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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-11
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-11
BOWLING CONTESTS.
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Two flames Each

TACOMA. March lathe contest here
ton ght between the Tacoma Bowling
Club and The Multnoaah Club OF Port
land. resulted "a each winning two garnas
The total scores were as follows.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-11

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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-22
Location of Roads,

In the early pioneer days our sturdy
ancestors naturally chose the hillsides
and ridges, preferably to the valleys,
when bdilding their homes, for the OBJ
vious reason of preventing surprises
from the crafty, cunning and restless
"children of the forest. The beaten
paths between adjacent homesteads,
which eventually became highways,
followed the hillsides for the same rea-
son, and the making of such beaten
tracks into roads, i'll those days involv-
ing only the minimum amount of labor
and expense i'll leveling the hillsides or
slopes to admit of wheeled lOcomotion,
sutficed for the moderate needs of the
times. With rapidly increasing pOpu-
lation and multiplying needs these
roads, these lines of communication
rendered the properties through which
they passed more and more valuable,
until at the present time one of the most
strenuous DIRECTORS to change of loca-
ton for lettering the gradient Is the
property owner adjacent to IA large city,
where eligibility for building sites is so
potent factor, and who deems a slight
change of location financial ruin.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-22
TOWN LIBRARIES.
The Class of Books Best Suited to
Their Needs.


Their Needs.
"Children's books are the first neces-
sity because the fundamental idea of
the library is educational and children
are more easily trained to enjoy good
books than adults, " writes Nellie Blan-
chan, on Starting a Village Library, !"
i'll the October Ladies Home Journal
1.-THE best fiction, biography, history,
science and travel are alone worth buy
ing. One good live book is worth hun
dred dead ones discarded from the pri-
waite library or garnet of some tOwnsman
who was doubtless thankful to have q
convenient dumping ground for them.
Excellent lists of popular books may
be had from several state library COM
missions which also lend travelling
Libraries at very small cost to such COM
munities as cannot afford to own their
books. \ careful record of all books
asked for should be kept by the libra
rian, and the best of these should be pur
chased as promptly as possible. 1t is
well to spend small sums monthly,
rather than larger ones more rarely, that
the needs of the people may be supplied
as they arise, and also that the shelves
may contain what is newest and best.
Discounts of from 20 to 10 per cent on
books purchased III quantities for libra
ries are given by the large publishing
hOuSpS -
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-22
Miscellaneous Advertisements.

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ntwith ALL
of whom best and sf, the eastm
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-22
Importance of Drainage.

The first essential i'll building Il good
road is drainage. The road must be
graded and drained so that water can
neither stand upon the surface nor soak
Ill under the foundation. Water is ruin
Gus to a road i'll either of these loca-
tions, aud if allowed to remain III them
will speedily work complete destruc,
tlon. An expensive stone road that is
lnadequately drained will suffer just as
surely and fatally from water on or i'll
1t as the most ordinary country road.
DlslnteSration and complete breaking
up are only matter of time, and "A
short time at that. Drainage is the first,
fundamental and most imperative neces-
sity.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-22
UMASSAlLABLE LOGIC.
The Editor of the Red Dog Clarion
Tells Its Eject.

Our town hall was filled to overflow
ing last Thursday evening with people
anxious to hear the oratorical contest
between the debating societies of Red
Dog and our sister city, Cyclone Canyon
The subject chosen is one OF vital inter
est in this community, namely, Re
solved, Should man stop to argue or
pull his gum
The Cyclone Canyon contingent ar
rived in this city early ON the evening
in question and assumed charge of the
negative side OK tn" question: with Colo
mel Hank BluGsoe and Bad Jim as lead
erS while Short Card Hpnncssy and
Center Fire johnson Of this city under
took to steer the affirmative side to vic
tory. We the editor of The Clarion and
Major Mosciy the we'll known under
taler, We're unanimously elected judges
Vi the contest our decision to be final.
Some remarks We're passed by the
Cyclone Canyon crowd as to the fitness
Of Major MO'ely for the position of
Judge, they claiming that it was to his
interest i'll business way to render a
decision calculated to start IL row. The
MAYOR, however, qUlcElN SllcnCed ms
calumniators by royalty Offering to bury
any one killed il the hall that evening
free of cost and his handsome offer was
followed by IA roar of applause. The de
bate lasted for 81 full hour and half
and at its conclusion, as we We're sum
ming up the points and Were ON the
point of rendering decision in favor of
the affirmative side, the Cyclone Canyon
crowd got The drop on rs, and We were
forced, rather reluctantly, it is true, to
gracefully yield and decide as follows:
"Resolved, That in all cases, and at
any stage Of the game, the man who
gets his gun ont first has by far the best
of an argument" - Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-22

