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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20

Miss Pearl Kean of this city, aud
Walter Frambers, living north OF
town, were married at s o'clock last
evening at the home of the brides
aunt, Mrs. Levi Ferguson.
E. D. Morton of Pleasant Hill, Ill.,,
arrived on the Rock Island Yesterday
on visit to his aunt, Mrs. B. B.
Wilson. lie will remain all winter.
and may locate here permanently.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Logan and Mrs.
Chas. Lambe Of Avon township. and
Mrs, Nettie Ash of this city, left over
the Santa Fe on Monday for Omaha
to spend the week at the exposition.
Carl Fredericksou of Portland,
Mike Troutman Of Belle, and Geo. w.
Ashmore OF Nulvane, were in the
city yesterday drawing the school
moneys for their respective school d..
tricts.
As result OF peace coming to the
children of Uncle Jimmy Wright,
deceased, the probate court has recop.
nized Tom Hicks Wright as executor
Of the old mans estate. He will
serve without bond.
Mrs. E. W. Liggett, wife of the
Rock Island agent at this place, came
down from Furley Saturday night and
paid her husband a visit for a couple
OF hours. Mrs. Liggett is acting as
agent at Furley since her husbands
transfer to this place. She does the
operating, ticket selling, billing, ETC..
and attends to the duties of agent in
a satisfactory manner.
One of the radiators in the packing
department Of Kramer Bros. mills
exploded Tuesday morning, and as II
by miracle no one was killed. Harry
Reed, one OF the packers, had his foot
and ankle scalded. Pieces of iron flew
10 all directions with terrific force,
narrowly missing some of the EN-.
ployes. The cause Of the explosion Is
a mystery, as the escape valve and
waste pipes we're open at the time.
The last piece OF public land in
Sumner county was proved up through
probate court yesterday by Frank J les
a Bohemian. The land is described
in the government survey as lot 2
section 6, township 81, range 4 west
1t consists Of IL acres in the northwest
corner OF Bluff township, near the
Hrrner county line. The land wa,
unOffered until Jes settled upon it The
10Th Of last March and fled his entry
in the land Office at Dodge City
April |.
ABOUT fifteen members of the Re
bekah lodge went to Belle Plaint
Saturday night and attended lodg,
there The Belle PLANE lodge gave I
grand banquet to the Wellington del
egation, and an evening of rare pleas
ure was enjoyed. The train out o
Wellington was over two hours late
but that did not deter the member
| from gsIng up. Those composing the
Wellington delegation were: Mr.. auC
Mrs. ]. E. Hutchinson. Mesdames A
G. Haitiwanger. Geo. Fl. Bloom, B. B
Wilson. W. n. Carnes, W. T. Cow
herd, E. May, VIM. Schemmerhorn
Misses Lizzie Wilson. Alice Snyder
Carrie Hill, Nellie Palmer. Jenni
Rnsecrans; Messrs. W. S. Longmal
and ]. A. Scandrett.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20

at Pleasant Hill, London township
the fifth Lords day 10 October, the
30Jh.
Mrs. James B4bb of Braman, o. T.,
left from here Tuesday morning fol-
her old home in Scotland, on a visit,
Alba Haywood will appear at the
auditorium November 3, under the
auspices Of the Knights OF PythiaS
lodge.
Will pay 60 cents a dozen for live
pigeons delivered at my store on the
18th or 10Th of OctOber.-Harvey
COverdale.
Miss Emma B. Turner daughter OF
Z. r. Turner, came home yesterday
from Missouri where she has been
with relatives for two years.
K. L. Camp will have a public sale
Of stock and farming implements at
/ his residence one mile west and two
nOrUn OF Wellington on wednesday,
October 26th.
For sale-At a big bargain, the
northwest quarter of section q, town.
ship 80, range west, by Black &
Martin, Wellington, Kan. This farm
will be sold in thirty days. u
S. J. Waugh, who has been quaran'
tined for several weeks on account Of
diphtheria in his family, has resumed
his place in Geo. Z. Deans shoe store,
His children have recovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Whitson Of
Atgen, Chester county, Pennsylvania,
father and mother OF Sumner Whit,
son, arrived Monday via Omaha, or
visit to their son and his wife.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20
Bucklen's Arpica SaIye.

