People's Voice from Wellington, Kansas • 12

1 22 old by JL- I i (I (orrespbndencje i W0HM, The young folks met at the home of David Lewis on Tuesday evening and spent several hours in social enjoyment. From present indications the oat plant and crop will both be on the short order this year unless we have the favorable kind of weather from now on. Wheat looks as though the crop would be of a pretty good yield as the rains have helped it wonderfully. Com is small but is growing nicely now and has a good color and the most of the fields are clean and nice. Thomas Hillburn and family of Belle Plaine visited with Fred Heavener of Riverdale last Sunday.

ILLINOIS DISTIUCT. We are having clear, cool weather. The nights are almost cold enough for frosts. If this kind of weather lasts a few weeks we will" have heavy, plump wheat. We had 2.33 inches of rain from the 1 2th to the 19th.

Part of the time the ground was so wet we could not walk over it. A few miles on either side of us is cultivated every day. Mrs. Hall returned last Friday from a three months' visit with relatives in Michigan. Ida and Abe, who went later, Makes the food more delicious and wholesome Henry Cline of Springdale township returned from Iowa last week.

A big rain here last Wednesday. The Indian doctor and several of his agents went to the old settlers' picnic. Found a man in Illinois township who was never asked to subscribe for the VOICE, but when 3sked last week he subscribed for the paper. We want more correspondents. If there is nonetrom your community, wou't you undertake it? We furnish postage and stationery- CONWAY SPRINGS.

Geo. McClure of Milan visited his biother-in-law, C. Krebs, las Friday. A number of country people west to Conway Springs to attend the medicine entertainment which was given last week. 4" E.

Prough is doing the mason work on the foundation of the new house which R. Elliott is having built between Conway and Viola. Dr. and Mcllheuny started the middle of May to Gettysburg, Pa. on a summer visit.

Abe Tanner aud Mr. Troxel of Oklahoma are doing the work on John Thompson's house in Springdale town-shtp. There are twelve secret societies in our city. Nelson Sones of Wichita was in our locality a few days ago visiting his sick mother. T.

II. Tanner and wife moved to Illi nois last week to engage in farming. Fred Wolf met with an accident by cutting his arm several weeks ago. James Gilford was up from Enid to tend the funeral of bis sister-in-law, Mrs. Chas.

Gilford. Joseph Frost, the engineer who runs the engine at Bert Strong elevator, had a young engineer to come to his house week before last, Tim Riggs moved from Mulvane to Conway Springs last week. L. Vaugh, an engineer on the Missouri-Pacific, has been suffering for several weeks with sciatic rheumatism and has been compelled to lay off from work on the road. Fred Smy the and wife returned to Wichita after a visit of several weeks with friends here.

Fred expects to return in a short time and work in this locality several months. The middle of this month we had three good rains in Conway Springs township which caused all grains to loom up in good shape. Dr. E. G.

Farris visited Chapman Bros, in Eden township the third Sunday in May. Decoration Day will be observed in this part of the county by every person. Many flowers and roses will be taken to the cemetery and placed upon the graves. Rev. Dr.

C. C. Wood of Arkansas City filled the pulpit at the Methodist church the third Sunday night in May. He had a large audience. He is the pastor of the M.

E. church at Arkansas City. John Shores, who lives near Stafford, passed through the city last Monday for Eureka Springs, where he was going for the benefit of his health. He is a brother to Columbus Shores to Oxford and Frank Shores of Milan. Mr.

Hartzel, who has been visiting in Illinois and Kansas City, the past few months, came to Conway Springs the first part of last week and -will visit his daughters who live in this locality for several weeks. Hiram Berger of Conway township can raise the red top clover. The writer saw a sample of it last week. Three loads of lumber were hauled out from the city towards Eden township the first of last week. There were a few who went from Conway township to Eden last week to attend the old settlers' picnic held in Dod- son's grove.

All report a good time, with tried chicken and good eat at the appointed hour. things to Mr. Handy and his son, Mont, -went to Conway the first of the week to buy a sen binder. Walter Everns, a conductor on the Missouri-Pacific, running from Conway i a iu iarucu, is iaKing treatment in a nos pital in St. Louis.