authorities to organize chain gangs of
misdemeanOr COnvicts or to hire free
labor for the Improvement and the main
tenance of the public highways the ex-
penses of which being met by the special
road and Communication taxes.
About one fifth of the counties of the
state have since adopted this new road
law and are now keeping up and i'm
proving their highways, either by con-
Wet or hired labor. This system meets
with general approval wherever it has
been tried, and it is now only ques-
ton of time when it will he universally
adopted throughout the state.
1.-The usual method adopted in this
system of road working is as follows:
COnvicts or free labOrers are organized
into squads, consisting of ID to 10 men,
who are placed under a competent su-
perintGndent and one or moro OverseerS
Each squad is furnished with camping
outfit, two or more road machines,
wheeled scrapes, wagons from 10 to 20
mules, plOwS, etc. The work usually
commences on the leading roads radiat-
ing from the county seat and consists
hrst Ill going over the road with ma
chimes, giving them the proper crown,
opening up the side bitches, macadamiz-
ing the DOGGY places and occasionally
cutting down the grades of the sleeper
hills. The main highways being thus
worked over, attention is then directed
to the less important roads, until all of
the public highways III the county have
been crowned and properly drained.
This first working usually require from
one to two years, depending upon the
condition of the roads and the number
of hands employed. The second time the
roads are gone over more attention is
paid to grading, and considerable mac
adamizing is frequently done, and the
work i'll general is Of Il more permanent
and lasting nature.
at is the intention of the road man
ayers adopting this plan to keep up this
process of gradual road improvement
until all Of the principal thOroughfares
at least i'll their respective counties are
properly graded, macadamized and oUh-
erwise put in first class condition"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-22
Good Roads Agitation,

Demonstrations of road construction
held annually i'll every county, building
of sample stretches on scientific princi-
piles, efforts to arouse interest by pro-
noting discussion i'll farmers oranges
and associations, circulation of readable,
convincing matter, and the like, are
among the means that can be used to
appeal to the people and arouse them tG
the realization of the advantages of good
roads.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-22
GEORGIA HIGHWAYS.
System of Working the Roads witt
CORVivts or Free Labor.

system of Working the Roads With
COnVi'-ts or Free Labor.
Professor McCallie, assistant state
geologist Of Georgia, in a paper read at
Omaha, explains the system of road i'm
provement of the state as follows:
"The law inaugurated in 1891, now
called the new road law, authorized
the commissioners of roads and revenues
tion of the grand jury, to fix and levy
special road tax, not to exceed mills
on tls3 dollar, and also to exact Of each
male inhabitant communication tax, not
to exceed 80 cents per day for the num-
Der of days work required. Further
more, the law authorized, these road
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-22
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-22

The women of Sag Harbor n. Y,
have done more than their share in Sc
curing good roads for Sag Harbor. They
organized a society and secured more
than 50, 900 in subscriptions. The great
er part of this sum was used i'll imprOv-
ing the principal thoroughfare.
Now the women want the authorities
to continue the work. They say that if
the men do not finish it they will do it
them selves
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-22

Water below the surface and the fric-
ton of wheels and water above it are
the enemies with which q road has to
contend
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-22
The James CLARK Distillipg Company.

Cunocus nvai, and the medical profession generally flu "
Its of standard brands of Liquors which have survived
and clos COMP ton with DIE nroucts of riva establishments
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06
OXFORD.

