Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-14
THE RAMBLER.

The heat and the drouth are yet at the !
front as topics of conversation, and some
pretty bad reports come in respecting the
condition Of the crops. Some say the corn
is already gone on high land and others
think it will hold out ten days longer.
remember being in Harper county this time
the year before last, and the corn was wilt
ing badly, but rain came just in the niche of
time and there was fine crop, therefore it
is too soon to give up yet. Mr.. Kirkpat-
rick, of Fredonia, attorney for the Frisco,
says the country cas-; from Cherry vale TO the
Missouri line is in q far worse shape than
this part of the state. notice that eastern
people are just little scarv about investing
now, coupling the present weather with their
long ago impressions of '-drou,hy Kansas"
but this Is foolish notion, inasmuch as
many eastern states are now suffering far
more from want of rain than we are.
McClintock and his bloody work ami the
causes that led to it, are still subjects of in
terest on the street. | don't know whether
McClintock had just cause for suspecting
faithlessness on the part of his wife, but |
do know that several men have. In fact
that sort Of monkeying has reached an
alarming state of perfection among cur
wives and grass widows, and the
game of "draw gun," has taken an
equally dangerous grip on the male ''crit-
ter" | raise my voice in expostulation
against these new games, which are en-
croaching on our national psstimes- The
skating rink, progressive euchre and lawn
tennis for women, and draw poker, sixty
six and peaknuckle for men, are far health
Ter pastimes. Rash men and maids |
prithee desist.
Now here is fuel for another shooting
match when it comes to a head. A police
man got hold Of the following note in a del
icate feminine hand:
"Dear George-Why did you go of last
night before / came out, my dear? |
had TO set the table and get the old mans
supper, and then you were gone. l was so
sorry, but you can send me a note and tell
me where your room is, and / will come
down there tonight.
(Answer.) From II. b. to my ID. G."
If the husband knew all F bout this loving
note, he might furnish another ready made
corpse.
The mayors veto and the water works
caused considerable talk, and the notion
that the city should own the water works
seems to be gaining ground, and if the re-
port that the old company are willing TO
sell out to the city for so per cen,. Of their
stock is true, it would seem TO be an easy
matter to get fixed up.
find that the CUTTERS in several places
begin to smell pretty loud, and in many
places the alleys are full of dirt and trash.
think that flushing the cutters in their
present uneven condition is mistake II
freshens them just at the time, but owing TO
the unevenneEs OF the the bottom the water
don't run OF and soon becomes putrit. The
best way is to keep the cutters perfectly dry
this weather. Clean them out regularly
and cart of the Dirt There should be 10
trouble about keeping the streets clean this
dry weather. The whole city force should
be employed turing the heste4 term Glenn
ing the streets and alleys. Pal tn dirt
right i5tc the street and csrt It of.
The depot que-iion i. still Ga top sud
there is reason fsr believing tina. the Santa
F. vii begin at once, provided they don't
combine with the Rock Island in = depot.
Mr. Njckerson told Mr.. Hesly Monday eve
ming tina, before NJ. Smith left Topeka be
advised him t. push the depot ;aatter. The
property owners in that part of town are
They will subscribe enough t. pay for
opening n way from lie Santa fe Depot 10
Mead avenue and on Mead TO Douglas ave-
nue., and If the two companies don't join
hands in building, the Santa Fe Hiil build
on the north side OF Williams street. and ibe
Rock Island on the southeast cor
ner of Mead avenue and Williams street. /!
The next question then is the c. Wood |
Davis road, and the talk is that it will |
come down Hydraulic avenue TO point |
south of Douglas and then cut across unoc- |
cupied territory to Orme street, slong which |
it will go west, having its depot on Orme
street.
Notwithstanding the great width of Main |
street and Douglas avenue they are not wide
enough TO accommodate traffic. On busy |
days one can scarcely pass through the
crowds on the sidewalks, and before long it
will be found that the walks ought to be
twice as wide.
The complaints so long and loud because
there is no mark to tell the stranger the |
names of the streets win probably soon be
attended to. A gentleman offers TO supply
this deficiency for fifteen cents for each
street, and the council will probably give
him the contract.