Soarr, son of A. Sparr. tookhis his household goods to Conway Springs and stored them away last week. Luther expects to go into business selling goods tor a company. He will arrange to live in the city this S.

of Springdale township is visiting in umo. Harvey Hubbard returned from Kan sas City last week. Ed Fuller and Harry Leddj- are al ready in line to do first-class shaving and hair cutting. Ed has a bath room with his barber shop. All the cool drink business in the city gets hot.

fellows do a good when the weather Joe Gooch and Joe Lang attended the old settlers' picnic last week in the Dod- son grove. Garrett Hurst and daughter, Martha, from near Zvba, visited the family ot II. M. Thompson at Conway the first of last week. Robert Sanders has the fastest trottinsr A horse that runs on the roads in this necic of the woods.

Ham Chenoweth, the undertaker, has the finest Liverpool ware that your eyes can look upon. Billy Miller was painting, Will Sack- ect's house last week. Miss Ella Hall has returned from Illi nois. Mr. Blair and wife are busy in their picture gallery.

They did some work for the Indian Medicine companj. County Superintendent Massey of Wellington went through here last week on his way to the old settlers' picnic. Edgar Mathews was secretary at the old settlers picnic. a kfw vobk. Did ycu read tho United States supreme court's decision in the insular case? Hero are the things the court be-cided, boiled down to a few line: First; Congress has plenary power to legislate the territorial possessions of the United Statis.

Second; Validity of the collection of customs taxes bv the military authorities in Porto Rico, both before and after tho ratification of tho treaty of peace and before the taking effect of the Porto Rican act, is sustained. Third; Customs taxes were wrongfully collected on imports into theUnited States from Porto Rico after the ratification of the treaty of peace and before the taking effect cf the Porto Rican act; the imports into the United States from the Philippines since the ratification of the treaty of peace, and on imports from Hawaii into the United btates after the annexation and before the taking effect of the Hawaiian territorial 'government law. Fourth; The validity of the duties collected both in the United States and in Porto Rico nnder the Porto Rican act is sustained, and the constitutionality of that law is sustained. Five; All duties collected on imports from Porto Rico between the ratification of the treaty of peace and the taking effect of "the Porto Rican law, if paid under protest, must all be refunded by the Government. Under these decisions' territory can bo held indefinitely as colonies under s-uch form of government as con gress shall see nt to prescribe.

They may be given complete territorial governments, such as that of Xew Mexico and that which was given to Hawaii during the last session of congress. They may be given limited territorial governments, such as that which was conferred upon Porto Rico, or their government may be put entirely in the hands of the president, as was done in the case of the Philippines by the Spooner amendment to tho army appropriation bill. That the state twine plant has been a great success and has paid many times its cost in compelling the trust to lower its prices any person who has bought twine for. sevecal years knows. The price last year was very much below the yeartcrsre and" this year it will Ixv muoh below last and this in.

the face of the fact that all other kinds of trust goods have steadily advanced daring the same period. There is but one reasonthe state plants of Kansas and several states. The i roduet sent out from our own plant last year was of the very best quality and the management this year guarantee the same. It will be on sale in Sumner county os it will be all over the state. The price this year will be less than one-half as great as it was before state plants were in operation and it is safe to say that were it not for tho state plant it would bo higher still.

In a later issue will give figures and estimates of what this plant will save the state this year. Tho amount will be enormous. Before buying be sure to get prices on state twine and examine it. A state salt pirn and one for refining oil would be of even greater benefit to the people. The articles on "Rus.sia of To-Day," by Henry Norman, which, have tesn a feature of Scribner's Magazine (but have been interrupted for several numbers), are resumed in the June number with a paper on 'Finland," which is just now the center of interest on account of the efforts of the Russian government to suppress the Finnish language in official business.

