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By LYMAN NAUQLE.
fU War With Glass Legislation and Mal-Administratlon.
VOLUME X.
Established August 26, 1690.
WELLINGTON, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, iSqq.-FIRST SECTION.
NUMBER io.
You can
have any
Felt Shoe
or Slipper
in our stock
at just
what it
cost us.
Buttrey's.
TERMS CASH.
) By W. E. WOOD, County Clerk. (
One of the principal items of the
annual statement of expenditures of
Sumner county is that of the cost of
builnioy antl keeping in repair county
bridges. The history of these artific
ial highways of travel in this county,
if Compiled, would comprise at least
one p.; (I sized volume.
In the early days of the county
sever:) public ferries over various
8treii':.a v.erc maintained by private
Individuals. Iu'-reas.-d trafflj neces
sitat'd better facilities for travel and
in 1872 i lie first bridge built in Sumner
county was erected over the Arkansas
river east of Oxford. This bridge
was not built bv the county, but by
Oxford township bv voting $10,000 in
township bonds, In 1877 high waters
destroyed the structure a:.d it was
supplanted by a pontoon bridge until
1884, when the county erected a pile
structure ou the site of the present
bridge.
The board of county commissioners
iu October, 1877, wanted a license to
Belle Plaiue township to bu:ld and
niaiuiafh a toll bridge across the
Ninnescah river south of Belle Plaine,
which was leased to the county in
1880 for a period often years; daring
this time the bridge was practically
rebuilt by the county and in 1893 was
donated to the county.
The first bridge built outright hy
the county was the present pile struc
ture, now in process of reconstruction,
across the Arkansas river west of
Mulvane.
This was the beginning in tliis
county of the bridge building indus
try which has been continued with
varying activity until the pnsent
time.
Sumner county Is now the possessor
of Dfty bridges, including those con
tracted for, the original cost of which
has been 8115,865. In the construction
of seven of these the additional sum
of $5,350 was coatributed by private
individuals who were particularly in
terested in the building of the same;
add to this an estimated expenditure
of at least $25,000 for thecost of re
pairs and we rind that the people of
this county have expeuded 9146,215 on
bridges, not including the expendi
tures by townships for this purpose.
The bridge across the Ninnescah
Tiver west of Belle Plaiue, besides
being the most ill fated, has also
proven the m ist expensive, the sum
of 11,919.90 having been expended
thereon; the original cost of building
in 1886 was $6,849. In 1888 the struc
ture from some unexplained cause
took a "header" into the bed of the
river and $3,500 was the price of
restoring the sarue. Just ten years
afterward a yuutnful cycioue loved
with it for a moment aud the county
was called upon for an additional ap
propriation of $1,570.90 to replace the
unlucky coucero. While undergoing
restoration for the second time it
made a third but only partially suc
cessful attempt to pluDge into the
waters of the Ninnescah.
The numerous misfortunes attend
ing this particularly ill-starred bridge
can readily be accounted for by per
sons of a superstitious turn of mind
when it is known that this is the
thirteenth bridge constructed io the
county.
Five bridges other than the one
just described have cost upwards of
$5,000, notably the Arkansas river
bridge eat of Oxford, upon which the
count; has expended $9,060; the Nin
nescah river bridge at Zvba, the con
tract price for which was $6,979, and
the bridge over the Arkansas river
west of Mulvane, when repairs now
being made are completed, will have
cost to exceed $5,000.
The most of these bridges were con
tracted fur during the palmiest days
of the bndtte trust, when all compan
ies doing busiuess in Kansas pooled
their interests and were thus enabled
to secure their own prices on work of
this kind throughout the state.
The fifty bridges are apportioned to
the various rivers and streams of the
county as loUoWs: Slate creek, 20;
Chikaskia river, 7: Ninnec.ih river,
6; Fall creek, 5: Biuff creek. 4; Ar
kansas river, 3, and Heaver, Shore,
Shoo Fly, Spring aud Elm creek-, 1
each.
Bridges are located either within
or on the township lines of town
ships numerically as follow: Wel
lington and Caldwell, 6 each; Valverde
and Falls, 4 each: Belle Plaine, Lou
don, Stunner, Avon, Ryan, Biuff and
Greene, 3 each; Gore, Conway, Spring-
dale, Palestine, Oxford and Dixon, 2
each; Eden. Harmon, Chikaskia and
South Haven, 1 each; while nine,
townships have nn county bridge. Io
wit: Illinois, Creek, Seventy-Six.
