People's voice., 1900-06-21
WHAT THE PRESS IN GENERAL SAYS.
Being Comments from the Papers Far
ard Near on the Coming Jubilee.

Being Comments from the Papers taf
and Near on the Coming Jubilee.
Mulyane Record: There is one good
thing about the dates of Wellington
nronosed fall festival, which is to be
held on September IS, 20 and q. Ii
will give the "tankers" a chance TO 90
home and sober up and get ready foT
the next day. Great scheme.
Belle Paine Defender: After bar
vest. sometime in September, wei
lingtOn is to hold three days Juol'
lee which will eclipse anything ever
attempted in the way of entertaining
a happy. contented and prosperous
people, We will all be there.
Blackwell Times Record: The sum
per County Jubilee and wheat teSti-
val will be held at Wellington, Sep
tember Is, 20, p. Sumner county
anticipates a wheat crop Of tive OF SIX
million bushels, and is the banner
county Of Kansas in that particular
The wheat carnival which will be
held at Wellington for a whole week
in the midd of September Will be
one of the grandeSt things IN the way
Of an exhibition Of wheat that was
ever held in Kansas. The milling
companies at that point have agreed
to pay five cents more than the market
nrice for every bushel Of wheat dis
played at the carnival. NeighbOring
counties to Sumner county will bring
wheat to the carnival. In addition tC
Sumner county, Harper and Cowley,
Kansas, and Kay county, Oklahoma
will participate in the festival NJ
limit has been placed on the amount
of grain to be displayed and bought
at 5 cents above the market price, anC
thousands OF wagon loads will be dis
played on the streets during thai
week, This being an extraordinary
wheat crop there will be plenty Of the
golden grain and farmers will TAKE
great pride in displaying this product
as sample Of the wheat to be raiSeC
in western and southern Kansas
Eagle.
Wichita Eagle; Wellington, the
county seat OF Sumner county, ha
decided to hold a carnival or agriCul
tural fair and will take a week Of
about the middle Of September t
celebrate. Glen SpruanCe Of Wei
lington, was in the city yeSteraa!
comforting with the street fair au(
carnival committee regarding the Ell
terpriSe. The carnival will be unlike
Wichita's grand display of brilliancy
The people there have hit upon
novel plan to display their agricul
tural and other products. Wheat
corn, rye and other grain will b.
brought to town in wagons and dis
played on the streets. The wagon
will take the place of booths. 1t ha
been decided TO give 5000 in five prize
for the best wheat display, Tht
drawing card for farmers to become
interested in is proposition made BY
the two milling companies there Il
pay cents per buShel for wheat II
excess of the price paid by the Kansa;
City market. This is qnite an in
ducement to the farmers and viii
work to excellent advantage, Tht
Wellington people are arranging theil
plans so that the Wichita Carniva
will not be interfered with.
Wichita Beacon: Clem Spruance
prominent business man OF Yelling
ton, is in the city today COnferrlnl
with the members of the CarniVa
and Fall Festival association. Wei
lingtOn proposes to give a street fai
this fall 1t will be known as tn
Sumner County Jubilee and will b
held September IS to %. Mr. Spruanc
is the chairman OF the committee il
charge Of the fair and came to thi
city to get pointers. Wellington ha
had no celebration OF any description
since the cyclone eight years age aD
it is intended to make the jubilee
large affair. The business men fee
that they can atfnrd to do so in vieN
Of the wonderful wheat crop in Sum
ner county this year. The farmer
will find the jubilee OF especial inter
est to themselves as the cOmmitte
has decided to offer $500 for the bes
load of wheat broughtin during tn
week. On one of the days, yet to b.
selected, the committee will purchas
every lead OF wheat brought iutO tow
and pay 5 cents per bushel above Kan
sas City market price. 1t is intended
%tO hold the flower parade on the las
day of the celebration. The Cit
Federation Of WOmens Clubs is il
charge Of the affair and great interes
is being taken.