Jan. 4.-Claude Alley of the Salina
school spent his holiday vacation with
his parents and friends at Oxford.
Misses Nellie and Allie Carson Of
Winfield visited Oxford friends last
week.
Our schools have again resumed
work after a well earned vacation Of
one week.
Several young folks spent an even.
ing last week dancing at the home Of
W. j. Claypool.
A few Of our business men showed
quite an artistic spirit 10 their holt.
day window decorations.
Charlie Anderson, one of the Oxfsrd
boys who works on the Conway Springs
Star spent Christmas at home.
Lieut. Dunn is visiting his brother
VIM. Dunn Of our city. Mr.. Dunn has
had some rather interesting army
experiences to talk about,
The revival meetings still continue
to progress at the NJ. E. church. Revs.
Fisher and Hancher are delivering
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06

DR., WillhOite was transacting BUSH
ness in Caldwell Tuesday.
Theran Kinnear and Albert John
ston returned to the Winfield schools
Mono day.
Postmaster T. j. Riley is on the
sick list with the prevailing complaint,
the grip.
Mrs. WillhOite and children returned
from their visit to Cass county, Mo-.
Wedne sday.
II. II. Howe and son Ivan, are con-
siderably under the weather; Eugene
is able to be out.
Miss Lizzie Miller is home from
Wichita visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P. Miller.
Mrs. Eva Reagan OF Pond Creek
0. T., is here helping take care of ner
father, II. II. Howe and her brothers
Eugene and Ivan.
Our constable and deputy mail
carrier had a few blows Monday on
our streets: at least the deputy got
the blows delivered by the constable.
1t was a good deal ike tue late war.
II was one.sided.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06
BELLE PLANE.

Jan. 2-The Sunday school cOnven-
tiOn of Belle Paine township was
held at the Presbyterian church Fri
day.
PeTren DUN visited near the city
Saturday.
DR.. Ross was over from Conway
Springs week before last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Beam are the
proud parents Of fine baby girl born
December 26.
The Church of Christ expects to
begin prOtracted meeting Thursday
night, January 5.
Prof. G. NJ. Roach, of Conway
Springs, was in the city last Wednes-
day and Thursday.
ThOs. Taylor is seriously i'll at his
fathers home. DR.. Shelby Of Null
vane is in attendance.
The writer was visiting at Clear
water last week and did not get the
items in. We think it is best to take
a vacation when we get it.
Otis Jones of Pleasant Hill neigh
borhOOd and Clarence Bah and Charles
Terrell of Waco visited the family of
J. NJ, Taylor last Sunday.
Will Weller of the Defender has
bought the MincO Monitor at MincO,
|. T. He says he will either call it
Welter'S MlnCO Weekly or Welter'S
Weekly. lie has left the Defender in
charge of Clarence Broadus.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06
ILLINOIS DISTRICT,

Jan. Slow many have written
the date 1898 this week.
MyTOn Franklin was hunting a stray
horse the first of the week.
The VOICE makes a nice new years
gift to send 10 friends back east.
New year was clear with a strong
cold, north wind all day and uu-
pleasant to be out.
Thirteen years next Saturday since
the big blizzard. The worst one ever
known in Sumner county.
Another cold wave reached us
Thursday evening which sent the
mercury down toward zero on Friday
and Saturday morning.
There was good attendance at the
union meetings at Rome last week
when the weather was favorable.
The meetings will be at Bethel this
week.
The young folks enjoyed the skating
during the last cold snap. The
greatest draw back was the want of
smooth ice. The water is so low that
there is but few ponds large enough
to skate on.
Our school marm improved her
vacation by getting married last
week. Blaine Jones son of Steve Jones
was married to Miss Bertha Jones
&C the residence of her parents Dan
Jones by the Rev. Ben Jones. All
the guests were present except one
son-in-law. May they have long
and happy married life.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06
MEDFORD, o. T.

