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People's voice., 1900-08-02
A LlFELESS AFFAIR.
Republican County Convention Poorly At.
tended and Lacking In Enthusiasm.

With the exception of the lack of
attendance and of enthusiasm, the Re-
publican county convention Tuesday
was typical old-time Republican con-
vention run from start to finish by a
county seat ring, made up largely of
lawyers. Since the $4,000 Republican
majority was wiped out by Populism in
1890, there has been willingness to
consult the country voter and give him a
chance in naming county ticket, but
that was not done on Tuesday. The
country delegates were simply allowed
to vote for the slate prepared for them.
The revolt against County Attorney
Ready was so strong that he could easiiy
have been defeated for denomination in
spite OF the slate if any other attorney
in the county had thought there was any
possible chance Of election. Several
townships were instructed against him
and almost every Republican attorney in
the county was earnestly importuned to
accept the nomination, but would not.
Overholtzer was turned down at the de-
mands of Richards and the Wellington
lawyers because they could not run him
and the office to suit themselves. Espy
was turned down because he insisted on
the business of the county being done
fairly and honorably, on business princi-
pies, and would not allow any ring or
clique to dictate to him or to plunder
the county. The ticket nominated is of,
for and by the bosses and will be repu-
dated by all Republicans who desire
good government and who wish to re-
buke bossism. The election this fall
will be repetition Of last, except that
fusion majorities will be larger. The
Republican ticket is exceptionally weak
on the whole this fall as it was last. A
strong fusion ticket such as was nomi !
mated last fall can easily be elected. |
Elsewhere the proceedings of the con-
vention are given in detail. Later we
shall have more to say concerning GER
tain candidates. The VOICE stands for
good government regardless of party. |
1t has not criticized a Republican be-
cause he was a Republican, and it will
not, neither will it defend fusionist, in
wrong-doing or who is not worthy the
confidence and support Of the people.
Reference to Stanley and his admin
istration brought no applause. When
the motion was made to declare Ready's |
nomination unanimous the noes were
almost as unanimous and as loud as the
ayes. Few Of the delegates to the con-
vention had ever seen l. P. Parsons, the
nominee for clerk Of the court. The
ring had decided to turn Overholtzer
down and down he went. Parsons is the
homeliest man in Sumner county. The
most vigorous cheering done during the
convention was Parsons cheering his
own nomination. Morris township was
not represented at all and many others
only partially.
People's voice., 1900-08-02
The Fort Scott Conventions.

The harmonious action and the
splendid ticket nominated at Ft Scott
were the only things remaining nee
essary for certain defeat of the Repuo-
liean party in Kansas this fall after
its wretched mismanagement Of affairs
both state and national.
Webster Davis, General Weaver.
Cyclone Davis of Texas, David Over
myer, John Atwood and others were
the orators of the occasion. Never in
the history of our country, since the
days of the revolution were such
themes offered for oratory as the
present occasion affords and never were
they better used. Never in the history
People's voice., 1900-08-02
PEOPLES PARTY TICKET.

National.
For President-W. j. BRYAN.
For Vice President-CHAS.A A. TOWNE.
People's voice., 1900-08-02

The gentlemen who are so fearful Of
socialism when the poor are exempted
from an income tax, view with in
difference those methods of taxation
which give the rich substantial exemp-
ton. They weep more because SIS
900, 900 is to be collected from the in
comes of the rich than they do at the
collection of $500, 900, 600 upon the goods
which the poor consume. And when an
effort is made to equalize these burdens,
not fully but partially: we are called an
archists.-William J. Bryan in the House
OF Representatives.
People's voice., 1900-08-02
Where is lNistah Simons.