Mr. Norman writes very sympathetically of this hardy people who have so long maintained their individuality while a part of the Russian empire" He gives remarkable instances of their energy and integrity, and shows the pathes of their attempt to keep their identity against heavy odds. John Hooper, the Missouri thresher, is here from Triplet, getting his machine in readiness for the summer's work. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 D. II.

Patton 6c Co. 6 6 Have listed sufficient land to justify them in bringing into Wellington an excursion party of prospective land purchasers. They will come from Indiana and Illinois and will begin to ar-rive about June 10. 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 JW.IU1 XiAVtUlCiUliO Hill fl come two or three weeks 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Those who wish us to sell their lands can list same with Mr. G.

C.Carpkxtkii, a member of the firm.whose headquarters until further notice will be at the Hotel Wellington. 6 lllliil 6 wovAt eiw poworw hood and sold groceries farmers, and then used direct to the Mr. Adams' store to store his goods in. It has got so dry that it is no trouble to kill cockle burs and the farmers are getting their corn fields in good shape. B.

F. Bebee's nephew of Anson is over on a short visit. Will Christie still has his hands full breaking horses and keeping the burs down. Mrs. Montgomery sent to Chicago and got a new range stove.

Some time ago Andy's Star printed a number of the good laws the last legis lature passed but he forgot the registra- tion law. Maybe Andy has not regis- tered yet. We think if the county commissioners would fail to make a levy for the high school that the outside townships would be better pleased. Charley Mount has returned from the Strip and is visiting friends and waiting for harvest. Creek township seems to have plenty of help to harvest the wheat crop.

CALDWELL. J. R. Swartzel was a Wichita visitor Monday. Mrs.

Blanche Campbell was a Wellington visitor one day this week. Judge Burnette was attending to legal business at Renfrow and Wellington. S. C. Burnetts was engaged iu transacting district court business Monday last.

Presiding Elder Ebright held quarterly meeting at tho Methodist church Sunday last. C. II. Peters was conveying a party of machine men from Bluff City one day last week. Mrs.

C. E. Weaver was purchasing goods for her millinery emporium at Wichita, Monday. M. W.

Robinson of Kansas City, was taking orders from our implement dealers the first of the week. Mrs. J. J. Brady was transacting business with the Singer Sewing Machine Co.

at Wellington the first of the week. Ex-Representative I. N. Cooper spent Sunday with his daughter at Whitewater. His little grandson returned "with him.

C. J. Humphrey of Wellington, was taking a last fond look at his immense wheat crop in this vicinity before sail ing Mrs. 14. F.

McCuilongh, (Miss Hut- son), arrived in the city Monday eve ning from her home iu Belleville, to spend a few weeks under the parental roof. The Memorial sermon was delivered by Rev. Durham of tho Baptist church, at the Christian church Sunday morning. The G.A.R. Post attended in a body; a large concourso wcro in atten dance upon the services.

The commencement exercises at the opera house last Friday merht were very creditable to the graduating class. There were tourteen in tho class of '01 ten girls and four boys. All acquitted themselves very well. At the close Senator R. T.

Simons presented the diplomas in a well prepared fifteen minutes address. community was stirred up again Sundoy morning by the report that there had been another shooting on the commons north of town. It turned out that Zack McDaniels had shot five times at W. A. Cope, one of which took effect, striking Cope over the right eye.

passing under the skin for a couple of inches and then out near the ear, making only a flesh wound. Constable Stearns went to the scene as soon as notified and arrested McDaniel and placed him in the city jail. He was placed under a $2,000 bond to appear next Monday for his preliminary examination, in default of which, he was taken to Wellington Tuesday morning. Andrew Poulson, son of J. M.

in this city last Saturday night and was buried in the city cemetery Sunday afternoon. Andy was a young man of "perhaps twenty-five years; was a bright young man, who might have been an ornament to the community, but from early associations had drifted into habits that unmake men. He was true to his friends and none were refused assistance who asked it, if he were able to render it. Without recounting the cost or attending the advice of his true friends his life force was dissapated before he became aware of it, and the paid flame of life flickered once, twice and went out forever. CORBIN.