Jan. 81, W. Gray of the Com
mercial hotel made flying trip to
Perth Saturday returning Saturday
night.
These severe cold spells are very
hard on the growing wheat.
We understand that Sam McBetb
of Perth intends building fine dwell.
ing house here. Look cut girls, the
cage is being built.
Snyder brothers, the new photog-
raphers, were visiting their parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Jameson Snyder OF near
Perth during the holidays.
Don Pratt and cousin Amelia Pratt
of Perth passed through here last
Saturday evening on their way home
from Alert where they had been visit
ing relatives.
MedfOrd is building up rapidly.
There are two dwelling houses and a
large hotel being erected at the
present time; also the Hutchinson &
Southern are building flne depot
on north Main street and will soon
build a round house aud car shop.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06
COUNCIL HILL.

Jan. 3-.PrOf. Dean, teacher Of the
HaysvillelschOol has resigned to take
charge Of Mr.. McLean's lumber yard
at Peck.
The London school opened again
Monday morning after a weeks
vacation.
Miss Nora Hughes has the scarlet
fever, but is doing we'll and is 10 a
fair way to recover.
Daisy Shinn, Martha Hurst and
Others, who have been attending
school in Wichita, spent last week at
their homes.
Corn huskers got 10 a few days
work last week but on last Thursday
evening the wind changed to the north
aud we have been having real winter
since.
Several farmers viz Mr.. Sprout,
Henry Shinn, Joe Schoeppel and Dick
Henderson commenced to pillow last
week but the sudden drop Of temper
AZURE called holt on such operations.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06

ton last week. Let the good work go
on. "He who fails to provide for his
own family is worse than an infdel,"
II. A. FOrsythe delivered his cattle
at Belle PLANE Monday, Hugh Griffith
being the purchaser.
Joe Heskett and several others
went fishing Saturday in the Ninnen-
scah, but the fish were not in evil
dence.
Calvin Hency is the happy pOssessOr
Of nice buggy and good roadster to
tow it abOut-yOung ladies don't all
speak at once.
John Reeves, the boss gardner, will
again provide US with nice fresh
vegetables at the same old stand the
coming summer, ITO plow is to pray"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06

appointment for one week from next
Sunday evening.
Geo. Hetrick we hear, has sold out;
have net beard who the purchasers
were.
The K. L. and f. Of r yerdale took
in seven new members last Saturday
night.
Messrs. Frank Johnson. James
DALEY Misses iona Daley, May Daley
and Mollie Johnson have taken an
overland trip in a covered wagon to
visit friends in COwley county.
Sunday school at Prairie Center was
well attended last Sunday. Next Sun.
day Rev. Mclaughlin, ex.county
superintendent will preach after Sun.
day school and in the evening.
We would say to the Hukle scribe
that we should have said Christian
EndeavOr instead of Epworth League.
The only difference one belongs to the
durham aud the other 10 the short
horn. l am afraid that the sword
you speak Of would be too severe as l
find in Hebrews 4-l2 that that sword
will divide the joints and marrow and
| only wanted to take the horns off.
Rev. Bernstorff in his remarks last
Sunday evening said he did not like
the statement that was put in the
paper that the preacher was lost. He
could always be found at his work.
We did not know how to find him I'm.
less we advertised through the VOICE;
we thought some Of the young folks
were going to get married during the
holidays and would need a minister.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06
CALDWELL.

Jan. Mrs. Huston and daughters
of Wellington were visiting Mrs.
Barley of Caldwell Saturday.
Z. P, Logan has the grippe in good
shape.
We are in favor of the County High
school.
Alex Dawson's son has the gripp
very bad.
&C. WinsOr'S daughter, fora is sick
atpresent.
Rev. McQuown expects to leave
Caldwell soon to stay.
Harry Jordan returned to the En-
pOria college Monday.
bod Winsor and Bob Jordan each
got a new rifle last week.
Bessie Moore returned to Winfield
the I'd and will not come back until
June.
Ida Builta has the grippe. Leu.
Logan has it also; everybody is taking
it so we will have a grippy time of it
just now.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06
CORRESPONDENCE.
HUKLE

