Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-11
CALDWELL.

CALDWELL, Kan, Dec. 6, 1885.
To the Editor OF the agile.
Barney McAuley, 'of Messenger,
from Jarvis Section" twas at the grand
last Friday evening.
Renolds, Hubble & Luty are OPEN
ing a general supply store at this
place.
Our merchants are beginning to re-
ceive their holiday goods.
The postoffice will be moved into
the new building in few days.
Sheriff Henderson came down here
last week and arrested eighteen or
twenty of the citizens here, who were
suspected of having been participants
in tie rebeilious afiary at this place
some time ago.
Last week a fair haired damsel OF
heroical proclivitics purchased bad
weapon with a susceptible trigger and
started up the main thoroughtare In
search of a brother-in-in-law, whom
she claimed slandered her unsophisti-
Gated name with his vile tongue. After
a careful search she discovered him
and pulled her little gun, when some
brave man interfered, thus saving a
human life, perhaps.
The wind was so stroag at this place
last FRIDAY that il blew over the town
pump in the main square on the cow
boy piazza.
About ten of The L. X. Il. of Z.
bows took in Kiowa last Tuesday,
where they had a big time. But as
the saloons are running We don't sup
pose they could help having a good
time. They organized new lodge AT
that place of seventeen members.
The editor OF the journal and sew
eral other business men just returned
from ten days hunt in the territory,
where they got more fun than game.
The War Chief. as we predicted,
came out in big letters-or, rather,
bigotel leiters-aud attempted to
make out that the editor of the Jour
nal was liar, an ignoramus and an
incendiary. If ever mortal was
stuck on himself the editor of the War
Chief is that individual. He certainly
beats anything we have ever heard
during our forty years of existence
He calls himself "Iowa's greatest po-
!itical agi;aior" He is the living
wonder V no was "incarcerated in an
American basiile for seditious conspir-
acy and for melting Instruction and
rebellion agains; the United States
government" There is scarcely an ar
ticle he writes but III which he speak 5
OF the infamous outrage practice d
upon him by the United States gov
ernmcnt Poor thing! He should be
given an Office among the rulers OF
country tor such tyranny As he
was subjected 10. We think that La
mar will resign his position for Croker
or better known as the greatest living
agitator.
Almighty Croker is going TO buy
the biggest j"b outfit in Southern
Kansas, aud enlarge his paper dozen
or SO columns more, and he then in
tends wipipg out the journal and
Free Press from existence. How cruel
that will be in him. In this weeks is
sue he speaks very disrespcctfully of
poor old Blair, whom he calls ''simple
minded" his writings ''trashy stuff
and SAWS that il fairly sickened with
disgust every one of his little group of
readers who desire something more
logical and scholarly, (the War Chief
for instance,) than the Free Press.
VIVA; gilded compound nerve
''Iowa's greatest political agitator"
has got. OF course the editor of so
smslI paper as the Free Press cannot
cope with such gifted. talented and
intelligent an adversary rs the Al
mighty Croker. But he has certainly
got very poor proof reader. BY
carefully looking over the War Chief
this week we counted over $50 mis-
takes on only one page. which does
not look well for critic 10 make.
Yesterday our city was the scene
of i very sad accident
caused by a little boy and a
gun. Several small boys started out
along the creek in search Of small
game. Two in the party took guns
with them and one lad of fourteen
years by the name of Walter Coopsey,
while loading the gun with shell it
accidently went oft. Another small
boy of ten wears, son of DR.. Scrib-
ner. who was in front of the gun
watching the operations of his older
companion, was shot through the
heart, killing him instantly. The
parents of both parties are almost
frantic over this sad occurrence and
have our deepest sympathy and heart
felt coincidence. This should be a
warning to parents who let their chill
drsn fool with fire arms before they
become old enough TO know what a
gun is. The funeral of little Page
Scribner took place this afternoon and
he wss followed TO his last resting
place by large number of sympathetic
friends of the family. CHHsTNCn.