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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
The p. & G's. Rates TO the Gulf

Announcement is made that the
Kansas City, PittSburg & Gulf has
put into effect a rate on corn of 70
cents a hundred pounds from Kansas
City to Galveston and New Orleans.
In addition, it will absorb the eleva-
tor charges, which amount to 3 cents
hundred pounds. This is the lowest
rate ever made to the tidewater from
the NJ SSOuri river.
The Chicago Tribune, in an article
reviewing the situation among the
railroads, says that much alarm is felt
in western railroad circles over the
attitude of this road. Unless the P. &
e. road can be checked in its rate de-
stroying career, earnings of western
railroads will be most seriously sfTec-
ted and expected dividends will van
iSh into air.
Against such rate as that the
elstbouhd roads from the Missouri
river cannot compete. The rate from
the Missouri river to Chicago on corn
Is Il cents a hundred pounds, not in.
Guiding elevator charges, and from
Chicago 10 New York the rate is III
cents. This makes through rate on
export corn from the Missouri river
via Chicago of 29i cents a hundred
pounds, as against u cents. minus
elevator charges, from Kansas City to
Gulf ports. Even the roads compel
ingwith the Gulf road find they cannot
meet the latter's rate without losing
money. The Gulf apparently cares
not whether it makes money on the
transportation of freight. It's pro-
moters expect to reap a rich harvest
in land speculation.
The situation would not be quite so
bad for the roads east from the Mis-.
souri, river il the Kansas City & Gulf
would get no further east than Kan.
sas City. But it has acquired lately
lines into Missouri and Iowa, and is
extending them to number of points.
This enables it to take corn from the
heart OF the western corn belt to the
Gulf.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
Ten bars soap for rs
cents at Wyatt Bros.
ZYBA.

Dan Holland called on CD. Menneil
Sunday evening.
Joe Scott shipped car load of hogs
Tuesday. Price 3 cents.
Fred McClintock of Clearwater
made a call in this locality Sunday.
The two county bridges at Zyba
need new floors. They are in a danger
GUS condition.
Rev, j. R. Ferguson filed Rev.
Bernstorff's place at Silver Creek
Saturday night.
The X. and L. Of f. initiated new
members Saturday night, also in
stalled new officers.
The WOodmen OF Belle PLANE are
much pleased with their new hall.
Their affairs will be made of sycamore,
the name Of that camp,
The Sunday school at Shiloh under
the management of Mrs. Roberts is
progressing, They received some new
books for their library Sunday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
SEVENTY-sIX.
home.

The lodge at West Riverdale in
stalled their officers and took in three
new members last Saturday night.
West Riverdale and Seventy-Six
are getting so near together | lear we
will have to do like New York city
do some consolidating.
The election of officers for the
Epworth League for the ensuing year
will take place next Sunday evening
Come out and have good meeting
for good cause.
Our Sunday school has increased 50
much that they Had to send for more
Sunday school Quarterlies to have
enough lesson papers to 60 around and
not have two persons read out of one
book,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
PORTLAND.

ii. A. Bishop and family visited
relatives in the strip last week.
Charlie Tarr has rented the Fox
house and will move in in the near
future.
Mrs. Sarah Baker from Slate Creek
visited several days last week with
her daughter, Mrs. Elan.
Last Saturday night crowd OF
young folks gathered at the home of
John Thorpe TO serenade Mr.. and Mrs.
Hart. They were invited in and a
pleasant evening was spent which
will be remembered for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christy from Douglas
county arrived here last Friday on a
visit to Mr.. BOwermaster's. They
were so well pleased with the country
that they have rented a place and
will make Sumner county their
home.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
C0RBIN.

Miss jessie Brownback supports a
new bic, ile.
VIC. Estes of MedfOrd, OFT, was
in our u DIST Monday.
CT. Alien of Lamont, OF. is visit
ing friends at this place.
The lock is on the ground for the
foundation of the U. B. church which
will begin soon.
G. f. Nelson met with a severe
accident last week by having the small
bone of his leg fractured.
L, W. Snyder's family are sorely
afflicted. They have been having a
siege of fever aud complication Of
diseases with two deaths; and now
..aey have all been exposed to the
3measles. Mr.. Snyder has them now
Died, Mrs, Fannie K. Howe, wife Of
II. FL. Howe, died Friday night al
10 pm. being sick less than a week,
but she suffered intensely. She Will
be greatly missed from this COM
munlty. She was model woman, was
never known to talk of her neighbors
out Always attended to her home
affairs; she was devoted to her family.
Her berelved husband and family
have the sympathy Of the entire COM
munlty. XRAY.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
PRAIRIE CENTER.

