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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15

Cash gyo1a5ions were a follows:
wheat, No. . spring 72be. M 2
spring 691aG72c; No. 2 led 74a7ss.c
Corn, No. 2, 34ss G34E IA. 2 yellow
CSC.
Oats, No. 2, 241zG25 No . white
Csc; No. white 24q24
Rye, No. 2. 55iac.
FlaSseed. No. !. $50; lew 81 o.
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RAILROADS

Leave. Arr
From wheeling TO q, n. ~
WaIIsburg and Steubenvlte.s- Ksot
MeDonaId and Pi1ssurE...t e;25I
Indianapolis aRa 81, Lsouls..l 1S.aal fss
Columbus add. C.ncinnati...i S.Sa
Weilsblfrg and Sieubenv,iie.l S;a6l 39
NcDonAld and P.ttshurg. i S.35E 10
pittsburg and New lork1 ~ze ii
Philadelphia and New. York. ll2:2sl sa:
steupeayilie and PittEbur2. i fl2.25l Il "a
Coiumbus and Caieago.,..., fEs25l "a
philadelphia and New York .2:A 10
RaitImofe and Washington. b;0el ~
efeiihenvllle and littsburg.l 2;5sl 81
NeDonald and Dennison...l 2.a5l sd
pu,shurg and New York. =, soo So
d. IA.
Indianapolis and 81 Louis. fssA e:ol
Iiavton and Cincinnati. ,.,..l bssH g:vl
sfsnbenviile and ColumbCg.l I tsy 9;yf
pfttsburg and East.."...,..l SD r9s9S
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Rail. WAY TlMEs Carl

AFT-sil.s and departures or trains q
aiesT May l4tn. lsss h.xpl. 1. ~, /.
~. 80 srsAcs MARKS: Daily SUM
sssssa. !sloliassy exceptsa. sSafurd.1
IS $780, i's solslatisiy only. Eastern So
lime, which is one holr CARTE 49, ~
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beIIaireI M
Depart. n. u & q n r. ii
10 10 am Mail Fxnregs and Pass .
I s. pm Express ana passenneri 1
: . nm Mixed Freight ard Passl
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ExPPEss COMPANIES.

American. .137
JIlteu ctatcS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15

Electric c4rs Bridgeport TO NHeelirzl
peIlaire ard NirtNn's Ferry.
consssit ageks fn s1h,asI routes ana or
est RATES 70 n potn
/ 0ku sassergsr Agsnt
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15

1spaFs- ONO River r. X ARRIVE
Is 0aan1 choflsi,,'l,,s ~ ,;;.sss s. -
~ ~ am .Cincln. and LeXinEton.i y
e pm Parkg and Way Po.ntssfiS
ooo pmlPaTk'g and Way Pointsl 10 5AN
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-04
Plans NapoleonIc.

An erratic French scribbler comes
out in the Revue Des Deux Mondes
with a new scheme to take Westmin-
ster Abbey. 1t is no less THAI a pro-
iect to embark some 100000 men in
Jolly boats and hurl them across the
channel in a body. Torpedo boats
having cleared the way, wir1s and
weather being propitious, and no stupid
Albion on hand to repel, it is believed
that the thing might have chances Of
success. Quick firing guns are to be
the only artillery besides the torpedo
tubes. Just what the Channel SQUAD
ron of the British navy woul 10 is
not said.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-04

country west Of him, sailed forth,
not aware that there we're any settlers
there but found to his surprise,
camped together Mr. Doyle, an Irish
man, Mr.. Witchen, a dutchman, and
Albert - cOlOred man.
Mr.. Holmes hauled lumber from
Emporia to cover his log cabin and
paid l2t cents foot for it. Mr.. Holmes
lives on part of the claim he took.
While he has not accumulated land
and property as some have done he
has comfortable home and has d
Substantial living.
II. NJ. Stevens with his partner Mr..
Thompson came to the township 10
1870 with cattle aud took the place as
a claim where he now resides. With
all the vicisitudes incident to pioneer
life Mr.. Stevens has made splendid
home out of his claim and has added
other acres to his landed possessions.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-04

