People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-12-07

Weare selling Rambler bicycles for
s35, cash.-PomerOy & Ash.
The Venetian glass workers will
give exhibitions all this week 10 store
room first door east Of post office,
RObt. Gillian OF Wellington. spent
Sunday with friends Tor a friend
rather in this city.-Argonia Clipper.
The stonework on the jail is almost
completed, and it will soon be ready
for the roof. They are putting on the
cernice today.
Buy one of Maxey Bros. handsome
banquet lamps and lay it aside for use at
Christmas. Our lamps are selected from
the latest patterns each year.
The Modern WoOdmen lodge elected
! the following officers Friday, for
the ensuing term: W. E. Wood, VIC;
o. c. Knowles, W. A.; E. B. Winner,
B.; A. F. COtean, clerk; John DOlson,
E.; D. C. House, W.; Cash Moore, s.;
l, T. Reeme, NJ.
The annual report Of Governor
Barnes OF Oklahoma, has just been
made public. 1t shows the pOpula-
ton Of Oklahoma to be 375, 900. The
report recommends the postponement
of statehood, and says that only about
twenty per cent of farm lands in the
territory is on the tax lists.
The examination in Washington for
positions in gathering the census Of
1900 shows that the west is far ahead
Of the east, and that Kansas is first
Of all. 1t vas thought that twO.thiIds
OF the fasteners would pass the exam
nation, but less than One.third
passed, while fOur-ffths of the west
erners were successful, Kansas stands
first of all the states in the percentage
made and the number passing.
The commissioners are considering
petition this afternoon from R. D.
Goblin, the Perth jointist, and his bar
tender, Oscar Brown, for release from
Jail. A delegation Of Perth citizens
is in town today, to protest against
their release, as it is reported they in
tend toreopen their business IN Perth.
1t is likely that Oscar Brown will be
released upon his promise to quit the
business, but Goblin will probably be
compelled to remain in Jail until the
costs in his case are paid.
Lou Clark, who has been wanted by
the officers of this county since last
May, for disturbing religious meet
ing at Hunnewell, was arrested Mon
day. He has been living across
the line in Oklahoma since the Ofense
was committed, and came to Hume
well Monday, when he was nabbed
by the officers. Clark was brought to
Wellington and given a hearing yes
terday afternoon and fined $40 and
costs. He refused to pay, and was
locked up.
Maxey Bros have now on display a
fine assortment of banquet lamps.
Jim Griffice, formerly of yelling
ton, is one Of the striking Kansas
City printers. Saturdays Star con-
tains the following account of
Grifice seeking employment under
the name of Jones, to six" printing
press in a rat" office: "a young
man who said his name was Jones
and that he came from Wellington,
KaS., applied to Alderman 4 Quigl9y
for work as press feeder this morn
ing, He went to work and, according
to both members of the drm, dis.
played thorough knowledge OF the
press. A few minutes before noon,
Martin Nelson, the foreman, says, the
stranger was told to oil the press.
Before starting up this afternoon
Nelson had occasion to handle the
press, which has cylinders that fur
nish a cushion of air to stop the
motion of the bed carrying the forms
without jarring. Nelson says the
press refused TO work. 81 suspected
something right away" he said, land
called Mr. Alderman. We began a
search and finally found 10 one Of the
open cylinders a heavy screw driver
and in the other an iron wrench. II
the press had started with the power
on it would have meant a smash up.n
The press feeder in the meantime had
gone TO luncheon with Frank Ewing,
a printer, ard failed to return for
work this afternoon. Ewing says
they met two strikers who recognized
his companion and called him
Grifice."