All there, Mistah Simons, who are you
for, for senator? Which promise are you
going to keep The promise to John Nyce,
Bakers postmaster, or the promise to J.
D. Krell, W. W. Schwinn and H. L.
Woods, to support Burton.
Jim Simpson, Burton's manager, made
his headquarters with Schwinn & Woods
while here, and they fixed, as they
thought, Simons for senator and then
smooth Jno. Nyce, Bakers postmaster at
Caldwell, slipped in and got Baker
pledge.
People's voice., 1900-08-02

There is more Joy in printing Office
over one sinner who pays in advance and
abuses the editor on every occasion, than
over the ninety and nine who borrow the
paper and sing his praise without con-
tributing one cent to pay the bills.-Ex.
People's voice., 1900-08-02

The government had better own rail-
roads than islands; better own telegraphs
than cannibals; own telephones than
tropical beasts and jungles, better have
postal savings banks, than yellow fever.
Chicago Record.
People's voice., 1900-08-02

Hub Johnson, who6roke prairie in
Republic county in the early days, is
now worth 100000. He went bare
footed In the early times. and the
sole Of his foot became so hard that
he could strike a match on it as easily
as he now can on the sole Of his shoe.
People's voice., 1900-08-02
How Sumner County People Are Robbed.
tKANsAS CITY

This is an exact repre-
sentation of the line of
the Santa Fe from Kan
sas City to Galveston,
taken from their map.
The Rock Island is par
allel and the distances
are practically the same.
The rates are the same
over all roads. The
shortest route over any
road from Kansas City to
Galveston is over 200
miles greater than the
distance here given from
Wellington to Galveston.
The following are dis
tances and rates per
buShel on wheat over the
Santa Fe.
Wellington to Kansas
City. 262 miles. sic
Wellington to Galveston,
40 miles. is. &C
Kansas City 10 Galveston.
902 miles. ............9.ge
Chicago to Kansas City,
As miles. sic
The bulk of the wheat
shipped from Sumner
county goes direct to
Galveston.
People's voice., 1900-08-02

Look for sale bills Of sale of R. H.
Lambe of Mayfeld, August 18th, COW,
mules, buggy, household furniture and
other articles too numerous to mention.
People's voice., 1900-08-02
State.

State.
For Associate Justice-DAVID MARTIN.
For GOvernor-JOHN W. BRElDENTHAk
For Lieutenant GOvernor-A. NJ. HARVEY
For secretary Of State-ABE FRAkES.
For State Treasurer-C0NWAY MARS HALL
For Attorney General ugh 2. FARRELLf
For AaditOr-E. J. WESTGAIE.
For State Sup'tendent-Levi HgMBAKGEk
For Supt'endent of lDsurance-W. MCNALL
For Congressman at Large-J. D. B0TKlN
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
BETHEL

Mar 5-Mr Thorp is very sick with
pneumonia. DR. Brown is attending
him.
MT Woouards visited Mr. Hender-
sons Sunday,
There will be box supper at Jeddo
next Wednesday night.
Henry Kamping visited our school
last Friday.
Miss Ida Baker visited the writer
Sunday.
Mr. Geo Myers baby has been very
sick but 10 reported better now.
There will be box supper at Bethel
school house Wednesday evening,
march IA. Every one Is cordially in
vited to attend. The girls are expect.
ed to bring we'll filled boxes and the
boys, their pocket books.
Mr. Hamilton Is making a cistern. Mr.
Dodd OF Humboldt aud Mr. Henderson
are doing the work.
Nora Gervais is attending school In
TT Scott.
Blanche, Artie and Russell Rover
visited their aunt Mrs Seymour last
week.
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MORAN
Almira G. Bassett, Reporter.