Mr.. Aten and others were here early;
some are gone and some died in the
township. After the county was
surveyed and ready for settlement
emigrants poured in so rapidly that it
is impossible TO make note Of them.
The following came early in 1871:
John Nixon Sr. now 10 his S3rd year
came with the following party from
Usage county April 18th, 1871: John
Slater, Thomas Nixon and Thomas
Hall. Mr.. Nixon probably is the oldest
man in the township. He now lives
with his son Tom on the old claim
which he took on coming to the town
ship. 1t is one of the neatest. best
improved places IN the township. His
companion in these early trials and
struggles preceded him to the home
beyond May Il, 1890
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-04

Many handsome farm houses adOrn
the highways and highly improved
farms are Oh every baud. We give
two views elsewhere Warren Barker
has a place of 2OO acres of as fine land,
as was ever tickled by the plOw. His
crop of wheat this year is immense.
At this writing he has not threshed
but it is safe to say that it will go
over % bushels to the acre, and some
Of the shattered grain already tested
weighs Gil pounds to the bushels.
H. A, FOrSythe has a splendid quar-
ter in the section in the ex-
tieme northeast corner of the town.
ship. He has iu recent years built a
connexions house and is getting his
farm Eighly improved. He haG the
best field of oats and rye this year
that has ever been grown in the coun-
ty perhaps. He has only been here
since 1884 but he is hard worker.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-04

TO the better land and left him ana
his children to battle on together.
Robert Bush located in the town
ship in 1870. He owns fine farm on
Elm creek south of Zyba. His com.
panlOn too rests TO await the reSurrec-
tlon call in the beautiful Council Hill
cemetery.
Ben HltcncOcK Is also one or int
early settlers formerly from Canafa,
whittier he and his daughter, MOlh,
have gone for an extended visit. Mr..
Hitchcock came from the Smoky
river to this township and took as a
claim the quarter upon which his SON
in-law, Frank FOrney, now resides.
Early in the history of the township
Mr., H. married the widow Spencer
and on her claim they have lived to-
gether building a pleasant home and
raising their family tG womanhood
and manhood, unlll on last September
Mrs. Hitchcock babe farewell to
earthly scenes and duties and was
laid to rest at Council Hill.
Jack Beams came To the township
and settled on tile place upon which
he now lives October l3, 1870. Mr..
Beams found boy about 10 years old
trying To hold this claim down and
rather than have any trouble with the
boy anC his family paid him a small
consideration for the land and never
has since regretted the purchase.
Uncle Jack has one Of the best farms
in the bottom. He has 1t nicely i'm.
proved and has comfortable home 10
which to spend his remaining days.
Il. NJ. Neal and |. N. Buckwalter
came 10 the Ninnescah some time in
July 1875 from Cotfey county, Kansas.
Mr.. Nea. took the quarter now owned
by |. N. futile. and Buckwater took
the quarter south Of it. These two
lived together for awhile and some OF
the settlers having heard the names
supposed it was only one man-Buck.
walter Neal.
Mr.. Neal helped as much probably
as any other man to make early Lon
don township and Sumner county
history. He was in business for sew
eral years at London. and was also
postmaster there. When the Rock
Island railroad came through the
township he moved his store u Peck
and has continued 10 business there
ever since. He was one Of the old
bachelor settlers but claimed one OF
sumner county's daughters, MOllie
Allen, for his own several years since.
Mr.. Harlan bought saw mill and
brought it down 10 the NnneScah and
employed Mr.. Neal and Mr.. Buck.
walter to set it up and run it. This
was the first piece OF machinery in
tie county and they sawed the first
lumber. Mr.. Harlan was the only
man that had any money. He had
about $1,000 and the Others had moth.
ing. Where there is profitable invest
ment capital soon follows.
There was quite number OF persons
who came and went 10 the early days. J.
j. Ferguson, the first sheriff Of Sumner
county settled 10 this township:
IIarye Turner, J, Spencpr, A. O. Ness.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-04
When NJ. Terhune and Harmon

