People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-03
Barney Sheridan. having driven all

to a bank or the store at the proper
time without a bell. Women open up
their millinery stores on time with
out being rung up. People in the
country, where there are 70 bells, get
to church On time. The fact is church
oells are a relic Of ancient times.
People have them because it is Gus
tom. Relying and depending on
the bell is evidence that their devo
ton to God is not as strong as their
devotion to business. They can and
do reach their places OF business with.
out the bell. II a persons religiod is
so weak that hired man must break
the commandment pulling a bell rope
on Sunday to get the person to 60 ~
a place Of worship, his religion will
never save him. Bells do no good.
Really, they are a nuisance. "
Adolph L. Luetgert, the wealthy
Chicago sausage maker, who is serv-
ing a life sentence in the penitentiary
at Joliet, ILL.,, for the murder Of his
wife, was found dead in his cell Thurs.
day. The authorities were unable
to ascertain the cause OF his death
and an inquest will be held to deter
mine whether he killed himself or
died Of heart disease. The trial of
Luetgert 10 Chicago attracted wide
attention and was one OF the most
sensational in the history of tie state.
Luetgert was charged with having
murdered his wife in the basement Of
his factory, and cooked the body to
pieces in vat.
Very soon after August |, there will
be a new turn in the cOntro-
verSy concerning the location Of
the new state insane asylum
at Parsons. In this proceeding Par
sons will be the aggress5r and a
vigorous contest is assured. The new
litigation will be a maudamus pro
Ceeding to compel the state board OF
charities and the state officers to issue
vouchers 10 payment for the land
which was purchased by the commit
tee appointed to locate the insti.u-
tion. Topeka Journal.
The eastern papers are printing a
story to the effect that the girls
clubs of several southern Kansas
towns have resolved never to marry a
young man unless he served with the
famous Twentieth Kansas. The story
goes that the girls are determined tC
keep their agreement and that sooner
than marry man who stayed at home
they will remain single all their lives
They intend to give the boys Of the
regiment a big reception when they
return. The story is not only untrue
but silly.
Frank Rockefeller, John Rockefel
ler's brother, and almost as rich, ha.
announced that he will hereafter
spend six months of every year il
Kansas. He says of all countries il
the world Kansas offers for six month,
in every wear the must desirable resi-
dpnce He will live at Belvidere
Ki0wa county, near where is his II 00C
acre ranch. Rockefeller is many
times over the richest man in Kansas
although few people know that he
lives in the state.
The attention of people wanting Il
adopt a daughter, is called to four
teen-year-Old Artie Hoover OF Kansa
City, who ran away tC Leavenwurth
The girl says there are many reasons
why she should run away. She say
her mother had been married Severa
times and that the family made he
do errands for them, such as carryin,
beer. She had become tired and dis
gusted with this life and has deter
mined TO seek new home.
The Hutchinson Southern has pub
lished new map showing It's project
ed route through the territory. Tn,
map shows the road completed to tn,
town Of Cross, on the Santa Fe
Thence the proposed route extend
utheaSterly to Chandler and thencl
direct south to DennisOn, Texas. I'll,
circular accompanying the map say,
that the road will pause for som,
time at Cross.
1t has been given out that on Aug
ust the Gulf, Colorado ana Santa f,
railroad will operate its trains direc
10 Denver via the Fort Worth ant
Denyeg City Railroad cOmpany'S track
The new deal will enable the Sant;
Fe to get into Denver at a saving o
nearly thousand miles.
There now seems to be but it'll
doubt that train dispatches head
quarters will be established at Wood
ward. Ask a railroad man what tha
means and he will convince you tha
the Panhandle will no longer be
"stub" line,
The dismissal of IS employees OF
Kansas road is attributed by tn
Topeka Capital to "the trainmen'
penchant for taking watermelons on
( cars which were not billed L
them"
c. D Brunette has made final settlt
ment as administrator Of the estst
OF Ro5t l. S Nichels, deceased. Til
sum OF s4l4.53 was left for diStribu
tiOu among The hers.
Sam Crider has resigned his position