davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

tlon in several lots that morning. The
fixtures. implements, tools, tin shop
stock, shoes, etc, were bid upon by
local merchants representing the diff
ferent lines of trade. The aggregate
sum of their bids was s2,636. The
receiver continued the sale until the
afternoon, for the purpose Of offering
the stock in lump, announcing that
the right to reject or accept any and
all bids would be reserved. That
afternoon the entire stock, fixtures,
ETC., were offered in a lump. Major
Ferguson, representing SwOffOrd
Bros, Kansas City, bid $1,000 and Tom
Richardson bid S3,0OO.5O. Judge Wall
and Receiver Tucker, after a confer.
ence, announced that all bids were
rejected and the sale was begun over
again at once. The stock was offered
in lump. Major Ferguson again
Did $4,000; Tom Richardson again bid
s3,OOO.5O, Theo W. Kitchen, of En-
pOria, bidding for Sam Amidon of
Wichita, who represented credi-
tors Of Curtis, bid $500.
Major Ferguson dropped out of
the bidding. and the bidding was
lively between Tom Richardson and
Kitchen. The entire stock was finally
knocked off to Richardson fer So, go.
The receivers sale of the Curtis
stock to Tom Richardson was approved
by Judge Wall and the transfer made
in forty minutes after the sale closed
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Richardson
is yet undecided as to what DISPOSE
tiOn will be made of the stock.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

A newspaper compilation Of railway
accidents 10 the United States during
1898 states that the number OF lives
lost from these causes was $500, as
compared with 2,764 In 1897, and that
the number Of seriously injured was
2,6l6, as against 2,42S in the previous
year. These figures evidently include
all sorts OF accidents resulting from
the operation OF railways, very small
part Of which affect the travelling
public. The past year has been com.
paratively free from railway hor.
rors," although there are recorded s
deplorable accidents in which the
aumber OF killed aggregated IS, with
as many injured. But, on the whole,
it is gratifying fact that the safety
of travel is Increasing, coincident
with steady Increase In luxury and
speed,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13
A New Coal Field.

The transfer of the old Frisco rail.
road, running through the southern
part OF the county, to the Kansas
Southwestern company, was made by
Deputy United States Marshal Trigg
Tuesday. Following the transfer
comes the rumOr that the Santa Fe,
which is said to be the real owner Of
the road, is to extend the line south
east from Arkansas City to the Usage
country, for the purpose of developing
the coal fields known to exist there.
Ii this is done, 1T will bring coal
within so or 100 miles of Wellington.
The opening up of coal region in
the Usage vicinity by the extension of
the old Frisco from Arkansas City
would put the road on paying basis,
and would be a great benefit to every
family living in the territory through
which the road runs.
The old Frisco or St. L., K. & S.
W. road, was sold at auction several
months ago. James N. Young of
Chicago, representing the kansas
Southwestern" company, bought it.
Francis Eaton, who had the road
leased from the receivers when it was
sold, refused to give it up to Young
until his lease expired, May l, 1899.
However, Marshal Trigg, who took
possession of the road, transferred it
to the new company, which is said to
be In fact the Santa Fe.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13
MARRIAGE LICENSE RECORD.
Interesting Statistics Gathered from the
Probate Judges Office.


1t is customary, upon the retire.
ment of every probate judge, for that
official to furnish the newspaperssIith
the number OF marriage licenses is.
sued during his administration.
Probate Judge Doubleday, who on
Monday turned over the Office to his
successor, W. H. Staffelbach, has gone
a little further back into the records
OF the office than his predecessors,
aud furnishes the VOICE with
some interesting statistics compiled
from the records back to the time OF
the organization of the county.
The first probate Judge, Geo. W.
Miller, whose administration was in
1871 and 1872, issued only 30 marriage
licenses. Mr.. Doubleday, who has
just retired from The office, issued 44O
licenses. |. Monnet heads the list
numerically, with 552 licenses, issued
In a single term-1SS5-6. During
the three successive terms of E.
Evans, from 1877 to 1882, he issued
92O licenses, 2O4 the first term, 352 the
second, and 364 the third term.
The following table shows the num-
Der of licenses issued by the various
ex-prObate judges OF Sumnercounts:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13
For Sale.