Almirs @. Bassett, Reporter.
march 5-Gertrude MESSENGER spent
a few days last week with friends IL
lola.
Oral Spencer has bought out Rapp't
restaurant and has the best wishes OF
his many friends for his success In
his new business.
Prof G. w Kline, MRS G G. Thomas
and Mrs Barton went to Kincsid last
Saturday to attend the meeting of the
Anderson county teachers associa.
ton. Prof. Kline read paper on
"Relations Of Teachers and scholars
In the Recitation" and MRS Thomas
on modern Methods Applied to Pri-
mary Work
witt Wyckoff went to Dallas, Tex,
Tuesday, called there by the eevere
illness of her father.
George Ross came down from
Baysrd Friday to attend Miss NC
Glashan's party. He did not return
until Sunday afternoon.
h + Hartford has moved onto the
Miller place southwest OF town, lately
vacated by Mr Willard.
"A j Eflin has moved out to his
farm, the DR. strong place, northeast
of town.
Bess Kline delightfully."- entertained
the class OF 1901 at her nome Thurs
day evening. Games and various
smusements made the hours fy
swiftly. The dining room and tables
were beautifully decorated in blue
and white, the class colors. The oc-
casion will be long and pleasantly re-
membered by those who are so fOrtu.
nate as to be members of that class.
Gus Dehart is clerking for Oral
spencer.
Miss McGlashan entertained a party
Dt friends last Friday evening. In
The peanut and potato contest MI
Thomas carried Off the honors. He
generously shared the prize, a quanti-
~ OF gum, with his unfortunate COM
Detitors. Ia the "Hall OF Curiosn Mrs
Thomas guessed correctly twenty
.hree out of twenty-five and received |
he first prize, . handsomely bound |
copy OF EvAngeline; Mrs 3 & Warner |
jr and Prof Kline each guessis < |
wenty-two received a reward, MRS |
Varner's proving TO be . box Of candy |
The ct once passed 1t around. 1t
would be hard to tell who dis
inguished himself Ut the goose sup
per to which the guests eat down.
Every appointment was complete, as
i always 10 At Liberty Hall. After
supper Mics HcGlashan read . must
,al story to her guests. first distribut-
ing cards on each of which were
twenty five musical characters, with
which they were TO I'LL the blanks in
ner story. George Ross made but
.wo mis axes 30 received the prize, q |
copy OF Primrose Schottisch. The |
evening was a decided success in |
'very particular, as all who were
here will testify.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
PLEASANT VALLEY
d. T. SMITH, Reporter.

d. T. SMITH. Reporter.
Mar No more complaint about stock
water.
The rain yesterday with the melt
ing snow started all the creeks to run.
ming.
Owing to the condition of the roads
Rev Manley was late Sunday after.
noon and when he arrived Rev RUBY
was occupying his pulpit.
Though not expecting to preach
Rev Ruby preached a very acceptable
sermon Sunday afternoon.
Sunday was Rev Manley's last an
pointment till after conference.
We heard a few days ago that
Grandma Wilkinson was worse.
II Chilcote has been having la
grip for two or three weeks.
Chas Hoke will work for Jno Chill
cote this spring.
Lewis Mogsl is working for John
INQUIRER this spring.
David Delroy moved to near Gas
City.
David Wilmeuth moved to John
Hays place.
MRS Smith is now in Kansas City
after her spring millinery goods and
studying city style. She will retur N
the last of the week with a complete
stock and will then be ready to offer
bargains to all her customers, either
old or new.
Miss lila Smart was in lola Satur- |
day with her composition for gradua-
ton. We are glad to hear she passed.
We did not hear of J b Duncan and |
no Mourers trade in time to report
L In our last. b. Duncan trade
ms forty acres where he lives for
eighty acres of the Hannis Wise farm
He retains all buildings which he Will
move. He remains where he is this
season.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
ROCK CREEK,
Mrs. C. L. Sawyer, Reporter.

Mrh' u Il sawyer Reporter.
Mar 5 Evangelist Morrow will be
at Rock Creek this week to assist in
the revival services.
The w. M. A. Will meet at Mrs
Mary MulPs Saturday Mar 18th.
Miss Grace Jones, of Deer Creek.
read a composition before the teach
ere association march 3.
Little Maud Hubbard is quite sick
at present date.
The Deer Creek literary closes next
Friday March 9th with discussion
of the Transraal question, by Revs
Smalley and Ruby and Messrs Long.
shore and Woods.
Miss Ethel CAN'T is the new libra.
rian for the Deer Creek district.
Little Jay Searcy was very i'll Mon
day of this week.
Plenty of water for stock now, and
plenty of bad roads.
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GOLDEN VALLEY.
MRS. HATTIE GuLLErr. Reporter

