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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

The VnCE is tempted to start a
back fire on the Cape Nome craze.
Russell Conwell's lecture, "Acres of
Diamonds" ought to be slowly and
impressively read to each one of the
fellows who are going to Cape Nome,
that they may catch the full meaning
OF it. So far, fifteen Wellington
, people have bought tickets to Cape
Nome and fully five more are skirm.
iShing around, making ready to 90.
They will take an average sum of $500
each, meaning that the party will
take at least $4,000 out of yelling.
ton. Some will 90 ON $500 and less,
while Others will take as high as 500
or $500. To talk with these Cape
Nome fellows, one is lead to believe
that all Alaska is solid gold mine,
and that all that is necessary to do
after you get there is TO make a run
for claim, stake II of and sit down
and write to your folks that you are
ch. The man who goes to Alaska
vi % tue notion that gold is lying
a. o., IN top Of ground waiting for
ime NE to scoop 1t up, is doomed to
Il. nn mtnt. Cape Nome is uu-
dOuhteq, nch, if the advertising
liter ne sent out by the Seattle
transportation companies is true.
Bltil looks to man up a tree as II
me Cape Nome business is being a
little over done. Remember the
KlOndike, its disappOintments, its
hardships and sufferings Cape Nome
will be no better. Cape Nome is not
the rich gold field it is said to be.
The transportation companies are
back Of the Cape Nome boom, and the
boom is having its effect: thousands
and thousands OF people are preparing
TO rush into that country in the spring.
Already party Of 1900 are tramping
over the snow and ice from the Klon-
dixie district to Cape Nome. The
KlOndike craze is dying out, just as
the Cape Nome craze will d.. Three
thousand people are wintering in
Cape Nome. Do any Of the yelling
ton fellows imagine there will be any
beach claims left for them when they
get there? What if the beach at Cape
Nome is the richest in the world?
What will it avail the fellows who
can't get a claim? Will any Of them
be prepared to 90 into the interior Of
Alaska and prospect? Why not stay
at home and develop the resources
of Sumner county. The story of the
Jew who wandered ever the entire
world looking for gold, and returned, |
10 his old age, TO die the day dia-
monds were found Cd his farm, is
recalled.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

A deed conveying 800 acres of land
in Wellington township from Joshua
Baker to Allen Baxter Of MiddleseX
county, Massachusetts, was filed in
the register Of deeds office yesterday
The deed contains an Authorization
of Bakers signature from Eugene
Seegar, United States CONSUL general
at Rio de JeneriO, Brazil. Baker i:
now a resident Of Brazil.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
Some Important New Telephone Lines.

Some Important New Telephone Lines.
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company is spreading a network #
wires about the middle west and south
and it will no bet lOng mil a p,'s 0
in Wellington can ia yerg ham
let in Kansas, Miss Nebraska,
Iowa, Oklahoma ani Texas, not to
mention III the imp an, cities in
the east.
Two new lines ha been ordered
built in this section ..N the ones
already in course D @ Suction. For
several years the company has main
tanned a system i o r. connect.
ing the principa .r0 the terri
tory, extending as far ~outh as Pur-
cell and as far north as Perry.
Now the company proposes TO COM
plete the gap between Arkansas City
and Perry so that there will be a
through line from Wichita TO Purcell.
At present Wichita can only talk t.
Arkansas City by vi, Of Wellington
The company intends Ia build
from MulVane to Winfield, thu, .
ing the gap. The IN erlal for AZ
lines is on the grOun a. FER,
struction will commence o. 80
weeks and the lines will be Comp ~:eJ
before spring.
Another line has been ordered
built, which, when completed, will
put Wellington In direct cOmmuni-
catien with Galveston. Tex, and all
the principal towns In that state,
The Kansas and Missouri company
has system in Texas and a line is
being built D1rth from Fort Worth
into the Indian Territory. A new line
has been ordered built from Caldwell
to FL Reno, and as far south from
there on the Rock Island as is neceS-
sary to meet the line being built from
Fort Worth. Incidentally the line
from Wellington to Caldwell will be
rebuilt and equipped with the best
metallic circuit calculated to handle
long distance work. The material for
this line has been ordered and is now
on its way west.
In addition TO these lines, the COM
pany is building a number Of other
important lines in different parts Of
the state. The most important one
now in course Of construction is be-
tween EmpOria and Newton. Six
gangs Of men are at work on this line
and it will be completed inside of a
month or two. When this line is
finished Wellington can talk to Kan
saS City and as far as Washington,
New York, Chicago and other points.
The company proposes to have the
majority of the through lines, from
this city east, pass around by the way
of the EmpOria branch through Otta-
wa. There is line already from
Emporia to Kansas City through To
peka, but this has already all the
business it can handle and it cannot
accommodate any more. For this
reason the new territory on the En-
pOria braLch will be tapped, thus
two through lines across the
state.
II is expected that the long distance
Of the company will take a
great squirt as soon as the lines now
ordered are completed. 1t is nearly
certain that the long distance toll
charges will be reduced and phones
for long distance service will be in
stalled in all towns at a low yearly
rate.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

