The Daily Postal-Card from Wellington, Kansas • 1

fe i fiB tori Allen Jenkins, Publishers. One Cent Per Cnnv 1 NUMBER 146. "JWeGiveeNews Others Wasli) Tgton the me sse'n er presented the papers' a second time, whereupon JkckVon exclaimed: "By the Eternal! I have signed them The messenger admitted it, wanted to knowwhat ttiejetters meant "Smart 'young man replied Jackson "don't know'tlie meaning of O.K. It stands for 01 is said, that Ben-ton's "Thirty Years jn the Senate" is authority for story. Troy Qhief, populist Convention, The.

Populists, held, fciyu today at the opera house at 1 to elect eight delegates to. the judicial convention in Wichfta Jiini 23rd V'. p. 1 Sleeper occupied the chair and van D. acted as secretary.

The' following delegates were elected: Frank Logan', B. Wilson Myers, jG. Handy, Ivan. Rogers, Freston Cold well W. R.

Savage, delegates to select their own alternates. -j The delegates 'were instructed to Vote for Judge Dennfspn; for judge of Appelate "court. The 'following reso-lutionsby Mr. Lambe were carried by a unanimous standing vote: Whereas, at the recent meeting of the Seventh congressional committee, Sumner county was reported as pp? posed to the Hon. Jerry Simpson, and the public press of the district took considerable pains to publish the same, therefore be it 'Resolved, By the Populists of Sumner county, in masa convention that! we denounce said report as unauthorized, unwarranted and utterly void of the truth, and be it further Resolyed, That we haye.

the nU most confidence in his integrity and ability, and pledge him our hearty support at the nominating convention and at the polls. At the close of the convention, Jerry Simpson addressed a crowded house, at some length, on'the political issues of the day in and the financial question in particular. Shot His Shadow. J. H.

Corder. tfce Rock Island restaurant man, was down to the creek yesterday and heard four fired, one after te Qther. He went UP the creek to see who. was shooting and saw George Washington Baker standing peering in the wa.tej., "Come here, Ma'sa said Wash. Here's, de biggest ugliest bull frog youse eber seed; I've shuts at him, four times aa't kijl hinq.1.

Corder walked" up and qoui4 see nothing in the water hmt the shadow of Wash's face, "You've been, shooting at yur Wash," said Mr. Corder. "Am datsure nuff my face. Weill clare to gracious I've been, shooting at myself foir times and might have killed myself and not knowed it," said Wash, as he went up the creek. Advertise ifi the Postal-Gard, May Express Opinions.

A Sad Case. One of the most touching cases of abject misery we ever heard of was che case of Mrs. E. E. Dorlan'd, who came up from the Strip the other day.

Mrs. Dorland resided on a claim twelve miles west of Kremlin with her husband' and five children. Her usband was takr.n sick two or three month's ago with a kidney disease caused by the water down there. Her husband and three children, two boys and a girl, all died in nine weeks of the same trouble, Last Monday she started for the state in a covered wagon, leaving her farm in charge of neighbors, and ar rived in this city in a pitiable condition. She fell into the kind hands of Mr.

and Mrs. Griffin, on West Harvev. and was, tenderly cared for, Mrs. Dorland is i young woman, only 28 years old. he and one son of 8 and an 18-months-old baby are all who are left of a family of seven.

A collection was taken up for her at the Pop- hlist convention and $3.18 cents, se cured Other' people around1 town have contributed until the sum reached $10. Mrs, Dorland will start in. her wagon for WiQhita tonight, where she will take the tram for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where her broth er resides. Leave Tomorrow, The Wellington band will leave tomorrow for Wichita over the Rock Island at 8:31 a.m. They will not give a concert there, as the necessary arrangements could not he made, They will hold-private rehearsals in the band room at Wichita tomorrow, TOMORROW'S S33RViCES.

BAPTISTSunday-school, 9:30 a. m. Preaching, 11 a. subject, Christian's Passover," After the morning sermon the church will observe the Lord's Supper. Christian Endeavor, 7 p.

"The Grace of Efurqilvty, Leader, G. T. Neubert, Children's day-exercises at' 8 o'clock. The Sunday-school has prepared a good program consisting of. readings, recitations songs, etc.

A collection wjll be taken for the Sunday-School work. Let all who ca.n oome out and enjoy these exercises. 'II. A. Doughty, METHODIST-Suiiciayschool, 9:30.

At' 11 o'clopk sermon to parents. Class Junior League 3 m. Epworth League, 1 p.m, Sermon at 8. Everybody invited. Willis K.