VIM. BOOry is up from the Strip on
business.
George Green is here from Colorado
visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Green.
Mr.. Parrin sold some calves to
Lester Macy recently for ten dollars
per head.
Fred Ono is having his stock well
bored deeper. Mr.. Green is doing
the work with his new outfit.
There was an agent in this vicinity
from Bourbon county, Kans., taking
orders for blacksmith tools.
Frank Heckerman is agent for a
machine for which to make fence with
out of hedge, or any kind Of stakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kettering and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Heckerman were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Suyder's one
day last week.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
CORRESPONDENCE.
CALDWELL.

Harry Jordan returned to Emporia
college Tuesday.
B. MackIin traded COW to Frank
Logan for mule.
Mrs. Craig has been laid up the past
week With measles.
Harry jordan has the measles aad
Will lose his return ticket.
An Adventist preacher is holding
protracted meeting at Excelsior.
Robt. Mitchell made trip to Do"g-
las county to look after location.
Mrs. Pope got severely burned about
her face b. flames from the stove.
Bessie Jordan stad home from
school the past week on account of
sore throat.
MIR. Ely is helping get rock out for
bne U. b church at CO"bin which will
be built 10 the near future.
\ CHI, FankbOner, j. 0. Oswald Alex
and Dan Dawson and Frank Logan
sold hogs 10 J.B. BrOwnback of Curbin
Monday at Scents.
Rev. McQuawn failed to fiji his
appOintmA at Calvary church on
account oi the fuueral Of Mr.. Maloy.
He conducted the funeral services.
The week of prayer was well al
tended at Districts IS and l9l. &. W.
Ebey ana o. H. Benedict were the
principals in carrying on the pro-
gram.
Mrs. Did Winsor made a dinner
New Yeas day. Milton Cahow and
wife, Frank Logan and family, Glen
Mulvany and Miss Zle Holiday were
present, and the goodies went fast.
GRANGER.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
HUKLE.

The people OF Peck and vicinity re.
Gently enjoyed a dog show.
The Santa Fe railroad has lately mt
in switch on its line at the railroad
crossing at Peck.
Charles'BoOth, James Duncan and
Mr.. Engle of Peck are going to the
gold fields of Alaska in March.
ThOs. Bull Of Oklahoma was in this
vicinity recently inquest of 1000 hedge
post to fence his farm in Oklahoma.
Recently the Pleasant Valley school
where Prof. Geo. Nixon is teaching
got into troubleover "a bicycle. Some
of the large boys drawing knives and
pistols it is said: at this Juncture of
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
High School Notes.

Mr.. Jones of Sheridan, OF, spent
Sunday at Mrs. Platt's.
Mrs. Bullock and Mr.. Lingenfelter
visited the High school Monday.
Mrs. D. E. Gill Of Bluff City, OF,
is the guest of Mrs. Bowers this week.
Alex Watts spent Saturday and
Sunday with his parents near Cald.
well.
The enrolment to date is 2S5. One
hundred and tlfty-eight are from dis
tricts outside Of Wellington.
The Literati society met Monday.
Mr.. Freeman, one OF the debators.
was taken sick and could not be pres.
ent.
Willis K. Folks made the High
school a present of several books and
some Mexican curios Tuesday.
Among the curIos were an idol aud a
sun dial.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13

Fireman Guy is sick and laying off
Art Swearinger is working in his
place.
Jas. Ostrander has erected a fine
barn on his residence property on
West Fourth street.
Engineer Hank Balling of the
Wichita-Caldwell run, is laying of
and Engineer Mcknight is at the
throttle 10 his place.
W. S. Murray retained Tuesday
evening from Newton, where he al.
tended the meeting OF the r. R. Loan
& Accident association. He resumed
his place as master OF the Santa Fe
yards Wednesday.
The new baggage coaches now being
built by the railroads, are without
platforms. This is a blow at the
tourist who travels on the blind side
of 1.-THE baggage coach ahead.' The
motive given for building these bob
tailed ones are that they are less
liable to telescope,
An unknown man, supposed to be a
tramp stealing a ride, was killed
Monday night at Pawnee Rock. He
was run over by train ~, Conductor
ORourke and Engineer Walthouer.
IL is supposed that while stepping
from one car to another, the man fell
between and struck the rail. The
remains were mangled beyond recog-
milton. The accident happened about
$50 just east Of the stock Yards. The
remains were left al the depot but
nothing was found by which they
could be identified.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13