Osborne, Morris, Downs, Jackson,
Walton and Guelph,
Contracts for the construction of
these bridges have b en awarded as
follows:
The Missouri Valley Bridge and
Iron Works of Lea veo worth. Km., 34
contracts: J, K. SivVver of Wichita,
5 contracts: The Wrought Iron Bridge
Go. of Kansas CPf, Mo., A R, Elliott
of Wellington, Geo. Bradford of Kan
sas City, Mo., and Geo. Foster. C. E ,
of Wellington, 2 contracts each: the
King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing
Co. of Cleveland. O.. 1 contract: and
the bridge on Osage street, Caldwell
City, was deeded to Sumner county
by S. T. Tuttie.
A Baby Drowned.
G J. Martin, father of Chas. F.
Martin of the firm of Black & Martin,
was in the city from Whitman last
Friday afternoon and brought the
intelligence of the drowning of the
two year old child of Mr. and Mrs.
Lon Carter, liviu' three ar.d a half
miles east of Belie Plaiue, the day
previous.
Mrs. Carter and he child went to
the home of a neighbor, Mrs. Putin
ger, living a quarter of a mile distant,
to spend the day. Mr. Carter was
not at home, and there were no men
folks at the PittiKger home. While
the ladies were sewing and talking
the child wandered out of the house
unnoticed, and while playiag in the
back yard, fell into a cistern. The
supposition is that the child raised
the trap door of the cistern and in
looking in, lost its balance and fell in.
The child had been absent from
the hou-e some minutes when its
mother dropped her work to search
fr it. When she came out of the
bonne and did not see her child she
called, and receiving no answer, ran
quickly to the cistern, the door of
which was open. The mother was
horrified to see the apparently lifeless
form of her baby floating in the water
below. Her screams attracted the
attention of a man three quarters of
a mile distant, who came quickly to
the house and rescued the body. The
child was dead aud it was impossible
to tell whether it had been killed by
the fall into the cistern or had died
from strangulation.
Death of Orville Smith.
Orville Smith, one of the early
settlers of Sumner county, and a
I highly respected cilizen, died at his
home on the west sideThursday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock of kidoey trouble.
He bad been sick two or three weeks,
the disease taking a serious turn a few
days ago, resulting in his death.
Funeral services were IHd under
the auspices of the Matooic lodge at
ttie Presbyterian church Saturday
morn'ng at 10 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. Thos. Peoick of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church. Interment was
made iu Prairie Liwn cemetery by
tuesideof the remains ot his second
wife, who died two and a half years
ago.
Orville Smith was born in Franklin
county, Vermont, August 21, 1844,
being aged 54 years, 6 months and 9
days at the time of bis death. Hej
was a member of the Masonic lodge. I
He had attained the. 32d degree inj
that order, and was rated as one of
the best informed Masons in the state.
He was also a member of the K. & L i
I of S. lodge, in which order he carried j
w,uuo life insurance. Mr. Smith was
a veteran of thecivil war and belonged
to the local G. A. R. po?t. At the
close of the civil war he entered the
government suiveying service and was
at the head of one of the corps of
surveyors that surveyed the Indian
Territory. At the close of this work
in about 1870, lie look uphis residence
in Sumner county, opening a cattle
ranch on the Ofaikaskla river. He
was fi st married in Vermont, his
wife dying a few years after. Ooe
child, a d iught er, now 34 years of age
and living in Vermont, was the
result of that union. In 1876, Mr.
Smith was united to Miss Mollie
Hawk of tliis coiintv. Two children,
a girl and a boy. aged 20 aid 15 years,
respectively, were the result of the
Bteood marriage. Both surive him.
A brother, H. F. Smith of tins city,
and two sisters living in Vermont,
alsosurviv- him. On account of the
distance the two sisters were unable
to attend the funeral. The deceased
had served several terms as county
surveyor of Sumner county.
Logan Hawk, father-in-1 iw of the
deeetM d, arrived from the 8t i i p south
east of Ca id well, Friday morning to
attend the funeral. Mrs. Hawk was
unable to come on account of sick
ness. Thinks the Spirits Control Him.
Wm. Mack of Mulvane. In been
taken to Wichita to be trad on the
charge of insanity. He was taken
charge of by the sheriff at the request
of relative, with whom he had been
visiting for some time.
Mack believes that some unseen
power is controlling him and his suf
ft ring from fear is intense at time.
While at, Mulvane he started for the
Indian Territory on three different
occasions, it is said, and each time he
would get as far as Udall and stop.
