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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10

7 7
II the ". q. Maucker building. over store,
1924 Fourth avenue.
DOR RENT - \ NICELY FURNISHED
j sleeping room for - per month. Mrs C..
o. Baker. 52l Twenty-Sec md street.
EIOR RENTAL 1929 SECOND AVENUE,
Il large rooms. well furnished; gas, bath,
steam heat 6rSt-class home table Best
location In the city. Corner Thirteenth street
and Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10

LNOR SALE-FIRST-CLASS PIANO. BAR
II gain. II taken at once Apply Mrs. Frank
Sherman. three doors west OF Elm street on
Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10

L1OR SALE-A CORNER 2-STORY HOUSE
II 5ON2J, corner Fifth avenue and Fifth
street Cheap II taken at once. Hull & Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
FOR RENT.


NOR RENT OR UNPUBLISHED
II rooms for light housekeeping. Apply at
22iO Sixth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
FOR SALE.

Oh GALE
IGOR SALE-A STEARNS RACER. IN
Il quirc 1t Commercial hotel
L1OR SALE-A CORNER 2-STORY HOUSE
Il SON2J. corner Fifth avenue and Fifth
street Cheap II taken at once. Hull & Co.
LNOR -FIRST-CLASS PIANO. BAR
II gain. II taken at once. Apply Mrs. Frank
Sherman. three doors west OF Elm street
Fifth avenue.
TOR SALE STEREOPTICON AND PORT
II able Arnold's gas outfit, moving picture
machine ana views screen Everything in
fist class condition. Address "A, ARGUS
NOR SALE-PASTEUR FILTER NEARLY
II new. with seven filterinG tubes. nickel
originsl cost A bargain Allen. Myers & Co.
LNOR SAI.E-COAL IN ANY QUANTITY
II OF so bushels or over at 81 IS per ton, de-
Nvered &. .. ID. TO any part of the city.
Leave orders At Commercial house barber
shop Rock Island, or EnoS James. Milan
NOR SALE OR TRADE-A LARGE. HIGH.
II IL improved frui; farm. located on Seven
teenth street South Heights special bar
gain. Apply TO Redy Bros, room l. Mitchell &
Lyude building.
L,oR SAIE-CENTRALLY LOCATED
II dwelling site. lot 6oXI5o feet Three
Sus al cottages on same Nos eiis-sll6 Fifth
avenue. An per cent Investment 10
stands. For terms inquire of Sarah Ii James
Nrsls Twentieth street, or Charles hOdgsou
insurance agent. Second avenue and Seven
tccnth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Following were the quotations on the
Chicago Board of Trade today:
Wheat open. High. Low. Close.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10

"ANTED-TO LOAN MONEY ON OLA
w monds, watches iewelry, hardware
musical Instruments, bicycles clothing, dry
goods, furniture. etc. Highest cash prices
paid for second hand goods of all kinds also.
The above goods for sale at half the usual
store prices All business transac tions strictly
confidential. His new number and location,
1923 Second avenue. Don forget it. J. W
Jones. Two rings i347.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10

Sheep-404E
COrn-33n3i.
Oats-2422S
Hay-TimOtby. Sail
Straw II. 50GLS5
PotatoeS-55c.
Butter-Choice TO fair, zoe; fresh creamery,
25c.
ERRS-lSc.
Hens-6c per pound.
Spring chickens Jac.
Turkeys-Sc.
DuckS-6c.
COaI-Soft. lie
CATTLE Butchers pay for corn fed strners
5655. COWS and heifeES, 3izGrIIa: calves. 5Gf &c.
Hogs-S4 $50 ~ 80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10

"ANTED-HONES MAN OR WOMAN
w TO travel for large house. Salary az
monthly and expenses with Increase. Position
permanent Enclose self-addrcSSed stamped
envelope. Secretary, 300 CaKton building
Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-10

WTANTED-5OO MEN TO BRING THEIR
w shirts. coIIs-S and cuffs. and loo women
to send us their family washing at our special
contract rates All work guaranteed. Give
US your address By phone i296, we will do the
rest. Excelsior Laundry company, ia East
Seventeenth street. Rock Island
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