Next Saturday is pay day at the
creamery. a good sum is distributed
each month to the patrons.
A great big happy New Year to
uncle Eben the Cicero correspondent.
Glad to see the cid standbys in line
again.
This dry weather is a damage to the
wheat, but it is splendid for ourmilch
COWS; they enjoy it and so do we at
milking time.
Farmers, look at this and hold your
breath. Letters brothers rof Chicago
predict that May wheat will sell for
81 per hushel.
The storm which was predicted by
Hicks on The 9Th and 18th did not
reach Kansas; it must have been side
tracked some Wnere.
Thanks to the Seventy-Six CORE
spOndent'we will do our best and dot
down once week unless we blow out
and have nothing to say.
K. A. Anderson from Wellington
was in our part last Thursday. He in.
forms US he will take large number
of hogs during the winter.
1t looks now that we will have to
cool off another summer without ice.
There is scarcely any water to freeze,
and no cold weather to freeze it.
We would like to ask the Seventy
Six scribe how the literary is pro-
crossing at the hub? We have had
our ears to the ground but have not
heard sound as yet.
We see by the Zyba correspondent
that 9. B. Mennell has returned from
Wellington where he has been under
medical treatment for three weeks
We hope to hear of his immediate re-
cOvery.
Another car load of corn was re-
ceiyed at This station and sold out to
the farmers. This is five car loads
sold during the fall and winter.
Riverdale is not in the back ground
with anything.
No other department of Seventy
Six township furnishes such a fruitful
field for immediate results for a
church as at this place. We make no
flaming reports but expect a church
at this point in the near future.
Uncle Eben says they have nothing
to do but the chores. Get a few mich
COWS, herd them in the corn stalk
field, take the milk to the Riverdale
creamery and you will have some
thing coming in each month, that is
what we are up to this fine weather.
We charge nothing for this advice.
FARMER.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
Fred Smith SurpIsed.

The band boys perpetrated a pleas
ant surprise on Fred Smith Tuesday,
the occasion being the Both annlyer-
sary OF bis birth. The boys had care.
fully arranged surprise on Fred. but
10 the silent march to his home they
were themselves surprised to see him
join the crowd just east Of his place Of
business and ask in a rather suspicious
tone where they were going. His only
answer was an uncomplimentary
remark on the quality.of the weather.
The boys then lined up with their
backs against barn and whistled in
concert, "Thele are Moments. etc. -
and Fred tripped off home and locked
up his valuables. The strains of a
serenade were soon heard outside in
the drizziing rain and Fred invited
tue buys in for gond time. 1t is
entirely useless b. say they had good
time, but attention is called to the
fact In this instance that some excel
lent band music and superb vocal
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13

affairs Prof. Nixon appeared on the
scene W s,ille t n hand commanded
the peace, whereupon the boys sub
sided instantly.
William Hukle, brother Of ]. n.
and R. j. Hukle, is enjoying a visit
among his old friends 10 Clark county,
Ky.
There was on Sunday temperance
lecture delivered at the Peck school
house. The speakers name we did not
learn.
The Misses Bull and Messrs Hart
man and COrbin called to visit the
young people IN the family of R. J.
Hukle Sunday evening.
There is a change of station agents at
Hukle. Geo. H. H. Berry has gone to
POnca, l. T. and F. c. Hukle takes
charge at Hukle station.
After siege OF twelve weeks with
typhoid fever, through the superior
skill. Of DR.. 5. T. Shelly of Mulvane,
Jennie Hukle has sufficiently recovered
to be able to sit up.
Your scribe would beg leave to call
the attention of the London township
trustee or the board of county
commissioners to the very dangerous
condition of the north approach of the
bridge on the NinneScah river at the
Beebee ford.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13