He claimed Hint the "unseen power"
would not let him procee d farther ou
nis journey. In his worst stages
strange phantoms appear before him
unbidden. The "spirits," which he
sometime calls them, have so worked
upon him that he has talked of suicide
in order to get relief.
Mack is a harness maker and is
considered a splendid workman, who
readily secured employment anywhere
he tried. He thinks he is in a hospi
tal at Wichita and told the sheriff
that he hoped wnen lie got better the
spirits would leave him. Mack will
probably be tried for insanity today.
Ed L. Brown Injured.
Ed L. Brown, the carpenter, was
pulled from the seat of a spring
wagon yesterday about 8:30j'clock a.m.
by a couple , f unruly horses, an I fail
ing upon his head was rendered un
conscious for awhile. Mr. Brown and
his son Rolla weie driving north on C
street, on their way to the country to
do some work. R ilia was driving the
wagon and Mr. Brown was silting in
the wagon leading a couple of horses.
When in front of Judge Herrick's resi
dence the horses Mr. Brown was lead
ine jerked bick suddenly pulling hini
out of the wagon. He fell upon his
head and was rendered unconscious.
Judge Herrick and others who saw
the accident, ran out and picked Mr.
Brown up. He regained conscious
ness and was taken home and a
physician summoned. It was found
that no bones were broken. Mr.
Brown is confined to his bed and
siffers considerable pain from sprains
in the shoulders and chet, bat no
serious consequences are feared.
February Weather.
Average of the month 24i: highest
temperature 69, on the 19ih; average
of warmest day 47, on the 20th; lowest
temperature 20 below, on the 12ib:
average of coldest day, 11 below, on
the 11th; days rain fell, one: depth of
rain and melted sm,w, .028; snow. 5:
depth all too light to measure; zero
or below, 7 times.
Year
Temperature Ruin
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The past February has been t he drj
est ard lowest temperature of the
seven, although the mercury has been
the lowest we have any record of.
The cold did not damage fruit and
stock as much as it has some other
winters. We had more steady cold
and less mud. D. M. Adams.
Engineer W. C. Danenbergand wife
have a child suffering with brain
fever, which is in a very dangerous
condition. The best of medical aid
has been secured and it is hoped the
child will soon show signs of recovery.
Marruge Licenses.
)W.M. Hand, 33 Latnoot.Ok
'( Minnie 3, E'mistou, 31.. ..Burden
HOME INDUSTRY
Something About an Institu
tion that lias Been Grow
ing Up Quietly.
A New Nursery in Wellington that
Is Furnishing Trees to Kansas
and Oklahoma and Inciden
tally Swelling Commerce
in This City.
Not long sine a leading journal in
a neighboring city that is prone to
put on metropolitan airs and claim
itself to bt the enter of the universe
the veritable pot atoutid which re
volves the mighty commerce of a
highly ctviliz d people, layed to and
gave a column or more of space to
announce the fact that a nursery had
been established in said city, which
was destined to supply all the earth
and the southern half of the moon
with trees and shiub and plants and
"sich." The euterpriseof the journal
was indeed commendable for upon in
vestigation the said nursery was a very
small affair in reality not nearly so
extensive as Wellington's institution
of this sort the Gem nursery, under
ownership and control of W. A Renn.
The Gem nursery lies along the
track of the Sata Fe railroad Just
east of tho city. Passing in and out
on the train we have watched the
growth and progress of the enterprise
with some Interest. Seeing the ar
ticle referred to above reminded us
tb it we ought to say something about
the Gem nursery through the Voice
in order that our readers and the out
side world might not be longer Igno
rant of so important an institution in
Wellington we accompanied Mr.
Renn to the nursery last Thursday
and had our expectations more than
realized.
The first thing'that attracted our
attention was the bright and healthy
look of all the trees. There was no
evidence anywhere of damaged or
dying trees. All are new and decid
edly thrifty.
The. tract comprises 116 acres of
which sixty acres are already in trees.
The number of acres in trees increas
es each year and a few years more will
find the whole tract covered. The
soil is of the very best quality for
tree culture, rich and mellow and
nowhere within the knowledge of
nursery men have trees put nut such
a munificent growth of fibrous roots
as on this tract. For treis that are
expected to stand the storms and
drouths of Kansas this is indeed an
important facior.
It has only been three years since
this nursery had its beginning; it
seems incredible that it could make
so much showing in so short a time.
The sales last year ran over $3,000.
Tliis yewr they will exceed $5,000, next
year still more and so on to the limit.