J. C. Billings has returned to Drury from Dodge City. Crops are looking fine. Jack Hess wants a man to run his binder.

George Craven has painted his house. J. H. Stonehocker and his son, Sam, are fixing to put out a b-g crop this fall. C.

Dugan has a new team broken to drive. See him go up the line, boys. Judge McBride granted a decree this morning divorcing Mrs. Helen E. Hayes from her husband, Ed Hayes, and bar ring each of them from all interest in I the other's property.

for on BELLE PLAINE. Wheat is needing rain. Cool nights, sore throats and bad colds are all the go now. Uncle Dick Ricord hived a very large swarm ot bees on the E. church lawn on Tuesday evening.

Alfalfa haying i-4 the order of the day. Sam Ayers moved his old barn Mon day preparatory to building a new one. L.E. Osborn purchased a thoroughbred Duroe Jersey sow of R. Mark last week and she is a perfect beauty.

Mr. Mark has three others just as good as can be found. The Meirorial sermon was well rendered Sunday evening by Elder Broadus and was heartily appreciated and heartily despised by some in the audience. Appreciated by all those who love purity and honesty of character and despised by those who choose to erect monuments pleasing unto themselves disregarding the influence they wield in the world. Elder Broadus unflinchingly, yet respectfully hewed to the line.

We who heard him can look out upon the monuments the various classes of men are building today, then in the distant future see their influence on the genera tions yet unborn. Knowles Monroe's Mexican Concert and Medicine company are entertaining our citizens these fine evenings. T. A. Smith, the McCormick block man, was in our city Monday evening setting our new firm "Hatfield Mark" right with the company.

We predict or them a bright future now, that J. A. Weed has once more introduced Mc Cormick goods among us. J. A.

Weed shipped his household effects to Wichita Tuesday where he will make his headquarters. Frank Holliday came dewu from Wichita Monday evening, Thos. Hatfield and Dodson, the jewel er, have entered into partnership in the plating business. A family reunion was held Tuesday at he home of Mr. and Mrs.

"Ben Hatfield. Every member of the family was present and a joyful time ensued. Messrs. Coulter Lawless were present with their camera and photographed the fam ily including tather, mother, seven sons and one daughter, four daughters-in-law, seven grandsons, three grand daughters, and one friend, Mrs. Maria Dalley, Fred Wagner transacted business in Wichita Monday.

Two horse thieves were taken through here Monday enroute to Eldorado to an swer for their crimes. They were captured near Blackwell by the A. P. A. Mrs.

Cromwell is enjoying a visit from her father. The different firms of this city have received about four cars of binders this week. Robt. Mark's family are now at home in their new dwelling. Grain has been moving quite freely during the past week.

Our elevators seem to be quite busy. Charley Myers is home with his family for a few days. We are informed that Mr. Snyder, living north of town, has purchased the Foltz property near the Santa Fe depot. Mrs.

Lizzie Troutman of Decatur, 111., arrived Wednesday on a visit to her mother, Mrs. M. Baruer. Mrs. Pres.

Duyall cf Lamont, O. arrived Saturday on a visit to friends. M. D. Leggett, John Carothers and Wm.

Leeper had horses on the Wichita market Thursday. T. Culbertson of Osage City was a guest of the families T. B. Loer, Dee Loer and Ivan Hatfield from Thursday until Monday.

Ora O. Wheeler of this city was married last week. His better hails from Missouri. We extend our tions. congratula- Yewell Griffith had hogs on the Wichi ta market Monday.

The Walton brothers hauled out two new binders Monday. Albert Snarcur and sons and Frank Owen did business in Wichita Saturday. Bert Ashmore was a Wichita visitor Monday. rs. W.

Andrews was shopping in Wichita Monday. Mrs. Nellie Loer visited her sister in Emporia Tuesday. Alfred Epperson, James Mackey, Ivan Hatfield. Pete Bishop and Bert Reed were in Wichita Thursday.

Postmaster Dull and E. T. Funk at tended the G. A. R.

reunion in Black- well Wednesday. Mrs. M. P. Hatfield and children left Thursday for a visit with her parents Peotone.

