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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-04-27
Sumner Demands Recognition.

The papers over the state are saying
a great deal about Marshall county,
which has ten towns supporting news.
papers, fifteen in number. Sumner
county has nine towns supporting
newspapers, eighteen in number. A
few months ago there were eleven
towns in this county supporting news
papers, and the number Of papers wa:
twenty. The papers that gave W
the ghost are the Gueda Springs New:
and the Hunnewell Reporter, The
eighteen papers now published i1
this county are:
Wellington Monitor. Press.
Wellington PEOPLES VOICE.
Wellington Star.
Wellington Journal.
Wellington Mail.
Wellington High School Life.
Oxford Register.
Belle PLANE News.
Belle Plaine Defender.
Mulyane Record.
Conway Springs Reflector.
Conway Springs Star.
Conway Springs Truth.
Argonia Clipper.
Milan Press.
Caldwell Advance.
Caldwell News.
South Haven New Era.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-04-27
CORBIN.

Clayton Gall will preach at The
school house Sunday.
W. c. Estes and wife, of Caldwell,
visited with DR.. Willhoite Tuesday.
Fl. H. Howe and L. L. Newly drove
to Caldwell Tuesday. Lee is i'm.
proving.
J. B. Brownback shipped a car Of
hogs Tuesday. He is quite a busy
man when he gets a few hogs.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-04-27
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Pitts 4 Hackney's law office Is bel <
repapered.
H. c. Smith Of Oxford, wass 10 the
city today.
j. n. Tricky has bought lot 5, block
s, Mulvane, Of Rufus Dickinson, for
$3.50.
John Sherman left over the Santa
Fe Wednesday for California, his
home.
Elk Probate Judge Doubleday was up
from his farm near Caldwell, We'd
nesday.
The latest way fer silly girls named
Florence to spell their name, is
"FlOrynse.
Matte Wood has secured a tax deed
to lot Q, block Sc" Wallace's addition
to Caldwell.
DR.. j. H. Ardery and ]. W. McKin-
ley of Hunnewell, were here wednes-
day On business.
A tax deed has been issued to ]. W.
Mckinley Of Hunnewell, to lot %,
block IS, Hunnewell.
Whit Townsend is reported ser
iously III at his home west OF the city
with spinal meningitis.
The city OF Conway Springs has Sc
cured tax deed TO the block Of ground
on which her waterworks plant is To-
Gated.
r. NJ. Lawrence, one Of the well-to-
do farmers OF the vicinity OF Corbin,
was transacting business in the city
Wednesday,
j. W. Frantz Of Metamora, ILL.,,
arrived in the city Tuesday on a
visit to his brother, A. P. Frantz, and
other relatives.
j. r. Miller has Quitclaimed to Paul
Duncan of Cass county, Missouri, 100
acres OF land in section o, Conway
township, for s2,4OO.
Miss Jessie Williamson of Caldwell,
visited friends in the city Tuesday
on her return home from Wichita,
where her mother is in st. Francis
hospital.
The wife OF VIM. Freeman, the
baggageman who was burned to death
10 the VOlland wreck, has sued the
Rock Island railroad for $4,000
damages.
A newsmethod Of spotting couduc-
tors has been introduced on the Katy.
having been worked on both the nigh
line ana Hannibal divisions. Passen-
gers are solicited for aflidavits to the
effect that they paid cash fares to a
man who claims to be an employee of
the legal department Of the company.
He represents that someone is seeking
to collect damages of the road upon a
fraudulent claim, and that he is get
ting the aflidavits to protect the CON-
pany and the conductor. The local
conductors are much exercised over
the exposeOf the new spOtting method.
The spring movement OF stock from
the south to northern feeding grounds
has commenced and from all indica-
lions the railroads will experience
one OF the largest rushes OF stock that
has ever been known. It is likely
that within short time the western
roads will be taxed to their utmost TO
handle the stock and shortage Of
cars is expected. Stock from New
Mexico and Arizona is already moving
to Montana aud within a couple OF
weeks cattle from New Mexico, Texas
and other points will be shipped to
the Kansas feeding grounds. The
movement to the north will con-
tinue through June and the west
will without doubt be net
work Of moving stock trains.
One of the largest feeding grounds in
Kansas is In Wabaunsee county in the
vicinity Of Alma and Eskridge. Last
year from $1,000 to 81, 900 head OF cat
tie were fed In transit on these feed
ing grounds, This year it is likely
that the number fed on these grazing
grounds will far exceed that Of last,
year.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-04-27
recovered sufficiently To 90 up to the

