People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-05-10

The assessors returns from Gore
township have been filed, and show a
gain OF 40 in population.
Coun'y Superintendent Masseywent
to Oxford Friday to deliver an ad
dress TO the graduating class of the
Oxford schools at night.
Mrs. J. J. Loup and little girl re-
turned to their home 10 South Haven
IhnrSday, after short visit with
the family Of Tom Garland.
}. L. Miles of Flannagan. Ill.,. and
Z. J. Rem Of Gridlev, Ill.,, brother Of
! ". A. Rem, arrived 10 Wellington
recently on business and pleasure.
l am agent for the old reliable Nichols
& Shepard threshing machine, and for
repairs for the same. Call and see me.
opposite post office with Hackney &
Brown.-T. D. Walker.
j. A. Stevens returned last night
from a visit to Minnesota. He was
accompanied by his two sisters. Mrs
A. P. Guernsey Of ST. Paul, and Mrs
II. A. Clark OF Detroit, who will visit
here month.
Commissioner Lockman is said to
have expressed the opinion that the
pauper practice system in Sumner
county will be discontinued. Has
Summer county become 50 prosperous
that there are no mere paupers here?
Two Wellington boys, Will Myers
and ed Carpenter, are connected with
the Pleasant Valley Coal Co. OF Utah,
which suffered such great loss day
before yesterday Oy an explosion. Car
penter is general sales agent, and
Myers is his assistant. TOday'S dis.
patches Place the number Of dead
taken out of the mines at $50.
Mrs, Jas. J, Coogan, 80 years of age,
wife Of a Tammauy nail leader, re.
Gently made Il gift Of 20 million dol
lars worth Of property TO her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Wm. Lynch OF New York.
giving as the reason for ner action her
great love for her daughter aud the
horror Of possible litigation after
death. The sentlmentallStS made q
great deal Ovel this, and tue preachers
took IL up, until someone made the
discovery that the inheritance tax on
the estate would amount to nearly
one million dollars, which is avoided
by tue transfer before death.
Z. Z. Shaver, sheriff Of Sumner
county, has Informed The local author.
tiles OF The robbery OF W. z. Hicks
general merchandise store at SUutL
Haven, Monday night. Clothing anC
shoes " the value Of $3.50 were stolen
The clothing taken was generally DARK
IN color, While theShOeS were Uf The
Little Giant" and IF. NJ. McCiuu'
brands. The parties suspected Of Tile
crime are thought to De brothers
One IS said TO be about % years o.
age, and the other 30. The youngest
wore dark suit, while the Oldest wa,
attlred in French melton coat anC
vest aud dark pants,-Eagle.
NJ. s. Yeager of Chicago, was il
Wichita yesterday trying to locat,
his brother, George O. Yeager, whit
mas been missing, so far as his family
IS concerned, for twelve years. The
Yeagers formerly lived in Pana, Hi
7 nois. George was given to travelling
i and at that time had been absent ful
2 eighteen years. His father anC
mother moved TO ArgOnia, Kansas
T One dayln 1888 George visited them
3 but left the same day and has moi
been heard from since His father
aud mother have since died and il i,
necessary to divide the estate, aud NJ
, ). Yeagpr wants 10 fad George. NJ. s
Yeager left Yesterday for JoneSboro
Arkansas, where he will he for spmC
time.
| Marshal Fred WannenwetCh ofIla,d
well, has cent pictures OF the ALLEGED
rObber, killed at Caldwell a week IN
so ago, to Detectives Sutton and
Woods OF this city. Every attempt is
being made to identify the man. but
| thus far every effort has been futile,
| The man was suspected OF holding up
the Missouri Pacific operator at Anth.
Ony and resisted arrest. He exchanged
shots with Marshal Wannenwetch and
was killed. The authorities at Cald.
well endeavored to learn his name be-
fore he died, but the man refused to
| talk. He practically admitted that
he was the man wanted for the Anth-
ony affair, but would say nothing
which would lead to his Identification
| The pictures were taken after his
death. The officers here cannot
Identify the maD.-Eagle.
AL Bellies will be as we'll fixed as any
of the WellingtoDians who are going
to Cape Nome. He has large dry
goods bOXmade into a shipping trunk,
and will have it filled with horse
blankets, tarpaulin, tent, slicker suit,
canvas suit, knit socks, underwear,
etc. he has sack Of "jerkey" weigh.
ing % pounds which will last him two
months. "Jerkey' is slang for jerked,
nr drawn, beef-In essential articIein
miners cOmmissary. 1t is prepared
by boiling the beef for five minutes in
salt water. Before the beef is taken
out, the water is covered with thick
Coating OF pepper, through which the
beef is drawn and hung up to BE-
cured. The curing process greatly
reduces the weight and size OF the
meat, but retains all OF the nu'ri-
ment. Bellies cured 100 pounds fol
himself, and 100 pounds for Joe Piatt
The weight Of the meat has dwindled
In size and weight until at present il
is easily contained in a small flOul
sack and weighs only % pounds.
Bellies expects that by the time he
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