W. A. Rem, Mllt Riner and Hiram
Hitchcock have been appointed APP
praisers of the personal property OF
the late ThOS. c. G. Allen. Ihe Allen
estate consists of a 100 acre farm in
London township on which his son
Frank is now living, the house and lot
in Wellington occupied by his son.in-
law, Fred Tritle, and about $1,000
worth of personal property,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

d Leslie E. Kelley, the inventor
of ne Kelley cure for drunkards, died
at Los Angeles, Cal, yesterday,
When all the warships under con.
StructiOn are completed, the United
S. navy will call for 1904 officers
and 80 933 men.
T peka admits having ninety-hve
cas- ; Of smallpox, though the number
at oae time has been as high as 205
Altogether, Topeka has had over 800
Cnsts.
lu many eastern states, there are
two legal holidays in February, max.
Ing, with the four Sundays, six days
o. idleness. There is talk OF repeal
ing the holiday laws.
At the beginning Of the century,
the per capita Of money in circulation
in this country was $500. In 1850 it
was 1888, and now In S25.98. II the
per capita man is patient, he may be
happy yet.
Rev. L. S. Keyser, an officer of the
State Snnday.schOol association, who
was in Wellington recently, is 10 the
northern part of the state at present,
featuring on the subject, Better Two
Than One" IL is lecture taVOring
matrlmOny.
A clipping from a YOnkers NY
paper containing an account Of the
attempted hOldup of Edward Sim
monds, a nephew Of Mrs. John
hlDChCliffe, has been received. Sim
mOnds is collector for paper factory.
The hOldup occurred between GOnk-
ers and TarrytOwn. He had nearly
$500 on his person but beat the three
robbers off.
A new way to beat the railroads:
Two men get Oh the train for a two
hundred mile trip. Ore buys ticket
to the first station and the other a
ticket for the entire trip. When the
conductor goes by the man with the
through check he cuts it in two and
gives his friend One-half and, stuck uu-
der hat band, both checks look alike
to the passing conductor. The men
divide, saving at the end of the trip
The widow of General LaWJOn mas
written a card of thanks to General
Corbin for the public donation to pay
of the mortgage on the Lawton win
Ter home in California. No thanks
are extended those who contributed
to the fund, except General COrbin.
The Lawton subscription was origin
ally intended to reach only IS, 900, but
itkept growing until il reached $780,
900. This leaves General LawtOns
widow 1000 10 CAD about with,
A New York commercial cOrrespOn-
dent in writing the fact that pros
perity has struck Kansas again in full
force. and that the gullible are
thicker than ever, says that the
Franklin Miller Syndicate caught
over 50 persons at Winfield. After
that coocern was closed Winfield fools
were not satisfied, and lot of them
invested in a gold" mine in British
Columbia, The women were caught
in the mesheS Of an endless chain silk
skirt and trips to Paris are Furnishing,
while the patent right man is abroad
wearing contented smile. Farmers
who had good crops last year are now
looking for something easy to do, and
their wants are being satisfied.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

spread rapidly, and it was soon demonstrated
beyond doubt that cure had at last been
found for deadly Cancer. Evidence has accu-
INFLATED which is incontrovertible, of which
the following is specimen;
"Cancer is hereditary in our family, my father q
sister and an aunt having died from this dreadful
disease My feelings may be imagined when the hor-
rble disease made its appearance on my side 1t was
malignant Cancer, eating inwardly in such way as
to cause great alarm The disease seemed beyond the
skill of the DOCTORS for their treatment did no good
whatever. the Cancer growing worse all the while
Numerous remedies were used for it. but the Cancer
rau Staadilr WORSE until il seemed that was doomed
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