The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands
chilblains. corns, and all skin erup-
lions, and positively cures piles, or nc
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price Is cents per box
For sale by r. B. SNYDER
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20

TN0R sALE.-The VOICE has for sale a note
Il :or $50, drawing per cent interest from
June |, 1897, payable In professional e.vlces
BY H. b. Wilson & Co., patent solicitors,
Washington, d. @. We will sell this note at q
liberal discount. II you are In need OF the
services Of q patent attorney II will pay yop-
70 correspori with us.-Lyman Naugle, Pub
Usher
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20

DOR sALE.-A fruit farm OF 26h acres,
j one-half mile north OF Conway Springs,
Kan There is large stock OF forest trees
on ii that are worth all we ask for II. Com
sideration $1,000. Terms, part cash; balance
time or good trade. Apply at this office for
further information. n
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20
Omaha EYn0Siti0n.

. On October 10Th, the Santa Fe will
sell tickets TO Omaha and return at
the extremely low price Of IS 80 for
the round trip. Limited TO return to
October 18th. 7. e. PURDY, Agent.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20

Sheriff Heskett returned Sunday
from Arkansas City, where he attend.
ed meeting of the sheriffs OF South
ern Kansas and Oklahoma. He says
the meeting was very successful one,
and thinks that by cooperation the
sheriffs will be able to put stop to
much Of the thieving being practlced
at nrnsnnt.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20
FurIough Extended.

Captain j. P. drinstead received a
telegram Wednesday iron AdjuLant
Parker at Fort Leayenworth notify.
Ing him that the Through Of the
Twenty-frst Kansas had been extend
ed until November 10. The thirty
days furlOugh would have expired the
18th inst. Captain Grinstead is busy
today writing letters TO those mem.
bers Of his company who are not 10
Wellington, notifying them of the
extension.
The extension OF the furlOugh Is
thought 10 be an indication that the
war department intends to hold the
Eaenty.frst Kansas regiment in serv-
ice until peace is formally declared. II
The war department did not intend to
oso, there would be no reason for ex'
tending the furlsugh.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20

TaARM FOR sALE-Farm Of l60 acres, one
mile north and one west OF Cicero. vne-
third Of crop goes with II II soIo IN ,nir ~
Wsggoner, Cicero, Kan. u
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20

The county commissioners have ap.
pointed George Foster, formerly
connected with the Missouri Valley
Bridge company at Leayenworth, as
consulting engineer. There Is no
regular salary connected with the
Office. Mr.. Foster will receive CON-
peDsatiOn for actual services rendered
in inspecting bridges, consulting with
the commissioners, etc. He is the
first consulting engineer the county
has ever had. He will make his per-
manent residence 10 Wellington.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20

The authorship OF the valued policy
law is a matter Of dispute in this
campaign. The Republicans have
claimed that Harry Richter, candi-
date for lieutenant governor, in
trOduced the bill 10 the state senate
in 1893. Webb McNall in a speech at
Council Grove the other night proved
by the senate records that Milton
Brown of Finney county introduced
the bill and that Richter was not a
member OF the senate that year.
When he had finished D. A. Brswn,
the Democratic city attorney Of
Council Grove, arose with much
dignity and announced that be wrote
the valued policy act.-K. G. Times.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-20
WANT COLUMN.

64O0 CASH will buy good. four-roon
SfUU house, lot 30 foot front, with Wen
Eaterworks, cellsr. small barn anu yount
city. InoIiire at VOICE Office for particulars
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-02

Ones physical feelings, like the faithful
setter, search and point out plainly the
fact of disease or health.
If a man is not feeling well and vigorous
If he is losing flesh and vitality, If he is
listless nervous, sleepless, he certainly is
not we'll The down hill road from health
to sickness is smooth and declines rapidly.
At the first intimation of disease the
tonic. 1t puts his digestion into good &C.
tive order and that puts the rest of his
body in order. The medicine that will do
this is medicine that is good to take in
any trouble of the blood, the digestion, or
the respiration, no matter how serious Il
MAY have become.
The medicine to take Is DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery 1t is a remark
able remedy. 1t cures diseases in a per-
feetly natural way, without the use OF
strong drugs. 1t cures by helping Nature
1t has peculiar tonic effect on the lining
membranes of the stomach and bowels.
By putting these membranes into healthy
condition, stimulating the secretion of the
various digestive juices and furnishing to
the blood the proper purifying properties
1t reaches out over the whole body and
drives disease germs before it into the
usual excretory channels. II builds up
firm muscular flesh, makes the skin and
the eyes bright.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has been found wonderfully eficacious in
the treatment of skin diseases eczema,
letter, erysipelas, salt rheum-from COM
mon pimples or blotches to the worst case
of scrofula.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-02
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VaRbENS lEsED:s
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EdmOndSOn & Britt
SOLE AGENTS.