When NJ. Terhune and Harmon
Straw arrived in September 1872, they
: can now recall only the following par
Ties who then resided within the con.
lines of the present township:
A man named McAfee lived in a
llttle house where Judge Blewitt's
handsome home now stands. This
mouse was reported to be the first
mouse built in the township. A man
named RittenhOuse lived where Geo.
Hill now resides. HOlcomb occupied
Che trantz place DOW occupied by
H. V. Smart; Myron Hunt occupied
MS homestead, the southeast quarter
OF section 80; Eaton lived west OF
hunt: Dunlap lived on the James
RlSSeli place, and some one whose
name they had forgotten lived Oh the
Ream eighty. All of these are now
scattered to remote sections, their
whereabouts being unknown.
Mrs. Martha Matthews is one Of
the pioneers of the early DAYS. She
now lives on section 26, four miles
north OF Wellington, She came tC
the county in April. 1872. She
and her husband were for a mum.
Der OF years at Fl. Sill, |. 7. She is
always willing to talk and can relate
some very interesting "reminiscences
She saw Pat Hennessey the afternoon
preceding the night of MS death
met him on the road when size was
lourneying nOrthward from FL. Sill.
She gave him drink of water. She
describes him as tall, manly look
Ing fellow. She saw no Indians around
and thinks he was killed by gang of
horse thieves VIII 20 suspicionpd that he
was furnishing the authorities with
information against the gang.
There never have been any commo-
lions, cOnflagratiOns, or unusual ex.
cltements of any kind in the township
Time has worn along in the even
tenor of its way. The people are
peaceful, quiet and contented, be.
llevlng as they do that there is no
more cUngenial cline than Kansas,
than Sumner county, or than Seventy.
Six township.
These old settlers who still remain
are well fixed and able to retire from
active farming. Mr.. Terhune is Ger.
tain that a man who is not afraid OF
work can make agood living here il
he can make it anywhere.
They have had their ups and downs
with the country. Their experiences
are interesting to relate, and while
they have seen rough times they are
thankful that they remained here.
Seventy-Six township has never haG
much political pie" Harmon Straw
served one term as county commits
sioner from 1856 to 1899. With thi.
exception no county officials have been
chosen from that township.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-04
CHINESE PRAYER.
Inspired by the First Sight. of o
Bicycle.

Bicycle.
A Baptist missionary once sent
home an account of a prayer offered
by Wang Cheng Sui on the occasion Of
the visit Of two Americans who were
on tour around the world on bicy-
cles. After the bicyclists had ridden
to the mission station Wang prayed:
I'VE thank Thee, our Heavenly Fa-
ther, that our eyes have this day seen
the real pattern of the 'self-going cart
of the ancients. What mysterious wis.,
dom is Thine! How willing Thou art
to impart knowledge to men, But our
sins hinder. Thy revelationsl How
stupid have we become through serv-
ing Satan so long! Many years have
We lived, and yet today for the first
time We have seen this marvel of Thy
skill, which has enabled Thy servants
in the West to understand. Forgive
our sins. Restore us to Thy favor.
Communicate to us, also. Thy mys-
teries, and let us share in the wonder
full inventions by which Thou dnst
make Thy name glorious amongst
those who serve Thee. Let us be in
trusted with Thy secrets. and possnss
the power of the ancients; so with all
our countrymen come to know th.t We
I have found the right path, and are
servants OF the true God" The mis-
sionary thinks is very likely th-t such
a prayer will provoke smile, but he
bids us believe that Wang was n red
hot earnest. and that he Simply felt
that he had witnessed a miracle ana
was giving God the glory.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-04

He is now retiring from farming and
will in a short time take up his abode
in Wichita.
William LIE Force settled on the
Ninnescah July 6, 1870. He came to
the township from Kentucky in COM
pany with his father J. B. ). LIE Force
Sr. and family, ]. B. S. LIE Force Jr.,
his brother Williams father took
the quarter, now the home of
Hilary Hurst, and one of the boys
took the quarter, one eighty of which
William now owns and on which he
resides. Mr.. LIE Force has been by
economy, industry and good manage.
ment successful farmer. His COM
paniOn who has shared with him the
hardships Of the early days has gone
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-04
London Township.
ORGANIZATION.

The township was organized in the
fall of 1871. j. I. Flynn was the first
trustee and II. NJ. Stevens was the
next. A. NJ. Porter was the first
justice Of the peace.
John Nixon was the first road over.
seer. His duties were not arduouS as
there were no laid out roads. He did
not call upon anyone to work.
The township at first, as remembered
by the early settlers. was bounded as
follows: The north line was the county
line, the south line was nine miles
south Of this, the east line was the
line two miles east of the meridian
(sOme think it little farther east, J
and it extended as far west as there
were aDV settlements
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-04
re any settlements.
EARLY SETTLERS.