Some men think they must GET
drunk every time they 20 away Fl m
home. The fact, are, a man should
be particularly well behaved when
among strangers. In fact, it isa good
idea to be well behaved when at home.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

to follow the Others family how deadly Cancer especially
inherited advised Swifts Specific 81 which from the
day. the poison continued its until had taken eighteen
bottles when was we'll and have had the
dreadful affection though many years have elapsed the only
for Cancer-MRs S. NJ IDOL Winston, N. c.
Our book on Cancer containing other testimonials and valuable
information viii be sent free any address by the Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta Georgia.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

The Lord does his part: he makes a
potatOe that is a perfect article Of
food. The trouble is that an incOm-
petent cook with frying pan tro S
close Oh the heels OF the Lord
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
Results Fatally in Nine
Cases Out Of TGn-A
Cure Found at Last.

poison in the blood circulating throughout the SYSTEM and although
the sore ucenown the Cancer-may be cut away the
poison remains in the blood and promptly breaks aresh with
renewed violence.
The wonderful success Of s. S. S. in curing obstinate deepated
blood diseases which were considered ncurabe induced few de-
sparng sufferers to try for Cancer after exhausng the skill of
the physicians without Much to their delight proved
equal the disease and promptly effected The glad
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

AL AtchisOn woman attributes the
failure Of her married life to the fact
that her husband was the thirteenth
man who proposed to her.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

d Leslie E, Kelley, the inventor
Of ne Kelley cure for drunkards, died
at Los Angeles, Cal, yesterday,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
CANCER is DEADLY!

This fearful disease often first appears
as a mere scratch, a pimple. or lump in
the breast. too small to attract any
notice, until, in many cases, the deadly
disease is fully developed.
O.. 49,, - l. n,,rnl L. a r,,rrr,nnl
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01

When all the warships under con-
StructiOn are completed, the United
S. navy will call for 1904 officers
and 80 933 men.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
Cancer can not be cured by a surgical

oneration, because dc disease is a virulent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-14
Politics il STORY COUNTY,
Payne Likely 10 Make Little Head
way Against Cyngre ssman Hull.

'F0yn0 LIN ely 70 MAKE Ilttl0 5N000e
way Against Cyngre ssman Hull.
Ames, April IA. The republican pri-s
maries Of Story county will be held on
the GOTH. a nomination OF the republic
can ticket is equivalent to election in
this county, the normal republican ma.
jority being nearly 9, 600. For that rea-s
son the primaries are usually we'll att
tended. For clerk of court, Charles So
per, of Ames. Gill be renomnated with-i
out opposition: for recorder. a. j. Page,
of Gearing, and for member Of the board
of supervisors, John Twedt, of Roland,
will have no opposition. The contest
this year centers in the office of county
attorney. The candidates are George w.
Underwood Of Ames and U. S. Alderman
of Nevada. Mr.. Underwood was gradu-.
ated from the University Of Wisconsin
In the same class as Judge Sherwin OF
the Iowa Supreme court. and is one of
the leading lawyers OF this district. Mr..
Alderman was u graduate Of Iowa Ggii-
versity in 1897, and has a strong follow
ling among the younger epublicans. The
candidacy OF w. o. Payne of Nevada for
congress does not have the unanimous
support of the republicans of this coun-
~, and at best he will only be able to
secure divided delegation. Congress-
man Hull has strong following in
Story county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-14
AsHosPITAL ROMANCE.
Patient and Sweetheart Welded Mt
the Formers Bedside.


Sioux City, April 14.-An unsus-
spected romance suddenly budded and
8blcssomed in a Ward of the Samaritan
hospital in Sioux City Thursday after
noon. Charles II. La CroiN. of Wayne
/ Neb.. aged % years. was brought here.
last week for an operation which would
hasten the knitting of fractured leg
bone. Six Weeks ago his wedding was
abruptly postponed as a result of his
being thrown frum horse. All the.
preparations had been made and the
slow healing of the injured leg caused
both young people much concern. Miss
Hilda Holtgren. the sweetheart, APP
peared at the hospital to see him The
surgeon was dressing the wound but
as she came into the room this poor
love-sick maiden burst out: oh, Char
slie. I'm getting TIED of waiting. Let's
get married noW-right here The
young man could not refuse such pro-
posai. and the doctor was appointed a
committee of one to arrange the de-
tails. He got license and minister.
and the trnth was plighted with the
groom lying fiat on his back and the
bride standing at his bedside 1t will
be several weeks before the young man
can leave the hospital. but in the
meantime his wife is acting as his CON
slant and loving nurse.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-14
NEW PHONE roR ROLAND.
Story County Villages TO Have Im-
proved Telephone Connection.