VIM. Hays, living on the other side
of the river, was seriously injured
Monday afternoon by jumping from the
rapidly moving northbound cannonball
near the Fort Smith junction.
This has been the coolest windup of
March that we have any record of.
For the past week nearly every night
the thermometer has fallen to the
vicinity of the freezing point.
Rev. Wall 8 residence was surround
ed so by water from the previous nights
rain Sunday that he was compelled to
abandon his morning services at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church.
The Fort Smith Times Sun is con
graduating the Fort Smith public on
the fact that "Poteau punch is an
unknown quantity in that city since the
construction Of the settling reservoir.
Fort Smith warriors are getting up a
military company named after our
gallant consul general at Havana. II
all are composed of as good material as
Lee the company will be a 'cracker-
jack. -
Rev. P. A. Moses and wife arrived
from Oregon Wednesday on visit to Mr..
and Mrs. L. C. Southmayd Mrs.
Moses is a sister of Mrs. Southmayd
and they had not met for twenty three
years.
A carnival to be held in commemo-
ration of the completion of the X. G.
P. & g. spur into Fort Smith is being
doomed by the journals of that city. II
is proposed to make it memorable
occasion.
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There appears to be a great diversity
of opinion among the correspondents of
the different journals as to the amount
of damage done by the frosts of last
week. The Greenwood correspondent
of The Gazette reports peaches killed,
while the Ozark correspondent reports
peaches but little injured, but pears
killed. AT Texarkana the thermometer
fell to $50 Monday morning.
At meeting of the Van Buren, school
board last night it was decided to ex-
tend the length of the scholastic term
another month making it nine month
term instead of eight as had been
previously decided on. Prof. Peacher
in his monthly report stated that there
had been but five cases of hardness,
something very remarkable considering
the inclemency of the weather.
Postmaster Quinn, of Winslow, was
found short 5000 in his accounts by
Postal Inspector Houk and skipped out
while the latter was checking up his
accounts. Quinn, 1t seems, left the
Office saying he was going after the
cash, but did not return. Next day he
was found in the woods in dying con-
dition, having committed suicide. Later
reports say an examination showed
meaningless to have caused his death.
Memphis is laying a mile of sewer
pipe every ten days. If yellow fever
ever gets a footing there again it will
not be due to uncleanliness, or the fault
of its authorities Something toward
beginning the work of sewering Van
Buren, should be done or some day,
unless more stringent measures for
keeping the city in healthy condition
are carried out, we will have an
epidemic here. Let "sewers" be the
slogan.
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FOR SALE. An almost new
Heavy Spring Wagon. good
top. Cheap. Cash or Time.
Hunts Grocery. c. II. Brooks.