The little want" advertisement
which has become so popular is a
silent buyer, a silent seller and silent
purveyor of good. 1t possesses a dOu-
BILE virtue OF being cheap and prOfta-
BILE, 1t brings labor to the unemployed
and help TO those who desire to EN-
plOy. 1t makes homes for men and
women. IL transfers property and in
general way is responsible for % per
cent OF the business transacted in the
commercial world. 1t fills empty houses
aud brings prosperity to the landlord;
it gives the poor employment. 1t sets
men up in business; it gets you an
agent if you want one; it gives you an
opportunity to borrow money where
the rate OF interest is the lowest; it
furnishes you medium Of exchange;
1t tells you in fact, ~There to go, when
to 60, how to 60 to every place, every.
where and secure something that you
may want, and to which no medium
ever devised could successfully direct
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
ORDER BINDING TWlNR NOW.
First Orders viii Be Filled Fir

First Orders Will Be Filled First
Nv. Davis Of Rome, has letter from
the warden of the penitentiary stating
that orders for twine would be filled after
March 10th. Not more than 100 pounds
to each person, that price could not now
be stated. The twine is all OF the sec
onl grade the same as has generally been
used in the county. The Kansas City
Star states that the price will be one cent
below trust price. If the Star is correct
this makes the state part of the trust,
and assists in keeping up trust prices,
A reasonable price, such as would give
private enterprise fair profit on the
money actually invested should be fixed,
and for this it should be sold. The pri-
mary purpose of the establishing OF the
plant was to free the farmers of the state
from the control of trust. Whatever
else is done this should not be lost sight
of. Those wishing twine should arrange
in time with some one to receive the
money and make up car load orders. The
state plat working at its full capacity
will be able to supply only small part
of the amount used IN the state. Order:
should 90 in early.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

All our farmer readers should take ad-
vantage of the unprecedented clubbing
offer We make this year, which includes
with this paper, the Kansas City Live
Stock Indicator, its Special Farmers
Institute editions, The Poultry Farmer
and the Farmers Mutual Insurance Jour
nal. These four publications are the
best Of their class and should be in every
farm home. To them we add for local,
county and general news our own paper
and make the price for the FIVE for one
year SI.35. Never before was so muLh
superior reading matter offered for so
small an amount of money. The four
papers named which We club with our
own are well known throughout the
West and commend themselves to the
readers favorable attention upon mere
mention. The Indicator is the great
agricultural and live stock paper of the
West; The Poultry Farmer is the most
practical poultry paper for the farmer
published in the country; The Farmers
Mutual Insurance Journal Is the special
advocate of farmers cooperative asso-
cations, and the Special Farmers In
stitlIte editions are the most practical
publications for the promotion of good
arrning ever published. Take advau-
tage of this great offer.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
Obituary.

Henry Johnson was born 10 Han
over, Germany. When about 8 years
of age he came with his parents to
America, settling in Quincy, Ill.,,
where he lived a number OF years. He
was 81 years of age when he died. He
was married to Isabelle Banks on the
6th of August, 1867, and also joined
the Christian church the same year.
Since 1880 he had lived in Welline ton
the most Of his time. His wife died
on the 9Th tf September, 1897. He
leaves two children: Harry Johnson
Of this city and Mrs. Frank Alley Of
Caldwell. Three brothers of the de-
ceased live in Quincy, III.
Mr.. johnson was kind father and
a good citizen. The funeral was held
Saturday from the home of his son,
Harry Johnson. Rev. T. A. West
officiated.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
Kansas Newspapers.