MRS HATTIE GULLETT. Reporter
march We'll, we sure had q
snow.
Messrs Smock and Piper were out
buying mules since our last.
Fred Kessler is ready to plant corn
as soon as the frost 10 out of the
ground.
Mrs l. j Preston and neice and
cousin and her son Wayne, were our
guests Monday.
Willis Williams and X Duncan
hauled hay from Skyrocket farm for
j w Gullett.
Rome and Fred Kessler were In
the Valley Wednesday. Rome lust
returned from Carthage, MO. While
there he had his harness stolen.
march lst found the snow piled up
four feet in places and IL was a good
thing the farmers got a rustic on
them last fall.
A man with two teams, some house.
hold furniture, cow and two calves
and one road wagon were headed for
Hepler They came from Gae City on
the snow bound roads Thursday.
John Boekin and Jake Kuhn were
breaking mules Thursday.
Rome Kessler bought horse,
wagon and harness OF j w Gullett
Thursday.
J p Kohler, Tip Williams and r
Duncan went to LaHarpe Thursday.
The snow was drifted higher than
1t had been for several years last
week i'm our community.
Flora Walker and Chloe Ketter-
man returned to their homes last we ak
Miss Walker going to moran and Miss
Kettermap going to Pittsburg.
Mrs Hyatt and MRS @ Mitchell will
be at the Wright's Thursday from
Creighton, Neb. They lived In Allen
county at one time.
Miss McClain called on Myrtle Max
son since our last.
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FUNSTON.
Miss Amy Seymour, Reporter,


march 6-Report of Prairie Hall
school for the month ending march 2:
Number enrolled "a: males, 49,;
females, IL; average daily attendance,
II. Those neither absent nor tardy
were Jeanette Seymour, Ladelle,
Leonard and Prentis Donald. Chas.
Hamilton, teacher.
Mary Remsberg, of lola, was in our
neighborhood last week visiting
friends.
The young people met at MT Hun
ter's Tuesday night to sing.
Quite number of our people ex-
pect to attend the annual conference
at Chanute next week.
Our teacher, Mr. Hamilton, was
storm-stayed at J w Seymour's mon.
day night.
Mr. and Mrs l. Myers spent Thurs
day at J w Seymour's.
Grace Pearson is assisting MRS
Clara Ayers with her work.
Clarence McCollum and Chas Hamil-
ton spent Sunday with John Boeken.
Frank, Ernest and Wiley Myers
visited their sister, Mrs Richard
Ewing, last week. The writer also
had the pleasure of visiting Mr. and
Mrs Ewing In their new home.
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|

Fred Kessler bought horse of j w
Gullett and sold it to Mr. Miller and
bought cow of Mr. Miller of Allen
Center.
Wednesday our little boy Earl
will be six years old. We hope as
the years go by he will grow into a
useful boy, useful to the ones at home
and to all with whom he associates.
Our best wishes to the little Miss
Boyer. We sent our congratulations
last week but they missed the office
and we have them at home.
Fred Kessler has bicycle and
Willis Williams has a watch.
Earl Gullett visited Wayne Preston.
Miss McClain and Jim Black went 10
the Valley to church Friday evening.
Miss McClain 10 down from Topeka
and step-sister of Jim Black.
The roads we're clear out of sight
Sunday. You could hardly get along
with horse and him bare footed.
Fred Kessler bought poney sstur-
day evening. Fred has a bicycle. n
poney and . buggy. So girls you can
have your choice in transportation
or walking.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
SILVER LEAF
Mrs, 8. B, Blood, Reporter.
(last weeks news.)