Carl SHIRLEY has let the contract for
an addition to his residence. W. 8.
Newman was the successful bidder
A good audience greeted Rev.
Andrews Sunday afternoon when he
delivered his sermon to ''men only. -
If the Republicans elect single man
on their ticket next Tuesday the Demo
crat who scratches will be to blame for
it.
We carry full line of the very best
material for berry tickets and are pre-
pared to print them for you in the best
style.
There are several men on the Repub-
lican city ticket who we like personally
but they are on the wrong side of the
fence.
Harry Wood has accepted position
as travelling salesman with the Roberts,
Johnson & Rand Shoe company of st.
Louis.
You are invited to look over my stock
of Roses and other Flowering Plants if
you are in the market for anything in
that line. l.. Graf.
The Mo. Pacific is selling one fare
for the round trip tickets to Little Rock
on account of the spring racing going
on there.
Mayor Smith is good electioneerer,
but an undivided Democratic vote
would give him the necessary rest from
his labors.
Will Tackett has been spending the
latter portion of the week in the
Territory on business. He is expected
home today.
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The Alma bridge over Frog Bayou
which was wrecked last Sunday by the
high waters was built while the Repub-
licans held sway in Crawford county
and cost enough to have built a
dozen or more like. The location for
this bridge is bad one and some other
place should be selected before rebuild
ing. The old bridge was not much
more than a mere makeshift.
The Southwestern Telephone company
expected to make long distance con-
nection with Little Rock yesterday.
They will continue the line from here
west in the direction of Kansas City and
from Little Rock east toward Memphis.
The local list of subscribers is increas-
ing TO such an extent that they will
have to put in larger switchboard and
will require two operators before long
"Didn know it was loaded caused
the death of a 10-year- old negro girl
near Catcher Saturday. A colored
man named Mack Crawford was
visiting at the house of another colored
man named Jackson and while playing
with pistol which he had been in
formed was not loaded shot the girl in
the back of the head. Crawford was
exonerated Wednesday in Judge
Michaels court, but Fitz Dudley, who
had handed Crawford the pistol, was
fined the full limit of $50 and costs for
carrying concealed weapons and will
board with Tailor YOes quite "a spell. -
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The entire Democratic city ticket
should be elected next Tuesday. There
can be no good reason why anyone
should scratch name on it.
Miss Mary Lane, who has been the
guest of Mrs. G.. N. Wall for some
time, left Saturday to visit friends at
Ozark, returning Thursday.
Crawford county will be entitled to
nine delegates in the Democratic state
convention which has been called to
meet in Little Rock June 81.
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Miss Josephine Martin is arranging
for an evolutionary entertainment to be
given at the opera house April IS.
Rev. Andrews closed his revival
services at the M. E. church Tuesday
and left for his home Wednesday.
We want to see more of our people
wearing the ''Omaha Button, - it is a
badge you need not be ashamed of.
Beside their spinach venture Harrison
and Wallace have also raised consider
able kale this winter for shipment.
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Miss Fannie Lacy left Sunday for st.
Louis, from where, after short visit
with relatives, she goes to Santa Ana,
Cal. to join her parents.
Contractor Morelock will begin the
erection of brick store building at
Mulberry in a few days for which he
has received the contract.
Edmondson & Britt had on sale last
Saturday the first Strawberries of the
season. They came from Texas and
retailed at 25 cents a quart.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-02

ROSES, Geraniums and other flower.
ing plants in great variety, for sale
by l.. Graf.
frog Bayou bridge should be re.
placed but not at the present location,
for that is very poor one.
Sam johnson and John Landlord left
Tuesday for treatment at the Mo.
Pacific hospital at St. Louis.
Norton, the man taken by Sheriff
Pape to the insane asylum last week +.
died at that institution Saturday.
Ed A. Barbour, of Springfield, Mo. !.
was the guest of his mother, Mrs.
Judge Decherd, first of the week.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-02

Adds Bryan returned from a tril
after moonshiners in Yell county Sun.
day. Two men were bagged during the
raid, named G. G. Potter and J. F.
Thomas.
Ernest Kistler came in from Shawnee
o, T., Monday for few days visit al
home. Mr.. Kistler was instrumental
in having Sam Jones lecture here Tues
day night.
Dick Campbell, Franklin county
farmer, was Monday acquitted of the
charge of counterfeiting in the U. s.
court at Fort Smith. Sam R. Chew
was his attorney.
If you contemplate purchasing house
hold furniture, by all means send for the
catalogue of the Quaker Valley Manu-
featuring Company, 319 and 32t South
Cahai o., chicago. 43-17t
The W. G. 7. U. has changed its
dates of meetings from the Cd and Sd to
the 1st and 4th Mondays in each month
A regular course of readings will begin
at the next meeting.
Home talent will produce the farce
comedy 'Brady's Boy" at Murta
opera house about the Goth The pro
ceeds will go to the Charity Home and
Hospital. More anon.
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Babylon and parts of Riverside were
veritable lake after Saturday nights
rain.
Ed Stephens was over from Fort
smith Tuesday for the first time in two
months.
Col. o. L. Miles went to Scott county
tuesday to look after his farming
interests.
Sam Jones was greeted by good
audiences while in the city Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-02