A force of fourteen to eighteen men
are kept busy from the first of March
to the first of September, making a
pay roll of $l50or m re per week. All
tliis money goes into the channels of
trade in Wellington and helps to
swell the volume of trade. The or
dere for trees come from all over
Southern Kansas and Oklahoma
About $2,000 in orders are already in
for this spring's delivery.
The foreman at the nursery is Tom
Rogers, well known as a nutseryman
of life-long experience. "What Mr.
bVajMfs doesn't know about tree cult
ure is yet a mystery to the whole craft.
M. C. Cernwell has charge of sales
and deliveries, in which line he has
had years of experience.
The investment in this nursery
up to date is nearly $16,000, and the
value of the trees now on hand at
wholesale prices will exceed $10,000
They have apple trees one, two and
three years old, all varieties, about
4S.000; peach. !7 000; apricot. 2 000:
nectaiines, 582; pears, 2,SfiD; cherriit.
33,00U: plums, 9,500: grapes, 3,000:
gjoseberries 17,000; blackberries, 9, OlO:
raspberries 2,000; shade and orna
mental, 22,500; hedge, 41.000: forest
tree seedlings, 8,600: evergreens, 2,000:
roses and shrubs, 500.
One valuable feature of the nurseiy
is an experimental orchard which now
covers about rive acres ar.d is growing
larger each year. All the new vari
eties that come under notice are sent
for acd planted for a test. If they
prove good and weil adapted they
take the pure buds and graft them
into active utility.
We have already spoken of the
thrifty appearance of the trees. On
thedy we were at the nursery, Geo.
W. Bailey, the well-known horticult
urist, was there also. He made a
critical examination of the trees and
gave the following testimonial to Mr.
Reno:
"This is to certify that I havutbis
day carefully examined the nursery
stock of the Gem Nersery of Welling
ton, Kan., and tlud all varieties of tiees
and shrubs iu first class condition, no
injury from freezing or otherwise. It
Is also free, so far as I am able to
judge, from any disease, San Jae
scale, or any infection. I will fur
ther state that I have never in my ex
ptrienee with fruit trees found a finer
or better proportioned lot of trees or
with a belter growth of fibrous roots.
G. W. Bailey,
Trustee of the Seventh District as a
member of the Board of the State
Horticultural society.
"People who are looking for nurs
sery stock certainly have a golden
opportunity to net ihe worth of their
money at the Gem. They are now in
good shape to handle and (ill all orders
promptly and accurately."
La:, tall they built a packing house
20x40, well fitted in every way for the
dispatch of business.
Our visit to the nursery was a reve
lation and we are glad to be able to
put our readers in possession of in
formation concerning it.
The Presbytery.
At 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon
the convention was called to order by
the president. Rev. J. W. Foose then
took charge of the devotional and song
service and the congregation joined
in singing "Let a Little Sunshine In."
Mr. Clarence Hayier, Mrs. F. M. Rob
erts and ltev. Geo. Robinson offered
prayer. A heartfelt and soul stirring
testimony meeting followed, showing
the enthusiasm and interest taken in
tne Christian Endeavor movement by
the young people of the Wichita
presbytery.
Sho.t talks were given by each
minister present, expressing gratifica
tion at the work done by the Kndeav
orers. After thirty minutes had been
devoted to song, prayer and testimony
the president again took charge of
the convention.
At! o'clock, a paper, "How Music
Can Best Help Us," was read by Miss
Edith Potter of Hazelton, showing
that music is the life of thcC.ti.
prayer meeting, breaking away the
ice of reserve, bringing us nearer to
get her and attracting the stranger to
the house of worship. The topic was
discussed by Rev. Geo. Robinson, Mr.
Clarence Hayier, Rev. B. Watts, Rev.
J. B. Green, D.D., Rev. M. S. Mayse
and Rev. .1. W. Foose, emphasiziug
i lie fact that good music aud good
singers have the power to uplift and
elevate the SOUl.
The delegate from Byron being ab
sent, ihe topic, "Helping Our Pastor,"
was offered for discussion, Mr. Clar
ence Hayier led the discussion, follow
ed by Revs. J. W. Foose. C. b. Park
burst, J. B. Green, D. D., and the
president.
Geo. P. Davis of Waterloo, gave a
very instructive talk on the topic
"How Can We Help Our Associate
Members?" showing that perfect har
mony among the active members and
association with the associate mem
bers to be the best help we can give
them.
A paper "Unity of "Ihe Church,"
(the fruits of Christian Endeavor) was
next read by Mrs. J. L. Goodrum o!