The southwest quarter Of section
%, town %, range | east. The above
quarter is situated one and one-half
miles south of Dalton, Kar., and one
half west; seven miles southeast of
Wellington. Highly improved; one
barn 32x60; good fve-room house:
smoke house; hen house; yard paled
in; l2O barrel cisterD; three goad wells;
sixty acres fenced hog tight: the
sixty acres divided in three fields.
corrals aud hog pens, all in good
order.
The above farm will be sold at a
great bargain, as have quit farming
and desire to sell. Purchaser can
have long time on half OF purchase
money. Come and see me or write for
further particulars.
5 j. R. ASH, Milan, Kan.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13
Bucklen's Arnica SaIve.

The best salye 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 no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price Is cents per boz
For sale by T. B. Snyder.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13
CLAIMS FEE LAW NOT PASSED
Ex-Register Newbo1d Sues the County
for $1,000 63 Fees WrongiuIIy Taken.

Ex-Register Newbo1d Sues the County
for $1,000 63 Fees Wrongfully Taken.
W. j. NewbOld, ex-register of deeds,
through his attorneys, Lawrence &
Ferguson, has filed suit 10 the district
court against the board of county
commissioners Of Sumner county to
recover 81, 036.63 10 fees turned over
by him in 1894, '95 and '96, under a law
which ne now claims was never
passed.
The legislature Of 1893 considered
an act reducing the fees OF certain
officials in several Kansas counties.
The law was supposed to have passed
the legislature, and the officials whose
salaries and fees were effected by it
complied with it. Recently Fort
Scott attorney made the alleged dis
covery that the act was never passed
or properly certified to. Suit was
Instituted in the district court of
Bourbon county by one Of the officials
affected to recover the amount of fees
turned over under the requirements
OF the act. Taking his que from the
Fort Scott officer, Mr.. Newbold seeks
to recover the amount of excess fees
turned over to the county treasurer Of
Sumner county under the act. The
law effects other officials, and if New.
bold's claim is sustained by the courts
the county will be compelled to REIN.
burse them also.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13
SANKEY'S ELOQUENT Address.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 9.-Governor
Stanley took the oath Of office at noon
today-the state administration
changing from Populist to Republic
can. The crowd was large. The hall
was gaily decorated with flags and
bunting and over the main entrance
hung a large picture of President
Mckinley.
Following the retiring executive,
Governor Leedy, Governor Stanley
said: 1.-THE whole world is getting
ready for the advent of the new GEN.
tury. The years are filed with the
spirit OF fraternity. One of the great.
est nations Of the world is advocating
a general disarmament In the antIci-
patton of the time when armies shall
beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks
1.-The greatest nation Of the new
world In the midst Of unequaled COM
merclal victories has turned aside
from business pursuits Long enough to
do for humanity the most unselnsh
act that has been done since the Man
of Galilee gave Himself for others. A
new song is bursting forth on the air.
Every note is a sound Of joy and its
chorus is pean OF good will.
kansas Is In touch with all the
hope the present brings, and will
strike no discordant note 10 the song
Of triumph, and is getting ready to
greet the new century with a shout Of
welcome.
Its tOllers-on the farms-in the
worksh0ps-at the bench-on the
railroad, behind the counter, and 10
the mines are prosperous, contented
and happy. Discord is giving way tc
harmony. We are leaving our frowns
with the 10th century so we can greet
the 10th century with smiles. Some Of
US have burdened the cid years with
censure, but we are getting ready to
greet the new years with praise.
sits great thing to be a Kansanl
Greater yet to be a representative OF
Kansas thought and purpose and SEN
timent, and greatest OF all to repre-
sent that thought and purpose and
sentiment successfully.
"Out OF all colors and tongues and
trades and creeds Kansas Is forming a
strong citizenship, and II the union is
characterized by kindness and for.
bearance it will be as prosperous as it
is strong. We are fast learning that
10 politics as In geometry the straight
line is the shortest distance between
two points, and that the best way is
the right way; and with words Of
praise for al. that is good In the past,
congratulating the outgoing admins
tration for much Of good that has
been done, the incoming administra-
tiou asks for the support and encour-
agement that has been given those
kwho have gone before, and with this
support 1t turns to the work before it
with confidence and hope" y
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13
NEW ASYLUM NEEDED,
Governor Stanley Calls Attention to the
Overcrowded Institutions.