Jan. 81. N. Hukle and wife re.
turned home Saturday from a weeks
visit amoug friends at Kiowa.
R. l. Bush of Zyba transacted bus
ness in Peck Monday.
W. Il. Roberts received TOP of the
market-57 cents-fOr wheat Frid y.
James Simpson of Zyba sold 800
bushels of his wheat to A. B. Wocd
ring, grain buyer at Hukle.
There will be stockholders meet
ing of the creamery company at Peck
Thursday evening. Meeting held in
the school house at PEEK.
Dan Sadler, ex soldier of Company
G, Twenty-frst Kansas, who resides
near Belle Plaine, is visiting, among
his numerous relatives in this COM
munity.
Miss Nora Hughes, daughter Of
William Hughes near Peck is quite
seriously i'll with scarlet fever. D..
S. T. Shelley Of Mulvane is attending
the case.
Miss Maudc Sadler, daughter of J.
Q. t. Sader who has been attending
the Lawrence school for about two
years, spent Christmas with her
parents near Zyba. She will return
to her studies at Lawrence January
4th.
Riley and WOodring, grain buyers
of Hukle, have been for the past
week competing in bidding for the
wheat offered and the result has been
that about 1000 bushels changed
hands at Kansas City prices less the
freight.
No doubt our Seventy.Six scribe
was puzzled to know what we were
aiming at in our note referring to him
in last weeks VOICE owing to the
wutilated form in which it appeared.
We suppose too much Christmas for
the printer was the cause of two or
three lines Of what we wrote being
left out.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06
MAYFIELD,

Jan. 3-Rev. Penick filed his
appointment at the c. P. church Sun
day morning and evening,
School opened Monday morning
after weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walters of Blooming.
ton, ILL.,, are visiting the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Rose.
The young folks that attended the
party at DR.. Neel's last Thursday
night all report good time.
Everybody had plenty OF pie that
/ attended the pie supper at Bob
RAIDERS last Friday night.
Ircna Vanausdall, Lizzie Henry,
Jim Adams and Robert Magill left
Tuesday for EmpOria where they are
attending school this winter.
Grandma Milne is having her house
in Mayfleld enlarged by moving a two
roomed house up from Mrs. Carter S
and jDining On to the one she has.
Married, on Tuesday, December 81,
at high noon, at the residence of the
brides parents Mr.. and'Mrs. Brlss, one
mile west Of Mayfeld, their daughter
Emma to Fred Rose. Rev. George of
Winfield otliciated. Both the young
people have grown up in our midst
and are highly respected by all who
know them May happiness and
prosperity ever attend the newly
welded pair.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06
LONDON TOWNSHIP.

Jan. 4.-WhO are you, scribe or
RiveIdaIe? Idon't know you.
John AllOway is expected up from
the Strip soon.
There will be preaching at Pleasant,
Hill Dext Lords day.
j. E. Youmans lost young mule BIZ
strangulation, il was worth $50.
Durah Youmans was up from Black
well on visit TO his parents. He re-
turned Monday.
Otis Youmans returned to his home
Christmas eve after an absence OF
five years. His parents gave a New
Years dinner in honor Of his home
coming.
We understand that the literary at
Argyle beats the one at Seventy.Six.
the dialogue that was to nave been at
Argyle last Friday night was post
pOned until Friday night next. There
will be hot time In the old school
house. Music by the band.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06
ENTHUSIASTICALLY PLANE.

Jan. 4.-Will Moore and wife gave a
delightful Christmas feast to a few
invited guests.
Quite bit of sickness among the
neighbors at present-mostly bad
colds.
A small congregation gathered at
Meridian school house to hear the
Quaker preacher from Wichita Sun
day, but he failed to keep his appoint.
ment.
John Heskett and Geo. Corbin, two
very worthy members of Riverdale
society took the first degree in the
Modern Woodmen lodge at Yelling
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-01-06

some very interesting sermons and it
would profit you to give them a hear.
ing occasionally.
B. A. Earhart is home from the
County High school having been COM
PEELED to give up his plans for the
winter because OF bad eyesight.
Our bank is now one OF the newest
and most tastefully decorated bust
ness rooms Of our city. And we might
add it is one Of Sumner cOunty's most
solid business institutions.