(last weeks news.)
There is considerable sickness IN
our neigh borhood. MIS- Voorhees, hae
been ailinR, also Mrs WTay. master
Caleb Blood has been sick, also your
correspondent has been fighting
against pneumonia for the past two
weeks.
II II Jones is still upon the sick
list and his school is having u va
cation this week.
Ransom Kellogg died last Wednes-
day of pluro-pneumoniR after q brief
Illness of one week. His remains
were taken to Pratt county, Kansas,
his former home, for burial. This
brief illness aud sudden death was a
surprise and shock to the entire COM
munity.
Mary Voorhees, has been making o
visit of ten days at Mr. Daniels home.
Mr. and Mrs Anderson, Mr. and MRS
Delgarno attended the dedication SER
vice of the Pres yterian church at La
Harpe yesterday.
Mr. Dillingham; and children left
here last Monday for their home in
Nebraska, Travelling in wagon
they have certainly been exposed to
severe weather during the past week.
Mrs Low from near Piqua visited
her daughter, Mrs Ella Lust, last
Thursday.
Mr. Daniels marketed two wagon
loads of hogs today.
Mamie Wrsy, who has been stay
ing OF Mr. Anderson's, is obliged to 20
home for time on account OF the i'll
health OF her mother.
We regret that circumstances made
1t seem unadvisable for . series OF
meetings to he held at the time an
nounced. We sincerely hope that the
weather and the health OF the people
Of this vicinity will cause the next
time announced moro propItious one
for everyone interested.
We have had some eighty little
chicks added to the routine of our
daily duties.
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NORTH LOGAN.
Thos. VanNice, Reporter.


march 9th Hansen's have the
measels.
Reed Rose was on the sick list last
week.
b ID Browns health is very poor at
present
Mrs Garrison, our Griffin correspon-
dent, was visiting at Will VanNice's
Saturday.
Sol Eyler and family and Jesse
Whiteman are staying at Will Moons.
They will start to Oklahoma as soon
as the roads will permit.
Mr. Chicken, the Illinois man, who
bought the old Keefer place arrived
in Humboldt Saturday with his house
hold goods and farming machinery
and will move in the house this week.
Jim Clark intends to start to Colo
RADIO this week if the weather pre-
mits. He will charter car.
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week she will be nnissed by q large
number In maple Grsve.
Miss Annie Ra,h Of Hum boldt Is
with her aunt, Mrs Saving.
Ed Maxwell is very sick at present,
(This weeks items.)
Mar 4-On account OF the snow
blockade II was impossible to get our
last weeks items TO the office in time
Tor the issue.
Mr. Bluhms' moved onto their place
last week that they purchased OF Mr.
Gersll q year ago.
Mise Ball spent Saturday and Sun
day In lola.
Mr. and MRS e Palmer, Mr. and MRS
John Jay and MRS G Palmer were
quite sick last week. Ed maxwell and
Mr. Thorp who have been sick with
lung fever sse slowly improving.
Will Rhoel called at Mr. Sauer's
Sunday evening
James Ayers jr bought horse laet
Saturday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
GENEVA.
A. II. Woodruff, Reporter,


march 6-Loyd Knowlton is visiting
his uncle Charles and other relatives
for the past few days.
Carl Gray left Monday for Rich
mond, Kansas, where he has work
for the summer.
The local camp NJ W A are making
arrangements for play to be given
by home talent in the near future.
Miss Daisy and Cousin Lloyd Knowl-
ton are spending few days with
friends at lola this week
Paul Irwin now has the palm as
local sportsman having killed last
Tuesday coyote with a shot gun.
The young folks gave a masquerade
party at Mr. Esee's last Wednesday
night in honor of Miss Ricketts,.
The following are the names of the
pupils who have received 100 per cent
in daily recitations in spelling during
February: Nora Myers, Clara Warner,
Lydia Sherwood, Edna Oliver, Anna
Koepping, Ethel Hyde, Anna, Jake
and Tom Rutledge, Delta and Roy
Denning, Frank Mabie, Charlie Ben
nett, Leila Hyde, Mary Irwin, Frank
Landrum, Bessie Templin and Jane
Rutledge. The following are the
names of the pupils neither absent
nor tardy during the month of Feb
ruary: Clara Warner, Ethel Hyde,
Delta and Roy Denney, Jimmie Lea
witt, Frank Knowlton. Bessie Temp
lin, Edith and Arthur Leavitt, Leila
Hyde, Mary Irwin and Walter Land
rum.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09

