People's voice., 1900-06-28

Sheriff Shaver returned last week
from Reno county with a man named
Herbert Winters, whOi charged with
stealing harness from Frank FOrney,
living near Zyba. Winters had part
Of the stolen harness 10 his possession
when caught. lie says his home is 10
the Creek nation. Another fellow
was implicated in the theft, and the
officers are after him. The Elgle
gives the following account OF Win
ters operations: A young man giving
his name as Herbert Winters, who, 10
connection with a companion, is
alleged to have been operating in this
part Of the country for some months,
plundering farmers barns and steal
ing everything he could get his hands
on, was brought to the city
by Sheriff Shaver OF Wellington.
He was arrested at Abbeyville, in
Reno county, and is wauted in Sum
ner and Sedgwick counties for steal
ing harness. He was taken to Wei
lingtOn last night by the sheriff. He
stole two sets OF harness there some
time ago and he and his partner left
overland for Oklahoma. They stopped
long enough in this county to get a
dne set of practically new harness
from the barn Of Nick Mccormick,
who lives west Of the city. All Of the
stolen property has been recovered.
Winters partner was not captured,
but the officers hope TO get him. The
couple Travelled about the country 10
farm wagon and passed off as horse
traders, but the officers claim that
their principal business was to plum
der. The detective force here have
been looking for them for some weeks
Winters will be prosecuted In Sum.
ner county on the charge of grand
larceny and if not convicted there the
court in this county will get whack
at him.
A harvest hand applied to City
Marshal Cox Thursday for assistance,
claiming to have a sore hand and
needing medical aid. He was referred
to Commissioner ESpy, who sent him
to the city physician for treatment.
Later he went into SChWinn's drug
store and asked for some laudanum.
The clerk put some laudanum on his
hand, and he left. Later, man came
up from the Rock Island depot and
reported that man there had taken
laudanum. 1t was the same man
who applied for assistance. 1t Is sup.
posed he licked the lauda am from his
sore hand, after leaving the drup
store. The police are unable to
understand what kind of game he is
playing, but think he is trying IL
work up sympathy. He did not
swallow sufficient lauda elm to hurt
him.
For the past ten days the crowd OF
harvest hands has been necessarily
pouring into Oklahoma and the result
was there we're more men than were
required to do the work of putting uI
the grain. Harvest is nearly over anG
now the harvest hand is working his
way back north, keeping pace with the
harvest, and are on their way to points
in the northern part Of the state
These men as a rule wish TO work and
are hunting for it. A large majority
OF them are going to Great Bend, i
is said that the crops iu that vicinity
are simply immense. They ride train.
just as they did in this section tive
years ago when it will be remembered
that from fifty to a hundred tramp,
and harvest hands came in on every
train. The trainmen we're then, al
they are now, pOwerleSs to keep then
off.
Caldwell Advance: A good irient
OF the Wellington ministers is at work
trying to devise collection box With
ca>h register attachments to be useC
10 ehu ches. As the collection takeI
passes around among the audience ht
pushes button every time one
throws change in the basket, and up il
goes in big plain figures so everybody
10 the congregation can see Just whsI
is donated. The invention was gotter
up we understand to prevent the
wealthy editors of the Wellington
papers from tossing in bright new
pennies and making the people be.
lleve they were giving FIVE dollar GOLD
pieces.
Charlie Smith left for Kansas CITY
last week to accept the position OF
day clerk 10 Sam Campbell's hotel
The CentrOpOlis. He will be succeed.
ed at the Arlington hotel by Malcomt
Mcdonald, who will be manager. Mr.
Mcdonald announces mis- intention OF
restoring the bOtel'S reputation
to the old time standard when A. D.
speed was in good health. He has
a ready commenced work 10 this direc
tiOn, and the Arlington hotel will in
the near future be what it was six OF
seven years ago: one Of the best hotels
in the state, Mrs. s. A. Mcdonald
will also lend her assistance toward
improving the hotel.
1t has been decided that the head
quarters Of the National Republican
committee will be established in Chi.
cago and New York as in 1896. The
committee to notify President Nc.
kinley of his reconciliation will await
upon him in Canton, July II. II is
the intention of the president to spend
the entire month of July in Canton.
and he will hot make any speeches
during his absence from Washington.
Women physicians are to examine
the women who apply for positions in
the Chicago schools hereafter and
only these Of robust physique will he
employed. Teaching school is work
that is wearing on the nerves of the
best, and when teacher is in IN
health the children intrusted to her
suffer.