Special to Times Republican.
Roland. April 14.-Roland and the
other small towns in the county are to
have improved telephone connection
within the next sixty days. General
Manager Frank Boardman, OF the Me-
vada Mutual Telephone Company,
with gang OF linemen. was in towr.
yesterday laying out the route for the
new line. The north line will run nortt-
west out OF Nevada to the county farm.
thence to Roland. from which place It
will run west to Story City and east to
McCallsburg and Gearing. The south
line will run to Maxwell as a central
point, and east to Collins and west to
Elwell. Cambridge. Huxley. Sheldahl
and Slater. The line Will then take in
every town In the county, besides Offer
ing excellent Des Moines, Boone and
Marshalltown connections. An induces
iment is to be made with prominent
along the line to to Ike the serv-
ice. and with their excellent exchange
of 175 phones in Nevada 1t will easily
be seen that as local service 1t will
be exceedingly satisfactory. No mes
ssenger is to be charged on calls into
Nevada and a uniform rate over the
county will be established. The BUSH
ness men Of the several towns will be
given an opportunity to take small.
blocks OF stock merely to incite an in,
terest in the welfare of the company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-14
LOOKING FOR HIS SON.
Excissmsns\ in Rockwell city over |.
Mlooln9 Aov-Searcll Warrant.

800 N0AOosU8 ESOy-So0TCuS v6rF0uxs
Rockwell CITY. April IA. Considera-
he excitemenk has been aroused among
theQeople Of Hthis city and vicinity the
last fewdays- Wy an information having.
been filed md q warrant issued to
search the prvh ises Of Charles Coming,
four miles weA Of town. for the pur-8
pose of sscertaining, II possible. the
whereabouts Of his son, young man
OF 49, who mysteriously disappeared
from his home ABOUT a yearlago. There
was some suspicion of the boy having
met with foul play at the hands OF his
father at the time OF his disappearance,
but no action WAS taken at the time
owing to-. the fact that the mother
claimed to: know the boys whereabouts
and to receive letters from him. Mrs.
Coming died last Saturday night and
Just before the end came confessed to- d
neighbor that she knew nothing Of her
son. and had known nothing ot him.
since he disappeAred. Ths vibrant
was placed In the hands &Saas = cef
and Z thorough seasc ofs q ~ -,
has been mad, hat A0thf ~
- isssA !, Z 4 & = 81 T. 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-14
|OKAS OLDEST NAN
William thinner, Of Clinton, Will
Celebrate His 1O1st Anniver-
sary Tomorrow.
Said to be the Oldest Nan in the
Statestill Hale and
Hearty.
~
Romsnce Brought TO Light BY q
Wedding in q Sioux City
Hospital.
4 Ia TYm1es- Rcp,l,blican.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, April IA. William thinner,
the centsnarian of this city, will cele.
brute his i01st birth anniversary at his.
home here tomorrow, and will receive
the CONGRATULATIONS of scores of friends,
as the citizens of this city delight to
honor the child of three. centuries, who
Is. as far az known, the oldest man in
Iowa. S
He was born in Scoharie county, N.
~. April Is. and resided in the Empire
state until grown to manhood. He came
TO this city about thirty years ago and
has since made Clinton his home. Not
wlthstanGing the fact that his, head is
.hoary With the frost Of over 100 winters,
he Is hale and heart! and can be seen
on the streets of this CITY or working in
his garden on pleasant days. He has re-
tanned all his faculties, and his hearing
Is Just as acute and eyesight just as
Keen as fifty years ago. He has never
worn glasses and can sse to thread a
needle as quickly as many people fifty
Years his junior. Mr.. thinner is not the
only centeaarian in his family, a he
has a brother in New York who is i02
Years old. Mr.. thinner is now talking
of making a trip to his native state the
coming summer providing he retains his
present good health
Mr.. thinner experienced the greatest
honor Of his life last winter, when he
went to Des Moines and attended the
inaugural ceremonies of Governor Shaw,
and. with Nathaniel Bacon, another
centenarian. occupied a place of honor
on the platform. The appearance of
these two csntenarians on the stage was
the occasion of the greatest applause
ever heard in the auditorium. Mr. Zim-
:l1er while at Des Moines was the guest
of the governor and many called at the
hotel to extend congratulations.
Mr.. thinner loves companions and is
never so happy as when he has a num-
Der gathered around him, on which oc-!
casions he relates incidents so far in
the past that it seems Impossible to be-
\ lieve that man is alive tod ayiwho can.
| turn backward so far III the pages of
history. He was born few months be-
fore the death of George Washington,
ard can distinctly remember the second
president. He remembers Robert Full
ton and his trip up the Hudson river on
4 the Clermont. The war of 1872 Is fresh,
inShis memory and he recalls the victory;
tof Perry on Lake Erie, Jacksonss s
achievements at New Orleans, the war
With Tripoli and the Louisiana pur-
l5chase. James Monroe was the first
president Mr.. thinner cast his vote for.
y He is the father of seven children, the
eldest Of whom is &c years old. He has
4 thirty grandchildren and ten great
ligrandchildren.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-14
GUN CLUB IOURNAMENT.
lows Falls TO Hold : Grand shootin.
sss,CouHnamanfsA May q Il and .IunaE / ~