Kansas has SO7 newspapers. OitheSe !
81 are dailies, ,6is weeklies, 3 3semi-week-
lies, lob monthlies, ~ semi-monthlies, |
! b'-monthly, 10 quarterlies and s nc
casionals. Shawnee county leads with
40. SedgwicI comes second with %, |
and Labette third with q. Wyan-
dotte, the most pOpulouS in the state,
has only Is.
The following shows the number by
counties: Allen, IL; Anderson, s;
AtchisOn, 10; Barber, 5; Bourbon, 6;
Barton, s; Brown, IL; Butler, 9; Chase,
5; ChautauQua, 8; Cherokee, u; Clark,
|; Cheyenne, 2; Clay, 5; Cloud, s; Cof-
fey, 3; COmancLe, l; COwley, Il; Craw
ford, II; Decatur, 5; Dickinson, Is;
DOniphan, 7; Douglas, IS; Elk, 6; Ed.
wards, 2; Ellis, 4; Ellsworth, 3; Finney,
s; Ford, 5; Franklin, II; Geary, 4;
Cove, 3; Graham. 8; Graht, /; Gray, /;
Greeley, l; Greenwood, 10; Hamilton,
3; Harper, 9; Harvey, Z; Haskell. 2;
hodgeman, 2; Jackson, s; jefferson,
10; Jewell, 8; Johnson, II; Kearny, 2;
Kingman, 1; Kiowa, 4; Labette, 81;
Lane, 2: LeavenwOrth, l3; Liac0ln, 4:
Linn, l; Logan, 2; Lyon, l6; Marion,
s.; Mcpherson, IA; Marshall, IS; Meade,
,; Mani, 6; Mitchell, 10; Montgomery,
IS; Morris, 6; Morton, 1: Nemaha, 10;
Neosho, 10; Ness, 4; Norton, 5; Usage,
l3; Osborne, 4; Ottawa, s; Pawnee, 3;
Phillips, I; Pottawatomie, "a; Pratt,
3; Rawlins, 2; Reno, l3; Republic, s;
Rice, 10; Riley, l3; Rocks, 4; Rush, 4;
Russell, 2; Saline, 8; Scott, 1; Sedg-
wick, %; Seward, |; Shawnee, 40;
Sheridan, 2; Sherman, 2; Smith, 8;
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
CrOuie Surrenders.

London, Feb q 1t 5 officially an-
nounced that General Cronje surren-
d-red bis whole force uncOndiuOnally
al dawn this morning.
From John O'Groat's to Lands End
there has been cheering for the queen
aud universal singing Of the national
anthem. This, with mutual con
gratu ations, is the BritOu's way of
celebrating the most cheerful day OF
the war. Already he is taking stock
Of the situation and measuring the
future. There is no disposition to
overestimate the success. The gov
erument entertains no illusion. As
announced in the house of commons,
10000 additional troops will immedl-
ately 60 out and the effective will be
kept near 100000. Lord Roberts has
done more than to capture 1000 Beers
and a few guns. He is withln strlk-
ing distance Of one OF the BOer capt.
tails and is master of large district
of the Free State. He has given a
shock to the Buer confidence, aud un-
meaSureably restored the spirit OF his
/ own troops. In capturing CrOnje he
has taken a leader whose presence
alone Was worth thousands To The
/ Buer cause. Tue best OplDOn here Is
Juat tue Tran,vaalerS are certain 10
Continue the fgnt with undimlnlSned
Valor, but II is not so certain about
Tie Free Staters.
Lord Roberts has not allowed the
corps OF descriptive writers with him
10 supplement his plain narrative as
YET, and there are some points III
DOUBT. 1t is not clear whether the
1000 prisoners include those taken in
small parties before the capiLulatlon.
What has become Of Tie rest Of the
Beers who held the MagerSfouteln
lines, aud where are the big guns:
Th, smallnesS of Cronje'S force causes
some wolderment.
The morning papers, without excep-
tiun, comment On the achievement Ut
t le Boer leader and men in holding
off for ten days force from six 10
eight times as large as their OWL
British opinion is far more generous
10 victory than in defeat.
Sir Redivers Butler is having hard
time ia Natal. 1t is evident now,
after a iortnight'S fighting, thai lie
was misled when he wired that there
was only weak rear guard between
him and Ladysmith. Apparently
some of the hardest fighting of the
war took place at the end of last week,
as an armistice was agreed upon t.
allow attendance upon the wounded
and burial of the dead. Both sides
must have lost heavily. At any mo-
ment, however, news may come OF
| Geaeral Buffers success Friday will
begin the fourth month Of tie siege
Of the garrison, which is seemingly in
a position where it is unable tC do
anything TO help General Butler.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
A Genuine Old Fashioned Blizzard Sweeps
Over Kansas.

ThewOrSt snow storm Wellington
has seen in years occurred yesterday
afternoon aud last night. 1t was a
genuine old fashioned blizzard, accom-
panied by heavy fall of snow. The
storm commenced night before last,
with sleet aud rain. Rain fell yester-
day morning and afternoon, and the
sleet was about gone when the tenn
perature commenced to fall again
about 5 O'Clock. The wind raised, and
showing mmenced. The storm in.
creased Its fury until 6 O'Clock, wlen
it was barely possible to see distance
OF two blocks. At dark the storm
commenced to diminish, but did not
abate until this morning.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
Grandeur Of BOer HerOism.