recovered sufficiently 10 60 up to the
state to visit an indefinite time.
S. T. Benedict left for South Dr.
kota, where he will 90 into the stock
raising business. Mr.. Benedict is a
thorough going young man and will
succeed 10 his undertaking.
A gentleman from the eastern part
OF Kansas was in this end OF the
county last week and will remain this
week. We did not learn his name,
but we were told by good authority
that he had a view OF investing
some.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-04-27
Wellington Woman Deserts Her Babe
onday's Wichita Beacon.

Mondays Wichita Beacon.
Another case Of a lovers inAdeity,
another instance OF blighted trust
that has scared the heart of many a
young girl, and bowed the heads of
parents with an intolerable load OF
disgrace and iniquity. was brought to
light Saturday morning when a wom-
an registered at the Manhattan hotel
as Mrs. A. D. Singleton of Wellington,
came to this city to dispose of an
illegitimate child barely two days old.
The story as told toa Beacon reporter
by one familiar with the circumstan.
ces is of the same old kind, yet pitiable
In the extreme. The sorrow and
shame it has wrought on the life Of
perhaps one Of the fairest girls of a
neighbOring city.
The woman who brought the child
to this city arrived on the 1890 Rock
Island train Friday night, and walked
hastily to cab, which she ordered
driven to the Children'S home. There
for the first time the hack driver not.
iced that a second passenger was
Snugly wrapped up in the folds of a
garment and safely hidden under a
protecting cape. An attempt was
made to secure the infants admission
but it was refused and the hack driver
was again ordered to drive to the
Refuge Home; and again the effort
was made for the home to care for the
child, but the hour was late, the
officials at the home preferred to wait
until the morning when a more salts
factory arrangement could be made.
The woman again entered the hack
and was driven to the hotel, where
Night Clerk Pinto registered the
name, never for an instant susrecting
the bundle under the wuman's cape
contained one OF the frailest creatures
imaginable. An early call order was
left for this morning and the woman
retired. Not a whisper was heard
from the child during the night and
tie next morning after purchasing a
wardrobe the woman was again driven
10 the home, where arrangements
were made for the admission of the
child and its future maintainment.
The s o'clock train bore the strange
lady back to her home. In the mean.
time the police were at work trying
to find out the parties and connect
the circumstances with a case which
they had been at work on, but it was
discovered that the woman was only
performing duty which she thought
the case demanded, and another page
on the dark history of city's dOings
was blotted and turned, to begin anew,
while the brilliant and happy future
that once frightened life was blot
ted forever.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-04-27

1.-THE woman went from Wellington
to Wichita over the Santa Fe instead
OF the Rock Island; the name she reg
istered was fictitious; the babywas sew.
eral weeks old instead of several days,
and the woman did not, so far as we
could learn, return to this city after
deserving her baby. She probably
went to Oklahoma, instead. She came
here with the baby from Kansas City
about two weeks ago. The child was
then apparently only few days old.
The woman stayed with her mother
while In Wellinpton.l
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-04-27

v. NJ. LINDSEY, Post Commander.
A. B. MCNAIR, Adjutant.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05

