, both of this place. Lqrrison
was arrested by Officer Shaver to-
day.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22

For diarrhOea dysentery, collie
cholera, fux and all summer COM
plants, nothing is so gentle, soothing
and effective, as Beggs' Diarrhea
Balsam. 1t never fails to give relief
and II taken in time will effect a
speedy cure. For sale by H.F. Smith.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22

lOwn on you; to the north the box
like crest OF Longs stands boldly up,
and TO the south is Gray's peak both
of them higher by one and two hun.
bred feet than Pixies peak.
At Ward a fine lunch awaited US il
the opera house, served by the ladies
OF this aerial metropolis. This town
was started last spring, when th,
railroad arrived. 1t was never laid
nut. Its streets are crooked and ter
raced in the mountain side. 1t has
oaly about 1000 population, but may
become another Leadvile In time.
After lunch we pulled out to the Adit
tunnel, where as many Of the party
as chose went 1900 feet under the
mountain and pulled of a specimen
OF ore from the vein which was said
to produce $500 to the ton in gold.
Our specimen is a handsome one.
There are hundreds OF mines here,
many Of them profitable shippers. In
almost every case the poor prospector
has turned over his rights TO a veal
thy COMPANY before IL Yields profit.
1t is so everywhere. ~
Several of this party were down to
Port Arthur last February. They
scarcely realize that they are nearly
two miles higher here chan when they
were there.
We descended the mountain with
the thought that this was the grand
est mountain trip we ever took. We
advise all Colorado visitors that if
they omit this trip they make a great
mistake.
Our train was in two sections and
frequently the two sections were in
sight, one away above the other.
Kodak aendS had a picnic. Our co...
lection will be fine.
We found Leo Vincent enroute. He
was formerly the Nouconformist man
at Winfield and will be remembered
by our readers. He publishes the
Colorado Representative, leading
Populist paper at Boulder. He is do.
ing the scenic writing for the new
railroad and souvenir for this Occa-
sion proves his great ability in that
direction.
The herald., 1898-09-14

which was read as the first order Of the af-
ternoon Is as follows:
Your committee on permanent organiza-
ton and order Of business beg leave to
make the Following report:
First-We recommend for permanent
chairman Of the convention Edwin A. Ne
serve; for permanent secretary OF the con-
vention. d. c. McGarvin. and for assist
ant secretaries, C. M. Fairbanks. C. e. de
Garmo. c. w. Vickrey.
Second-That the report of the committee
on credentials be received and acted upon.
Third-Thnt the report of the commit zee
on resolutions be received and acted upon.
Fourth-That collection be taken from
every delegate to this convention Of one
dollar and twenty-five cents each; and that
the chairman of each delegation collect the
same from the delegates in his precinct
and turn the same over forthwith to the
secretary of, the convention. who will in
turn transfer tfle same 10 :he treasurer of
the county central committee.
Fifth-That all candidates be assessed
ten dollars each, TO be paid when the name
Is presented to the convention. After the
nominating speeches for any office are
closed, the candidates shalt go to the plat
form and be presented to the convention,
but they shall make no remarks to the con-
vention.
Sixh-That a resolution be adopted by the
convention, authorizing the chairman to
appoint a committee of five to receive and
disburse all moneys in accordance with
law.
Seventh-Thnt nominations of county
candidates be made by the convention in
the order that the county officers are
The herald., 1898-09-14
Pomona's Aspirations