Captain j. B. Wright of Shelby
county, ILL.,, is here visiting the fam.
lily OF George Freeman north of town
The captain was in the city Tuesday
and showed the Vote reporter a
cane cut by HIMSELF from the live oak
tree under which General Pemberton
surrendered to General Grant 10 1863.
The cane is mounted with silver and
contains an appropriate inscription.
Capt. Wright~was Quartermaster of
the 18th Illinois infantry
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
"Back to GrigsbY,s Station -

VIII White in the Emporia Gazette.
This morning Uncle Jake" Stotler
toddled into the Gazette Office and
sat down and went through the pa.
pers. As he pOkpd his nose in and
out OF the exchanges he told the story
OF his travels since he left, and it is
a long story aud has little sunshine In
1t. he published a few newspapers in
a few towns that were waning and the
papers could not thrive. He started
a tavern in West Plains, Missouri.
and made some money. Then a bad
thing happened. He caught che Kan.
sas City fever. Now, when a man gets
the Kansas City fever and is young
enough to stand seige of it-nothing
very serious happens. A few features
are battered off and a lung doesn't
work right-but that is all. But with
a man who is getting alOng-it hurts.
1t hurt Uncle Jake. He went to
Kansas City and started up d board.
Ing house on Oak street. The thing
didn't pay. 1t took money to run il.
and when Uncle Jake quit he had lost
his West Plains savings.
So he has bundled up his little all
and came down here to Emporia-he
and bis good wife and his girls. Here
they own little home and here BY
Gods grace they will pass their lives
and in the end be tucked away in the
hill in MaplewOod, where all their
friends are sleeping after hard WORK
well done-in MaplewOOd, where the
Kansas Wind sings on the Aeolian
harp of the grass and where the gold
en- Kansas sunshine throws its glory
all the day. 1t is good to see old
Uncle Jake at home again, for En-.
pOria is his home. Here the best wears
OF his life have been passed, fighting
Tor the land he loved and the people
who cherish pleasant memories of the
good, kindly man. Here he knows
everyone and everyone knows him.
lie knows the names of the dogs and
the horses. He knows the history of
each building ana the story written in
each face-the story that strangers
can never unravel. His gentle hand
has written the birth notices Of many
man and woman who reads these
lines, and his eyes have brimmed
while he was writing the few obituary
lines that are cherished in the scran
books of women aud read of rainy
Sundays.
So we will all welcome Uncle Jake
and his wife back to EmpOria. This
is their kingdom, and may God bless
them and prosper them and give them
content.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
Farmers,

The Dale & Nessly Milling Co. will
give you forty pounds of best -four,
four pounds shorts and fifteen pounds
of bran for bushel of wheat testing
sixty pounds. By paying them 10 cents
for grinding.
Figure on this and see if it won't
pay you to take your wheat to them.
DALE & NESsLY MILLING Co
Mulvane, Kansas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
RIVERDALE.

Dan Holland baled hay last week.
Who saw the eclipse of the moon last
Friday night?
joe Heskett butchered some fine
porkers last Thursday.
J.W. Heskett shipped car of hogs
TO Wichita last Wednesday.
Scott, the Peck stock buyer was in
.this part last Saturday looking for fat
J hogs.
u While herding cattle in the stock
FIELD on January 4th, we saw quite a
number of chintz bugs moving around:
remember it was nice, warm day.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
solos added to the quality of the good
time last night

SOLOS ADDED TO the quality OF the good
time last night.
Prof. J. j. Ansel, the new arrival
from Canada, gave several cornet
selections. Sam True, the tuba player
in the band, rendered an excellent
baritone vocal solo and established a
reputation as singer. Refreshments
were provided by Mrs. Smith. The
band boys presented Fred with an
India stool. Story telling and social
conversation helped pass the hours Of
the evening.
Those present were: Prof. Theo.
Huuse, Prof. ]. ]. Ansel, Frank Price,
Hawley Ellis, Frank Bailey, Sam
True, RObt. Reed, W. H. Phelps, W.
II. Lawbaugh; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Nj.
Purcell, Mrs. G. L. cellars, Miss Mary
Purcell, Miss Vivian Baker.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
Teachers Reading Circle.