Nose Dixon left Wednesday for Little
fock to enter on the duties of his new
position there.
Push the Button says Secretary
Mathews of the Arkansas Omaha
exposition committee.
Cakes Swiss Bell Ringers come
highly endorsed by the press and should
draw a good audience.
Mrs. Will Minor left Wednesday for
GAINESVILLE, being called there by the
death of near relative.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-02

Business on the Mo Pacific has
greatly improved in the last ten days.
Miss Grace Powe was visiting Van
Buren, friends portion of this week.
Mrs. ely Wood left Wednesday on a
visit to her mother at Shawnee, o. 7.
Mrs. A. B. Collum arrived Tuesday
on visit to her mother, Mrs. Gillette.
Miss Lillian Carter returned to Ozark
Monday after a few days visit in the
city.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-02
Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
of g. c. G. to-day; 10, %, 80 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-02

A few bales of cotton still reach town
every week.
Remember tax paying time is draw
ing to close.
Phil Themes is thinking of moving
back to Van Buren,.
BoRN-Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs
Lee Irwin, daughter,
Oscar Brunn has nearly recovered
from his attack of illness.
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THE VAN buren, PRESS.
VAN BUREN,, ARKANSAS,
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
MISSOURI PACIFIC.

MISSOURI PACIFIC.
Trains 231, 232, 233 234, 243 and pa will carry
passengers.
GOING WEST.
No. 23l. Arr. 2:45 pm. Arr. Coffeyville $50 p. m
NO. 1888. t $40 am. FIT Smith 400 am
No. 243. " 1125 am. STOPS at Van Buren,.
GOING EAST.
No $50. Arr. Ills pm. Art Little Rock 7:55 p. m
No. 234. " $50 am. 2:15 pm,
No 244. Lv. 1215 pm Coal Hill 1876 D. m.
Trains 231, 232, 23S 234 run daily.
Trains 243 and 244 do not run on Sunday.
Through trains make stop of minutes.
GREENWOOD BRANCH
No 866.s Arr. HE'S am. stops at Van Buren,
No 203t Lv. 1:50 pm. Arr. Greenwood 500 D. M
~ Daily. except Sunday.
A. HAYS, Agent.
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Furniture from Factory to Fireside.

Being the only extensive manufact-
urers of furniture in the world selling
direct from maker to user, we save our
customers the enormous expenses and
profits of the jobbers and retailers.
Send for catalogue A, showing our full
line of Household Furniture, at 20 to so
per cent. under retail value.
QUAKER VALLEY MFG Co.
319 and 321 S. Canal St., Chicago.
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A meeting of the board of directors of
the Van Buren, Horticultural Asso-
citation was held at the secretary Office
Wednesday. The secretary stated
during the meeting that from late re-
ports received it was shown that the
damage to the fruit crop would be
much less than was at first thought it
would be.
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Swiss Bell Ringers at Murta opera
house next Monday night.
Fay Chew was visiting his brother
Sam R., first of the week.
Four inches of rain fell from Satur-
day evening till Sunday noon.
Henry Steele reports fruit in Southern
Missouri not seriously damaged.
Miss Josie o Brien was visiting Van
Buren, friends Monday and Tuesday.
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If You Want....

to Buy, Sell, or Exchange Lands
or Town Property, give me mum =
bers, Improvements and price, =
cash or time. II you want to
purchase let me know what you
want. | will sell on reasonable
commission.
VIM. L. TAYLOR.
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Ground has been broken for the new
Catholic church at the head of Garrison
Avenue at Fort Smith. 1t is proposed
to erect the finest church edifice in the
state in place of the one destroyed by
the cyclone.
In Independence county the candi-
dates for the Democratic nomination
for sheriff tied at the primary. both re-
ceiving the same number of votes.
Something very nearly like that
happened here on county Judge.
Mr.. EDITOR Please tell your readers
that the Quaker Valley Manufacturing
Company, $40 and 321 South Canal st. +,
Chicago, sell full line of high grade
household furniture direct from the
factory at 90 to so per cent. lower than
retail prices, and will send anyone a
copy of their catalogue free. 4s-l7l