We take from the Russell Reformer
the following extract from letter writ
ten that paper by J. T. Newson, of Rus
selIwho recently visited Great Bend:
''After leaving the bottoms, we came
again to strip of country similar to
the northern part of the county, until
we reached Walnut creek, where we
again found very level stretch of
country, dotted all over with beautiful
groves. and generally the farm buildings
are good. This is the A rkansas River
valley. The land here is very deceptive
to those not acquainted with it, we
learned from those living there. Gumbo
is found in quite large bodies, but as we
neared Great Bend the soil seemed to
improve in quality aud productiveness.
Walnut creek is large and the most
beautiful creek that we have seen in the
short grass country. 1t is heavily tim
bered as far as we could see east and
west.
"Great Bend is beautiful city, finely
located. and is full of lively, social, in
telligent. and energetic business people.
Our Accommodations while in the city
were very satisfactory. and the charges
were reasonable. Going out from
Great Bend, we passed close by the
Central Normal College, whichis very
fine, large and commodious building.
While passing the college, the thought
struck me why is it that with so many
educational advantages and so many
progressive teachers many of our young
people get very little or no education?
think the fathers and mothers are to
blame because they do not get the
children more interested IN the district
schools. where they should learn to
desire a higher education. l would
like to hear from some one else on this
subject Soon after passing the
college we came to the irrigation bitches
which branch off from the large ditch
that carries the water from the river to
the bottoms. The bitches are now
dry, the water having been shut off for
the purpose of enlarging the main ditch,
which is to be made 100 feet wide.
When this is completed, the bottoms
will surely receive large amount of
water"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
When He Gamers bis Own.

1.-The fool-killer mopes by his cave
in the glen. all the hve-long day and
night, while his victims throng in the
haunts of men and flourish and thrive
IN their might. The fellow who croaks
at another mans jokes, and laughs in
a hilarious tone at every mistake, will
simmer and bake when the fool. killer
gamers his own. The man who talks
politics out in the rain, and works for
the party's own good, who yells him
self hoarse for some other mans gain
and lets his wife split her own wood;
the men who despise the man who
allies himself to the wrong party's
throne. will fry in the blaze ip halcyon
days when the foolkiller gamers his
own. The man who trys hard to show
off his shape the brainless. insipid
galoot-who goes to picnic and puts
on cape or a bonnet and trys TO look
cute, will meet a sad doom IN the
gathering gloom, aid the word not
sigh at his moan when he feels that
kerwhack on the small Of his back and
the fool-kiIler gamers his own."-
Powhattan Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05

There is joke going the rounds at
the expense of modest young news
paper man in neighboring town,
which is so good that it ought to be
true. The young man in question. it
appears, was recently invited TO party
at a residence where the home had
recently been blessed with al addition
to the family. Accompanied by his
best girl he met his hostess at the door,
and after the customary salutatiOn,
asked after the welfare of the baby.
The lady was suffering from cold.
which made her slightly deaf. and she
mistakenly supposed that the young
man was inquiring about her cold. She
replied that though she usually had
one every winter, this was the worst
that she had ever had, it kept her
awake at nights good deal at first
and confined her to her bed. Then
noticing the scribe was getting pale
and nervous she said she could tell by
his looks that he was goius to have
one just like hers, and for him to go aud
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
Mo. Pacific By Change of time

By putting into service the fastest
train in the west, the Missouri Pacific
can now take passengers from Great
Bend at $40 a. M. and land them in
Indianapolis for breakfast the next
morning Cincinnati for dinner at 1890
Columbus, Ohio, at Iz:5o.-Detroit,
Mich, at 1875 a. M, Buffalo, n. Y.
at 7:45 a. m, or in 4S hours. This is
seven hours shorter time than ever
before made. When you go east and
want to save half a day on the trip,
bear this in mind. Full particulars
on application. ]. RAsoR, Agt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
Street Commissioner Roberts

Street Commissioner Roberts is
doing some good work tits week on
the city bitches. in advance of the
spring rains which are sure to come
during this month and next.
A southern editor talks TO his delin.
quent subscribers in the following
style: Wagons cannot run without
wheals, boats without steam, bull frogs
jump without legs, or newspapers be
carried on everlasting without money
any more than dog can wag his tail
when he has none. Our subscribers
are good, but what good does a man 8
good do him when be don't do any
good? He thinks. no doubt, that
everybody has paid except him, and
as we are clever fellow and his a
little matter, 1t will make no differ
ence ,,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05

A colored preacher. upon the occs
sion Of delivering a forcefui harangue
to his congregation, said: 81 see
before me II chicken thieves, including
William Sanders Now, Sandy was a
handy mau with razor, and the
parsons friends urged him to set
things right with Sanders at the first
opportunity. The parson made on the
next Sunday the announcement:
Brethren, at our meeting I made a
sta tement, L desire to correct, realiz-
ing as do that my remarks upon that
occasion might not have been under>
stood correctly. There are in this con.
gregatiou II chicken thieves, not in.
Guiding William Sanders
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.