The Reading Circle for the district
Of Wellington will meet at the County
High school building at 2 o'clock pm.
on January p. The county circle will
meet at the above place at 9 o'clock
am, January 20. Every teacher in
the county is invited to attend these
meetings.
THOs. W. BUTCHER, Manager.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13

sFandiather's hat And within II you see,
srandfather's favorite cough remedy.
Group,
OF baby at night walked the house with
whoop, 49, .
win Ayers Cherry Pectoral Gran'ther
was sure
mat no cold or cough would e'er fail o.
cure.
In hats the styles change, but the records
will show
coughs are cured as they were s0years aso.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
Word of Thanks.

We take this opportunity (since We
cannot do it personality to thank oul
friends and neighbors for their sympa.
thy and kindness 10 this our bereave.
ment, by the loss Of a fond wife and
loving mother.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13

I, A. Hubbard Of Rome, was chosen
as chairman Of the executive commit
tee OF the Kansas State Swine Breed.
ers' association, which closed its
annual session at Topeka Tuesday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
Fl. H. HOWE AND CHILDEN.

The annual business meeting of the
First Baptist church will be held
Thursday evening of this week. Fol-
lowing the business session, closing at
$3.50, there will be social hour, during
which the Christian Endeayor society
will serve refreshments. A silver
Offering will be made during the eve
ming. Lei every member Of the
church and congregation arrange to
be present and thus make the occasion
OGe of profit and enjoyment to all.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
Ayers Cherry pectoral

has no equal as a remedy for
coughs. colds, and lung dis
eases. Where other soothing
elixirs palliate, Ayers Cherry
Pectoral heals. It is not a
cheap cough syrup, which
soothes but does not strength
en-; 1t is a physicians cough
remedy, and it cures. It is
put up in large bottles, only,
Tor household use. It vas
awarded the medal at the
Worlds Fair of ninety three.
It has a record OF
SO Years of Cures.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13

J.H. Clayton, harness maker. EN-.
pioyed With E.NOfsinger, left Wednes.
day for a weeks visit with his
mother at South Haven.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13

The county commissioners met
Wednesday and transacted minor BUSH
ness. The bond Of J. A. COrbett as
justice Of the peace vice L. D. Chad
don, who is supposed 10 have changed
his residence, which was passed over
Tuesday, was taken up again and
approved.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
Railroad Notes.

Fireman Guy is sick and laying off
Art Swearinger is working in his
place.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-05-12
WhOOptng Cough.

had little boy who was nearly dead
from an attack of whooping cough. My
neighbors recommended Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. Ibid not think that any
medicine would help him, but after giving
him few doses of that remedy notice d
an improvement, and one bottle cured
him entirely. 1t is the best cough medi-
cine l ever had in the house,. L.
Moore, South Burgettstown, Pa. For sale
at Janeck Bros drug store.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-05-12

says, 'and procured bottle of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. 1t did 30 much good
that would like to know what you would
charge me for one dozen bottles" Mr..
Anderson wanted it both for his own use
and to supply it to his friends and neigh
bors, rs every family should have bottle
of it in their home, not only for rheuma
ti-m, but lame back, spraIns, swellngs,
cuts, bruises and burns, for which it is
unequsIed. For sale at Janeck Bros
drug store.
The farmer, the mechanic and the
bicycle rider are liable to unexpected cuts
and bruises. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve
is the best thing to keep on hand. 1t
heals quickly, and is well known cure
for piles. Janeck Bros. drug store.
There is more catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put
together and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurabe. For a great
many years doctors pronounced it local
disease, and prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced 1t incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be con-
stitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured 10y +. }. Cheney q
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonfll, 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case it
falls to cure. Send for circulars and tes-
timonials. Address
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold 10y druggists, Zoe.
Halls Family Pillsare the best.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-05-12
At Dawson.

Dick McDaniels writes home, under a
recent date, that the expected hard
weather did not occur in the latter part
OF March and that already signs of the
spring thaw are visible, postponing creek
prospecting until fall. He expected to
begin hill prospecting right away and re-
ported that some such claims in his vi
clnity we're paying as high rs 1925 per
bucket.
Norby and Jnngst bad just finished 80
days work and were also about to do
some hill prospecting, and John Miller,
who had been working with them, had
gone on into Dawson.