Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-21
THE RAxsLERs RECITATION.

Yesterday was as hot as summer. the mer-
curry crawling away up to so in the shade.
This sudden visitation of the scorchine
season made people lazy and it was sort of
of day in business. People lounged about
in shady places and took things easy. Even
the real estate rustler would hardly awake
from his simi-sleepy state to accept bid of
$4,000 for a corner lot
The sale of English's south Emporia prop
erty was agreed upon the day before al
though it was not closed until yesterday.
Rambler" said citizen to me, .you
have failed in your duty toyour constitu-
ents lately, and if you don't attend to bust
ness you will be impeached."
There are several grievances to be pre-
sented to that greatest Of all courts, public
opinion. Appealed to thusly, 1 opened
court and proceeded to listen to grievances.
"Apropos of the death Of that theatrical
manager, who is a stranger and has no
friends here to look after his remains, don't
you think city like Wichita ought to have
Q morgue or some place where such people
could be placed pending preparations for
burial instead Of imposing that burden on q
public hotels" said a guest to me at the
Manhattan hotel Yesterday.
"You know people don't care to sleep
around among dead people and very few in
this country at least cares to have a corpse
for breakfast The city can be made to
take care of cases of that sort and there
ought to be some suitable place provided.
The EAGLE is progressive paper and it
seems to me the proper thing to bring this
question into notice."
Niederlander's force, and the Commercial
college students and dodgers in the Noble
block are going to institute strike against
the alfactory supply sink known as the To-
peka avenue ditch. If something is not
done with this before tie hot weather. many
a person residing upon its banks will have
their skin filed with its deadly poison.
The fresh breezes of Kansas will always
be safeguard against any sort of epidemic
arising from foul spots. Nevertheless those
living in proximity to such a RECEIPT acle of
ali the foul stuff of the neighborhood will
be affected thereby. Do something with
this, quick.
The whole town and part of myself were
startled yesterday morning on hearing that
Aldrich & Browns store was entered again
the night before. 1t was a bold piece of
business inasmuch as the police were all
around them. The police might just as well
be in bed as far as these burglars are con-
cerned. They have their grey uniforms and
badges on and the thieves can keep sight
of them all the time. l advocated one or
two secret police on several occasions and
the mayor has at last become aroused to the
there is q reasonable chance of capturing
some of the thieves. When the police
found that Aldrich & Browns drug store
had been gone through again, and knowing
from the time they passed there aud all was
well, they came near shooting at each other
several times in their anxiety to bring down
a burglar while skirmishing around in the
alley in the dark. They feel sore also be-
cause when they risked their lives to cap
ture the burglars at the fremont house some
time ago the prisoners were all allowed to
60.
Speaking of the advantages of the Sny-
der wagon works, ii. G. Lee said: Every
body will be benefited by it. Now, say
they employ 200 men, taking their families
into the count, that would bring at least
500 people, who will have to be
housed and clothed and fed. Every
business man and every real estate
owner in the city is benefited. We want
manufactures, and VIC must do all We can to
get them." This Is sound logic.
The season thus far has been in marked
contras. to that Of las: spring in the matter
of rain. To-day is the anniversary Of the
great floods at Kingman and Medicine
Lodge, and at this time last year bridges
were carried off everywhere along the Mn
nescah. The F. Scott bridge at Clearwater
was swept away and Nm engine went into the
river. The mails and passengers had to be
transferred by boat at lola, on the Fl.
Scott. A long piece of the Frisco was
washed away near Oswego. and many towns
were flooded. A little rain wouldn't hurt
dow, but nobody cares to see flood.