People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-31

The passing Of Mollie Pruett form
the closing chapter 10 a life devote,
to shame and crime, and the soone
her body crumbles back to mothe
earth and the memory Of her caree
Il forgotten, the better.
The county has Teen swindled agaiI
by bridge contractors. The twt
bridges at present In course of con.
struction in the south part Of tn,
county are much lighter than tn,
commissioners supposed they wer,
contractiOng for, but upon investiga
ton it developed that they are a,
specified in the contracts. The con
tracts were railroaded through the
board late one evening without propel
consideration. This, however, viii
not let the county out Of the obliga
tion to pay for the bridges, and unles,
some fault can be found with the
construction the county will have Il
grin and pay the bills.
j. Q. Curran ard wife Of Harper
county, are here as the guests of E
ROmig. Mr.. Curran and Mrs. Romig
are brother and sister. Mr.. Currau
drove through and thinks the wheat
is in bad condition. He says it is in
teresting 10 notice the various exped-
tents 0i The farmers to defeat the
ravages Of the wind. file noticed one
man had listed burrows about twenty
rods apart, another had put rounds oil
straw and manure about fifteen rod:
apart, another had mulched with
straw all over the field, and still
another had driven heavy wagon
across and hack about els ht feet apart
or all these expedients the last named
seemed to afford more protection
from the wind than any Of the others,
The sidewalk bridge near the
Kramer mills is in dangerous condi-
tion, and should be repaired. People
who are compelled to walk over it say
it is likely to fall any time, and are
kicking hard because of its condition.
Why is it necessary for people to make
a loud howl before poor walks and
bridges in the city are looked after:
What is the matter with the street
commissioner, anyway? The bridge
referred to should have received
attention six months ago: three
months ago it was shaky and danger.
Gus. Should an accident happen there
it would in all probability be a serious
one. Wellington needs above all else,
a street commissioner who will attend
to his business and keep the city's
sidewalks and bridges and streets 10
repair.
Many people have vague idea OF
how jurors are selected. Each year
the assessors, when they make their
returns, select the name Of one male
person of the required age from the
tax rolls, for every fifty persons in
their township. The county clerk
copies these names upon small slips of
paper, folds them so that the names
are concealed, places rubber bands
around the slips to hold them 10 q
folded position, and places them In a
tin box. At least thirty days prior to
the converting Of each term Of court,
two justices Of the peace and the
sheriff, or undersheriff, assemble in
the county clerks Office. One Of the
justices acts as clerk for the occasion,
while the sheriff, or undersheriff, and
the other justice watches the proceed
ings. The county clerk shakes up the
names in the box and does the draw
ing. The district Judge designates
the number Of additional jurors to be
drawn, The number 10 this county is
rarely over eighteen. The law allows
the justices and sheriff 81 each for
taking part in the drawing Of jurors,
while the county clerk GETS nothinu