The Home Study Circle held a recep tion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Wilson Tuesday evening.

Music was furnished by the mandolin club. A de lightful evening was enjoyed by all. EWELL. Church service at buver ureet was not very well attended last Sunday as ouite a number went to Argonia and Milan to attend the Memorial service. Our oats are so short we will need a road scraper to harvest them.

Our storekeeper, Mr. Adams, is the best natured merchant we ever knew. Recently a man canvassed the neighbor- I CALDWELL TOWNSHIP. The dance at G. G.

Winsor's was well attended and a good time reported. William Darby is coming home to help harvest. Mr. Winsor got a new buggy for the pleasure of the young folks. Earl, Mary and Georgie Winsor nfade visit to Avon, where they used to live.

Dr. Harrf Jordan is home on a vacation from the dental college at Kansas City. C. M. Love's sale near Renfrew went off in good style on the 23rd.

He sold nine horses on an average of $70.20. Cows and calves averaged 45. Sale amounted to near $1600. John Builta has 29 young calves in his herd. Some fields of wheat are splendid, while some are short and won't make much.

Oats are short yet. Lem Griffin sold out and left. Tom Jordan sold a mare to John Smith for $125, Saturday. Your scribe bought a horse at Love's sale. Six different makes of binders selling in Caldwell.

Headers aren't in it this time. S. S. Clark has gine and thresher think will soon large machines of a Davis gasoline en-for farmers which I take the place of the today. People of this place don't neea to go to Wellington for an auctioneer so Ion as Dave Frame stays here.

Andy Poison was buried in the Corzine cemetery Sunday evening; Zack, who shot Wood Smith and wounded him a year ago, shot a man named Porter Sunday morning The ball entered above the eye, glanced over skull and came out behind. The difficulty was over town herd pasture land. S. S. Clark will arrive home on the 4th of next month.

Clayton Donhain sold and bought a place in Elk county where he will go to live after harvest. A. II. Detrick and Jess Ridings sold their land to II. T.

Trice of Winfield. Curt Hastings mother bought the quarter of E. T. Hebb and his brother-in law the west quarter. The Popes have another 12-pound boy at their place.

PLEASANT HILL. Delayed. We are shaving pleasant weather with cool nights. Several weddings occurred in this vi cinity last week. The boys are tired of turning flapjacks.

Fishing parties are getting to be quite frequent. Rev. C. Houston preached interesting sermons Sunday morning and evening jurs. tusie totnun ot ivieriuian is very sick.

It is thought that she has an ab sess on her lungs. Mrs. Henderson, who has been sick, is improving slowly. Ben Osborn has commenced to lay the foundation tor his new house. T.

J. Anderson and wife have moved from Wichita back on their farm. air. ana lurs. ueacn buiiivan came down from Peck Sunday and visited rel atives in this neighborhood.

Mesdames Delia Hickock, Mary Over- street ana vara Anaerson visitea at Mr 1 1 "a 1 1 Sam Price's, who live near Belle Plaine, Monday. Bill Montgomery, who went west and took up a claim, is back again. ARGONIA. Ed Hadler and wife of Arkansas City are visiting relatives in this city. MissAlta Kirk of Wellington visited friends in this city from Sunday until Wednesday.

Herbert Jones and wife of Tittsburg are visiting tne lormers parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Jones. Mrs.

Will Stickler and children of Ar kansas City are visiting the former's brother, W. Small. Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Kennedy are the proud parents of a baby boy. Memorial sery ices were held at the I. O. O. F.

Hall Sunday afternoon. Frank Tracey and Miss Lizzie Barnes spent Sunday with friends at Conway. Quite a number of our younsr people attenaea tne oia settlers' picnic at Mil ton weanesaay. Mr. and Mrs.

John Gile of Milan visit- I ed friends in this city Wednesday. I CICERO. N. O. Potter and family of Riverdale spent two days visiting with Thomas Hillburn, and fishing near Belle Plaine C.