V'SrSrONueu inSt1tutf0nS.
Governor Stanley, in his message to
the legislature, spoke OF the over.
crowded condition Of the insane asy-
lums of Kansas, and recommended
that the legislature now in session do
something to relieve the situation.
He said:
II regret that was unable to pro-
cure reports from many Of our public
institutions until very recently, and
have not been able to procure Others
at all. For this reason / am not pre-
pared to make any statement of theil
condition. From outside sources
learn that our asylums are overcrowd
ed, and that many of our insane can
not be admitted TO these institutions
During the last ten years, the
amount paid out by the state by the
different counties for the care Of
destitute insane has been nearly
100000. The keeping of these per
sons outside Of the asylums is attend
ed with many abuses. A third asylum
has been recommended by those
having charge of our charitable iusti
buttons.
something should be done.
refer the matter to you for action.n
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13
judges OF SumnercountS.

1t will be seen that the marriage
license business for the last two years
is about % per cent better than the
two preceding years. This rule ap.
plies also to other departments of the
probate Judges office.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13
ROLL OF HONOR.
The Wichita & Western railway

The Wichita & Western railway,
which since January IA, 1895, has been
operated by Mr.. J. H. McEntire as
receiver, has been formally turned
over to the Santa Fe company and
will in the future be operated by the
Santa Fe management. The road
was purchased by the Santa Fe at the
foreclosure sale last week, and has
been made part of the Oklahoma
division under Superintendent f. T.
Dolan.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

The following are the POpulist nomi.
nees for officers Of the house. Glenn
Fairchild of Kingman county, speak.
er: Ed Jaquins Of COwley, speaker pro
TEN; j. A. johnson Of Stafford, chief
clerk; j. W. Dunsmore of Neosho,
sergeaut-at-arms, and all the minor
officers of the recent POpulist house.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

Long Jordan is making a fight in
the legislature against the location
Of an insane asylum at Wellington.
lie is doing 1t for spite work, to get
even with his political enemies.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

W. Y. Morgan Of the Hutchinson
News, was named for state printer by
the Republican caucus at Topeka
Wednesday night.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

President Mckinley has sent to the
senate for confirmation the name of
Joseph H. ChGate to be ambassador to
Great Britain.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

Ex-Mayor Savage is up against it:
a bill has been introduced In the leg
stature to abolish the board of man.
ayers OF the Hutchinson reformatory.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

A bill has been introduced in the
legislature to license doctors, aud
regulate the practice of medicine.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13
AFFAIR OF HONOR.
Brown Of Arkansas City. May Challenge
Leedy to Duel.