Annual meeting, Imperial Council
Buffalo, II. Y, June IA to 18th, for
which the Missouri Pacific Railway
offers rate of $3.50 differentiaI, and
S3415 standard rates for the round
trip. Tickets on sale June 18th
and 18th, final limit July I'd. By
this route passengers are only one
night on the road, passing Niagara
Falls at O'Clock p. ~. after starting
Please call for particulars.
J. RAsoR, Agent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
A PUZZLE.

I've been bordering and thinking,
Ever since this war bugun
OF the politicians methods
ma the way the war they've run;
and the question that torments me
And from which there's no relief
Is,--which worked the greater havoc
Russell Alger or the beef?
The Spanards were trife
In the ruin that they wrought.
And their Mausers weren't in it
With the beef that Eagan bought;
While the ferver camps of Alger
Far surpassed their strongest feet;
So which did the greatest damage
Spaniards, Alger or the meat2
The politicians tell US
That the country they have saved,
And for their mighty valor
They should evermore be praised;
That they deserve the glory
Is each ones firm belief
But the common soldier murmurs,
81 wish they'd ate the beef"
MRS. ELLA HARRIS KNIGHT
Hutchinson, Kan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
Song of the Shirt-Waist.

HarkI the pipes of Pan are pleading
like sweetheart interceding. in behalf
of lazy fellows nowadays; for the
proud and painted tulip, and the meek
and minted julep. are abloom again
along life's arid waysI
Yes. it works chaps undoing. when
ne knows that Natures wooing. from
the uplands and the lowlands and the
meres; when the noontide CLOVIS in
splendor, when the nights are soft and
tender. and the captivating shirt waist
reappears!
When the liver pad is whiting, and
the lily pad is fitting, on the breeze
bedimpled bosom of the pool. When
the ripe red rose comes pleasing, and
the ripe red nose stops sneezing, and
the little boys play hockey from the
school.
1t is lawful to be lazy. when
each dear, old-fashioned daisy,
breathes message from the fragrant
yester years; when the fields are
sweet with clover, and (be still my
hearf moreover, when the airy, fairy
shirt waist reappears!
When the violet blossoms happy, on
the coatlet of the chappie, when we
hustle out the old mosquito bar; when
the tipsy bee holds wassil, in his honey.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
Mr.. T. H. STRoUT,

Mr.. T. II. STRoUT,
PARKERsBURC, w. VA. Says:
Gentlemen,-
I found that Beggs Cherry Cough
Syrup does the business every time
Not once has it failed to cure my child
rem of Colds or Group. Even La Grippe
gives up its hold when tackled with
Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup. l would
sooner be without life insurance, than
not to keep a good supply of this medi-
cine in my house. Sold at
HOOPER DRUG Co
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05

Annual meeting, General assembly
of Presbyterian Church, at Minneap
oils, Minn,, May 18th to June LIST,
1899. For this occasion the Missouri
Pacific Railway will sell tickets at
$23, Is for the round trip, from Great
Bend. Tickets on sale from all points
except Colorado, May Is, II and IS.
Good for return up to and including
June 3, 1899. Avail yourself of this
opportunity for delightful trip at a
minimum expense. J. Rasor, local agent
for tickets and further information.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
Hutchinson, Kan.