Hemmed IN by a Gordon of overwhelm-
ing numbers, Cronje and his gallant 1000
fought Kitchener and his $1,000 with a
doggedness and intrepidity worthy of the
most splendid examples of heroism in
history. For DAYS the British general
hurled his seasoned veterans against the
thin lines of embattled farmers on the
hills of harrisburg only to see them
driven back reeling, bleeding and re-
pulsed by the indomitable Beers.
The vaunted charges of the invaders
were as futile to dislodge or dismay the
study republican patriots as the raging
Of the sea against the eternal rocks. The
massed artillery of the Sirdar not only
poured its hell of lyddite from sixty
cannon upon the beleaguered lager of
Cronje during the day, but sent the rain
of death upon it in torrents during the
hours of night.
"Give me time to bury my dead, "
asked the Boer commander.
mot minute Surrender or fight to
finish, " replied the iron-hearted Kitch-
ener-the man by whose bloodthirsty or
der hundreds of wounded Dervishes were
bayoneted and pistoled at Omdurman.
"We will fight to finish, comes back
the grim reply from Cronje, the lion o.
South Africa. And the work of death
goes bravely on.
| Was ever a more sublime spectacle o
valor presented since man came upo1
earth? 1t recalls the answer of Cambrot
and his SCARED Titans, falling before tn,
whitening fire of Wellington's legions a
Waterloo, when asked to sprrender: "Th,
Old Guard knows how to die, but no
how to surrender"
1t recalls Leonidas and his Spartan
braves meeting their glorious doom il
repelling Xerxes and his myriads of Per
sians at the pass of Thermopylae.
1t brings to mind the glorious heroisn
of the Alamo, where there is mo mes
senger of defeat,,' because all its de
Tenders went down to death before tn
swarms Of Mexican assailants.
But after Thermopylae came Mara
thon. The Alamo was followed by Sal
Jacinto, There may await England, be
fore this war is over, field that vii
visit upon her legions bloody retribu
tion for the slaughter inflicted at PaarGs
burg.-Kansas City Times.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

Every day, we are reminded OF
causes why we should be thankful for
living in h6a Thy and prosperous
country, The famine area in India
embraces $4,000 square miles, and
the plague continues virulent. There
were 583 victims in Bombay City dur
ilg the week ending February 16
With over 81 milliSn people affected
by the famine and only 4 million in
receipt of relief. India is in a bad
nlIght.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

"Populists cannot be too careful in Sc
lecting candidates for Legislative offices
this year The grave duty of selecting
a United States senator will devolve up
on YOU TO elect. We want no more Re-
publicans in disguise, as were Kyle and
PETER, elected to that high Office. Nom-
mate your tried and true men and elect
them. Select no man who is not in
favor of direct legislation, government
ownership of public utilities postal say
ings banks, free trade and other reform
measures demanded by the people.
Leave the white livered, half hearted
vacilating and favor seeking reforners at
home. The hot and cold blowing re-
former who votes the Republican ticket
everv other year cannot be depended
upon in the hour of need. Put up no
man to curry favor Put up no man
solely upon the issue that he can win a
few more votes from the opposition
Such candidate may win the necessary
votes but the party is injured by his sue
cess. What will he do in the hour when
courage and intelligent, Independent
manhood are required to afirmatively
declare by his votes for laws to fulfill the
the pledges made the people? There is
the trial and there the test that proves
men. Select good men; men Of ability
and courage; men who are grounded in
the fundamental principles OF reform and
men who can win. To pursue any other
,ourse is to court defeat for the prin-
piles you hope to see enacted into law. ="
--Emporia Times.
The above applies with equal force to
all state offices and especially to govern
or. There is no surer way to wreck a
reform party than to turn down the men
who have been prominent in the party
and who have made enemies by con-
scienciously and intelligently fighting
for the principles of the party, men who,
because they have done this and will not
truckle to this and that selfish interest,
but fight unselfshly for the cause of the
people have made enemies of those who
could not use them, or of corporations
that pay their agents to crush such men.
No man can be Populist long and take
an active part in accomplishing the pur-
poses for which the party was organized
without arousing their antagonism. The
purpose of the party is to do away with
special privileges and give equal rights
to all. Those whose special privileges
are taken away are not all in New York
or Boston. They are in our midst and
they will let no opportunity pass by to
break down the men who have done and
will do most for the people.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
NOTICE TO FARMERS.