Of those who came to the township
10 1870 and who are now living in the
township we find J. D. Holmes, H. NJ.
Stevens, William LIE Force, Robert
Bush, Ben Hitchcock, Jack Beams
and R. NJ. Zeal, The last named
resides just over the line in Sedgwick
county.
J. D. Holmes Came to London town.
ship, from Cook county, His, about
the middle of June, 1870. His family
consisted Of his wife and one child,
Frank. He came in company with
Ben WeStlake, Ben Newman, SlaS
Preston, David Preston and Chas.
Holmes, his brother. These all staked
claims on Holmes creek and were on
their claims when the government
survey was made, and of all this COM
pany j. D. is the only one
left in the township. j. d.
owned the first pillow in the
township and he with the following
parties broke land with i; on their
claims 10 1870; j. d. two acres, HIM.
Stevens, j. T. Flynn, Chas. Holmes
and - Thompson from two to
eight acres.
Many interesting incidents are told
by these pioneers. Three days after
Mr.. Holmes located about 500 Indians,
having heard Of the arrival o. the
white squaw and the white pappoUSe,
the first in the township, came TO
their camp and desired to see these
curiOsities. Mr.. Holmes spread his
wagon sheet upon the ground and
seated his wife and Frank upon it and
the Indians filed by on their ponies,
single file, looking intently as they
passed. Mr.. Holmes can justly claim
t0'be the pioneer Snowman OF Sumner
county. 10 a few DAYS, Mr.. Holmes
DESTROYS of seeing the lay OF the
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-04

John Nixon, Sr., is one Of the unique char
acters Of Suhner county lie came Origi-
naliy from the north Of England, crossed
the Atlantic in sail boat laudlng at New
Orleans He looked upon the new FL Do
RADIO, saw that it was good ana returned
Tor his family. They first fingered in ILL
nois and il was not til ISL ,hat they found
the real FL UUr:ldO-k ansas. Mr.. Nixon re.
sides now ~ the old homestead. with sew
erl of his children surrounding him. lleis
happy aud c0Etcntcd. frugal and industri-
Gus lie iSS5 gears NJ age and Is growing
feeble He will ere man! years End USE
ful life which is being emulated by several
sons and many grand children.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-22
Big BEER RAIDS.
Clinton Police Do a
Big Sunday
Business.
KEGS, BOTTLES AND BARRELS.
Ardent Flowed Freely and
Proprietor and Gus
toners Caught.
KEGS, BOTTLES AND BARRELS.

Clinton. May 21.-Chief Oren B. Bates
continued the work of suppressing the
sale of.liquor without license that he
has inaugurated since he took office.
Two more offenders were caught red
handed. One at least was doing bust
ness on large scale.
John Hastings of 10 Franklin street
was arrested. Elias William Downey,
was i'll in his home off Chace street
and will be arrested as soon as he is
well enough. Two parties of officers
met at about the same time this morn
ing. officers Mitchell, O'Malley and
Johnson went to Downey's home. They
reached the place at 10 o'clock. Dow
ney was in bed. He was i'll. His minor
son was serving drinks to thirteen men.
Downey was doing bigger business
than some saloons in town do at this
hour of the morning, on week days. The
drinking was suspended, with the arri-
val of the police. The result of an eX-
ploration of Downey's cellar surprised
the police. They found no less than
five kegs full, or recently full, of beer
or ale. Two kegs were full of lager;
one was full of ale. In some cases were
found 119 bottles containing lager. Most
of the bottles were full. 1t was esti-
certained that Downey was really i'll.
He was not disturbed. The intoXicants
were loaded into a team and taken to
the police station, where they will be
stored until they are destroyed.
The visit to Hastings place was con-
Quoted by officers Green and Burke.
1t was less spectacular, and less pro-
n ,f To-, L &c
equally successful, Chief Bates thinks,
because men were found drinking on
the premises in such way as to make
the police think that they have good
case against Hastings, on the ground
of illegal liquor selling. Five men were
found in the kitchen, and each was
drinking from bottle of lager. No IL
quor was found except that in these
bottles.
The police have a theory as to where
the liquor from which the supply was
drawn was stored, but their search
warrant did not give them access to
the suspected premises. They were
content with the case as they found it.
Hastings spent several hours in the
police station. Late this afternoon he
was bailed out by his brother, Michael
Hastings. Bonds were fixed at 5000.
Downey was formerly barber. He
is well known in Clinton. Reports that
he was doing business have been COM
ing to the police station with some re-
gularity. 1t was not suspected, how
ever, that he was doing business on the
scale indicated by the amount of intox
icants found on his premises.
Oscar Haradon, a respectable farmer
of Shirley, came to town last night ard
engaged David I. Walsh to bring civil
suit for damages against John w. Far
rar of Shirley. Farrar is postmaster
of the Centre Village and selectman
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-22
ToNIeHT's PLAYBILLs.