lows Falls to Hold . Grand shooting
Tournament May 8 I and Junc 4.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls. april 1.-THE great sue
cess of the shooting tournament given
last year by the Iowa Falls t'un Club
will prompt sportsmen in central Iowa
to rejoice at the announcement OF the
annual tournament under the auspices
of this club on May 81 and June 4. A
splendid program has been arranged
and will be issued next week together
with invitations to amateur sportsmen
to join in this event. The best of en-
5tertainment will be given the visitors
as in the past and the sport at the
traps will equal If not exceed that Of
fered the participants in the tourna.
3ment IN this city last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-14
NEWS OF CEDAR FALLS.
Eastertido scrviccs-A Trick Horse
Moshodist show Good ,villTowarc

sEastertide Scrviccs-A Trick Horse
AIothodist show food WIN Toward
Baptists.
Especial to Times Republican.
Il Cedar Falls, April 4.-All Of our
church organizations are preparing
Elaborate Easter programs, both for
morning and evening services. That of
he Presbyterians seems to be the most
i bmplete. AT any rate. there Is more
tere4t in making the day noted for a
Eplay for the Eastertide than ever be-
be- The knight Templars will attend
"a body the Congregational church
hday morning, as this is the occa-
for their annual sermon. which
be delivered by the pastor. Rev.
WIDEN.
lnry Gilkey, OF this city. has a trick
that should be put into a circus
lrther development of his antics
tipped the halter the other day and
course Of maneuvers assembled
,airs to the half loft. There l,is
found him when he came home
fo& bner. 1t took the combined eff
fort tf veterinary surgeon. two
draN b, a house mover and the city
polic6 y get him out OF the loft The
horse III never tell how he came
down!
The Methodist ladies OF this city gave
q dinner Mn the old postofiice room for
the benefit Of the Baptist church. the
proceeds to be applied to the new, build
ing the Baptists are erecting, The
amount rehilzed was over $50. This act
of the Methodist ladies Is certainly
5commendable
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-14
5voiu ntnry Advance, Of Wages.

Clinton, April 1.-THE employees of C..
Lamb & Sons, who work in the mills
and lumber yards. receiving less than
s1.65 per day, We're pleasantly surprised
when their pay checks We're received
this week to find that their wages had
been increased cents a day. One of
the pleasant features of the advance to
the men was the fact that the increase
in wages came unsolicited. Last season
the men received an advance Of 10 cents
a day. The small advance made in
Icreases the company's pay roll over $3.50
Z. week 4 v si3 tj33 f5.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-14
Hor.e Thlevcs 81 CLARION.

Special to Times Republican,.
Clarion, April 14.-Jonas and d. X.
Yoder each mourn the loss of a horse.
They we're stolen from their premises
come time Thursday night. They live
about four miles southwest of Clarion.
Sheriff Durr and Marshal Leonard are
trying to obtain some trace OF the
thieves