Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-12
KANSAS KOLLARY.

a thing. They wiped their noses OF
their togas.
A farmer down in one of the eastern
counties of this state evidently formerly
OF Missouri was troubled with the neigh
DORIS cattle trespassing upon his field:
and posted up the following: .'Notis-E
any mans or woman's COWS or oxen get:
on these here otes, his or her tail will be
cut Oft as the case may be.
/ The Larned Daily Chronoscope pub
fishes a column of interviews with farm.
ers, all of which go to prove that the
crop prospects in that part of the coun.
try were never better.
Larned Chroposcope: Word was
received here this morning from
Wichita county that Sam Robinson
OF Larned, killed man there yesterday,
afternoon. The Chronoscope pilgrim in
! terviewed half the people in town to get
the particulars, but conld find none. The
report came that Robinson had killed a
man and that's all there was to it. Who
the murdered man was and what pro-
voked the deed remains to be developed.
This IS surprise to everyone as Mr.. Rob
lnson has lived in Larned for some time,
where he had the reputation of being a
| quiet, industrious citizen. He left only
few days ago, but few people except
his intimate friends knew to what place
| he went.
Little 10. Fried, the youth of Chicago
who has such al unusual propensity for
| travelling, passed through Topeka Fri
day, signifying his intentioa of taking
ing in Kansas City.
Colonel Higginson, who is at the pres
! ent time in Topeka says that the young
people in his neighborhood amuse them
selves in reading the life of Lincoln in
the Century, and the first one that finds
any reference to Lincoln is given prize.
The other evening at Fort Scott a
restaurant was burglarized and one of
| the thieves, man black with crime. it
is reported, and half dozen aliases be-
sides, was captured. He ate sand
| witch.
The ''Ekkaideka'' club will give a
cotillion party at the residence of W. w.
Manspeaker, corner Tenth and Harrison
| streets, on Monday evening. ''Ekkai-
deka' is Greek for sixteen. 1t is Greek
for more than that, too.-Topeka Journal.
We won't speak, we leave the pun to
some body else; but it is awful hard.
Near Sawyer, Pratt county, death
from smallpox occurred last week in a
family named Haight, and another case
having broken out IN the same family,
the people up there are somewhat I'M
| easy. Sawyer is under quarantine at
present and the mail between that place
and Medicine Lodge has been discon-
tlnued for the present.-Medicine Lodge
Index.
The annual meeting of the state tenn
perance union will take place at Topeka
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
June II, - and 10. 1888. The sessions
will be held at Garfield Park,
Atchison Champions: The first lady
graduate of the department of pharmacy
OF the Kansas State university is Miss
Mary A. Rice, who now goes forth a
regular pharmacist to spend the balance
of her life in deciphering the hieroglyph-
les of awkward medical chirograph-
lists; to compound remedies for the ills
which assail mankind and to make a
practical application of theoretical
chemistry.
Winfield Telegram: The trials of Charlie
and Otto Hackman for selling malt re-
suited in hung jury, and a rehearing
of their case is set for next Thursday.
John Hickman was discharged. John
Cantrell was arraigned this morning,
pleaded not guilty and after issuing a
venire for jury the case was continued
until next Thursday.
In these cases county attorney Swarts
is prosecuting and j. p. Shiverly and J.
+ Snow are defending. The defense is
being ably made. The counsel stated in
the first place that they did not wish to
defend men who We're ''jointists," as
popularity understood, but would show
that these men were not ''jointists," and
it looks as though they will succeed.
Mcpherson Republican: The trustees
OF the Dunkard college met yesterday
and ordered the architect to make some
corrections in the plans. $4,000 was
appropriated for the present necessities
on the main building and work will be
resumed as soon as the corrections are
made in the plans. Sufficient funds
We're donated to finish the dormatory at
once. Arrangements were made as far
as possible for the opening of the school
in September.
The idiot who proposes to float down
the Missouri river from St. Joseph to
st. Louis on cottonwood slab on
wager Of $50 has an object in view.
The Capital thinks he wants to cheat
the fool killer out of his legitimate pray.
LeavenwOrth Times: The laying of
the corner stone of Graham county's
$25, 900 court house at Hill City Wednes-
day next, will be made sort of social
affair. neat invitations and programmes
having been sent to various parties
throughout the state. Hon. Lew Han
back and G.. B Mecham are among
those who will take an active part in the
ceremonies.
Topeka Democrat: Policeman Stone
last night arrested two boys of about fif-
teen years of age by the names of Lon
Good and Charlie Foley, on charge of
grand larceny. These boys have been
in the habit of entering the stables of
persons living in the southwestern por-
ton of the city, taking out horse and
carriage. taking drive and returning
when they got through. Complaints
against them have been many, and it
was not until last night the police were
able to get their hands on them. This
morning Judge Isenhart turned the pris-
oners over to the state, as there was no
ordinance under which they could be
prosecuted.
The eastern part of Hodgeman county
was the scene OF a very singular murder
last Friday; singular in as much as suffi-
Gent cause for such deed is wanting.
The murdered man, Thomas Andrews,
lived about five miles west of Burdette
and the other party, one Studebaker has
his abode across the way. Report says
that these two men, who had something