The King Company's play FOR tonight
is the famous melodrama, Hands
Across the Sea- one of the most sue
cessful spectacular comedies ever writ
ten. The scenery of the piece calls for
nine elaborate settings. all Of which
the company brings with them. Every
one of the King people is an artist in
his or her Individual line, and the pro-
auctions Of the troupe are practically
as complete and well rendered as
though it were the original presenta-
ton of the plays.
Today begins the last week but one
of the Park season, and the manage
ment intends to make the closing Of
the theatre a matter of sincere regret
by furnishing a brilliant array Of tall
ent for the two final bills. There are
eight numbers on the program this
week, and most Of them demand an
expenditure that reaches into the hun
dreds. Lawrence and Harrington are
the only names that have a local repu-
tation, but the others are taken from
the rosters Of Keith and Proctor in
New York.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-22

a far superior track-a mile track, per-
haps-a tract that in Is years will be
worth the price for which the old fair
grounds sold and is ahead Of the deal
by a cool $4,000 on deposit as a perma-
nent fund 1t was a wise move
]. Henry Washburn, a member of the
committee which selected the lot, and
who was elected a member of the com
mittee to complete its purchase, is en-
thusiastic over the success of the work
of the committee. To The Spy man
he said last night:
"A more desirable piece of land could
not have been found in a ten years
hunt The tract is within Is minutes
drive of City hall by way of the boule-
ward and West Boylston street. There
is no railroad TO cross in reaching it..
A spur track Of the Fitchburg Railroad
is on the ground now; the Boston and
Maine Railroad is close by; cars of the
Greendale line, pass the very gate, and
the Odd Fellows Home cars are only
a few rods distant 1t is one of the
most accessible spots in Worcester
county, and one that is bound to in
crease in value, if the deal is looked
at purely as an investment.
Then, too, there is an abundance of
rich loan on the area, and there will
arise no necessity Of purchasing the
material for the construction of a race
track of the first quality. The tract
is remarkably level, and is an ideal To-
cation for building a modern mile ring"
The committee is receiving bids from
contractors for the removal Of the
grandstands, the new hall and the stone
fence posts from the old ground 70 the
new. According to the agreement by
which the society reserved these when
the property was turned over to the
West Side Land Company. they must
be removed before June l. and the COM
mittee Will award the contract at once.
Decision on the disposition Of the
buildings on the Greendale property
has not been reached.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-22

tract as easily as one could be built on
any area in Worcester county. accord
ing to the estimates of judges.
number of men on the committee
are pronounced in advocacy of a mile
track, and may carry the day in favor
OF the larger ring. The day of the small
track is passed and if Worcester is to
be in the horseracing game to the limit.
mile track is the desirable thing. in
the opinion of more than one member
OF the committee. At all events the
committee will not report to the trus-
tees before plan of a mile track has
been prepared and according to indica-
tons will recommend that the large
ring be laid out.
The surprising promptness with
which the society voted to buy the
grounds and to build a track has been
the absorbing topic of conversation
among horsemen since the meeting
Friday. At first there arose a protest
against the hasty action Of the society
and rumors of an attempt to have the
action of the meeting annulled on the
ground of illegality or on some other
pretext, were flying thick as hailstones
Saturday. On calmer judgment, how
ever the consensus of opinion is that
the society never made a more bust
nesslike move in its existence, than
when it voted to purchase the Walker
lot at BARRIERS Crossing.
Said a prominent real estate man who
is a member of the society, last night:
The Agricultural Society showed
good, sound sense when II voted to buy
the Greendale tract. The purchase
price-S2s, 000-is wonderfully small
Land not more than a few rods from
the Benjamin Walker tract has sold for
$1,000 an acre, and Is worth that figure,
at least By the transaction OF selling
the west side property and purchasing
the Greendale tract. the society is a
gamer by at least $4,000 according to
my figures. The society may now have