VIM Pickett who lived on the edge
of Woodson county, but now lives
east of Humboldt, came back u short
time ago and took unto himself a
wife, a Miss Wood.
The Otter Springs school rendered
an interesting program last Thurs-
day night, Washington's birthday.
Rev II Chambers, presiding elder,
and Rev j Il Brown held quarterly
meeting service at Mound Valley in
the edge of WOodson county near Mr.
Sadd's.
The long -looked-for play was rem.
dered lat Saturday night at Otter
Springs. All home talent.
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NORTH MAPLE GROVE.
LorA ZIG. Reporter


march 6-The rain last Monday Wac
welcomed by those WHO have been
hauling water all winter.
Edna Ball came home Friday and
stayed until Sunday.
Newton Cozine visited 1T home last
week.
The missionary society met ut MRS
SIalley's Thursday, march /, and
elected the following officers: presi-
dent, Mrs Ada LemAster; let vice
pres, Mrs e ID Cain; End vice pres,
Mrs Rosa Christian; treasurer, MIS-
Smalley; sec, Mrs Matte Ryker; cor
sec. Mrs. Woods.
Simon Brilliant died march |. 1900.
at his home, four miles north of lola
after brief Illness in the 35th year of
his age. He had lived in our neigh.
borhood only one year but had won
the esteem of all by his honest and
upright character, and had many
friends who sincerely regret his death
and extend their sympathy to the be-
reaved wife and fatherless boy. The
funeral services were conducted in
the u b church in lola. The father,
three sisters and two brothers of the
deceased came up from Labette
county to attend the funeral.
Mr. Kerr and family have taken
possession ofthe Riggs farm. We are
glad to welcome them to our COM
munity.
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TONY POINT.
All Larsons, correspondent.

MI Larsons correspondent.
March 6--The folks who bought the
Heden and Whitsel places have ar
rived from Iowa and are living on
their farms.
ID b Rush Is breaking his mules
that he bought some time ago.
We are sad to have to report the
deathsof Mrs Jim Campbell, it being
the second death in the family within
three weeks. She died February 81
from lung fever. We sympathlse with
Mr. Campbell in the loss of his wife.
She leaves husband and two
children.
Mr. Ash brook is going to shell corn
some of these day.
N A Latimer seems to like this part
OF the country pretty we'll as he does
not stay away long when he leaves.
We understand Mr. Holsy is going
to move tomorrow on the place he has
rented four miles north west of here.
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CARLYLE.
K W Lemasters Reporte.

W Lemasters, Reporter,
March ii II Dunlap Is on the
sick list this week.
Henry Caldwell and Ed Suther-
land are convalescent.
Joseph Longshore, of Indiana, is
visiting the family OF his uncle, II
Longshore.
u + Csldw we'll, Of Lawrence, was
down to see his brother ono day last
week.
The Cement company are moving
the well drill to lola where they will
use 1t for a time.
The l. NJ 3 met with Mrs SmAlley
Thursday OF last week.
L Crowell and Miss Hattie came
up from Allen Center Thursday for q
short visit.
J F Ryker was the most popular
man in Carlyle last week, being the
only man with q sleigh. Even the
married ladies smiled on him.
Mrs Bush's sister and family are
visiting her for few days before GO
ing to their future home in Okla
hOma.
While Dean Allison of lola had the
smallpox his wife and children stay
ed with his sister, Mrs Jackson,
south of Carlyle. After his recovery
they went back to lola and now Mrs
Allison has the smallpox.
Nora Wright and Rena Woods
were sick last week on account of be-
ing vaccinated