People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-23

Frances Woods has bought a house
and lot in Northwest addition TO
Wellington OF Emma NJ. Jackson, for
$575.
TOlstoi'S new book, if translated
into English, would be scandaIOus, it
is said. The book deals with the
decrease in the birth rate in France.
The fool scientists are now out with
a statement to the effect that the
shooting stars may be a year late, or
may have passed by already. The
scientists owe US an apology.
Old Man Carnegie has offered to
give II rIliUn dollars to enlarge the
free library in PitJsburg, Pa. He
ought to cut of ten or twenty thOus.
and dollars and give it to the Wei
lingt0n library.
Tue engagement of Lieut.. Co.. Ed
Little to Miss Edna Steele of Parsons,
is announced. Miss Steele Was one of
Gov. Leedy's stenOgrapherS, and is
said TO be very bright and pretty.
The Santa Fe is reported to be con-
sidering proposition u put in an
electric night plant at the round house
in Arkansas City, for the purpose of
lighting its right-Ot-way through
town.
TOpeka'S haSty marriage record was
broken yesterday, when Everett West
of Fort Worth, Tex, and Matte Owen
Of Linn, Mo-, were married at the
probate Judges Office and caught
Santa Ee train in twelve minutes.
Some idea of the vast amount Of
cattle handled by the Santa Fe can be
obtained from the report of the PecOS
Valley aud Northeastern railroad for
October. During the month that line
handled 1890 head Of cattle, requiring
1913 cars to transport them, or maxi ng
over one train a day.
Wichita Eagle; OAce a year Kansas
has to have prohibition excitement
for a few days. 1t comes like a
periodical headache and departs as
quickly. Just at present no one seems
interested in the great work Of blot,
ting out KlOndike or to know whether
it is being done or not.
England has received news Of the
death OF Gen. JOubert, cOmander-in-
chief Of the BOer army, but The news
is Offset to some extent by the news
Of the capture Of a British armOred
train and the loss of ninety men. The
Beers are now threatening EstcUurt,
and LadySmith is still under bonn
bardment, with reports of heavy Beer
losses. The report Of JOabert'S death
is uncOnfrmed.
There Is a rumnr afOat that new
railroad 10 to be built south from
KiOwa to reach the undeveloped part
Of western Oklahoma. Therumor has
it that the Missouri Pacific is behind
the scheme. but This 10 denied in some
quarters. The Santa Fe officials who
went through wellington yesterday,
stopped awhile at KiOwa and held a
conference with the business men
there, This has given rise to a rumOr
that the Santa Fe 10 interested 10 the
scheme. Another rumor 10 to the
effect that the road il to be built By
an Oklahoma corporation, which
claims itraised the money, unassisted,
in the east.
When will the millionaires quit
endOwing Over-rich universities and
place their wealth where it will
benefit the masses who never reach
the universities? Mrs. Leland Stan.
ford has just sold her interest in the
Southern Pacific railroad for sll 1920,
900 and given II millions Of it to the
Stanford university endowment fund,
making the total endowment Of the
university S25, 100000. University
endowment funds are a good deal like
the surrlus funds OF life insurance
companies They can he reached by
no one except the officers, and are
never used to cut down the premiums,
and do the nOicy holders no good,
The enormous surplus the life inSur-
anCe companies brag about is evidence
that their profits are extortionate,
and Unfair. Insurance companies
should quit Dragging about their sur
pluS, and say more about their prem.
ium rate