Mayfleld, which proved to be an ex
cellent subject. Discussion followed
"Christian Endeavor Work as an
Educator," was the topic of a very
interesting paper read by Clarence
Hayier of Hopewell. Mrs. H. P.
Mayse and Miss Susan Corey each gave
a short talk advocating the training
of children in the Junior Christian
Endeavor society. The delegates from
Benton and Wellington being absent,
the lopic3 assigned these societies
were passed. The queuion tox was
then conducted by Rev. B. Watts.
This w,i followed ay a beautifully
renderrd silo, "Cilvary," Mls6. Flor
ence. Peuick. The convention then
adjourned.
THE PRESBYTEKY.
Retiring Moderator Rev.M.S.Mayse
called tbePresbyterytoorderThursday
night at 8 o'clock and introduced Rev.
J. W. Foose, who preached the open
ing sermon from Rom. 8:16 17. Pres
bytery was then led in prayer by Rev.
Geo. Robinson. The roll was called.
Moderator ruled out delegates from
Oklahoma and Little Walnut. A
quorum being present, the moderator
declared the election of a new moder
ator to be in order. Rev. J. W. Foose
was elected. The presbytery then
adjourned until Friday morning.
The presbytery was called to order
fi$ THIS 1
VOIR
STORY? J
"Every morning I hive a
bad taste in my mouth; my
tongue is coated; my head
aches and I often feel dizzy.
I have no appetite for breakfast
and what food I eat listressea
me. I have a heavy feeling in
my stomach. I am eettine so
weak that sometimes I tremble
and my nerves are all unstrung.
I am getting pale and thin. I
am as tired in the morning as
st night."
Whit does your doctor say?
" You are suffering from im
pure blood."
What is his remedy?
w
You must not have consti
pated bowels if you expect the
Sarsaparilla to do its best work.
But Ayer's Pills cure constipa
tion. We have a book on Paleness
and Weakness which you may
have for the asking.
Writm I O our Doctor:
Prhp yon would like to coniolt
miueit plittirtani about Tour condi
tion. Write at rreelr all the prtlrulart
In jinu cue. You will receive a uroiuot
reply.
AddrMi, DR. J. C. A VKR.
Lowell, Man.
by the moderator at 8:30 that morning.
A half hour's devotional service was
conducted by Rev. Geo. Robinson.
J. H. Hepperly of Anson, J. W.
Wade of Mayfleld, and W. P. Adacs
of Bluff, arrived and their uames were
enrolled.
A communication was read from
the stated clerk of Burrow presbytery,
concerning M. S. Walcher, who was
at one time a member of this presby
tery. This communication developed
the fact that this notorious impostor
is still at large. It was decided to rec
ommend his ordination revoked.
Strong pointed talks were made on
the character of the ministry and the
duty of presbyterits, by Dr. J. B.
Green, Rev. C. B. Parkhurst aud Rev.
M. S. Mayse.
Rev. A. O. Ebtight, pastor of the
M. E. church, appeared and was in
vited to a seat as a member in coun
cil. The presbytery then, took up the
ruling of the moderator Thursday eve
ning, with reference to the Oklahoma
delegates asd the action was over
ruled and the delegates seated. Rev.
M. S. Mayse protested on the ground
that the general assembly bad created
Iniianola synod and that these
churches were in the bouods of that
synod and therefore were not ontithd
to a seat in this Presb)tery. The
protest went on record.
Waterloo, Kansas, was selected as
the nexi place of meeting.
Rev. M. S. Mayse of Wellington, was
elected as delegate to the general
assembly, which meets in Denver,Col.,
in May. Bey. Geo. Robinson was
elected alternate. Elder C. W. King
was elected to the general assembly
on the part of the eldership and Geo.
P. Davis of Waterloo, as alternate.
Presbytery took a reces to 1:30 p.m.
KKIDAT AFTEKN'005.
The presbytery couveutd and re
sumed business. A uiotion to raise
the conlingent tax from 20 cents to
50 cents evoked considerable discus
sion. The motion was lost. The
report of Ihe trustees with reference
ttie Crystal Springs church which had
been sold from the congregation
showed that the money was in the
hands of their attorney. The report
was made a special order for 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
SATURDAY HORNING.
Elder Divis of Benton, conducted
devotional services. Elder J. A.
tiller asked and was granted leave of
absence for the remainder of session.
The special order was then taken up
and the report of the trustees was
adopted. The receipt was ordered to
be signed. This action was protested
by some.
The remainder of the day was taken
up In general discussion growing out
of minor reports of committees.