Folks retiirnod from his eastern trip last night, 1 fe says that conditions back east arc as bad or worse, than out here, and he would not advise a poor man to go there, He reports crops in Kansas as farther advanced than those, of any other state wliere he has been, While away Folks attended the National Prohibition convention held at Pittsburg, May 27th. Stella Newton'a kindergarten Iis spending the day picnicking at Pqle's grove northwest of town. VOLUME I. The Friends in Council, Yesterday afternoon the club was lentertained at ibe home of the president, Mrs. Lyman a delightful session was held.

The program was opened by Mrs. Ricks' reading, ''Sketch of an Old Vehicle," which tradition says belonged to the Father of His. Country. Mrs. King's ssay on "Our LocalBirds'' was most as was also the reading on astronomy, by Mrs.

'Guiles, 'fihe Dinner a selection from recited by Mrs. Wilson, antici pated the pleasures which should be theirs at the conclusion of the program. The question for the day, the composition, preparation and places of manufacture -of common salt, was then satisfactorily answered. Mrs. F.

T.O wefts read a selection, from "The World Beautiful" was much' appreciated. "The Explanation of, by Mrs; was timely and interesting reading, and was suitably followed fctfv Mrs. Buttrey's reading, "The Foolish Fear of The debate, "Resolved that the World la Growing Better," was. laid over for another session. fbep came the tea, which was most excellent and was seryed in the hostess' usual dainty manner.

A welcome finish was the delicious ice which formed the concluding course. After lunch the tardy member gave as her share of the program, Hawthorn's stpry of David Swan. The guests present were Mesdmes J. Lang, A. A.

Richards and F. T. Owens. July 3d being-the day for the next meeting of the "Friends" a Fourth-of-July program is expected, in wtyicl) the Declaration of. Inde pendenpe and the timeshonored ora tioo will be prominent features, Kansas' 0.

K. Connection. The discussion recently opened up concerning the origin and meaning of the letters'O. has brought the fact tnat Kansas naa something ft do with it, Jn 1833, when General jjackspn was presidept. General Wool was commander at Fort.

Leavenworth which had been established six years before, in 1827. General Wool sent a special messenger all the way from Fort Leavenworth to "Washington, with some important papers which required the president's approval and plgnature. The journey had' to be made on horseback and was very tire-gome, requiring four weeks each way, at asington, he found the. president kjtcen smoking a Clay pipe, 4tter inspecting tb raents, Jackson took a stub quill pen and wrote the characters, "0, at the bottom of each. The messenger returned and presented the papers to General Wool, who was astonished to find nothing but two meaningless letters attabecl Jo tkem Aftjr ((Wearing a blue streak he ordered tie "messenger to again start on the same journey, and to stay until the papers were properly signed.

Arriving at RAILROAD NOTES. Brakeman Harry Shreves has reported for work. Charles Anderson, the Rock Island pump engineer, went up to Wichita this morning, Superintendent Hartman passed through this morning, going from Hunnewell to Wichita. Jack Hannaman will take a fifteen days' layoff and go out to Attica to cut his wheat near that place. J.

Frank Bynon, of the Casuality Insurance company, is talking insurance to the railroad boys today, Three trains of stock, came in last from Panhandle, Texas, en rout tq northern Wyoming to feed, Conductors Quick and Bellcamein from Arkansas City last night to protect stock from the Panhandle counj i Brakeman Billy Jones has gone to Cripple Greek for a couple of weeks or dig gold in the. mountains, presumably. Superintendent G. J. Hartman came down from Wichita last night in his special car, going through to Hunnewell on a tour of inspection.

Levi Stump passed through here this morning en route from Wichita to his home in Woodward. Mr. Stump is one of Woodward's largest stock shippers and feeders. E. Green, of Wichita, Will fill the position of bill clerk at the freight in the absence of Frank DeFrees, who has taken an extensive.

leave of absence and will leave shortly for Arizona. E. Waidley, one of Alva's most prosperous cattle growers, went west this morning, returning home from Strong, City, where he had taken a train of feeders, lie reports crops as being in first-class condition and plenty of rain in thai; section of country. E. Hayes has a sample of the Santa Fe company's new watches sent here for inspection.

Every railroad engi neer and conductor must, before August buy a watch answering this description: Jt must be at least sev enteen jeweled, ana adjusted 10 posi tion, temperature and isochronism. There will be a change in the time. card in few days. Just wnM changes will be made is not definitely known or how radical they will be. There is some talk that a train or two will be taken oft and others substi tuted.

The changes to be mado will not be officially known for several days, An extensive prairie fire raged ln the region of Pampa, Texas, last, night, doing a large amount of damage. The Santa Fe ran a special 'train from Panhandle with all the force available to fight it, but did not' succeed in extinguishing it for several hours, and then only after burning several Santa Fe buildings..