Scott is breaking out fifty-fiye acres ot prame tor Martin of Wellington. Mr, Turner, who now owns the Judge Herrick farm, is making some needed improvements in the way of ditching, The way in which he goes at it, we think he will soon have the farm in a condition. rrcrr James Reed returned last Friday from western Oklahoma, where he had been looking for a home. He is well pleased with that country and thinks he will go Dack alter harvest. returned with her.

Mr. Perren, a neph ew of Mrs. Hall, came with them to make a visit. Al Walcher and Pres Wyckoff are both building new barns. Dr.

Little of St. Joe has located in Rome and is now ready to relieve the suffering. George Sawrers is enlarging the sink and building al stone foundation under his elevator. He will have it nnished in time for the new crop of wheat. Mr.

Smith, who bought the Wall Fleming place, moved in last Saturday. Bethel observed Children's Day last Sunday. Joe Smith is on the sick list. Tohn Stiger cultivated the trees at the school house last week. The trees have made a rapid growth and will soon mal a nice grove.

DltURY. Fine weather but the nights are cool for this time of year, Quite a number of our young people attended the Children's Day exercises at Cagger school house last Sunday night. Avery Cockhorn's party was well at tended and a good time is reported. There were about fifty present. A birthday party was given for Bertha Ford last Thursday night.

Ice cream and cake were served. All present had a good time. Children's Dav exercises will be held at Drury June the second. All invited to come. Exercises begin promptly at 8 o'clock p.

m. Fall Center will give a strawberry so cial out in the open air at the church next Thursday night. Their Children's Day exercises will be on the ninth. Harvest will soon be here. Some wheat in this cotnmuntty will be ready to harvest in a short time.

Joe Stonehocker went to Corbin last Sunday evening. Mr. Renn of Wellington is having some work done; on his house, where John Wherritt now lives. The pump house which blew up at Drury some time ago is being repaired. Sam Stonehocker went to Caldwell Monday to do some more corn shelling.

He has about a week's run. Some of the young folks of this place went to the commencement at Caldwell Friday night. They reported a large at- tendance and a good program. MULVANE. Tames Stewart has returned from his Oklahoma trip.

Mr. Dadisman will move his family to Wellington. Wednesday, where he has steady work carpentering. Mail Clerk Russell and family have re turned from Missouri alter a very pleas ant visit with friends. Mrs.

Nellie Cockrell and children of Ponca City are visiting her father, John Hatchett. Mrs. Jennie Person and children left Tuesday of last week for her old home in Ohio, where she was called by the ill ness of her mother. The Mulvane-Douglass ball game which was to have been plaved here Tuesday failed to materialize. The juglass nine were among the missing.

Fishing seems to be the order of the day No reports of the catches have ICllLUCU US. pitSUlUb l.HV-jr ail. JUlk. Etta Hinckle has filed suit for divorce ajrainst Albert Hinckle and the court has issued a restraining order to prevent him from disposing of any of the prop erty before date of settlement. A little son ot Mr.

Welshimer was kicked by a horse, last Sabbath evening and seriously injured. At last report the boy was improving. Misses Ruth Bundick and Nellie Green will attend, the county normal in Wellington. The Memorial services were conducted in the U. B.

church last Sabbath morn ig. Rev. F. E. Gordon of the Metho dist church preached the sermon.

It was a masterly address. A large choir furnished special music for the occasion. The W. R. C.

tastefully decorated the church with flowers and the stars and stripes. The G. A. R. attended in body.

MERIDIAN. The wheat fields look better. It has been a good time to kill weeds Frank Princehouse and wife of Zyba visited at G. W. Knowles bunday.

Charles Walker and wife made a trip to ellmgton on Saturday. W. C. Overstreet and family of Clear water was among us last week. Jess Walton and wife are glad over the arrival of a girl at their house.

A. M. Turney and wife and Miss Rosa made a trip to Wichita the first of this week. David Hurst, the merchant of Zyba, is having his store building all painted up in good shape. G.

W. Hetrick sold a fine driving horse to Robert Scaibrough of Belle Plaine last week. Ed Morse of Kay county, Oklahoma, was up last week after a team to haul off his wheat. He went back on Sunday..