POMONA, Sep.. 13.-Reports received
here from the Republican county convcn-
ton in regard to local affairs show that
the Pomona delegation is having a warm
time. Especially is this true as regards
Barnes for recorder and league for SUPER
visor. Twenty Of the delegates from here
are solid for league and want him elected.
while many claim that this will weaken
the Barnes fight. Pomona evidently hopes
that by standing with Pasadena in it's fight
for Bell for clerk. that sufficient strength
can be secured to elect league, who, It is
believed, will poll about seventy mine votes
on the first ballot or about two short Of
election. There Is no question but that
large number of local Republicans believe
that the supervisor Is more 10 the future
welfare Of Pomona than the recorder, but
they believe that both can be had by
shrewd mandpulations. Pasadena and AL
hambra both have strong candidates for
other Offices and the thirty-nine votes 1rom
this township are quite temptation. Tho
wires are kept hot and deep interest," ID
being taken In the dght.
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means to secure the election of Repub-
l!can United States senator from Southern
California. and they are hereby requested
to vote at the next session of the legisla-
ture for senator from Southern Caafor-
MIA until a senator is elected.
The Hon. Robert N. Bulla Of this county
has by his wise and honora bic action as
a member OF the assembly and state senate,
by his ability, success and reputation at
tained In his profession and by his constant
adherence to the principles Of our party
demonstrated his fitness to perform with
credit to hts country and his party the
duties devolving upon a United States SEN
ator, and we commend him as a candidat IA
for that high office to the people OF this
state, and especially to the people OF
Southern California, as a man who, II
elected, while doing wisely his whole duty
by the state, is especially fitted by his
intimate knowledge of our needs. bis per-
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Ex-City Attorney Charles Mcfarland
nominated George P. McLain.
John c. Cline was nominated by Curtis
d. Wilbur of the Fourth ward.
Judge Mckinley named William A. Ham,
mel in a rather sharp speech.
AS soon the candidates had been OK
hibited to the convention and labeled with
green badges the voting commenced. In
about twenty-five minutes all the ballots
were in and counted.
Judge Works raped for order and read
the result, as follows
Total number of votes cast. ..7441s
Necessary to choice..... BIB
| Haddock k......... -
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Committee No. 2-George L. Alexander
w. G. Spencer A. T. Reed.
Tally Clarks

Tally Clerks
Table No. /: Committee No. IA. L
Bagley VIII Knippenberg, George H
Frost, W. p. Jeffries.
Committee No. 2-Oscar Lawlor, Phillir
Kitchen, Luther G. Brown. E. L. Brown
Table No. 2: Committee No. I'D. 9
Burson, H. g. Gates, ]. M. Vena, w, D
Hollingsworth. 49,.
Committee No. 2-Will Batcheller. Chas
Sexton, Percy W. Ross. g'f =,
Table No. 8: Committee No. 1-Henry
Henderson, G. W. Swan, H. s. Kinsch. e
w. Hopkins.
Committee No. 2-H. s. Rollins, Ernest
Braunter. e. G. Norton, George w. Stock.
well.
Table No. 4: Committee No. IF. K Pal.
lette, Ernest A. Bryant, William LIE
Moyne Wills, W. W. Beckett.
Committee No. 2-Walter Lindley. M. L.
Moore. w. W. Hitchcock, Fred A. Heires.
Chairman Meserve then surrendered the
chair and gavel to Judge Works, who
called for nominations.
]. 8. Dougherty of University placed in
nomination J. l.. Starr Of the Seventy
third precinct.
John Burr was nominated by Judge d.
p. Hatch in speech which seemed to fur
nish good deal of amusement to the
crowd.
George H. Peck Of Ri Monte, weather
prophet. named John p. Haddock OF the
same place.
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named in section IS of the county govern.
ment act Of 1897. which Is as follows:

ment act Of 1897. which Is as follows:
1-Sherlff.
2-County clerk.
3-Audtor.
4Recorder.
B-Tax and license collector.
6-Dtstrict attorney
7-Assessor.
S-Treasurer.
9-Superintendent OF schools.
10-Public administrator.
11-Coroner.
12-Surveyor.
Eighth-We recommend for sergeant-at
arms Of the convention, E. Cradle, with the
following assistants: James Miller, Will
Lam Quail, Howard Green. Y. IAcero, H.
P. Hunt. Smith Oliver. Evan James and
M. q. Smith.
Ninth-That upon the completion Of the
nominations for county offices, distrio. con
ventions be held forthwith at places to be
designated by the chairman OF this con.
vention, as follows: An assembly district
convention for eacN assembly district OF
the county; senatorial district conven.
tions for those senatorial districts where
nomination Is required: superv.sor!al
conventions for those districts where a
nomination. Is required; city and township
conventions for the nomination Of city
and township justices and constables.
Tenth-We recommend that no proxies
be allowed to anyone other than a regularly
elected delegate from the same precinct
as that from which the delegate giving the
proxy was clicked; and no delegate shall
The herald., 1898-09-14

dignant protest against the late action OF
a prominent Democratic politician OF this
county to deprive the brave survivors OF
the army of the civil war of the right OF
franchise for no other reason than that
they have been so unfortunate as to have
been compelled to receive the benehcent
aid of the country grateful for their brave
and patriotic services as soldiers and
sailors.
w. r. BACON,
L. p. CRAWFORD,
JOHN D. WORKS,
HOWARD A. BROUGHTON,
2. H. LOWMAN.
Two amendments were added, which are
further treated IN another column, the prin-
cipal one covering the pledgng of legisla-
tive nominees to work tor Bula. Thus
amended the report was adopted.
The herald., 1898-09-14
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS
Bulla and His Little Boom Given a
Lift-Australian Ballot Again

