People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-11-30
The United States.Germ parcels

which will be welcome one to the
Germans. 1t is to the effect that
packages for Germany may be sent
through the mails weighing as high
as eleven pounds and measuring three
feet and halfin length and six feet
in length and girth combined. Post
age must be prepaid in full at the
following rates: In the United States
on parcels for Germany, twelve cents
for each pound or fraction OF a pound;
and in Germany on parcels for the
United States two marks forty pfen-
mig for each parcel, whatever its
weight. A delivery 'charge of five
cents 10 the United States and twenty
pfennig in Germany, may be collected
of the addreSsee OF each parcel.
Although the election is over, the
County High school is still a subject
of discussion in the country districts.
There is a perceptlOe change in the
sentiment towards the school, now
that campaign lies are not being
used, and facts are sought after. The
writer Of this knows at least half a
dozen farmers who YOJed against The
sch JOl but vino say nov that they are
in favor OF it, and are glad it carried.
There are hundreds Of such voters in
the county. 1t is not saying too much
to predict that if the County High
school should be voted upon again
tomorrow, it would come mighty near
carrying without the aid Of the
''silent" vote.
The Saltwater, (O.T.) Gazette says:
Wednesday noon the contractors and
two hundred graders with their teams,
wagons and scrapers, arrived in Still
water, and at once began the location
OF camp. and to prepare for the
grading on the new railroad. Six
miles Of grade has been let from
Saltwater north and the work has
commenced on the same. A like num-
Der Of graders are at work on the
south side Of the CimmarrJn river
hence our railroad has advanced be-
yond the ION paper" stage and we are
now 10 position to satisfy even those
from Missouri, as they can be shown
Speculation In regard to the change
10 the Santa Fe has almost ended
Mr.. Nudge, general superintendent
practically admitted yesterday tina
he was to be appointed general man
ager Of the road, vice J. j. Frey
resigned, and said be thought hi
place would. be taken by c. f. REESE
que, the present general superintsu
dent Of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
the southern branch Of the AIRS
7. The changes will take place o
January !, when Mr.. Frey retires.
The railroads pay nearly one-ift
of the taxes in Sumner county, Q
S48,3ll.5O. The Santa Fe pays s22
SO4; the Rock Island, s8,Sl5.5S; th
Kansas Southwestern Frisco 5,64l
OF; the Missouri Pacific, 81, 05O.9
The Missouri s. Kansas Telephon
Co. pays Sl09.l8; the Pullman Car Co
1857, and the Western Union 90
s71S.24. The railroads, TELEPHONY
Western Union and Pullman CON
panies altogether pay taxes in tn
county to the amount of S45,2l4.59.
A. A. Richards left Thursds
for Washington, D. G. He will prot
ably be home on visit next summe
There is a rumOr which has its orig
in the First ward, that his pape
have been leased to c. E. Bright al
Geo. A. Pickett, but will be run
Richards name for a year. Brig
will be general manager Of the pspe
and Pickett will have general edit
rial charge, while Arthur D. Murl
will do the local work.
There has been considerable tai
OF and on, about the probability
the Santa Fe making this part
their system the through line
CALIFORNIA;. We were reliably
formed this week that it is only
matter of time, and 10 all probabili
a short time at that. The Santa
has been working and planning to th
end for some time.-Harper Sentiu
George A. Cease Of Argonia, Il
fusion candidate for trustee OF DIX
township who was defeated by ].
Colin by majority of enc vote, h
fled notice Of contest with the boa
of county commissioners, allegi
that two Of the ballots cast for
opponent we're not marked as reQulr
by statute.
A Wellington man has discover
an odd thing: On North F sire
commencing with John T. Stewar
house, there are Ave houses In a r
10 which there is girl five years
age, and all we're born in the month
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