Being desirOus of as
sistlng the farmers of
Sumner county in Sc.
curing twine at the low
est possible cost, and of
making a success of the
state plant and Grip
pilng the trust | will re.
Ceive all orders from
,hOse wishing twine
from the state plant and
group them, bringing il
in car load lots, without
charge, to those order
ing.
For further informa-
tiOn call on A. Graft,
at wellington. and fny
branch houses at ArgO.
MIA, South Haven, Belle
Plaine or Conway
Springs.
Respectfully,
A. GRAFT.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
The Blizzard Causes a PrightfuI Wreck

The blizzard prevailing throughout
the west was the direct cause Of a
train wreck last night on the main
line of the Missouri Pacific road near
Kansas City, in which at least two
persons, and possibly others, were
killed and several Others were badly
hurt.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

nH' II ne pititul sights
S rm u., morning was a twely
o d go iiudEing through thu
with a basket 10 which was a
sumo Ut rod winch n 1ad Secur
a Goa yard
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

Stafford, 6: Stanton, /: ) evr |:
Sumner, II: Thomas, 2; T >; ~
bGunsee, 6; Washington, s; Wallace. !;
Wilson, 8; Wichita, /; WOOdSOu. 5:
Wyaudotte, Is.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

/. II, Wood, brother Of County Clerk
W. e. Wood, has received az appoint
ment in the railway mail service, with
headquarters at Wichita.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

j. S. Piatt is numbered auo G hr
sick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
HEAVY STORMS OUT WEST
RAIN AND SNOW, ACCOMPANIED BY
UNUSUAL COLD.
The Disturbed Area Extends From
wyoming to Texas-Red
River Booming.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE whole west and
southwest, including the states of Colorado.
Wyoming. Nebraska. Kansas, Missouri
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, is expert
encing a series of rain and snow storms,
accompanied by temperatures ranging from
10 to 80 degrees below normal, with heavy
frosts over a large section of the wheat
belt. At Denver this morning thermometers
registered above and at Dodge City. Kan.
IS above.
According to the United States weather
bureau, the storms are continuation of
the recent cioudbursts that caused the Aus
tin, Tex, disaster Swollen streams are
reported from all over the west. Several
minor washouts have occurred, but so far
the railroads have not experienced serious
trouble. Weather bureau officials say the
frost line Will extend tonight as far south
as the Ohio river at least.
DENISON, Tex, April 11.-Hgh water is
reported at all points in the Red river ter
ritory. The Red river has risen ten feet
within the past twenty-four hours. The
Washita is on a big boom. and an overflow
is threatened.
Advices from Texarkana say that the
Red river has risen eight feet, and is in
creasing eight inches an hour. The rise
comes from the upper tributaries, and will
be augmented by the heavy waterspouts of
the past twenty-four hours in this section.
The Sulphur river and Little river are also
booming. the latter being out of its banks
in the lower lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
FIGHT AT ELANDsLAAGTE.
BOer Attack Held Back by the Naval
Brigade.

LADYSMITH. Tuesday April 1O-The
Beers opened fire this morning early, send
ing shells into the British camp at Glands
laagte from three positions widely separat-
ed The shells did no damage The troops
moved out to reconnoiter and found the
Beers in strong force and well fortified A
naval f-1-inch gun replied to the Beers, who
have again placed a Long Tom in position.
When the Beers commenced shelling the
British were drilling, and one private was
killed and another was wounded before the
soldiers were withdrawn from range. Then
the naval brigade opened fire and drew
heavy Boer fusillade, and two Of the cruiser
Phi!omels gunners were killed. The naval
men stuck 10 their positions, however. and
the Beers unmasked six guns, including a
1O0-pounder, and shells fell in all the Brit
ish camps.
After three hours bombardment the Boer
nre slackened and the burghers cleared out
from kopte on the right, when a British
Shell lit on the spot occupied by their gun.
Another command was seen moving To-
ward the British left, apparently with the
intention of fanking IT, but the British
advance pickets were continually sniped
but Few casualties have been reported
IN the afternoon the naval brigade again
fired a few shells
Il Is ruInOred that a body of Beers has
gathered southwest Of Elandslaagte with
the apparent intention of cutting the Brit
ish line Of communications
Gen. Clery directed today's operations
Gen Butler visited Eiandslaagte today