The Wichita Beacon says: Charles
L. Brown of Arkansas City, will prob.
ably challenge Ex-Governor Leedy to
a duel. 1t is said in all sincerity tina,
he is contemplating such PROPOSE
tion. He has written him a letter
according toreliable informationthat
has come to the Beacon, denouncinc
him as a coward for having sent a
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13
Wellington Markets,

This market report is corrected regularly
every Friday morning and may be relied
upon as being accurate
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

The Oklahoma legislature was Or
gained by anti.Barnes men. Hugh
McCredie is president Of the council.
ThOs. j. Reid is speaker of the house.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

j. NJ. Hart, superintendent of the
Topeka reform school, sent his resig-
nation to Governor Stanley Wednesday,
10 take effect at the governors pleas
ure. He stated that as he was a
Populist he would have no place in a
Republican administration and was
not entitled to any.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

The gunboat Yorktown has been
ordered to sail from San Francisco to
Manila under full head of steam.
Aguinaldo is making trouble for Otis
men.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13
The Racket.
We Are Headquarters for Low PRICES.

Our goods are of the best quality We buy as low as we
canhas business sense we sell as low as that's ro
ressve sense you buy low as you can-thats common
sense you buy of uhas dollars and cents for both of US
We carry full line of Dry Goods, Notions Boots, Shoes
Hats, Gaps and Mems Furnishing Goods Hardware Tnware
Queensware, Grain and Coal
Will Mention a Few Prices Below:
T rou per SACK ooc Baking Powder l6 oc
Sdo iv FANS or 5c Best Cranberries three quarts 1sc
VA pouuus or 25c Good Sa mon, two
p pacage Ioc Calcoos yard
~ sugar sIoo Other Goods proportion
Our new and complete line of Shoes has arrived They
consist of the W. D. Wells shoes of Chicago the best shoes on
the market and marked down bed rock bottom prices We
carry big line of Mems Felt Boots which we will close out at
cost for the next twenty days.
pay the Highest Market Price for Eggs Butter and
POULTRY Top price paid for Wheat Competitors prices met
on GOAL IN" terms after January \ 1892 aOiH be CASH.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

Up near AtchisOn last week, a Mrs.
Finnegan died at the advanced age of
l0l years. Six Of her sons acted as
pail bearers. The Oldest was 81 years.
At the cemetery the six sons pail
bearers were replaced by six grand
sons, who lowered the remains into
the grave.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

Senator Armstrong of Barton coun-
ty, has introduced a bill in the legis.
lature to do away with the Offices Of
the directors OF the state penitentiary,
the board of managers Of the Hutch.
insOn reformatory, the state reform
school at Topeka, and the scate board
Of pardOns.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-13

A county seat fight is under way in
Woods county, Oklahoma. Three
thousand taxpayers are praying for
the removal of the county seat to-
Augusta.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-07-19
Montpelier Agency Shortage.

AT recent special city meeting commit,
tee was appointed to investigate shortage Of
over $1,000 in the accounts of the Montpelier
liquor agency for the past year As a result
of this investigation, writs issued by City At
torney Carleton were served on eX-Alderman
w, r. Weston Saturday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff Wedge, reciting that Mr.. Weston was
duly elected alderman from the 81 ward oi
Montpelier on the first Tuesday of March,
1895, and that he was the duly elected alder
man from that ward until the first Tuesday
of Ma, CHI, 1897, and that during that time he
was authorized and empowered by the city
council, as committee on liquor agency, to
buy, in behalf of the city, all necessary
liquors to be sold at the city liquor agency.
The writ asserts that Mr.. Weston's duties
as city cfficial we're to buy the liquors and
make all necessary contracts for the same, to
the best advantage of the city. without being
directly or indirectly interested IN any such
contract or purchase, or interested in any
other way, but that Weston bought of certain
firms liquors amounting to several thousand
dollars and, disregarding his duty and obi
cations as city official, and wilfully intend
ing to deceive, defraud and injure the city Of
Montpelier, bought these liquors at price
$1,000 greater than they were reasonably
worth 1t is further alleged that Weston re-
ceived rebates and commissions on the sales
of these liquors to the amount of $500, to the
injury of the city of Montpelier.
For the recovery of these sums these suit:
were brought.
A suit was also brought by the city agains
II. A Skinner, city liquor agent last year
and writs of attachment were served upoI
the property of both defendants. The case!
are returnable at the September term of the
Washington county court.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-07-19
Isham's Diaphragm Shell.