Lift-Australian Ballot Again
The report OF the committee on platform
and resolutions, which was read imme-
diately following that of the organization
committee, Is as follows:
The Republican party of Los Angeles
county. In convention assembled, do reaf-
firm their unwavering adherence TO the
living principles of the Republican party
to preserve which Lincoln and Garfield sac-
rificed their lives, and to which Grant,
Blaine and our honored president, Mr..
Mckinley, have given the best Of their
lives. We heartily indorse the Republican
platform adopted in the state convention
at Sacramento, and confidently commend
to the voters Of the state our neighbor and
friend, Hon. Henry T. Gage, as ture, up
right, Independent and loyal citizen. who
WILL II elected, perform the duties Of his
office with fidelity, Justice and impartial
ity We indorse the Republican state
ticket and pledge ourselves to It's support.
We heartily indorse the choice Of the Hon.
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r. j. Waters as our candidate for con-
gress in this district, and we pledge him
our earnest and united support.
We believe that Southern California Is
entitled to name the next United States
senator, and we hereby pledge our legsla-
tive nominees from the several assembly
ard senatorial districts Of this county to
that proposition, and all such nominees are
hereby instructed to use all honorable
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sonal !nclinations and loyalty to his neigh
bors and friends, to conserve the advance
Of every interest of Southern California.
+ We beheve that public office Is public
and sacred trust, and that the tame and
energy Of every officer, federal, state,
county or city. and the deputies OF such
officers, should be devoted to the perform
ance Of their Official duties; and we resent
a. inimical 10 our form Of govsrnmeut and
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PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
a Secret Ballot Recommended but No
Australian SYSTEM

Tho report OF the committee on perma-
nsnt organiSa tdon and order OF business
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Supervisors Of Balloting

Box No. 1: Committee No. 1-E. T. Cook
Dennis johnson, Horace M. Dobbins.
Committee No. 2-S. M. Haskell, T. r
Deering. Archie Freeman.
Box No. 2: Committee No. 1-E. P. Cas-
terline. j. ]. Mcmillan, A. K. Jensen.
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The Second Ballot

A second ballot was then ordered, btit It
had not proceeded far when Judge Hatch
took the platform and announced. the with
drawal of Burr. throwing Burr's support to
Hammel. He was then followed by Mr..
Mcfarland. who withdrew McLain, but
made no recommendation as to where his
votes should go. The ballot resulted a.
follows:
Total number Of votes .74511h
Necessary to a choice. .373
l1diHiuel ........4lIh
CllHe ............................
Mcbdln .....'...................... 26
l'uTT '....'......s 70
o.oii IL
Hammel was declared the nominee Of the
convention and, on motiorf of Mr.. Starr,
the nomination was made unanimous.
| The successful candidate then came to
| the platform and returned his thanks for
the honor conferred and then adjournment
was taken until o'clock this morning.
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EVENING SESSION
Billy Hammel Selected for the Shriev.
atty Stakes q

Preliminary business having been dis
posed of. the convention settled down at s
o'clock to the work of nominating sheriff.
The following election officers were named
by the chair:
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No Evidence to Hold the Slayers Of
Harris

Harris
COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. s.-The five
men arrested after the fight between armed
bodies Of men representing the two fac
tions of the Silver Republican, party for
possession of the opera house have been
released by order Of the district attorney
there being mo evidence to show that any
one of them fired the shot which killed
Charles E. Harris OF Denver. The coro-
ner's jury, which is investigating the
murder, has taken q mass OF conflicting
estimony, and the only point that has been
esta blished so far is that Harris was a
member Of the party that drove the Teller
the fatal shot will probably never be as
certained, as a great many shots were
dred during the melee.
The coroner's jury in the case Of Charles
E. Harris, killed Wednesday morning in
the fight between rival factions in the Sill
Yer Republican party over possession OF
the opera house for the purpose OF holding
a convention, late tonight rendered its ver-
dict, in which the attack on the opera house
by the anti-Teller men Is characterized as
"unlawfup' and the possessioniby the Teller
faction as "legal." The jury finds that the
shots were fired by the Teller men, who
were inside the building in the attempt TO
defend their legal rights to occupancy"
The verdict says that the shot which
killed Harris was fired by persons unknown
to the Jurymen.