Please take notice: We have just
received three more John Deere chain
listers which will be the last we can
get this season. We also have four
more of those Ohio riding listers that
We are closing out at $27. We have two
walking listers at $40, and two Key
stone walking listers at $2l. These
are bargains, and you ought to avail
yourself of the opportunity to get one
while you can.
E. r. MOSES MERCANTILE Co.,
Successors to G. N s. e. r Moses,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
suckle castle, when the troubadour is

suckle castle. when the troubadour IS
tuning his catarrh.
When that tired, transcendent feeling
into every heart comes stealing, sweet
ly pensive, like sunny maiden's
tears; when the bird choirs lift their
voices. when. in short, all earth re-
joices, and the immemorial shirt waist
reappearsl-NewO Orleans Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05

Annual Meeting of the Grand Chap
ter of Kansas. order of the Eastern
Star Wichita, Kansas, May 9th to 18th,
1899. For this occasion the Missouri
Pacific Railway will sell tickets at
So 95 for the round trip. from Great
Bend. Tickets on sale May 9Th to 10th,
inclusive, good for return up to May
18th, 1899. A chance for a delightful
trip at small expense. See j. Rasor,
Agent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
IL. LIZ ~hOoN@o W ISANSA1 LILLE W.
Successors to O.. n. & E. R. Hoses.

Don't throw pieces of paper on the
streets or alleys. 1t looks. bads to
begin with, and there are mighty few
horses who will not scare if a piece of
paper is blown about their feet.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
Wall Paper.

Just received, a new supply OF wall
paper. This makes the seventh ship
ment Of wall paper that we have re-
ceived this year. People show their
appreciation of the beautiful new pat
terms that we have by constantly buy-
ing them. Come in and see our new
patterns.
Z. r. MOSES MERCANTILE Co.,
SUCCESSORS tn C N & T. r Afnsas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05

Park Commissioner King has made
a wonderful Improvement in the looks
of the court yard park already by
trimming up the trees in the north end.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
BEGGS CHERR 7
COUGH SYRUP
CURES.

Not a minute need be wasted in cur
ing your cold if you take BEOGS
CHERRY COUGH SYRUP. 1t acts the
quickest and surest of any known rem
edy. No matter how bad you cough, you
can sleep if you take this remedy.
Sold at
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05

Health is best made by keeping the
health you have. Take Thistle Tonic
now and you won't be sick this sum
mer. Sold at Aliens Drug Store.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05
lie down. The paper came out as usual
next week, but the editor has given up
inquiring about babies.
Anthony Hopes Latest Romance.

Anthony Hopes new romance, The
Countess Emilia" beginning in the
May Ladies' Home Journal, will be
read with the greatest interest by its
authors admirers in this country. In
the very opening chapter the readers
curiosity is aroused in the liveliest
possible way. The story is in Anthony
Hopes characteristic vein. and carries
ones interest as uuwaveringly as did
The Prisoner of Zenda," with which
he entertained and delighted every
lover of good story we'll told.
County Clerk Fits has set ous over
100 fruit trees this spring, on his farm
in Walnut township, He is putting
forest trees and hedge row as wind
break around the orchard and goes al
with the intention OF having successful
returns.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05

THE DEMOCRAT, one dollar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-04
WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED.
Gallagher Not to Answer for n killing
at Muncie.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 3.-The whereabouts
Of Francis Gallagher, against whom a
charge of murder in the first degree stands
recorded in the Delaware Circuit Court,
has been ascertained, but the officials show
little or no interest in the case and say
that they will not arrest him unless he
comes to Muncie. Five years ago Gallagher
engaged in a fight with four or five men
and killed two of them, James Dugan and
Joseph Reed, glass workers. He was prose-
cuted jointly for the crimes and sentenced
to twenty-one years in states prison. A
new trial was granted and he was then
prosecuted for the killing of Dugan and
given a four years sentence, the charge for
killing Reed standing against him. The
young man was recently released from
prison and was not rearrested at the prison,
although there was some pressure to that
end. Gallagher went to Fort Wayne, where
he has been working on the courthouse since
his release.
The killings were done with a pocket
knife and the young man pleaded self-de-
Tense. The county officials believe that evil
dence cannot be secured to convict Gal
higher the second time, and do not feel dis
posed to put the county to the expense of
another trial. His whereabouts has not
been made public before to-day. AT the
time of the killings Gallagher was employed
in the Whitley malleable iron works, the
only nonunion concern in the city, and his
victims were union glass workers.. These
facts were alleged to be cause for the
trouble and caused great interest in the
case.