W. S. Isham, a Burlington boy and grad
uate of the University of Vermont in the
class of 80, has invented high explosive
shell, and for the first time in the history o.
ordnance great mass of explosive gelatine
ore of the most destructive compounds chem
istry has produced, has been successfully
fred from service seacoast gun. The test
of the shell was made at the United States
proving ground at Sandy Hook before the
board of ordnance and Notifications, includ-
ing Major General Nelson 4. Miles, presi
dent of the board. The she'll was fired from
a Pinch proiectile weighing 1898 pounds,
and the force of the firing made the big gun
shoot back on its cradle 80 feet.
AS far as it went the test was perfectly sue
cessful and it marks distinct advance in the
use of high explosives in warfare. Other
tests, however, must be made before the she'll
is adopted by the ordnance board One hun
bred and thirteen pounds of explosive gela-
tine exploded in the hull Of the most for mid
able battleship afloat would send her to the
bottom of the sea, and no one would be left
to tell the story. And the final success Of
Mr.. Isham's invention will go far to put an
end to naval warfare.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-07-19
Bellows Falls Times
WEDNES DAY JULY 10, 1899.
VERMONT NEWS.

Roswell Field of the Chicago Times
Herald, brother OF the late Eugene Field, Is a
guest at the Forest and Stream club, Will
mington.
f. d. Hale of Lunenburg, ex-state audi
tor, has been appointed assistant to Maj.
Laod, the newly chosen treasurer OF Cube,
and left for Havana Monday morning.
Corgressman Grout is planning to have a
col tennlal celebration of the family settle
ment of the home farm at Kirby this summer.
His grandfather, Theophilus Grout, settled
the place century ago and it has been in the
family ever sir ce.
Lieut. s. K. Worthington of Bennington,
ments being formed, received orders 10
report at once at Plattsburgh for duty with
the ooh. He is much pleased with the
arrangement.
Hon. Mason S. Stone, state superintendent
of education, was elected president OF the
American Institute of Instruction at the an
nual meeting held at Bar Harbor, Me, this
meeting of the institute will be held in Yer
| mont.
Mrs. Charlotte Montgomery of Randolph
was 80 years of age last January. Since that
| time she has crocheted enough lace inches
! wide to trim eight white aprons, and has also
made six white aprons and trimmed them
| with lace; in addition to this she has assisted
| in the homework, washing dishes, atten ding
| to msnding and other light duties.
| A good story of golf loving parson is GO
| ing the rounds. The incident occurred-well,
no matter where. He discovered his ball
teed up in tempting style for a fine brassey
shot, and with the utmost deliberation he
went through the preliminary "waggles,
and, with supreme effort-missed the ball.
| For fully minute he gazed at the tantaliz-
| ing sphere without word. At length an
eye witness remarked solemnly: "Mr -
that was the most profane silence ! ever lis
| tened to-
M. NJ. Gordon, about whom there has been
so much discussion for the past few days,
resulting from his disappearance imnledi-
ately after the arrest of Buchanan and Smith
on the charge of extortion and bribery in
Barre, reappeared in the city Saturday and
resumed his labors as attorney for the state
of Vermont. He has been hiding since Mon
| day and most of that time has been within
| the city limits, although he refuses to make
known the exact location of his hiding places.
| He was quite free to state that the reason of
| his concealment from the eye of the law was
| that through the advice of his friends he
| withdrew to a place of safety until such
time as he could ecure bail provided he
should be arrested as he had reason 10 sus-
pect he would be. When at last he had
| found bondsman he reappeared and went
direct to the flee of States Attorney Hoar,
whom he requested to communicate at once
with Hon. W A. Lord, who has charge of
the matter and to inform him that he would
be on hand if wanted Mr.. Gordon has not
been arrested. He emphatically declares that
he has never been implicated in the present
case or in any other similar one where dis
honesty was factor.